I don't have any personal grudge against Vince Russo, but I just know watching the shows that all his shows look the same.
Reality television is a scripted hyper-life that employs writers, but won't allow them to call themselves writers or join the union.
Wrestling is the first reality show. With a reality show, you never what is real and what is not.
There's still formulaic stuff on network television, but there's also more of an opportunity to have your way with storytelling, especially in sitcoms. That's what the difference is.
Old school fans are going to be shocked at just how much of the pro wrestling they grew up watching was, indeed, contrived, manipulated or, as it's called in the business, 'worked.'
I was a terrible actor, and that's why I got the job: I would allow myself to be so bad that I lowered and got down to WWF standards.
I think most people, most rational people, most people that I would feel comfortable sitting in a room with, understand that wrestling is scripted entertainment. But they don't want you to remind them of that.
If you are watching television and two guys come out and you are already able to tell what the finish of that match is based on entrances alone, that's a problem.
You don't take a reality show and make it a movie. At least I wouldn't.
