Dixie Carter Announces Russo's Departure

[TDK]

<table><tr><td>Dixie Carter Announces Russo's Departure

TNA President Dixie Carter announced the following today:

"TNA and Vince Russo have mutually parted ways as of this week. The separation is amicable and professional. We are glad for the opportunity to have worked together and wish each other nothing but good luck and success in the future."

--- Long-time Vince Russo fan Jim Cornette, who challenged Russo to a fist fight over a year ago, responded to today's news of Vince Russo being ousted by TNA on his Twitter, writing, "Have I died?!?!?!"

As noted earlier, TNA President Dixie Carter officially announced today that the organization had parted ways with Russo, who first started with the company in 2002.</td><td>

The Former Guy</td></tr></table><table><tr><td>TDK's Take:

A lot of people thought his day would never come. Which is all the more amazing when you consider just how long TNA has been in a creative free fall. Which begs the question: What took so long?

But enough of the past, let's hope this marks a long sought turning point on the road to an improved product.</td></tr></table>

 

[AKI Man]

People say that it was all Russo's fault for TNA's decline and piss poor PPV buys and figures. Horseshit! Has Hogan done any better for the product? NO! Its got even worse IMO.

Russo has been with TNA since 2002 and they really were starting to get somewhere back in 2006 when Kurt Angle signed and got the deal with Spike. The decline for me was when they got rid of D'amore/Tenay/Borash booking team and replaced with Russo/Jarrett. Overall the product at the time was going somewhere..

Oh well. I am hoping we see some changes and a overall better product that can get the fans back into the product and back them again. Im sick of seeing those planted fans in the front row.

 

[Tired]

It is sad when people have sympathy over Russo becoming anyone's scapegoat. But that is how bad the Hogan regime is.