10 Smartest Decisions In Wrestling History

[@Mpritchard1995]

A decision that unfortunately led Bret down a path that ruined his career

[@calumbishop7082]

Honestly though, if the injury against Goldberg hadn't happened. Bret could of had a great 2000's run. We saw Shaun Michaels have a fantastic run, the Undertaker as well in the 2000's was fantastic, Triple H was still good to great, their was emerging talent in the likes of Cena, Orton, Batista and the rest, hell Ric Flair was wrestling in WWE up to 2008. Hart could of had an amazing run. Its just that injury against Goldberg that wreaked him. The fact Goldberg went on to have the relatively successful career he did in spite of ending the career of what many consider one of the greatest pro wrestlers of all time, is still surprising.

[@TheFishingNomad]

Actually it was Bret that decided to leave which ruined his career. If he would've stayed in WWE the screwjob never would've happened and Bret's career wouldn't of had gone the way it had gone.

[@montyrobertson7362]

Bret didn't decide to leave. He was forced out.

[@TheFishingNomad]

@@montyrobertson7362 every source available says he left for more money. Around 1.5 mil compared to 750k he was getting at WWE at the time. Do you have a source to prove otherwise?

[@montyrobertson7362]

@@TheFishingNomad yes. The man himself. He has said multiple times he did not want to leave, that Vince forced him out. He has said this on WWE programming and shows about the screwjob.

[@Feskprins]

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[@d.anthony4363]

Many believes Vince killed the territories but Vince did want to work with them and proposed the sports entertainment idea but they thought of him as stupid

[@matthewcarpenter6202]

Yeah n then he killed them by taking all their top talent

[@johnlennon5143]

@@matthewcarpenter6202 they had it coming , if not him the next guy would

[@vinccool96]

it was a mercy kill

[@juselara02]

Vince mchmahon is the best bussinesman in wrestling history and one of the most over rated creatives in wrestling history

[@jpbart1390]

yeah, but he lost his mojo after a while. (late '90s)

[@jackbutton169]

i think you need to research how bad the WWE Network is, they've lost a hell of a lot of money on it and barely break even on it now. Vince was convinced PPV was dead and he was incredibly wrong. WWE Network is good for the fans but bad for business

[@Kilbotz]

Actually the WWE Network making a loss right now is more a reflection on how the PPV's are right now then the network being a bad business move. The year before the network launched the WWE made a loss of more than $50 million dollars. Which is why they made big cuts such as no more pyro. They need to have a certain amount of subscribers to make the network profitable which they have big time in the past. Being at their most profitable in their history at one point. Right now they are below the breaking even point. Except for Wrestlemania month where they have loads of subscribers that just watch Wrestlemania then cancel afterwards.

[@andrewbailey7045]

What you have to remember is Vince's central strategy: It's not whether a product makes a profit but whether it damages the competition. Network exists as an alternative to other companies, essentially saying to customers, "Yes, you could buy AEW's new PPV. Or, you could buy access to this trove of wrestling history and current content that is probably made up of more hours than you have free for the remainder of your life." Vince doesn't care if it makes a profit; if he kills the competition with it WWE will profit by default.

[@Zack_410]

I mean they're at record profits rn.

[@drewhincklberg5861]

“Wwe’s unsuccessful sports entertainment formula” *billion dollar company

[@frankunodostres473]

will the rock win the unified wwe world championship from his cousin roman reigns? find out in the main even of the colossal tussle 35!

[@CthulhuOnCam]

It makes me sad to hear NXT UK makes a loss. I'd watch it over raw or smackdown anyday.

[@Itz_brandon]

Makes me wish WCPW never ended even more (no, not DEFIANT wrestling, WCPW.)

[@mattj4112]

@@Itz_brandon Unfortuately WPCW pretty much proved that WWE’s strategy works. Most of the talent gained credibility and notoriety over there and used it as a platform to go elsewhere since WPCW wasn’t established enough to pay them that well.

[@deananderson5726]

It definitely needs better promotion. I live in UK and only know of it through YT channels

[@josephmccann4518]

I heard nxt loses 25 million a year lol

[@VeryStupid4547]

Honorable mention: The 1999 DX Reunion/Heel turn combo.

[@themadrapper101]

I liked that version of DX

[@terskatti4994]

Vince screwed Vince

[@codymennenga7148]

To be fair...........with no evil dentist we wouldn't have Kane

[@christopherdoroba8724]

Lolol "probably gunna be a master stroke" well.... That statement didn't age well 😂

[@acommonmanwithrandomwords8373]

Funny thing about nxt opposing aew on Wednesday, is if it fails, then it’s a failed triple h project. If it succeeds, then it’s a brilliant wwe business stroke. (*note: smackdown could have opposed aew. How would that have turned out?)

[@kennyakaspud14]

Lies John Cena and Hulk Hogan are pretty much alike both represented PG

[@makingthemostoutofnothing1256]

Hogan is a Boomer Billy grahm Cena is a millennial Hogan

[@joebaumgart1146]

Barry Horowitz is the greatest wrestler of all time!

[@r0ckstar666]

Greatest jobber of all times

[@seanmansfield4853]

Lol remember when everyone thought the WWE network was the worst thing ever?

[@PhinneusPrune]

When looking back on history of Wrestling. Vince really isn't a genius when it comes to wrestling. However ... he is a genius when it comes to business. For 30 years he somehow sells crap on a plate and for 30 years he convinced fans to eat it up. He made fans believe the Million Dollar man bought Hillbilly Jim's farm and convinced fans that the only way for Hillbilly Jim to get it back was to beat him in a wrestling match. Looking back on his creative since he came in. Makes you realize ... he sold a plate of shit. And we, the fans, ate said shit.

[@freddiejohnson6137]

Wasn't all wrestling basically like that at one point even outside the WWF? You do something to me personally then we settle it in a wrestling match it just got more over the top by the time Vince kept making things more rediculous and over the top then others followed. Yes he is a great business man but he also from day one didn't sell it as a wrestling program it was always entertainment and essentially a soap opera with suplexes.

[@Aevilbeast]

You know, this actually reminds me of a story Jim Cornette once told about when he was working for Vince where he was his house and he asked him "Vince, you're a billionaire, you shouldn't have to do anything you don't want to and don't have to answer to anyone, so why are you booking or hiring people that did you so wrong and tried to ruin you, (i.e. Brock, Hogan, Ultimate Warrior etc.). Vince replied "Let me tell you something Jim, sometimes to be a successful business man you have "to eat shit and learn to like the taste of it." Vince might try his hardest to get away from wrestling's past and make himself and the industry into a legitimate entertainment, but at his heart lies a true old school carney ring leader, kinda like a modern Barnum and Bailey. The man has perfected the art of getting people interested and excited over anything and making the most mundane and simplest things into something you absolutely must watch. He probably could get people excited over and willing to pay to watch a thumb wrestling match. I have to give him credit though, he literally built a business that can't fail (at least not anytime soon) and can still be extremely successful even with a horrible product that drives so many long-term fans away. Not too many people can say they've done that. Plus without him, who knows what wrestling would be like now and if the industry would've gotten or still be as big as it is now?

[@rmitton2008]

The regional model was a necessary element of its era. The world wide model only became feasible after the streamlining of air travel to allow stars to be present to fans all over and the rise of national TV particular rise of cable. These two things permitted the industry to develop fanbases for wrestlers at the National level

[@j.d.6915]

#1 Should be Vince Jr. making Hogan the champ. Without that, the floodgates would never have opened, and Vince wouldn't have had the money to buy out the competition.

[@wilfordbrimley6938]

holy shit, Colossal Tussle is such an amazing name! 🤣

[@randomlyentertaining8287]

I like to imagine that if someone tried to shoot Cena, the bullet would go through him but the wound would just seal itself up and Cena would register it as most people do a bug bite. Dude's just superhuman.

[@rkje112]

11- Getting his wife into politics so his "talent" doesn't become "employees".

[@GrayWolf79]

So basically Vince McMahon ruined pro wrestling

[@Echothrax]

@WhatCultureWrestling, are y’all forgetting WWF’s programs with AAA, USWA, SMW, ECW and NJPW?

[@TheSBleeder]

"Road to Colossal Tussle"

[@pabulum28]

Now In 2021: "Colossal Tussle Backlash"

[@therandomladz2236]

Anyone know what the background music in this video is called?

[@pmc8451]

Come on, lets all stop pretending we don't want Wrestlemania to be renamed The Colossal Tussle

[@dylanpennington6105]

Funny that now a year later, WWE moves NXT from Wednesday

[@GeordieGunner96]

Virgil on that centre fold ha ha.

[@whiteeyes3743]

Yea but in the end, Vince made the right call on everything u mentioned in the beginning

[@YujiNakaSonic]

Why is every English wrestling fan named Adam

[@nicholassealy251]

8:16 billy Gunn with the air max 95

[@michaeldennistooley4271]

And the problem with Shane is this father knew what he was going to do with it ☮️

[@mummygiraffepresentsclassi8722]

Jamie KELNER!! He wasn’t Rachel’s boss from series 7!!

[@lukeb8508]

The colussul tussul😂😂😂

[@thetruej7872]

Sucks that Shawn got "You screwed Bret" chants even though clearly it was Vince McMahon

[@CyclopsWasRight616]

there's an alternate reality where Vince jr was elected President of the US in 2016 because he listened to his father.

[@urnemystic]

The comment about repositioning a live nxt being a masterstroke did not age well, lol

[@TheLaidBackDrummer]

Lol The Rock alone didn't sell WM28

[@musaabid1055]

*End of an era* was a big reason too. I was convinced that the Streak is ending

[@vintagevitaminj2633]

10 worst, next.

[@whiteeyes3743]

Smartest decision, Vince belly laughing at aew

[@VicRector]

Easy on Bret pal

[@thenumber1JT]

The colossal colossal 35

[@lukepurse9162]

Another smart decision, the creation of Monday Night Raw

[@marlonsanchez3141]

Dena is the real life corporate champ. A shameless corporate champ.

[@flareinc7413]

"putting NXT against AEW is going to be a masterstroke..." yeah, Uum, sorry. No. :) I know hindsight is 20/20 but just had to note this. :)

[@zackphy]

And now the Network is gone less than 2 years later. They're on Peacock now which is better imo since you get everything the Network had to offer plus non wrestling programing.

[@jakehertel6299]

Of all people to do the list

[@mayfieldgage]

So by that logic Owen killed Owen?

[@dashtoroya2838]

Yep, it's Owen's fault. And martha was greedy women according to that logic.

[@baylee03]

9:57 So, Vince sold the TBS TV slot in '85 for enough $ to finance WrestleMania I...wonder what the Billion$ NBC paid for streaming WWE Network will go towards...

[@darthmonkeyballz6431]

Vince screwed Vince and wwe But mostly fans........... Smh

[@Sebster85]

Turning The Rock heel.

[@Cappuccino1250]

Promoting Russo to head writer of WWF

[@Thor-Orion]

No one going to talk about how this man pronounces pseudo?

[@EnforcerStevieB]

Head to head master stroke line didnt age well

[@gctcauto]

NXT was put on USA to combat AEW, EVIDENCE NEEDED.

[@michaeldennistooley4271]

WWE can never fail I'm not hoping they fail but it only takes the scandal for everything to unraveled.

[@ricstormwolf]

Cena makes me sick. And so does Shane Douglas for disrespecting the NWA title 🤢🤮😷

[@jayman105]

NXT against AEW on Wednesdays is a 'master stroke'? You're kidding, right? Why would I want to bother watching PG WWE, when AEW Dynamite is nothing short of action-packed GOLD? Come on.

[@captaingroot5812]

#2 wasn’t a smart decision, they only pushed him without building up anyone else.

[@darthmonkeyballz6431]

Was gunna leave........ Thought just bullshit......... Then it became Clery to stay 👍

[@pharoah418]

Bret screwed Bret

[@randoir1863]

they can afford to run the streaming service at a loss as they have various other side businesses / click channels that generate them money to allow that to happen . As much as I hate to say it , WWE ISNT going anywhere anytime soon . Besides if WWE did go away , what would we all have to bitch about then????

[@IncredibleMD]

"It all worked in a way that was mutually beneficial." How is that even remotely socialist?

[@opethmike]

It's exactly socialist, dude.

[@IncredibleMD]

@@opethmike It was literally a cartel.

[@kingofbrawl3000]

Chaf Cancel In theory, that’s what socialism is meant to be, but in practice...well history has made the results pretty clear about that.

[@matteusmag]

@@opethmike This was not socialism. It was a voluntary and mutually beneficial agreement between consenting parties. Socialism is not voluntary. It is a government mandated redistribution off wealth and the means of production.

[@bellalizter7451]

@@matteusmag no its not socialist because 1. The workers (wrestlers, cameracrew, ring setup etc.) Did not have common ownership to the means of production. They did not equally get paid 2. There were clear hierarchies of the financial standings. Promoters and Main eventers got paid way more than setup workers The only way I see it relating anyway to socialism is through worker self-managenent

[@viccrown8188]

I personally believe that Vincent Kennedy McMahon is more lucky than good businessman. Yes he’s got a great businessman sense, that much is true, but look at all the shit he just fell into, when he’s in control 100%, the industry become stale. When he’s got competition that starts doing something, he copies it and makes millions. The guy post talent from all the territories but then called Eric Bischoff a POS for doing the same thing to him. He didn’t create Holcomb mania, that was before him, the attitude error was stolen from ECW and if it wasn’t for AOL and time warner, he would not of won the Monday night wars

[@christmassz4002]

stop saying first 😂

[@duckmeister5385]

pre-second

[@ztm999]

We miss you Simon...

[@KevinGsWK]

He's off to go super saiyan

[@kryceksangel]

Uh NXT is getting its butt kicked in the ratings

[@martinrubio6357]

John cena is a mega star

[@G4productionz]

U SAID AEW SIGNED THE BIGGEST NON WWE TV DEAL IN HISTORY U MEAN NON WWE (WRESTLING) TV DEAL COMPARED TO A FOOTBALL 🏈 OR BASKETBALL TV DEAL THOSE ARE PEANUTS

[@williamfeliciano3859]

Vince=King Aegon I

[@chuckshakur3858]

Its not america if the big guys don't own monopoly

[@heavycloud6173]

Cena isn't a draw, he is a prop

[@opinionatedcheese8327]

You guys really do just make the same 3 lists over and over and over again.

[@veghead1043]

No they dont

[@evilubuntu9001]

@@veghead1043 Yes they bloody do!

[@veghead1043]

@@evilubuntu9001 I'm willing to bet my whole house that they dont!

[@evilubuntu9001]

@@veghead1043 ok they don't 😕

[@danryder3865]

Bret did screw Bret. He was a ego trip. Who doesn't want to lose a fictional fight and then turn around and actually physically assault the owner. Sorry but bret would be in a wheelchair long before goldberg came along. He is literally whining about getting screwed out of a belt title and career Vince made and (made clear that these belong to him the star gets to rent them for awhile) for him. Bret was a fav as a kid but that's just it he never grew up. I blame the roids.

[@glennlee6274]

Bret didnt screw Bret...Vince screwed Bret...Bret busted his butt doing his best for a long time,when he left it was very sad,he was and is one of my all time favorites,Shawn is not...

[@Sefcax]

Bret screwed Bret.

[@Sefcax]

@themantheycallnitro You're right, except for the part where he totally did.

[@derkik]

I LOVE YOU ADAM!!!!!

[@VeryStupid4547]

There's so many of them...

[@woodyburns]

Are y’all EVER gonna let Survivor Series 97 go? Bret’s over it, y’all should be too

[@imjusthere750]

The 10 smartest decisions of whatculture wrestling. #1 remove Adam Clery.

[@BlitzGryph]

Hell yea

[@jessevollmar2689]

YEAH DGRWMM Noooo CHANGE IN HHHHEEEEELLLLLL

[@wolframsteindl2712]

When you don't know what distributism is, so you call it socialism.

[@jabarijivens763]

I dint think we as fans will ever appreciate cena..

[@squarepickle]

Most of these"genius" ideas, weren't actually Vince's.

[@jaylagaskins5049]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@Wolfdogg]

B-B-B-B-B-BUT WWE BAD! AEW? GOOD!

[@SinsANDCircuitryCreator]

69th person to be “first”

[@funandyvideos]

Nice.

[@alimasri29]

Nice

[@WATP-gz9jf]

Nice

[@itsalive6659]

Nice.

[@TheSkyatollah]

Nice...

[@CelticsCartel]

Cena is an overpushed trash wrestler

[@ajaykahlon1834]

WWF Worst Wresteling Fasad

[@archiedavies5670]

667 viewer

[@callumhughes9656]

1st

[@yousufseedat7736]

breat hart was no that great HBK is better

[@estefanguerrero6994]

Yousuf Seedat HBK is overrated

[@only1icon1801]

What are you on???

[@yousufseedat7736]

only1Icon cocaine

[@yousufseedat7736]

Estefan Guerrero HBK has more charismatic

[@HardcoreRex]

FIRST!

[@BlitzGryph]

HardcoreRex 04 you’re not tho