Vince Russo Blames Wrestlers for Encouraging Stalkers in Wake of Liv Morgan Incident

Vince Russo is putting part of the blame for the Liv Morgan stalker situation on how today’s wrestlers engage with fans—and he’s not sugarcoating anything.

Reacting to the recent arrest of a second suspect tied to the Liv Morgan stalking case at the June 3 WWE NXT tapings, Russo shared his thoughts on Wrestling Outlaws, claiming that modern female wrestlers are “too accessible” and creating false hope in unstable fans.

Russo didn’t excuse the stalker’s behavior but made it clear that he believes how women in wrestling present themselves plays a role in encouraging obsessed fans.

“I’ll tell you what’s going on, Chris. I got to put the heat where the heat has to be, bro—they’re making themselves too accessible. They really are. On social media, they’re making themselves too accessible, bro. You’re talking about wackos—and bro, if you’re coming across as this nice-as-honey person, down-to-earth, bro, wackos are going to think they got a shot with you. Wackos are going to think, ‘Man, if I just go down to the training facility and they happen to be there…’ Bro, they’ve got to stop making themselves so accessible. Chris, you know we live in a world where everybody wants to be liked, bro. They’ve got to stop. They’ve got to stop putting themselves out there. Now, I’m not making excuses for these freaking crazies—they’re whack jobs, they’re crazy people. But bro, these women are presenting themselves beautiful, sexy, nice. I’m talking to you. And in these wackos, bro—‘Oh, maybe I got a shot.’ They got to get off that, bro.”

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He then shared a personal story about former TNA Knockout Velvet Sky, saying he once had to warn her after she was being too friendly to a stalker without realizing it.

“She was literally being stalked and she was being nice to the guy. I had to pull her aside. I’m like, ‘Do you not understand? There’s wackos out there. This guy is stalking you. You can’t be nice to them.’ I really am afraid something is going to happen.”

Russo also contrasted today’s women’s roster with the past generation, claiming tougher personas like Jacqueline or Medusa would’ve scared stalkers off.

“Are you gonna stalk Jacqueline? Luna Vachon? Sherri Martel? You’re not gonna stalk these people because you’d be scared to death they’d kill you. You’re not gonna stalk Medusa because you literally would think, ‘If I go down to the Performance Center, I’m going to get my freaking ass kicked.’”

Authorities confirmed the second arrest at the June 3 tapings was tied to the ongoing case surrounding Morgan, and that federal agents—not just local police—were involved.

Liv Morgan’s rise in popularity has come with serious safety concerns, and Russo believes wrestlers need to draw clearer boundaries with fans before things get even worse.

Do you agree with Vince Russo’s take on social media access and wrestler safety—or do you think he’s deflecting from the real problem? Sound off in the comments.