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* TheBadGuyWins: For someone who believes he should never be on the winning end of a feud, Vince came out on top of all of his feuds in 2003: Firing Wrestling/HulkHogan as "Mr. America," bullying one-legged Zack Gowan and winning their match at ''The Great American Bash'', masterminding Wrestling/BrockLesnar's FaceHeelTurn and eventual WWE Championship victory over Wrestling/KurtAngle (not to mention removing the aforementioned Gowan from WWE in the process by having Lesnar throw him down a flight of stairs), arranging for Wrestling/EricBischoff to invade [=McMahon=]'s house so Bischoff could force himself on ''[[Characters/WWEMcMahonFamily Vince's wife]]'' while letting him get off scot-free for it, defeating ''[[Wrestling/StephanieMcMahon his own daughter]]'' in an I Quit Match in order to get her removed as Smackdown GM, and burying Wrestling/TheUndertaker alive with the help of Wrestling/{{Kane}}. [[KarmaHoudini He never received any comeuppance for any of it, either]].
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* TheBadGuyWins: For someone who believes he should never be on the winning end of a feud, Vince came out on top of all of his feuds in 2003: Firing Wrestling/HulkHogan as "Mr. America," bullying one-legged Zack Gowan and winning their match at ''The Great American Bash'', masterminding Wrestling/BrockLesnar's FaceHeelTurn and eventual WWE Championship victory over Wrestling/KurtAngle (not to mention removing the aforementioned Gowan from WWE in the process by having Lesnar throw him down a flight of stairs), arranging for Wrestling/EricBischoff to invade [=McMahon=]'s house so Bischoff could force himself on ''[[Characters/WWEMcMahonFamily Vince's wife]]'' while letting him get off scot-free for it, defeating ''[[Wrestling/StephanieMcMahon his own daughter]]'' in an I Quit Match in order to get her removed as Smackdown GM, and burying Wrestling/TheUndertaker alive with the help of Wrestling/{{Kane}}. [[KarmaHoudini He never received any comeuppance for any was left a bloodied wreck dispised by everyone around him by the end of it, either]].but maintained all the power plays and victories he had gained unnegated, heavily downplaying the PyrricVictory aspect.
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* EasilyForgiven: As noted under OrwellianEditor below, Vince has had nasty real-life feuds with a lot of wrestlers and other promoters. It'd be in character for Vince to permanently run them out of the business, but he's brought many of them back into his fold if they were capable of drawing.
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* TonightInThisVeryRing . It was a CatchPhrase of his.
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* TonightInThisVeryRing .TonightInThisVeryRing. It was a CatchPhrase of his.
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** Wrestling/CMPunk earned his candidacy by making Vince '''''[[HolyShitQuotient apologize]]''''' to him ''on live television''. Plus, his running off with the title facilitated Vince's eventual removal from his position as COO of the WWE and being replaced by his son-in-law Triple H.
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** Wrestling/CMPunk earned his candidacy by making Vince '''''[[HolyShitQuotient apologize]]''''' '''''apologize''''' to him ''on live television''. Plus, his running off with the title facilitated Vince's eventual removal from his position as COO of the WWE and being replaced by his son-in-law Triple H.
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* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: During [[Wrestling/MickFoley Mankind's]] infamous ''Wrestling/KingOfTheRing 1998'' Hell in a Cell match against Wrestling/TheUndertaker, Vince came out and rushed to Foley's side with everyone else after the insane spot where [[HolyShitQuotient the Undertaker threw him off the top of the cell through the Spanish announcers' table]]. When medics, referees and other staff are crowding around Mick and trying to load him onto a stretcher, Vince is stone-faced, but you can still see he's visibly upset at what happened to one of his men in the name of the business. After the bruising match finished (and it went on for a ''[[HowMuchMoreCanHeTake long]]'' time after that spot), Vince supposedly came to Mick backstage and said to him ''"Mick, you have no idea how much I appreciate what you just did, but I never want to see that again."''
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* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: During [[Wrestling/MickFoley Mankind's]] infamous ''Wrestling/KingOfTheRing 1998'' Hell in a Cell match against Wrestling/TheUndertaker, Vince came out and rushed to Foley's side with everyone else after the insane spot where [[HolyShitQuotient the Undertaker threw him off the top of the cell through the Spanish announcers' table]].table. When medics, referees and other staff are crowding around Mick and trying to load him onto a stretcher, Vince is stone-faced, but you can still see he's visibly upset at what happened to one of his men in the name of the business. After the bruising match finished (and it went on for a ''[[HowMuchMoreCanHeTake long]]'' time after that spot), Vince supposedly came to Mick backstage and said to him ''"Mick, you have no idea how much I appreciate what you just did, but I never want to see that again."''
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* BadassGrandpa: Credit where credit is due: Wrestling/TerryFunk and Wrestling/MickFoley, aka the two still-employed wrestlers who have probably [[MadeOfIron taken more punishment]] than any human being ''alive'' who ever worked for WWE, both believe that Vince is the most hardcore man in the business. Why? Because while there have been many wrestlers who get hit over the head with trashcans, thrown off of high structures beat up, bled, brutalized, and generally humiliated on live TV, most if not all of them grit their teeth and accept it as the price they pay for a lucrative paycheck. Vince is the guy who ''signs'' those paychecks, and yet he throws himself (often literally) into the violent bodily extremes that the business asks of a person just because [[SeriousBusiness wrestling means that much to him]], and there is very little he ''won't'' do, in or out of character, to get his product to sell. If the Devil himself showed up on Monday Nite Raw and announced that he was collecting legs from anyone who wanted to keep wrestling, Vince would be the first person in the ring to whip out a hacksaw and [[AnArmAndALeg volunteer to do the honors.]]
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** In WWE Unscripted, Jim Ross claims that [=McMahon=] tops his steak with ketchup and it's a pet peeve of his to have this combination questioned.
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** In WWE Unscripted, Jim Ross claims that [=McMahon=] tops his steak with ketchup and it's a pet peeve of his to have this combination questioned. Apparently, this...[[BizarreTasteInFood unconventional]] culinary(?) choice of his is something Vince shares with [[UsefulNotes/DonaldTrump a certain former business partner of his.]]
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* BadassGrandpa: Credit where credit is due: Wrestling/TerryFunk and Wrestling/MickFoley, aka the two still-employed wrestlers who have probably [[MadeOfIron taken more punishment]] than any human being ''alive'' who ever worked for WWE, both believe that Vince is the most hardcore man in the business. Why? Because while there have been many wrestlers who get hit over the head with trashcans, thrown off of high structures beat up, bled, brutalized, and generally humiliated on live TV, most if not all of them grit their teeth and accept it as the price they pay for a lucrative paycheck. Vince is the guy who ''signs'' those paychecks, and yet he throws himself (often literally) into the violent bodily extremes that the business asks of a person just because [[SeriousBusiness wrestling means that much to him]], and there is very little he ''won't'' do, in or out of character, to get his product to sell. If the Devil himself showed up on Monday Nite Raw and announced that he was collecting legs from anyone who wanted to keep wrestling, Vince would be the first person in the ring to whip out a hacksaw and [[AnArmAndALeg volunteer to do the honors.]]
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* AuthorAppeal:
** It's historically proven that Vince [[PrejudicedForPecs loves big, muscular men]], and he will push them, regardless of talent. High-flyers tend to get the short end of the stick.\\\
It was even more apparent in the 80's, when they either had talent but were forced to hide it ([[Wrestling/HulkHogan Hogan]]) or had zero skill in the ring ([[Wrestling/UltimateWarrior Warrior]]). As time went on, smaller--yet more talented--wrestlers were given chances.
*** As of 2015, the most popular person on the show is Dean Ambrose. Saying he's not 'over' is irrational because you HEAR the crowd chanting his name. Instead, Vince turns to the guy he wishes he could be: long hair, blue eyes [fake], built like a quarterback. Except for a random awful backstage segment or two, Wrestling/{{Roman|Reigns}} segments eat almost all of the live promo time.\\\
Could you imagine how good [[Wrestling/KevinSteen Owens]][=/=][[Wrestling/DeanAmbrose Ambrose]] promos could be? Two of your best mic guys and all they get in a month is '''a popcorn-throwing segment?''' (Put another way, if you had an excavator and a Ferrari, wouldn't you rather [[ViolationOfCommonSense race in the excavator and dig with the Ferrari?]] It's just how things are done in Stamford, Connecticut.)
*** Brakkus and Chris Masters would seem to be aversions of this, as the former only got a few TV appearances and the latter got pushed as hard as possible without ever winning a title in his first run, then came back much better, got somewhat over, then was given jobber duty. Of course, Masters came back much smaller because he had stopped taking steroids. Make of that what you will.
** Another factor, arguably as huge, is Vince's sexism. So long as he calls the shots, it's gonna be size zeroes and bikini models with little regard for the Divas' actual in-ring prowess. For every Wrestling/TrishStratus, there are 100 Wrestling/{{Kelly Kelly}}s.
*** According to CM Punk, Vince was ''appalled'' when he heard women were going to start competing in UsefulNotes/{{UFC}}. Punk warned him it was going to be the next big thing. Sure enough, Creator/RondaRousey found her way on ''[=WrestleMania=]'' a year later -- and into the company, where it's agreed that her debut match stole the show of ''34''.
** With some exceptions, he insists on wrestlers being of a certain height. When WCW folded, it took his entire creative staff pushing him for him to sign Mysterio to a very low minimum guarantee. He wound up become the company's #2 draw, behind John Cena.
*** Part of the "bigger guys" thing is simply that they have more of a physical presence, since it's easier to make a guy look intimidating when he's bigger or taller (and it gives the announcers a go-to factoid to repeat during a dull part in a match.) While WWE isn't filled with complete giants right now, most of the wrestlers considered "average-sized" by WWE standards (guys not pushed as giants, such as Cena, Wrestling/{{Edge}}, [[Wrestling/JohnMorrison Morrison]]) are at least 6'2" and over 220 pounds, which is considered above average for the typical man. The only really prominent smaller guys are Mysterio and Wrestling/EvanBourne, who are closer to the American average of 5'9" (Mysterio is in fact considerably shorter than that).
** Vince [=McMahon=] would rather sell a [[ToiletHumor fart joke]] than a body slam. WWE seems to float a feces-related angle (sometimes even involving the [=McMahons=]) once a year. It’s WWE’s 'duty.' Tee hee.
** It's historically proven that Vince [[PrejudicedForPecs loves big, muscular men]], and he will push them, regardless of talent. High-flyers tend to get the short end of the stick.\\\
It was even more apparent in the 80's, when they either had talent but were forced to hide it ([[Wrestling/HulkHogan Hogan]]) or had zero skill in the ring ([[Wrestling/UltimateWarrior Warrior]]). As time went on, smaller--yet more talented--wrestlers were given chances.
*** As of 2015, the most popular person on the show is Dean Ambrose. Saying he's not 'over' is irrational because you HEAR the crowd chanting his name. Instead, Vince turns to the guy he wishes he could be: long hair, blue eyes [fake], built like a quarterback. Except for a random awful backstage segment or two, Wrestling/{{Roman|Reigns}} segments eat almost all of the live promo time.\\\
Could you imagine how good [[Wrestling/KevinSteen Owens]][=/=][[Wrestling/DeanAmbrose Ambrose]] promos could be? Two of your best mic guys and all they get in a month is '''a popcorn-throwing segment?''' (Put another way, if you had an excavator and a Ferrari, wouldn't you rather [[ViolationOfCommonSense race in the excavator and dig with the Ferrari?]] It's just how things are done in Stamford, Connecticut.)
*** Brakkus and Chris Masters would seem to be aversions of this, as the former only got a few TV appearances and the latter got pushed as hard as possible without ever winning a title in his first run, then came back much better, got somewhat over, then was given jobber duty. Of course, Masters came back much smaller because he had stopped taking steroids. Make of that what you will.
** Another factor, arguably as huge, is Vince's sexism. So long as he calls the shots, it's gonna be size zeroes and bikini models with little regard for the Divas' actual in-ring prowess. For every Wrestling/TrishStratus, there are 100 Wrestling/{{Kelly Kelly}}s.
*** According to CM Punk, Vince was ''appalled'' when he heard women were going to start competing in UsefulNotes/{{UFC}}. Punk warned him it was going to be the next big thing. Sure enough, Creator/RondaRousey found her way on ''[=WrestleMania=]'' a year later -- and into the company, where it's agreed that her debut match stole the show of ''34''.
** With some exceptions, he insists on wrestlers being of a certain height. When WCW folded, it took his entire creative staff pushing him for him to sign Mysterio to a very low minimum guarantee. He wound up become the company's #2 draw, behind John Cena.
*** Part of the "bigger guys" thing is simply that they have more of a physical presence, since it's easier to make a guy look intimidating when he's bigger or taller (and it gives the announcers a go-to factoid to repeat during a dull part in a match.) While WWE isn't filled with complete giants right now, most of the wrestlers considered "average-sized" by WWE standards (guys not pushed as giants, such as Cena, Wrestling/{{Edge}}, [[Wrestling/JohnMorrison Morrison]]) are at least 6'2" and over 220 pounds, which is considered above average for the typical man. The only really prominent smaller guys are Mysterio and Wrestling/EvanBourne, who are closer to the American average of 5'9" (Mysterio is in fact considerably shorter than that).
** Vince [=McMahon=] would rather sell a [[ToiletHumor fart joke]] than a body slam. WWE seems to float a feces-related angle (sometimes even involving the [=McMahons=]) once a year. It’s WWE’s 'duty.' Tee hee.
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* MedalOfDishonor: On the April 17, 2006 ''Series/CountdownWithKeithOlbermann'', Keith named Vince Second-Runner-Up for Worst Person In The World for announcing the Vince/Shane-Shawn Michaels/"God" match for ''Backlash 2006.''[[note]]Due to the BanOnPolitics, the "winner" for WPITW that night will not be discussed here.[[/note]]
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* MedalOfDishonor: On the April 17, 2006 ''Series/CountdownWithKeithOlbermann'', Keith named Vince Second-Runner-Up for Worst Person In The World for announcing the Vince/Shane-Shawn Michaels/"God" match for ''Backlash ''Wrestling/{{Backlash}} 2006.''[[note]]Due to the BanOnPolitics, the "winner" for WPITW that night will not be discussed here.[[/note]]
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* BadassGrandpa:
** "It's not very often that you see a sixty-year-old man with a [[LargeHam HERCULEAN]] physique like mine!"
** Terry Funk called him "the most hardcore man in the business" because he's a multi-millionaire who doesn't need to be hit over the head with chairs week in and week out, but does so anyway to promote a story. TERRY F'N FUNK, the father of all {{Garbage Wrestler}}s.
** One of his hallmark moments had to have been his sudden reappearance in the 2012 Cena/Punk feud. Long story short, Vince challenged Punk to a fight and went toe-to-toe with him at the end of the episode. This was crazy awesome in kayfabe as Vince is nearing 70 and Punk was the WWE Champion at the time, but a look at the background info will show that Vince decided on about six days' notice to appear on RAW in person and carry out this storyline in an attempt to boost ratings after one of the worst Mondays in WWE's recent history. In other words, '''a 67-year-old multimillionaire CEO threw himself into an on-screen brawl''' (some of the spots included Vince ''leaping over'' an announce table as well as Vince and Punk beating the crap out of each other with [[WoodenKatanasAreEvenBetter kendo sticks]]) '''for the sole purpose of getting people to watch his TV show.''' Now ''that's'' dedication. Not only did he not mind taking some nasty shots, he came close to ''winning'' without outside interference to the point that Punk tried to ''run away''.
** Shown once again on RAW in January 2013, when he was about to fire Wrestling/PaulHeyman. He was scheduled to get hip surgery for a real life issue, so what did he do to have an excuse to be off TV? Take an [[FinishingMove F-5]] from Wrestling/BrockLesnar, of course.
** "It's not very often that you see a sixty-year-old man with a [[LargeHam HERCULEAN]] physique like mine!"
** Terry Funk called him "the most hardcore man in the business" because he's a multi-millionaire who doesn't need to be hit over the head with chairs week in and week out, but does so anyway to promote a story. TERRY F'N FUNK, the father of all {{Garbage Wrestler}}s.
** One of his hallmark moments had to have been his sudden reappearance in the 2012 Cena/Punk feud. Long story short, Vince challenged Punk to a fight and went toe-to-toe with him at the end of the episode. This was crazy awesome in kayfabe as Vince is nearing 70 and Punk was the WWE Champion at the time, but a look at the background info will show that Vince decided on about six days' notice to appear on RAW in person and carry out this storyline in an attempt to boost ratings after one of the worst Mondays in WWE's recent history. In other words, '''a 67-year-old multimillionaire CEO threw himself into an on-screen brawl''' (some of the spots included Vince ''leaping over'' an announce table as well as Vince and Punk beating the crap out of each other with [[WoodenKatanasAreEvenBetter kendo sticks]]) '''for the sole purpose of getting people to watch his TV show.''' Now ''that's'' dedication. Not only did he not mind taking some nasty shots, he came close to ''winning'' without outside interference to the point that Punk tried to ''run away''.
** Shown once again on RAW in January 2013, when he was about to fire Wrestling/PaulHeyman. He was scheduled to get hip surgery for a real life issue, so what did he do to have an excuse to be off TV? Take an [[FinishingMove F-5]] from Wrestling/BrockLesnar, of course.
* RingOldies:
** "It's not very often that you see a sixty-year-old man with a [[LargeHam HERCULEAN]] physique like mine!"
** Terry Funk called him "the most hardcore man in the business" because he's a multi-millionaire who doesn't need to be hit over the head with chairs week in and week out, but does so anyway to promote a story. TERRY F'N FUNK, the father of all {{Garbage Wrestler}}s.
** One of his hallmark moments had to have been his sudden reappearance in the 2012 Cena/Punk feud. Long story short, Vince challenged Punk to a fight and went toe-to-toe with him at the end of the episode. This was crazy awesome in kayfabe as Vince is nearing 70 and Punk was the WWE Champion at the time, but a look at the background info will show that Vince decided on about six days' notice to appear on RAW in person and carry out this storyline in an attempt to boost ratings after one of the worst Mondays in WWE's recent history. In other words, '''a 67-year-old multimillionaire CEO threw himself into an on-screen brawl''' (some of the spots included Vince ''leaping over'' an announce table as well as Vince and Punk beating the crap out of each other with [[WoodenKatanasAreEvenBetter kendo sticks]]) '''for the sole purpose of getting people to watch his TV show.''' Now ''that's'' dedication. Not only did he not mind taking some nasty shots, he came close to ''winning'' without outside interference to the point that Punk tried to ''run away''.
** Shown once again on RAW in January 2013, when he was about to fire Wrestling/PaulHeyman. He was scheduled to get hip surgery for a real life issue, so what did he do to have an excuse to be off TV? Take an [[FinishingMove F-5]] from Wrestling/BrockLesnar, of course.
** "It's not very often that you see a sixty-year-old man with a [[LargeHam HERCULEAN]] physique like mine!"
** Terry Funk called him "the most hardcore man in the business" because he's a multi-millionaire who doesn't need to be hit over the head with chairs week in and week out, but does so anyway to promote a story. TERRY F'N FUNK, the father of all {{Garbage Wrestler}}s.
** One of his hallmark moments had to have been his sudden reappearance in the 2012 Cena/Punk feud. Long story short, Vince challenged Punk to a fight and went toe-to-toe with him at the end of the episode. This was crazy awesome in kayfabe as Vince is nearing 70 and Punk was the WWE Champion at the time, but a look at the background info will show that Vince decided on about six days' notice to appear on RAW in person and carry out this storyline in an attempt to boost ratings after one of the worst Mondays in WWE's recent history. In other words, '''a 67-year-old multimillionaire CEO threw himself into an on-screen brawl''' (some of the spots included Vince ''leaping over'' an announce table as well as Vince and Punk beating the crap out of each other with [[WoodenKatanasAreEvenBetter kendo sticks]]) '''for the sole purpose of getting people to watch his TV show.''' Now ''that's'' dedication. Not only did he not mind taking some nasty shots, he came close to ''winning'' without outside interference to the point that Punk tried to ''run away''.
** Shown once again on RAW in January 2013, when he was about to fire Wrestling/PaulHeyman. He was scheduled to get hip surgery for a real life issue, so what did he do to have an excuse to be off TV? Take an [[FinishingMove F-5]] from Wrestling/BrockLesnar, of course.
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* [[TakeOverTheWorld Take Over Professional Wrestling]]: Vince's goal was to make WWE the biggest wrestling promotion and to put rival promotions out of business. He succeeded. There are still other wrestling promotions, but none are really a serious threat to WWE.
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* [[TakeOverTheWorld Take Over Professional Wrestling]]: TakeOverTheWorld: Vince's goal was to make WWE the biggest wrestling promotion and to put rival promotions out of business. He succeeded. There are still other wrestling promotions, but none are really a serious threat to WWE.
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-->'''"Stone Cold" Steve Austin''': [=McMahon=] 3:16 says I just pissed my pants!
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-->'''"Stone Cold" Steve Austin''': Austin:''' [=McMahon=] 3:16 says I just pissed my pants!
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---->'''[[http://uproxx.com/sports/2012/07/the-best-and-worst-of-wwf-monday-night-raw-episode-1/2/ Brandon Stroud]]''': I’ve been online long enough to have made fun of Tony Schiavone for thinking every episode of ''Nitro'' was the [[WelcomeToCorneria Greatest Night In The History Of Our Sport]], but Vince thought '''[[{{Keet}} EVERY SECOND OF EVERYTHING]]''' was the most amazing thing he’d ever seen, and f**king Samu or whoever would throw a hip toss and Vince would open his f**king eggsac and start screaming AHHNN BAAAAH LIEVABLEEEEEE.
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---->'''[[http://uproxx.com/sports/2012/07/the-best-and-worst-of-wwf-monday-night-raw-episode-1/2/ Brandon Stroud]]''': Stroud]]:''' I’ve been online long enough to have made fun of Tony Schiavone for thinking every episode of ''Nitro'' was the [[WelcomeToCorneria Greatest Night In The History Of Our Sport]], but Vince thought '''[[{{Keet}} EVERY SECOND OF EVERYTHING]]''' was the most amazing thing he’d ever seen, and f**king Samu or whoever would throw a hip toss and Vince would open his f**king eggsac and start screaming AHHNN BAAAAH LIEVABLEEEEEE.
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'''Stephanie [=McMahon=]:''' "Firing you... would be too easy. We have ''bigger'' plans."
'''Stephanie [=McMahon=]:''' "Firing you... would be too easy. We have ''bigger'' plans."
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--->'''Randy Orton:''' "[[PunctuatedForEmphasis [[PunctuatedForEmphasis FIRE. ME. NOW]]."\\
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'''Stephanie [=McMahon=]:'''"Firing Firing you... would be too easy. We have ''bigger'' plans."
'''Stephanie [=McMahon=]:'''
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-->--'''''Website/{{WrestleCrap}}''''': Vince as a good guy commentator was fine. He was a goofball with his constant “Whatamaneuver!“, but the dude always had oodles of charisma. Unfortunately as a lead commentator, his natural heel charisma was all bottled up. Suffice to say that was corrected in the late 90’s.
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-->''With several complexities and pet peeves that just aren't normal, he's a very strange man indeed. This is one of the reasons why I do believe he is a creative genius to some extent. Most geniuses are plagued with compulsions and tendencies that drive them mad.''
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-->"We in the WWF think that you, the audience, are quite frankly tired of having your intelligence insulted. We also think that you're tired of the same old simplistic theory of "Good Guys vs. Bad Guys". Surely the era of the super-hero urge you to say your prayers and take your vitamins is definitely passé. Therefore, we've embarked on a far more innovative and contemporary creative campaign, that is far more invigorating and extemporaneous than ever before."
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-->"Hey, remember the Memphis Maniax? ''Of course'' you don't! That's why you can have all the teams too!"
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-->'''VINCE''': "[[Wrestling/TripleH Hunter]] has injured his prominent proboscis."[[note]]After getting slingshotted into the ring.[[/note]]
-->'''[[Wrestling/JerryLawler JERRY "THE KING" LAWLER]]''': "Not only that, [[LaymansTerms but he hurt his nose.]]"
-->'''[[Wrestling/JerryLawler JERRY "THE KING" LAWLER]]''': "Not only that, [[LaymansTerms but he hurt his nose.]]"
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-->'''[[Wrestling/JerryLawler JERRY "THE KING" LAWLER]]''': "Not
'''[[Wrestling/JerryLawler Jerry "The King" Lawler]]:''' Not only that, [[LaymansTerms but he hurt his nose.
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--->'''Dan Madigan''': "Every day, he was eating a burrito and not knowing what it was... when you're in a bubble and in a business where you're ostracized from society, it's you and them, that's it. Everyone else is an outsider, so things like that do make sense in the confines of the wrestling world."
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--->'''Dan Madigan''': "Every Madigan:''' Every day, he was eating a burrito and not knowing what it was... when you're in a bubble and in a business where you're ostracized from society, it's you and them, that's it. Everyone else is an outsider, so things like that do make sense in the confines of the wrestling world."
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** BiggerBad: Since he's the owner of the company, he's arguably responsible (directly or indirectly) for everything that has happened in WWE since he took over the company in 1982. It's even [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]] in quite a few "worked shoots".
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** BiggerBad: [[GreaterScopeVillain Bigger Bad]]: Since he's the owner of the company, he's arguably responsible (directly or indirectly) for everything that has happened in WWE since he took over the company in 1982. It's even [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]] in quite a few "worked shoots".
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* BlatantLies: If he starts a sentence with [[CatchPhrase "In the interest of fairness..."]], it guarantees that whatever follows will be absolutely ''unfair'' to somebody involved.
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->'''''"IT'S ME, TROPERS!! IT WAS ME ALL ALONG, TROPERS!! YOU ALL BOUGHT IT! YOU ALL BOUGHT IT- HOOK, LINE, AND SINKER! EVEN MY FAMILY- EVEN MY IMMEDIATE FAMILY BOUGHT IT!! EVERY DAMN ONE OF YOU WERE MADE FOOLS OF!! But you know... I really didn't want to do it- Austin made me. Stone Cold Steve Austin made me fool you, because Tropers, I had to teach you a lesson that you would never, EVER, forget... And now, Tropers... Tropers, now you know- there is no price I will not pay. There is no depth that I will not stoop, TO MAKE YOUR LIFE ON EARTH, TROPERS, A TOTAL COMPLETE LIVING HELLLLLL...!!"\\\
(aw, sonovabitch...)'''''
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->'''''"IT'S ME, TROPERS!! TROPERS! ([[Wrestling/JimRoss "Aw, sonovabitch..."]] [[Wrestling/JerryLawler "WHAT?!"]]) IT'S ME, TROPERS! IT WAS ME ALL ALONG, TROPERS!! TROPERS! ("Damn, I can-NOT believe it...") YOU ALL BOUGHT IT! YOU ALL BOUGHT IT- IT! HOOK, LINE, AND SINKER! EVEN MY FAMILY- EVEN MY IMMEDIATE FAMILY BOUGHT IT!! EVERY DAMN ONE OF YOU WERE MADE FOOLS OF!! OF! ("You're a fool, JR!") But you know... I really didn't want to do it- Austin it; the Tropers made me. Stone Cold Steve Austin Those damn Tropers made me fool you, because Tropers, I had to teach you a lesson that you would never, EVER, forget... And now, Tropers... Tropers, now you know- know: there is no price I will not pay. There pay, there is no depth that I will not stoop, TO MAKE YOUR LIFE ON EARTH, TROPERS, A TOTAL COMPLETE LIVING HELLLLLL...!!"\\\
(aw, sonovabitch...)'''''HELLLLLL!"'''''
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Vincent Kennedy "Vince" [=McMahon=], Jr. (born August 24, 1945 in Pinehurst, North Carolina) is a third generation wrestling promoter, chairman and CEO of Wrestling/{{WWE}}, American football executive, actor, sporadic wrestler, and patriarch of the [=McMahon=] WrestlingFamily. He is also the man who revolutionized professional wrestling forever by taking the World Wrestling Federation and turning it from a regional territory into a mainstream national promotion in the mid-1980s, where it enjoyed massive success and eventually turned into the multi-billion dollar empire we now know as World Wrestling Entertainment.
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Vincent Kennedy "Vince" [=McMahon=], Jr. (born August 24, 1945 in Pinehurst, North Carolina) is a third generation wrestling ProfessionalWrestling promoter, chairman and CEO of Wrestling/{{WWE}}, American football executive, actor, sporadic wrestler, and patriarch of the [=McMahon=] WrestlingFamily. He is also the man who revolutionized professional wrestling forever by taking the World Wrestling Federation and turning it from a regional territory into a mainstream national promotion in the mid-1980s, where it enjoyed massive success and eventually turned into the multi-billion dollar empire we now know as World Wrestling Entertainment.
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* MedalOfDishonor: On the April 17, 2006 ''Series/CountdownWithKeithOlbermann'', Keith named Vince Second-Runner-Up for Worst Person In The World for announcing the Vince/Shane-Shawn Michaels/"God" match for ''Backlash 2006.''[[note]]Due to the BanOnPolitics, the "winner" for WPITW that night will not be discussed here.[[/note]]
-->"The bronze: Vince [=McMahon=] of World Wrestling Entertainment. The man who somehow actually worsened the reputation of pro wrestling has done it again, claiming that a week from Sunday his organization will televise a tag team match with [=McMahon=] and his son Shane against Shawn Michaels and...God. Yes, the Almighty. How to save time by blaspheming in all the religions at once."
-->"The bronze: Vince [=McMahon=] of World Wrestling Entertainment. The man who somehow actually worsened the reputation of pro wrestling has done it again, claiming that a week from Sunday his organization will televise a tag team match with [=McMahon=] and his son Shane against Shawn Michaels and...God. Yes, the Almighty. How to save time by blaspheming in all the religions at once."
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-->"We in the WWF think that you, the audience, are quite frankly tired of having your intelligence insulted. We also think that you're tired of the same old simplistic theory of "Good Guys vs. Bad Guys". Surely the era of the super-hero urge you to say your prayers and take your vitamins is definitely passé. Therefore, we've embarked on a far more innovative and contemporary creative campaign, that is far more invigorating and extemporaneous than ever before." Cue the legendary Attitude Era.
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-->"We in the WWF think that you, the audience, are quite frankly tired of having your intelligence insulted. We also think that you're tired of the same old simplistic theory of "Good Guys vs. Bad Guys". Surely the era of the super-hero urge you to say your prayers and take your vitamins is definitely passé. Therefore, we've embarked on a far more innovative and contemporary creative campaign, that is far more invigorating and extemporaneous than ever before." Cue the legendary Attitude Era."
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** He did a informercial sketch on ''[[Series/TheLateLateShow The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn]]'' where he practically begged viewers to buy his failed XFL football league.
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** He did a informercial infomercial sketch on ''[[Series/TheLateLateShow The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn]]'' where he practically begged viewers to buy his failed XFL football league.
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* SesquipedalianLoquaciousness: Once on ''Raw'' in 1996.
-->'''VINCE''': "[[Wrestling/TripleH Hunter]] has injured his prominent proboscis."[[note]]After getting slingshotted into the ring.[[/note]]
-->'''[[Wrestling/JerryLawler JERRY "THE KING" LAWLER]]''': "Not only that, [[LaymansTerms but he hurt his nose.]]"
-->'''VINCE''': "[[Wrestling/TripleH Hunter]] has injured his prominent proboscis."[[note]]After getting slingshotted into the ring.[[/note]]
-->'''[[Wrestling/JerryLawler JERRY "THE KING" LAWLER]]''': "Not only that, [[LaymansTerms but he hurt his nose.]]"
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!!!Vince [=McMahon=] is the {{Trope Namer|s}} for:
*TonightInThisVeryRing . It was a CatchPhrase of his.
*TonightInThisVeryRing . It was a CatchPhrase of his.
** Well, Wrestling/MikeQuackenbush considers it one, and Wrestling/ColtCabana's {{Podcast}} is titled ''The Art of Wrestling.''
* SmokingIsNotCool: He '''HATES''' it. Cigarettes, cigars, pipes, everything. You can hear him express his disgust [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AgLitQPAYwY here]], during Big Bully Busick's (w/manager Wrestling/HarveyWippleman) {{Squash|Match}} of Russ Greenberg on the August 31, 1991 ''WWF Superstars''.
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* TonightInThisVeryRing: {{Trope Namer|s}} and a former CatchPhrase of his.
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* VillainSong: "No Chance in Hell", which initially started as the theme song for The Corporation, and before that, the theme song for the 1999 Royal Rumble, at which Mr. [=McMahon=] assured that Steve Austin has "no chance in hell" of winning that year's Royal Rumble.
** It also got a DarkReprise simply known as the Corporate Ministry theme.
* VillainousBreakdown: Vince loves this trope. see SanitySlippage.
** A straight example of this trope: after [[Wrestling/MickFoley Mankind]] won the WWF title for the first time in early 1999, Vince, with the Corporation in tow, retreated up the ramp, all the while with Vince shouting ''"NO!!! NOT HIM!!! ANYBODY BUT HIM!!! NO!!! [[AnythingButThat NOT MANKIND]]!!!"''
** It also got a DarkReprise simply known as the Corporate Ministry theme.
* VillainousBreakdown: Vince loves this trope. see SanitySlippage.
** A straight example of this trope: after [[Wrestling/MickFoley Mankind]] won the WWF title for the first time in early 1999, Vince, with the Corporation in tow, retreated up the ramp, all the while with Vince shouting ''"NO!!! NOT HIM!!! ANYBODY BUT HIM!!! NO!!! [[AnythingButThat NOT MANKIND]]!!!"''
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* VillainSong: "No Chance in Hell", which initially started as the theme song for The Corporation, and before that, the theme song for the 1999 Royal Rumble, at which Mr. [=McMahon=] assured that Steve Austin has "no chance in hell" of winning that year's Royal Rumble.
**Rumble. It also got a DarkReprise simply known as the Corporate Ministry theme.
*VillainousBreakdown: VillainousBreakdown:
** Vince loves this trope. see SanitySlippage.
**A straight example He completely lost his cool when "Stone Cold" Steve Austin got a group of this trope: after police officers to arrest him and his stooges. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1icSXUvfsqY It has to be seen to be believed.]]
** After [[Wrestling/MickFoley Mankind]] won the WWF title for the first time in early 1999, Vince, with the Corporation in tow, retreated up the ramp, all the while with Vince shouting ''"NO!!! NOT HIM!!! ANYBODY BUT HIM!!! NO!!! [[AnythingButThat NOT MANKIND]]!!!"''
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** Vince loves this trope. see SanitySlippage.
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** After [[Wrestling/MickFoley Mankind]] won the WWF title for the first time in early 1999, Vince, with the Corporation in tow, retreated up the ramp, all the while with Vince shouting ''"NO!!! NOT HIM!!! ANYBODY BUT HIM!!! NO!!! [[AnythingButThat NOT MANKIND]]!!!"''
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->'''''"IT'S ME, TROPERS!! IT WAS ME ALL ALONG, TROPERS!! YOU ALL BOUGHT IT! YOU ALL BOUGHT IT- HOOK, LINE, AND SINKER! EVEN MY FAMILY- EVEN MY IMMEDIATE FAMILY BOUGHT IT!! EVERY DAMN ONE OF YOU WERE MADE FOOLS OF!! But you know... I really didn't want to do it- Austin made me. Stone Cold Steve Austin made me fool you, because Tropers, I had to teach you a lesson that you would never, EVER, forget... And now, Tropers... Tropers, now you know- there is no price I will not pay. There is no depth that I will not stoop, TO MAKE YOUR LIFE ON EARTH, TROPERS, A TOTAL COMPLETE LIVING HELLLLLL...!!"
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->'''''"IT'S ME, TROPERS!! IT WAS ME ALL ALONG, TROPERS!! YOU ALL BOUGHT IT! YOU ALL BOUGHT IT- HOOK, LINE, AND SINKER! EVEN MY FAMILY- EVEN MY IMMEDIATE FAMILY BOUGHT IT!! EVERY DAMN ONE OF YOU WERE MADE FOOLS OF!! But you know... I really didn't want to do it- Austin made me. Stone Cold Steve Austin made me fool you, because Tropers, I had to teach you a lesson that you would never, EVER, forget... And now, Tropers... Tropers, now you know- there is no price I will not pay. There is no depth that I will not stoop, TO MAKE YOUR LIFE ON EARTH, TROPERS, A TOTAL COMPLETE LIVING HELLLLLL...!!"
!!"\\\
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* GutturalGrowler: And it's only gotten harsher and raspier over the years (probably from all [[LargeHam the yelling]].)
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* EvilSoundsDeep: Vince’s deep, gravelly voice is instantly recognisable and the subject of countless impressions and parodies.
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** The "[=McMahon=] Family Reunion". Crowning Moment Of Funny for Triple H in particular, for his [[LeaningOnTheFourthWall editorial comments]] and TakeThatKiss with Stephanie.
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** A straight example of this trope: after [[Wrestling/MickFoley Mankind]] [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome won the WWF title for the first time]] in early 1999, Vince, with the Corporation in tow, retreated up the ramp, all the while with Vince shouting ''"NO!!! NOT HIM!!! ANYBODY BUT HIM!!! NO!!! [[AnythingButThat NOT MANKIND]]!!!"''
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** A straight example of this trope: after [[Wrestling/MickFoley Mankind]] [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome won the WWF title for the first time]] time in early 1999, Vince, with the Corporation in tow, retreated up the ramp, all the while with Vince shouting ''"NO!!! NOT HIM!!! ANYBODY BUT HIM!!! NO!!! [[AnythingButThat NOT MANKIND]]!!!"''
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* CaughtWithYourPantsDown: A literal example (and on a live edition of RAW, no less!) occurred when Torrie Wilson pretended to seduce Vince and his wife Linda caught him in his underwear. This was implied to be a scheme by Linda to get back at Vince for his philandering.
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* CaughtWithYourPantsDown: A literal example (and on a live edition of RAW, no less!) occurred when Torrie Wilson pretended to seduce Vince and his wife Linda caught him in his underwear. This was implied to be a scheme by Linda to get back at Vince for his philandering.
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* CaughtWithYourPantsDown: A literal example (and on a live edition of RAW, no less!) occurred when Torrie Wilson pretended to seduce Vince and his wife Linda caught him in his underwear. This was implied to be a scheme by Linda to get back at Vince for his philandering.
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* NotWhatItLooksLike: Vince tried this excuse when Linda ''literally'' [[CaughtWithYourPantsDown caught Vince with his pants down]] after he tried to seduce Torrie Wilson. Needless to say, Linda didn't buy it.
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* MagnumOpus: Pro wrestling had long run on the spot show->arena show format(as much as people mock school gyms and bingo halls such venues have been the spine of the industry ever since it left the carnival). Television allowed a second layer of promotion to the big show(which is why so much TV was full of {{squash match}}es). It was Vince Jr who successfully added a third layer through pay per view and that, more than anything else, is his claim to revolutionizing the business. [=WrestleMania=] is what proved it could work and thus is always treated as most important, greatest, memorable thing ever on Vince Jr's shows.
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* VillainProtagonist: Vince [=McMahon=] is the owner of WWE and the kayfabe universe is his own, so he's basically this. He also tends to center the show around himself and his storylines even though he's the BigBad. His antics in 2007(Feud with Trump, ECW reign, limo explosion, illegitimate son, etc.) are just some examples.
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* VillainProtagonist: Vince [=McMahon=] is the owner of WWE and the kayfabe universe is his own, so he's basically this. He also tends to center the show around himself and his storylines even though he's the BigBad. His antics in 2007(Feud 2007 (feud with Trump, ECW reign, limo explosion, illegitimate son, etc.) are just some examples.
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* TheBadGuyWins: For someone who believes he should never be on the winning end of a feud, Vince came out on top of all of his feuds in 2003: Firing Wrestling/HulkHogan as "Mr. America," bullying one-legged Zack Gowan and winning their match at ''The Great American Bash'', masterminding Wrestling/BrockLesnar's FaceHeelTurn and eventual WWE Championship victory over Wrestling/KurtAngle (not to mention removing the aforementioned Gowan from WWE in the process by having Lesnar throw him down a flight of stairs), arranging for Wrestling/EricBischoff to invade [=McMahon=]'s house so Bischoff could force himself on ''[[Wrestling/LindaMcMahon Vince's wife]]'' while letting him get off scot-free for it, defeating ''[[Wrestling/StephanieMcMahon his own daughter]]'' in an I Quit Match in order to get her removed as Smackdown GM, and burying Wrestling/TheUndertaker alive with the help of Wrestling/{{Kane}}. [[KarmaHoudini He never received any comeuppance for any of it, either]].
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* TheBadGuyWins: For someone who believes he should never be on the winning end of a feud, Vince came out on top of all of his feuds in 2003: Firing Wrestling/HulkHogan as "Mr. America," bullying one-legged Zack Gowan and winning their match at ''The Great American Bash'', masterminding Wrestling/BrockLesnar's FaceHeelTurn and eventual WWE Championship victory over Wrestling/KurtAngle (not to mention removing the aforementioned Gowan from WWE in the process by having Lesnar throw him down a flight of stairs), arranging for Wrestling/EricBischoff to invade [=McMahon=]'s house so Bischoff could force himself on ''[[Wrestling/LindaMcMahon ''[[Characters/WWEMcMahonFamily Vince's wife]]'' while letting him get off scot-free for it, defeating ''[[Wrestling/StephanieMcMahon his own daughter]]'' in an I Quit Match in order to get her removed as Smackdown GM, and burying Wrestling/TheUndertaker alive with the help of Wrestling/{{Kane}}. [[KarmaHoudini He never received any comeuppance for any of it, either]].
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* TheBadGuyWins: For someone who believes he should never be on the winning end of a feud, Vince came out on top of all of his feuds in 2003: Firing Wrestling/HulkHogan as "Mr. America," bullying one-legged Zack Gowan and winning their match at ''The Great American Bash'', masterminding Wrestling/BrockLesnar's FaceHeelTurn and eventual WWE Championship victory over Wrestling/KurtAngle (not to mention removing the aforementioned Gowan from WWE in the process by throwing him down a flight of stairs), defeating his own daughter in an I Quit Match in order to get her removed as Smackdown GM, and burying Wrestling/TheUndertaker alive with the help of Wrestling/{{Kane}}. [[KarmaHoudini He never received any comeuppance for any of it, either]].
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* TheBadGuyWins: For someone who believes he should never be on the winning end of a feud, Vince came out on top of all of his feuds in 2003: Firing Wrestling/HulkHogan as "Mr. America," bullying one-legged Zack Gowan and winning their match at ''The Great American Bash'', masterminding Wrestling/BrockLesnar's FaceHeelTurn and eventual WWE Championship victory over Wrestling/KurtAngle (not to mention removing the aforementioned Gowan from WWE in the process by throwing having Lesnar throw him down a flight of stairs), arranging for Wrestling/EricBischoff to invade [=McMahon=]'s house so Bischoff could force himself on ''[[Wrestling/LindaMcMahon Vince's wife]]'' while letting him get off scot-free for it, defeating ''[[Wrestling/StephanieMcMahon his own daughter daughter]]'' in an I Quit Match in order to get her removed as Smackdown GM, and burying Wrestling/TheUndertaker alive with the help of Wrestling/{{Kane}}. [[KarmaHoudini He never received any comeuppance for any of it, either]].
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* NonIdleRich: Like many other business tycoons, Vince could have stayed behind the scenes without ever appearing in the public eye. Instead, he's done everything from commentary at ringside to [[ItMakesSenseInContext doing skits where he wets his pants on live television]] to taking vicious beatings in the ring himself.
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* NonIdleRich: Like many other business tycoons, Vince could have stayed behind the scenes without ever appearing in the public eye. Instead, he's done everything from commentary at ringside to [[ItMakesSenseInContext doing skits where he wets his pants on live television]] to taking vicious beatings in the ring himself. This is even part of the reason that he brought [[Wrestling/ShaneMcMahon his]] [[Wrestling/StephanieMcMahon children]] into the company, because Vince has no life outside of wrestling - ahem, "[[InsistentTerminology sports entertainment]]" - and is [[{{Workaholic}} obsessively devoted]] to the business that if they weren't involved too he would literally never see them otherwise.
