Russo's open letter to WWE

[Trip in the Head]

Dear Vince, Stephanie and Hunter,

First let me apologize for my rant last night on Russo on Raw. I'm Italian, I'm emotional, I'm sorry I get that way sometimes. Come to think of it, you probably witnessed it first hand in a galaxy far, far away-many light years ago. The truth is-I hate to criticize RAW. I really do. Having been there and done that, I realize how difficult it is to come up with two hours of compelling content every week - let alone three. The job is not easy, I understand that, and nobody can be criticized for TRYING and giving their BEST EFFORT-nobody. But . . . the question I have to ask is: "Is what we see every Monday Night honestly and truly your best effort? I just know that having worked with all three of you in the past, I don't think any of us would have been satisfied, or even ALLOWED last night's show to air in its final form. Are we seriously not better than that? What happened to our mantra during the Attitude Era when this week's show was going to be better than last weeks? Remember that, Vince?

I don't know what it is. I don't know the structure, because I am not there, but nobody-NOBODY-can tell me that with a bit more effort you couldn't be doing better than what WE THE PEOPLE are being exposed to every Monday Night. Look-we all love wrestling, we are all HUGE fans of the WWE and in all truthfulness-WE WANT TO LIKE THE SHOW!!! But, you just make it so difficult. Asking anybody to sit through three hours of what you're currently putting on the air is not only asking too much . . .but, it's also unfair.

Look, I'm not going to tell you what to do, or how to do it, who am I? All I'm asking is that you all ask each other-is this the best that World Wrestling Entertainment has to offer its fans? If the answer is yes, that I guess I've just over-rated you, however, I think we all know that's not the answer. I don't think any of you can walk away from that building on Monday night honestly believing that you had just put your best foot forward. I don't believe that for a second.

Right now, you have an UNBELIEVABLE talent roster, up and down from first match to main event, but the writing and producing of the show is just not serving them justice. You have to know that. What happened to the work ethic and the commitment that we all shared during the Attitude Era? What happened to that passion, when we literally used to leave our own BLOOD, SWEAT and TEARS on the script that we wrote. If something didn't exceed our expectations we were sick over it for days-I know I was.

Vince, Stephanie, Triple H, YES we will always be here no matter what. We support you, and we support the WWE, but the truth is . . . we deserve better. And, deep down inside I know that you know that.

With 1,000% sincerity.

Peace,

Your Former Head Writer

Vince Russo

https://sports.yahoo.com/news/vince-russo-questions-triple-h-170500884.html

 

[Just Kevin]

Yes, Mr. Russo, Yes.

Step #1.. fire Kevin Dunn.

 

[The GOAT]

Does he really think anyone in the WWE actually keeps up with what he's saying about the product? I'm pretty sure Vince, Triple H and Stephanie all have better things to do than to read what Russo (someone who hasn't been relevant to them since 1999) has to say about the show unless one of their yes-men reads what he says and then tells them about it.

 

[Trip in the Head]

Does he really think anyone in the WWE actually reads his rants about the product? I'm pretty sure Vince, Triple H and Stephanie have better things to do than keep up with what Russo (someone who hasn't been relevant to them since 1999) has to say about the show unless one of their yes-men reads what he says and then tells them about it.

Probably only if Russo talks smack about them does it make it back to them

 

[Just Kevin]

Does he really think anyone in the WWE actually reads his rants about the product? I'm pretty sure Vince, Triple H and Stephanie have better things to do than keep up with what Russo (someone who hasn't been relevant to them since 1999) has to say about the show unless one of their yes-men reads what he says and then tells them about it.

and thus the reason the product is shit... they could care less what the fans think unless forced to care. Russo was right in all aspects of this letter.

 

[Senhor Perfect]

He's right but he couldn't fix it. I don't know what the answer is at this point. Athletically they have the best roster of all time. However, despite Cena being over with kids there's no one mega star like hogan or Austin to bring in the masses. They also have no real competition to push them like WCW did in the nineties. Finally, they're a public company now. The want for another attitude era will not happen when there are stockholders to answer to. The only way we will see an upswing in the overall product is for one of those first two things to happen again. Until then, they're still making a lot of money so they don't really need to take risks. The status quo lines their pockets and there's no reason for them to put that on the line.

 

[edge4ever]

Regardless of how anyone feels about Russo, I agree with everything he wrote.

 

[Jonathan]

He's right but if this is his way of weaseling a way back into WWE in any shape or form he can fuck off. This just seems like a "you know, maybe you should hire me back and see what we can do" letter.

 

[edge4ever]

He's right but if this is his way of weaseling a way back into WWE in any shape or form he can fuck off. This just seems like a "you know, maybe you should hire me back and see what we can do" letter.

lol i sincerely hope he's not trying to get hired back....because that's something you say after you get the job

 

[Prince Bálor]

Fire Kevin Dunn and bring Russo back, and if the product's still the same... Then fuck you, I'd give up on WWE.

 

[Jonathan]

Fire Kevin Dunn and bring Russo back, and if the product's still the same... Then fuck you, I'd give up on WWE.

Kevin Dunn is the producer. He does the cameras and what-not. Nothing to do with Russo's role.

 

[The GOAT]

I wouldn't be surprised if Russo was secretly campaigning for his old job back by trying to get the 'E's attention through these reviews and rants. Seems he has the itch to want to write for a wrestling show again but TNA doesn't want him, ROH is probably too small-time and vanilla-midgetedly for his taste, and that only leaves WWE. If Russo's off-the-wall thinking is what it took to help improve the product, I'd be all for it, but I doubt they'd ever accept him back.

 

[Prince Bálor]

Kevin Dunn is the producer. He does the cameras and what-not. Nothing to do with Russo's role.

Oh, I see... Well, apologies, that was a mistake on my part... Mistaken Dunn with David Kapoor...

 

[Trip in the Head]

It would be super hard to do, but if the WWE opened up a forum like this and asked for people's ideas they could at least see what the fans would like to see on the shows. I know they would likely get MILLIONS of responses, but imagine if they did it and picked YOUR idea for a story line? How much would you guys mark out for that? I for one would absolutely love to write for WWE, but that's a pipe dream if I ever heard one.

 

[Snowman1]

I'd be horrified of WWE seeing what the fans thought of their product. If those dipshits in Youtube comment sections have ANY kind of say-so the wrestling business would be in much worse shape than it is right now.