Whats Christian up to these days anyway; he has another heel run in him
Times When Vince Mcmahon was Right
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Good example. I seen some weird gimmick match with him on Impact and whew boy. Dude was default character as all hell.
i'm shocked nobody mentioned the firing of Big Cass
Vince was righter than a muhfukka on that one
Trips in general knew Cass and Enzo weren't really ready for the big leagues during their time at NXT. All Vince did was the honors of splitting them up and let the deavors sort itself out
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He was right to tell Hogan "nah I'm good" when Hogan contacted him to let him know WCW was looking to sign him and offered Vince a chance to top their offer. Not because it helped WWF financially or star power wise, but because he was fully on board by that point with the idea of creating a new generation even if it meant losing his biggest star of all time.
He was right to admit to the roster that he had been a bit behind the times around the mid-90s, and encouraged them to throw their own creative ideas at him and tweak their own characters.
He was right in most of the instances he used celebrities to bring attention to the product, especially the build to the first-ever WrestleMania... including the decision to not only incorporate the music of the time into his TV shows, but to do specials on MTV (which was the biggest thing going at that time), the NBC deal, the cartoon, toys, etc.
He was right about Cena in hindsight. They definitely went overboard at times and had him as the longest-running top guy since Hogan, but I don't think he had another star during those years that could've been as kid-friendly or mainstream, had very little injuries, AND avoided trouble in or out of the company (imagine if for example, he had picked Orton, Edge, or Jeff Hardy instead).
He was right to admit to the roster that he had been a bit behind the times around the mid-90s, and encouraged them to throw their own creative ideas at him and tweak their own characters.
He was right in most of the instances he used celebrities to bring attention to the product, especially the build to the first-ever WrestleMania... including the decision to not only incorporate the music of the time into his TV shows, but to do specials on MTV (which was the biggest thing going at that time), the NBC deal, the cartoon, toys, etc.
He was right about Cena in hindsight. They definitely went overboard at times and had him as the longest-running top guy since Hogan, but I don't think he had another star during those years that could've been as kid-friendly or mainstream, had very little injuries, AND avoided trouble in or out of the company (imagine if for example, he had picked Orton, Edge, or Jeff Hardy instead).
Vince is a marketing genius, cutthroat strategist, and extremely lucky. You can't sustain a level of quality in an industry with no off days. He's washed and has been so for decades. But let's not act like this was all happenstance.
Jeff Hardy was more popular and outselling Cena. Vince did choose him, have him the belt when he had 2 strikes. Jeff just chose to leave.
But as the flagship guy for WWE... had he chosen Jeff Hardy to be THE top guy during that time, it's almost certain that Hardy would've had a Wellness violation or some other legal issue. It couldn't be depended on to that extent, sure he won the belt but he still wasn't being cast as the #1 star of the company.
That was a terrible move. Especially since Undertaker didn't retire after The Streak ended.