Knyte wrote:

Quote: "I'm going to tell you something right now that you will absolutely not agree with, but I've been a wrestling fan my whole life and I will live and die by this. It's hard enough, believe me, I write this shit, it is hard enough to get somebody over. You will never ever, ever, ever, ever see the Japanese wrestlers or the Mexican wrestlers over in American mainstream wrestling. I’m an American. If I’m watching wrestling here in America, I don’t give a shit about a Japanese guy. I don’t give a shit about a Mexican guy. I’m from America, and that’s what I want to see." Hmmmm... And now, in TNA under his booking, damn near every foriegn wrestler is in a heel group. (World Elite)

To an extent, he is right. It doesn't follow the same lines today, but that basically was the way it was up until the late 80's early 90's, with the exception being WWF back when their babyfaces were Italian immigrants. Most fans won't give a shit about someone from overseas no matter how good they are, it's just simple idiotic fact that the average redneck will not give a shit.

In 2003, when WWE was hyping the absolutely talented Ultimo Dragon, the fans shit all over it and he was quickly pushed out of light. When they had TAKA Michonoku, they first tried to push him as a babyface which hardly worked, even against evil Japs, so they turned him into a cowardly heel who had English dubbing.

And it's not Russo, it's everywhere;

Wild evil Samoans

Cold heartless Russians

Snooty Englishmen who act proper

All of these are staples of wrestling...you know why? CHEAP HEAT! You know how easy it is to get people to chant U-S-A?

uncle joe wrote:

He sealed his own fate when stumbled and damn near fell during his Mania entrance. He was lazy and a poor worker during his run. Trust me, they wanted this guy to succeed so they can capitalize on him like they did Rey.

You mean basically 8 months after he debuted? Unless you're an eagle eye...you'd be pressed to see that happen, plus WWE has edited it out of all replays.

Yeah, I don't see Austin in TNA for any pay day, despite what people think, him and Vince are very close. Even during the time when Austin walked out, Austin basically just sat by the phone waiting for Vince to apologize. Also, unlike Hogan's movies, Austin's movies make a steady profit on DVD.

I don't see Savage in TNA even if Hogan hinted at it, since Hogan hinted at Savage in the HOF a couple of years ago on Raw when he said "Ooh Yeah!"

Which is exactly why I believe Vince McMahon isn't the smart businessman everyone attributes the success of professional wrestling to. Just look at Black Saturday...

In all due respect, I think there were a few who taught it to him, Pat Patterson is probably one of the closest to Vince and one of the few people who's usually liked by most of the guys unlike Strongbow, Dillon, Lanza or anyone else Vince had as a trusted aid over the years.

Vince has definately been on auto-pilot since his XFL disaster, sure he pulls little things out now and then, but it never has a lasting effect, just the quick fix. His stubborn behavior in recent years only adds to the idea that he's seriously off his rocker now.