How wcw killed vince russo was released on march 1, 2010 and chronicles his tenure with wcw and tna. Jim cornette books a wwe vs wcw wrestlemania video dailymotion. After his wcw run came to an end, the company was purchased by vince mcmahon and the invasion commenced. After russo wrote a column tearing into the promotions thenhead of public relations, steve planamenta, he got face time with vince mcmahon, did a 180, and had a blowup with arezzi. Its informative, sometimes hilarious, but fundamentally filled with a contempt for the sequence of events which led to the fall of turner broadcastings wrestling promotion. The cat is out of the bag hell, the bag isnt even in the same room as the cat. Russo is then asked if he booked tito santana, george the anima steele, and jimmy snuka to face jeff jarrett on the january 10 th edition of nitro due to his fondness of those guys when he watched wrestling growing up. Jan 22, 2010 vince russo s rope opera finally sheds light on what exactly occurred during his time in wcw through his eyes. Also, russo recalls a story involving wwe chairman vince mcmahon.
In this edition of wrestle talk tv extra, vince russo joins us in the studio to discuss how he would book roman reigns and who he should face in order to get him over as much as possible. I dont think its exactly breaking news that im a huge fan of jim cornette, and that i am also not very fond of mr. Only, no refunds or returns why it sucks to work at a restaurant by jeff lane personalized autographed copy 28 pages u. Vince russo says stephanie mcmahon was very disrespectful. Vince russo became head writer for wwe and was one of the main cogs in the attitude era of the late 1990s that helped vault wwe over world championship wrestling in the notorious monday night war. Russo contends that his reason for leaving the wwf was the result of a dispute with vince mcmahon over the increased workload caused by the introduction of. Isbn 9781550227048, and has announced plans of writing another book. Vince russo dvd explores far more than just wcw in 2000 october 8, 2012. The churchy content has been ramped down a bit, which is nice this is supposed to be a wrestling autobiography, btw. The major storyline idea he proposed was an entire restart of the wcw invasion, featuring previously unsigned talent. Jim cornette is asked if vince russo is to blame for. Speaking of being blacklisted, some talent, as mentioned in the previous entry, such as jeff jarrett and vince russo were blacklisted by wwe and were never invited to be part of the invasion or any other storyline, others believe they were given the same treatment.
Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Russo was a writer and his decisions sparked passionate debate, wild ratings points, and hatred. Before vince broke into the wwe, he worked for a radio station in new york city that focused on wrestling. Here is the latest edition of tna today featuring chavo guerrero. Vince russos rope opera finally sheds light on what exactly occurred during his time in wcw through his eyes.
Vince russo throws his name into the ever growing wrestling biography books. In empire falls, richard russos trademark wry humor is all over the book, especially in the protagonist, miles roby, her family, friends, and neighbors as well. John russo books list of books by author john russo. Jim cornette books the invasion, if you havent seen this. The invasion was a professional wrestling storyline in the world wrestling federation that ran. Russo claims to have written this book and then went through and commented on it after he found jesus christ.
Youre neglecting that vince only a short time prior hes booking the invasion, not the current product opened multiple shows with this. Vince russo january 24, 1961 is an american writer, known for working for. This is alright to begin with but all his new saved vince comments quickly get annoying and pretty much says the same thing over and over again. Night of the living dead return of the living dead, and limb to limb, and more on. A wwf source close to vince mcmahon said that he absolutely hated the segment. Depending on your point of view hes either the saviour of wrestling in the 90s or the destroyer of wrestling in the 00s. Nov 02, 2008 russo jumped on a sinking ship when he went to wcw what really killed wcw was the aoltime warner merger. Eric bischoff, working with fusient media ventures, made a bid to acquire the company in january 2001 shortly following the aoltime warner merger, and it appeared that wcw would continue. In heartbreaking detail, he showed how a godforsaken.
Its bad when everyone else is a mark for themselves, but its awesome when vince russo is a mark for vince russo. May 15, 2017 vince russo re books wcw episode 1 former wwfwcwtna head writer vinny ru has moved on from the wrestling business, to being a full time content creator. Russo jumped on a sinking ship when he went to wcw what really killed wcw was the aoltime warner merger. Oct 09, 2012 vince russos invasion starts off slow. Jim cornette fantasy books chris benoit in wwfwcw invasion angle. Wrestling legend raven shoots on the entire wcw invasion angle and reveals why he thinks vince mcmahon handled it the way he did. Many have tried to explain the inner workings of wrestlings most. In this dvd, guest booker with vince russo, russo rebooks the wcw invasion of the wwf. Empire falls is one of the most brilliantly written books by richard russo.
Vince russo, disco inferno, and jeff lane discuss vince mcmahons comments that raws ratings are dropping because of the new talent on the roster, five classaction lawsuits being filed against. Jim cornette fantasy books chris benoit in wwfwcw invasion. Forgiven by vince russo personalized autographed copy 340 pages u. Vince russos been a busy man for the last three weeks.
Facts fans never knew about the disastrous wcw invasion angle. Guest booker with vince russo and were baaaaaack part 2 3 dantesavageclassics. He begins by having the final edition nitro be the final episode of wcw. If anything, it gives readers a unique portrayal of vince russo as a person as opposed to vince russo the character. Jan 27, 2015 in this edition of wrestle talk tv extra, vince russo joins us in the studio to discuss how he would book roman reigns and who he should face in order to get him over as much as possible. The book took 3 years to write and in my opinion was a plus since you are able to see how russo s mindset changes about wrestling, the drama that occurs in it and just life itself. Kayfabe commentaries guest booker with vince russo on. The book is wrestling related and 23 vince russo talking about vince russo. He books a 16 match wrestlemania card to determine which brand will stand when its all said and. The official facebook page of vince russo, controversial former head writer of wwewcwtna.
Vince russo is a head writer for the wwf, wcw, and tna, and is one of the most controversial figures in professional wrestling history and one of the few nonwrestlers in the business who generates such controversy russos biggest success was when he along with vince mcmahon was able to turn the wwf around during the monday night wars with its attitude branding, resulting in the. Vince was hired by the wwe owners wife linda mcmahon, which resulted in a job as editor for wwf magazine. Vince russo worked behind the scenes with andrew mcmanus world wrestling allstars promotion june 2002. How wcw killed vince russo by vince russo personalized autographed copy 255 pages u. At the end of the day, rope opera is everything you would expect from a book written by vince russo that is titled how wcw killed vince russo. Two years after leaving tna dixie carter, saint that she is, said was amicable, russo isnt ready to deprive the curious masses of his. Russo said vince mcmahon ensured russos protection by making sure all the heat went on himself. May, 2020 vince russo says stephanie mcmahon was very disrespectful towards him, recalls a story with vince mcmahon wrestling news and rumors during s podcast. Guest booker with vince russo and were baaaaaack part 2 3. Vince mcmahon rehires vince russo perhaps in a desperate attempt to increase the quality of the wwe writing vince russo planted the seeds of the idea that led to vince mcmahon bringing in eric bischoff in july. All we can say is, his version is freaking a million times better than anything the wwf put out during this failed angle. Russo says that a booker books wrestling matches while a writer writes a. He says that he suggested to vince mcmahon that shawn michaels get bret hart into the sharpshooter and for the referee to ring the bell. Be careful, though, the only things that go in the main namespace are tropes and should be created through the ykttw system.
Vince did start a football league that week, so he had some extra money to. Books by richard russo richard russo average rating 3. The death of wcw with kevin sullivan kevin sullivan. Ill go over the main points russo touched on and what he would have done. Russo puts over shane for being a great inring performer, just liked his dad and for that reason it could and probably should have worked. Russo would have wanted a wcw tribute show instead of shane mcmahon showing up on nitro. Vince feud and if that was a smart idea to go with the invasion, russo said its not the way he would have went but it could have worked. The very glaring truth that wrestling isnt like other sports seems lost on russo when it comes to this matter. Made great listening on my iphone last night when i couldnt get to sleep.
Russo says it was his idea to do the dx invasion of monday nitro. The things vince russo has taken credit for, via his book. Hes been known as both the saviour of the wwf and the man who destroyed wcw, and rope opera. Russo said that was the reason and said that those guys could still draw a rating in 2000 then talks about how back when those guys were in their prime, wrestling was. Moreover, the 255page book depicts vince russos account of his professional life in wrestling and personal life as a christian. The title rope opera stems from the title of a television series idea that he pitched to networks at the time of his wwf tenure. Love kayfabe commentaries stuff vince russo rebooks the invasion san6m4mp3w al snow books a new attitude era gay96l9ndnk.
In his first book, forgiven, vince russo delivered a modernday parable about the price of success. Vincent james russo born january 24, 1961 is an american author, podcaster, professional. How wcw killed vince russo is the true, behindthescenes story of, quite simply, the rise and fall and rebirth of professional wrestling. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. Among other factors, however, mismanagement within wcw such as allowing wrestlers themselves to book matches and various instances. Courtesy of kayfabe commentaries, wrestling manager and legend james e cornette, books the wwe invasion.
Vince russo s rope opera finally sheds light on what exactly occurred during his time in wcw through his eyes. Russo has been doing worked shoots for the wcw audience for two solid years. Jim cornette books the invasion, if you havent seen this yet. Ill summarize vince russo booking the wcw invasion after they went out of business.
Im guessing this is a plot to work the internet and that he will win the bound for glory series next week despite not wrestling in a single match. Russo said vince mcmahon ensured russo s protection by making sure all the heat went on himself. Well now, we profile the creative mind of the most polarizing offcamera wrestling figure ever, and we have him bring his unique philosophies and techniques to the wcw invasion angle. In the year 1998, russo cowrote, the critically acclaimed film, twilight together with director robert benton.
A majority of the authors work is semiautobiographical, with a bigger part of these books being drawn from his upbringing and his time as a lecturer at the colby college. Love kayfabe commentaries stuff vince russo re books the invasion san6m4mp3w al snow books a new attitude era gay96l9ndnk. No one divides opinion amongst wrestling fans like vince russo, bro. See all books authored by john russo, including undead. The book took 3 years to write and in my opinion was a plus since you are able to see how russos mindset changes about wrestling, the drama that occurs in it and just life itself.