Former WWE writer reveals how his departure from the company changed Vince McMahon’s onscreen character

Former WWE writer Vince Russo has recently spilled beans about the drastic changes in Vince McMahon’s character in WWE after the writer left the company. It is no secret that McMahon has been one of the most controversial characters in WWE with several eyebrow-raising storylines involving him, where he was in the creative control. The same topic came to light after the the release of Netflix docuseries, Mr. McMahon. Now, Russo revealed the details of the differences in his on-screen character, especially involving female talents.

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Former WWE writer Vince Russo discusses Vince McMahon’s on-screen character

Vince Russo who has been one of the prolific writers in WWE (formerly WWF) and responsible for shaping the Attitude Era, left the WWE in October 1999. Following his departure, Chris Kreski was hired by the company as a head writer. Russo recently revealed that after he left the company, the storylines for McMahon and his character also changed drastically.

"On my dime, the Mr. McMahon story was blue-collar vs. white-collar. Bro, there were no women involved,” Russo said on WrestleBinge’s Writing with Russo explaining McMahon’s approach to involving female talent in his storylines.

He continued, “There were no relationships involved. There was no making out with hot women involved, and I'll tell you why, Chris and you will understand this. I would have never in a million years written any of that stuff because I would've known if those girls felt uncomfortable. They couldn't say no."

Russo further asserted that female wrestlers felt they had no choice but to comply with the storylines. "They couldn't say no, so if they were uncomfortable, if they were married, if they had a boyfriend, if they had kids whatever the situation is, they would have had to do it and that's why I never would've booked that stuff,” Russo said.

He went on to add, “But as soon as I left, he's making out with this one and groping this one and kissing Trish Stratus, and you know, gr**ing Sable, and when I was watching that, I was like, 'Bro, is this the writer or is this Vince? Because Vince knew darn well Chris, those girls could not say no, and that was always very troubling to me."

Although the Attitude Era was highly popular and still has a stunning fanbase, it was filled with several controversial narratives including Trish Stratus' “bark like a dog” segment with McMahon. The former WWE Chairman resigned from the company after real-life controversy hit McMahon as former WWE employee Janel Grant filed a lawsuit in January against him accusing him of sexual assault and sex trafficking.
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