Russo wrote for the company when RAW regularly drew the highest television ratings in the show’s history. He and fellow writer Ed Ferrara joined WCW in October 1999, a month before Gewirtz began his 15-year writing career with WWE.
In an interview with Sportskeeda Wrestling’s Riju Dasgupta, Gewirtz reflected on Ferrara and Russo’s success during WWE’s popular Attitude Era. He also gave them credit for working on high-profile storylines at the time, including Steve Austin vs. Vince McMahon:
As a former WWE head writer himself, Gewirtz can relate to some of the challenges Vince Russo faced behind the scenes:
Watch the video above to hear one aspect of Russo’s writing that Gewirtz disagreed with. He also told an amusing story about Vince McMahon’s reaction to a Hulk Hogan segment in WCW.
Vince Russo interviewed Brian Gewirtz in WWE
Although they never worked full-time together on WWE’s writing team, Brian Gewirtz and Vince Russo briefly crossed paths in the summer of 1999.
Gewirtz was interviewed by Russo several months before starting his job with WWE. However, the one-time WCW World Heavyweight Champion does not remember their interaction.
Gewirtz added that life moves “very fast” in WWE, which makes it difficult for interviewers to remember everyone they speak to.
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