Post by H-Fist on Feb 23, 2007 2:36:22 GMT -5
Report: Vince Russo Growing Frustrated With TNA
02/22/2007 by Ryan Clark
According to new reports by The Pro Wrestling Torch, Vince Russo was overheard making a comment after watching a recent episode of iMPACT! on Spike TV. This source stated Russo said something to the effect of that he "couldn't tell you one thing he just saw" after viewing an episode.
Russo said this in front of members of TNA's management and other staff, which included TNA President Dixie Carter, Jeff Jarrett and Spike TV network executives. The word making the rounds right now is that Russo is just as frustrated as anyone with the number of things he is being told to fit into each episode of iMPACT! every week. There is reportedly pressure to put everyone on TV every week because many talent get paid per TV appearance. Rather than adjust the current pay schedule, TNA management has decided to require that everyone gets a short segment every week.
02/22/2007 by Ryan Clark
According to new reports by The Pro Wrestling Torch, Vince Russo was overheard making a comment after watching a recent episode of iMPACT! on Spike TV. This source stated Russo said something to the effect of that he "couldn't tell you one thing he just saw" after viewing an episode.
Russo said this in front of members of TNA's management and other staff, which included TNA President Dixie Carter, Jeff Jarrett and Spike TV network executives. The word making the rounds right now is that Russo is just as frustrated as anyone with the number of things he is being told to fit into each episode of iMPACT! every week. There is reportedly pressure to put everyone on TV every week because many talent get paid per TV appearance. Rather than adjust the current pay schedule, TNA management has decided to require that everyone gets a short segment every week.
Got this from Wrestlezone, apparently lifted from PW Torch www.wrestlezone.com/article.php?articleid=174196048
Take this for what it is. If it's true, then we might see a big turnaround, or the entry of TNA into its death throes. Seriously, I understand the purpose of that being the pay schedule, but then to say, yeah, everyone has to be on...idiocy. So Russo is stuck trying to fit his Russo stuff into 50 wrestlers instead of 15.
It would make more sense to tell the non-core guys to get more indy bookings or pay them a *gasp* downside. Downside? What the f*** is a downside?