![]() ![]() ![]() Part of the select few responsible for creating the late 90s phenomenon known as ''sports entertainment,'' as lead writer Russo took the WWF's flagship program Monday Night Raw to unimaginable heights, its 8 Nielsen rating market share making it, to this day, the highest rated cable program in television history. Before phrases like ''shock TV'' and ''reality TV'' were ever uttered, Russo brought those revolutions to pro wrestling fans worldwide. What's weird about being ''the most hated man'' in an industry where public ire is money in the bank? Vince Russo wasn't even a wrestler - he just wrote the stuff.A visionary trendsetter, Russo surfed the zeitgeist. Either way, Russo is perhaps the most enigmatic and influential figure in modern wrestling. Opinion varies, but it's always passionate: the guy's a genius or he single - handedly ruined the sport. And then, from Long Island, New York, the WW''s billionaire owner Vincent Kennedy McMahon found a most unlikely savior.Ask any wrestling fan about Vince Russo and you're sure to get a heated reaction. The days of Hulkamania and Saturday morning cartoons were gone - fan interest waned, the on - air product became dated and ratings plummeted. The mid - 90s marked the beginning of the most exciting and controversial era in the history of pro wrestling. ![]()
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