Former WWE star JBL appeared on The Honky Tonk Man's radio show last week and questioned why TNA continues to employ Vince Russo as its head writer. "I don't get why they keep Russo," JBL said. "Russo, when he left WWE and went to WCW, they went bankrupt and got bought by WWE.

"That tells you what kind of job he did. And he still has a job in wrestling and Dutch Mantell doesn't? It blows me away." You can listen to a full show at BlogTalkRadio.com.

Powell's POV: JBL stated that he is friends with people in the company, including talent relations head Bruce Prichard, and hopes it does well. Honky and JBL recalled Russo not wanting to use them or Jim Ross because they have Southern accents. In one comical story, he recalled Russo having Ed Ferarra attempt to teach him how to speak without the Southern accent.

Is there anyone who doesn't somehow benefit directly from Russo being in this position who actually believes he's the right person for the job? Sadly, the only person I can think of is Dixie Carter, who is responsible for the hiring and firing in her company. I'll never understand Carter's logic for not making a creative change, and I believe that TNA will just keep spinning its wheels until the right change is made. Thanks to Dot Net Member Errrrnesto Cruz for passing along the audio info.

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