Vince Russo is a genius. A pure genius. Don't believe me? Ask him yourself! He'll tell you.

IGN wrestling (wrestling.ign.com) interviewed WCW's resident genius after the abomination that was Thunder. (IGN didn't actually interview Russo - these are just quotes picked out of his recent "WCW Live" appearance. - CRZ)I have picked out a few of the quotes here, but in the interest of brevity, and the fact that I can only stomach so much sewage, I have left quite a lot of his interview for the interested to explore.

I was going to put a few pithy comments in after the quotes, but upon further reflection I leave that to you, gentle reader. Feel free to shout at the screen in absolute amazement.

One final bit of advice before you read further. Put fresh batteries in your b.s. meter as you're going to need them.

And now, without further ado, here are selected quotes from the master himself:

"To say that this diminishes the WCW title is the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard...Folks, it's a work...No one really wins that title...It's a story...I have respect the internet fans...but when I read and hear that statement, it makes (them) lose credibility with (me)...That statement is so ridiculous...It blows my mind..."

"(I needed to) shock people. (That's why I made Arquette the champion). You're not even going to fathom that...People are talking about it...You're gonna have to tune in Monday night to see what happens...The story does go somewhere...It will become crystal clear by the time we get to Slamboree...Whether you agree or disagree, people are talking about...It's frightening that people could think that (Arquette's win could kill the company)..."

"Are the wrestlers saying negative things about this? Maybe...".

"As soon as more people (start supporting WCW), you'll see how quickly they jump on the bandwagon...When we left that building on Tuesday night, I know I absolutely did the right thing..."

"We've got to remember what business we're in, and what we're about...Even if wrestling was a shoot...Did people stop watching boxing when Buster Douglas won the Heavyweight Title...Was he ever supposed to win the title in his wildest dreams? I have so much respect for the internet fans...but when they go to the old way of thinking...it's ridiculous...Chyna was the Intercontinental Champion of the WWF. Could Chyna beat any one of those men? Come on!"

"We did not decide (to crown Arquette) until we got to the building on Tuesday...In the production meeting, I explained that in this tag match, the WCW Title is on the line...Jarrett was supposed to get the title back...So what it means is "If David Arquette pins Eric Bischoff, David Arquette becomes the World Champion." I said "yeah." I looked at Eric...We said "Why not?" "

"(The length of matches) are fine for my attention fans...People have no attention spans...I don't care what about anyone says...(people) want to know the finish as soon as they get in the ring...There is so many storylines...Your average match is probably going to be about six minutes on Nitro. I don't have a problem with that."

I'm back. How can I top that? I can't. Sleep well, WCW fans.