Russo: I Killed WCW? Go F— Yourself
In my ongoing 25 year campaign to entertain those watching and listening, I recently re-shuffled the deck concerning my daily shows on both PodcastOne.com and RelmNetwork.com, in order to keep RussosBrand.com both fresh and exciting. So, in adding to the line-up, I made the decision to start reviewing the old WCW NITRO SHOWS that Ed Ferrara and myself began penning on October 18, 1999. Keep in mind . . . I have not watched any of these shows since they aired.
DISCLAIMER:
IF YOU ARE A VINCE RUSSO HATER, AND HAVE ACCUSED VINCE RUSSO OF"KILLING WCW", OR STAKED CLAIM TO VINCE MCMAHON BEING RUSSO'S "FILTER" WHILE WRITING THE WWE ATTITUDE ERA, I URGE YOU STRONGLY TO NOT WATCH THESE SHOWS. FOR, IF YOU DO, YOU WILL CONCLUDE THAT YOU ARE A MINDLESS, CLUELESS, UNEDUCATED SHEEP, THAT HAS NO IDEA WHAT A GREAT WRESTLING SHOW IS, WHAT A GREAT TELEVISION SHOW IS, AND WHAT THE TELEVISION AUDIENCE ACTUALLY WANTS TO SEE. YOU WILL ALSO BE ADMITTING TO THE FACT THAT YOU ARE A WRESTLING MARK, AND WILL SUCK THE WWE'S BACKSIDE SHAMELESSLY, DESPITE HOW MUCH THEIR PRODUCT TODAY BOTH SMELLS AND STINKS.
You want to know why I stopped watching the current WWE product — WATCH THIS SHOW. You want to see why the excuse of "three hours is too long" is absolute BS—WATCH THIS SHOW. You want to remember what beautiful, sexy women with beautiful bodies looked like –WATCH THIS SHOW. You want to see proof of Vince McMahon NOT being the one who wrote and produced the Attitude Era—WATCH THIS SHOW. You want to understand why you used to watch professional wrestling, but no longer give a sh-t — WATCH THIS SHOW.
Based on the first Russo/Ferrara WCW effort, and the claim that "Russo Killed WCW", what exactly would I be charged with TODAY if I was the one writing the WWE's current product? If THREE HOURS of non-stop action, with great characters, intriguing storylines and DROP DEAD GORGEOUS WOMEN is your idea of "killing the wrestling business", what would be the charge for writing a show consisting of fat guys doing somersaults who don't look like stars, and have no character, or story, without a single, SEXY female in sight? What is that called? What would be the charge?
Watching the first Ferrara/Russo NITRO today, made me see firsthand how far the wrestling business has fallen. Back then, EVERYBODY looked like a star, smelled like a star and acted like a star. There were no "Average Joe's", not one, everybody who represented the WCW was there because they LOOKED THE PART. The fans were still in the audience—where they belonged. Story, after story, after story, drama, comedy, intrigue, swerves, curves—and yes I AM TALKING ABOUT THE DROP DEAD BEAUTIFUL WOMEN that have all together disappeared. Torrie, Stacie, Kimberly—if you are a NORMAL male . . . how the hell would you rather see a guy who looks like he drives a cab instead of KIMBERLY? ARE YOU NUTS? What is wrong with you?
Three hours of great TV—THREE HOURS. No long matches to fill space, no in-rings that went nowhere—everything MEANT SOMETHING. And the pre-tapes—there were more pre-tapes in the first 15 minutes of the show, then RAW currently has in its three hour entirety. WHY? Simple–because the WWE writers/producers are LAZY TODAY. They don't want to put the work in to produce good television. So—they just let the wrestlers do the work, only problem is . . . millions of potential customers — WON'T WATCH FOR THE FAKE FIGHTS.
Compared to 17 years ago–what an embarrassment–what a total freakin' embarrassment.
Vince Russo "Killed WCW"? Vince McMahon was Vince Russo's "filter"? Yeah, and Kevin Owens is the WWE World Heavyweight Champion.
And you wonder why nobody's watching anymore?
