Vince Russo
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Russo in 2007
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| Birth name | Vincent James Russo |
| Born |
January 24, 1961 New York City, New York, United States |
| Residence | Evansville, Indiana, United States |
| Spouse(s) | Amy Russo |
| Children | 3 |
| Website | russosbrand |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Vicious Vincent Vic Venom Vince Russo Mr. Wrestling III The Powers That Be |
| Billed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Billed weight | 190 lb (86 kg) |
| Trained by | Johnny Rodz |
| Debut | 1996 |
| Retired | 2015 |
Vincent James "Vince" Russo (born January 24, 1961) is an American professional wrestling writer, pundit and author. He is notable for his tenures with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF), World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) in creative roles. Russo occasionally made appearances as an on-screen authority figure, and professional wrestler, in WCW and TNA. His writing style, which emphasizes storylines and focuses less on in-ring action, has made him a controversial figure in the professional wrestling industry.
In WCW, Russo became a self-booked one-time WCW World Heavyweight Champion, and scored televised singles victories over future WWE Hall of Famers Ric Flair and Booker T (the latter to win his world title). He also headlined multiple pay-per-view events in TNA.
Russo grew up in Farmingville, New York and graduated from the University of Southern Indiana (then known as Indiana State University Evansville) in 1983 with a degree in journalism. He worked for the school newspaper The Shield as an assistant sports editor and later as editor-in-chief.
Russo got his start in the wrestling business when he began training under the tutelage of Johnny Rodz at Gleason's Gym in Brooklyn. He owned two video stores on Long Island, New York,. Russo also hosted his own local radio show from 1992 to 1993 called Vicious Vincent's World of Wrestling which aired on Sunday nights on WGBB in Freeport, New York. The program ran for exactly one year, the final show being the one-year anniversary.
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