Vince Russo stunned by WWE folding chair price (Exclusive)

Vince Russo was WWE's co-head writer in the late 1990s. In an exclusive video, the 64-year-old expressed his surprise at the cost of WWE-related merchandise at his local store.

Fans often buy their favorite wrestlers' t-shirts at events and online. Collectors can also purchase official WWE folding chairs and other unique memorabilia at some shops in the United States.

Russo appeared on Sportskeeda's The Wrestling Outlaws alongside host Dr. Chris Featherstone and former WWE star EC3. The veteran writer revealed he could not believe a store charged $199 for a premium live event chair.

"Chris, I swear to you, I went in the store yesterday," Russo said. "They had a chair from one of the WWE events, a folding chair, Chris, I kid you not, $199, bro. You could buy a dining room set, a bicycle; you could buy so much cr*p for the price of one WWE chair, and I'm like, 'Bro, you know what, there is a wrestling fan working there that knows what they charge for this stuff, man."' [1:15–2:01]

Watch the video above to hear Russo's reaction to EC3's bizarre fan interaction story.

Vince Russo reveals WWE chair details

After most premium live events, WWE sells show-specific folding chairs. Unlike the weapons wrestlers use in the ring, chairs sold as memorabilia contain padded cushions with a premium live event logo.

Vince Russo added that the $199 item included a Backlash 2024 design:

"I'm pretty sure it was a Backlash chair. Not this last one, but it was just the logo. It was just the logo on the chair. That's all it was. That's it." [2:09–2:18]

Backlash 2024 took place in Lyon, France, on May 4, 2024. Cody Rhodes defeated AJ Styles in the main event to retain the Undisputed WWE Championship.

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