Crazy how they squeezed 40+ years of Vince McMahon’s wrestling career in just over 30 minutes… this is easily a docuseries but this is well done 👍🏾

@MrRenovalentine

Жыл бұрын

Cough cough "sports entertainment" career 😂

@TheDirtySouth404

Жыл бұрын

@@MrRenovalentine my bad this “new” era of wrestlers having wrestling matches in a wrestling ring has grown on me already 😂😂😂

@LebanonStorm

Жыл бұрын

Couldn’t agree more. This could easily be a weeks long series. But they did a really nice job of condensing it and keeping it concise.

@LuchadorEMC

Жыл бұрын

Agreed! Vince is one hell of a guy. I hope he enjoys his retirement.

@RT-bt5ql

Жыл бұрын

@@MrRenovalentine what's the cough for?

"In the end, Vince McMahon Was no different from those old territorial promoters he went to war with, like them his career was derailed by the actions of Vince McMahon" Good grief, that is the greatest exclamation mark of a video I've probably ever heard

@Seneka51

Жыл бұрын

In other words, Vince screwed Vince.

@tj9287

Жыл бұрын

Vince was and still is wwe. I miss Vince and the old wwe. Please come back Vince!

For better or for worse, Vince is the most important figure in wrestling history.

@paranoidewok6772

Жыл бұрын

Important in what way? Destroying the business?

@karlepaul6632

Жыл бұрын

@@paranoidewok6772 Expansion. Like it was said by pretty much every old school wrestler/booker/manager/etc, in the hundreds of interviews you can find on KZread, everyone involved in the territory system didn't want anything to change, just keep everything the way it was. Sure, it's possible someone else could've come along later if it wasn't McMahon who did it, but history shows it was him that did.

@davidfitzpatrick6535

Жыл бұрын

@@paranoidewok6772 In a way yes. He did in fact destroy the territory business end of things then popularised wrestling twice in the 80s and then again in the late 90s. IMO the reason WWE lost favour was because they went total corporate by becoming a publicly traded company in 09. That and the changing to a PG rating which was the most unpopular times in WWE outside the 80s I think destroyerd wrestling's cred as a legit sport. However without MCmahon would we have gotten stars like Austin The Rock and Undertaker or even newer stars such as John Cena Batista etc.

@charlierobles316

Жыл бұрын

Sports Entertainment

@feraleyedea9710

Жыл бұрын

A real life Mr. Burns lol

What's crazy about Vince McMahon is that only actions by himself were able to "put him down." Like, nobody could bring him down. Only someone like him, aka, himself.

@TeamTowers1

Жыл бұрын

Honestly that's probably the case for most people in a position of power. They have eliminated all possible threats, leaving their own hubris as the only thing left that can bring them down.

@lukelee7967

Жыл бұрын

@@TeamTowers1 It's almost like nobody should have that much power

@noname144able

Жыл бұрын

so what you're saying is..... Vince screwed Vince? ..... I'll see myself out....

@michaelbreen7865

Жыл бұрын

@@noname144able No, you're right!

@FozzQuaker

Жыл бұрын

@@noname144able seems like Vince screwed anything female with a pulse

Gonna need an update to this one

@hugoalynstephens9166

Ай бұрын

The Bonus DLC Epilogue where Vince goes out for dinner with John Cena, grows a moustache, forces his way back into WWE in to order to sell it to Endeavour to form TKO with UFC and then gets ousted out all over again and so he must sell all of his stock to pay his legal fees. 😆

The video I thought I'd never see.

@pumpkinking5397

Жыл бұрын

What goes up, must come down.

@12MRJERSEY

Жыл бұрын

@@pumpkinking5397 Well we all get old. Retirement was coming one way or the other.

@Look_Dad_Old_Tunes

Жыл бұрын

@@12MRJERSEY I thought he would die in post.

@SpiralPoliFemboy

Жыл бұрын

I thought there was no chance...

@MewDied151

Жыл бұрын

I knew it would happen, granted I expected VKM to die first 🤷‍♀️😅

Excellent video Ross. Really enjoying the more journalistic content you've been doing lately.

My worst fear: AEW secretly having a new buyer: "IT WAS ME, AUSTIN!! IT WAS ME ALL ALONG!!!" Not only would that be the greatest & ultimately worst swerve of all time, but would also be my ultimate exit from being a fan entirely.

@Gammera2000

Жыл бұрын

That would require so many things to fall into place I doubt it would ever happen

@Tampafan33

Жыл бұрын

@@Gammera2000 dont say that. This is Vince McMahon were talking about

@aeso3555

Жыл бұрын

I think you've conditioned by Vince to expect all these "trolololol, that'll show the marks" swerves a little too much. Real life is just a teeny tiny bit different than that.

@Joe90h

Жыл бұрын

There's an assumption here that AEW is up for sale? It's not a publically traded company, and even if it was, sale of stocks to the majority shareholder of the biggest competitor could be blocked rather easily.

@Gammera2000

Жыл бұрын

@@Tampafan33 Yeah, but this is a now disgraced Vince McMahon. If this played out in the early 2000's maybe, but I don't think AEW would want to associate with him. Best case scenario his appearance would get some cheep buzz, but it would piss off the loyal 900k who tune into Dynamite, especially if they actually tried pushing Vince, or bringing him into creative. Whole thing makes me think of how Impact started going down hill after they signed Hulk Hogan.

Extremely well-done, and the facts and dates are spot on. One thing not mentioned is that Vince initially used the "All American Wrestling" slot on USA to showcase wrestlers from other promotions, getting rival promoters to send in tapes. The effect of this was that Vince got to promote talent that he was about to pluck away, and didn't have to lift a finger. It's an overused word, but that really was genius.

@Memeposting

Жыл бұрын

Vince was out there playing chess when the others were playing checkers

That closing line was beautifully fitting, a great watch as usual.

Love him or hate him, he's the greatest wrestling promoter ever, and the most important figure in all of pro wrestling

@ddjsoyenby

Жыл бұрын

the dude was a genius promoter who luckily had competition who refused to change/made very bad decisions.

@DoomRulz

Жыл бұрын

Greatest? Eh...call me a heretic, but I say that title belongs to Eric Bischoff.

@finnvalor1915

Жыл бұрын

@@DoomRulz Yh WCW did well. Bret would agree.

@thesaintst1851

5 ай бұрын

Without a doubt

Vince really stayed in character in and outside the ring

Growing up watching WWF i don't remember ever having any knowledge that the announcer Vince McMahon owned the company. I just remember his PPV intros of "welcome everyone..." Wasn't until the late 90's with the Mr. McMahon character when he leaned into being the evil corporate owner.

@k-dogg9086

Жыл бұрын

Evil corporate owner, so vince played himself.. very convincing!

"The composite drawn wasn't exactly a sunlit landscape" Damn who wrote the script for this? Well done

This is a really well delivered piece of work. Much of the story is already known but it's great to see it told in one coherent time line. Good work putting it all together it made for entertaining viewing

@tj9287

Жыл бұрын

Vince was and still is wwe. I miss Vince and the old wwe. Please come back Vince!

1980s Vince is way better than remaining years of Vince's version

@alexblake1067

Жыл бұрын

Attitude era Vince is the best made him a billionaire, crushed his rivals and Stone cold and Rock are bigger than Hulk Hogan

@tjjordan4207

Жыл бұрын

The late 90s were good.

@kryten6569

Жыл бұрын

If you haven't already done so then watch wrestling bios on KZread he does a reliving the war with raw and nitro check it out it's amazing

Genuinely never thought I’d see this. 2022 has been a crazy as hell year for wrestling, and we still have four months left. Also, really hard to trust any Mushnick written piece on the WWE, given his bias against wrestling and wrestling fans in general.

@Sam-ji1fu

4 ай бұрын

wait until you see what 2024 has in store for Vinnie Mac or should I say Vinnie the poo 💩

Well done, Ross and Co. As well-written as anything you guys have produced.

@like2seeit86

Жыл бұрын

Definitely, always enjoy these first class all the way.

Rewatching the buildup to WM12 was a nice flash of nostalgia and really shows just how instrumental he was to the product.

That last line went in hard. Thank you for this video and making the whole saga so digestible

Video also doubles as a good history of the WWF's controversies. Good job guys. Truth be told, while I think it's best for the product, this is a terrible way for the old man to step down. I believe things would have been different if the people Vince was close to had any good mind to tell him that the shit was doing was a terrible idea, but this is what happens when you build a team of yes men who want to ensure their futures, and not a team who are about bettering the product's future.

@Tampafan33

Жыл бұрын

Exactly well said

@michaelbreen7865

Жыл бұрын

I think they were all afraid of hearing Vince's catchphrase personally.

@nicholasokeefe3632

Жыл бұрын

Tbf this is imo the only way he could have been taken out of the game, he would never legitimately leave WWE on his own accord but forcing him out over scandals makes INCREDIBLE sense

@nofear2792

Жыл бұрын

The video title is misleading. Vince hasnt fallen or his company.

@DuckmanYaHeard

Жыл бұрын

Chris Benoit’s fault, never forget.

He retired at 77 on top. I wont say that is a down fall. It just ran its course. Most people are retired at 77. His life and career was a big success.

Vince McMahon ruled wrestling for most of his adult life and retired a billionaire, if that's a fall please sign me up!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It’s amazing that he was able to form such an empire. Reminds me of the Roman Empire slowly swallowing up Carthage, Gaul, ect. Wrestlers were able to make a good living. Merchandising wrestling, amazing intros and showmanship for wrestlers, tv deals, paper views, marketing. Like Vince or not he created an empire that revolutionized the wrestling world from the Stone Age into the space age. I don’t blame him for coming back. The wwe is his baby.

34 minutes isn't enough to cover this. But I know you guys did the best you could.

@c15page

Жыл бұрын

An entire season of Dark Side of the Ring

@7654x

Жыл бұрын

Yes, like the Screw Job vid is an hour long, Vince deserves a few hours surely! Still a very good vid tho 👍🏾

@southbanktrousers2

Жыл бұрын

Yeah was only up to 2001 with 5 minutes left and hadn't really covered anything that they haven't gone over multiple times before. Could easily watch for another 20 mins

@marlonmontelhiggins8570

Жыл бұрын

@@c15page - Or, at least half of one.

Incredible to come back to this...since you would need to create a whole new full documentary about just the past year.

What goes up must come down, Vince is no different.

@jayfreeman5117

Жыл бұрын

@@mgtwrestling123 no he isn’t. At the end of the day, Vince is still a human, no matter how much how much money, influence, or power he has. He isn’t untouchable, and his downfall proved that.

@rjuniverse7289

Жыл бұрын

@@jayfreeman5117 but it's not his downfall..Though I don't like his booking mostly recent booking..But there was no downfall..He just retired because he is old..If he wish he can still come and take back his position and nobody would be able to stop him..His company is still there and he is still the most powerful person of that company..

@nickhill8612

Жыл бұрын

@@rjuniverse7289 I have to agree with you.

@k-dogg9086

Жыл бұрын

@@rjuniverse7289 he just retired bc he was in trouble again and didn't want another scandal.

@rjuniverse7289

Жыл бұрын

@@k-dogg9086 he has been dealing with scandals bigger than this for long period of time..lol..Do you think he is afraid??He just left because he felt it was his time..Or else he can still come now and be the CEO as the investigation has been already closed..Also, he still holds the highest share in the company.

Wow! What an amazing mini documentary! The pace was fluid. The story didn't get lost in too many details and it made sure to spend some time on some of the bigger moments in the 40 year span of Vince McMahon. A well thought out, well executed, video. I congratulate you! Keep up the great work!!! 👍🏽

The Stone Cold vs Mr McMahon storyline was a highlight of my childhood.

How exactly did he fall? He is a billionaire and still owns the majority share of the WWE

@AghastRaven

9 ай бұрын

ancientness

in the beginning, vince was the wwf's biggest driving force. at the end, he was the wwe's biggest obstacle.

I can't believe I am still alive to see McMahon fall

@kushclarkkent6669

Жыл бұрын

Drink it in, MAN

"you'd have to go back to a time when there were only two Star Wars movies" ...That..actually made me gasp a little. As Ron Simmons would say; Damn...

@michaelbreen7865

Жыл бұрын

That's just research.

Very well put together video. I actually learned some new things I didn't know about the early years of McMahon so thank you

Boy did this video date quick. You never thought you would see him fall. And you never will. Hes Back.

Great piece of work Ross and Cultaholic!

Hogan saved Vinces butt in that steroid trial. This is one of the reasons why hogan and vince have remained close over the years. Had hogan came out, and the gov knowing how big hogan was at the time and said "yeah he encouraged us to take roids." the gov could have very well broken up the wwe after that trail.

Oh how this needs an update now. Or a part 2 since well you know

We need an updated version of this.

Great video!! You covered so many things in such a relatively short video!

Man that 90's era was the best wrestling you will ever see

@IStevenSeagal

Жыл бұрын

I prefer 2000's and 80's wrestling over 90's. Same goes for music and fashion.

Interesting detail: The way the WWE started falling hard to nearly going out of business during the Monday Night Wars only to bounce back stronger than ever before falling again can actually be seen 10 years prior with the Disney/Don Bluth animation war.

now he's going to be forever remembered for pooing on people!

@chris9650

4 ай бұрын

In more ways than one.

I think you need to do an updated part 2 of this video

I was at the smackdown where stephanie announced vince's retirement.

I remember when professional wrestling went global back in the early 1980's. It was amazing. Thanks for the history lessons and a trip back in time.

I think we're gonna need an addendum on this one

Great content Ross, glad you guys did a long video on Vince.

I'm a diehard NWA/WCW fan, although I pretty much stopped watching it around 1990 when I started high school. I didn't like WWF because it seemed so kiddie like, while I was a Flair/4 Horsemen fan, but I can't deny Vince and his success, he won in the end, great video dude..

No one has or ever will come close to Vince. However Eric Bishoff dominating the Monday night wars for as long as he did back is why I’ll always give Eric his flowers. Even though we all know how that ended lol

This video is very well made! Can’t wait to see the update video because this story isn’t over.

1997: Bret screwed Bret. 2022: Vince screwed Vince 😁

@RonIsElite

Жыл бұрын

😂😂😂

I don't think McMahon has gone anywhere, he's still calling the shots behind the scene🤔

@roaming.spectre.

Жыл бұрын

It would be illegal if he was as he would be considered an outside influence …. But he’s Vince so anything’s possible

33:41 Vince coming back in 2023: I WILL NEVER RETIRE, DAMNIT

Its just the best storyline they've ever done.

Can we get a rise and fall of the Dynamite Kid??

McMahon is the Heiachi Mishima of pro wrestling.

Hes back on the rise again can you do updated video :)

Loved this video! Very well done Ross! 👏🏻

That was a fantastic piece, thanks Ross

We need a update on this now lol.

Brilliant stuff from Cultaholic yet again.

vince mcmahons retirement or death if it wasnt under controversy would be HUGE. He woould have had the largest tribute ever with every wrestler past and present in the arena clapping for him and paying tribute, documentaries, probably a book. And even a movie would of all happened. Damn shame how it played out. but its time to pay the piper.

WWE seems to be better after Vince left. I think the wrestling game bypassed him.

@jeremyreevessicg2218

Жыл бұрын

What?!? No way

@jarvisyoung8350

Жыл бұрын

Time will tell. Hopefully there will eventually be a hybrid of oldschool wrestling and "sports entertainment ". Right now, I guess that it's just a matter of opinion and personal taste.

@erikbunty2016

Жыл бұрын

It always was a mix of drama, sports, and slapstick comedy.

@patm95

6 ай бұрын

I agree.

So uh, y'all gonna update this or nah?

Incredible job on this one guys. Excellent work

Who else watched this when it first came out and now, at the time of his 2024 scandal, watching it again thinking "part two" 🤔

So glad Vince Sr. isn't here to see how his Son totally disgraced the business he formed. Makes me wonder if senior was like his son? Vince has a beautiful wife and fathered two children but still couldn't keep his hands off the employee's especially the young women and then forced them to keep quiet about it. No wonder why Shane doesn't want anything to do with his father's business.

@nickhill8612

Жыл бұрын

I know right.

Watching this really puts into perspective how VKM literally live long enough to see himself become the villain

@arashitendou5941

Жыл бұрын

Technically speaking one could say he always was And in some ways he was the one to create the villains of others He drove the NWA to its paranoid actions that inevitably led to ECW’s creation if you look at it from one angle for example

I didn't know Vince was out as it hasn't exactly made headlines over my way, but I can't say I am surprised. Very good documentary.

15:05 Always loved that Andre/Snuka photo. I beleive it's the same one used in a, Topps/(OPC in Canada) trading card, from the promotion's "Rookie" foray in to the Bubblegum Card business! That set, began a 40 year obsession with WWF and trading cards, in general! Cheers from Canada

Going to my first Raw ever tonight. Wouldn't be happening if it weren't for Vince stepping down a month ago. It's been years since I've genuinely been excited about watching wrestling.

@TeeKoon

11 ай бұрын

Yes me too, It had his up and down, but it's the longest down without interest even watched good matches, but no excitation or caring to the performers. The young guys today look like Pop teen singers, wrestled the same way, gym trained actors or passion driven vocation! Hope you had fun at Raw...

I think vince has never looked so much like his father as he does now, uncanny resemblence now.

Looking forward to Part 2!

u make really good videos! i like your content alot.

The last paragraph is an absolute gem! Stellar phraseology. 👍

It took long enough for him to see any sort of comeuppance. It doesn't matter what he did for the business. He did horrible things

@lambchops1

Жыл бұрын

I think people need to look into wrestling history a bit more outside of WWE products, it'll put in perspective how McMahon killed the US territories. Death of The Territories by Tim Hornbaker is a really good one.

@melissaroszkowski8911

Жыл бұрын

@@lambchops1 people put him up on a pedestal he doesn't deserve. I was born in 1990, even I know what he's done...

@phantom8926

Жыл бұрын

@@melissaroszkowski8911 what do you know that you think he deserves to be punished for?

@melissaroszkowski8911

Жыл бұрын

@@phantom8926 steroids he KNEW were being touted. Countless wrestlers being taken out by CTE. Making women objects rather than performers. Ruining Chyna. Sexual harassment and assault. Owen Hart. Shall I continue? I surely can.

@phantom8926

Жыл бұрын

@@melissaroszkowski8911 the steroids used by those wrestlers were still legal before the trial, hence why they couldn't convict Vince. Concussions weren't taken seriously by any sports or entertainment profession until the Benoit events happened as unfortunate as that was. Arguably, under Vince, women in wrestling became a much bigger deal than any other promotion, since WCW didn't even have women's title but WWF/E did. The sexual assault/harassment allegations are just that-allegations until and/or unless proven true. Owen Hart's death, while tragic, wasn't Vince's fault. I'd argue that someone actually effected and impacted by Owen would be a more likely culprit if you think someone should be held responsible for it.

This is what they call in the business foreshadowing

Epic and brilliantly done. How long do you think before we'll have the Netflix material out there? Also, I've been into this s--t for too many years ♥️

Great video! Keep up the great work!

My favorite McMahon was when he was screaming WrestleMania promos and opens in the early 1990s

Couldn't click on this fast enough

As an American everytime i hear you guys or wrestling bios say 'McMahon' i cant help but repeat it. This is gonna be a long one.

@jackdngur6370

10 ай бұрын

Also, the word 'year'

Solid voice over work from Ross, really enjoyed listening to this 👍

Without him, we wouldn't have WWE but now that he's gone, another WWE Golden Age has begun....

@arashitendou5941

Жыл бұрын

@Willy Massey true but so far it’s largely been all positive I mean it says a lot that the only negatives are problems caused a a la Vince that are much harder to fix by Trips and Steph Namely: replacing Dunn, fixing NXT 2.0 and UK, and the recent issues with the first NILS class we’ve heard about But he’s largely fixed or is fixing everything else: made titles relevant again, getting back poorly released talent, rebuilding badly damaged divisions, and giving more attention to a more diverse roster

Absolute legend. Greatest heel there will ever be.

The editing in this video is top notch. Loved watching it!

His end was meek? He made news worldwide

Hubris and pride were the McMAHON downfall. Indeed, I am glad to see him go. But I recognize his legacy and thank him for everything he did because without him, wrestling truly wouldn't be what it is today.

@georgfriedrichhandel4390

Жыл бұрын

It would probably be better!

Well done on this piece sir, good job.

Great episode. Alot I never realized 😳 . The final thought was BEYOND FITTING.

Prelude to Dark Side Of The Ring season 4?

Yall no this should be done in parts lmao tell the whole Vinny Mac story for us

Thanks for the video Ross and editor

You are so damn thorough. Thank you! 🙏

I always thought vince would die in the ring. Never thought I'd see the day

And just like that, Vince came back. He knows aew is going to bloom into Monday nights and that when wwe will have it's next big boom.

I think we need an update since TKO basically made him a Colonel Sanders type mascot

Awesome job Ross and the team!

He is in my opinion the biggest name and will ever be in pro wrestling ...