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Post by Deleted on Mar 8, 2012 19:52:55 GMT -5
I'd also heard he suggested re-doing the Invasion because he knew it was a stupid enough idea to get out of his WWE contract. He saw how much things had changed when he got back that he wanted out right away apparently. In his head it was a brilliant idea, he jusy knew Vince and co. wouldn't like it.
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Post by BlackoutCreature on Mar 8, 2012 20:02:51 GMT -5
I heard the Acolytes teaming actually saved Bradshaw's career. WWE were ready to release him at any moment until Russo came up with that. So why JBL had a problem with him coming back a decade ago i'll never know. Russo only created the team because he insists on using everybody on the mid-card, not because he saw something special in JBL or in a JBL/Ron Simmons teaming. He was just lucky they had great chemistry together. Notice when Russo was around the Acolytes were just used as mute muscle for The Undertaker. After he left they were allowed to let their personalities shine through and become the barroom ass-kickers that got them so much more over.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 8, 2012 20:07:11 GMT -5
I heard the Acolytes teaming actually saved Bradshaw's career. WWE were ready to release him at any moment until Russo came up with that. So why JBL had a problem with him coming back a decade ago i'll never know. Russo only created the team because he insists on using everybody on the mid-card, not because he saw something special in JBL or in a JBL/Ron Simmons teaming. Notice when Russo was around the Acolytes were just used as mute muscle for The Undertaker. After he left they were allowed to let their personalities shine through and become the barroom ass-kickers that got them so much more over. True but if Russo never came up with that idea Bradshaw would've been dust. No APA, no WWE title reign, nothing.
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Post by Jamback on Mar 8, 2012 20:14:15 GMT -5
No. Nothing but the upper 10% of the roster should matter. Russo would give the other 90% storylines and eventful feuds, making them relevant, which would be horrible for the product.
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Post by flatsdomino on Mar 8, 2012 22:02:41 GMT -5
What was the story behind that? If I remember, he apparently came up with an idea to redo the invasion. Where WWE would bring in guys like Goldberg, Bret Hart, and Scott Steiner. Wait, really? That was the idea that got him fired? I always assumed it was, like, having Triple H and the Rock revealed as lovers or something. That idea isn't that horrible actually, especially if it was Bischoff bringing in those guys (the "real" WCW) and attempting a coup of WWE (like a part 2 of the first, lackluster Invasion), with Stephanie McMahon having to rally the WWE troops to fight him off. Also, they could have had Bischoff turn Raw into Nitro for the storyline. DAMMIT, I'M REALLY STARTING TO LIKE THIS IDEA
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Post by That Mickie Fan on Mar 8, 2012 22:09:51 GMT -5
No.
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Post by Error on Mar 8, 2012 22:16:09 GMT -5
No. He doesn't like being a part of large teams, doesn't like answering to people and was laughed out of WWE a decade ago by certain people who have only gained power since them. What was the story behind that? If I remember right, he basically came in thinking he was going to be head writer. He came in and pitched all new storylines for everyone based on new gimmicks/characters for them (basically wanted to re-boot WWE like he did WCW) and had no idea who the top guys were. That led to Trips, Taker, Gerwitz and PS Hayes among others going to Vince and telling him that Russo was an idiot that didn't belong there. Vince made him a consultant instead and then Russo pitched the new WCW invasion stuff that made Vince just let him go.
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Post by BlackoutCreature on Mar 9, 2012 0:31:58 GMT -5
Russo only created the team because he insists on using everybody on the mid-card, not because he saw something special in JBL or in a JBL/Ron Simmons teaming. Notice when Russo was around the Acolytes were just used as mute muscle for The Undertaker. After he left they were allowed to let their personalities shine through and become the barroom ass-kickers that got them so much more over. True but if Russo never came up with that idea Bradshaw would've been dust. No APA, no WWE title reign, nothing. Yeah, but Russo also never saw him as anything more than an Acolyte. If Russo had stuck around then no APA, no WWE title reign, nothing either.
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Post by celticjobber on Mar 9, 2012 0:56:20 GMT -5
Not just no, but hell no! WWE has been better than it has in almost a decade as of late. He would only ruin it with his horrible "shock TV" ideas.
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