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7 Reasons Vince Russo deserves more credit from Wrestling fans

Vince Russo
Vince Russo

Clearly, among the most disliked professional wrestling figures online, the truth of the matter is that Vince Russo has done a lot of things that are worthy of mockery. For instance, the fact that he had a reign as the WCW World Heavyweight Champion is mind-boggling, even if he gave up the title almost immediately.

No matter how much you dislike some of the things that Russo did during his career, however, it makes no sense to pretend like his career lacked any highlights. After all, aside from people like Eric Bischoff or Jim Cornette, pretty much everyone agrees he influenced many moments that the majority of wrestling fans look back on with fondness.

In order for something that Vince Russo did in the wrestling business to be considered for possible inclusion on this list, it first and foremost needs to have been positive for the industry. On top of that, it has to seem like many wrestling fans do not give him enough credit for his part in bringing it to life.

That said, it should be noted that clearly the performers involved in the storylines he crafted deserve a huge amount of credit for their success. However, downplaying Russo’s role to the bare minimum doesn’t seem fair to the man.


#7 He created a lot of beloved wrestling characters

Too Cool: Scotty 2 Hotty, Rikishi, Brian Lawler
Too Cool: Scotty 2 Hotty, Rikishi, Brian Lawler

One of the most important things a wrestling company does, in order to keep audiences engaged new and interesting characters should be introduced with great regularity. Someone who was responsible for creating a lot of character concepts during his lengthy career, Vince Russo came up with the ideas behind several characters people grew to love.

One of the most popular performers during the early stages of the Attitude Era, reportedly it was Vince Russo that pitched taking Sable out from underneath the shadow of her real-life husband Marc Mero. Another character that seems to epitomize Russo’s often over the top and controversial tastes, Val Venis would not have existed without his input. One of the most unlikely Attitude Era successes, Too Cool was entertaining enough to overcome their silly names.

Only a small sampling of the many characters that Russo had a major hand in creating, fans should give him credit for breathing life into so many wrestling gimmicks they enjoyed. On top of that, we should all respect the fact that he came up with concepts that kept several wrestlers gainfully employed for years on end.

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