More details about the Vince Russo-WWE story.

Conrad Thompson published a column on Uncrowned and wrote that there were whispers that Vince Russo was in talks this past summer to return to the WWE creative team.

Fightful Select posted the following update about that:

“Conrad Thompson published an article that stated Vince Russo had talks with WWE this year.

Sources at WWE HQ told @FightfulSelect that they heard Nick Khan had conversations with Vince Russo, but aren’t sure how serious they were.

Sources familiar with the situation said that Russo was either at WWE HQ at one point or was under consideration for a visit there; however, the news didn’t make it to the rest of WWE staff.

More details, including reactions to the news, now available for Select subscribers.”

Conrad Thompson published an article that stated Vince Russo had talks with WWE this year.

Sources at WWE HQ told @FightfulSelect that they heard Nick Khan had conversations with Vince Russo, but aren’t sure how serious they were.

Sources familiar with the situation said that Russo was either at WWE HQ at one point or was under consideration for a visit there; however, the news didn’t make it to the rest of WWE staff.

More details, including reactions to the news, now available for Select subscribers.

— Fightful Wrestling (@Fightful) October 28, 2026

Russo was on the WWE/F creative team in the late 1990s and then made the jump to WCW.