Creative Control With Joe Feeney

Well, we snagged the white whale here on Creative Control, as Episode 39 is a conversation with a man synonymous with the words "creative writing" and pro wrestling, and that man is Vince Russo. Vince of course, has been lead writer for the WWF, WCW, and TNA. He's been a source of both praise and controversy throughout his career, and today we talk about many things, including the passing of and his thoughts on Roddy Piper, how he originally became a pro wrestling fan, writing for the WWF magazine, and how Bill Watts helped him get his foot in the door. He also touches on his controversial relationships with Jim Cornette, Dixie Carter, and John Gaburick. Vince tells us what really inspired his writing style during the "Attitude" era, and his thoughts on Eric Bischoff, the NWO and ECW at that time. He talks about how it was to work with a loaded roster in the late 90s WWF, not so much with some of the TNA rosters he wrote for, and his thoughts on both of his runs writing for WCW, both the original, and his ret