Forgiven: One Man's Journey from Self-Glorification to Sanctification

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Forgiven

V R

F  E F

 

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Copyright © Vince Russo, 2005

Published by ECW Press

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All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form by any process — electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise — without the prior written permission of the copyright owners and ECW Press.

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Forgiven : one man's journey from self-glorification to sanctification / Vince Russo.

isbn 1-55022-704-1

1. Russo, Vince. 2. Wrestling promoters — United States-Biography. 3. Christian biography — United States. i. Title.

gv1196.r87a3 2005 796.812'092 c2005-904300-8

Editor: Michael Holmes

Cover and Text Design: Tania Craan

Production: Mary Bowness

Cover Photo: Scott Finkelstein

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Contents

Acknowledgements
vi

Foreword — Ed Ferrara
viii

Chapter 1

The Day I Died

Chapter 2

Tribute to Oscar Madison

Chapter 3

Why Is My Mother Biting Her Hand?


Chapter 4

Handsome Jimmy and Lucious Johnny


Chapter 5

The Best Days of My Life


Chapter 6

Coldcocked


Chapter 7

It’s All about Winning


Chapter 8

The Biggest Win of My Life


Chapter 9

Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About College Professors But Were Afraid To Ask


Chapter 10

What Is Happening to Me?


Chapter 11

Death on Two Legs


Chapter 12

The Comeback


Chapter 13

Now What?


Chapter 14

My Dinner with John


Chapter 15

My Life as a Grappler


Chapter 16

Vicious Vincent Rocks


Chapter 17

Steroids — How They Changed My Life Forever


Chapter 18

Meeting Vince


Chapter 19

My Showdown with Phil Mushnick


Chapter 20

Going It on My Own


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Chapter 21

Re-Enter Vicious Vincent


Chapter 22

Ya Want the 3, Or the 5?


Chapter 23

The Phone Call Heard ’Round the World


Chapter 24

My Catering with Shawn


Chapter 25

Ricciuti Ousted!


Chapter 26

Welcome to Titan Tower


Chapter 27

World Wrestling Federation Magazine


Chapter 28

I Should Have Taken Heed in What John

Mellencamp Was Saying; Or, “When the Walls Come Crumblin’ Down”


Chapter 29

“Hey, Look at Me — I’m 13!”


Chapter 30

I’d Rather Read Than Watch tv


Chapter 31

Smitten


Chapter 32

“You Will Never Forget the Name . . .

Goldust”


Chapter 33

Yippe-Ki-Yea!


Chapter 34

Cowboy Scalped!


Chapter 35

The Cake Is Iced . . . Get Me Outta Here!


Chapter 36

The Phone Call That Could Have

Altered History


Chapter 37

Put Me in a Box, Run Me Over, Torch Me,

Then Throw Me Over a Cliff


Chapter 38

Last Chance Politics


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Chapter 39

Survivor Series


Chapter 40

Playing Centerfield with Willie Mays


Chapter 41

The Bottom Line


Chapter 42

Break It Down


Chapter 43

Iron Mike


Chapter 44

The Secret Weapon


Chapter 45

Forget Burns & Allen —

It’s Time for the Rock-N-Sock Connection


Chapter 46

Stopping to Say . . . Hmmm


Chapter 47

Game Over!


Chapter 48

Riddle Me This


Chapter 49

The Game


Chapter 50

From the Fink to the Warrior


Chapter 51

Oklahoma


Chapter 52

Owen


Chapter 53

Mr. Invisible


Chapter 54

Smackdown


Chapter 55

Hollywood


Chapter 56

My Last Meeting with Vince


Chapter 57

Saying Goodbye


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