VINCE RUSSO, the MAESTRO of MAYHEM - CBM and Justin Give a Comprehensive Review of ROPE OPERA

CBM and Justin Give a Comprehensive 5 1/2 Hour Review of ROPE OPERA, from the MAESTRO of MAYHEM...or of CRASH TV, Vince Russo. Published in 2010, this book goes farther to explain and delineate Russo's philosophy of writing Pro Wresting, his worldview (religious and otherwise), and his sense of humor (often stunted).

We not only cover the INFAMOUS Chapter 34 on his Ill-Fated Women's Promotion, and Chapter 6 on Disco Inferno's Martian Invasion, but also talk about each of the other 50 Chapters, expounding and filling in background information where appropriate. For example, to understand Russo's Time spent in TNA, one must also know how it ended (TNA got Cancelled from SPIKE because of his consultancy). To know how his time in WCW ebbed and flowed, one must know the depths WCW sank to without him (the "Russo Interregnum"). We then give an apprisal of Russo's positive contributions to Wrestling at the end (it's not all bad, just quite a bit of it).

00:00-06:36 Intro
06:37-11:37 Ch 1, Chykirda & Why Russo is a SF Giants Fan
11:38-18:45 Ch 2, All About Sneakers and Nannies, What Are "Negro Sneakers"
18:46-21:05 Ch 3, Christianity 101
21:06-31:19 Ch 4, Bill Busch, Brad Siegel, Russo's Initial WCW Contract
31:20-35:28 Ch 5, CD Warehouse, Be Obedient!
35:29-40:39 Ch 6, Disco Inferno and his MARTIAN INVASION, Real Man's Man Steven Regal
40:40-43:20 AL-YUU-MIN-EE-YUM, British Pre-Decimal System
43:21-47:35 Ch 6-7-8, "The Boys", Bret Hart and his 1996 WCW Offer, Reticence About Going to Church
47:36-56:47 Ch 9, Russo Being Honest with VKM, Val Venis, John Wayne Bobbitt
56:48-1:02:55 Ch 10, Fear and Self-Loathing
1:02:56-1:10:28 Ch 11, Turner Standards and Practices, proto-SM Storylines, "Let's Whack It"
1:10:29-1:16:45 Ch 12-13, Russo HATES His Mother & JJ Dillon; NWO 2000 Silver & Black, Bret Hart's Retirement
1:16:46-1:24:53 Ch 14, Tank Abbott Plans, DON WEST, WCW Booking Committee Redux & the Russo "Interregnum"
1:24:54-1:29:52 Ch 15-16, The Earth is the "Devil's Swamplands", Ozymandias
1:29:53-1:35:44 Ch 17-18, Doing ECW Press "a Favor", Jan 2000 Siegel Call Sets Stage for WCW Apr 2000 New Blood-Millionaire's Club Storyline
1:35:45-1:46:26 Ch 19-20, Apr 10 2000 RUSSO RESET, the Cornrows of Whoopi, Doing It For the Midcard, Ric Flair Products
1:46:27-1:53:04 Ch 21-22, Russo HATES DETAILS, No Sick Days In Wrestling, Bill Goldberg
1:53:05-1:59:41 Ch 23-24, Old Russo is "Dead"; RUSSO-FLAIR Jun 5 2000 Cage Match, Red Syrup FAIL
1:59:42-2:08:26 Ch 25, Russo is NOT a Racist! Filthy Animals Booking
2:08:27-2:11:38 Ch 26, Russo Mother Redux, Assembly Line Work, Big Boss Man & PEPPER
2:11:39-2:20:34 Ch 27-28, Bash at the Beach 2000 Controversy, Defamation of Character Lawsuit, John Arezzi
2:20:35-2:21:54 Ch 29, Fantasy Baseball
2:21:55-2:27:52 Ch 30-31, All About No 1 & 3 Pencils, RUSSO-BOOKER T Sep 25 2000 Cage Match, No Go To Australia, WCW Ripped His Heart Out
2:27:53-2:31:00 Ch 32-33, David Arquette, 9-11 and CD Warehouse Redux
2:31:01-3:04:53 Ch 34 ** B-----LAP ** Toxic Shock, TREASURE CHEST, Nurse Hershey --- Puts Over Jeff Lane
3:04:54-3:08:52 Ch 35, Russo's Wife Helped Him Become Born Again, He Loves Submissive Women
3:08:53-3:12:13 Ch 36, The DAWGMAN, Manager Of The Year
3:12:14-3:14:47 Ch 37, Jeff Jarrett Calls Russo, He Names TNA
3:14:48-3:20:41 Ch 38, Russo's Ill-fated Return to WWE, Admits to Watching Jerry Springer
3:20:42-3:33:45 Ch 39-40, Starts at TNA Jul 2002, HEALTHSOUTH Pulls Funding, Insert Dixie Carter, Environmentally Friendly Power Plants?
3:33:46-3:44:18 Ch 41, Sports Entertainment Xtreme, Russo Contemplates His Own Mortality, He Likes It SNUG
3:44:19-3:49:21 Ch 42, Hulk Hogan's Talks with TNA in 2004, TRONNO, the Catalyst to Being Born Again, SAMOA JOE
3:49:22-3:57:06 Ch 43-44, Dutch Mantel, Ring of Glory, JAMES MITCHELL, the CW and Minor League Soccer
3:57:07-4:04:10 Ch 45, ROPE OPERA & WWE FILMS, Uwe Boll, Russo Agrees to Work With Jim Cornette
4:04:11-4:09:27 Ch 46-47, Jeff Jarrett and Dixie Carter's Different Business Philosophies, Christian Cage
4:09:28-4:09:58 Ch 48-49, Jill Jarrett and Jeff Iorio's Passing
4:09:59-4:12:45 Ch 50, Russo's Thoughts on Younger Talent, Not Listening to Veterans
4:12:46-4:18:18 Ch 51, FIRE RUSSO, the Last Rites Match
4:18:19-4:29:26 SPIKE Cancels TNA Because of RUSSO; Marathon Impact Tapings, Destination America, Mountain Monsters, Pop TV
4:29:27-4:35:02 More Russo Ideas; Reverse Battle Royal, Fishmarket Street Fight, Christopher Daniels
4:35:03-4:36:46 Ch 52, Russo Curses VKM, Hulk Hogan & Eric Bischoff Join TNA Oct 27 2009
4:36:47-4:42:28 Russo's Good Segments, "This Is Your Life", ERIK WATTS
4:42:29-4:48:01 Wrestlecrap, Beaver Cleavage, Head & Shoulders Match at WWF King of the Ring 1998
4:48:02-4:50:19 Did Russo Engender ROCK's Talking in the 3rd Person? Or Name the "Attitude Era"?
4:50:20-5:26:11 Russo Captured the Cultural ZEITGEIST; WWF New Generation Enhancement Gimmicks that Preceded Russo
5:26:12-5:30:58 Outro