Vince Russo is one of the most opinionated, vocal, animated personalities in wrestling history. One thing about Russo that has always stood out is that Russo is always right, and he will surely remind you of that very fact.
To be fair, Vince Russo was one of the key components to the success of The Attitude Era. However, once he moved to WCW, he brought many outlandish ideas and hopes for reinventing the wheel along with him. Unfortunately for Russo, the very things that made the Attitude Era a huge success, would not be something that would work with the transitioning era that WCW was going through.
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Russo is notoriously associated with some of the most ridiculous storylines and decisions WCW fans would ever witness. It was Russo who thought of the "brilliant" idea of turning Goldberg heel. Russo also brought in the Oklahoma gimmick, which was a distasteful shot at Jim Ross.
There was that time that he turned Dustin Rhodes into “Se7en.” Vince also decided one day that he would throw the coveted WCW World Championship on himself, but that move pales in comparison to the time he made David Arquette the champion. Many fans, including me, feel that Arquette winning the title was the single worst thing to happen to WCW.
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J. Carpenter
Jonathan Carpenter is a pro wrestling journalist at Sportskeeda. After obtaining a degree in political science from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, he started writing WWE articles in 2016. Jonathan believes integrity is vital in journalism and ensures his work is high on accuracy. He conducts in-depth research and verifies information from various sources before curating a feature.
Jonathan has engaged in many meaningful conversations with prominent pro wrestling personalities like Drew McIntyre and DDP. He grew up in Memphis, admiring Hall of Famer Hulk Hogan during WWE’s Golden Era in the ‘80s. He has attended many pro wrestling events and credits The Hulkster for making his childhood memorable.
Jonathan, a big fan of Bray Wyatt, would like to see the latter's brother, Bo Dallas, continue his legacy as Uncle Howdy. If he were to work on the storyline, Jonathan would book the return of Erick Rowan as Howdy’s muscle. He thinks it would be a great way to honor the former Universal Champion.
When not writing pro wrestling features, Jonathan likes to collect sports memorabilia and has amassed a large collection of event-used and autographed relics over the years.
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