Vince Russo Comments on How He Helped in the Austin 3:16 Campaign, Talks Stone Cold’s Career

By Josh Isenberg

stone coldVince Russo was a guest on "The Steve Austin Show" this past week and had plenty of interesting comments to say about his time in WWE, specifically working with Austin himself.

Russo, a former creative writer for WWE, said that Vince McMahon was not completely sold in the idea of "Austin 3:16." 

Furthermore, Russo talked about how Vince would call him into his office to work on verbiage for many of the wrestlers' promos and said that he loved Austin as "Stunning" Steve Austin in WCW, but did not really know about his time in ECW.

When The Ringmaster gimmick did not really go over, Russo and Rich Baker met with Austin to talk about a new gimmick, one that would soon become "Austin 3:16." After this took off during the 1996 King of the Ring, Russo wanted to put "Austin 3:16" on a magazine cover and Vince said he did not get it and to take it off.

For more of Vince Russo's comments and insight, visit Pyroandballyhoo.com

Josh Isenberg
Josh Isenberg

Josh controls most of the creative writing and ideas for the show on a weekly basis, as well as an on-air talent.

Aside from working with WrestleZone, Isenberg began his career in Broadcast Journalism interning at ESPN and worked with CBS Radio for three years. He has also had the opportunity to interview some of the best athletes and performers alive, including Andrew McCutchen, Ben Roethlisberger, Chris Jericho, Billy Gunn, Karl Anderson, Matt Hardy, Steven Strasburg and others.

Currently, Josh Isenberg works for Major League Baseball in their Advanced Media Productions. He grew up in Pittsburgh and went to Point Park University, which is where Chair Shot Reality is filmed each week.

His life outside of his obsession with wrestling include being a savant for Seinfeld, NFL, NBA, MLB and many television shows. He also has an undying love for musicals, which includes many shows he was a part of in high school. Some of his favorite wrestling moments can be linked to such superstars as Edge, The Rock, Bret Hart, Shawn Michaels and The Great Khali. 

 

 

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