Vince Russo is a veteran of the professional wrestling business. He is mostly known for being one of the creative writers of WCW and WWE. He not only was one of the notable personalities behind the scenes, but he also played a role on television as well. Russo also managed to capture the WCW World Heavyweight Championship once.
Recently, Vince Russo took to Twitter to share the unfortunate news that he was diagnosed with diabetes. But he wasn’t dejected of any sort, but rather mentioned that his battle with diabetes has just begun.
“Found out yesterday I have Diabetes. Today, the battle begins. There’s more than wrestling, bro, there’s Life,” Vince Russo tweeted.
Is Vince Russo no longer a wrestling fan?
The former WCW World Heavyweight Champion has been reviewing wrestling shows for a while now. But about a year ago, Vince Russo revealed that he no longer considers him a wrestling fan. While speaking on the GAW TV, he mentioned that he no longer watches wrestling unless he’s getting paid for it.
“I think there’s also this, and I’m just being like totally honest with you. I’ve been watching wrestling since 1970. I don’t consider myself a fan anymore,” Vince Russo said. “I would not watch any wrestling match unless I get paid. But here’s the deal guys, as a casual wrestling fan. I don’t want to watch a wrestling show where I am constantly fearful of people getting hurt.
“That’s what I feel like I’m watching today. I want to be entertained. I don’t want to worry that you’re going to land on your head and be paralyzed. And that’s what I feel like — I’m always looking away. I’m always cringing. I’m always — why did you do that? The moves they’re doing on the apron. You guys know what an apron feels like. And bro, we’ve lost casual fans by the millions. Casual fans want to be entertained. They don’t want to worry about guys and gals getting hurt every week.”
Vince Russo criticizes the ‘Spot Fest’
In recent times, most wrestling matches seem to have multiple portions when the wrestlers in the match exchange signature moves with each other. Either that, or there is a high-risk move after a high-risk move. Vince Russo calls these segments a ‘Spot Fest’. While speaking on GAW TV, he shared that the ‘Spot Fest’ has a lot of drawbacks as none of the moves register with fans because it is very quick.
“I think what happens because I myself feel this when you’ve got a long spot fest. Okay. Stuff is happening so quickly that as I’m watching this, nothing registers,” Vince Russo said. “So if nothing registers, then nothing means anything. It doesn’t mean anything. And I think that’s what a lot of the casual fans have gone through. You don’t let a spot register. It’s one right after the next in every match. And none of it means anything, and like Mickie said, you are catering to an audience you already have.
“If wrestling is in the marquee, they’re watching. That’s what they do, that’s who they are. That’s why the Attitude Era was more successful because me and Ed Ferrara were okay. We’ve got these people; how do we get the rest of the world, and what got the rest of the world was there was something for everybody. There was drama; there was romance; there was thrills; there was comedy. There was something for everybody. If you give me a straight two-hour wrestling show, who are you drawing? You’re drawing the audience you already have. This is not rocket science. It’s not rocket science, man. I don’t know. I don’t understand.”
We at Wrestlezone wish Russo all the best in his battle with diabetes.
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