Vince Russo Ranks The Big 5 Wrestling Promotions On Television
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411MANIA | Vince Russo Praises Lucha Underground, Labels ROH a Niche Product
On Lucha Underground: “A little bit of everything for the entire television viewing audience to get into. We have three females on the show. All beautiful, exotic, strong, powerful women. Now non-wrestling women viewers are going to be drawn to their roles. The guys are going to be drawn to these women. They play just as an important role in the show as the men. You can’t say the same about the WWE. At Lucha, there’s a strong female presence. If I’m flipping through this channel and see this woman taking on this monster. I’m stopping. It’s going to be a car crash. The wrestling business needs to dare to be different. If you’re safe, you’re stale.”
On ROH TV: “I am not interested in watching fake fights, no matter how good they are. As a casual television viewer, if I’m going to watch a fight, I’ll watch an MMA fight that is real, looks real, and are acting like it’s real,” says Russo. “Ring of Honor knows that they’re a niche wrestling product. None of the characters have personality, none of the characters have gimmicks, none of the characters have flamboyant ring entrances or ring attires. Very few backstage segments. It’s a 100 percent wrestling show. I can’t even tell you what channel Ring of Honor is on. With their budget and overhead, I guess they’re okay having that niche wrestling audience.”
And his rankings were:
Vince Russo Ranks Best And Worst Wrestling Television Shows In The U.S. - WrestlingInc.com
1) LU
2) WWE
3) TNA
4) NJPW
5) ROH
411MANIA | Vince Russo Praises Lucha Underground, Labels ROH a Niche Product
On Lucha Underground: “A little bit of everything for the entire television viewing audience to get into. We have three females on the show. All beautiful, exotic, strong, powerful women. Now non-wrestling women viewers are going to be drawn to their roles. The guys are going to be drawn to these women. They play just as an important role in the show as the men. You can’t say the same about the WWE. At Lucha, there’s a strong female presence. If I’m flipping through this channel and see this woman taking on this monster. I’m stopping. It’s going to be a car crash. The wrestling business needs to dare to be different. If you’re safe, you’re stale.”
On ROH TV: “I am not interested in watching fake fights, no matter how good they are. As a casual television viewer, if I’m going to watch a fight, I’ll watch an MMA fight that is real, looks real, and are acting like it’s real,” says Russo. “Ring of Honor knows that they’re a niche wrestling product. None of the characters have personality, none of the characters have gimmicks, none of the characters have flamboyant ring entrances or ring attires. Very few backstage segments. It’s a 100 percent wrestling show. I can’t even tell you what channel Ring of Honor is on. With their budget and overhead, I guess they’re okay having that niche wrestling audience.”
And his rankings were:
Vince Russo Ranks Best And Worst Wrestling Television Shows In The U.S. - WrestlingInc.com
1) LU
2) WWE
3) TNA
4) NJPW
5) ROH
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MightyHealthy
said what he said
LU
NJPW
NXT
ROH
WWE
TNA
Didn't listen, but yeah, that's it.
NJPW
NXT
ROH
WWE
TNA
Didn't listen, but yeah, that's it.
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Plus its WWE, trying to act like its not is asinine.
Including NXT in WWE is the only thing that would keep WWE from being on the bottom of the list.
Ed MOTHEREFFING G
Chances make champions
i just don't understand why he has anything to do with wrestling.
MightyHealthy
said what he said
True, true.
I didn't think NJPW counted because the content was old as hell, but that would be number two on the list.
hes speaking from the perspective of a casual viewer.
the list is based on what he thinks are the overall most appealing television products.
with that said, i dont agree with everything that hes saying, but i agree with the order that he put them in.
Ed MOTHEREFFING G
Chances make champions
yea. even if NXT was on television, its still just a brand under the WWE. its not a standalone promotion at all.
i laugh when the WWE fronts like its the fastest-rising promotion or some chit.
and NXT is overrated. if it was a stand-alone television show, i'd probably rank it dead last.
people ranking it high in here based on how good they say the show was back in 2014.
that and the 2-hour events that they hold once every 3 months.
Here Comes the Pain
Superstar
Even tho nxt is under the wwe brand I look at it differently because it's not really ran by the same people that runs raw and smackdown.
Also for the longest I kinda felt like nxt was roh-lite.
Also for the longest I kinda felt like nxt was roh-lite.
NXT is not-as-good ROH with better production. All the shyt fans are going crazy for at Full Sail...coulda been watching it in ROH, with less Mojo Rawley.
Admittedly, haven't really sorted watching NJPW weekly. I don't get the channel, but I try to keep up with clips, news and threads in between the bigger shows.
Admittedly, haven't really sorted watching NJPW weekly. I don't get the channel, but I try to keep up with clips, news and threads in between the bigger shows.