History Trivia / VinceRusso

** And for {{Website/Botchamania}} 300, [[https://youtu.be/7imBsqjYvXQ he accepted their offer to do the introduction]]...

** And for one {{Website/Botchamania}}, he accepted their offer to do the introduction... and he did so by using the opening credits for {{Series/Roseanne}}.

** And for one {{WebOriginal/Botchamania}}, he accepted their offer to do the introduction... and he did so by using the opening credits for {{Series/Roseanne}}.

'''Creator/EricBischoff''': I think [[InsultToRocks that’s being kind]]. I think it started to resemble backyard wrestling.

* CreatorBacklash: After he became a Born-Again Christian, Russo hated that angle in which Wrestling/StoneColdSteveAustin was crucified on Wrestling/TheUndertaker's symbol in 1998. But he DIDN'T hate his thankfully scrapped idea of TNA joining the long pool of adult wrestling companies which never earned respect beyond low-grade indie level and usually didn't last long.

* WrittenByCastMember: Vince Russo, '''[[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wcw/wcw-h.html WCW World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion]].''' One of the top two candidates for lowest point in the Big Gold Belt's entire history. And he wrote the [[RealitySubtext other]] [[Film/ReadyToRumble one]], too, going so far as to run it over the misgivings of every single wrestling fan on the planet—''including the very actor he made champion there''.

* WrittenByCastMember: Vince Russo, '''[[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wcw/wcw-h.html WCW World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion]].''' One of the top two candidates for lowest point in the Big Gold Belt's entire history. And he wrote the [[RealitySubtext other]] [[Film/ReadyToRumble one]], too, running it over the misgivings of every wrestling fan on the planet ''including the actor he made champion with that one''.

* CreatorBacklash: After he became a Born-Again Christian, Russo hated that angle in which Wrestling/StoneColdSteveAustin was crucified on Wrestling/TheUndertaker's symbol in 1998.

* CreativeDifferences: Under [=McMahon's=] moderating influence, Russo was a useful sounding board for the company's demographic. But he knew we wouldn't never rise further than that in WWE, so he jumped ship to Orlando.

* RunningTheAsylum: There is no better example of rampant famboyism and wish fulfillment in wrestling. To this day WCW fans are heartbroken when looking over WCW's title history, because it starts getting rid-damn-diculous when you reach the Vince Russo booking era.

* CreativeDifferences: Russo only lasted a year in WCW before he lost creative control to a "booking committee" i.e. a coup consisting of Wrestling/KevinSullivan, JJ Dillon, and Mike Graham, who all promised a return to "real" wrestling. A sad day for [[OverlyNarrowSuperlative the Ed Ferrara marks]].

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* TrollingCreator: His trademark "swerves" have an element of this. It isn't enough to upset fans' expectations; Russo will unfailingly go in a direction that'll rile them to the maximum degree. Heat for Wrestling/AJStyles? Have Sting bury him out of nowhere. Fans petition to promote a valet[[note]]"The Wrestling Goddess" Athena, [[NamesTheSame not to be confused with]] the TNA Knockout of the same name.[[/note]] to full-time performer? Invite her into the ring, call her a strumpet, and summon your twin bodyguards to knock her senseless. Audiences becoming sick of the pole match? ''Increase the pole matches exponentially!''

* TrollingCreator: His trademark "swerves" have an element of this. It isn't enough to upset fans' expectations; Russo will unfailingly go in a direction that'll rile them to the maximum degree. Heat for Wrestling/AJStyles? Have Sting bury him out of nowhere. Fans petition to promote a valet[[note]]"The Wrestling Goddess" Athena, not to be confused with the TNA Knockout of the same name.[[/note]] to full-time performer? Invite her into the ring, call her a strumpet, and summon your twin bodyguards to knock her senseless. Audiences becoming sick of the pole match? ''Increase the pole matches exponentially!''

* TrollingCreator: His trademark "swerves" have an element of this. It isn't enough to upset fans' expectations; Russo will unfailingly go in a direction that'll rile them to the maximum degree. Heat for Wrestling/AJStyles? Have Sting bury him out of nowhere. Fans petition to promote a valet (Athena) to full-time performer? Invite her into the ring, call her a strumpet, and summon your twin bodyguards to knock her senseless. OWC becoming sick of the pole match? ''Increase the pole matches exponentially!''

* AscendedMeme: '''''SWERVE!''''' and "FIRE RUSSO", both of which he has acknowledged on ''Impact'' and in his podcast. He even wore a "FIRE RUSSO" T-shirt (a la GeorgeLucas).

* TrollingCreator: His trademark "swerves" have an element of this. It isn't enough to upset fans' expectations; Russo will unfailingly go in a direction that'll rile them to the maximum degree. Hype for Wrestling/AJStyles? Have Sting bury him out of nowhere. Petition to promote a comely valet to full-time performer? Invite her into the ring, call her a strumpet, and summon your twin bodyguards to knock her senseless. Fans becoming sick of the pole match? ''Increase the pole matches exponentially!''

* CreativeDifferences: Russo only lasted a year in WCW before he lost creative control to a booking committee, i.e., a coup by Wrestling/KevinSullivan, JJ Dillon, and Mike Graham, who apparently promised a return to "real" wrestling. A sad day for [[OverlyNarrowSuperlative the Ed Ferrara marks]].

* AscendedMeme: '''''SWERVE!''''' and "FIRE RUSSO", both of which he has acknowleged on ''Impact'' and in his podcast. He even wore a "FIRE RUSSO" T-shirt (a la GeorgeLucas).

* CreativeDifferences: Russo only lasted a year in WCW before he lost creative control to a booking committee, i.e., a coup by Wrestling/KevinSullivan, JJ Dillon, and Mike Graham, who apparently promised a return to "real" wrestling. A sad day for [[OverlyNarrowSuperlative the Ed Ferrara marks.]]

* EarlyBirdCameo: Russo already appeared on several WWF programs during the {{Attitude Era}}, like in this commerical for the WWF magazine: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OF6HwD-pjU4
* IAmNotSpock: During his run with WCW, many fans and even a few wrestlers suspected that he was a double agent sent in by VinceMcMahon to sabotage the competition from within. [[PoesLaw He wasn't]].
* TrollingCreator: His trademark "swerves" have an element of this. It isn't enough to upset fans' expectations: Russo will unfailingly go in a direction that will rile them to the maximum degree. Hype for Wrestling/AJStyles? Have Sting bury him out of nowhere. Petition to promote a comely valet to full-time performer? Invite her into the ring, call her a strumpet and summon your twin bodyguards to knock her senseless. Fans becoming sick of the pole match? ''Increase the pole matches exponentially!''

* CreativeDifferences: That's putting it mildly. Russo only lasted a year in WCW before he lost creative control to a booking committee, i.e., a coup by Wrestling/KevinSullivan, JJ Dillon, and Mike Graham, who apparently promised a return to "real" wrestling. A sad day for [[OverlyNarrowSuperlative the Ed Ferrara marks.]]

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Near the end of WCW, the Wrestling/StacyKeibler pregnancy angle was started, that ran to nowhere. But rumor says that Vince Russo planned to book himself as the father of the child.
** This would have been followed by Ric Flair "announcing" that Stacy was the "product" of an "affair" he had had some 20 years before, which would have made her and his son David [[IncestSubtext "half-siblings."]] Instead, the angle was abandoned and she was made Shawn Stasiak's valet for a brief feud with Wrestling/BamBamBigelow as the promotion died.

* TrollingCreator: His trademark "swerves" have an element of this. It isn't enough to upset fans' expectations: Russo will unfailingly go in a direction that will rile them to the maximum degree. Hype for AJStyles? Have Sting bury him out of nowhere. Petition to promote a comely valet to full-time performer? Invite her into the ring, call her a strumpet and summon your twin bodyguards to knock her senseless. Fans becoming sick of the pole match? ''Increase the pole matches exponentially!''