The Origins of Wrestling Powerhouse Vince McMahon

[@Ff101891]

This random deep dive into Vince McMahon popping up on my feed outta no where was awesome.

[@JohnDaubSuperfan369]

This is the most shallow piece of PR I've ever seen called a "deep dive"

[@Massivemonster1234]

Agreed. Damage Control personified, no pun intended.

[@BrotherNero777]

No doubt, this man is fascinating

[@krectus]

9:53 Hulk Hogan is 30-years-old here. He doesn't look a day over 50.

[@C-Lyfe85]

That's because men were "men", back then, my boy. Not the Kidults of 2day.

[@MassivBlak]

Arnie was only in his early 20s in pumping iron.

[@joeylatz7611]

10 minutes on this man is a injustice. This is basically cliff notes of his life

[@socksfelloff]

The unfortunate part is there's very little info out there from Vince himself. It's all third party information

[@deemen7132]

Enough 3rd party testimonials and you can paint the pic

[@lancergt1000]

Netflix is working on a full length documentary on Vince rn

[@Yeezy6Sosa]

@@lancergt1000 Nah just on steroid trial

[@Mnnyquintero]

You guys need an entire season just on Vince

[@man.in.thx.box59]

I'm sure it's coming now

[@Latino93Heat]

Wrestling history is quite fascinating. I'm a history buff by nature & wrestling fan by choice. Appreciate the upload! Love these wrestling documentaries👍

[@mrmoviemanic1]

I'm a history buff too, wrestling history has a lot of twists and turns like real-life history. It's far more investing than learning about everyday celebrities and other showbiz things for me.

[@syria0110]

"Vince was still convinced" will be stuck in my head for awhile

[@Elrinell]

Vince McMahon is a once in a lifetime visionary and a genius. He went through so much but always overcame the odds and succeeded in life. None of us would have been wrestling fans if it wasn't for his vision. He picked up this local sport and made it a global entertainment industry

[@_CoachW]

Fun quote attributed to Vince. This was prior to the Monday Night Wars. When asked if he ever worried about some one doing to him what he did to others. Supposedly he said "When I go I will be eaten by the biggest baddest predator on the block. And I'm going to make sure he chokes on me on the way down." Truly one of a kind.

[@droid4d279]

Let's all be honest without Vince there would be no wrestling today yeah we would have back yard wrestling but nothing mainstream

[@FijianFala88]

Facts🙏❤️

[@alanmacdonald1457]

wrestling was going global with starcade before vince railroaded everyone it is ignorant to think vince did anything that would not have happened anyway all vince did was be more ruthless than anyone else he is a monster that belongs in jail and you fucking bootlickers should be ashamed of yourselves

[@roncarroll4136]

WWF was a huge part of my childhood in 80s Vince probably made what wrestling is Today

[@BeeSmokeYT]

“Probably” lol

[@MuddieRain]

Probably?😂 So you have no idea who Vince McMahon is.

[@mycodingchannel9690]

he did but without him it would have been better

[@simono.954]

Vinny Mac IS WRESTLING.

[@iknottheculture.407]

Vince in 80's = Creative Genius. Vince in 2023 = Crazy Old man.

[@jaccblikky8977]

No no no I’ll agree but tbh he did book the major early parts of the bloodline storyline that’s been the most successful thing in a long time.

[@sampleoffers1978]

There's suggestion he was crazy in 1980's but things aligned and Hogan's big factor.

[@35PHaaton]

​@@sampleoffers1978he put everything on mortgage to buy wwwf and he also placed majority of his money for the first wrestlemania. The dude was born crazy.

[@hilaryunachukwu9736]

Same difference.

[@futureisyours3016]

He sold a dying company for billions to Endeavor after realising internet killed kayfabe. Smart old man, I say. He knew lil paul helmsley was no good cheeseburglar.

[@YouCanChangeYourWorldToday]

Vince McMahon is the definition of a Love Hate relationship with your boss

[@zemox2534]

Mostly hate these days

[@juzeljames7793]

@@zemox2534 thats because they are weak

[@six6thdisciple]

WHO???…THE WOMEN HE ABUSED

[@rikmichaels9233]

@@juzeljames7793he killed Owen and Andre and Piper. Especially Owen Don’t bow down to the billionaires that own us

[@josephisabum5011]

@@six6thdisciplemate…Shoosh

[@yossdaog8754]

Not gonna lie a Vince McMahon movie or show would be 🔥🔥🔥

[@Heelturn_45]

Netflix is releasing a series in 2024

[@isaiahwinbrone]

​@@Heelturn_45Say what????

[@Heelturn_45]

@@isaiahwinbrone they were working with Vince producing the docuseries but when the allegations came out they paused everything, but recently they announce the release to be 2024 and Vince won’t have a saying.

[@droid4d279]

Na if anything Disney would have rights

[@DG-rs2ts]

Who's accusing you of lying?

[@JGD185]

I don't think he could have done it without Hulk Hogan. It was PERFECT timing.

[@benjaminmarquez1994]

Or cable tv boom in the 80’s

[@C-Lyfe85]

Cable wasn't really a major factor to the '90s, look at the Monday night wars. Look how small that Monday Night Raw show was in 1993, on cable.

[@philaman1972]

Needless to say, people like Vincent Kennedy McMahon come around once in a lifetime!

[@hollaz2]

definitely one of a kind

[@Heisenberg-sg7mc]

Yea but i wished he'd find Jesus because what benefit is it to gain the world and lose your soul I still like most of his product tho

[@ShakeHandsWithBeef9946]

Well technically their are 2 Vincent Kennedy McMahons 😂

[@ShakeHandsWithBeef9946]

@@Heisenberg-sg7mche did it was called McMahonism 😂 anyone else remember this storyline 😂😂😂

[@Heisenberg-sg7mc]

@@ShakeHandsWithBeef9946 nah I don't remember which year and era did it come out?

[@Jangmo88]

This feels like a fast forwarded trailer for the actual documentary. There’s like a single line of exposition on each topic lol

[@wasd2413]

We definitely need more content about him tbh

[@Crabman_87]

A Netflix mini-series would be great

[@psilva2462]

@@Crabman_87there is one coming

[@SuperJeff222]

He has one coming out soon Supposedly it will have all the shady he has done

[@RealSpudsBuckley]

Millions of people owe so much to Vince for decades of entertainment

[@London.Bridgez]

He already got paid with our money

[@mycodingchannel9690]

lol ok

[@Mega_Collosas]

​@@London.Bridgezwhen 9 year old me beg mom for batista t shirt

[@suhtangwong]

I bought a ticket back in ruthless aggression era, so I'm good

[@Massivemonster1234]

And Vinnie Mac owed so much to his victims in the form of lawsuits.

[@Silva_Surfer415]

We need a last dance style documentary with Vince

[@rigobertoalcantar9519]

The story of Vince reminds me of mr. Burns from the Simpsons

[@g9625]

Lol. Sure does. EXCELLENT!

[@mikei9986]

(In 1,000,000 A.D. Mr. Burns, his body that of a robot, comes across Bobo) Mr. Burns: Bobo, I know I say this every century, but I'll never leave you behind again. (He runs off with Bobo, followed by Smithers, whose body is that of a robot dog) Smithers: Wait for me, sir! Ruff!

[@sampleoffers1978]

Monty Burns is full nepo baby, Vincent is half, we stand back corrected.

[@ScottishYorkshirePudding]

He'd take that as a compliment

[@swthero]

I wanna see a Hollywood company make a movie about this man.

[@Absolute8384]

I’d love a 10 part docu-series. So it can be incredibly detailed.

[@yaseen9044]

A mini series, would do amazing numbers

[@paxlux5288]

They've tried but he keeps buying the scripts and killing movies/documentaries about him. He really doesn't like biographical stuff about himself.

[@yaseen9044]

@@paxlux5288 Well Vinnie is a control freak and would only allow it if it doesn't make him look bad in any way, prolly the only way we ever get an accurate biopic or documentary is after he's gone

[@sampleoffers1978]

Now it would have to be six hours, you'd need Scorsese and he's pretty old.

[@dennisblackmon8773]

To be a fly on the wall when Vincent Kennedy McMahon had to convince his dad that going national and competing against the regional promotions I bet he explained every detail of his plans and reassured him it would be beneficial he did love his dad and probably knew he was dying the best example why I think so is when Madison Square garden honored vince sr he was giving a very loving speech and he starts crying you can definitely tell there was a lot of love there for sure his dad wasn't going to ever give up on his son you can tell vince sr loved his son and was always going to give 2nd and 3rd chances

[@brandonselitetv1436]

except his Dad refused to compete with the other territories unlike Vince Jr who didn't give two shits about the Nwa

[@dennisblackmon8773]

@@brandonselitetv1436 not really he had an opportunity to call it of when Vince Jr started competing against other promotions it was ultimately his call to not be involved promoters were begging vince sr to stop vince jr which he said he can't but he could if he wanted to it started making alot of money which is why he didn't want to help

[@jliller]

If his stories about his childhood are true, Vince McMahon is probably the kind of guy who never knew and never will know "enough." He can find success, maybe even genuine love, but no matter what he accomplishes and no matter how much money he has there will always be a hole in his soul gnawing at him from the inside and making him feel insecure. No amount of control and no amount of money will ever fill that hole, never make him feel secure. John D. MacArthur was like that. Elon Musk is probably like that. It's the sad truth to a lot of "rags to riches" stories.

[@princeali4411]

Vince really wouldn't be the same without Hulk Hogan. The wrestler makes you a successful promotion.

[@ralphso5567]

He put all his money on wrestlemania if that didn't succeed his dad would have took everything from him

[@simono.954]

Vince had Andre the Giant, hulk was just the icing..

[@Yabas00]

You could say the same about Steve Austin. The promotion was in decline against the competition of WCW until those iconic feuds

[@Danimal77]

And Hogan wouldn't be the same without Vince. Had Hogan stayed in the AWA, there would never have been a Hulkamania or wrestling as we know it today.

[@nobodyexceptme7794]

Goddamn this a good edit. They compacted a lot into 10 min, I feel like I got his whole godddamn bio from start to finish while giving him a bunch of info I never heard in my life and I been aware of this guy since I was like 8.

[@bobbydigital_BobbyinLA]

Does anybody know what show this clip is from?? Would love to see the whole thing!

[@marylouwatkins6471]

It might from the DSoTR about "Black Saturday" but I don't remember this being in it.

[@jefffowler5373]

You can be rich and file for bankruptcy twice. What a country 👏

[@BoKnowsZombies]

and become president

[@TotalCruiserBabe]

​@@BoKnowsZombies Any fool can become president pal, you just gotta have a cult of personality about you.

[@DimJongUn]

​@@TotalCruiserBabePunk for President?

[@BoKnowsZombies]

@@TotalCruiserBabe Im not your pal, friend

[@suitestheband]

this country wants people to spend money

[@ericathewwfwcwdivastraight8906]

Vince McMahon bought the WWF from his Pops in 1982 and turned the WWF into a Phenomenon

[@andremarc1275]

i love Vince McMahon WWF

[@Sicho84]

Just think about how many Wrestling matches Vince has seen. And he's still not bored with the format.

[@q2rawgaming247]

Vince will be remembered as The Man, The Myth, The Legend💯

[@Blandalorian]

The sexual abuser.

[@ChadNickelson]

@@Blandalorianbullshit. It’s a money grab

[@ChadNickelson]

@@Blandalorianever since those allegations came out fans won’t even entertain the idea that it’s not true lol

[@Blandalorian]

@@ChadNickelson They’re not allegations though? He spent $12m of company money (not his) hushing up 4 women. WWE had an internal investigation and told their shareholders he’d spend a total of $20m of company money without declaration.

[@elgusaniiiodeljuego6823]

Vinces writing has been horrible since the pg era but there are two things that can’t be discussed. 1.- he’s still a man’s man 👊 2.- everyone else’s ideas are even worse when it comes to creative. Divas > aew, new japan, nxt. Sorry no sorry.

[@HellaReckless]

Where’s the full episode?

[@twiggynation.2779]

The series just came out on netflix, I watched it last night...

[@HellaReckless]

@@twiggynation.2779 Ty

[@mrmoviemanic1]

7:58 Something about that part is oddly heartwarming.

[@sirnoname6943]

The eater of worlds in wrestling 💯

[@NK-wy8wp]

Thank you Vince. Because of you and the WWF/WWE made my childhood amazing.

[@alanmacdonald1457]

hes horrible

[@carlodurant87]

wwf

[@alanmacdonald1457]

@@carlodurant87 ?

[@eltjguy8496]

God I love these stories!!👍🏻 keep them coming VICE ☑️

[@1_Fish.2_Fish.Red_Fish.]

When Vince fully committed to the cycle it made wrestling great again.

[@freshparkfilms]

I feel like his father forced him to really want to succeed in his own not in his coat tails

[@mattblah7737]

No better way to motivate your kids than to let them suffer horrible abuse

[@sampleoffers1978]

@@mattblah7737 That's probably key to a lot of his philosophy and problem is abusers will use it justify abuse and it gets society away from personal accountability, beyond the ethics of the initial mal treatment. Not uniform formula and gets perverted in skewed judgement.

[@freshparkfilms]

@mattblah7737 I know right!

[@Darkporter]

Is there a link for a full documentary

[@SheltonHull]

Vince would have probably been a really good attorney if he had chosen that path. I would always take his advice on stuff, if I could ask him about certain things.

[@suitestheband]

he out politic'd some of the best along the years. but he did it all for the love of storytelling.

[@plaa]

No he wouldn’t, not with his temper lol

[@stepon1t]

@@plaa he was also dyslexic

[@TheCchinc1984]

Where's the rest 😮

[@RyanRumbles434]

Vince went from nothing and no matter what, persevered to the highest at what he does best. A Wrestling and Entertainment Icon.

[@razmatazz9310]

"Vince went from nothing" Eehhsqueeze me?

[@ralphso5567]

​@@razmatazz9310did you watched?

[@denboy666]

And will return to nothing

[@ralphso5567]

@@denboy666 we all will. we all will die alone

[@abc_cba]

Grew up to raise an empire instead of wanting sympathy like most people would do!! Huge respect for Vince McMahon!!!

[@markedgecliff7412]

You have the peasant’s mindset

[@elisamaria3628]

and now its no longer his empire.

[@abc_cba]

@@markedgecliff7412 I guess you crave sympathy and haven't achieved anything yet, so, my comment hurt your sentiments 😂😇 But that's the reality.

[@mycodingchannel9690]

least temporary embarrased bilionaire American lol. You will never become rich bro, get off the boots. Being an snowflake is a form of emotion too. @@abc_cba

[@lukewarmstanhouston9957]

​@@elisamaria3628he was paid 9 billion for his empire. I'd say that's a fair deal.

[@xq8152]

So basically his life sucked until at 12 he realized he had a silver spoon.

[@lukeuseforce]

DADDY, GIVE ME THE BUSINESS NOW!!! YOU’RE OLD AND DYING. GIVE IT TO ME!! I’M IN CHARGE NOW!

[@Est93]

Just like Donny who got a small loan of 1 million dollars from papa

[@a-damthemansixtynan4463]

I found the AEW marks!

[@Jhoncena22]

Ya that’s not how it worked, but we all know AEW fans live in a delusional reality. But hey TK definitely didn’t have a silver spoon lol

[@a-damthemansixtynan4463]

@@Jhoncena22 it’s such a distorted reality these ppl live in. They hate WWE so that evolves into loving AEW, I guess? They complain about WWE’s childish writing, but all of AEW’s feuds are extremely childish friend beefs lol? They’re weird fans, for sure.

[@TheStevenFat]

Which episode of darkside is this?

[@hunterduesing]

Wondering the same thing

[@hunterduesing]

Actually this is probably from their other series, Tales from the Territories

[@DrLynch2009]

The Nine Lives of Vince McMahon.

[@TheStevenFat]

@@DrLynch2009 appreciate it

[@mikeyl9108]

Those young photos of Vince made me he Michael Cera look related 😂

[@indyshome]

I can only hope this is a teaser for a full episode or even film coming!

[@Faizannn300]

NO CHANCE IN HELL.

[@TFitz1]

IT WAS ME AUSTIN

[@spaea2062]

​@@TFitz1I can hear it!!!! 😂

[@mringram]

Great watch

[@icicestparis]

vince is a winner

[@rockoperez633]

Where this from ? what’s it called ?

[@BrotherNero777]

There will never be another Vince McMahon, love him or hate him.

[@Edward-rg1od]

If there's anyone that would be the perfect cast for Vince McMahon in a documentary/biography, it would be Willem Dafoe. (In my opinion)

[@stigrabbid589]

Yeah, he can make similarly crazy facial expressions, and sounds kinda similar, so almost a perfect fit.

[@MillieMoBuckz]

Too skinny… there’s a biopic in the works

[@gydnyquill6750]

I was thinking JK Simmons

[@GrantSmithEllis]

Who, in God's name, let Vince Russo anywhere near a wrestling documentary? That should be a crime.

[@jessemarques9577]

"F**k those guys, and he did"

[@godkingbosssavage7877]

Never made any sense to me why he was growing up in a trailer park in NC when he had a millionaire father in New York

[@-KillaWatt-]

Because his mother and father were separated.

[@godkingbosssavage7877]

@@-KillaWatt- still doesn’t make sense why he was living in a trailer park and was POOR and his dad was RICH maybe u missed that part

[@kumiliarostreamsarchives3079]

I really need to see that doc in full depth !

[@johnburke6569]

Say what you want, the man didn't quit until he was billionaire. He worked his way up for a trailer park in business considered niche or a carnival act. Now it's a multi billion dollar industry and it's all because of him

[@palegreenmessiah]

Basically mr.burns story

[@lilpope201]

Where can I watch the full video

[@natr0n]

One mans vision can change the world. Thanks Vince.

[@Koexistence13]

Always loved that belt on the desk in the thumb of this vid.

[@RENTFREETOUR]

what documentary is this from?

[@moralfuxery]

I hate wrestling, but i never knew how pivotal Hogan was to everything i know wrestling to be nowadays. Crazy, guy is ancient!

[@raffin2040]

is there a part 2 to this?

[@shandyhilling7889]

Where's the full version

[@comeatmebr0o]

Full episode?

[@Razear]

Crazy to think if he was in behind bars for homicide, the WWE wouldn't be where it is today.

[@Doomzdayxx]

Wow, I'm surprised vice still exists. Satisfying to see them slowly slipping in to obscurity.

[@anti-establishment6493]

*OHHHH HELLLLLL YEAHHHH!*

[@simono.954]

Next story will be on Katie Vick 😂😂😂

[@cactusjack2264]

Vince McMahon is a GENIUS 💯

[@YeTism]

Vince is one of the most fascinating people in American history

[@billyhalliday9811]

What documentary is this like the full doc

[@jerminator356]

Vince McMahon's story is wild would love to see a movie about him

[@AngSco30]

Somewhere Jim Cornette is punching holes into walls at Vince Russo being included in this.

[@bubbabear244]

June 6 1982: Wrestling D-Day

[@Therealgeoffchilds]

This man 9s my family's childhood i love him

[@tysheinin8733]

Love how Ross hart is a random talking head haha

[@newvillain_1]

loved this!

[@M.R.4.2.0]

Vince is a true icon 👌

[@tahaakhlaq84]

Which documentary is this?

[@nickkosavvy8225]

What docu series is this from

[@ibemanny99]

Seems like they’re gonna need to update this huh?

[@quincee3376]

Big time.

[@scottjgrant3345]

Vince as been a huge inspiration on my life.

[@fdrodreeguez20]

Ok I don't know if it's just me or if someone else already commented this, but Hulk Hogan totally looks like the Predator (alien) at 9:56 😂

[@popculturecountdowns6618]

Name of the episode?

[@carlodurant87]

could you imagine if Vinnie mac had become an accountant

[@RocketmanRockyMatrix]

Or becoming president of the US?

[@__-wm9lu]

What show is this from

[@lostfound7275]

All these years i thougt it was VINCE MCman...now is realize its McMahon

[@st.courts9593]

We need more.

[@OrionOodama]

By chance, is this a new VICE wrestling documentary besides "The Dark Side of the Ring"? We can't argue with success. Vince, Jr. did that and more. How he achieved such success is a different story, on the other hand.

[@Tere999]

What show is this from?

[@NiueanHoney]

This man’s been through all the eras of wrestling!!

[@spookerredmenace3950]

off the record! a classic Canadian tv show, its missed!

[@cjaquilino]

@5:57 Vince Senior blackballed Bruno Sammartino. He absolutely could be ruthless.

[@dachronicalalittlebitofeve6630]

And Andre…. Not a mention of the literal biggest attraction in wrestling history…. Andre the Giant. Every other territory relied on getting in Andre to make or break their entire year. They would send their best guys to wwf and vine snr sent Andre so that talent trade also helped to establish the wwf as Andre became globally famous and then Jnr was able to piggy back the Hulkster on Andre and eventually get to Wrestlemania 3, the only actual financial success. The previous ones had only broken even, they were great for getting the brand out there but number three was the. If one, Hulk be Andre, it was a great match that still stands up today as a great match. My 9 yr old watched it and said it looked more real than anything in todays wrestling… she think modern wrestling is acrobatics that is pretend fighting mixed together…. Me T also doesn’t get a mention, the A-team as also every kids favourite show, the action was great; characters..perfect, mr T was the only member of the cast who didn’t audition, he was the star, putting him and hulk together was a match made in heaven, that got every kid in the western world and European markets watching the wwf!

[@aceassn716]

Hogan Andre the Giant is average at best Macho Man Ricky Steamboat for IC title is the all time match

[@dachronicalalittlebitofeve6630]

@@aceassn716 not for me, happy for you tho, that was the beauty of that era; it had something for everyone unlike today which all seems the same and why I just can’t watch it anymore…

[@dachronicalalittlebitofeve6630]

@@aceassn716 that’s the beauty of wrestling, it had something for everyone, do I say your wrong? No, why? Because I first don’t care what you think, but secondly have this amazing ability to be able to respect anyone’s point of view or opinion, regardless of how ridiculous it may be. Good day sir/madam/they/them/you/?

[@Oneonone2020]

they need to bring these wrestling territories back it will be cool

[@a.m.8670]

vincent macmahon is a living legend he made my childhood awesome because of wwe

[@jonathankelsey83]

*GREATEST HEELS of ALL TIME!* 1. *Vincent K McMahon* 2. *_Vince McMahon_* 3. *Vinny Mac* 4. *_Vince McMahon Jr._* 5. *Vincent McMahon* *----------------------* 6. *Bret Hart* 7. *_Stephanie McMahon_* 8. *Triple H* 9. *_Hollywood Hogan_* 10. *Rick Flair* #WHOOOOoooo 🤘🐲🤘 #WWE #UFC #WME

[@OldManLuffy]

1:00 proof vince never aged 😂

[@razmatazz9310]

Possibly the most interesting and ridiculous person on this planet.

[@firstinstinct420]

Do a video on kottonmouth kings

[@Drew12935]

Where is this from??