Vince McMahon recently sat down with Variety for a rare, out of character interview and he was asked about John Oliver's comments about how WWE treats its talent. At the time, WWE issued a statement refuting his remarks and even invited him to
WrestleMania 35.
He refused, though, and clearly only took aim at WWE because he enjoyed the attention his comments about Saudi Arabia received.
"Anybody who wants time off can get time off. That’s easy," McMahon said. "In addition to that, it’s easy to weave a talent in and out of a storyline. If they get injured, you’re not expecting that. Or if they have a family matter. Our characters are real people with real problems. It’s a revolving situation where this talent will work these dates, that talent will work those dates."
WWE talent can get time off but it's something they would be unlikely to do unless they really had to as that would put a halt on storylines and risk their place on the card. Something McMahon didn't address during the course of the interview was WWE's controversial relationship with Saudi Arabia.