Vince Russo replaced as head of TNA Creative. - Dallas Cowboys Forum

Romo 2 Austin · 10-06-2011

THANK YOU DIXIE CARTER!!!!

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ProWrestling.net is reporting that Bruce Prichard has replaced Vince Russo as the head writer of TNA. Russo is still working on the creative team, according to their report and is formatting the TV show once Prichard dictates the direction.

Romo 2 Austin · 10-06-2011

and a quote from WrestlingForum.com poster "Boss P" that I fully agree with...

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OK, that explains it. I was wondering why the whole Bobby Roode booking over the past few weeks has made sense.

zrinkill · 10-06-2011

Brother Love is running TNA now?

**BrAinPaiNt** · 10-06-2011

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Originally Posted by zrinkill

Brother Love is running TNA now?

He LOOOOOOVVVVVEEEESSSS You!

I don't follow the stuff now but I remember him back in the day. The character was lame but I have to admit he made me laugh with the loooove you lines.

BraveHeartFan · 10-06-2011

No matter that he played that character on TV he's still far better for booking than Russo.

Russo is absolute garbage. This is definately a great move by Carter and TNA.

Romo 2 Austin · 10-06-2011

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Originally Posted by BraveHeartFan

No matter that he played that character on TV he's still far better for booking than Russo.

Russo is absolute garbage. This is definately a great move by Carter and TNA.

Zrinkill is more qualified as a wrestling booker than Vince Russo is.

zrinkill · 10-07-2011

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Originally Posted by Romo 2 Austin

Zrinkill is more qualified as a wrestling booker than Vince Russo is.

To bad I cannot say the same about 18 year old know-nothings.

zrinkill · 10-07-2011

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Originally Posted by BraveHeartFan

No matter that he played that character on TV he's still far better for booking than Russo.

Russo is absolute garbage. This is definitely a great move by Carter and TNA.

I agree with this ..... though I do not think he is good enough to save that hot mess.

Yakuza Rich · 10-07-2011

Prichard has been around the creative process in pro wrestling for a long time. He actually understands basic booking concepts that have stood the test of time and draw money. I personally think TNA needs a fresher face as head of creative. But Prichard is far better than Russo.

I'm paraphrasing Jackson Pollock, but he once said that in order to break all of the rules and be revolutionary in your work, you first must master playing by the rules so you can understand the boundaries and know how to work outside of them.

I think that's advice Russo could've used. He just thought he could 'break all of the rules' when it came to writing pro wrestling because the traditional booking 'rules' were dumb and outdated. He never understood that there's a reason why many traditional booking 'rules' have been around so long...they've worked.

YR

BraveHeartFan · 10-07-2011

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I agree with this ..... though I do not think he is good enough to save that hot mess.

It depends heavily on a handful of things.

Will he take Sting out of that stupid Joker role? If so then that's a huge first step.

Is he going to get AJ and Samoa Joe back into the main event and going after the belt? That's two huge helps right there.

How far is he going to push this Roode deal? Is he going to give him a much deserved, and overdue, run as the man? If so then he's on the right track.

Will he start phasing Hogan out of the product from a weekly basis standpoint? There is simply no good reason to have Hogan, or Bish, on TV every single week. Neither should be involved in any sort of stable or serious storyline. If he starts doing that then he's once again moving in a positive direction.

If he makes the right moves, and decisions, on just those topics right there he can improve TNA's show by a TON.

zrinkill · 10-07-2011

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Originally Posted by BraveHeartFan

It depends heavily on a handful of things.

Will he take Sting out of that stupid Joker role? If so then that's a huge first step.

Is he going to get AJ and Samoa Joe back into the main event and going after the belt? That's two huge helps right there.

How far is he going to push this Roode deal? Is he going to give him a much deserved, and overdue, run as the man? If so then he's on the right track.

Will he start phasing Hogan out of the product from a weekly basis standpoint? There is simply no good reason to have Hogan, or Bish, on TV every single week. Neither should be involved in any sort of stable or serious storyline. If he starts doing that then he's once again moving in a positive direction.

If he makes the right moves, and decisions, on just those topics right there he can improve TNA's show by a TON.

I agree with all this as well.

The problem with TNA is they are owned by Panda Energy International and controlled by an administrative board of Panda Energy executives.

This board will push to keep Hogan in the spotlight because he is the most famous wrestler on the roster.

They are very similar to WCW without the huge payroll ...... they are a wrestling company run by people who do not understand or even like pro wrestling.

Yeagermeister · 10-07-2011

Getting rid of Hogan, Flair and Bischoff should be #1. TNA was started to be a younger more exciting brand of wrestling. Going back to their roots should be the first priority.

DallasGirl50 · 10-07-2011

They need to make some changes...Sting needs to be Sting again. Say bye-bye to Jeff Hardy permanently...the business is obviously not suited to him. Get rid of Hogan too & let him play with his midgets. Z would not want to work for them. He would probably have to take a paycut! :-)

BraveHeartFan · 10-07-2011

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Originally Posted by zrinkill

I agree with all this as well.

The problem with TNA is they are owned by Panda Energy International and controlled by an administrative board of Panda Energy executives.

This board will push to keep Hogan in the spotlight because he is the most famous wrestler on the roster.

They are very similar to WCW without the huge payroll ...... they are a wrestling company run by people who do not understand or even like pro wrestling.

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Originally Posted by Yeagermeister

Getting rid of Hogan, Flair and Bischoff should be #1. TNA was started to be a younger more exciting brand of wrestling. Going back to their roots should be the first priority.

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Originally Posted by DallasGirl50

They need to make some changes...Sting needs to be Sting again. Say bye-bye to Jeff Hardy permanently...the business is obviously not suited to him. Get rid of Hogan too & let him play with his midgets. Z would not want to work for them. He would probably have to take a paycut! :-)

All of these are excellent points and I definately agree with them.

DallasGirl50 · 10-07-2011

I would hope that Ric would be able to stay in wrestling somehow...just not wrestling. I bet Vince would give him a job. How about get rid of Vicki & let Ric have a stable of guys he could manage. Fans love the guy..he's infinitely more entertaining than Hulk & Eric.