What's this? This is an unbiased just-the-facts news timeline ('newsline') about Vince Russo, created by Newslines contributors. Become a contributor

Vince Russo

Vince Russo4 posts
Latest News view > Click for Biography view
3 Aug, 2014

Trashes network

Interview0 Comments

Russo claims SpikeTV is a bad partner and has never promoted TNA properly in the time the promotion has stayed with the network.

Spike TV has NEVER correctly promoted TNA since they’ve been on their network for the past 9 years.

30 Jul, 2014

Russo leaves company

Quits Job0 Comments

Russo announces his separation with TNA wrestling. Russo has worked as a consultant and writer for the company in recent years.

Officially DONE w/TNA. Today they “suggested” a break, I declined. Finality was better for me.

25 Jun, 2014

Wrestle Reaction interview

Interview0 Comments

Russo talks with Wrestle Reaction about Vince McMahon and WWE’s television product.

In my opinion, the Vince McMahon before the purchase of WCW, was a different Vince McMahon. The Vince McMahon I worked for was a freakin killer. He would do anything to be number one. He would slice your throat, rip your eyes out, it didn’t matter. When I went back and met with him in 2002, he was a different guy.

4 Jun, 2014

WrestlingINC.com interview

Interview0 Comments

Russo discusses why he left WWE for WCW in 1999:

It was a couple of things. I was burnt out and didn’t appreciate Vince adding SmackDown without a heads-up or help. Number two, Vince was adding a show that would bring in millions of dollars in revenue and our salary did not go up one cent. I went into Vince’s office at that point and I was starting to breakdown because he was milking me dry. Part of what I was telling Vince is that I’m away from home, my kids are young, I wasn’t seeing my kids at all, and I was neglecting my wife. I’ll never forget Vince looked me in the eyes and said ‘I don’t know what the problem is. I pay you enough money to hire a nanny to take care of your kids. When he said that to me as a man, father, and husband, that was the end of the line.