![Vince Russo](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/uQIVbzvt7nh4F7M8v4L9ykDxxIP.jpg)
Vince Russo
Vincent James Russo is an American professional wrestling writer, booker and pundit. He is notable for his tenures with WWE, World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) in creative roles. He also occasionally made appearances as an on-screen authority figure, and professional wrestler, in WCW and TNA.
Russo's writing style often blurred the lines between reality and fiction, while also favoring elements such as shock twists, grand moments and larger-than-life characters over in-ring action, which made him a controversial figure amongst certain wrestling fans. Russo was head of the WWE's creative department during the widely acclaimed 'Attitude Era', during which the company achieved record high television ratings.
During a self-booked in-ring career in WCW, Russo became a one-time WCW World Heavyweight Champion, and scored televised singles victories over future WWE Hall of Famers Ric Flair and Booker T (the latter to win his world title).
Known For | Writing |
---|---|
Most Rating | 3.754 |
Birthday | 1961-01-24 |
Place of Birth | Long Island, New York, USA |
Also Known As |
![Timeline: The History of WCW – 2000 – As Told By Vince Russo](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/399WdRHK1Wiri41QbBN3DoENGFw.jpg)
2013
![Timeline: The History of WCW – 2000 – As Told By Vince Russo](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/399WdRHK1Wiri41QbBN3DoENGFw.jpg)
Timeline: The History of WCW – 2000 – As Told By Vince Russo
0/0
There has never been another name in pro wrestling that has sparked so much debate. Savior? Provocateur? Whatever you think, he was behind the most ta...
Watch Now
Timeline: The History of WCW – 2000 – As Told By Vince Russo
![Timeline: The History of WWE – 1998 – As Told By Vince Russo](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/bC18OprVSsq1t707eZ7xYFk46Ze.jpg)
2016
![Timeline: The History of WWE – 1998 – As Told By Vince Russo](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/bC18OprVSsq1t707eZ7xYFk46Ze.jpg)
Timeline: The History of WWE – 1998 – As Told By Vince Russo
0/0
The Attitude Era has become a benchmark in WWE history, universally agreed to signify one of the most successful eras in the company’s history. This y...
Watch Now
Timeline: The History of WWE – 1998 – As Told By Vince Russo
![YouShoot Live: Vince Russo](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/mcVaf32MWGsBWszYtanvycHeM91.jpg)
2012
![YouShoot Live: Vince Russo](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/mcVaf32MWGsBWszYtanvycHeM91.jpg)
YouShoot Live: Vince Russo
0/0
After leaving TNA in 2012, Vince Russo was laying low. Out of the limelight, he only became more of a mythic figure to smart fans. Here is his first p...
Watch Now
YouShoot Live: Vince Russo
![Vince Russo's Attitude: Ken Shamrock](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/ajNGZWDbXDV2bv5RzmiHxFO0V57.jpg)
![Vince Russo's Attitude: Ken Shamrock](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/ajNGZWDbXDV2bv5RzmiHxFO0V57.jpg)
Vince Russo's Attitude: Ken Shamrock
0/0
What happens when the head writer of the Attitude era sits down with the stars he wrote for and together they examine the angles that riveted all wres...
Watch Now
Vince Russo's Attitude: Ken Shamrock
![Vince Russo's Attitude: Terri Runnels](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/pws4jZgE6JZvAcfNDxcdBfr3RcI.jpg)
![Vince Russo's Attitude: Terri Runnels](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/pws4jZgE6JZvAcfNDxcdBfr3RcI.jpg)
Vince Russo's Attitude: Terri Runnels
0/0
Who better to team up for a controversial stroll into pro wrestling TV production than a daring writer, an androgynous, flamboyant statuette come to l...
Watch Now
Vince Russo's Attitude: Terri Runnels
![WWE: Unauthorized](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/9hO5ishwiTLc7eVFxW3GreJzMJK.jpg)
2006
![WWE: Unauthorized](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/9hO5ishwiTLc7eVFxW3GreJzMJK.jpg)
WWE: Unauthorized
0/0
WWE: Unauthorized provides a rare look at the empire Vince McMahon Jr. built by interviewing the wrestlers, writers, and wacky fans that provide the f...
Watch Now
WWE: Unauthorized
![Pro Wrestling's Ultimate Insiders Vol. 1: Inside the WWF](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/41jwvrZD4pfqrhGMu8NvNQ8vr3T.jpg)
2005
![Pro Wrestling's Ultimate Insiders Vol. 1: Inside the WWF](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/41jwvrZD4pfqrhGMu8NvNQ8vr3T.jpg)
Pro Wrestling's Ultimate Insiders Vol. 1: Inside the WWF
0/0
Pro wrestlings most influential writers, Vince Russo and Ed Ferrara, have been in the middle of some of the most important angles, stories, and devel...
Watch Now
Pro Wrestling's Ultimate Insiders Vol. 1: Inside the WWF
![Pro Wrestling's Ultimate Insiders Vol. 2: Inside WCW](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/4pU9SqFPwaAXV1vzJE1W5V1LhJJ.jpg)
2005
![Pro Wrestling's Ultimate Insiders Vol. 2: Inside WCW](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/4pU9SqFPwaAXV1vzJE1W5V1LhJJ.jpg)
Pro Wrestling's Ultimate Insiders Vol. 2: Inside WCW
0/0
Inside WCW focuses on the duo's highly controversial jump from the WWF to Ted Turner's WCW and the professional and personal chaos that would follow....
Watch Now
Pro Wrestling's Ultimate Insiders Vol. 2: Inside WCW
![Pro Wrestling's Ultimate Insiders Vol. 3: One on One with Vince & Ed](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/4pU9SqFPwaAXV1vzJE1W5V1LhJJ.jpg)
2005
![Pro Wrestling's Ultimate Insiders Vol. 3: One on One with Vince & Ed](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/4pU9SqFPwaAXV1vzJE1W5V1LhJJ.jpg)
Pro Wrestling's Ultimate Insiders Vol. 3: One on One with Vince & Ed
0/0
Pro wrestling writers and Vince Russo and Ed Ferrara host this inside look at the history, drama, scandal and controversy of the WWF, WCW, and TNA. In...
Watch Now
Pro Wrestling's Ultimate Insiders Vol. 3: One on One with Vince & Ed
![Jeff Jarrett: King of the Mountain](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/3qFuXmbJPwfZiU0CcsWiaSRFSGX.jpg)
2009
![Jeff Jarrett: King of the Mountain](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/3qFuXmbJPwfZiU0CcsWiaSRFSGX.jpg)
Jeff Jarrett: King of the Mountain
10/3
Founder of TNA Wrestling, Jeff Jarrett has become a legend in pro wrestling both inside and outside of the ring. In this four disc set, TNA Home Video...
Watch Now
Jeff Jarrett: King of the Mountain
![The Rise & Fall of WCW](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/jpRk1Nbz3Ea9cdeBoBcdfkd116f.jpg)
2009
![The Rise & Fall of WCW](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/jpRk1Nbz3Ea9cdeBoBcdfkd116f.jpg)
The Rise & Fall of WCW
7.1/16
WCW grew out of a southern promotion, into a giant that battled World Wrestling Entertainment every Monday Night. For the first time ever, the complet...
Watch Now
The Rise & Fall of WCW
![You Cannot Kill David Arquette](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/rBrwaANEz4uSqxUjBKKGh8eS0rt.jpg)
2020
![You Cannot Kill David Arquette](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/rBrwaANEz4uSqxUjBKKGh8eS0rt.jpg)
You Cannot Kill David Arquette
6.76/48
Following his infamous championship as part of a marketing stunt for the film Ready to Rumble, David Arquette is widely known as the most hated man in...
Watch Now
You Cannot Kill David Arquette
![TNA Victory Road 2004](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/66OUedAejnL4GNa8ve8X8L4WfIO.jpg)
2004
![TNA Victory Road 2004](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/66OUedAejnL4GNa8ve8X8L4WfIO.jpg)
TNA Victory Road 2004
6/1
TNA debuts on monthly PPV with a three hour supercard from Orlando, FL. that features Jeff Jarrett vs. Jeff Hardy in a ladder match for the NWA World...
Watch Now
TNA Victory Road 2004
![Breaking Kayfabe with Vince Russo](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/yf5ykqVh3ZgccQde15A9BgqrgEA.jpg)
2018
![Breaking Kayfabe with Vince Russo](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/yf5ykqVh3ZgccQde15A9BgqrgEA.jpg)
Breaking Kayfabe with Vince Russo
0/0
One of the most maligned, controversial figures to ever enter the pro wrestling game has agreed to open up all aspects of his life for you to examine....
Watch Now
Breaking Kayfabe with Vince Russo
![Guest Booker with Vince Russo](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/dN5zEEwwJHz6P1HgVoI33IpnSyK.jpg)
![Guest Booker with Vince Russo](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/dN5zEEwwJHz6P1HgVoI33IpnSyK.jpg)
Guest Booker with Vince Russo
0/0
It’s notable that the man whose booking was in part responsible for one of the biggest boom periods in wrestling, had nothing to do with wrestling’s m...
Watch Now
Guest Booker with Vince Russo
![WCW Slamboree 2000](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/pxyomIBvQBlzufMKjKwNPpoFbU7.jpg)
2000
![WCW Slamboree 2000](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/pxyomIBvQBlzufMKjKwNPpoFbU7.jpg)
WCW Slamboree 2000
10/2
Slamboree 2000 took place on May 7, 2000 at Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Missouri. The main event was a Ready to Rumble Cage match for the WCW World H...
Watch Now
WCW Slamboree 2000
![The Nine Lives of Vince McMahon](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/8EFykiNmoEPD0KohvLPtksOpMW5.jpg)
2022
![The Nine Lives of Vince McMahon](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/8EFykiNmoEPD0KohvLPtksOpMW5.jpg)
The Nine Lives of Vince McMahon
3.5/2
A Vice documentary look into Vince McMahon’s role in the world of wrestling.
Watch Now
The Nine Lives of Vince McMahon
![The Rise & Fall of WCW](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/jpRk1Nbz3Ea9cdeBoBcdfkd116f.jpg)
2009
![The Rise & Fall of WCW](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/jpRk1Nbz3Ea9cdeBoBcdfkd116f.jpg)
The Rise & Fall of WCW
7.1/16
WCW grew out of a southern promotion, into a giant that battled World Wrestling Entertainment every Monday Night. For the first time ever, the complet...
Watch Now
The Rise & Fall of WCW
![Hitman Hart: Wrestling With Shadows](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/vAMdeGiCv5BRfTXyU1aANaTGl4Y.jpg)
1998
![Hitman Hart: Wrestling With Shadows](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/vAMdeGiCv5BRfTXyU1aANaTGl4Y.jpg)
Hitman Hart: Wrestling With Shadows
7.535/43
This documentary follows superstar Bret Hart during his last year in the WWF. The film documents the tensions that resulted in The Montreal Screwjob,...
Watch Now
Hitman Hart: Wrestling With Shadows
![Vice Versa: Chyna](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/p9PG1kcVyw3GMDmRRzrPXF6SVRE.jpg)
2021
![Vice Versa: Chyna](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/p9PG1kcVyw3GMDmRRzrPXF6SVRE.jpg)
Vice Versa: Chyna
7.8/4
The rise and fall of wrestler Joanie Chyna Laurer, whose life was cut short in 2016. Her contributions to the WWE business and her pioneering work and...
Watch Now
Vice Versa: Chyna
![WCW New Blood Rising](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/iY59dKdOfXBSevTzhXlqDC5wyyk.jpg)
2000
![WCW New Blood Rising](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/iY59dKdOfXBSevTzhXlqDC5wyyk.jpg)
WCW New Blood Rising
10/2
New Blood Rising was a professional wrestling pay-per-view produced by World Championship Wrestling that replaced WCW's August PPV event Road Wild. It...
Watch Now
WCW New Blood Rising
![Who Killed WCW?](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/9Krk16SeTz6zyzbYzCRP1OaSSDs.jpg)
2024
![Who Killed WCW?](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/9Krk16SeTz6zyzbYzCRP1OaSSDs.jpg)
Who Killed WCW?
0/0
Explores WCW's downfall through interviews revealing management issues, creative missteps, and the fierce Monday Night Wars competition that led to it...
Watch Now