Vince Russo

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 onscreen authority figure and professional wrestler in WCW and TNA Russos writing style often blurred the lines between reality and fiction while also favoring elements such as shock twists grand moments and largerthanlife characters over inring action which made him a controversial figure amongst certain wrestling fans Russo was head of the WWEs creative department during the widely acclaimed Attitude Era during which the company achieved record high television ratings During a selfbooked inring career in WCW Russo became a onetime 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