WWE has had its fair share of controversy since its inception over four decades ago. Vince McMahon himself has faced a number of lawsuits over the years, with some even dating back to the late 80s. As time has gone by we have come to know more and more about how the business really is and just how atrocious things used to be back in the day.
A lot of people have also begun to shed light on the malpractices and disrespectful behavior of Vince McMahon ever since he was accused of sexual assault and sex trafficking by former employee Janel Grant.Today, we’ll be taking a look at some of the more recent shocking revelations that WWE stars have made about Vince McMahon. Let’s get into it.
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Shocking Revelations About Vince McMahon made by WWE stars
1) Vince McMahon asked Shane McMahon to stab him during backstage dispute
Paul Heyman revealed that Vince McMahon once asked Shane McMahon to stab him. Apparently, Shane had an idea about something that he wanted to do on the show, and Vince was not amused by said idea. Vince told Shane that the only way this would happen was “over his dead body”. He then proceeded to hand Shane a knife and asked him to stab him if he wanted to do things his way. We’ve heard a lot of crazy things about Vince McMahon, but him asking his own son to stab him over a creative decision sure takes the cake.
2) Vince had his wrestlers working 7 days a week
During the early days of WWE, back when it was still known as the World Wrestling Federation, Vince’s wrestlers were getting almost no time off. Vince’s company was just starting to take off, and that meant that he and the rest of the wrestlers had a ton of work ahead of them.
While everyone enthusiastically joined Vince when WWE first started to take off, they later started to defect to WCW, who offered better pay and a better work structure. While Vince had his fighters on the road for 365 days a year, WCW allowed the wrestlers to pick and choose when they wished to work. This played a huge part in the Monday Night Wars and the infamous 83 weeks that WCW spent on top of the wrestling world. If Vince had treated his wrestlers more like actual employees instead of tools to be used throughout the year, the WCW might’ve never gotten as big as it did.
3) Vince McMahon regularly booked talent to lose in their hometown
Everyone knows about the infamous Montreal Screw job, where Vince McMahon double-crossed Bret Hart and made him drop the WWF Championship in his hometown of Montreal, Canada. As it turns out, Hart wasn’t the only one who was made to lose in his hometown. Matt Hardy revealed earlier this year that Vince regularly booked wrestlers to take a fall in their hometown.
According to Vince, this produced a lot of heat that could then be used to make more money and help his wrestlers become bigger stars. So, while the wrestlers faced humiliation by taking losses in front of their home crowds, Vince was making too much money to be bothered by it.
4) Vince McMahon is exactly the same person as his on-screen character, Mr. McMahon
Vince’s character, Mr. McMahon, that was born and took off during the Attitude Era, was new and interesting to the crowd. Mr. McMahon is one of the most hated characters in the history of wrestling, which is understandable, considering some of the things Vince did as Mr. McMahon were downright atrocious.
However, Mr. McMahon was not something new to those who had been working close to Vince for a long time. Hulk Hogan, Shawn Michaels, Triple H and others have admitted that Mr. McMahon was pretty much the same as Vince McMahon but with the volume turned up slightly. If this is true, then it’s really no wonder that Vince did such a good job at portraying the Mr. McMahon character.
5) Vince once made Kofi Kingston and Seth Rollins redo a match because he didn’t like the result
During a conversation on the E&C Podcast, Seth Rollins revealed that Vince McMahon once made him almost quit the WWE. Seth had just done a match with Kofi Kingston and was satisfied with his performance. However, Vince McMahon was furious with Seth Rollins and was very disrespectful towards him. Rollins recalled how Vince angrily called him over and started to yell at him before making him and Kofi wrestle again.
Seth says that this was something he was not comfortable with, and it made him want to leave the show. Fortunately, Rollins compromised and got on with the show. If he had left, then Vince’s arrogance would’ve ended up costing WWE one of their biggest stars in recent years.
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