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Post by ryanjoste on Oct 4, 2018 13:41:54 GMT -5
Yes, because Tony was the one who brought it up at the writers meeting. Tony was obviously joking, but Russo just ran with it.
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Post by OVO 40 hunched over like he 80 on Oct 4, 2018 15:32:17 GMT -5
This reminds me of Kevin Sullivan joking about a tag team of hunchbacks who couldn’t be defeated because their shoulders wouldn’t touch the mat, well Jim Herd wanted to do it until Ole Anderson yelled at him. Ole needed to yell at Russo everytime he had a stupid idea, that means everytime he opened his mouth.
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Post by Baldobomb-22-OH-MAN!!! on Oct 4, 2018 15:42:01 GMT -5
This reminds me of Kevin Sullivan joking about a tag team of hunchbacks who couldn’t be defeated because their shoulders wouldn’t touch the mat, well Jim Herd wanted to do it until Ole Anderson yelled at him. Ole needed to yell at Russo everytime he had a stupid idea, that means everytime he opened his mouth. I can't imagine Ole Anderson and Vince Russo working together for more than 5 minutes before Ole skinned him alive.
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Post by OVO 40 hunched over like he 80 on Oct 4, 2018 15:54:15 GMT -5
This reminds me of Kevin Sullivan joking about a tag team of hunchbacks who couldn’t be defeated because their shoulders wouldn’t touch the mat, well Jim Herd wanted to do it until Ole Anderson yelled at him. Ole needed to yell at Russo everytime he had a stupid idea, that means everytime he opened his mouth. I can't imagine Ole Anderson and Vince Russo working together for more than 5 minutes before Ole skinned him alive. Ole had zero patience for bullshit. Bill Dundee was booking a horrible show on some small Georgia towns, Ole took a look at it and told Dundee to “Stop doing this”. Ole closed down the territory because it was awful. Ole would’ve made Russo cry on every meeting.
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Post by Citizen Snips on Oct 4, 2018 16:14:24 GMT -5
I've always thought Bischoff, while completely full of shit, at least seems like an ok guy. Like, you could have a beer with him, listen to him spin his webs of bullshit and at least have an enjoyable evening.
Russo just seems like the worst through and through.
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Post by OVO 40 hunched over like he 80 on Oct 4, 2018 16:29:57 GMT -5
I've always thought Bischoff, while completely full of shit, at least seems like an ok guy. Like, you could have a beer with him, listen to him spin his webs of bullshit and at least have an enjoyable evening. Russo just seems like the worst through and through. Apparently Russo is a kiss ass and ends up stabbing you in the back.
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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on Oct 4, 2018 16:35:14 GMT -5
I've always thought Bischoff, while completely full of shit, at least seems like an ok guy. Like, you could have a beer with him, listen to him spin his webs of bullshit and at least have an enjoyable evening. Russo just seems like the worst through and through. Bischoff seemed like a cool guy when he wasn't around Hogan, Nash or Hall
I believe Raven spoked about how when he quit, they saw each other later and Eric still took the time to break down ideas he had for Raven while they were drinking
Eric biggest thing is his ego but you feel he won't always BS you. Russo on the other hand you def feel like he's lying as soon as he talks
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Post by Nickybojelais on Oct 4, 2018 18:10:36 GMT -5
It wouldn't surprise me if the locker room were constantly ribbing Russo by suggesting the most insane ideas knowing full well that the idiot would push for most of them to be on tv.
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Post by Glitch on Oct 4, 2018 18:24:30 GMT -5
Russo is the one who made the crap sandwich. So learn to eat it!
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Post by hassanchop on Oct 4, 2018 19:17:10 GMT -5
Yes, because Tony was the one who brought it up at the writers meeting. Tony was obviously joking, but Russo just ran with it. It wouldn't surprise me if the locker room were constantly ribbing Russo by suggesting the most insane ideas knowing full well that the idiot would push for most of them to be on tv. Bruce Prichard did bring up Beaver Cleaver and joked about it when he saw Mosh’s ID and noticed the resemblance and Russo ran with it: Lotsa swearing though
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Post by Spider2024 on Oct 4, 2018 20:08:54 GMT -5
Mr. Butts In Seats made that call? Noooooooo.
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Post by BlackoutCreature on Oct 4, 2018 22:01:54 GMT -5
The problem isn't so much that Russo had bad ideas. Every booker and promoter in pro wrestling history had bad ideas at some point. The problem is that he refuses to accept that he could have bad ideas. Every time anybody brings up to him one of his bad ideas that blatantly failed, he pulls out a list of names of people other then himself who's fault it really was for that idea failing. And if that doesn't work he just blames the fans for not understanding his genius.
One of the things he likes to point out when talking about the David Arquette title reign was all the free press he got for WCW through it from other celebrities. That's great, but how did it help the company? Did it improve ratings? Buyrates? Attendance figures? Merchandise sales? Any tangible number you can point to to claim an increase of business? The free press is worthless if it didn't do anything.
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Post by evilone on Oct 5, 2018 11:01:51 GMT -5
This is my take. Everyone is so concerned about David being the champion like it's some sort of a sin but no one is asking what was he doing in ring in the first place? So if they were OK with him taking a part in the match then I don't see any problem him hitting the fluke pinfall to get the belt and after all he did pin Bischoff.
I'm not against celebrities being part of the action but there were far more better choices than skinny David for the role. David could have been a great sleazy manager on the stick and WCW could have maximized on his acting skills that way. But no. Instead they put him straight into the ring for some reason. That's how shallow they were.
But again in my opinion him winning the belt is no different than Vince McMahon or Russo wining the belt or AJ getting pined by Ellsworth.
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Post by Push R Truth on Oct 5, 2018 11:04:54 GMT -5
If Russo told me that December 25th was Christmas I'd need to double check my calendar just to be sure.
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Post by RedSmile on Oct 5, 2018 11:50:18 GMT -5
It's 2018, and people are still giving Russo the time of day.
I guess every day is Russo Day.
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Post by Hot Noodle Truck on Oct 5, 2018 20:17:06 GMT -5
Vince Russo is a dumb out-of-touch racist. Also, a sexist homophobe. Every time I see this, the list gets longer and I love it.
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Post by Oh Cry Me a Screwball on Oct 6, 2018 15:41:30 GMT -5
It's 2018, and people are still giving Russo the time of day. I guess every day is Russo Day. Well, if there is one thing Russo is known for, its extra-marriatal affair storylines. So it’s definitely Russo Day in Milwaukee.
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Post by bmfjules on Oct 6, 2018 20:29:09 GMT -5
Transcript from next week's What Happened When...
Conrad: So Tony, old Vinny Ru says that David Arquette winning the strap was all your idea. So chat me up. Who booked this shit?
Tony: The booking committee motherf***er. Also, f*** Dave Meltzer.
Conrad: I love you for that. [45 minute First Family Mortgage/Starrcast on Fite ad]
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Post by BlackoutCreature on Oct 6, 2018 20:47:47 GMT -5
This is my take. Everyone is so concerned about David being the champion like it's some sort of a sin but no one is asking what was he doing in ring in the first place? So if they were OK with him taking a part in the match then I don't see any problem him hitting the fluke pinfall to get the belt and after all he did pin Bischoff. I'm not against celebrities being part of the action but there were far more better choices than skinny David for the role. David could have been a great sleazy manager on the stick and WCW could have maximized on his acting skills that way. But no. Instead they put him straight into the ring for some reason. That's how shallow they were. But again in my opinion him winning the belt is no different than Vince McMahon or Russo wining the belt or AJ getting pined by Ellsworth. The problem is not giving the title to a non-wrestler. The problem is giving the title to a character nobody cares about. Nobody cared about David Arquette, as evidenced by how little him appearing on the show actually did anything for their numbers. Nobody cared about Vince Russo as a character either. People cared about Vince McMahon as a character. It's as simple as that.
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Post by riseofsetian1981 on Oct 7, 2018 1:05:54 GMT -5
Didn't Russo go on to brag about how Arquette winning the championship got people talking about the product and that was the goal? To get people talking about wrestling again. So I definitely believe it was his idea.
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