Vince Russo's 10 Insider Stories From Running WWF Magazine

By Vince Russo /

1. From You're FIRRRRRRED To Head Of Creative

I had just NO DOUBT pushed the envelope as far as I could with the RAW Magazine. It was at the time when Bret was leaving for WCW because Vince told him that he no longer could afford his contract. Silly me---I wanted to interview Bret to find out firsthand what was going through his mind. Bret and I proceeded to have a lengthy conversation where he not only openly talked about WCW, but more specifically---Eric Bischoff. After the story was laid out, I sent it up to Vince€™s office for approval. I was shortly called into the principal€™s office. Upon my entering I could tell by his beet-red face that Vince wasn€™t happy. With one fell swoop he cleared everything that was on his desk and screamed at me, €œWhat are you trying to do---put me out of business?!€ Now, here comes the weird part. I wasn€™t scared. As a matter of fact, I kind of thought it was funny. If Vince HIMSELF was reacting to the story that way€”how would the rest of the fan base react to it? Vince€™s response clearly told me that we were onto something much, much bigger. Why I wasn€™t fired on the spot, I have no idea, but it was only a few short months later, when in front of me, and all his minions, Vince slammed the RAW Magazine on the conference room table and said, €œThis is what RAW (the TV show) needs to be!" Man, I€™m going to miss the WWE Magazine, truly, but the special memories I have will live on forever!