Vince Russo Defends Himself Against Bogus Reports

In a new “Russo Rantz!” on his official website PyroandBallyhoo.com, former head writer for WWE, WCW, and TNA Vince Russo defends himself against bogus reports from the likes of Dave Meltzer and the Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Meltzer claimed that Russo had made suggestions to the executives of the Lucha Underground promotion that weren’t taken well while he was visiting them recently.

Russo sets the record straight in regards to the “report,” calling it an “absolute lie.” He goes one to quote Meltzer’s report from the Feb. 25-Mar. 2 edition of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter and refute the story in the following blog post on his website. Russo writes,

“After I called Dave Meltzer out last week about his false story claiming that I was in talks with Lucha Underground to join their organization–and that’s why I was going out to LA–through an e-mail Meltzer sent me three scenarios that his “reliable source” told him would go down between me and Lucha.

ALL THREE SCENERIOS TURNED OUT TO BE FALSE.

So today, Meltzer printed this:

‘Russo apparently made a suggestion that the show needs more female wrestlers and that suggestion wasn’t taken very well.’

Again—this is an absolute lie. Both on behalf of the Wrestling Observer and Dave Meltzer.  I was at Lucha Underground to get content for this site. I suggested NOTHING to NOBODY. And, for the record, Lucha is a one hour show that currently has three women involved in major storylines, a new female who is currently being figured in, and of course, the stunning ring announcer Melissa Santos. I think it’s fair to say that there are women-a-plenty within the actual 44 minutes of the alloted television time..

How people pay, read and listen to this fictitious crap is absolutely beyond me. And, Dave—don’t e-mail me again. You’ve had enough chances. You have zero credibility when it comes to Vince Russo, and you have now proven that not once, but twice over a 6-day span. Period—end of story.

Are you that intrigued, fascinated and jealous of me that you just can’t keep my name out of your mouth? Print THE TRUTH, or don’t print anything at all.”

Russo stands by his original claim, that he was visiting the promotion for content and because he supports the product, and that is all. You can see the type of content Russo is creating on his official website PyroandBallyhoo.com. Become a VIP to receive access to exclusive shoot interviews from Russo and other huge names in the professional wrestling business, among other exclusives.

Editor’s Note:
Looks like another “source” got the story wrong. Every story has two sides…sometimes more.