Famed author Timothy Zahn – best known for his critically acclaimed Thrawn trilogy of Star Wars books – will be writing a Star Trek comic called Roc’s Egg… which presumably has nothing to do with that egg that appeared on some WWE PLE to promote one of Dwayne’s movies… but is based on the Roc mythology of olden days.
Honestly, the fact that I can recall a really stupid backstage bit from an old, forgettable WWE PLE event is a testament to how much longevity the truly crappy angles in wrestling endure… which is why people try to chase that egg, as it were. At this point, you might as well let your AI programs book your shows because chances are they can do better than the old heads in charge of creative.
Which leads us to the Vince Russo/Nick Khan rumor talks… which apparently didn’t amount to much if you believe the rumor mills.
Here’s the honest truth, bro… and I can say this because it’s been months since I last touched a Netflix subscription and I can safely say that I have been more than content to leave that piece of business behind, what with all the price hikes for the little use I have for the service. WWE programming is almost entirely behind a paywall at this point – being an international customer not based in the United States, which has to be a nightmare to keep track of all those services. And when I read recaps for these shows or see the few clips online, it almost justifies my decision to moving away from this product. And if there is a show that is absolutely, positively worth watching, I have a friend who records these shows on DVD-R that I can ask to loan a copy for the purposes of musings on this here blog.
That, sadly, has been the extent of my wrestling viewing habits in 2026… aside from the Bound For Glory viewings and occasional Youtube clips.
So the possibility of Vince Russo – who had recently completed a year-long stint as creative head of the Juggalo promotion – rejoining WWE, however slim it may be, has some people talking. Would it be an improvement over what they’ve currently got? I honestly don’t know. It depends on how much influence or involvement Russo would have. And considering how stale the product has been as of late, I don’t see why not. At some point, you have to come to the conclusion that what you’re doing is getting the job done and maybe bringing in a disruptor to shake things up considerable might be what WWE needs to freshen things up.
In 1997, Vince Russo was that disruptor. He broke away from the stale, cartoonish presentation that plagued the New Generation WWF and helped to plant the seeds for what would eventually become the Attitude Era.
In 2026, however? Not so much.
Here’s the reality; Vince Russo is 65 years old… and for those who are detail freaks, he is also a few months older than Jim Cornette, so Jimmy has a fair edge in outlasting Russo and achieving his one goal to piss on the man’s grave when that day comes. But the point being that Vince Russo is 65 years old. The last thing WWE needs right now is another old fart in creative trying to appeal to the young demo. Russo’s glory years were 30 years ago. He hadn’t achieved that same level of success since then and no, TNA hitting 2 million at its peak isn’t the same level; hell, it’s barely scratching WCW’s lowest numbers, which had about 2 to 2.5 million people watching at worst.
But the other key thing is that I don’t think Russo would last in this environment. Russo works best when he has someone who can take his ideas and tweak them to fit the overall picture. He needs someone who cares enough to put on the best product possible. That’s what he got in WWF and that’s presumably what he got in JCW during his year-long stint there. Russo’s stint in WCW had him in a corporate structure who wanted him to fix things, but really didn’t give enough of a fuck to give him parameters… and so where’s WCW now? And as far as TNA is concerned, he had several years of gainful employment and that’s about the best thing you can say about his run there.
I am not stating these things to knock Russo. Yeah, he’s had some pretty stupid ideas, but guess what? He wasn’t the only one and some of the stuff that he had a hand in bringing to fruition was what got me into this wrestling thing. But the other thing you have to take into account is that WWE tried to bring back Russo in 2002 and he lasted a couple days when he saw that he wouldn’t fit in the new creative structure led by Stephanie McMahon… and let me just say that the world was far worse off as a result, but that’s another story.
Cut to twenty-four years later. Would a much older Vince Russo last in a corporate structure that is overseen by TKO, who would insist on including certain things here and there? I’m sure things would go swimmingly for the short term… or maybe things would fall off the wayside and he’d be gone. Again, Russo left JCW, citing old age as a culprit. Does he want to go through that whole rigmarole with a structure where he is just another cog in a much larger, high maintenance machine? I don’t know. I just don’t see it happening.
All that having been said, would Russo’s return to WWE incite some folks to give it a shot?
Maybe…
Would I re-up to Netflix if it happened?
Nope.
Haven’t had a reason to do so up to this point. This won’t change that.
Anyway, back to Arcade’s Revenge.
I’m sick and tired of this game.
Later.
