Vince Russo explains how it is so easy to get a pop in WWE today (Exclusive)

The WWE Universe saw the return of four-time world champion Bayley on last week's episode of Monday Night RAW. She had been off television since before WrestleMania and was replaced by Becky Lynch in her tag team title match at the Show of Shows.

Lynch later revealed that it was she who attacked Bayley, leading to the latter's absence. The Role Model returned and attacked Becky straightaway before addressing the fans on this week's episode of WWE RAW. She was grateful to the fans for showcasing their affection towards her.

Former WWE writer Vince Russo took issue with Bayley's promo. While speaking on Leigon of RAW on Sportskeeda WrestleBinge, Vince felt the promo was used for a cheap pop. He said that putting the fans over is the easiest way to get a pop, and that's what a lot of superstars are doing now.

"Here's what it is, they're going to the the easiest common denominator. Whatever is the easiest, because like you said bro, we're playing for the pop. How do we get it? How do we get them [the fans] to pop? We put them over. Put them over they'll pop. Put them over, put over the hometown, they'll pop. If I'm a heel, say we're not going to have the match tonight in Green Bay, we're going to have it in Columbus next week, it's so basic," Russo said. [From 31:02 onwards]

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Bayley's promo ended in an altercation with the Women's Intercontinental Champion Becky Lynch, and she took out the champion for the second week straight. The two are now set to face each other for the title next week after Nick Aldis made it official for Columbus, Ohio.

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Faiz has six years of work experience across four companies. He started his career with Zomato and then moved to Amazon. He shifted to becoming a football writer at TV9 Digital and is now with Sportskeeda. He covered the Wrestling Xtreme Mania event in Gurgaon in 2025, where he had the opportunity to interview Raj The Maharaja, fka Jinder Mahal. At the same event, he also got quick interviews with former WWE Superstar Dijak and Japanese Joshi legend Emi Sakura.

When it comes to his favourite wrestlers, Faiz has two names in mind. He loved to watch Triple H before the current WWE CCO retired, and he is a huge fan of Roman Reigns. Being a loyal fan since the Tribal Chief's SHIELD days, Faiz credits Roman's mic skills and unmatched in-ring storytelling for his mega success. When he was young, one in-ring story left a lasting impression on his mind and eventually got him hooked on WWE. That match was Shawn Michaels vs. Ric Flair at WrestleMania 24. Apart from that, he is also a fan of RAW.

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