Worst of Vince Russo #1: Viagra on a Pole match.

So, if you're not sure why I'm doing this, here's a brief explanation. Vince Russo has been relinquished of his head writing duties in TNA this week, so I think it would be a bit of fun to travel down memory lane and examine some of the worst things that Vince Russo has done in his professional wrestling career... at the end of the week, I'll compile all of these blogs together as one big "Wanna Wrestle?" blog...

also, make a damn wrestling site, Jeff Gerstmann.

#5. Viagra on a pole match

One thing that Vince Russo may always be remembered for is booking good quality matches with awful, pointless stipulations. For instance, there's a match involving four mexican wrestlers trying to prove themselves in the big time American wrestling leagues. So what match should they be involved it? Why yes, of course, a pinata on a pole match, and inside the pinata is $10,000. These matches were extremely frequent in the Vince Russo era of WCW, but the most offensive angle he's ever made was booking the "Viagra On A Pole" match.

See that man up there? He is "The Franchise" Shane Douglas, and this one of the most important segments in the history of wrestling. It's the birth of ECW in 1994. It's a shame that later in life, Douglas has made many enemies in the wrestling industry and seems to be a colossal prick, but he is a well accomplished wrestler that never quite made it in the big time. Here's how he was treated in WCW:

I guess sex tapes were a big thing in 1999/2000 for some reason (can't think of a celebrity sex tape from those years). But whatever the case may be, there was a love triangle between Billy Kidman, Shane Douglas, and the seemingly slutty Torrie Wilson. Billy Kidman and Torrie Wilson had a sex tape at first, and it was hot if you're into staring at a bed cover for two minutes. Shane Douglas tried to one-up Billy Kidman by making his own sex tape with Torrie Wilson, but it ended up not working because Shane Douglas couldn't get an erection.

Are you finding this hilarious yet? How about a Viagra on a pole match? And the bottle has a giant label with "VIAGRA" on the cover. What if the commentary kept making sexual innuendos? GET IT, VIAGRA on a POLE? Why are you not laughing?

The match itself wasn't awful, but it was a great way to tarnish the career of Shane Douglas and make Billy Kidman further away of getting that push he deserved in WCW.

Viagra.