I really don't think that's Vince's major issue when it comes to smarks, because a lot of the dullest marks would recognize the guys you mentioned from other organizations.
Vince and WWE seem to have a love/hate relationship with the net. Back in 98, when everything was good, Vince was a genius for using the net to shape the product into something that fans would actually enjoy. But now that net fans are criticizing him, suddenly we're all dumb ass twelve year olds that don't know shit about the biz.