Vince McMahon's Favorite Wrestlers

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Here's a simple topic for you. What are stories you heard or know of, that relate to McMahon truly liking that superstar? Here's a few I've either read or heard about and some assumptions.

 

Shawn Michaels: They've had a long term relationship, and McMahon had enough thick skin to put up with him through the 90s.

 

Triple H: Duh.

 

Undertaker: Probably because he stayed loyal all those years.

 

Bret Hart: They had a father/son like relationship before Montreal.

 

Chris Benoit: I heard he was really high on him that he signed all four radicals just to get at Benoit. He wanted to push him from the start.

 

Yokozuna: I'm pretty sure he really like Yoko, I mean he didn't even fire him until 1998, almost two years after he had gotten too big and was sent to get in better shape.

 

Ric Flair: Look no further than that big send off in April plus during the 80s he coveted Flair as a performer. He was booked extremely strong in his first run in 92-93

 

I'd like to mention Austin, Rock, even Foley, but honestly I don't remember McMahon personally liking them. They made him money, but a personal relationship, I don't ever recall. We all know the heat Austin and McMahon has back in 2002 and currently does with Foley today.

[Hawk 34 0]

Foley and McMahon have a very high-school type relationship. I wouldn't include him on this list. Vince was a huge fan of Bruno and I believe he once stated that Andre was his favorite.

[King Kamala 0]

I remember reading once that "Nature Boy" Buddy Rogers was one of Vince's all time favorites.

[Ed Wood Caulfield 0]

I've read that Vince hangs out with John Cena backstage.

 

I think he's always been a fan of CM Punk, Mr. Kennedy and Super Crazy.

 

Vince was obsessed with getting Bobby Lashley to become the next big superstar. I think he even called him "the black Hulk Hogan".

Edited August 20, 2008 by Ed Wood Caulfield

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To add to this thread, I recall Vince mentioning in the vignette for Eddie Graham's induction into the WWE Hall of Fame, that the Graham Brothers were one of his favorite tag teams of all time.

[EVIL~! alkeiper 0]

Yeah, Vince used to ride with Jerry Graham back in the '60s.

[MillenniumMan831 0]

I can only assume Vince has always loved the Samoan contingent (and the overall savage gimmick) in WWF/E (Afa, Sika, Samu, Fatu, Umaga, ect).

[Diamonddust 0]

Even though Flair got the big send off and all, and Vince helped him out financially, I don't think Vince was the biggest Flair fan in the word simply because he didn't "create" Flair.

[PILLS! PILLS! PILLS! 0]

Yeah, Vince used to ride with Jerry Graham back in the '60s.

 

Yes. The moment that I saw this thread title I thought of Dr. Jerry Graham, whose patented walk has been popularized with modern audiences because of Vince himself.

[DrVenkman PhD 0]

Vince was a big Tajiri fan in 2004 or so.

[King Cucaracha 0]

Didn't he say similar about Yang? Or am I getting them confused?

[Cran Da Maniac 0]

I can only assume Vince has always loved the Samoan contingent (and the overall savage gimmick) in WWF/E (Afa, Sika, Samu, Fatu, Umaga, ect).

 

 

And on that note, you can also throw in Hillbillies

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Freddy Blassie.

[Boner Kawanger 0]

Vince loved the Razor Ramon gimmick because he had never seen Scarface.