Dear Vince, Stephanie and Hunter,
First let me apologize for my rant last night on Russo on Raw. Im Italian, Im emotional, Im sorry I get that way sometimes. Come to think of it, you probably witnessed it first hand in a galaxy far, far awaymany light years ago. The truth isI hate to criticize RAW. I really do. Having been there and done that, I realize how difficult it is to come up with two hours of compelling content every week let alone three. The job is not easy, I understand that, and nobody can be criticized for TRYING and giving their BEST EFFORTnobody. But . . . the question I have to ask is: Is what we see every Monday Night honestly and truly your best effort? I just know that having worked with all three of you in the past, I dont think any of us would have been satisfied, or even ALLOWED last nights show to air in its final form. Are we seriously not better than that? What happened to our mantra during the Attitude Era when this weeks show was going to be better than last weeks? Remember that, Vince?
I dont know what it is. I dont know the structure, because I am not there, but nobodyNOBODYcan tell me that with a bit more effort you couldnt be doing better than what WE THE PEOPLE are being exposed to every Monday Night. Lookwe all love wrestling, we are all HUGE fans of the WWE and in all truthfulnessWE WANT TO LIKE THE SHOW!!! But, you just make it so difficult. Asking anybody to sit through three hours of what youre currently putting on the air is not only asking too much . . .but, its also unfair.
Look, Im not going to tell you what to do, or how to do it, who am I? All Im asking is that you all ask each otheris this the best that World Wrestling Entertainment has to offer its fans? If the answer is yes, that I guess Ive just over-rated you, however, I think we all know thats not the answer. I dont think any of you can walk away from that building on Monday night honestly believing that you had just put your best foot forward. I dont believe that for a second.
Right now, you have an UNBELIEVABLE talent roster, up and down from first match to main event, but the writing and producing of the show is just not serving them justice. You have to know that. What happened to the work ethic and the commitment that we all shared during the Attitude Era? What happened to that passion, when we literally used to leave our own BLOOD, SWEAT and TEARS on the script that we wrote. If something didnt exceed our expectations we were sick over it for daysI know I was.
Vince, Stephanie, Triple H, YES we will always be here no matter what. We support you, and we support the WWE, but the truth is . . . we deserve better. And, deep down inside I know that you know that.
With 1,000% sincerity.
Peace,
Your Former Head Writer
Vince Russo
