dishdude714
01-11-2010, 07:45 PM
The following questions were answered on Vince Russo's Facebook page:
Q: Hey Vince, I'm really looking foward to reading your new book. Any chance you'll be doing any book tours? Also what storylines in 2009 were you most proud of? J
A: I think we told a nice AJ/Sting story if you really looked for the details. The Abyss character did a lot of cool things as well.
Q: Whos the most difficult wrestling star you had to write for?
A: Probably Goldberg. It was tough to write for him being that WCW had made him so one-dimensional before I got there.
Q: Thanks for the access vince. I stopped watching a few years ago but i keep track of whats going on in wrestling, kind of like stalking an old ex-girlfriend. I wish you well, but i am very concerned about the "Rehash" of older talent philosophy. if done fresh, i'm sure it could be a sucess, we all still mark for "Hey Yo...!" but keep the DQ, and countouts to a minimum, and i'll peek thru the window now and again to see whats happening.
A: Always have to try new and different things. You just can't do the same thing week after week. It's very difficult to book 64 shows a year and in order to do that sometimes you need to pull out ALL the stops.
Q: Scale of 1-10 how creative is Glen Gilberti? Did he ever help you come up with any ideas in WCW or TNA worth mentioning?
A: 8. Glen is extremely creative--I talk alot about him in my new book.
Q: Hey Vince, you're a New York guy: Jets or Giants?
A: Giants.
Q: Could we ever see any of these in TNA anytime soon? Falls Count Anywhere Match, Bra & Panties Match, any new Titles(Hardcore Title)?
A: I don't think you'll be seeing any bras and panties matches--I respect our Knockouts way to much. But you will see other creative matches.
Q: Any chance you could book a match that doesn't end in a stupid finish? They are called finisher moves Vince, use them! A DQ in a CAGE MATCH!!! Are you off your mind? Two roll-ups and in the Main Event we saw about 8 finishing moves! Come on Russo, surely you learned your lessons in WCW? Let the wrestlers wrestle and do... what they do best! You don't need screwy finishes or 12 finishing moves to make a match good!
A: I guess you will never see a DQ in an MMA fight? Do you have any idea what it takes to book over 400 matches a year--trying to make each one fresh and different? Any? If you do many of you should apply for my job.
Q: Hey Vince, I'm really looking foward to reading your new book. Any chance you'll be doing any book tours? Also what storylines in 2009 were you most proud of? J
A: I think we told a nice AJ/Sting story if you really looked for the details. The Abyss character did a lot of cool things as well.
Q: Whos the most difficult wrestling star you had to write for?
A: Probably Goldberg. It was tough to write for him being that WCW had made him so one-dimensional before I got there.
Q: Thanks for the access vince. I stopped watching a few years ago but i keep track of whats going on in wrestling, kind of like stalking an old ex-girlfriend. I wish you well, but i am very concerned about the "Rehash" of older talent philosophy. if done fresh, i'm sure it could be a sucess, we all still mark for "Hey Yo...!" but keep the DQ, and countouts to a minimum, and i'll peek thru the window now and again to see whats happening.
A: Always have to try new and different things. You just can't do the same thing week after week. It's very difficult to book 64 shows a year and in order to do that sometimes you need to pull out ALL the stops.
Q: Scale of 1-10 how creative is Glen Gilberti? Did he ever help you come up with any ideas in WCW or TNA worth mentioning?
A: 8. Glen is extremely creative--I talk alot about him in my new book.
Q: Hey Vince, you're a New York guy: Jets or Giants?
A: Giants.
Q: Could we ever see any of these in TNA anytime soon? Falls Count Anywhere Match, Bra & Panties Match, any new Titles(Hardcore Title)?
A: I don't think you'll be seeing any bras and panties matches--I respect our Knockouts way to much. But you will see other creative matches.
Q: Any chance you could book a match that doesn't end in a stupid finish? They are called finisher moves Vince, use them! A DQ in a CAGE MATCH!!! Are you off your mind? Two roll-ups and in the Main Event we saw about 8 finishing moves! Come on Russo, surely you learned your lessons in WCW? Let the wrestlers wrestle and do... what they do best! You don't need screwy finishes or 12 finishing moves to make a match good!
A: I guess you will never see a DQ in an MMA fight? Do you have any idea what it takes to book over 400 matches a year--trying to make each one fresh and different? Any? If you do many of you should apply for my job.