(THE FOLLOWING IS SOLELY FOR ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES, AND IS NOT A SLAM PIECE ON WWE!)
Long Eras of Success Usually Contain an Undertow of Sleaziness, Unchecked Disgraceful behaviour, carried out by People who then felt Untouchable and Continue to act that way via Inner Circles who with Cult Like devotion, Cover up the secrets to keep the Good times going!
It Happened to R Kelly, It Happened to Playboy, It's FINALLY Happening to Donnie Dipshit!, and soon it will happen to Vince McMahon, The now former Chairman of the WWE, Who has being Indicted and is being investigated on Sexual Harassment Charges since the 80s, with a few hidden behind NDAs.
But that's only the Tip Of the Iceberg.
This will not be first time he was on Trial. WWE Was Investigated in Part, during the Steroid Trials of 1993. For years there was Rumours of Affairs, Assaults, And Just Plain Bizarre Behavior. Today we will Go through 7 of the most Ridiculous but True Stories, each Representing one of the Seven Sins.
In No Real Order to be Determined Let's Begin!
PRIDE
"When Pride Comes, Cometh Disgrace, But with Humility comes Wisdom"
Proverbs 16:5
THAT TIME VINCE TRIED (AND FAILED!) TO ASSAULT A WORLD'S CHAMPION IN A RESTAURANT TOILET!
The 1ST Ever NWA Starcade in December 1983, Saw a Million Dollar Gate headed by a Blockbuster Main event of Ric Flair vs Harley Race in a Match that Swung Interest in The WWF's Rival heading into the New Year with A new Edge and Momentum.
Knowing ahead of time, that the Show will Affect his Product, A Month Previously, Vince Has Invited Harley Race to Dinner, To Offer Harley a Contract For him to Jump Ship to WWE, And leave the NWA high and Dry for a reported Quarter of a Million Dollars.
However, Harley was Respected By not only the wrestlers in his Roster, But by Wrestlers in General. He Refused McMahon's Offer. He Excused himself to use the Bathroom to take a Breather, But Didn't expect The Millionaire to Barge in, Red-faced, Cursing, throwing Off his Expensive Jacket, and attempting to Leg-Dive Harley Race, the World's Champion of his Rival Company!
Harley was Not Having any of that, so a fight broke out that lead to Vince Having his Ass handed to him, and being Saved by his Wife, Linda!
JEALOUSY
"Surely, Resentment Destroys the Fool, and Jealousy Destroys the Simple"
Job 5:2
THAT TIME VINCE MADE HIS TOKEN INDIAN GUY A HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION, BECAUSE A DYING COMPETITOR WAS MAKING THEIR TOKEN INDIAN GUY A CRUISERWEIGHT CHAMPION FOR A FOREIGN MARKET THAT DOESN'T GIVE A SHIT!
Ah, Impact Wrestling! The Then Number 2 wrestling Company in the World...If Only by Default!
Back in 2017, Impact who was fluxcuationing between Money and Quality,to the point that they were Mass taping Shows to be shown in advance, and Not Stopping Audience Members from Leaking Spoilers for Shows to be Shown 3 Weeks Down the Road!
At this time India was Now Seen as a New Market for Content, After all we all Remember The PewDiePie vs T-Series Fight to be the most Subscribed Youtuber (Which T-series Only won By Using Bots and Dirty Government Connections, So fuck them!)
Despite not being able to afford a Studio for the Commentary team, Impact had Somehow made it to TV tapings in India. So what Better way to start the tour than give Sonjay Dutt, a wrestler who was there at the very beginning, Who had Come close so many times, to Finally Climb the mountain to be....The Secondary champion, the X division champion!
Word of the Indian Tour came to WWE and Vince hearing Duty will get at least national press, had a plan. He wanted the Cherry himself that was the Indian deal, so he'll make own Indian Guy a champion! But not any just champion, impact was going have a Indian Cruiserweight champion in 5 weeks, well my guy, PAL!, HE'LL BE WORLD CHAMPION, THIS WEEK AND IF IMPACT COMPLAINS ABOUT COPYING THEM, WE WILL EXPOSE THEM AS A CHEAP COMPANY THAT MASS RECORDS SHOWS!
I'm sure in his Office Laughter was Breaking out to the announcement of "HAHAHA, I'M A GENIUS, PAL!"
However, the only problem with that is, Jinder Mahal was not any good,
His work is Stiff, his Career was Stop-Start, his Physique comes from a Pill Bottle, and his promos do not extend further than "Grrr, I HATE AMERICA, GRRR!"
So, solely for to make money from a new market, Vince put the belt on a Roided up, unproven, Jobber who at the time he won the title, had 74 wins to his name and more than 100 in losses. All so Vince can line his pockets with Rupees.
In the end, the India experiment was a failure for both Companies, Neither title reign were rememberable, or that long.
It worked out better for Sonjay, who is now manager and Road Agent for All Elite Wrestling, while Jinder is back to kissing Canvas and Counting the Lights!
GLUTTONY
A Discerning Son heeds Instruction, but a Companion of Gluttons Disgraces his father.
Proverbs 28:7
HIS FRIENDSHIP WITH THE FAKE-TAN FASCIST
By Gluttony I don't mean Physical Gluttony. People have said Vince has not left the house, seen a film in the last 40 years or famously didn't not know what a burrito is!
No, I am talking about Societal Gluttony, the want of power Beyond one's Station and Understanding
We could talk about Vince's Mass Hypnosis of trying to Convince People outside wrestling to call it Sports Entertainment, but in that Wwe was Successful in the same way Wwe is the Coca cola of wrestling: they Succeeded in Edging everyone out, instead let's go back to the Phrase "Power above your Understanding" let's talk about the time The Wifey wanted to Run for Senator under the banner of President Pig-Shit!
Dump being a Fan of Wrestling ( Something about White Trash cheering Foreigners being bet up must have resounded in trump!) And was involved in some way or another with 4 of the 38 wrestlemanias. And outside their social Circles overlapped ever since.
So it's being said that Vince McMahon reportedly gave money in the range of 5 to 20 Million Dollars to the Trump Reich, all so Linda can play Senator in a political Career so underwhelming it puts Taft to shame!
Given That WWE is an International company, That had International and Ethnic Talent, Celebrate on air Pride and Latino and Black History Month, things that Trump has publicly derided, just smacks of Hypocrisy.
VANITY
Vanity of Vanities, saith the Preacher, Vanity of Vanities, All is Vanity.
Ecclesiastes 1:2
THE XFL-SO SHITE, THEY DID IT TWICE!
More Silly than Sinful, The Xtreme Football League in 2001 was Vince's many Vanity projects outside of Wwe, from Wwe's answer to Planet Hollywood, to Vince's Bodybuilding league, None However could rival being a financial Sinkhole more than the XFL, a football league that came back from the Grave, not like a Majestic Phoenix, But as Fetid, Rotten zombie.
Created out of a demand that the NFL Winter off season is too long, in a world where heated Roofed Stadiums are the Norm, Wwe and NBC co-created the XFL, a Rougher game with Shorter play-times and Pro wrestling presentation: away teams got heat, promos and storylines and because this was Vince in the 2000s, all the cheerleaders were dressed like skanks! Despite the Initial High Rating, the numbers were due to Morbid Curiosity than anything else. The Failure of the league, cane from despite the games touted as more Violent, people found the games boring, plus people who didn't like wrestling didn't like the Tawdry presentation and Predetermined storylines, Landing Both Wwe and NBC, A Loss of $35 million each, Recouping from their combined $100 Million Investment, Earning it the number 2 slot in ESPN'S List of Biggest Sports Flops of all time!
In 2018, XFL's Trademark was sold to Dwayne Johnson and his now ex-wife Dani Garcia, with It's fight league game starting in 2020, before being abandoned due to COVID-19, though the league is to resume next year, (2023), if God sends a virus to stop something coming back, then stay dead!
WRATH
Let all Bitterness and Wrath and Anger and Clamour and Slander Be Put Away from you, Along with all Malice
Ephesians 4:31
Vince being the Man who ran Wrestling's Monopoly for the past forty years has had the Aggression of this boardroom, come out in other avenues of his life, from the time he nearly fired a man for having better manners than him, to beating up actors who resemble people who slighted him, the true wrath of Vince came when the Whole world came after him!
THE STEROID TRIAL-THE PEOPLE VS VINCENT KENNEDY MCMAHON
In the 90s, Major Sports were Being Up-heaved due to a Crackdown of Performance Enhancing Drugs. In 1993, Former Ringside Doctor, George Zahorian Publicly Indicted his Employers after being arrested for Possession two years Prior. In 1993 The District of New York Charged Vince with Distribution and Possession of Steroids, as well as charges of Embezzlement. To stick the Knife in further, Ted Turner, owner of CNN and the Rival Wcw wanted to document the Downfall of his rival.
What Vince had in his Corner was Ironically 2 of the Prosecution's witnesses. Hulk Hogan, Who behind the Facade of Hero of Children everywhere, was revealed to be what he is now is-A self serving liar, who claimed never to have taken Steroids in his Career, EXCEPT under the instruction of Dr Zahorian. And Kevin "Nailz" Wacholz, A witness thrown out due to angry outbursts, who had Previously Assaulted Vince over pay, who wore a neck brace. For Sympathy. Despite Vince's legal team not Entering a Defence, Vince was Found not Guilty , Vince claimed his Talent did use of their own free wills Steroids, but never after the Controlled Substances Act was put into law in 1991. In the next few years Wwe kept its Nose Clean with an Anti Drug Policy....until they scrapped it in 1996 to save money....
Speaking of Saving Money!
GREED
What Good Is it? For Someone to Gain the Whole World, Yet Forfeit Their Soul?
MARK 8:36
ALL THE FIRINGS DURING COVID!
The Corona Virus Outbreak Irrevocably Changed the World two Years ago. Millions Dead, World In Fear, Panic and Misinformation.
However, Art Wins Again in the Face of All Terror, Natural Or Manmade! And The Entertainment Industry had to Adapt, It was Hard, Theatres, Galleries and Cinemas closing Down, as well as Smaller Wrestling Promotions, But those do could adapt Did, WWE Especially! With the Thunderdome, a Virtual experience of at home audience Members and Cinematic Matches.
Whether you agree with The Decision to keep in Business during the Pandemic, the Consensus was Talent were give the choice to Stay on the Road or Go Home to their families....SO WHAT SENSE DID IT MAKE TO FIRE 40 TALENTS TO SAVE ROUGHLY A MILLION DOLLARS, AN AMOUNT THEY EASILY MADE BEING THE ONLY GAME IN TOWN, IN THAT PERIOD.
The Firing did not go Down well with those Affected, Mike Bennett who was a new Father at the time of his firing went on a scathing Rant on Vince calling him "Greedy and Evil" Saying further that Wrestling will be a whole lot fairer for people once Vince no longer has a influence on it!
SLOTH
The Way of the Slothful man is as a Hedge of Thorns, But the Way of the Righteous Man is made Plain
Proverbs 15:19
THE "BRASS RINGS" INTERVIEW-VINCE TRIES TO JUSTIFY WHY ALL THOSE SOFT WEAK MILLENNIALS JUST DON'T GET IT, PAL!
In 2014, Vince sat Down for an interview on the Stone Cold podcast, and in Camera, Vince tried to Justify why Wwe's Popularity was on the Downward Spiral, did he say the rise of Social media, the fact there was competition, or just how entertainment gives through slumps that are no fault of Anyone.
Instead Vince went on a Rambling Defensive Tirade on Millennials, Brass Rings, and how noone what's be a top guy, or girls. Which is Rich, because Vince is no longer hands on the Company. I chose this story to represent Sloth, is that there is a phrase called Belphegor's Prime, referencing the Demon of The Sin Sloth, who convince humanity to built machines to do everything while humanity grew lazy with every whim catered for, that is what happened, he designated so many he had designated himself out of knowing what's going on.
He has Ran out actual wrestling bookers in lieu of Comedy writers and CW Script managers, all so Vince can show his Paralegal his Genetic Jackhammer!
Word for word, with me adding my own reactions, this is the now Infamous "Brass Ring Interview"
"You have, You know, This is a Different Group of Guys, and Girls, it's Millennials. You know, they are not ambitious, Quite Frankly, they are Not Trepidatous At all....
We know that Vince in Reality is so out of touch with his Product that his old ideas no longer work, and any of the comedy Writers, bought in bridge the Gap are not fans of Wrestling, have no ideas on the inner workings and just have Vince sign off on things they possibly had Bullshited him in the process. And those who did question Vince on their direction, were Publicly Eviscerated- because it's not the Writers shamed by the stupid shit they wrote, its the poor guys saying it!
But here's more verbal Diarrhea!
"I just don't think they want to grab the Brass Ring. The Last Person to really Reach For It was John Cena..."
And Sheamus, Randy Orton, Batista, Edge....all with A Solid Decade of Work before Vince got the Horn for Cena's BEEF!
"Its a Different point of view. If you reach for that brass ring and you fall on your Butt, No one wants to Fail, and there's that Feeling, that if you fail, you're Exposed!...."
STOP MAKING MISTAKES! THAT'S AN ORDER! ITS SO EASY....LIKE MY PARALEGAL!
But there's More...OH GOD there's more!
"So I Think Pretty Much What It Is"
WHAT "WHAT" IS! WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
".... Because You Give Everyone Opportunities, You Give Everyone Resources that You (Referring to Austin) Never Had, Things We Can Now Do From a Production Standpoint: Social Media, OH MY GOD, SOCIAL MEDIA IS HUGE!
"IF ONLY I PROPERLY USED MATT CARDONA WHEN HE GOT HIMSELF OVER USING SOCIAL MEDIA, THEN MAYBE HE WOULDN'T BE A BITTER OUTLAW MUDSHOW HACK SPENDING HIS PAYCHECKS ON DOLLIES!"
"It helps Talent in so many Different ways, It Gives them The Tools we Didn't have, It's Important for talent to use-AND THEY DO USE IT! BUT NOT IN A WAY I WOULD!
"I mean, Sami Zayn took a picture of a well he Dug in Syria-WHERE ALL THOSE TERRORIZERS LIVE, ALL MUSLIMS ARE TERRORIZERS, THAT'S WHAT MY BEST FRIEND DONNIE TELLS ME!
LUST
For Everything in the World, the Lust of The Flesh, The Lust of The Eyes And the Pride of Life, Comes not from the father, but of the world!
JOHN 2:16
THE MANY SEXUAL MISCONDUCTS (OR AT LEAST THE ONES WE KNOW OF!)
Up to this Point, I have being Jokey and Silly and Not Explicit in My Story-Telling, but no More! Now the Kid Gloves are Off!
Vince's "Retirement" is Solely due to the Accusations Of Sexual Misconducts, Going Back Decades!
The 1st We Know of is in the 80s. WWF's First Female Referee, Rita Chatterton, Professionally known as Rita Marie, Accused Vince Publicly on Geraldo Riveria's Show "Now It Can Be Told" In 1991. Chatterton claimed that Vince tried to Force her to Perform Oral Sex Acts on Him. When Rita Refused, Vince Allegedly Raped her In his Limousine.
Fast Forward to January 2006 and Vince was Accussed of Sexual Misconduct by a Tanning Salon Worker in Baton Rouge Louisiana. At First the Claim was Discredited as Vince was In Florida, being Televised for The Royal Rumble PPV. However, It was Soon Clarified that the Woman got her dates mixed up, However Charges were Dropped!
This Year However, The WWE Board Began It's own Investigations after a 3 Million Dollar Settlement came to light, that was paid to cover up an Affair that Vince had with a Paralegal. That Revealed Other Misconduct, Which were Hidden Behind NDAS related to claims by other women amounting to accusations silenced by paying "hush money" to the Tune of 12 million dollars.
Despite Being Investigated, Vince took the BAFFLING Action to Appear on Tv to make Banal Announcements about anything but his "retirement", which i'm sure felt like a mockery to the Women who suffered.
But these appearances bit Vince in his Ass, Because New Accusations Kept Being Made at a Weekly Basis, Until Vince stepped down Completely earlier this Year.
NOW WE CAN ONLY WAIT AND SEE WHAT THE INVESTIGATIONS UNCOVER FURTHER!
Well, That's It!
Unless the Draft is Official, that was my last Post about wrestling for the year. Join me In November when i will have another Essay on The tarot and it's use of Storytelling in Persona and Street fighter. This time Covering The Cards Temperance and the Devil.
Over on Boggerboxoffice on Monday we will have our Halloween Special. The ASS-ylum are at it again with Battlestar wars!
Until then!
PEACE!
