Former WWE Writer Talks Product in 2006

Former WWE writer Andrew Goldstein, a member of WWE from 2006-07, recently spoke with Fred Richani of The Sports Courier. The two discussed Goldstein’s time in WWE and also talked about a number of things like John Cena, TNA, Vince McMahon, and many others.

Goldstein said the following about being hired by WWE:

“They say things like you need to know the product. They do not quiz you, but they test you on how much of a fan and how much of the product you know about. Then, you get the job and they really don’t want you to be a fan. They want you to be a clean slate so they can mold you. They really want you to forget all of that (entertainment).”

The former WWE writer also talked about the product in 2006 and how John Cena was, “the guy:”

“By far, Cena was the guy. Even at that point. It was a weird time and look back at the rosters of both shows. The brands have just split, so talent was stretched thin. There just wasn’t that talent pool, so we were really stretched thin with WCW guys on their way out, ECW guys on their way in. Vince had no interest in using them.”

Below is the video of the interview: