Violent J says people told him Vince Russo would ‘ruin’ JCW
Violent J of the Insane Clown Posse discussed working with Vince Russo, and the new JCW World Championship belt in a new interview with The Takedown on Sports Illustrated.
Russo is both a writer and an on-screen talent for the promotion Violent J has been running since late 1999, debuting on the November 27 episode. New episodes of JCW Lunacy release on YouTube, Facebook, and Twitch on Thursday nights at 7 p.m. Eastern.
Violent J says that when he brought Russo into JCW, he heard from people who felt the move would ruin his company.
“A lot of people did say to me, ‘he’s going to come in and he’s going to ruin your company,'” Violent J said. “The thing is, it’s my company. If Vince came in with some idea that was so bad, why would I possibly let that happen? Right? I’m right here, you know?“
“I don’t see a lot that he writes that I don’t like,” he continued. “I think most of it is really, really good. When I do see something, I just say, ‘hey, that’s not going to work,’ or, ‘that doesn’t really work, I don’t think that works with this audience.’ He’s very flexible. He’s very flexible.”
Also during the interview, Violent J discussed his promotion’s focus on storytelling.
“We’re very heavily involved in storytelling in JCW,” Violent J said. “We’re very invested in telling long-form stories and having reveals and having cliffhangers at the end of episodes and things like that. We’re very, very focused on that.”
In storyline, Russo is the majority owner of the promotion. He released Violent J from his role and is looking for a new showrunner for JCW Lunacy. Matches featured on the most recent episode include James Storm vs. Kerry Morton in a Coal Miner’s Glove on a Poll match, a three-way number one contenders match with Ninja Mack vs. Sewacide vs. Shane Mercer, and more.
The current JCW World Champion is Matt Cardona. Images of the new JCW World Championship belt are available on SI.com.
The most recent episode of JCW Lunacy is below:
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