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Vince Russo

Vince Russo

Writer · Born January 24, 1961 · Long Island, New York, USA

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Biography

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).

Wrote 58

2020s

  1. 2026

    JCW Strangle-Mania: Viva Las Violence 2026

    Writer

  2. 2024

    JCW Lunacy

    Writer

2010s

  1. 2010

    TNA Destination X 2010

    Writer

2000s

  1. 2005

    TNA Sacrifice 2005

    Writer

  2. TNA Destination X 2005

    Writer

  3. 2004

    TNA iMPACT!

    Writer

    66
  4. 2002

    NWA-TNA Weekly PPV

    Writer

  5. 2000

    WCW Halloween Havoc 2000

    Writer

  6. WCW Fall Brawl 2000

    Writer

  7. WCW Bash at the Beach 2000

    Writer

  8. WCW The Great American Bash 2000

    Writer

  9. WCW Spring Stampede 2000

    Writer

1990s

  1. 1999

    WCW Starrcade 1999

    Writer

  2. WCW Mayhem 1999

    Writer

  3. WCW Halloween Havoc 1999

    Writer

  4. WWE Rebellion 1999

    Writer

  5. WWE Unforgiven 1999

    Writer

  6. WWE SummerSlam 1999

    Writer

  7. WWE Fully Loaded 1999

    Writer

  8. WWE King of the Ring 1999

    Writer

  9. WWE Over the Edge

    Writer

  10. WWE No Mercy (UK) 1999

    Writer

  11. WWE Friday Night SmackDown

    Writer

    73

  12. WWE Backlash: In Your House

    Writer

  13. WWE WrestleMania XV

    Writer

  14. WWE St. Valentine's Day Massacre: In Your House

    Writer

  15. WWE Halftime Heat

    Writer

  16. WWE Royal Rumble 1999

    Writer

  17. Royal Rumble

    Screenplay

  18. 1998

    WWE Rock Bottom: In Your House

    Writer

  19. WWE Capital Carnage

    Writer

  20. WWE Survivor Series 1998

    Writer

  21. WWE Judgment Day: In Your House

    Writer

  22. WWE Breakdown: In Your House

    Writer

  23. WWE SummerSlam 1998

    Writer

  24. WWE Fully Loaded: In Your House

    Writer

  25. WWE King of the Ring 1998

    Writer

  26. WWE Over the Edge: In Your House

    Writer

  27. WWE Unforgiven: In Your House

    Writer

  28. WWE Mayhem in Manchester

    Writer

  29. WWE WrestleMania XIV

    Writer

  30. WWE No Way Out of Texas: In Your House

    Writer

  31. WWE Royal Rumble 1998

    Writer

  32. 1997

    WWE D-Generation X: In Your House

    Writer

  33. WWE Survivor Series 1997

    Writer

  34. WWE Badd Blood: In Your House

    Writer

  35. WWE One Night Only

    Writer

  36. WWE Ground Zero: In Your House

    Writer

  37. WWE SummerSlam 1997

    Writer

  38. WWE In Your House 16: Canadian Stampede

    Writer

  39. WWE King of the Ring 1997

    Writer

  40. WWE In Your House 15: A Cold Day in Hell

    Writer

  41. WWE In Your House 14: Revenge of the Taker

    Writer

  42. WWE WrestleMania 13

    Writer

  43. WWE In Your House 13: Final Four

    Writer

  44. WWE Royal Rumble 1997

    Writer

  45. 1993

    Raw

    Writer

    74

1980s

  1. 1985

    WWF Prime Time Wrestling

    Writer

Acted in 11

2010s

  1. 2018

    Breaking Kayfabe with Vince Russo

    Movie

2000s

  1. 2006

    WWE: Unauthorized

    Movie

  2. 2005

    Pro Wrestling's Ultimate Insiders Vol. 2: Inside WCW

    Movie

  3. Pro Wrestling's Ultimate Insiders Vol. 3: One on One with Vince & Ed

    Movie

  4. Pro Wrestling's Ultimate Insiders Vol. 1: Inside the WWF

    Movie

  5. 2004

    TNA Victory Road 2004

    Vince Russo (Appearance)

  6. 2000

    WCW New Blood Rising

    Vince Russo (Appearance)

  7. WCW Slamboree 2000

    Vince Russo (Appearance)

No release date

  1. Guest Booker with Vince Russo

    Movie

Produced 3

2000s

  1. 2000

    WCW Halloween Havoc 2000

    Producer

  2. WCW The Great American Bash 2000

    Executive Producer

Other crew 1

Created 1

No release date

  1. TNA Global Impact!

    Creator

Appearances16

2020s

  1. 2024

    Who Killed WCW?

    Self · 4 episodes

  2. 2022

    The Nine Lives of Vince McMahon

    Self

  3. 2021

    Vice Versa: Chyna

    Self

  4. 2020

    You Cannot Kill David Arquette

    Self (archive footage)

    72

  5. Vice Versa

    Self · 1 episode

2010s

  1. 2019

    Dark Side of the Ring

    Self · 2 episodes

    86
  2. 2017

    Vince Russo's Attitude: Ken Shamrock

    Himself

  3. 2016

    Timeline The History of WWE – 1998 – As Told By Vince Russo

    Himself

  4. 2014

    WWE Rivalries

    Self · 1 episode

  5. 2013

    Timeline: The History of WCW – 2000 – As Told By Vince Russo

    Himself

  6. 2012

    YouShoot Live: Vince Russo

    Himself

2000s

  1. 2009

    The Rise & Fall of WCW

    Self (archive footage), Self

  2. Jeff Jarrett: King of the Mountain

    Himself

1990s

  1. 1999

    Beyond the Mat

    Self

  2. 1998

    Hitman Hart: Wrestling with Shadows

    Self

    79

No release date

  1. Vince Russo's Attitude: Terri Runnels

    Himself