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He's Here
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New Russo Book
From PWInsider:
Former WWE and WCW creative head and current TNA writer Vince Russo has written his second book about his experiences in the business, focusing on his time with World Championship Wrestling. The new book is titled Roap Opera: How WCW Killed Vince Russo, obviously a play on the popular opinion in some circles that Russo's creative direction helped play a major factor in the end of World Championship Wrestling. Promotional material for the book reads: "Highlighting the athlete renowned as the savior of the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) and the man who destroyed World Championship Wrestling (WCW), this behind-the-scenes autobiography documents the astonishing career of Vince Russo. Chronicling the rise, fall, and eventual rebirth of professional wrestling, this engrossing account answers questions such as How did Vince McMahon win the war between the WWF and WCW? What was Eric Bischoff really like? and Why did Hulk Hogan threaten lawsuits? Penned by a winner of the WCW World Heavyweight Championship, this memoir details the author’s historic face-off with Hulk Hogan in Daytona Beach as well as the legendary Monday Night Wars. Exploring the inner workings of the sport’s most turbulent era, this memoir speaks from the center of the maelstrom, delivering a fresh and informed perspective on the current pro-wrestling scene. From the death of WCW to the rise of Total Nonstop Action Wrestling—the world’s fastest-growing and most cutting-edge wrestling promotion—this remarkable narrative demonstrates how a grown man can find peace within the insanity of the squared circle." Russo's first book Unforgiven detailed his WWF writing career. The WCW book is scheduled to be released in February 2010. ![]() |
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He's Here
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The entire book will be 1 page, simply stating "My bad."
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Bringin' Back The Sexy
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Chapter 1: Clusterfucks - How to book them and make them completely meaningless.
Chapter 2: Storylines - How to begin them and not bothering to fini... |
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TPWW's HHH Mark Since '04
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![]() He lost all credibility in the first line: "Highlighting the athlete renowned as the savior of the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) and the man who destroyed World Championship Wrestling (WCW), this behind-the-scenes autobiography documents the astonishing career of Vince Russo." |
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Bringin' Back The Sexy
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To be fair, his career was 'astonishing'.
It's 'astonishing' that it has lasted so long. |
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Ron Paul 4 EVA
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"Why Wrestlecrap owes me their livelihood."q
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#8 |
Get a poke on
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I like Russo, and credit him with more successes than failures. He is not to blame for the death of WCW. I firmly believe that. A number of factors set in place long before his hiring had that ship destined to sink, and his hands were tied.
Perhaps he was highly unqualified for the job they gave him in WCW, but whose fault is that? The stooges who offer a writer the job of running an entire promotion, or the guy who takes a pay raise and a bigger career move? I truly feel bad for the blame he gets. I'm not saying he's exempt, or didn't make mistakes, but to credit him with killing WCW is pretty unfair. I also think the treatment he got from WWE afterwards sorta sucks. A lot of "friends" disowned him because he was taboo politically. Let us not forget, though, that WWE brought him back onto the creative team after the invasion had ended. Things weren't the same, and both sides parted, but he can't be as bad as they want you to believe if they offered him his old job back. |
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"Ask him!"
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It'll be as good, if not better than broken lightbulb shards in your cereal.
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Get a poke on
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I don't really have any interest in reading this though.
Only wrestling book I'm looking forward to is Jericho's 2nd book |
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Bringin' Back The Sexy
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I'll be honest. Curiosity will get the better of me and I WILL read it...
...and no doubt regret it later. |
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Shelly Martinez = Ratings
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I'm probably gonna read this.
Maybe someone will buy it for me so if I hate it I wouldn't have wasted my money. |
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Signing Russo has probably set TNA back further than they really need to be, and I truly believe that. When Kurt Angle was signed, it was the highest point TNA had ever been. They finally had that big star that they needed to be seen as a legitimate company (before Angle, the best they had was Christian). They ruined that by bringing in Russo.
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TPWW's HHH Mark Since '04
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At least Russo is smart enough to keep himself out of the storylines. That shit was horrible in WCW.
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King of the Ring
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Russo is an ass for penning this shit.
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TPWW's HHH Mark Since '04
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I remember being a complete mark and wondering who the fuck was Vince Russo and why was he a big deal...among many other things about the last years of WCW.
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VG + Q&A FORUM REPRESENT
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I'll download the pdf from piratebay if/when someone scans it
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I first read Vince Russo's name in WWF Magazines. He once wrote like a short comic book story within the magazine one time, and I just remember reading his name when it said who it was by. He had his own section one point as well where fans could write in and he'd respond. And I recall seeing him appear on WWF TV from time to time.
When he jumped ship to WCW, I saw it as a score for those guys, not at all realizing that Russo going there was a big favor for my WWF. Infact, maybe Russo was secretly still working for the WWF, and was doing his part in helping to destory WCW. |
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TPWW's HHH Mark Since '04
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lol. I was actually just joking. Just fyi.
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"Ask him!"
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