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Russo
Jan 12, 2007 16:17:00 GMT -5
Post by rrm15 on Jan 12, 2007 16:17:00 GMT -5
Ya know, Russo catches a lot of crap for his booking during WCW's dying days (for good reason) but his booking now in TNA is actually really good.
LAX is as interesting as they've ever been. AJ and Sabin are standing out a little as heels. The Abyss/Tomko angle is great. Maybe Russo is redeeming himself a little bit??
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Russo
Jan 12, 2007 16:28:03 GMT -5
Post by Timmy8271 on Jan 12, 2007 16:28:03 GMT -5
Sorry Rican. He's the one that tried to kill LAX with that stupid tag title situation. He made VKM have air time and is trying to kill Christian Cage with this stupid angle with Abyss/Sting.
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Russo
Jan 12, 2007 16:34:22 GMT -5
Post by THE Dinobot on Jan 12, 2007 16:34:22 GMT -5
Yeah, he's still the same ol' Vince Russo, what with his illogical decisions and whacky backwards booking.
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Russo
Jan 12, 2007 17:45:44 GMT -5
Post by darbus alan on Jan 12, 2007 17:45:44 GMT -5
For every step Vince Russo takes forward, he takes two steps back, but he IS getting better lately. Either that or Dixie Carter and Jeff Jarrett have been keeping some of his wackier ideas in check.
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Russo
Jan 12, 2007 17:59:51 GMT -5
Post by HMARK Center on Jan 12, 2007 17:59:51 GMT -5
Sorry Rican. He's the one that tried to kill LAX with that stupid tag title situation. He made VKM have air time and is trying to kill Christian Cage with this stupid angle with Abyss/Sting. Yeah, really killed them, huh? They've had such a hard time recovering. And Christian, hoo boy, must be tough as, like I said in the other thread, the company's top heel.
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Russo
Jan 12, 2007 18:04:22 GMT -5
Post by cocainedbrain on Jan 12, 2007 18:04:22 GMT -5
Until Jarrett flops as a face, the Russo's buddy will take Christian's spot.
And you're not really the top heel when you are playing second fiddle to someone else's feud. This is about Sting/Abyss, not so much Christian.
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Russo
Jan 12, 2007 18:05:45 GMT -5
Post by Chuckie Finster on Jan 12, 2007 18:05:45 GMT -5
Sorry Rican. He's the one that tried to kill LAX with that stupid tag title situation. He made VKM have air time and is trying to kill Christian Cage with this stupid angle with Abyss/Sting. Yeah, really killed them, huh? They've had such a hard time recovering. And Christian, hoo boy, must be tough as, like I said in the other thread, the company's top heel.Yeah, some people just have BRH - Blind Russo Hate.
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Russo
Jan 12, 2007 18:06:42 GMT -5
Post by HMARK Center on Jan 12, 2007 18:06:42 GMT -5
Until Jarrett flops as a face, the Russo's buddy will take Christian's spot. And you're not really the top heel when you are playing second fiddle to someone else's feud. This is about Sting/Abyss, not so much Christian. You can't tell me they haven't done a good job of giving each man an important role in it, though. It's both guys acting in different ways towards Abyss to get their title shots. I'd hardly call it "second fiddle".
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Russo
Jan 12, 2007 18:18:50 GMT -5
Post by cocainedbrain on Jan 12, 2007 18:18:50 GMT -5
Ok, maybe not "second fiddle", but the word "clusterf***" fits appropriately.
Abyss is feuding with Sting, who wants to convert him to a good guy. Christian is feuding with Abyss over a secret that he and Tomko know. Meanwhile, the fact that Christian turned on Sting and cost him a World title is all but forgotten, as is the fact that the NWA title is on the line.
Russo isn't as bad as he has been, but let's not throw undue praise in the man's direction. He is pretty incapable of thinking of good, original ideas.
Instead of hoping for miracles from guys who have proved themselves to be ass as bookers (Dusty and Russo), why can't they hire people who come up with logical, fresh ideas? I know why, because John Smith in Littletown, Ohio, who (while unknown) may be heavily qualified to produce quality programming, doesn't have a good friend named Jeff Jarrett.
This beef is with both companies, mind you.
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Russo
Jan 12, 2007 18:27:49 GMT -5
Post by WoodStoner1 on Jan 12, 2007 18:27:49 GMT -5
Where HAS Jarrett been? (uh-oh, I'm gonna jinx us all!)
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Russo
Jan 12, 2007 18:31:18 GMT -5
Post by Michael Coello on Jan 12, 2007 18:31:18 GMT -5
Where HAS Jarrett been? (uh-oh, I'm gonna jinx us all!) Jarrett hasn't really left. Wile he isn't wreslting or on TV, he's backstage handling the buisness end of TNA.
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Russo
Jan 12, 2007 18:36:09 GMT -5
Post by EvilMasterBetty, Esq. on Jan 12, 2007 18:36:09 GMT -5
You also forgot what's helped get the heels over is pumping in boos.
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Russo
Jan 12, 2007 18:36:55 GMT -5
Post by 'Sweet n' Sour' A. A. Estrada on Jan 12, 2007 18:36:55 GMT -5
TNA only has one hour, and yet they manage to get almost everyone some air time, even if only for a minute.
I like it just fine. It's not perfect, but tell me one promotion that has perfect booking at all times.
And VKM isn't even that terrible, just misguided and unnecessary. At least it's two actual wrestlers, even if they aren't all that tremendous. That said, Rhino and the Dudleyz were taking weekly shots at WWE long before Russo came in, so it's nothing new.
And no matter how bad you might think VKM is (I'm not a fan), they're only ONE segment of an entire show, even if they take up commercial time for hyping their antics. It's not like it's all VKM, all the time.
So, yeah, I don't think he's doing a bad job at all. It's not like the company was in tremendous shape before hand.
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Russo
Jan 12, 2007 18:38:05 GMT -5
Post by dennisisevil on Jan 12, 2007 18:38:05 GMT -5
Yeah, really killed them, huh? They've had such a hard time recovering. And Christian, hoo boy, must be tough as, like I said in the other thread, the company's top heel.Yeah, some people just have BRH - Blind Russo Hate. Seriously Russo could end world hunger, cure AIDS, and bring world peace and smarks would still ride his ass for WCW's final days. The wheels fell off WCW long before Russo even knew what zipcode Atlanta was located in.
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Russo
Jan 12, 2007 19:16:47 GMT -5
Post by Nice Guy Cody on Jan 12, 2007 19:16:47 GMT -5
Yeah, really killed them, huh? They've had such a hard time recovering. And Christian, hoo boy, must be tough as, like I said in the other thread, the company's top heel.Yeah, some people just have BRH - Blind Russo Hate. There is NO such thing as unjustified Russo hate. The notion is absurd. The wheels fell off WCW long before Russo even knew what zipcode Atlanta was located in. Well gee, when you put it like that, making David Arquette the world champ was a GREAT idea!
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