Cheerio Vince Russo

[Titantron]

As news hits that Vince Russo has said his goodbyes, appreciate this former piece of VR magic.

[bpc532]

This drastically increases the odds of me watching TNA again, and was what prevented me from starting up the LOL TNA thread.

[Titantron]

www.dailymotion.com/video/x15pt0_russo-shoots-on-hogan_sport

EDIT: Gabe, install AEVA Media so that it embeds Dailymotion vids! ;D

[kingkongdragon]

I don"t have the hate for him that others do but i do agree moveing on is key for tna

[indyjunkieman]

I don't get him and Bischoff being seen as "game changing" creative minds....

Break it down..

Bischoff: Who did he ever make into a star? Nobody! Not Hogan, Hall, Nash, Goldberg, Benoit, Jericho, Eddy, Mysterio...NOBODY! His biggest storyline success which was the NWO was derived from NJPW.

Russo: Every success he had in WWE was allowed by McMahon who vetoed all of his bad ideas..

Along with Hogan they have combined to make TNA unwatchable and killed WCW....The question I have is..... How the hell did TNA allow these guys power to begin with?

[lordakiyama]

Russo's days were numbered when Hogan and Bischoff came in. They started dwindling when Bruce Prichard arrived and then with the arrival of Dave Lagana. It was only a matter of time before something gave that forced him to leave as he no longer has final say on things (Prichard and Bischoff do) and Lagana was waiting in the wings.

The question now becomes will Lagana be able to steer the ship properly. While the shows have been improving, they're still a ways away from being back to where they were during the pre-Spike TV period in 2005. It also doesn't help that they don't have a whole lot of young talent that are seen as stars.

[indyjunkieman]

Feb 15, 2012 19:27:16 GMT -5 lordakiyama said:

Russo's days were numbered when Hogan and Bischoff came in. They started dwindling when Bruce Prichard arrived and then with the arrival of Dave Lagana. It was only a matter of time before something gave that forced him to leave as he no longer has final say on things (Prichard and Bischoff do) and Lagana was waiting in the wings.

The question now becomes will Lagana be able to steer the ship properly. While the shows have been improving, they're still a ways away from being back to where they were during the pre-Spike TV period in 2005. It also doesn't help that they don't have a whole lot of young talent that are seen as stars.

They would've had a lot of young guys who could be seen as stars if they didn't bury them like MCMG'S, The Young Bucks, Hernandez, Brian Kendrick and a plethora of others.

I hope Lagana and steer the ship back onto course but as long as Bischoff and Hogan are there i'll continue to have my doubts.

[sankakugeri]

You're still looking at a scenario where the brand has been so damaged by bad booking, sub par talent, and various other things that have turned around and scarred the brand. It needs a new shot of life that's going to have to really repair what Russo has done, along with the apathy created by Bischoff and Hogan.

[futureninja]

I'm glad Lagana has taken over (if we can believe the reports) From what I've seen of him, he seems very in touch with what fans want to see and is basically just a fan himself. Here's hoping he can bring back Samoa Joe to his former glory, as well as give all the up and comers time to show what they're made of and make TNA a wrestling company that people want to see and will proudly support.

It might take quite a few months to get things going again, but I have faith in Dave Lagana!

[gruesomesean]

I'm just glad Russo is gone. I think back to the territory days and if things were stagnant or a downswing, with no end in sight, it was always the booker who got the ax in favor of someone else. Russo managed to stay wayyyyyy too long in TNA.

I suppose on the other side of the coin though, it's hard to blame everything on one man. Any mainstream wrestling company is gonna have way too many people sticking their hands all over everything in creative.