Freddie Prinze Jr Explains How Badly TV Execs Dislike Pro Wrestling

By Jesse Burns Last updated Mar 13, 2021

Former WWE writer, Freddie Prinze Jr recently took to Twitter and explained why television executives dislike professional wrestling.

Prinze Jr did praise the fact that the work WWE, NXT, and AEW having strong network and cable TV deals even though executives dislike pro wrestling so much.

If you knew how bad most tv execs did not want professional wrestling on their channels you’d respect the hell out of WWE, NXT, & AEW for pulling off what they do each week. They literally have every card in the deck stacked against them and they’re still growing the business.
— Freddie Prinze Jr. (@RealFPJr) March 13, 2021

This is why cats like HHH doing interviews and Cody being on other TNT programming is so important. They help normalize the business because they just get it. They come off chill and solid. Hope they both continue to stay out in the public eye. It’s more important now than ever
— Freddie Prinze Jr. (@RealFPJr) March 13, 2021

A fan eventually tweeted at Freddie Prinze Jr to get clarification on ratings and how executives think of the ratings.

You look at Neilson ratings for growth. Execs stopped that in the 90’s when they saw Arsenio Hall’s real numbers. It’s just marketing. Execs look for advertisers and they’re lined up for live tv. It’s a question of simple taste and most execs don’t enjoy it.
— Freddie Prinze Jr. (@RealFPJr) March 13, 2021

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