WWE legend says Vince McMahon didn't give his son a chance
Mike Rotunda believes Vince McMahon should have given Bo Dallas more of a chance on WWE’s main roster.
Rotunda’s sons Taylor (Bo Dallas) and Windham (Bray Wyatt) worked for WWE for more than a decade before receiving their releases in 2021. While Wyatt achieved a lot of success on the main roster, Dallas regularly struggled for television time following his call-up from NXT.
Rotunda, known as I.R.S. during his days as an in-ring performer, spoke on Stories with Brisco and Bradshaw about his sons’ contrasting WWE fortunes:
“They were both successful. Vince I don’t think gave my younger son Taylor a chance, because Taylor’s a hell of a worker. He really is. You can’t teach that timing and stuff, and Windham had a great gimmick. He got over because he could talk. It was a unique situation, so I’m proud of them both.”
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Dallas recently said that he and Wyatt always wanted to work together in WWE. The 31-year-old also revealed that he hopes to cross paths with his brother in wrestling again one day.
How Vince McMahon booked Bo Dallas in WWE
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Bo Dallas held the NXT Championship for 260 days between May 2013 and February 2014. He then won 17 matches in a row on WWE’s main roster before finally losing to R-Truth on RAW in July 2014.
Despite showing potential in NXT, Vince McMahon rarely booked Dallas in meaningful one-on-one rivalries during his time on the main roster. Between 2014 and 2019, the former B-Team member’s only pay-per-view singles matches came against Kofi Kingston (Payback 2014) and Neville (Elimination Chamber 2015).
The former NXT Champion's main-roster accomplishments include winning the RAW Tag Team Championship (w/ Curtis Axel) and the 24/7 Championship. His final WWE match ended in defeat in a six-man tag team encounter at a live event in November 2019.
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