Vince McMahon Archives

With Paul "Triple H" Levesque currently parked on his own special floor rug in Vince McMahon's dog house, Triple H's creation and personal passion project, NXT, has been in an ever-evolving state of flux since McMahon took over the development brand months ago  Last week, we learned of a number of backstage releases for the brand, including longtime WWE employees[...]

The XFL has failed twice under its founder and the previous owner Vince McMahon, only accumulating one full season in its original incarnation in 2001 and only five weeks of games to show for its 2020 reboot, though to be fair, that season and the league with it fell apart due to the COVID-19 pandemic, leading[...]

 As we have seen over the past year, these releases seem to come in targeted waves and unfortunately, it seems that the staff of the Performance Center was the one in the crosshairs today. Of course, this all just further fuels speculation that the WWE is indeed up for sale as they continue to trim their[...]

And considering you're calling the event "Day 1" with the implication that it's the first day of a "fresh start," it would be a great way to live up to the hype instead of offering the same old, same old. Well, clearly Vince McMahon and his gaggle of writers also saw Reigns' absence as an opportunity[...]

 It appears to have even reached the top of WWE, as Chairman Vince McMahon and a number of the most powerful backstage names were absent at this past Monday's Raw  In the wake of all of this, WWE has now released an internal memo detailing new company protocols for combating COVID-19 that will be put into effect[...]

 Why, you might ask?  Because he has one more match left on his current WWE deal and he's waiting for a call from WWE Chairman Vince McMahon to find out when that will go down. WWE Hall of Famer Goldberg, seen here on the October 4, 2021 episode of Raw, says he has a shoulder injury that[...]

WWE Chairman Vince McMahon has always been known as the hardest working man in his company  He never takes days off and only is missing backstage at shows if he's working somewhere else  Last night at Raw though, he was noticeably absent and a number of the biggest backstage names were missing as well[...]

Vince McMahon Grinches The Wrong Santa – December 25, 2003 Vince McMahon looks for some revenge against Santa Claus at Tribute To The Troops in 2003, courtesy of WWE. WWE Chairman Vince McMahon is obviously the evilest character in WWE history, so it shouldn't be a surprise that he made Santa Claus's "naughty list" as a child[...]

 But what we didn't know is that it is actually entirely that bad wig's fault why we never got any solid conclusion to the abruptly-ended storyline. The real Kane, aka current Knox County, Tennessee Mayor Glenn Jacobs, appeared this past week at the Steel City Con in Pennsylvania on a panel with fellow WWE Hall of Famer JBL and he[...]

 There was of course lots of great insight to his career and his thoughts on the wrestling business and his fellow wrestlers, but one question in particular sparked a rather interesting reply from Hart. Bret Hart says he'd be interested to face former US President Donald Trump in a match at Wrestlemania with Vince McMahon as[...]

 He does note though that he has yet to speak to his WWE counterpart, Vince McMahon. "As long as everything's classy, and this, the way they approached me was very classy So I have nothing bad to say about that I don't know if we'll see that competition head-to-head, but I am considering some of these requests[...]

 Vince McMahon loves to tell people that WWE is a variety show, but that doesn't exactly hold water, as successful variety shows have a target demographic and consistent tone, while modern WWE is tonally all over the place and their demographic seems to shift from young children to middle-aged men, sometimes within the same segment. The[...]

 He saw his position within WWE diminished through some corporate restructuring, his creation NXT was taken over creatively by Vince McMahon and changed almost entirely from Triple H's vision, many of his personally scouted talents have been released by the company, and if that all weren't enough, he suffered what was described as a "cardiac event"[...]

 Now we have more insight into what happened and just how serious it was. WWE legend Triple H, who has been absent since September after needing a cardiac procedure, courtesy of WWE. On this past Sunday's Sunday Night's Main Event podcast, Dave Meltzer of The Wrestling Observer reported that the health scare suffered by Triple H (real name Paul Levesque) wasn't[...]

 Unfortunately, that was all dominated by the idiocy of Vince McMahon's desperate search for a stupid egg and if that doesn't tell you everything right there, then I don't know what to say  But it's Friday now and that means it's time for the SmackDown stars to deal with the fallout of this past Sunday's Survivor Series event[...]

The business still runs through them, like it or not, until Vince McMahon kicks the bucket For 20 years, we had TNA, now Impact! Wrestling attempting to be "Number 2" even trying their hand at "The Monday Night Wars 2" but failing miserably Now, it's AEW's turn to make that move. Tony Khan and Tony Schiavone[...]

 The company spent the past couple of weeks marketing that this year's event would mark the 25th anniversary of the debut of one of their biggest stars of all time, The Rock, who made his WWE debut at the 1996 Survivor Series inside the nearby Madison Square Garden (hey, remember when WWE was allowed to hold pay per[...]

 It would be an amazing bit of humor if it weren't for the fact that we know Hogan and Vince McMahon actually believed in what they were putting up there. The Pièce de résistance of the video comes towards the end when set against footage of protestors burning the U.S[...]

 The ax came down on 18 different talents, ending their time working for Vince McMahon's empire and in many cases, notably prematurely so  How many names were read yesterday that gave us pause and forced us to say "What?!  Them?!  Really?!"  Of course, I'm not referring to a Nia Jax or Eva Marie here, as either case had[...]

Government's attempts to take down Vince McMahon & the WWF in the midst of a national steroids scandal in the 90s But while the government thought they had a superstar witness that would cement their case, McMahon wasn't quite ready to roll over and plead out In fact, just to give you some perspective on[...]

 So it should come as no surprise when we hear that former WWE writer Court Bauer (who worked for Vince McMahon's company from 1999 to 2008) and the promotion he founded, MLW, have had discussions with WWE about a possible partnership. It has been confirmed that MLW has had discussions with WWE about a potential partnership[...]

 Savage was infamously blacklisted in WWE for over 20 years from 1994 when he bucked Vince McMahon's offer at just being a commentator and headed down to Atlanta to continue being a wrestler for rival promotion WCW  WWE finally made amends with Savage, but we only saw evidence of this after the legend passed away suddenly[...]

Jim Ross on his podcast takes us through the negotiation process for him and WWE to sign Chris Jericho away from rival WCW back in 1999.

The person who told me that also said, 'This can also change completely tomorrow', but they're under the impression there will many people from NXT, and the NXT guys are supposed to be a significant part of it." So it seems as of right now, management has big plans for some NXT talent in this coming[...]

 While fans would be quick (and correct) to assume that WWE management has eyes on heavily featured breakouts like The Creed Brothers and Bron Breakker, it's reportedly another young recently debuted big man, Von Wagner, that management is really high on and has been for some time. NXT 2.0 star Von Wagner apparently has WWE management seeing him as[...]

 But most of all, it felt very familiar to the scene in the then WWF about 20 years ago and according to reports, that might have been the idea. The chaotic brawl that opened this week's NXT might be a sign of things to come, courtesy of WWE. According to a report from Fightful Select, WWE Chairman Vince[...]

After Dark Side of the Ring focused on the WWE & "The Plane Ride From Hell," we need to look at how we approach wrestlers' bad behaviors.

 And now it's time to dive into the new era of the NXT brand, dubbed NXT 2.0, a more WWE-polished product overseen by WWE Chairman Vince McMahon, Bruce Prichard, and Kevin Dunn  So what's in store for us now?  Only one way to find out  Let's get at it! The official logo for NXT 2.0, courtesy of WWE. We open with[...]

Johnny Gargano and Candice LeRae had been vocal about their reservations for the romance, but The Way was finally won over. Will chaos follow the happy couple down the aisle? Will we hear Lumis say the words "I do"? Don't miss the NXT wedding of the century this Tuesday at 8/7 C on USA Network! Aside from the[...]

 With a new logo, a new color scheme, and a new set design, there will be plenty to digest visually, but behind the scenes, things are changing as well, as WWE Chairman Vince McMahon and his right-hand man Bruce Prichard are taking over the show going forward and implementing a new vision. And if that all wasn't[...]