All-Purpose "Vince Russo says stuff" Thread

[Joe Neglia]

Okay, here's how I think we're going to handle the Russo stuff that was swamping the board recently. This thread - this ONE thread - is going to be for anything going forward (or older stuff too, if it's related) that Russo says or talks about. If he podcasts or blogs or releases some letter he sent off to a promoter, it all goes here. If you want to make a thread in the appropriate forum regarding something Russo actually *did* at some point, those go in the appropriate places, but ANYTHING regarding him just mouthing off on things belongs in this thread. Also, any discussion of others talking about Russo (Cornette's recent stuff, for instance) goes here as well.

All that said, please do not use this thread as an excuse to fight and flame. You get to have your opinion, but you have to accept that others get to have theirs as well.

[________ has left the building]

Russo Swerve: This thread is about Rene Russo.

[OVO 40 hunched over like he 80]

Bro you're a coward for not saying it to my face bro. You don't have any balls bro.

Runs off and gets a protective order.

Bitch.

[Deleted]

As much as he's a scum bag who fans the flames a bit too much in terms of the situation with Cornette. I think a protective order is warranted, I've heard more than one interview/podcast where Jim has threatened Russo's life/threatened to beat him with bat. Over booking.

[OVO 40 hunched over like he 80]

Jul 2, 2017 14:41:55 GMT -5 @ecw06needshumbling said:

As much as he's a scum bag who fans the flames a bit too much in terms of the situation with Cornette. I think a protective order is warranted, I've heard more than one interview/podcast where Jim has threatened Russo's life/threatened to beat him with bat. Over booking.

Last year Russo called Cornette a coward for not going to his show. Jim responded that he wouldn't do it because he promised his wife that he wasn't gonna get in legal trouble. Russo went to any show that would have him and still kept calling Cornette out.

Then the table for 3 with Bischoff happened. Russo kept calling Cornette out calling him a liar and a coward. Cornette threatened him and challenged Russo to meet him. In response Russo made a video making fun of Cornette after the threat. Cornette made a video with an incensere apology to Russo. Then Russo files the protective order.

Cornette is not innocent by any means, but you can't call out a guy for a full year a coward and make fun of him, then the guy gets angry and Russo keeps instigating him.

[Deleted]

Jul 2, 2017 12:41:17 GMT -5 ________ has left the building said:

Russo Swerve: This thread is about Rene Russo.

Double Russo Swerve:  Vince Russo IS Rene Russo

[chazraps]

Vince Russo is a dumb out-of-touch racist.

Also, a sexist homophobe.

[A Platypus Rave]

Jul 2, 2017 15:31:13 GMT -5 chazraps said:

Vince Russo is a dumb out-of-touch racist.

Also, a sexist homophobe.

You forgot idiot.

[This Player Hating Mothman]

Jul 2, 2017 14:41:55 GMT -5 @ecw06needshumbling said:

As much as he's a scum bag who fans the flames a bit too much in terms of the situation with Cornette. I think a protective order is warranted, I've heard more than one interview/podcast where Jim has threatened Russo's life/threatened to beat him with bat. Over booking.

Cornette is a blow-hard with anger issues who's pissed off a lot of people but ultimately I don't think there's ever been assault charges laid on him. The usual level of vitriol he has for Russo--at least before all this stuff flared up again, I don't tend to follow Cornette for multiple reasons--is the same kind that he's shown for Kenny Omega doing comedy matches and Lucha Underground for not pretending wrestling is real. But he's not going to Young Bucks bookings with a loaded gun. He rages and screams and gets really red in the face but he's usually not jumping anybody. Russo knows this fact because he's worked with Cornette before and knows that he's prone to anger but ultimately harmless, and he's using Cornette's every angry response to make Cornette look worse and garner sympathy.

[A Platypus Rave]

Jul 2, 2017 16:14:31 GMT -5 This Player Hating Mothman said:

Jul 2, 2017 14:41:55 GMT -5 @ecw06needshumbling said:

As much as he's a scum bag who fans the flames a bit too much in terms of the situation with Cornette. I think a protective order is warranted, I've heard more than one interview/podcast where Jim has threatened Russo's life/threatened to beat him with bat. Over booking.

Cornette is a blow-hard with anger issues who's pissed off a lot of people but ultimately I don't think there's ever been assault charges laid on him. The usual level of vitriol he has for Russo--at least before all this stuff flared up again, I don't tend to follow Cornette for multiple reasons--is the same kind that he's shown for Kenny Omega doing comedy matches and Lucha Underground for not pretending wrestling is real. But he's not going to Young Bucks bookings with a loaded gun. He rages and screams and gets really red in the face but he's usually not jumping anybody. Russo knows this fact because he's worked with Cornette before and knows that he's prone to anger but ultimately harmless, and he's using Cornette's every angry response to make Cornette look worse and garner sympathy.

Yeah pretty much, Russo is doing it for attention like literally EVERYTHING he does.

Cornette is all bluster... the most violent I've ever heard him get is when he slapped Santino.

Also I only listen to clips of Cornette's podcast for the same reason. If anything doesn't fall into his small niche of what wrestling should be it's terrible and the people responsible should be blackballed. I do like listening to some of his old wrestling stories though.

[This Player Hating Mothman]

Jul 2, 2017 16:18:05 GMT -5 A Platypus Rave said:

Also I only listen to clips of Cornette's podcast for the same reason. If anything doesn't fall into his small niche of what wrestling should be it's terrible and the people responsible should be blackballed. I do like listening to some of his old wrestling stories though.

Yeah, that's my thing. He has a remarkable memory for history in the territories and worked in the business through an absolutely insane period where plenty of shit happened, and he's certainly a good storyteller, so those insights and stories are amazing. But f*** everything else.

[lionheart21]

Jul 2, 2017 16:08:27 GMT -5 A Platypus Rave said:

Jul 2, 2017 15:31:13 GMT -5 chazraps said:

Vince Russo is a dumb out-of-touch racist.

Also, a sexist homophobe.

You forgot idiot.

All of those are the attributes of an idiot, so it goes without saying

[lionheart21]

Also, can I request that this thread get stickied, so that people don't forget and we don't get the multiple Russo threads again?

[Deleted]

Vince Russo is American. He doesn't give a shit about some Japanese guy, bro.

[SAJ Forth]

He brought Cornette new merchandise, so he's not all bad.

[Joe Neglia]

Jul 2, 2017 18:06:22 GMT -5 lionheart21 said:

Also, can I request that this thread get stickied, so that people don't forget and we don't get the multiple Russo threads again?

Nah, when/if separate ones pop up, we'll just merge them into this if need be.

[lionheart21]

Jul 2, 2017 19:44:00 GMT -5 Joe Neglia said:

Jul 2, 2017 18:06:22 GMT -5 lionheart21 said:

Also, can I request that this thread get stickied, so that people don't forget and we don't get the multiple Russo threads again?

Nah, when/if separate ones pop up, we'll just merge them into this if need be.

Okay, fair enough.

[ASYLUMHAUSEN]

IMO every sentence in this thread should end with "bro" for accuracy sake....

[DASH 243✅]

Jul 2, 2017 23:30:32 GMT -5 ASYLUMHAUSEN said:

Bro IMO every sentence in this thread should end with "bro" for accuracy sake....Bro

Ftfy

[ASYLUMHAUSEN]

Jul 2, 2017 23:33:48 GMT -5 DASH 243✅ said:

Jul 2, 2017 23:30:32 GMT -5 ASYLUMHAUSEN said:

Bro IMO every sentence in this thread should end with "bro" for accuracy sake....Bro

Ftfy

lol. Thanks, bro.