How Adam Would Book... WWE When Vince Retires

[@partsFUNknown]

ADAM: What changes do you want to see happen to WWE after Vince steps down? Answers below!

[@bcfcfantv5339]

Adam could book how wwe could do another attitude era maybe the wcw role being AEW its just a thought

[@nathanfingerman9051]

GOOD, NON SCHIZOPHRENIC BOOKING

[@CasualFox12495]

When Vinny vanishes, the Tag Team division will be resurrected from the shallow grave he put it in 2 years ago.

[@ThomasWrldYT]

Better Booking

[@fathallah1932]

How WWE should have booked Dolph Ziggler

[@Adamame93]

Vince dies, he would immediately book a rematch between him and God.

[@jamesthompson3023]

(in Vince voice) come on damn it best 2 out of 3

[@Adamame93]

James Thompson Gotta make God look strong

[@jamesthompson3023]

@@Adamame93 so vince can take the w

[@Adamame93]

James Thompson it’s such good shit!

[@adammccallion8640]

🎶Vince McMahon likes big sweaty God, Vince McMahon likes big sweaty God, Vince McMahon Likes Big Sweaty God.🎶

[@duracell9575]

I think Jim Cornette said it best when he said “Vince won’t put death over”

[@johlbenedict4960]

Vince is trynna bury death

[@kshinokevin]

classic Corny

[@lazypaladin]

"Who's this, Grim Reaper dude? He's so small, where's the BEEF?! A skeleton with a scythe will never be, WWE Championship Material!" ...God I need to lay off the 420

[@DamzelNDistress]

@@johlbenedict4960 I mean this is the same man who has a win over God so

[@stevenadamsapple]

​@@lazypaladin I could hear that in his gravelly voice too lmao

[@lincolnjacdonmi1689]

"WWE When Vince's 90-Year No Complete Clause Expires"

[@govardhanposina17]

Lmfao this is a great joke

[@thelastoutlawofkc]

I spit out my coffee

[@richardtherichard26]

Uh…. What? That implies that Vince would have to wait 90 years to go work for *another* company… are… are you an idiot?

[@lazypaladin]

Watching this in the Summer of 2022...Looks like Vince didn't need to die after all

[@fatbean2000]

That's what I was thinking. He looked so out of place and out of touch on Raw and Smackdown.

[@allanwachira2647]

In the year of our lord 2022 by God

[@tonyleblanc7302]

I’d you think that Vince doesn’t still have his hand on WWE’s proverbial trigger, then, to quote Stu Bennet, “I’ve got some bad news for you.”

[@guy11568]

@@tonyleblanc7302 I'm afraid I've got some bad news

[@AzureRoxe]

@@tonyleblanc7302 The literal moment he left, changes that the fans have begged for for years started happening, he's 100% gone.

[@benjamin29471]

I didn’t have “Vince retires after being caught in a scandal involving a young woman” on my bingo card, but I perhaps should have.

[@harveyholmes9533]

Vince is only 75, it would not be unbelievable for him to live for at least another 15 years, which means Adam’s booked the absolute nightmare that is 66 year old Triple H vs 65 year old Shane McMahon in a street fight

[@EatAnOctorok]

But Vince had still been taking rather nasty bumps in the past five years. And with Hunter and Shane coming from a generally superior genetic period compared to him, they'll be fine. Hell, his last "real" match was only back in 2010, at Mania against Bret Hart. And that was No Holds Barred. And then look at the games, even. In Smackdown vs Raw 2010, he puts up a hell of a fight against a fresh signee in both a standard *_AND_* First Blood match at Mania. You'd expect THQ/Yuke's to have made that an easy battle for the player, but no, he puts his all into it and it's all believable.

[@NateMcCoy1194]

Oh Jesus that would be hilariously awful

[@sammckinlay4821]

Not to mention the fact that Vince’s mother died at 107

[@zaidabraham7310]

@@sammckinlay4821 83 year old Triple H vs 82 year old Shane McMahon

[@themasteronhigh1665]

@@NateMcCoy1194 I think vince would love it

[@noamtepper456]

I love how since you joined wrestletalk you started booking more interesting concepts like this.

[@noahp1124]

Its been done thousands of times at this point its not a different or interesting topic

[@noamtepper456]

ConsumerOfAnus I’ve never seen it discussed in a similar format before tho I may be wrong, but I do think this is a more unique topic then, for example, the brand split videos he made a few years ago (not saying they’re bad, just a more bland topic).

[@theoutsiderjess1869]

Same i like him so much more now than when he was on what culture

[@standardofexcellence]

This feature is his trademark along with clever narrative on top ten Sundays

[@sumanchhetri1809]

Independent circuit I guess

[@0s0DoesWrestling]

I can hear Michael Cole saying “New Dawn” for a month hyping up the PPV 😂😂

[@Patch778]

Oh god no, that will ruin it

[@jlmhays68]

"It's a New Dawn in WWE, and the brass ring is gone. Tonight, Superstars reach for the golden sledgehammer and look to begin their New Dawn!"

[@Patch778]

@@jlmhays68 Well actually, if Vinces way of things is gone, that means Cole can commentate on his own, Without Vince screaming in his ear. So it won't be that bad.

[@jlmhays68]

@@Patch778 oh, I fully agree. I just wanted to get myself into current day Michael Cole lingo lol

[@Patch778]

@@jlmhays68 hold up, let me have a go.. *FOR THE LOVE OF MANKIND!*

[@ChaoticMeatballTV]

Came back to this one to see if any ideas actually line up with what eventually happens. Here's hoping.

[@Multimanjuan]

Yeah sAme here

[@choklat4606]

Wait what are you doing here

[@roberttennyson2665]

I would to see you tackle: How Adam Would Book... John Cena's 17th World Title Reign

[@bradleyhatton912]

Heel turn... The fiend broke him, and we get late 2003 The Rock embodied in Cena. His heel run is inspired off of star power, part timing and Hollywood. Cena turns heel to be Daniel Bryan at wrestlemania in what was meant to be a face v face match. The night after DB goes to confront Cena, only to be speared out his skin by roman. You hear the following words on the titantron, "Ladies and Gentlemen, John Cena defeated Daniel Bryan. And that is not a prediction, thats a spolier. I am now the Advocate for the greatest 2 man power trip of all time. After this roman runs smackdown and cena runs raw. Cena can go full brock Lesnar and only defend 4 times a year, you might dislike that.. if you do then good.

[@notoriousmigz2427]

@@bradleyhatton912 add to that cena brings the star power a d arrogance into his Thuganomics character, so recreate heel Dr of Thuganomics, and use that star power to make him even more an arrogant prick rapping on people and whatnot.

[@bradleyhatton912]

I kinda dont want Dr of Thuganomics, more The Hulk of Hogan in WCW, The Thuganomics gimmick done every week would run out of steam after a couple of months,

[@BibahMax]

@@bradleyhatton912 I'll do you one better. We could use this story and have the titles unified and vacated. The title is vacated somehow someway in December 2023 and the 2024 Royal Rumble match will determine the competitor in the match for the championship. John Cena returns, surprise entrant #30 or lucky number #27, and wabadoo wins. Starting the night after the Royal Rumble, there will be a tournament starring 24 superstars to find John's opponent. The last 6 men will compete in the elimination chamber, and the winner goes to face Cena at WM. We have Cesaro, Adam Cole, The Miz, Keith Lee, Randy Orton, and Roman Reigns in the match. The last two people are Reigns and Orton and Orton wins. Now we have this, WrestleMania 40, John Cena vs Randy Orton, rivals for life, End of an Era, winner breaks the record for most world title wins in WWE (at this point Randy also has 16 title wins). They could make this an Iron Man match and maybe even a loser retires match. Although Flair wants Orton to win (and I kinda do too, but this comment is for Cena's 17th title win), Cena wins and Orton Retires.

[@nzuzovilakazi756]

@@notoriousmigz2427 he's a little too mature to be rapping like a prick though.

[@shauryajain1393]

I would rather have John Cena be Shane’s champion rather than The Rock . The rock will never agree to it anyway . John Cena is literally the embodiment of Vince’s ideal view of a wrestler or “superstar” .

[@mjb2697]

I was just going to comment that. Cena vs Rollins would be a more captivating match with the known history and chemistry between the two.

[@Mattyman1987]

Plus Cena and Rollins just have that great chemistry that deserves a mania match.

[@TheSilverPhoenix100]

For me if he was willing to lace them up one more time HBK vs Rollins, as you have the history of the guy who didn't leave when all his buddies did, the guy who was always in Vince's ear in the mid 90s, and the guy who Vince gave the belt to when he screwed Bret Hart. Then the intrigue of HBK and HHH being on opposite sides

[@shauryajain1393]

TheSilverPhoenix100 , it would’ve been the perfect choice if it was 2010 . We saw in the Saudi Arabia show that HBK is not the same anymore in the ring .

[@TheSilverPhoenix100]

@@shauryajain1393 he wasn't awful but yeah he obviously took the match short notice and hadn't gotten into ring shape. Give him a few months to train at the performance center and I think you could get 1 more hbk wrestlemania match

[@brendan6294]

Vince won’t die... He’ll eat Shane first

[@thebombspayloadisexposed]

Shane will try to jump off the cell onto Vince but Vince will keep his hands up and eat Shane. After that, he'll go on to have a grudge match with God and live happily ever after.

[@AdraTheGhost]

@@thebombspayloadisexposed Vince would refuse to wrestle god again. He's beat him once

[@thebombspayloadisexposed]

@@AdraTheGhost Then maybe he'll wrestle God's homies

[@AdraTheGhost]

@@thebombspayloadisexposed I'm pretty sure vince is on good terms with satan and I don't think jesus is into wrestling

[@damiansawyer5803]

Oh we all know vince sold his soul

[@KennyHavoc]

That Hornswoggle bit was genuinely heartwarming. That is the weirdest sentence ever written.

[@teach6882]

but so freakin true vince loves hornswoggle as punchline

[@wendigockel]

Oh hi Mark!

[@KennyHavoc]

@@wendigockel oh hi Wendigo

[@siamahmed7936]

@@wendigockel i was looking for this comment

[@ceulgai2817]

Wrestling can do that to you!

[@fabiofilippelli4795]

Vince is like Arsene Wenger, they both did great things, but when the time comes you have to quit.

[@notoriousmigz2427]

As a massive fan of both WWE and Arsenal, that comparison is brilliant 🤣🤣

[@georgeprice8929]

But also, Arsenal didn’t appreciate what they had with Wenger, and now everything fell apart...

[@jrodri.121]

And Arteta is HHH

[@ElChocoGaming]

@@jrodri.121 So the company will get worse?

[@leandroramos3041]

@@ElChocoGaming it's possible if the yes men in WWE overpower HHH, guys like Bruce and Laurinaitis

[@jakeriding53]

Who’s here immediately after Vince ACTUALLY retired?

[@tazdivil6527]

Not me but looks like oli was right about vince retiring before he dies

[@nph0u]

who here after bro said hes coming back 😂😂😂

[@evanandrewlofi]

IT WAS YOU. YOU'RE THE ONE WHO JINXED IT.

[@nph0u]

@@evanandrewlofi Then. Now. Together. Forever…. i guess

[@hessiankyojin]

aaand he's back

[@gregd806]

“In 2018, Seth Rollins Was the Man.” And then, he F-ed the Man.

[@Patch778]

Ayyyyy

[@Jacksiloution]

Nice

[@TranquiloSZN]

LMAOOO

[@marcroth2844]

When Vince dies, the devil's gonna get a smaller office

[@mageside]

I don't think Tom Ellis would share his office with a coot like McMahon.

[@thealjohnsonshow2188]

@@mageside *LOL*

[@MeNoSpeakJibberish]

"The man who will no doubt orchastrate a hostile take over of hell once he gets there" Jim Ross

[@diqflip205]

@@MeNoSpeakJibberish when did he say that😭i absolutely need to hear it

[@MeNoSpeakJibberish]

@@diqflip205 Summerslam match between HHH & HBK DX vs Vince & Shane in a No DQ tag team match its during Vinces entrance JR says it sorry Im rubbish at remembering what year things happen 🤣

[@Pauldjreadman]

” Totally dead from a creative standpoint” never a truer word spoken.

[@sriley064]

Yeah its great when a job guy destroys the credibility of your top dog and top belt

[@thlifethlife-cf1wc]

Mase, T-Bone and Jock-Strap would beg to differ.

[@happyChappy96621]

Vince won’t ever die. He’ll upload his consciousness to a computer.

[@glassraven91]

Instead of the Anonymous Raw General Manager it'll just be Vince on the laptop giving orders throughout the show.

[@MortalWombat047]

@@glassraven91 Why is that infinitely more terrifying?

[@EatAnOctorok]

Vince will somehow find out about Project Alicization, and pay Rath under the table to give him a synthetic body to upload his consciousness to.

[@EmmaBonn96]

Like Uncle Simon

[@dontmisunderstand6041]

No chance, that's what ya got. Up against a machine too strong...

[@anijeepa]

He predicted the Wrestlemania Backlash main event Heel Roman vs Cesaro

[@vibeguru]

19:05 Shane McMahon: “I refuse to be embarrassed.” *as he starts swinging his arms while doing a side-side tap dance* Me: Understandable. 🗿

[@mr.sadist6733]

Hey zura

[@vibeguru]

@@mr.sadist6733 Zura ja- you get the idea.

[@mr.sadist6733]

@@vibeguru 🤣🤣🤣

[@vibeguru]

@@mr.sadist6733 😂😂😂

[@WatchAMalotStudios]

Shane IRL and I took that personally

*How Adam would book: Sanity.* Y'know the forgotten wrestling faction of Eric Young, Alexander Wolfe, Killian Dain, and Nikki Cross?

[@ivanpabon2741]

Man now I'm sad. They were part of the reason I got back into wrestling back in 2017

[@theoutsiderjess1869]

Damn i forgot about that

[@SelkeaRambles]

Sanity should have been wreaking havoc and causing chaos, but with no particular reasoning behind it - just because they can and want to. As glad as I am that we get to see more of Nikki Cross nowadays, she's just Alexa Bliss' best friend! Just let her be the twisted sister, the psychotic ball of energy she was on NXT!!

[@cosk9575]

Yeah... At least EY is Impact world champ again.

[@Hashbrown1682]

I REMEMBER SANITY!!!!

[@MasonCurwen]

This could be good for an rebooking, "How should WWE booked WWE's ECW".

[@wordlifeecw]

I have been asking for this since the WhatCulture days lol book it, Adam!!

[@MasonCurwen]

@@wordlifeecw 😅

[@chrismiddleton6962]

Simple, don't.

[@captainosu2094]

The product was good. It just should not have been called ECW

[@chrismiddleton6962]

@@captainosu2094 yeah they just tried to piggyback off the success of the "edgier, more extreme" reputation of the original, and failed miserably

[@TylerHBHamilton]

One thing I would add in terms of the tournament. And you can establish this on TV announcing the vacant titles. I would have it to where all the former champions would not only receive a hefty payout for relinquishing their belts, but would also receive a First Round BYE in the tournaments for their respective titles

[@SliderGamer55]

I mean, you did get Seth Rollins vs. the Rock with the future of the company literally being the storyline, for the first Mania with no Vince Mcmahon involved. That happened.

[@dragonitematero]

Why do I feel like we'll get a "How Adam Would Have Booked Retribution/RAW Underground" in a year or so?

[@Smallestpenis]

Because both were retarded ideas from the jump and Adam is great at taking retarded ideas and making them good

[@Pauldjreadman]

Fran It would far better than the shit we got at the moment. It's garbage.

[@blove88]

It kinda writes itself

[@reds.3873]

I know the answer! He wouldn't

[@jasonapollo9916]

He shouldn’t. Please, for God’s sake, NO. RAW. UNDERGROUND.

[@selfproclaimednarc]

The bit where Stone Cold cuts that promo to memorialize Vince had me in tears.

[@TheJordanWS]

Can we all agree Blampied coming back is the best part of this wretched year?

[@systemshock2862]

Agreed

[@thebombspayloadisexposed]

Agreed

[@RVBalisong]

Agreed

[@rjurmanovich]

Agreed

[@TheComicBookJoker]

Agreed

[@Lynch2507]

man, both "if you think we'd crumble, no chance in hell" and "I never left, Shane" bits are so goddamn good

[@Michaelmaddsicc]

Vince already has his death show pre booked locked away in a safe hidden some where in the WWE HQ only to be opened in the moment he die.

[@freakfoxvevo7915]

Is that what was in Shane's Lockbox?

[@painvillegaming4119]

@@freakfoxvevo7915 probably and it would reveal everything 😂

[@King_Goat_JJ]

ADAM: With the Rock idea; you could have him as a heel, Corporate Rock. He did buy the XFL & it was Vince's baby & if plans go right, The Rock can make a Vince McMahon failure into a success & he was part of the success in the Attitude Era.

[@kit-3]

Jobber.JTJ496 -Mr. Oli Davis Number1 Fan TM would it be too on the nose for him to bring his old theme along with his shirt and glasses back?

[@TravisBroski]

Oooooooo I like that idea

[@sfcSpidey]

I hope the rock would do it... Maybe in the match have a couple of shananigans maybe even undertaker or stone cold (I just saw the stunner part 👌) it would be a banger

[@manladan5929]

I’m sorry but I thinks it’s impossible to not like the rock now

[@TheGreatDevlin]

Why am I getting a little teary eyed for the death of a man that's going to outlive us all?

[@thattimestampguy]

0:00 Taking on The Businessman 2:32 3:41 Creative Dead 5:07 The FUTURE 5:26 1st Half: The Fallout from WWE without Vince McMahon 6:14 Austin Promo 7:20 A Clip Show 8:15 Triple H's message 9:35 2 Hours of Raw, 1 Hour of Vince McMahon Tribute 10:40 The WWE New Beginnings Tournaments 12:20 A NEW ERA 13:55 (Weight Class & Team & Gender)Divisions 17:15 Cesaro!! 17:55 Shane McMahon vs Triple H Sports Entertainment vs Pro-Wrestling (?) The American Dream vs The American Monarch 19:45 Elimination Chamber --> Wrestlemania 23:50 STUNNER STUNNER STUNNER

[@axlrivera5277]

Alright, so this fantasy booking is going to stay a fantasy booking. WWE gonna Benoit tf out of Vince after the lawsuit.

[@r3vokk]

the paper view instead of “NewDawn” should be called “Rebirth”

[@bennygilbert8764]

TBH I would just book the reboot at Survivor Series (preferably at MSG). The whole theme of "Survival" and there only being one champion/A new era can really fit.

[@rodlurks66]

I agree that "Rebirth" would be a better name but "paper view"? seriously ? Autocorrect right?

[@richardtherichard26]

Well there’s NO chance of it being called new dawn since I don’t see Vince paying the sparkly vampires for the trademark rights 😂😂

[@richardtherichard26]

@@rodlurks66 no not auto correct. It wouldn’t auto correct if you spelled 3 well known words correctly. Op must’ve literally put “paper view” which… is concerning…

[@matthewabramson5168]

I'm not gonna lie. Almost cried at the Hornswoggle line

[@therks8409]

I got chills from that Rock Rollins match summarry, your storytelling is amazing

[@sfcSpidey]

Same here it would be such an excellent match with the story I would maybe do no dq in there also once Shane announces his champion rocks mucus hits he comes out and him and Rollins immediately go face to face just about to blow up I can see it now would be great story telling

[@chskcsmith]

I can only imagine the pop when Steve Austin stuns The Rock in that match. It be deafening.

[@stevenbeier]

The "No Chance in Hell!" line at 11:18 gave me chills. Well done

[@RONTHEGOAT]

facts I was like ahhh that’s hot

[@RONTHEGOAT]

i’m fired up just thinking bout it

[@Heliotropic95]

That's some good shit!

[@MyFoolMind]

Adam is a crafty bloke, if anything.

[@aurimoonlight]

11:17

[@theinfamousmrsleep]

"The contract does say Khan.... but it's TONY KHAN. That's right! I now own WWE!" -Tony Khan

[@kylemartins3072]

That was a parody of shane at the invasion in 2001 right?

[@anthonythanghe4755]

As opposed to Ghengis?

[@geminikid609]

Jim ross: son of a bit**

[@antwhite1987]

@@anthonythanghe4755 no there's a guy pretty high in wwe staff with the last name Khan. No relation to Tony. Edit: Nick Khan. He's the President and Chief Revenue Officer.

[@yur048]

Oh my god Vince actually retired instead of collapsing in the middle of a show. Adam, do your thing irl this time

[@take5transfat]

u jinxed it

[@IamBookerTsucka]

@@take5transfator did he???😏😏😏

[@AzureRoxe]

*Vince suddenly appears in Raw after his death* Vince: What? Did you not know i'm immortal? I've been absorbing my wrestlers's energies, why do you think so many wanted to leave?

[@GrownUpKid94]

@broootal ok sign me up

[@liamhemstock2286]

When Vince goes WWE NEEDS to repackage. Like Adam’s video a New Blood Rising Angle could work AS LONG AS you acknowledge the former champions and the wrestlers and keep with continuity. Go for a more sports based presentation because a lot of Attitude Era fans moved to UFC because they have “characters” and a realistic feel. Promote NXT heavily as the sneak peak for the next evolution of wrestling. Create something that mixes chaos and wrestling. Make changes that would SHOCK THE WORLD like CM Punk returning or John Cena being heel. Make the shows more violent and visual. Redesign all the titles, all the shows and logos. Make it feel COMPLETELY NEW. Keep the intro though it’s fantastic. Make wins and loses matter to an extent. For example if I am the number one contender I should be that because I have won 5 in a row matches. If I loose a match after that then I am still the contender as long as it fits the story. Legends are used as the past era and away to build the future. For example for the fun Stone Cold introduces Brian Pillman Jr and then he batters Austin. That would be brilliant. Also. Don’t higher TV writers. Get a few (3-4) people who have been in the business and they are the BOOKERS of the shows.

[@joshyboy1983]

Adam, It wouldn't surprise me if there's some sort of death clause he has on the company. He dies, the company folds.

[@aaronhurst4379]

Oh damn, you might be on to something here

[@thus.spoke.zarathustra]

@@aaronhurst4379 Well I mean you have to back up a theory. Anyone can state anything.

[@johnselwitz5362]

Say what you want about Vince, but that would literally be the last thing he would ever want, for his beloved WWE to die just because he does

[@hugoheavens9863]

Watching in the summer of 2022: Wow ain't this ironic. Watching after Mania 39: Wow ain't this ironic.

[@EthanCobb824]

It's crazy to listen to this video in 2024 lol

[@Narleeboy]

“Vince is gonna die at the wheel isn’t he?” Nope lmao

[@NuSkoolKungFoo]

This is probably Adam's most ambitious _How WWE should book..._ video and I'm including the one he did on John Cena's heel turn when he was still with WhatCulture.

[@JujitsuJoystick]

Lost my shit at the Shane O' Mac dance throughout the tension 🤣

[@sexbombombtheiv]

How Adam would've booked: Bart Gunn after the Brawl for All

[@NewYorkKidd]

agree

[@TheSilverPhoenix100]

Just book him to be KotR 99, he couldn't do worse than Billy

[@kevinprendergast839]

TheSilverPhoenix100 Listen Billy Gunn Uh, it’s Bart Gu- It DoEsN’t MaTtEr WhAt YoUr NaMe Is!

[@cameronsamuels9139]

There’s a reason KZbin put this in my suggestions. I just can’t put my finger on it

[@NateMcCoy1194]

There’s one booking scenario, it’s a really old one, that I am genuinely curious how Adam would go about it. How Adam would have booked: DX in 2006. A lot of it was funny but I feel like it could have been done a lot better. Plus could DX have added legitimate stars to the new DX rather than the leprechaun

[@tomairangihenare]

still waiting... I really wanna see this

[@joshhale9355]

Vince reminds me of the Dallas Cowboys’ owner Jerry Jones, so I will insert him to the joke I tell about Jerry. Vince is the guy that’s going to leave a 5 year plan for the company upon death and if you don’t follow his rules, his ghost WILL haunt you and everyone you love.

[@TheTrainFan9]

Not exactly. Jerry and Vince do share a lot of similarities, but I think his true avatar outside of the wrestling bubble is a different NFL owner: Al Davis. Both Al and Vince were seen as renegades in their heyday, with VKM bucking tradition and expanding into other territories, and Al developing the brand of Raiders football: in your face, smash mouth football that will take anyone from anywhere to win. Just win, baby. Both of them managed to solidify themselves as loners in their worlds, especially Davis, who SUED THE NFL AND WON and Vince getting wrestling officially designated as predetermined by the NJ state athletic commission. Finally, after a resurgence in the late nineties thanks to some innovative minds (Jon Gruden for the Raiders and Steve Austin for the WWF), they dropped off a cliff thanks to some very questionable decisions (trading Gruden, Austin turning heel). Al was mostly portrayed as an out of touch egomaniac who had no idea how modern football works, going through coach after coach and drafting extremely questionable prospects, and Vince... well you know. TL;DR Vince McMahon is the Al Davis of wrestling. Both of them were considered mavericks in their prime, but once age caught up to them, they became a shell of their former selves, refusing to die because passing away would be seen as a show of weakness in their eyes or some other macho bullshit like that.

[@rceyyy5894]

@@TheTrainFan9 Man that was a great explanation of both of them

[@PricefieldPunk]

Adam looks like Kenny Omega's weird cousin

[@TheImpaler27]

We have a Kenny Omega at home. *Points to Adam*

[@isaacbear7115]

Both born from Ramen noodles

[@Dave_ja_vu]

It's a Kurt Angle reference (not sure if he addressees it just started watching)

[@TheImpaler27]

@@Dave_ja_vu we knew that he just looks like Kenny Omega with the blonde wig.

[@jameslobos9224]

Haven’t even watched this but already know baldy Adam has smashed it

[@partsFUNknown]

ADAM: Your blind devotion is a valuable resource, thank you

[@jameslobos9224]

partsFUNknown wow a response from you really raised my eyebrows shame you can’t relate x

[@MansMan42069]

@@partsFUNknown You know who else sees blind devotion as a valuable resource? Vince McMahon

[@LGMLGK3G]

@@partsFUNknown Will you ever rebook WWECW

[@CanuckGod]

Smooth Adam best Adam.

[@anijeepa]

Who would've thought this day would come? Vince McMahon retires at the age of 77, still alive. Thank you Vince for making me a wrestling fan. Then. Now. Forever. Together.

[@elchomper.1063]

..... well about that.

[@LucianUchiha]

Seeing this again in 2024 and knowing Vince is facing substantial charges and was forced out of the company completely hits different

[@Vandalia1998]

Even when he “retires” his ghost 👻 will still make sure his vision is kept

[@ryansmith1044]

Wouldn't be surprised if when they're going through his stuff they find years and years of storylines and scripts and his will is that WWE is booked exactly according to those scripts. And also that they consult a ouija board every Monday so Vince can still deliver his traditional "last minute change of plans."

[@ciprianburciu5922]

this will probably be fire

[@partsFUNknown]

ADAM: Fingers crossed, right?

[@ciprianburciu5922]

loved it

[@DaremoTen]

"I didn't go off to try my luck in Hollywood...!" "I saw 'The Chaperone', you didn't *have* any luck in Hollywood!"

[@CurtisWT]

Or the debacle that was Blade: Trinity

[@Blakkberry7]

I think having a brand split is perfect, I don’t see any reason to kill that concept and unite the two brands and MANY superstars would be lost in the shuffle, I feel like having the brand split is vital for all superstars to get equal opportunity

[@baggieboydan82]

Eventually you can go down the route of a brand split but to begin with you need the unification

[@NorwayTracking]

Well, well, well, looks like he didn’t die at the wheel.

[@mycahjofficial]

Hey Vince when will you retire? Vince: There no chance... IN HEEELLLLL!!!

[@jackstepney3281]

If Shane won- 3 hours of Raw Underground every week 😫

[@Shockwav3s]

I ugly laughed at this 😭😂😂😂

[@wmxx2000]

You forgot the most important part, the firing of Kevin Dunn and a new visual style to WWE.

[@bennygilbert8764]

And simplifying production (getting rid of the LED posts and aprons and finally having unique sets again)

[@DragonChild069]

Vince will never retire and when he dies... he'll just haunt WWE as a ghost.

[@zombiemaster3997]

Adam treated this like he's thinking about the death of the Queen, and I love it

[@curiousteddie]

i love that my "lmao RETIRES??" reaction was immediately anticipated by the video

[@MrSkerpentine]

I like how his beard already grew back before his eyebrows

[@avisian8063]

A fair few people don't know this, but if you shave your eyebrows there's a chance they won't grow back. They take like 2 months to grow back when they do.

[@RemyKBartels]

I would hire Adam Blampied Plana Productions Simon Miller and a bunch of former wrestlers to the creative team and watch my ratings go through the roof

[@thebombspayloadisexposed]

Pilana Production's thumbnails, tho

[@mjb2697]

Unpopular opinion: Pllana Productions, while being one of, if not the best, editors in the IWC, has had some EXTREMELY shitty booking ideas.

[@legogandalf5453]

@@mjb2697 agreed.

[@zacharymicheal9946]

this video after everything has happened is very crazy to watch. surreal

[@pandaGaming8331]

2 years later He did retire (due to unrealated problems) And now hes back But nobody wants him 😂😂😂

[@bigc181]

Vince becomes Mr House from Fallout New Vegas and controls the wrestling world for the next 10000 years via a facial projection on the titantron.

[@canadian__ninja]

"becomes"?

[@amritbarn26]

Old Adam : I AM A SMARTARSE DING New Adam: let me have a go Am I the only one that wants the smart arse then the ding to return

[@RONTHEGOAT]

he’s face now bro

[@TheComicBookJoker]

Personally, I think he’s waiting for a crossover episode with Cultaholic to be greenlit, and then he’ll bring it back, just the once. Because *NOSTALGIA.*

[@d_dizzie_druck5753]

@@TheComicBookJoker Sorry but it will NEVER HAPPEN!😭😭😭 Do you folks not know the history?😕

[@Asquerosilandia]

@@d_dizzie_druck5753 no...

[@kimhernandez7645]

I think this new version of Adam is awesome. It's more refined, more humble, and yet more entertaining. Not having the smart-ass *ding* kinda symbolizes this one.

[@Fhdurhr2]

Adam please could you do a how you would’ve booked kofi Kingston’s wwe title run

[@greatthemeedits1252]

Honestly probably the same thing but with Brock beating him in a 25 minute PPV main event instead of a 6 second squash on Smackdown. Outside of that, his reign was fine imo

[@Fhdurhr2]

@@greatthemeedits1252 his reign was fine but I believe it could of been better like new fat triple threat or something like that

[@SonofJones]

10:46 Brian Zane: Wait... he did what?! Vacant: YAASSS! All the gold, all the power! I'm gonna live forever!

[@JUNK_ZONE]

Symbolically, CM Punk making that one last appearance to ensure that the future of WWE is in good hands is the play instead of SCSA IMO.

[@kurtpaulsen6579]

WWE Rebirth... There's your first post-Vince ppv name

[@thebombspayloadisexposed]

@Josh Bollenhagen Mark Henry has entered the chat

[@TravisBroski]

I’d recommend WWE Revolution

[@kurtpaulsen6579]

@@TravisBroski The problem with Revolution is that by definition it would start out as something new and then spin right back to what it was...

[@jaredglickman299]

They've already done New Year's Revolution

[@adspongy301]

I actually love the idea

[@dan5ter994]

Death won't stop Vince, he'll continue to micromanage creative via an Ouija Board

[@chrismohan3205]

My God Adam Blampied knows how to make half an hour fly by...

[@debmalyabiswas1264]

Adam: "Vince is gonna die at the wheel." Well well well.

[@marcinwolski3886]

Next: KOFI TITLE RUN CESARO FIRST YEAR OF THE FIEND

[@yourBrainOnDrugs]

He did the fiend already

[@vb2806]

Kofi title run? It's simple, it shouldn't have existed

[@glassraven91]

@@vb2806 Why?

[@themaskedmagic1783]

I’d say the kofi title shouldn’t have ended the way it did but it was an unexpected champion so I’d say it was different and good

[@TheReignofHorror]

The only thing I really dislike about this booking is that you are ending the brand split, because I maintain that ending the brand split will only cause more problems than it would solve (hell 'the wild card rule' and the confusing 'brand to brand invetational' seems like proof to me).

[@mageside]

It's only a problem to you because you are more than likely operating the under the belief that Hunter would run the company in the same vein as Vince. Go watch NXT and you'll see that with the same sized roster and only one hour on his program, TRIPLE H did more with his product in one month than Vince ever did with his three. Triple H's booking has already proven to easily eclipse Vince's in 2013 alone. Adam knows where Triple H is coming from, he's seen it, I've seen it and we all know if Triple H had complete control of the company, it would be NXT just on a much bigger stage.

[@r.a.s6410]

@@mageside thats pure BS. If HHH's booking eclipsed vince then why cant NXT get the same amount of veiwers as Smackdown or RAW. If HHH takes over wwe then thats when pro wrestling will end.

[@WTFisTingispingis]

Therapist: "Blond Plumpy doesn't exist, he can't hurt you." Blond Plumpy:

[@jaschaffin2929]

I must’ve missed something...what’s with the wig/headgear?

[@thebombspayloadisexposed]

@bigpimpdaddy69 That was gold! God, Kurt Angle is the best!

[@DantevKratos]

Damn you, Adam. This isn't even real and I was tearing up. Even at that Hornswoggle spot. Lol.

[@robstuart8474]

Who had "Board forces him out after sexual misconduct allegations" on their Vince Steps Down bingo card?

[@unwarranteddesign806]

Okay, this booking was some of the best you've come up with to date. Logical, smart, and something that many fans would be very happy with.

[@jetfoxhound3432]

Okay so I just got to the Seth vs Rock part of the video and I have to say in the scenario that Adam describes I can’t see it being a ‘face vs face’ match. If Rock is representing WWE’s reliance on the mainstream and the past then you will NEED to portray him as the heel in order to signify that Vince’s time is over and a new era is beginning especially if he’s using McMahon interference as an advantage and taking a stunner from Austin like Adam said in the video. Plus we’d likely be getting 2003 Hollywood Rock if he was playing the heel and that alone would be worth it.

[@liamhemstock2286]

Hollywood Rock now that he is literally Mr Hollywood and what the character would represent I think that would be PERFECT. Plus The Rock became a big star due to his heel work with Vince (became a wrestling mega start with his 2000 face run) and became a even bigger mega star when he went to Hollywood and that character would represent both so I completely agree with you. Plus Hollywood Rock is always the best Rock.

[@notoriousmigz2427]

I'd use cena instead of rock tho, cause then you can keep the match face vs face in kayfabe but have the fans still boo the shit out of cena making him the heel in our eyes, well cause he's like the easiest babyface to boo.

[@dylanthomson5065]

Adam at wrestletalk is the best thing on youtube right now

[@philipbenoit7887]

Well this aged like fine wine

[@jamesmarvel7000]

Amazing booking and storytelling. So glad you've returned!

[@riversouder3375]

This is the first time a fantasy booking has ever made me Legitimate pop that stone cold stunner reveal was amazing

[@daisyruth24]

This intro was SPICY and I'm absolutely here for it.

[@rcoburn3]

This sounds like the best tribute they could do for Vince. Love the booking. Like the Rick Stiener look

[@richardtherichard26]

R/whoosh It’s not “the rick Steiner look” it’s literally the Kurt angle gimmick. *That’s* the joke…

[@hethan367]

And heeeeere we are, I think it's official 3 days AV (After Vince) and this video is a great rewatch

[@grantsnell8824]

Well this is an appropriate suggestion from KZbin today...

[@DKPGames]

People want the brand split to end when its on then want it back when its gone. Very interesting

[@RAP7ORv]

I think the brand split is a must these days with the talent they have. Theres not enough room for them all.

[@DKPGames]

@@RAP7ORv But if they end it again then better cancel smackdown, i would rather that than be pre recorded again

[@notoriousmigz2427]

@@RAP7ORv yea I suppose but the problem is WWE never executes it right.

[@drakegeer-timmins1430]

@@RAP7ORv wwe is in this weird space where they don't have enough talent for 2 separate shows, but probably too much talent for one. (excluding nxt)

[@sticketer]

Remember when, Kurt wore a toupee to entertain the fans? Adam remembers. these subtle touches, makes Adam , the best.

[@jeromelancashire3278]

7:45 Ooh, Bret Hart bad idea, it would be like getting Macho Man to say good things about Hulk Hogan, it is not gonna end well.

[@TheTrainFan9]

I remember during the Mr. McMahon night where Vince blew up in the limo, they had Bret do a little talking head interview, and he spent pretty much his entire time burying Vince. To borrow a quote from Jerry Lawler, I don't think Bret could warm up to Vince if they were cremated together.

[@lzi9452]

The idea of Steve Austin drinking a beer for Vince is... wow

[@reggiebs045]

you need to make this a series this is so interesting! edit: the "retirement" of Vince McMahon series