Bruce Prichard talks WWE keeping continuity through the years.
Part of running a weekly episodic television show like WWE Monday Night Raw or WWE Friday Night SmackDown is maintaining continuity through storylines. Sometimes, continuity can be kept for years resulting in long-running stories such as the rivalry and partnership of Kane and The Undertaker or the feud between Triple H and Randy Orton. Other times, continuity is quickly broken due to injury or other incidents when running live television weekly.
On a recent episode of his Something to Wrestle podcast, WWE Executive Director Bruce Prichard addressed whether or not WWE ever tasked someone with overseeing continuity in their programming. Prichard says WWE tried to keep continuity through the years, but the reality of dealing with human beings can sometimes mess everything up.
"You know, we tried. I say yes and no. We tried, but sometimes between the reality of dealing with human beings and injuries and everything else that can happen, sometimes it just gets fucked up."
Currently, Triple H is the head of WWE creative as its Chief Content Officer, and Bruce Prichard continues to oversee things as well as executive director, a role he has held since June 2020 when WWE released Eric Bischoff.
Fans can learn what Triple H has to say about his role in creative at this link.
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