Cornette ethering Russo
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NYChase718
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Fukk your corny debates
I agree. But Cornette would argue that it was cause of Austin, Rock and Vince and the rest of the creative team. Not saying he’s right.
it's also the reason wrestling went on a steady decline after that, and the reason fans have spent the 20+ years since then stuck in nostalgia for that era.
and if you think Russo deserves all or even most of the credit for that 98-99 peak, you're gonna have to explain everything Russo was responsible for afterwards
He is right. Look at Russo in WCW, Impact twice, his Christian Wrestling things. He had a couple of good ideas at the start with the Taker/Kane storyline but he's trash otherwise.
Cornette helped booked this too. Attitude era wwe did suck outside of the main event. The wrestling was almost zilch.
Cornette would say Russo was around the right people at the right time, and Rock, Austin, and Vince M all played huge parts too, but those guys weren't the same without Russo. Stone Cold and The Rock were both around full time from Summer 01 to Summer 02, and ratings steadily dropped at that time and wrestling wasn't event-TV by 2002, I'd say by 01 it wasn't. Wrestling fans may like what Austin did in 01 or what Rock did in 2000, but their most iconic moments are in 98-99 with Russo writing the stories.
it's also the reason wrestling went on a steady decline after that, and the reason fans have spent the 20+ years since then stuck in nostalgia for that era.
and if you think Russo deserves all or even most of the credit for that 98-99 peak, you're gonna have to explain everything Russo was responsible for afterwards
Because that era was so good and successful that ratings have steadily dropped since and people remember it so fondly, is a bad thing because they can't replicate it? Doesn't make sense.
The thing people say about Russo needing filters is right. I watched WCW 2000 a few years back, and he'd have angles that were very interesting for a week or two that would go nowhere or have a stupid swerve, that would be considered good angles if they just played out logically. Someone to keep him on track better could've made his WCW booking good.
There's also the chance that he just used all his good ideas in 98 and 99. Him going back to Austin vs McMahon in the Higher Power angle, or whoevers idea that was, was terrible. If he did use all his good ideas in 98 and 99 and was creatively bankrupt after that, it doesn't make his 98-99 writing bad.
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Cornette best Russo rants are about Russo’s work in TNA.
1997 WWF is considered by most to be the best WWF ever been and Cornette and Russo were on a team then with Bruce. Much better than total Russo/Ferrara in 1999.
Ehhhhhh I wouldn’t go that far. 97 had a great main event scene but no undercard. 98 was a nice mix of both and while 99 had a lot of Gaga and bullshyt, EVERYONE was over and it was entertaining
I definitely found Cornette entertaining back in the day, but honestly I think you gotta be a little fukked up to hate somebody as passionately as he seems to hate Russo. shyt on that level just ain't healthy.
Just in general his passion/extreme hatred for everything about the wrestling business is on a level that no human should ever want to get to.
Just in general his passion/extreme hatred for everything about the wrestling business is on a level that no human should ever want to get to.
Lol