WWE veteran says nobody asked him to appear in Vince McMahon docuseries (Exclusive)
Vince McMahon has been a topic of discussion since Netflix's Mr. McMahon docuseries premiered on September 25. Vince Russo, WWE's former head writer, recently provided his take on the six-part special.
Russo played a vital role in creating storylines at the start of WWE's popular Attitude Era in the late 1990s. He joined the company's then-rivals WCW in October 1999 after McMahon suggested he focus on work and hire a nanny to look after his children.
On Sportskeeda's The Wrestling Outlaws, Russo told host Dr. Chris Featherstone that nobody contacted him about being interviewed for Mr. McMahon:
"No, no, never. Bro, you gotta understand, Chris, this started as a WWE project. No way they're calling Vince Russo. Here's the thing I say, Chris, to this day Vince McMahon still wants you to believe that there aren't writers. To this day. And my thing is, bro, anybody that saw this documentary, with everything Vince had to do as the owner and the CEO of this company and everything Vince was responsible [for], do people actually think Vince was sitting down and writing a television show?" [8:35 – 9:18]
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Vince Russo dismisses Vince McMahon documentary narrative
Mr. McMahon largely revolved around whether Vince McMahon's real-life personality is similar to his villainous on-screen character. The docuseries referred to the former WWE Chairman as a "madman" and "mastermind," and heavily implied he was responsible for creating the company's storylines.
While McMahon had the final say on television developments, Vince Russo thinks the series gave him too much credit as a creative figurehead:
"People don't understand, bro, writing a wrestling show, bro, that's 15 to 18 hours a day every day. When you have a show every week and a pay-per-view and a second show, that is a full-time job. If people actually believe Vince McMahon was writing a television show, they're out of their freaking minds and I'm not even gonna try to convince them because they don't have a clue what it takes to do that, bro." [9:21 – 9:59]
Russo also recalled how McMahon attempted to stop the publication of one of WWE's most popular catchphrases.
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