History Wrestling / VinceMcMahon

* SatanicArchetype: He gets played up as this a lot, especially evident in his theme song and when he's paired against Shawn Michaels' MessianicArchetype. He's compared to the Devil a lot by commentators, especially Jim Ross, who even claimed that when Vince goes to Hell, [[LikeABadassOutOfHell he would quickly take it over, implying that Vince was even WORSE than Satan]]. Vince was also the "Higher Power" of the Ministry, a Satanic cult, and branded himself a counterpart at war with God in "[[ParodyReligion [=McMahonism=]]]". During the [=McMahonism=] storyline, Vince imitated Triple H's water-spitting entrance using holy water, then turned to Shane and said, "That kind of burns a little!", giving a hint of actual demonic influence. Over a decade later, the "Boss" puppet of Wrestling/BrayWyatt's Firefly Fun House is in Vince's likeness and comes in through a door or window with a background styled to resemble hellfire, hinting that the Fun House creatures and even The Fiend himself regard Vince as the devil they serve.

'''[[Wrestling/JerryLawler Jerry "The King" Lawler]]:''' Not only that, [[LaymansTerms but he hurt his nose.]]

->'''''"IT'S ME, TROPERS! ([[Wrestling/JimRoss "Aw, sonovabitch..."]] [[Wrestling/JerryLawler "WHAT?!"]]) IT'S ME, TROPERS! IT WAS ME ALL ALONG, TROPERS! ("Damn, I can-NOT believe it...") YOU ALL BOUGHT IT! YOU ALL BOUGHT IT! HOOK, LINE, AND SINKER! EVEN MY FAMILY- EVEN MY IMMEDIATE FAMILY BOUGHT IT!! EVERY DAMN ONE OF YOU WERE MADE FOOLS OF! ("You're a fool, JR!") But you know... I really didn't want to do it; the Tropers made me. Those damn Tropers made me fool you, because Tropers, I had to teach you a lesson that you would never, EVER, forget... And now, Tropers... Tropers, now you know: there is no price I will not pay, there is no depth that I will not stoop, TO MAKE YOUR LIFE ON EARTH, TROPERS, A TOTAL COMPLETE LIVING HELLLLLL!"'''''

* SuperOCD: To an almost legendary degree. For example, Jim Cornette tells a story that Vince would keep an electric razor in his briefcase and use it several times a day to literally ''scour'' his face clean of stubble. He also finds the reflex of sneezing abhorrent and will even call out others for doing so in his presence.

* SatanicArchetype: He gets played up as this a lot, especially evident in his theme song and when he's paired against Shawn Michaels' MessianicArchetype. He's compared to the Devil a lot by commentators, especially Jim Ross, who even claimed that when Vince goes to Hell, [[LikeABadassOutOfHell he would quickly take it over, implying that Vince was even WORSE than Satan]]. Vince was also the "Higher Power" of the Ministry, a Satanic cult, and branded himself a counterpart at war with God in "[[ParodyReligion [=McMahonism=]]]". During the [=McMahonism=] storyline, Vince imitated Triple H's water-spitting entrance using holy water, then turned to Shane and said, "That kind of burns a little!", giving a hint of actual demonic influence.

[=McMahon=] stepped down from his position as CEO of WWE in 2022 pending an internal investigation into a sexual misconduct allegation, with his daughter [[Wrestling/StephanieMcMahon Stephanie]] taking over in what was meant to be only for the interim, before stating that he was retiring outright from the industry in July 2022.

[[Film/TheRiseOfSkywalker Somehow Vince returned]] to the company on, of all dates, ''January 6th'' 2023, using his power as majority shareholder to become a member of WWE's Board of Directors.

[[Film/TheRiseOfSkywalker Somehow Vince returned]] not even a week into 2023, becoming a member of WWE's Board of Directors.

[=McMahon=] stepped down from his position as CEO of WWE in 2022 pending an internal investigation into a sexual misconduct allegation, with his daughter [[Wrestling/StephanieMcMahon Stephanie]] taking over in what was meant to be only for the interim, before retiring outright from the industry in July 2022.

* CompellingVoice: Vince's charisma and ability to talk people into things behind the scenes is legendary. Even people who dislike him personally or have deep philosophical agreements describe sitting down with Vince and agreeing with him as he explains point by point whatever lunacy he wants them to do on camera. It's been explicitly compared to the JediMindTrick.

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[=McMahon=] stepped down from his position as CEO of WWE in 2022 pending an internal investigation into a sexual misconduct allegation, with his daughter [[Wrestling/StephanieMcMahon Stephanie]] taking over in what was meant to be only for the interim before retiring outright from the industry in July 2022.

[=McMahon=] stepped down from his position as CEO of WWE in 2022 pending an internal misconduct allegation, with his daughter [[Wrestling/StephanieMcMahon Stephanie]] taking over in what was meant to be only for the interim before retiring outright from the industry in July 2022.

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* LargeHam: The largest.

"STRAIGHT TO HEEEEEEEEELLL!"\\

"IIIIIIIT'S ''[[DramaticUnmask ME]]'', AUSTIN! IT'S ''ME'', AUSTIN! ITWUZMEEEEEEEEE ALL HALONG AUSTIN!!\\

Vincent Kennedy "Vince" [=McMahon=] Jr. (born August 24, 1945) is a third-generation ProfessionalWrestling promoter, and the former chairman and CEO of Wrestling/{{WWE}} as well as an American football executive, actor, sporadic wrestler, and the patriarch of the [=McMahon=] WrestlingFamily.

'''[[{{Leitmotif}} NO CHANCE! Cause that's what you've got.]]'''

Vincent Kennedy "Vince" [=McMahon=] Jr. (born August 24, 1945) is a third generation ProfessionalWrestling promoter, and former chairman and CEO of Wrestling/{{WWE}}, American football executive, actor, sporadic wrestler, and patriarch of the [=McMahon=] WrestlingFamily. He is also the man who revolutionized professional wrestling forever by taking the World Wrestling Federation and turning it from a regional territory into a mainstream national promotion in the mid-1980s, where it enjoyed massive success and eventually turned into the multi-billion dollar empire we now know as World Wrestling Entertainment.

He also has decades of on-camera experience in the promotion; first as a play-by-play announcer, and, after 1997, as [[RepulsiveRingmaster the evil boss character in charge of the promotion]]. The subtle shift in his performance deserves to be studied at Julliard: Vince [=McMahon=] wore bow ties and [[EyeTake bugged his eyes out]] a lot. ''Mister'' [=McMahon=], on the other hand, led a family of super-villains, feuded with God himself, mocked [[Wrestling/JimRoss JR's]] health condition, attempted to run an American football league ''twice'', and dressed up as a judge so that he could throw Wrestling/EricBischoff in a garbage truck.

He stepped down from his position as CEO of WWE in 2022 pending an internal misconduct allegation, with his daughter [[Wrestling/StephanieMcMahon Stephanie]] taking over in what was meant to be only for the interim before retiring outright from the industry in July 2022.

He stepped down from his position as CEO of WWE in 2022 pending an internal misconduct allegation, with his daughter [[Wrestling/StephanieMcMahon Stephanie]] taking over in the interim.

* HoistByHisOwnPetard[=/=]EpicFail: Vince tries to pull a screwjob on CM Punk to keep him from walking out of Chicago with the WWE Title�but all it does is distract John Cena, who had Punk locked in an STF for the second time in the match and thus likely ''poised to tap'', and instead let Punk win the title. Then Vince goes on the fricking headset and [[CallingYourAttacks calls for]] Wrestling/AlbertoDelRio, ''right in front of Punk'', to [[YourPrincessIsInAnotherCastle cash in his Money in the Bank briefcase that he won that night on Punk to take the WWE title]]. Naturally, the only guy other than [=Edge=] who's actually cashed in on people twice would see this coming, dispatch Del Rio with a swift roundhouse kick, blow Vince a goodbye kiss on the guardrail, and run off into the throng of cheering Chicagoans with Vince's most precious title belt.
** Then the next night on Raw, he tries to go through with his promise to fire John Cena for losing the match. [[DisproportionateRetribution Despite the fact it was his own fault this even happened in the first place.]] Before he can say the word, however, Triple H arrives to make the bittersweet announcement that the Board of Directors has decided to kick Vince out of power and put Hunter in his place. [[DickDastardlyStopsToCheat Really, Vince has no one to blame but himself.]]

!!!Vince [=McMahon=] is the {{Trope Namer|s}} for:
* TonightInThisVeryRing. It was a CatchPhrase of his.

Vincent Kennedy "Vince" [=McMahon=] Jr. (born August 24, 1945) is a third generation ProfessionalWrestling promoter, chairman and CEO of Wrestling/{{WWE}}, American football executive, actor, sporadic wrestler, and patriarch of the [=McMahon=] WrestlingFamily. He is also the man who revolutionized professional wrestling forever by taking the World Wrestling Federation and turning it from a regional territory into a mainstream national promotion in the mid-1980s, where it enjoyed massive success and eventually turned into the multi-billion dollar empire we now know as World Wrestling Entertainment.

Justified with Orton, as he'd won the ''Wrestling/RoyalRumble'' and was thus promised a world title match at ''Wrestling/{{WrestleMania}}'', and had threatened to sue WWE and get a court order to stop ''[=WrestleMania=]'' from taking place if he was fired before the event. He changed tack and started demanding he be fired after realizing how much it would hurt the [=McMahon=] family to not have the event take place.

* EnemyMine: Wrestling/TripleH was such a gigantic {{jerkass}} in the Attirude Era that at one point ''Steve Austin'' willingly aided him in a match against Hunter and helped Vince win the then-WWF title.

** Likely because of his [[{{Workaholic}} full-time job as chairman]], [=McMahon=] is to be woefully out of touch with popular culture. Music/{{Metallica}} wanted to perform ''St. Anger'', the theme for the 2003 ''Wrestling/{{SummerSlam}}'' event, live at the PPV but Vince shot down the idea, not knowing how big the band was. Sacked the gimmick of Pirate Paul Burchill, as he didn't get the [[Franchise/PiratesOfTheCaribbean Jack Sparrow homage]] (the gimmick was dropped less than a month before the first sequel came out, and the gimmick was supposed to ride its coattails). And he thought [[Wrestling/ScottHall Razor Ramon (Scott Hall)]]'s catchphrases such as "[[Film/{{Scarface 1983}} Make way for the bad guy!]]" was of Hall's own accord. Wrestling/StevieRichards and Wrestling/TheBlueMeanie's Wrestling/{{Sable}} parody ''The Blonde Bytch Project'' was cancelled partially out of concern for her lawsuit and reportedly because Vince didn't know about the movie ''Film/TheBlairWitchProject'' and didn't trust that people might get the joke.

* PopCultureOsmosisFailure:
** Likely because of his [[Workaholic full-time job as chairman]], [=McMahon=] is to be woefully out of touch with popular culture. Music/{{Metallica}} wanted to perform ''St. Anger'', the theme for the 2003 ''Wrestling/{{SummerSlam}}'' event, live at the PPV but Vince shot down the idea, not knowing how big the band was. Sacked the gimmick of Pirate Paul Burchill, as he didn't get the [[Franchise/PiratesOfTheCaribbean Jack Sparrow homage]] (the gimmick was dropped less than a month before the first sequel came out, and the gimmick was supposed to ride its coattails). And he thought [[Wrestling/ScottHall Razor Ramon (Scott Hall)]]'s catchphrases such as "[[Film/{{Scarface 1983}} Make way for the bad guy!]]" was of Hall's own accord. Wrestling/StevieRichards and Wrestling/TheBlueMeanie's Wrestling/{{Sable}} parody ''The Blonde Bytch Project'' was cancelled partially out of concern for her lawsuit and reportedly because Vince didn't know about the movie ''Film/TheBlairWitchProject'' and didn't trust that people might get the joke.

* TwoDecadesBehind:
** Known to be woefully out of touch with popular culture. Music/{{Metallica}} wanted to perform ''St. Anger'', the theme for the 2003 ''Wrestling/{{SummerSlam}}'' event, live at the PPV but Vince shot down the idea, not knowing how big the band was. Sacked the gimmick of Pirate Paul Burchill, as he didn't get the [[Franchise/PiratesOfTheCaribbean Jack Sparrow homage]] (the gimmick was dropped less than a month before the first sequel came out, and the gimmick was supposed to ride its coattails). And he thought [[Wrestling/ScottHall Razor Ramon (Scott Hall)]]'s catchphrases such as "[[Film/{{Scarface 1983}} Make way for the bad guy!]]" was of Hall's own accord. Wrestling/StevieRichards and Wrestling/TheBlueMeanie's Wrestling/{{Sable}} parody ''The Blonde Bytch Project'' was cancelled partially out of concern for her lawsuit and reportedly because Vince didn't know about the movie ''Film/TheBlairWitchProject'' and didn't trust that people might get the joke.
** The famous "Burrito Story" told by a former member of WWE Creative. Someone pitched an idea for Wrestling/BigShow to eat a spiked burrito and fall asleep, tranquilized; in response, [=McMahon=] boomed, "Burrito?! Who the hell knows what a burrito is?" Actually, Vince was quite familiar with what a burrito looks like given that he was unknowingly dining on them in the writer's room.
--->'''Dan Madigan:''' Every day, he was eating a burrito and not knowing what it was... when you're in a bubble and in a business where you're ostracized from society, it's you and them, that's it. Everyone else is an outsider, so things like that do make sense in the confines of the wrestling world.

[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vince_McMahon That Other Wiki]] has an extensive article on his life and career.

* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: As the story goes, when writer Dan Madigan proposed the idea of Baron Von Bava (An ''unfrozen Nazi solider'') and suggested having Wrestling/PaulHeyman (Whose mother ''survived The Holocaust'') manage him, Vince stood up, left the room and didn't return for the rest of the day. Madigan was gone very soon after.

* SatanicArchetype: He gets played up as this a lot, especially evident in his theme song and when he's paired against Shawn Michaels' MessianicArchetype. Hell, he fought ''God Himself'' at Backlash 2006.

** Before them, Verne Gagne and the Wrestling/AmericanWrestlingAssociation.