Vince McMahon not the greatest wrestler in the world, but he always knew how to take a beating to help others look great.
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He might be the Chairman of the company, but Vince McMahon is never shy about getting stuck into various storylines when needed. As one of the greatest characters in WWE history, Vince always seems to bring the best out of others in the ring. While he’s obviously not the greatest wrestler in the world, Vince always knew how to take a beating to help others look great. Of course, with promos, there are very few better and because of that, he had some epic rivalries.
Read more: Stone Cold Steve Austin vs Vince McMahon and other rivalries in WWE
An employee going against his boss and kicking the daylights out of him. Stone Cold vs Vince McMahon was the most interesting rivalry from the Attitude Era and the most prolific of Austin’s career.
It began in 1997 when Austin stunned the boss with a Stone Cold Stunner and it led to McMahon being a roadblock on Austin’s way to becoming WWF champion. During that time, Austin also had a brief run-in with boxing legend Mike Tyson which led to Vince becoming an active wrestler himself with his whole mission being to make Austin’s life miserable. The duo duked it out and many wrestlers followed the example of Stone Cold and turned on their boss.
Obviously, now that Donald Trump is an incredibly controversial political figure, a lot of people look back at this rivalry with a different mood. However, even at that time, Trump was a very divisive figure.
That is one of the main reasons why the storyline just didn’t work. Trump was actually the billionaire babyface in this angle with Bobby Lashley by his side. While it worked in making Lashley look like a top star, that’s about all it did. Once again, Vince put himself to the next level by having his head shaved, but that didn’t make this storyline a good one.
While many of Vince McMahon’s biggest feuds end up being very serious, his rivalry with DX was the total opposite of that. It allowed Vince to show his funnier side and while there were still some serious moments, it was a lot more light-hearted.
Of course, that was always the nature of DX, with the tag team always playing different pranks and jokes on the boss. While sometimes they walked a fine line of being over the top, for the most part, they were very funny. Triple H and Shawn Michaels have a great relationship with Vince being great in real life, they were able to push him further than most. Because of that, they created some magic inside the ring.
