>>5285042Nailed it. Almost all of the good aspects of booking in WWE's heyday were him. He understood story structure in pro-wrestling better than anyone. Russo deserves a lot of credit for the Attitude Era, as well.
HHH was okay in NXT, did a better job than anyone in the WWE structure during that time, but once he got high on his own supply, NXT started to really suck.
Vince has only been good at identifying stars other promotions made and listening to the right people when he can finally be convinced to.