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Because Russo see's titles as props, not as a valuable trophy any more. No wrestling company with a televized product see's titles as all that valuable any more.
WWE has how many titles now? Can you even tell me who owns half of them?
No one will dispute that those ideas weren't worth a darn. But, at the same time, you have to remember the situation he was put in, even if it was partly through his own fault.I'm sorry Russo's booking and logic was just a cancer to wrestling.
21 World title changes in a 12 month span. He put the world title on a scrawny actor, on himself. The title hopping around like a pinata, and people just handing the title to another person? (Nash just giving Flair the belt, who does that?)
Literally destroying the legacy and credibility of the cruiserweight title by making Madusa, and Oklahoma cruiserweight champs making the title an instant joke.
Disrespecting guys like Hogan and Flair who made this business what it is.
Having Booker T win the title and the next night come out and cut a promo like a second rate imatation of a star from the other company. Remember "The Book" , talking in third person and trying to be the Rock. Nothing says your number two when you literally copy the other company.
Saturn with Moppy?
Chavo Guerrero and his horse head on a stick called Peppi?
Bagwell refusing to sell in a match and refusing to lose as a story line?
Viagra on a poll match? seriously, why would this match take place in the first place?
People giving credit to Russo for The Rock, ah no. Pat Patterson worked on the Rock with his promo's. Pat Patterson helped the Rock.
Don't give the guy credit for what stars Austin and The Rock where with or without him their.
Hacksaw as a janitor and finding a title belt in the trash?
I'll have more genious booking idea's by Russo in a little bit.
No one will dispute that those ideas weren't worth a darn. But, at the same time, you have to remember the situation he was put in, even if it was partly through his own fault.
When he came to WCW, WCW was already in the coffin. Turner was forced out, AOL Time Warner wanted to shut WCW down, WCW couldn't promote anything of a "risky" nature, they were bleeding money, they were losing all their young talent and all the old talent was too old, and the money they did make was being siphoned off to support other ventures of Time Warner. The situation that Russo stepped in to was terrible.
His job was simple. He was to revive a dead patient using only a heating pad and a couple of Advil. The heating pad represents the extent to which he could book, and the Advil was his talent roster...it could help for the short term, but had no benefit in the long term. Facing those circumstances, Russo tied EVERYTHING he could to recapture the magic of the Attitude Era, as it was his best shot to revive WCW.
Again, no one argues that he did a good job, but considering he was asked to do a miracle revival in a short amount of time with a limited roster, he really didn't have many options.
he had more than advil and heating pad, save the crappy analogies. I gave you facts of pis poor booking decisions.
He never did a great job, if you feel that way you've let his mediocrity and time devalue your expectations.
You can not give honest justifiable reasons why he put the cruiserweight title on a WOMAN or even put it on a fellow announcer that got no reaction out of the crowd.
I would love to hear reasons justifying having wrestlers no sell in a match and refusing to lose totally breaking kayfabe and the whole point of everything else they are trying to sell on the exact show.
These awful decisions, people making excuses that needed a filter or he was an idea guy are nothing but excuses, to down play the piss poor booking and product displayed.