Vince McMahon Archives

However, one place wrestlers were not allowed to trash was Vince McMahon's offices, and for a very good reason. Daniel Bryan and AJ Styles picked the wrong office to fight in: Vince McMahon's at Money in the Bank, courtesy of WWE. At one point during the match, Daniel Bryan and AJ Styles found themselves battling inside Vince[...]

The former WWE tag team formerly known as The Revival, now known as The Revolt, gave their first interview since obtaining their releases on the Talk is Jericho podcast, and they confirmed what we all basically already knew: the reason they left the company is that WWE will never put a serious focus on tag[...]

Vince McMahon's heel boss character served as the perfect foil for Stone Cold Steve Austin, resulting in arguably the biggest boom period in modern history for the wrestling business However, the nature of the wrestling business means that when something works, wrestling companies will try the same thing over and over again in hopes of[...]

And in the case of WWE, that seems highly likely. Dave Meltzer transcribes large portions of Vince McMahon's statements during the recent WWE first-quarter financial call in the latest Wrestling Observer Newsletter, and what Vince has to say about WWE bringing back fans is interesting Apparently, Vince believes that if anyone is equipped to bring fans[...]

Even so, Vince McMahon is apparently looking on the bright side, as the WWE Chairman said during that conference call that WWE could find a way to make lemons out of lemonade, perhaps even giving WWE the opportunity to compete against streaming giant Netflix. "I think new content is always a driver in terms of stimulating[...]

Most notably, they asked what Moxley thought of WWE using his impression of Vince McMahon, made famous in his post-WWE-exit podcast interview, in WrestleMania 36 Moxley said McMahon would try to convince him to perform in segments Moxley thought were stupid, and the WWE Chairman would insist that those segments were "such good s***." During[...]

Vince McMahon still has a tight grip on WWE Not only does he own a ton of stock, but WWE's stock is set up so that stock owned by McMahons has ten times the voting power as any other stock McMahon's family has owned WWE for decades, and its lineage can be traced back 80[...]

The lawsuit was filed by Ryan Merholz and Melvyn Klein against WWE, Vince McMahon, Stephanie McMahon, Paul Levesque, Frank Riddick III, Stuart Goldfarb, Laureen Ong, Robyn Peterson, Man Jit Singh, Jeffery Speed, Alan Wexler, and George Barrios, and Heel by Nature obtained a copy and posted it on their website The 44-page lawsuit reads: This is[...]

Vince McMahon was recently named to a presidential task force on restarting the economy And even Cody Rhodes, executive vice president of rival wrestling organization AEW, stood up for Trump by liking a tweet suggesting fellow wrestler Sami Zayn "go back to Canada" if he didn't like the president's actions And clearly, Bautista didn't check[...]

The show ended with a touching tribute from Haitch's best bro, Shawn Michaels, and father-in-law, Vince McMahon But that wasn't the highest honor That came the next morning, when Triple H received the blessing of the President of the United States and, more importantly, WWE Hall-of-Famer, Donald Trump. Vince McMahon has something to get off his[...]

They rise seasonally around the time of WrestleMania, but each year it's a little bit lower than before. WWE chairman Vince McMahon at the Wrestlemania Press Conference in New York's Hard Rock Cafe on March 26, 2008 Editorial credit: George Koroneos / Shutterstock.com Vince McMahon Hasn't Tapped Out on WWE Ratings Vince McMahon, however, believes WWE is about[...]

As we noted, Vince McMahon himself, based on his ownership, is entitled to more than one-third of that money The company also once again touted its $500 million in liquidity, money which the company chose not to spend keeping its workers employed during a global pandemic. WWE chairman Vince McMahon at the Wrestlemania Press Conference in[...]

WWE SummerSlam plans are still going forward at least according to the latest statement by TD Garden, where the event is set for Boston.

WWE Chairman Vince McMahon was in so many headlines last week for shenanigans surrounding WWE that it's easy to forget his second attempt at launching an alternative football league also crashed and burned But unlike the WWE wrestlers and backstage talent who were laid off or furloughed by the dozens even as WWE declared a[...]

At 30 Gronkowski still has some NFL years left in him, though it's understandable why the 6'6, 268 lb Gronk would be enticing to Vince McMahon During his time with the Patriots, Gronkowski won three Super Bowls while playing in the NFL for nine seasons Meanwhile, his teammate and perpetual cry baby has been to[...]

Over the years, Trump has been involved in WWE in various ways, including facing off against Vince McMahon at the Battle of the Billionaires at WrestleMania 23. Vince McMahon and Donald Trump in a storyline face-off, courtesy of WWE. Donald Trump is the Wrestlingest President Since Abraham Lincoln The Trump and McMahon families also have an association outside[...]

Even more disturbing, the very next day, the company announced its quarterly stock dividend, paying out $9.4 million to investors (and $3.5 million to Vince McMahon himself), money that could have paid all those workers for the next year. So by walking back the weekly broadcasts, was WWE finally showing they care about their workers? Apparently[...]

Vince McMahon himself was entitled to $3.5 million of that dividend The McMahon family has donated millions of dollars to the campaign of President Donald Trump, earning Vince a spot on a governmental task force for restarting the economy and Linda McMahon a spot on Trump's cabinet at first Later, Linda McMahon took over a Trump SuperPac, and that[...]

After taking a beating in the media for their original decision to switch to live broadcasts, potentially putting performers and crew in more danger by making them travel weekly, WWE turned to Pro Wrestling Sheet, the wrestling news site run by WWE Backstage contributor Ryan Satin, for a nice headline like "WWE Making Adjustments To[...]

Perhaps that's because Vince McMahon needs that money to pay for political favor by donating large sums to Donald Trump? That's how McMahon ended up on a presidential task force, after all, and how his wife, Linda McMahon, ended up with a cabinet position followed by a job running a Trump SuperPac which ultimately was[...]

Can't they just let Jim Ross do solo commentary for everything? Another interesting point is that NXT going live seems to be paying off in terms of viewership, once again proving Vince McMahon right Speaking of which, the Chairman needed a win after all the flack he's taken over the past week, so it must[...]

That's cold as ice! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lu5Zi2HuBwwVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: "Macho Man" Randy Savage and Elizabeth reunite (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lu5Zi2HuBww) As to what the point of the storyline was, if not for the babyface to get comeuppance, some attribute it to Vince McMahon's noticeable obsession with attempting to book break-up angles between couples where he feels the[...]

Vince McMahon himself, after selling 3.2 million shares of Class B stock to fund the XFL in 2019, retained 28.7 million shares of Class B stock and 80 thousand shares of Class A stock. So what does that mean? It means that WWE paid out 12 cents per share in dividend to the owners of roughly[...]

Between a Linda McMahon SuperPac pledging $18.5 million to Florida the same day the Governor declared WWE an essential business to allow running live wrestling shows, a Dark Side of the Ring episode covering the alleged coverup of Jimmy Snuka murdering his girlfriend, the world coming to realize just how much money the McMahons have[...]

Soon after that, Vince McMahon was named to a special task force created by President Donald Trump to help restart the American economy. With all of that making news in the mainstream media, you might think WWE would shy away from laying off dozens of performers and furloughing additional office and production staff as well[...]

This analysis resulted in the implementation of various short-term cost reductions and cash flow improvement actions including Reducing executive and board member compensation; Decreasing operating expenses; Cutting talent expenses, third party staffing and consulting; Deferring spend on the build-out of the Company's new headquarters for at least six months." Vince McMahon and Donald Trump in a[...]

The same day he was named, along with WWE Chairman Vince McMahon, to a presidential task force created by Donald Trump to restart the American economy, Dana White has announced the return of UFC next month White revealed the news in an exclusive interview with Variety, saying UFC will begin producing shows in its Las[...]

Thirteen years after the Battle of the Billionaires at WrestleMania 23, the epic feud between Vince McMahon and President Donald Trump has come to an end Trump named McMahon as part of a group of advisors focused on figuring out how to reopen the economy Like he once did Marvel Chairman Ike Perlmutter, Trump referred[...]

Trump himself is a member of the WWE Hall of Fame and has participated in various WWE storylines, including the Battle of the Billionaires at WrestleMania 23, in which Trump's champion, Bobby Lashley, faced off against Vince McMahon's champion, Umaga. But in addition to that, the McMahons have donated millions of dollars to Trump's political campaigns,[...]

That marked the end of Vince McMahon's second attempt to start an alternative football league, and this time, it was through no fault of his own The XFL was generally well-received in its launch this time, with most fans appreciating its presentation and take on the rules Rather than being presented as a competitor to[...]