Brad Maddox recently spoke with Gary Mehaffy of F4Wonline.com. The full interview can be heard above where Maddox talks about going to OVW first, how he considers Joey Mercury a mentor, learning promo work from Dusty Rhodes, working with CM Punk and more. Below are highlights:
If using the word 'prick' in a dark match promo got him fired:
"It was because of that...That particular night was a bad decision on my behalf…I didn't think anything of it, but Vince wasn't happy about that. I don't know if it's a generational word that maybe used to be worse than it is now….I didn't really think it through, but I should have been more careful in that moment because I knew Vince was watching. I tend to take chances at stupid times."
Being frustrated in WWE:
"It has been a long couple of years for me, working on angles and ideas trying to get (back) in. I've always wanted to wrestle...Absolutely, I wanted to wrestle from the get go…I could have talked to Vince more than I did, rather than sitting around in catering hoping that the writers were coming up with something for me."
Practicing promos with Vince McMahon and Stephanie McMahon:
"I've got to do some cool stuff. Going over promos with Vince in his office, or the bathroom of his office – for some reason! – with him and Daniel Bryan and Stephanie."
December 3, 2015
Brad Maddox Talks WWE Release, Practicing Promos With The McMahons, Being Frustrated In WWE
November 25, 2015
Rumor Mill - WWE Releases Brad Maddox Due To Promo At WWE TV Tapings
As noted, WWE announced Brad Maddox's departure today.
According to PWInsider, Maddox was released because of language he used during a pre-dark match promo at Tuesday's WWE TV tapings. As noted, Maddox lost to R-Truth and ripped the NFL's Indianapolis Colts before the match. The phrase "cocky pricks" is what got him in trouble.
WWE officials then made the decision to issue release Maddox, who had been with the company since 2010.
WWE Releases Brad Maddox
WWE.com has posted the following:
WWE has come to terms on the release of WWE Superstar Brad Maddox as of Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2015. WWE wishes Maddox the best in all of his future endeavors.
Maddox signed with WWE in 2010, and had recently been working in a tag team with Adam Rose. Maddox also appeared on “The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon” dressed as a turkey and took a Tombstone Piledriver from The Undertaker.
November 12, 2015
May 27, 2014
Brad Maddox Fired As WWE RAW General Manager
On Monday night's edition of WWE RAW, Brad Maddox was fired as the on-screen General Manager of the show. There is no word on who Maddox's potential replacement could be.
September 8, 2013
Randy Orton vs. Goldust Announced for 9/9 WWE RAW
Hey @VinceMcMahon @StephMcMahon @TripleH , do whats right for business. Please give @CodyRhodesWWE a #SecondChance . What can i do?
— GOLDUST (@DUSTIN_RHODES1) September 6, 2013
Since @DUSTIN_RHODES1 has asked how he can help his brother. I've confirmed w/ @TripleH to allow him to compete against @RandyOrton on #RAW
— Brad Maddox (@BradMaddoxIsWWE) September 7, 2013
If @DUSTIN_RHODES1 wins and @CodyRhodesWWE apologizes, he gets his job back. So bring your paint cause it's Goldust vs Orton monday
— Brad Maddox (@BradMaddoxIsWWE) September 7, 2013
August 27, 2013
Video: Triple H gives Brad Maddox specific orders for the Daniel Bryan vs. The Shield Gauntlet Match
August 17, 2013
August 12, 2013
Special Guest Referee Announced For WWE Championship Match
During WWE Raw, Vince McMahon came out and was about to announce Brad Maddox as the special guest referee for WWE SummerSlam, but Triple H interrupted. Triple H would declare him as the special guest referee and then connect with a Pedigree. Vince left upset and it looks like Triple H will be the referee for John Cena vs. Daniel Bryan for the WWE Championship.
July 23, 2013
Things Get Heated Backstage At Raw With Triple H & Top WWE Stars Over Blown Spot Involving Ryback, More
Brad Maddox’s lines in the opening segment of this week’s show were once again a worked shoot play on Vince McMahon’s former mindset on Daniel Bryan.
Triple H called the CM Punk/Paul Heyman segment some of the best promo work in many years. The program is being built with the “big fight feel,” something both Vince McMahon and Heyman love. Hunter is really high up on the realism and feels it shows a side of Punk’s character that hasn’t been seen WWE television. One observer pointed you would have to go back to Punk’s program with Raven in Ring of Honor to know that he really had it in him. While both Vince and Hunter feel Punk plays a better heel in the ring, they are “very happy” with this current direction and feel it’s a completely different kind of babyface.
Daniel Bryan’s match against Antonio Cesaro was being called a second “Match of the Year” candidate in just as many weeks. Triple H greeted Antonio Cesaro as soon as he got backstage and CM Punk and others gave him an ovation. Many workers were spotted watching the bout on the monitor backstage.
Their was criticism from Daniel Bryan beating Ryback by count out. As “poor as poor booking can get,” is how one key observer described it. After the show Vince McMahon went to Bryan and told him that sometimes it’s “good to be wrong.”
WWE officials were furious over the Brie Bella nipple slip on last night's RAW. The apology that she tweeted out was ordered by management. While not shown on television, Nikki Bella came out to the ring on crutches for the Miz TV segment on this week’s Monday Night Raw.
Triple H “blew a gasket” on Ryback for his botched spot at the end of the match with Daniel Bryan where he was supposed to protect Bryan and catch him then put him through a table. It was seen as “careless and reckless” that Ryback just let Bryan bump to the outside and didn’t know how to improvise after completely botching it. According to a source backstage, Hunter got in Ryback’s face and was screaming “carelessness” at him. Bryan is expected to get x-rays on his collar bone on Tuesday but isn’t believed to be hurt as he worked the dark match main event following the taping. However, it’s worth noting this continues to hurt the stock of Ryback. Not only was Hunter upset with the spot but CM Punk and John Cena were vocal about it as well. Cena is someone that rarely calls out others, so when he does, people listen.
source: wnw premium news
July 16, 2013
July 9, 2013
June 25, 2013
Video: Triple H encourages Vickie Guerrero to give Daniel Bryan his rematch with Randy Orton: Raw, June 24,
June 17, 2013
March 12, 2013
Rumor Mill - The Reason WWE Buried Chris Jericho's 'Highlight Reel'
Last night's edition of the Highlight Reel on RAW did not go well and WWE let the fans at home know it as Michel Cole and Jerry Lawler buried the segment. On air, Cole and Lawler were heard laughing, stating how bad the segment was and asking when it would end so they could go to commercial.
This was a case of Vince McMahon telling Cole and Lawler what to say through the headsets. When segments fall flat on TV and the audience doesn't respond, Vince has been known to bury the segment and those involved on air. Ths happened several months ago with a "Piper's Pit' segment.
Word is that Brad Maddox is the one that will most likely take the majority of the heat, as it was his part of the segment that most felt got awkward and embarrassing. Despite that, Triple H is very high on Maddox and he's the main reason he's featured on TV right now.
January 1, 2013
November 13, 2012
Update on Brad Maddox
The latest edition to the WWE roster, Brad Maddox, will be returning to the company in 2013 following his beat down by Ryback on last night's Raw. Maddox is liked by Triple H who is keen to repackage him over the next several weeks. Maddox is said to be Triple H's latest project.
