30 pro wrestling must-follows on Twitter
No. 9: Vince Russo
Twitter handle: @THEVinceRusso
OK, look … let’s be honest here: Vince Russo is one of the most polarizing figures in the history of pro wrestling. To be even more honest, Russo is also one of the most hated figures in wrestling.
What gained Russo notoriety before his infamous bookings in World Championship Wrestling was his work as the lead writer for the World Wrestling Federation during the Attitude Era when WWF was in the Monday Night Wars with WCW themselves.
Russo was part of the reason that WWF was able to get the upper hand on WCW in the end for two reasons: 1) Because WWF took off to new heights with established stars everywhere and 2) Russo, Eric Bischoff and Hulk Hogan (and many others) all contributed in the demise of WCW.
Today, Russo (like our next name on this list) has a show on the PodcastOne Network called Vince Russo’s The Brand and continues to tweet. Or, sort of.
Promotion isn't enough to keep me on social media any more. Just not a healthy place.
— Vince Russo (@THEVinceRusso) March 28, 2017
The truth of this world is so $&!?$ twisted. What's important, what's not. So out of whack. You want truth---you know where to find me.
— Vince Russo (@THEVinceRusso) March 28, 2017
But then, you see tweeting like this and you wonder if WCW actually exists somewhere still and nobody knows about it.
I often wonder why @TheRealDisco is single. But then I read his tweets and realize it's illegal for 12 year-olds to get married in the US.
— Vince Russo (@THEVinceRusso) March 28, 2017
If WCW Spring Stampede still was around, booking Vince Russo vs. Disco Inferno in a Triple Cage match would probably be the main event because the later years of WCW was that nonsensical.
Whether you enjoy Russo’s weird ranting or storytelling in the present day, he (and others like him such as Jim Cornette) remains a curious Twitter follow. And when I say curious, I mean he’s interesting. Let’s just leave it at that.