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Vince Russo
- Born January 24, 1961 in Long Island, New York, USA
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.
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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
Raw1993
WWE Friday Night SmackDown1999
TNA iMPACT!2004
Dark Side of the Ring2019
WCW Monday Nitro1995
WWE WrestleMania 131997
WWE WrestleMania XV1999
WWE Royal Rumble 19981998
Filmography
- TBAGuest Booker with Vince RussoFilm
- TBAVince Russo's Attitude: Terri RunnelsFilmHimself
- TBATNA Global Impact!SeriesCreator
- 2026JCW Strangle-Mania: Viva Las Violence 2026FilmWriter
- 2024Who Killed WCW?SeriesSelf
- 2024JCW LunacySeriesVince Russo, Writer, Producer
- 2022The Nine Lives of Vince McMahonFilmSelf
- 2021Vice Versa: ChynaFilmSelf
- 2020You Cannot Kill David ArquetteFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 2020Vice VersaSeriesSelf
- 2019Dark Side of the RingSeriesSelf
- 2018Breaking Kayfabe with Vince RussoFilm
- 2017Vince Russo's Attitude: Ken ShamrockFilmHimself
- 2017Rocky Mountain Pro ChargedSeries
- 2016Timeline The History of WWE – 1998 – As Told By Vince RussoFilmHimself
- 2014WWE RivalriesSeriesSelf
- 2014TNA Genesis 2014FilmWriter
- 2013Timeline: The History of WCW – 2000 – As Told By Vince RussoFilmHimself
- 2012YouShoot Live: Vince RussoFilmHimself
- 2010TNA Destination X 2010FilmWriter
- 2009The Rise & Fall of WCWFilmSelf (archive footage), Self
- 2009Jeff Jarrett: King of the MountainFilmHimself
- 2006WWE: UnauthorizedFilm
- 2005TNA Destination X 2005FilmWriter
- 2005TNA Sacrifice 2005FilmWriter
- 2005Pro Wrestling's Ultimate Insiders Vol. 1: Inside the WWFFilm
- 2005Pro Wrestling's Ultimate Insiders Vol. 2: Inside WCWFilm
- 2005Pro Wrestling's Ultimate Insiders Vol. 3: One on One with Vince & EdFilm
- 2004TNA iMPACT!SeriesWriter, Creative Consultant
- 2004TNA Victory Road 2004FilmVince Russo (Appearance)
- 2002NWA-TNA Weekly PPVSeriesWriter
- 2000WCW New Blood RisingFilmVince Russo (Appearance)
- 2000WCW Spring Stampede 2000FilmWriter
- 2000WCW Slamboree 2000FilmVince Russo (Appearance)
- 2000WCW Bash at the Beach 2000FilmWriter
- 2000WCW Halloween Havoc 2000FilmWriter, Producer
- 2000WCW Fall Brawl 2000FilmWriter
- 2000WCW The Great American Bash 2000FilmWriter, Executive Producer
- 1999WWE Friday Night SmackDownSeriesWriter
- 1999Beyond the MatFilmSelf
- 1999WWE WrestleMania XVFilmWriter
- 1999WWE Royal Rumble 1999FilmWriter
- 1999WWE SummerSlam 1999FilmWriter
- 1999WWE Over the EdgeFilmWriter
- 1999WWE St. Valentine's Day Massacre: In Your HouseFilmWriter
- 1999WWE King of the Ring 1999FilmWriter
- 1999WWE No Mercy (UK) 1999FilmWriter
- 1999WWE Fully Loaded 1999FilmWriter
- 1999WWE Unforgiven 1999FilmWriter
- 1999WCW Halloween Havoc 1999FilmWriter
- 1999WWE Backlash: In Your HouseFilmWriter
- 1999WWE Rebellion 1999FilmWriter
- 1999WCW Mayhem 1999FilmWriter
- 1999WCW Starrcade 1999FilmWriter
- 1999WWE Halftime HeatFilmWriter
- 1999Royal RumbleFilmScreenplay
- 1998Hitman Hart: Wrestling with ShadowsFilmSelf
- 1998WWE Royal Rumble 1998FilmWriter
- 1998WWE WrestleMania XIVFilmWriter
- 1998WWE Judgment Day: In Your HouseFilmWriter
- 1998WWE No Way Out of Texas: In Your HouseFilmWriter
- 1998WWE King of the Ring 1998FilmWriter
- 1998WWE Fully Loaded: In Your HouseFilmWriter
- 1998WWE Rock Bottom: In Your HouseFilmWriter
- 1998WWE Unforgiven: In Your HouseFilmWriter
- 1998WWE SummerSlam 1998FilmWriter
- 1998WWE Survivor Series 1998FilmWriter
- 1998WWE Capital CarnageFilmWriter
- 1998WWE Over the Edge: In Your HouseFilmWriter
- 1998WWE Breakdown: In Your HouseFilmWriter
- 1998WWE Mayhem in ManchesterFilmWriter
- 1997WWE WrestleMania 13FilmWriter
- 1997WWE Royal Rumble 1997FilmWriter
- 1997WWE SummerSlam 1997FilmWriter
- 1997WWE Survivor Series 1997FilmWriter
- 1997WWE In Your House 13: Final FourFilmWriter
- 1997WWE D-Generation X: In Your HouseFilmWriter
- 1997WWE Badd Blood: In Your HouseFilmWriter
- 1997WWE In Your House 15: A Cold Day in HellFilmWriter
- 1997WWE Ground Zero: In Your HouseFilmWriter