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Vince Russo (b. 1961)

Birthplace:
Long Island, New York, USA

Born:
January 24, 1961

Biography from TheMovieDB

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).

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Film Performances

???? Guest Booker with Vince Russo
???? Vince Russo's Attitude: Terri Runnels
Himself
1998 Hitman Hart: Wrestling With Shadows
Self
2000 WCW Slamboree 2000
Vince Russo (Appearance)
2000 WCW New Blood Rising
Vince Russo (Appearance)
2004 TNA Victory Road 2004
Vince Russo (Appearance)
2005 Pro Wrestling's Ultimate Insiders Vol. 1: Inside the WWF
2005 Pro Wrestling's Ultimate Insiders Vol. 2: Inside WCW
2005 Pro Wrestling's Ultimate Insiders Vol. 3: One on One with Vince & Ed
2006 WWE: Unauthorized
2009 Jeff Jarrett: King of the Mountain
Himself
2009 The Rise & Fall of WCW
Self
2009 The Rise & Fall of WCW
Self (archive footage)
2012 YouShoot Live: Vince Russo
Himself
2013 Timeline: The History of WCW – 2000 – As Told By Vince Russo
Himself
2016 Timeline: The History of WWE – 1998 – As Told By Vince Russo
Himself
2017 Vince Russo's Attitude: Ken Shamrock
Himself
2018 Breaking Kayfabe with Vince Russo
2020 You Cannot Kill David Arquette
Self (archive footage)
2021 Vice Versa: Chyna
Self
2022 The Nine Lives of Vince McMahon
Self

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Film Production

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TV Performances

1995 WCW Monday Nitro
2004 TNA iMPACT!
2017 Rocky Mountain Pro Charged
2019 Dark Side of the Ring
2019 Dark Side of the Ring
Self
2020 Vice Versa
Self

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TV Production

Creator:
???? TNA Global Impact!

Writer:
1985  WWF Prime Time Wrestling
1993  Raw
1999  WWE SmackDown
2002  NWA-TNA Weekly PPV
2004  TNA iMPACT!
????  TNA Global Impact!

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