VINCE RUSSO SET TO FACE THE FANS: WILL APPEAR AT YOUSHOOT LIVE DVD TAPING
By
Mike Johnson on 2012-03-01 20:05:18
It was announced today that Vince Russo, clearly the most
controversial and provocative figure in pro wrestling, will be addressing the
wrestling world on "YouShoot: LIVE!" on June 1st in Monroe, NJ at the Crowne
Plaza Hotel. Russo will also be appearing as a vendor guest of Kayfabe
Commentaries and Legends of the Ring the following morning at the Legends of the
Ring Convention at the same locale, offering autographs and photo ops. Tickets
are onsale at www.youshootlive.com and the amount of tickets are limited.
The
"YouShoot" DVD series has been a magnet for the lighning rods of the business to
answer fan submitted questions and videos, and generally sound off about all
things in the wrestling world and beyond. The groundbreaking series produced by
Kayfabe Commentaries allows fans uncensored access to the guests, who have
agreed to "answer it all." In this "YouShoot: LIVE!" setting there is the added
element of the live audience who will also have the opportunity to ask
questions.
Vince Russo, the former booker/writer of WWE, WCW, and TNA,
was positioned as the pro wrestling "Golden Boy" during the vaunted Monday Night
Wars. He fell under both great praise and also criticism after making
controversial decisions like creating increasingly risque angles and putting a
world heavyweight belt on himself. Russo has for years been quiet about much of
the mud slung in his direction, but on June 1st he will open himself up to all
questions and commentary from fans and everyone in the wresting world.
Kayfabe Commentaries' co-founder and president Sean Oliver says that the Russo
live event will have the attention of the entire wrestling universe. "Vince has
generated more genuine, old-school heat in the past 20 years than anyone else,"
he began. "But beyond that, there's no denying his effect on the major
companies. Forgetting his heel booker role on TV, his offscreen involvement
alone caused millions to tune in, hundreds of newsletter writers and bloggers to
write his name daily. That kind of organic attention is so rare."
The
Saturday morning following the "YouShoot: LIVE!!!" taping, Russo will be at the
Legends of the Ring Convention meeting fans, signing autpgraphs and taking
photos for a 3 hour block, from 9am -12 noon. Legends of the Ring's James
Soubasis says this is a great booking for them and one that is consistent with
the superior reputation the Legends of the Ring Convention has garnered in the
face of a sometimes crowded convention circuit.
"Conventions will come
and go," Soubasis began, "some are good, some are poorly organized and never
fully deliver. For years we've always offered a comfortable, well organized
experience for both the fans and the wrestlers. We're unquestionably the most
professional, well-attended wrestling convention in the country. Bookings like
Vince Russo, and before this Dixie Carter, Ric Flair, Sting and others have
proven LOTR will always deliver a first-class experience for the fans."
Several years ago, Kayfabe Commentaries and Legends of the Ring teamed up to add
a Friday night live event to the Legends of the Ring weekend in New Jersey,
launching Ring Roasts and YouShoot: LIVE!!!. "You sometimes see attempts at
live shows during convention weekends, and they're usually half-baked. When
Kayfabe Commentaries approached us about this our goal was to create a truly
unique, innovative, and slick production. The Friday night fans always get big
bang for their buck."
Tickets for the "YouShoot: LIVE!!!: Vince Russo"
event include a VIP Package which grants the ticketholder to an exclusive,
private booking seminar with Vince Russo himself.
"This event is
landmark in its scope and it's one the wrestling world will find impossible to
ignore," Oliver concluded. The Standard Admission ticket, Photo Package, and
VIP Package are onsale now at
www.youshootlive.com
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