7 Reasons Vince Russo deserves more credit from Wrestling fans

Vince Russo
Vince Russo

#3 He was involved in The Rock becoming the Corporate Champion

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The Rock
The Rock

The kind of things that WWE fans have been hoping would happen for years now, the viewer’s desire to see main WWE heroes like John Cena and Roman Reigns turn heel has been ignored by the company. However, during Vince Russo’s time as the head WWE writer, they took one of their most popular good guys and had his character turn to the dark side in the most shocking way possible.

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At the time thought to be an anti-authority badass, going into the 1998 Survivor Series Pay-Per-View The Rock was starting to be fully embraced by fans. That is why it took virtually everyone by surprise when he won a tournament for the WWE Heavyweight Championship with the help of Vince and Shane McMahon.

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Turned into the main star of McMahon’s villainous group The Corporation, this move launched The Rock’s career into the stratosphere. On top of that, going into the event the Mankind character thought of Vince McMahon as a father figure so when he was screwed over in favour of The Rock it broke his heart and began fan’s love for him.

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