Source: SIMON ROTHSTEIN, thesun.co.uk
CONTROVERSIAL TNA booker Vince Russo has hit out at the WWE following Impact’s head to head battle with Raw on Monday night.

Russo — who wrote for both WWE and WCW during the original Monday Night Wars — said Vince McMahon’s show lacked punch despite Bret Hart’s return.

He said: “I sat in the production truck and I watched our shows side-by-side on Monday night.

“It was great to see Bret — I love the guy — always have.

“But as our show went on, and as I watched his, I just kept asking myself — ‘where’s the effort?’

“Does Vince think that little of TNA that he felt that he could just produce ‘another show’ on Monday night?

“I mean, you take away that first segment and that last segment, and you had a wrestling show that wasn’t even mediocre at best.”

Speaking of Impact — which featured the TNA debut of Hulk Hogan and Eric Bischoff — Russo added: “We learned a lot, on Monday night as a company — a lot.

“We hit some home runs, but also struck out once or twice, but that’s OK.

“What really mattered is that we took risks. We gave you everything we had and didn’t play it safe.”

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