Dixie Carter's talent meeting prior to the TV tapings is posted above. It's a less abrasive version speeches that Eric Bischoff gave to the WCW locker room in the late 90s;
one in which Raven walked out and much later Chris Benoit, Perry Saturn, Dean Malenko and Eddie Guerrero. One former industry power-player analyzed Dixie's speech by saying she is no Stephanie McMahon but is moving in the right direction: "I don't think she's in Stephanie's league as a ruthless businessperson, but this is how she chose to
publicly address the members of her staff and locker room. If she went this far, she should have offered releases to talent. It's been done in WWE in the past. Bischoff did it in WCW and only Raven took him up on it. It was done in ECW. She wanted to position herself in public and
behind the scenes as a strong leader. I don't think she came off as strong as Stephanie, and that's the standard she needs to live up to when she says she wants to go forward and step up in the industry. She didn't do anything wrong, and came across like a person who had belief
in the direction she chose. She also didn't instill any confidence, either."



(credit: The Wrestling Globe Newsletter)