Russo's only good year was 98. He was objectively terrible in WCW and TNA and most of the good shit from TNA was in spite of the stupid shit Russo kept pushing.
Despite that, Russo at least tries to do something on each show, even if it often leads to nothing or doesn't make sense. This is more than what could be said about Tony and Paul who do absolutely nothing and the few things that do happen rarely make sense.
You can't sense a guy in both companies because they've completely given up and are just relying on old guys. After Phil, who the fuck is even left to bring back. Nigga's ain't gonna pop for the JTG return. There's a real big problem for them. Phil and Cena are like the last guys left and they're gonna be in their 50s. Roman is also retiring earlier than expected. You can't just have Seth Rollins on TV for the next ten years, because he's already been on TV for ten fucking years.