Wcw vince russo vs booker t

Wcw is a defunct american professional wrestling promotion founded by media tycoon ted turner in 1988. Remembering the forgotten wcw wrestlers 19 years after last. It took place on july 9, 2000 from the ocean center in daytona beach, florida. Apr 26, 2007 wcw bash at the beach 2000 jeff jarrett vs booker t wcw championship. Matches vince russo wrestlers database cagematch the. Sep 07, 2015 however, vince didnt take too kindly to erics accusations. The title rope opera stems from the title of a television series idea that he pitched to networks at the time of his wwf tenure. The prior success of russo in wwe would not be replicated without someone like vince mcmahon to filter his ideas. Sep 25, 2016 16 years ago today on nitro from uniondale, new york wwe network link, vince russo defeated booker t in a caged heat match to win the wcw championship. Vince russo claimed in a interview with kayfabe commentaries that booker was the guy who all of creative wanted to see become world heavyweight champion after bash at the beach and it isn t hard to see why. Hogan, russo, and a worked shoot at bash at the beach. The san francisco 49er box match booker t vs jeff jarrett for the wcw world title from the 1022000 nitro this is the 31st and final entry of the 31day series of matches with special stipulations booked in vince russo s wcw from late 1999 to late 2000. He specifically didnt like bischoff calling bs on vinces side of the story. Vince russo says it will be his team, the babyfaces vince russo, jeff jarrett, kevin nash, and scott steiner vs.

Sting and here is essentially how this matchup worked. Booker t, sting, kronic and goldberg jeff jarrett is the first man for russo s team. I mean babyfaces often hi five the crowd on the way in, but booker goes all the way around the cage in a sort of saunter. Vince russo shocks the world when he wins the wcw world heavyweight championship from booker t in a steel cage match. I would not be sixtime world champion if it were not for vince russo. During a self booked inring career in wcw, russo became a onetime wcw world heavyweight champion, scored televised singles victories over future wwe hall of famers ric flair and booker t the latter to win his world title, and never lost a match. Hulk hogan, vince russo and worked shooting at bash at the beach new, 15 comments this date in wcw history saw one of the most controversial worked shoots in the pro wrestling business, as hulk hogan and vince russo creatively collided. Booker t made appearances to promote the book with the score television network with arda ocal which aired on august 29, 2012. The book took 3 years to write and in my opinion was a plus since you are able to see how russo s mindset changes about wrestling, the drama that occurs in it and just life itself. He is also the owner and founder of the independent promotion reality of wrestling row in texas city, texas booker is best known for his time in world championship wrestling wcw, the world. Aug 17, 2000 vince russo on wcw live basically, what im going to do on monday is offer bill goldberg a release. Jul 09, 2016 booker t s historic night is clouded by that whole vince russo pipebomb thing, the wcw invasion gets extreme, moolahwinzlol, and big daddy cool celebrates a bably by tearing a quad. Is the thread listed below breaking the board for anyone else. And with the combination of having to immediately push ratings upwards and dealing with the political nature of wcw, russo utilized his crash tv format pedal to the metal.

Its kind of like the past generations feast or fired. We go to commercials before we learn about his starting opponent. Russo would surrender the title at the next wcw monday nitro, and in an outlandish turn of events, would show on nitro a brain operation he had due to a concussion. Vince says it took vince a week to figure out that booker t was going to be a star. Scott steiner jeff jarrett booker t vince russo vince russo joining wcw as the head writer turned out to be one of the worst things to happen to the company.

Hollywood hogan pinned jeff jarrett after vince russo had jarrett lie down for hogan. Nov 26, 2010 vince russo is the human equivalent of marmite. Vincent james russo born january 24, 1961 is an american author, podcaster, professional wrestling booker, writer. Booker t vince russo stuck up for me in wcw when it. Booker t vs jeff jarrett bash at the beach 2000 german middl. Classic wcw 5star match and crowning of a new champion,perhaps. Why i appreciate the vince russo booked wcw in 1999. Besides the fact that booker had been one singles worker who had managed to move outside the whole nwo schmozzle, booker was a worker who. Vince russo the most misunderstood man in professional. From what ive heard, there was a meeting, and russo stood up for me. Vince russo stuck up for me in wcw when it came down to who should be world champ.

Vince russo was a wwe writer for years, before he was signed by wcw to take over booking duties. Vince mcmahon wollte sich world championship wrestling schon in dessen. Scott steiner and jeff jarrett with midajah take on booker t, sting and vince russo in a handicap match but miss jones makes her presence known. Sorry i have to use this audio cause i cant get it to sync up for whatever reason. When it was announced that he had been rehired by wwe in 2002, the writing staff threatened a walkout. No one divides opinion amongst wrestling fans like vince russo, bro. Vincent james russo born january 24, 1961 is a former head writer for wwe, wcw, and tna. Matt says vince mcmahon sent vince russo to the wcw to destroy the wcw from the inside. Booker t wouldnt be a world champion if it wasnt for. Jeff jarrett shoot promo bash at the beach 2000 german middl. Vince russo joins wcw the wrestling gospel according to. War games becomes a triple cage brawl as wcw s top superstars go at it. Firstly, booker t takes a friggin age to get inside the ring. Feb 18, 2017 ernest the cat miller and miss jones change vince russo s script and banish him from the ring while restarting a bout between booker t and chuck palumbo.

Bash at the beach 2000 was the seventh and final bash at the beach professional wrestling payperview ppv event produced by world championship wrestling wcw. The first box contained a blowup sex doll, the second contained a signed portrait of scott hall, the third contained a coalminers glove, and the last one containing the wcw championship. Wow, the wcw racial discrimination lawsuits section on. Vince russo promo wcw bash at the beach 2000 megasting1981. May 19, 2019 vince russo details the pitch he made to vince mcmahon in 2002 for a second wcw invasion angle. I would not even be onetime world champion if it weren t for vince russo. However, there will be qualification matches for the heels so they may not make it to wcw wargames 2000.

Robert booker tio huffman born march 1, 1965, better known by his ring name booker t, is an american professional wrestler, professional wrestling promoter and color commentator signed with wwe. Booker t wouldnt be a world champion if it wasnt for vince. Goldberg entered the cage from under the ring and speared vince russo through the cage wall seconds before booker t exited the cage. Jan 19, 2018 booker t says he wouldnt even be a one time world champion if it wasnt for vince russo. He is also one of the few nonwrestlers in the business who generates controversy. Nov 02, 2008 russo jumped on a sinking ship when he went to wcw what really killed wcw was the aoltime warner merger. Vince russo fires hulk hogan wcw bash at the beach 2000 akagkacu740. Wcw personnel, still feeling the aftershocks from the eric bischoff ouster, got another jolt last week when the company announced that wwf scriptwriter vince russo was taking his crash style of television down south and bringing writing partner ed ferrara with him. Vince russo details the pitch he made to vince mcmahon in. Aug 03, 2016 vince russo claimed in a interview with kayfabe commentaries that booker was the guy who all of creative wanted to see become world heavyweight champion after bash at the beach and it isn t hard to see why. Truth with consequences vince russos first nitro, why he wasnt successful in wcw, what the locker room was like at the time, the wrestler who thought too highly of himself, why disco inferno wasnt hired by the wwf, rant of the week on aew.

Vince russo vs booker t wcw title video dailymotion. Vince russo wins the wcw world title cageside seats. On the 9252000 episode of nitro, big vito and johnny the bull met in the opening match in an i quit stickball bat vs kendo stick match. He is notable for his tenures with the world wrestling federation wwf, world championship wrestling wcw and total nonstop action wrestling tna in.

War games becomes a triple cage brawl as wcws top superstars go at it. Vince russos 10 worst wcw booking decisions page 4. Vince russo is one of the most controversial bookers a booker, as the term is used in wrestling, is a person who puts matches together and determines basics about their content, such as relative overall length, who the eventual victor will be, and many of the moves which will be made during the match. Hulk hogan, vince russo, and worked shooting cageside seats. Russo challenged goldberg to show up next week on the show and, if he does, the match will be booker t vs. Scott steiner jeff jarrett booker t vince russo vince russo joining wcw as the head writer turned out to be one of the. The idea of vince russo also being racist toward black people isn t surprising to me. Vince russo details the pitch he made to vince mcmahon in 2002 for a second wcw invasion angle.

Dec 20, 2019 no one divides opinion amongst wrestling fans like vince russo, bro. Mar 24, 2020 that list includes booker t, ric flair, big show. He was the editor of wwf magazine, the head of the wcws creative department, and the creative force behind the national wrestling alliances total nonstop action wrestling promotion. Sep 07, 2018 wcw monday nitro, dallas, tx this is a request via kofi. It culminated in fans slapping him with straps at tna vs. Wcw bash at the beach 2000 jeff jarrett vs booker t wcw championship. On march 10, 2015, booker released his second autobiography, booker t. The first time they had a real major one, ron simmons became world champion. Hulk hogan, vince russo, and a worked shoot at bash at the beach. Booker t as world champion i think hes done real well. The match and show ended with goldberg spearing russo out of the cage.

Sorry i have to use this audio cause i can t get it to sync up for whatever reason. However, vince didn t take too kindly to erics accusations. He is also one of the few non wrestlers in the business who generates controversy. Top stars like booker t, jeff jarrett, sting and ric flair would go on to. Truth with consequences vince russos first nitro, why he wasnt. On top of completely burying hogan and shitting all over his name, russo promised the fans they would never have to see him in wcw ever again. Goldberg felt russo was a huge negative for wcw and went as far as to accuse him of being a plant sent from wwe to kill the competition. Vincent james russo born january 24, 1961 is an american author, podcaster, and professional wrestling booker, writer, and pundit. Kevin nash, jarrett, steiner, vince russo wharris bros vs. Booker t s historic night is clouded by that whole vince russo pipebomb thing, the wcw invasion gets extreme, moolahwinzlol, and big daddy cool celebrates a bably by tearing a quad. He also placed himself in multiple payperview main events in wcw and tna. As of 2014 the event is available on the wwe network. Besides the fact that booker had been one singles worker who had managed to move outside the whole nwo schmozzle, booker. Actually, russo was never announced as the winner during the nitro broadcast.

It was booker t vs jeff jarrett in your standard russo on a pole match cranked up to 11. Wcw and racial discrimination suits seemed to be a common occurrence. The rumblings are being felt all the way from stamford to atlanta. Jeff jarrett, scott steiner, kevin nash and vince russo vs. How wcw killed vince russo was released on march 1, 2010 and chronicles his tenure with wcw and tna. Eric bischoff, working with fusient media ventures, made a bid to acquire the company in january 2001 shortly following the aoltime warner merger, and it appeared that wcw would continue.

Truth with consequences vince russo s first nitro, why he wasn t successful in. Russo, ferrara pwtorch oct 9, 1999 wwfs top two tv writers jump to wcw, departure of vince russo and ed ferrara shocks wwf, instills hope of major changes in struggling wcw vince russo and ed ferrara, the two scriptwriters behind the rise of wwf raw to the top of the cable television ratings, jumped ship to rival wcw. Vince talked about the story at bash at the beach itself, in his book how wcw killed vince russo and in a number of shoot interviews in the past. As head booker in wcw, russo ran wild with the intention to. The elderly booker t tshirt recipient getting in jeff jarretts grill is among the history of great fans hating jeff jarrett. Jan 22, 2010 vince russo s rope opera finally sheds light on what exactly occurred during his time in wcw through his eyes. Jul 09, 20 he would, in fact, have a match later in the night against booker t, where he would lose and booker would become just the second black man to win the wcw heavyweight title. This is the same infamous episode of nitro where vince russo beat booker t in a caged heat match in win the wcw world title. There were four poles, each one with a wooden crate hanging on it. On the april 10, 2000 edition of wcw monday nitro, vince russo was introduced as an onscreen. Of the many terrible things that vince russo booked and created in wcw, the rise of booker t to main event status is arguably the one thing that he. Wcw monday nitro, dallas, tx this is a request via kofi. He specifically didn t like bischoff calling bs on vince s side of the story.