Marty Posted May 10, 2005 Report Share Posted May 10, 2005 From the Torch: Chris Kreski, who was one of the original WWE writers who replaced Vince Russo and Ed Ferrara, died yesterday of cancer at age 42. Kreski did not have cancer when he worked for WWE. After he left the company, citing burn out and other opportunities, Stephanie McMahon replaced him as head writer in 2002. Kreski was head writer during WWE's best drawing period, credited with being a strong writer who also benefited from the table being set with top stars and a deep roster that was over. Kreski had previously written for Late Night with The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, Beavis & Butt-Headd, and Remote Control. After working for WWE, he was involved with the NFL Kickoff Concert (2003) and the MTV Movie Awards (2002). The Torch messed up, as we all know that Steph replaced him in late 2000. Sad news, especially due to the early death at the hands of cancer. One of the better writers the company had, as he was at least partly responsible for one of the best eras of the WWF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hunter's Torn Quad Posted May 10, 2005 Report Share Posted May 10, 2005 What made Kreski so good was that he paid attention to detail, which is a skill you almost never see in WWE, due to the obsession with getting immediate results. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Some Guy Posted May 11, 2005 Report Share Posted May 11, 2005 I assume he was responsible for the awesome love triangle angle that HHH ruined in 2000. If so he did a great job building that angle. Anytime someone dies that young it is sad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coffey Posted May 11, 2005 Report Share Posted May 11, 2005 I assume he was responsible for the awesome love triangle angle that HHH ruined in 2000. The ending to that storyline is when I started to become cynical as it pertained to wrestling critism. They did the same shit with Jericho/Trish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hunter's Torn Quad Posted May 11, 2005 Report Share Posted May 11, 2005 Kreski was probably responsible for the attention to detail in that angle, because he paid attention to that kind of thing. He had flow charts set up showing which wrestlers were feuding, and which ones had feuded, and if certain wrestlers couldn't team with other wrestlers because they had feuded in the past, etc. Nobody pays attention to the little things any more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loss Posted May 11, 2005 Report Share Posted May 11, 2005 Always sad to see someone die young. I was still holding out hope that he'd come back to the company one day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Piss Posted May 11, 2005 Report Share Posted May 11, 2005 Does WWE ever mention the deaths of any of the behind the scenes people? I know it's more than likely a very rare occurence, but you'd like to hope for at least a mention on the website. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loss Posted May 11, 2005 Report Share Posted May 11, 2005 They did when Jimmy Miranda died, so I think they do at times. I'm sure they would if Kevin Dunn died as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty Posted May 11, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 11, 2005 They also mentioned James Dudley's passing last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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