Shane Douglas: Here's Why Vince McMahon Is an A**HOLE! | His Final Day With WWF (BEST STORY EVER!)

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[@scottslaughter6309]

I give that Dr credit. Vince tried to intimidate him and he didn't back down with his diagnosis. He has principles. Have to respect that

[@vlcheish]

pal

[@hansjuker8296]

​@Bold_Onethere were a few during the pandemic. Hopefully they were allowed to keep their job.

[@daveconleyportfolio5192]

Wrestling promoters don't have malpractice liability. Doctors do.

[@jamalwest7658]

To be fair if your a New York State athletic doctor, your use to dealing with people from the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, plus boxing and MMA. He prob thought , "whose this nut trying to bully me? It's wrestling it's just play fighting"

[@themanwithnoname1839]

​@@hansjuker8296what pandemic? You mean the one that had and still has a 99.9% survival rate? That pandemic? The one where people wore masks in public but would open the windows in their houses cuz airborn viruses totally CANT get into your home? The same pandemic that was so non lethal that doctors were told to lie about deaths?

[@kathyd4421]

Wow! And some people don't understand why Martha Hart sued them and doesn't want them making any money off Owen. I'm so glad Shane took care of his back. Smart move!

[@AzulQueso_]

Except for her wondering what paid for her oxford degree as bret hart Even said 🧐

[@EdsterIII]

If you remember Vince actually counter-sued Martha Hart to get the lawsuit moved. Why? Because had it worked and Vince was found liable (WHICH THE WWE WAS!) they wouldn't have had to pay any damages to Martha. Vince McMahon cares for one thing and only one thing, MONEY. People are steps, or things to use and walk on to achieve your goal. Also if you research back, both Vince and Linda McMahon were fully aware that they had a pedophile on their own team. A Penn State meets wwf scenario. Pat Patterson was repeatedly caught sexually assaulting teenage boys, and Vince AND Linda, Linda a Mother!, helped cover it up and keep him employed. I cannot and will never watch or support that company in ANYTHING that they do ever again. The more research I've done, the more sickeningly deviant behavior I found. That family makes me sick, and add this feather to Vince's cap. Once Stephanie "grew-up" and filled out her clothes, Daddy Vince McMahon wanted to have a storyline that had Vince and Stephanie McMahon in a "incestuous" relationship. WTF? WHO DOES THIS?!?!? Who would even think it? Oddly Stephanie McMahon said that she was a bit apprehensive of this. A bit? Makes you wonder what's really happening in that house? Sickening freaks!

[@gabeguzman9478]

​@@AzulQueso_ I mean she had a right to sue.....

[@kathyd4421]

@@AzulQueso_ Owen paid...dearly!

[@AzulQueso_]

@@kathyd4421 she also went to oxford as bret hart said she was greedy so there's that as well

[@joewhiting9038]

That indeed was one of the best stories ever ! Best line "we're professional wrestlers, we don't win or lose".

[@moffjerjerrod1579]

Wish Bret Hart would take that to heart.

[@paulrodney951]

@Moff Jerjerrod For a guy that grew up in the business and whose dad was a promoter, Bret should've known better.

[@justinmartin1831]

​@@paulrodney951 okay Sean Oliver lol

[@christhornycroft3686]

Who knew that you’re more likely to get a career ending injury in WWF/E than ECW in the 90s? Shane didn’t do hardcore style wrestling even in ECW, so that stuff is ridiculous.

[@bryanmack4054]

@@moffjerjerrod1579 At least Bret’s decision led to the Mr Mcmahon character, even if it wasn’t his intention

[@jimmystokes1407]

The Franchise gives the best interviews, man.

[@MISTERPERFECT3806]

Shane's 1000% right on this one. You have to take care of yourself. Austin, Droz, and more tragically Owen Hart have all met undesirable fates in the ring and Vince kept things going like nothing happened while these guy's lives were permanently altered or ended. Big respect to Shane and the doctor for not budging.

[@darylchase5651]

So what's Vince suppose to do?

[@razorr527]

Vince can really be an asshole 99% of the time. He sees wrestlers as dispossible meat cattles.

[@justinkassinger8238]

As every job goes. Duhhhhhh. And regardless, they didn't have to wrestle. This is America, everyone has free will. It's not like they were forced. Don't start that shit. Mark!

[@docmalthus]

@@justinkassinger8238 Yeah. Sure. You're free to do anything in America....except join a union.

[@EdsterIII]

​@@darylchase5651 Have RESPECT for the people who helped shape his company's legacy, and NOT treat them like garbage. I suppose Vince employing a Pedophile (Pat Patterson) is hunky dory with you as well? Vince counter-sued Owen Hart's widow! He, Vince was RESPONSIBLE for Owen's death! Martha was left with kids and no husband and you're okay with Vince's decisions? WTF? You need help if that's the case.

[@larryfloyd4993]

shane i know how you feel, after 24 yrs on the railroad , i had to retire with neck back hip , they say knees . knees are .. not as bad.. but i have a wife with 3 strokes. in a wheel chair.. i love her with all my heart.. so i understand a wrestler or anyones pain.. enjoy your storys.. stay happy healthy.. god bless you

[@mathewrowe9602]

Wishing you nothing but love my friend.

[@larryfloyd4993]

@@mathewrowe9602 thank you...

[@rodzor]

dang that's nuts, my dad was a conductor for almost 40 years I guess considering that he is in decent shape. I did it for only 5 eyars working in the yard and boy it does take a toll running around off and on switching cars all day. Just the lifestyle itself is very very hard on you, being on call, lack of sleep and all of that stress. Take care brother

[@williamgregg6339]

Larry Floyd - I hope you and your family are doing good

[@davidford3968]

I've heard about three other shoot interviews that he's done where he tells this the exact same way, which tells me he's speaking 100% truth.

[@bb-gc2tx]

i was at msg that night hes telling the truth 100 percent

[@jacoby5440]

Or, he knows exactly what to say. He's trash. All wrestlers agree

[@mr.perksy]

@@bb-gc2tx that’s awesome I was looking for comments from someone that was at MSG that night. Was he cursing during the promo? Damn, I wish someone had one of those fan cams that night.

[@robalt1983]

He's real unlike Jake Roberts. Jake will tell 6 versions of the same story.

[@shooter7734]

Exactly what I was thinking I've heard this story from him in interviews a number of times and he tells it the same way everytime

[@cybrnathan]

Given the topic, I'm amazed you were able to chop it down to only 19 minutes lol

[@leshgooo1016]

For every person who says Vince is a good man there are 10 others who tell the truth about him.

[@CrackTube1]

When you proclaim "truth" you seem to forget a few things: People who are rich and successful (usually) have a prickish douche side. For most it's a prerequisite, it tends to get them further than most people who aren't comfortable going as far as some others in getting what they want. Also there tends to be loads of negative stories about people who are famous/successful as they tend to be polarising figures with some legitimate beefs against them and some made up/exaggerated stories motivated by jealousy. No doubt he is and has been an immoral MFer in his life, just like most people on KZbin and EVERYWHERE IN THE WORLD EVER. It's easy to present the narrative that someone is evil/immoral etc when they're such a big well known target. It's a lazy way of taking a shot and a roundabout way of saying he's a human being who's had the balls to get what he wants, win the game of life and do some horrible shizz along the way. The only difference to a fkload of regular people is how much he's won.

[@larryfloyd4993]

luda, your right.. ric flair, loves vince, because he bail him out many times... even the devils does good sometimes in peoples eyes...

[@scottbrown-vc2lp]

prove it!

[@larryfloyd4993]

@@scottbrown-vc2lp explain your prove it

[@J-_-]

Just not the ones in the room with him at the time, lol.

[@MCRUE78]

Vince only cared about himself. He made wrestling popular but at the same time he ruined it and the lives of a lot of wrestlers. Vince is greedy, manipulative, unfaithful , disrespected, racist, etc. Vince only looked like he knew what he was doing cause of the people he used to surround himself with . Arnold Skaaland , Pat Patterson, gorilla monsoon, Gerald Briscoe and more. Once those guys passed away , Vince’s ideas became 💩.

[@bluntforcetrauma2141]

I think Vince Russo was a big part of what made the WWE popular in its present state. Before the attitude era, Vince And other WWE bookers failed. And since the Attitude era, nielson ratings never got to the heigth it was. And i hate giving Russo credit.

[@jamiepreston1490]

I thought of Vince as a snake oil salesman. With his new get up and that mustache it verified the snake oil salesman. Looks exactly like one.

[@nickhughes8179]

That’s not a moustache, that’s poop on his upper lip

[@sridharsarnobat8673]

Kudos Shane for standing up for yourself in such a toxic environment. I'd felt sorry for him about all the Kliq crap but hearing how he doesn't take crap from anyone big or small I can say I'd have no regrets. And f*ck everyone who tried to mess with him. Nothing is worth sacrificing your self respect for.

[@q2rawgaming247]

It’s not funny, but to crawl pass everyone backstage and no one acknowledges you as you’re injured really shows how they felt about you!!

[@sampleoffers1978]

It sounds like cult. It's not professionalism. They clearly were not concerned with liability or decency.

[@paulrodney951]

@gee humor I like Shane but I find it extremely hard to believe that nobody at all would help him backstage as he was crawling on the floor in pain. That sounds like BS. I'm sorry I find that very hard to believe. I know a lot of you people believe him because you don't like Vince so you people will automatically believe Shane because he's telling you what you want to hear. I'm sorry I don't believe Shane.

[@rowds]

crawl past everyone not crawl pass everyone lol pass is like pass the ball. Pass the salt. Etc.

[@sampleoffers1978]

@@rowds You must have been uh mark for early Paul Levesque ARISTOCRAT gimmick.

[@SmithCommaBenjamin]

Shane was a walking injury, most of the time faking. He cried wolf too many times by then

[@heaveymelt]

That's why Vince is so successful no feelings I could never be like that

[@alo4912]

That reminds me of when they found out pillman died. Cornette and Bruce are crying asoon as they hear the news on the phone and vince says "come on guys we got a show to do". Bruce said it was the most mad he's ever been at vince

[@RenegadeRanga]

Typical ruthless American businessman.

[@1223steffen]

Narcissist

[@savagecatgt]

Successful? In what way?

[@bluntforcetrauma2141]

​@@savagecatgt40 years of ownership and selling it for a whopping 9.4 billion, successful.

[@KennethBActually]

To state the obvious: McMahon possesses all the attributes of the classic psychopath

[@chadnickelson5928]

L take

[@mba321]

@@chadnickelson5928 Kevin Dunn, is that you, bruh?

[@chadnickelson5928]

@@mba321 Vince gets hate for no reason

[@Runforestrun]

Sociopath. He can't feel sympathy towards other people. Because he can't relate to other people.

[@bryanmack4054]

@@chadnickelson5928 you sound like the type that would let Pat Patterson blow you for a promotion

[@skevincampbell]

Shane Douglas is a great interview.

[@StevieDamnit]

7:59 - As opposed to the potholes that are also abundant in republican states?

[@chrisrodgers1087]

I caught that too lol

[@jabrockobiden9434]

Better than lib city s-holes

[@sirlawrence9161]

Aww you offended?

[@turboturkey]

@@sirlawrence9161 naw, potholes everywhere. doesn't matter what state. I m from indiana and we had huge potholes,

[@RobeLifeMusic]

@@sirlawrence9161 Offended at potholes happening in both red & blue states across America? Yes, actually. They cause accidents & ruin your vehicle.

[@marqryan5218]

It's funny, because as a person, Shane seems like the antithesis of everything ECW stood for. But I guess that's why he was arguably the Greatest heel in the history of the promotion, rivaled only by Raven.

[@sampleoffers1978]

Cactus Jack and Tazz were best heels. Raven was a little bit hokey, but he was alright.

[@2321kenb]

I will say that out of all the wrestling i watched, shane got the most heat i ever seen as a heel when he grabbed pittbul garys halo and started to shake him... i seriously thought that crowd was going to jump in there and kill him! Never seen heel heat like that before or after.. it was insane!

[@sampleoffers1978]

@@2321kenb That's right description. It's good thing it wasn't live television show because that might have ended pro wrestling in 90's if it was lol.

[@christhornycroft3686]

Shane Douglas gave ECW legitimacy. He was the best technicial wrestler who did the rasslin’ style in that company. He wasn’t a high flyer and for the most part didn’t do over the top hardcore matches with barbed wire and stupid bumps. He was the Bret Hart of ECW. I don’t think the company gets off the ground at all without him. It had to be him throwing down the NWA belt. I don’t think anyone else could have made that work.

[@RONRIFFLE.DEIcertified]

@@christhornycroft3686 really??? LMAO

[@bryanmack4054]

15:15 sounds like Vince loves to gaslight people…reminds me of when Vince told Bret that Hogan refused to put him over and when confronted with Hogan in the room, Vince says something totally different and acts as if Bret was imagining things

[@sampleoffers1978]

If Vince is not imbuing these people with insatiable demons in order to survive fame and feed Vince's power directly, than Vince has a sociopathy fetish. Possibly both.

[@michaelaburns734]

Shane Douglas stories are amazing. He shines the truth on the WWF and the Wrestling Business very well.

[@RONRIFFLE.DEIcertified]

no he doesn't

[@ChanceTalksBusiness]

Awesome story. Thanks for the sacrifices you made to entertain us Shane!

[@WastingTime1878]

Was that sarcasm

[@warpedgenius5182]

no kidding love the ecw . but dont want them killing each other and junk this dude is the franchise hell yeah

[@Derek-tk4wf]

Whole new respect for Shane. I just figured what Scott, Nash and others said in years past about Shane being weak and crap work ethic were legit. Great interview/s.

[@TheHeartBreakKid]

I was surprised how he talked about Scott, explaining how he thought he'd been stiffed but upon actualy watching tape he realised and admits Scott looked after him

[@joeltowle2737]

Back pain is terrible! I feel for you. I have L4 L5 herniated discs and it sucks.

[@SylentEcho]

It's the worst! c2-c6 here. Pain for years and years until you learn what works and what doesn't.

[@D00MTR33]

I have 4 in my lower back (T1-L5 and L5-L2) and 4 in my neck (c2-c6) and it's miserable. You hope the pain is manageable most days but there are bad days that no matter what you do nothing really helps. I recommend getting an inversion table, on my bad days laying on one for 30-45 minutes really helps out take pressure off the back.

[@joeltowle2737]

@@D00MTR33 cold wet weather really sucks.

[@D00MTR33]

@@joeltowle2737 no doubt. I have bad knees to and even thinking about it makes the ache. Do you do PT to help strengthen and loosen your muscles? I found doing it helps out too. I do exercises my PT doctor told me to do at home and after a while I found the pain has reduced a bit and I can bend over much more than normal. Good luck and take care. Hope you feel even a little better.

[@joeltowle2737]

@@D00MTR33 no, about the only thing that helps is Rum. Lol 4 rt ankle, 3 rt knee, 1 rt shoulder surgeries and L4 L5 herniated discs. We're both messed up.

[@puekawNEpuyrruh]

Picturing him crawling in the back is a pretty hilarious visual... everyone is just staring at him... Jeez Poor guy... Must have been a heat magnet.

[@kennyjones6369]

Man what a story, there’s a special place in Hell for people like Vince McMahon

[@Dr.Dupree1510]

9:41 🤣👏 "Asshole", "Fluffer".... I've never heard anyone say anything nice about that old stooge, 'Mr Personality' 😂

[@christhornycroft3686]

Vince became a billionaire by screwing over wrestlers and treating them like cattle. You exist to make him money. If you get hurt on his watch and can’t make him money anymore, he just tosses you aside and moves on. He’s a typical American businessman. When he says it’s all about business, he’s not lying. His business.

[@shooter7734]

"American businessman" LOL That's not an American thing It's a worldwide businessman thing

[@FlushGorgon]

Lots of folks treat their cattle right.

[@Saltycracka74]

@@shooter7734 Yes, but no one take the pride to be that way but an American.

[@shooter7734]

@@Saltycracka74 I'd say you aren't to well versed in foreign cultures but looking at your racist screen name I already know the answer

[@LeutnantJoker]

​@@shooter7734uh no it isn't. Because everywhere outside the US it is illegal

[@J-_-]

Good for Shane! He certainly seems to me to have his head on straight.

[@bretth4988]

When Vince interviewed Brian Pillman's wife when he died and asked her how are they going to survive financially. That showed that Vince is a piece of garbage... He's selfish

[@flimflamman175]

I remember that interview on raw, I was about 13 at the time and at that tender age I realized that question was inappropriate

[@savagedarksider2147]

Shane Douglas would have fit the Attitude era. What A pity.

[@Bale4Bond]

Would have made a great janitor

[@sampleoffers1978]

Not really because the attitude era was bad appropriation of ecw. dx was the bwo goofing on the nwo and that whole vortex.

[@savagedarksider2147]

@@sampleoffers1978 I never like dx; when I first them, I was like, this is just an nwo rip off.

[@sampleoffers1978]

@@savagedarksider2147 Waltman 123 kid had some edge, but the rest of them were pretty insufferable, if aware of better versions in other promotions.

[@codyjohnson8959]

I mean Triple H kinda copied him a little when his big singles run started.

[@viciousblissvideos]

Shane has always been pure class whenever I’ve met him at a signing. He even goes as far as to ask if the promoters made good on promises to the fans. It’s great that he hasn’t gone groveling back to Vince. Shane has principles.

[@LH74]

This is my favorite Shane Douglas story. It’s amazing.

[@s0uthpaw7]

7:59 conservative states don't have potholes? Lol.

[@pacmiller7564]

He just weirdly brought up politics for no reason

[@geneanthony3421]

Really wish I could have seen that Douglas promo in the garden.

[@starkreactor82]

Shane Douglas is the man. I can listen to him for hours talking.

[@brother.love143]

11:04 The Original Members of the Vince McMahon Kiss My Ass Club

[@mrghost3088]

Why does nobody ever do this? When Vince calls back, pretend to be interested. Then let them draw up a contract, and no-show for the signing. Better yet, write fuck you instead of your signature. It would be worth the trouble, just to see the look on Vince's face.

[@Music-qt3ok]

I'm glad he said this about Vince. He's a horrible person. Look at the Montreal Screw Job. Wrestling fans also gave Vince a pass for all the steroid use.

[@TomBerishaj]

Montreal was one of the only good things McMahon has ever done.

[@ZBR_ProXP]

@@TomBerishaj well it ruined wrestling for good and it has never been the same sooooo

[@urdoom614]

Vince also protected Moolah and Paterson. He is a carni piece of shit.

[@TomBerishaj]

@@ZBR_ProXP Yeah, wrestling really went to shit in 98, 99, 2000. Get a grip.

[@bryanmack4054]

@@ZBR_ProXP in terms of kayfabe? That shit was inevitable

[@secularbelt]

The mid 90’s-2002 NJ had a Republican governor 🤨

[@pacmiller7564]

Typical republican idiocy

[@Runforestrun]

Second he said back spasms and the "knife in the spine" part i knew it was a herniated disk. Had 3 of them in my lifetime. Shits not not fun to deal with. The fact he wrestled the night before with it says how tough he is.

[@jyesucevitz]

the title should be: "Here's ONE reason why Vince..."

[@g-man2507]

Exceptionally good memory and story telling for an event which happened so long ago.

[@mitzicarpenter2820]

Good for Shane right out telling the crowd! Vince is evil!

[@MyNameIsUnavailable]

"Nature Boy" Buddy Landell was there in spirit, but *_"The Valedictorian" Buddy RYDELL_* was there in person 😂 IYKYK

[@silxix2599]

Vince McMahon likely had made up his mind to job him, until his contract expired. Shane Douglas was great in ECW.

[@stephenrogers4537]

I remember back in the day seeing Ernie Ladd checking all four corners of the ropes before his match quite often hand tightened a few

[@Al-ou3so]

Great shoot interview! Top-tier stories!

[@only1icon1801]

Shane is just a real genuine, great, down to earth man who was definitely misused in WWE and WCW. Great talker who deserved more credentials

[@warpedgenius5182]

THE FANCHISE MAN ECW ECW ECW ECW ECW ECW ECW lol

[@benatkinson5671]

I always wondered how they tried to maintain realism in the days of kayfabe whenever they had to restart a match, such as the one where McMahon made Savage and Flair do their entire match over again because he did not like it. I imagine the wrestlers would have to do the match completely different the second time, because if they did every move the same then it would look suspicious to the audience. Some wrestlers would have no problem improvising a new match, but I also think of Randy Savage because he liked to plan every second of the match ahead of time.

[@mikelegat6959]

Tony Garea is a Fluffer 😂🤣

[@billyclub9863]

Felt like I was gonna shit my kidneys out! 😅

[@Mr.Majestic77]

Shane Douglas & CM Punk had the SAME issues with Vince McMahon and the WWF/E. Great on Dustin Rhodes for helping Shane Douglas get EMTs. WTF was up with the rest of the personnel backstage that either walked past Shane or ignored him as he was crawling, unable to get up?

[@NorthernD_C]

The movie that’s going to be made about Vince McMahon, after he’s dead. Is going to be greater than every wrestling storyline we’ve ever seen. Celebrate him now, because after the credits roll. He’s never going to be revered as a “Genius” in this business. Ever again. Personally, I never thought he was. If anything, he ruined it.

[@Bunbunfunfun]

I am on board. I have despised McMahon for decades. He ruined pro wrestling .

[@jeremyroberts8822]

Depends on whoever is still alive by the time Vince passes cus I won’t be surprised if he’s one of those guys that somehow makes it to like 90-100 years old. But I agree I bet you all kinda of crazy stories will come out one day

[@nickhughes8179]

Those stories are out. What a disgusting piece of shit, but that’s Tuesday for Republicans like him.

[@living_the_mac_and_cheese_life]

well now it will be about him being a sexual deviant. Who knew he was a sleezeball?! 🤔

[@zachdelong1039]

Crazy it was like that back then now a guy take a spill out of the ring and doctors run right down to the ring to put a band aide on a skinned elbow.

[@Nightrain76]

I’m glad the doctor looked out for Douglas. He doesn’t need to be in a wheelchair for an insignificant match.

[@Thecrimesleepersofficial]

Fantastic interview

[@lastwolflord]

The real messed up thing is if any of you have ever had back problems you know going to the emergency room is a waste of time. They can't help you. They'll check you and all that stuff, but they'll tell you there's not much they can do. Believe it or not emergency rooms are just for that. And your bad back isn't an emergency. Kind of messed up but it's the truth. You have to do physical therapy and go to a pain specialist more than likely.

[@ericroman2403]

30 percocets and a case of beer. Sounds like dinner on a Tuesday for every Mover i know

[@ShaqyIsGreat]

The nj turnpike he was accurate about i could only imagine his pain from those potholes

[@chriskiser4670]

You know Bruce the stooge Prichard is gritting his teeth over this one.

[@kenterminateddq5311]

The one crazy part of Shane's story was when Vince told Dean Douglas to cut a vicious and vulgar promo (like Shane usually does as in ECW) on his final WWF appearance. Did Vince realized that there are children in the audience or he didn't care?

[@sampleoffers1978]

It was like he was giving him fodder to return to ecw and "pipebomb" i:e, Steve Austin's Bischoff rants in ecw...but I don't think Douglas needed any help. Sometimes ghouls realize their own creativity failures but want to take credit for "spurring artists on," but really they're frustrated they can only work with very vapid tropes and doormats.

[@justint8635]

Vince likely figured he was giving Shane rope to hang himself with and all one has to do is watch the "invasion" angle to see how truly insane Vinces ego really is. Little did he know that Shane actually had little intention of ever going back. One of the few out there.

[@Bale4Bond]

The story is absolute bullshit…

[@bb-gc2tx]

@@Bale4Bond i was at msg that night this 100 percent happened was sitting 5 th row

[@paulrodney951]

@b40 b40 Were you backstage too when he was supposedly crawling on the floor in severe pain and saw nobody at all backstage helping him? I don't question his injury but crawling around backstage in severe pain while everybody backstage refuses to help just doesn't sound believable to me.

[@princewithoutakingdom9716]

The vince being a scumbag stories are great... He really is an evil carnie at heart

[@BigReggii]

Im cringing so hard at Shane telling this story because i can just imagine the pain in his back my gawd

[@genomyoshida5205]

Shane really does cry a lot over the years. He is never wrong, always someone else's fault while he is humble bragging the entire time as if he was some top ten wrestler. I noticed this type of finger pointing and blaming everyone else seems to be done a lot with diehard Republican wrestlers. Sad. Makes me embarrassed to be a Republican.

[@dyates6380]

Fascinating story. I don't doubt it one bit.

[@ErokLobotomist]

I had a boss say the same shit to me after "soft firing" me through another co-worker.

[@georgemunro9640]

I remember seeing an interview with New Jack and he said " Shane Douglas is someone that will take it and take it and take it until he can't take it no more and then he'll curse you out he'll curse your mother he'll curse your father your grandmother your grandfather your grandchildren your great grandchildren

[@Bebo-py3vp]

This guy’s great.

[@RedDevilGinge316]

'I was ready to knock Vince out'...right! lol...Kevin Nash says it best about these retired wrestlers, they all think they're James Bond when they re-tell these stories. No mention of the Yokozuna incident on the tour bus in europe i see. He never mentions that, wonder why.

[@nathanlehto8780]

Kevin nash? Man Fuck that Bolshevik Boomer😂

[@bryanmack4054]

For real…the Kliq were pricks but Shane didn’t do himself any favors

[@willieloomis5958]

What's the Yokozuna incident? I haven't heard that one.

[@mistermann3225]

​@@willieloomis5958 basically, Yokozuna straight got in Shane's behind on the team bus for not wrestling with his bad back. The wrestlers didn't believe his back was actually hurt.

[@mistermann3225]

Was thinking this exact thing while listening to the story. I wish James would ask him about it...

[@mistermister4763]

"And I said I would never work for [Vince] again and I never have." Not to be so particular about it, but this isn't entirely true. According to Shane himself, he was willing to go back to the WWF in 1999 with Benoit, Saturn, Malenko, and Guerrero but he says they all negotiated without him so he stayed in WCW. Plus, he did do at least one sit-down interview in recent years for some career retrospective (possibly a HOF induction video). So unless that was licensed footage, Shane has actually "worked" for Vince again since 1995.

[@JokerThaToker]

Bulldog just didn't have any luck with rings. Rather trap doors or just going through the mat all together.

[@stedarkside1529]

Foley's ear was torn off during a match with Vader on a WCW house show in 1994. It had nothing to do with Vince or the WWF.

[@masonmonroe2243]

I've never understood why the adds for these shows couldn't just say. " Preformers are subject to injury an may not be able to appear "

[@davidslayer]

i can't imagine going through this.) in 2006 i had the flu and i had to go to school & work still for a few days cause nobody believed me. (& that was bad enough.

[@dirtyhall4074]

mick foleys ear getting ripped off didnt happen in wwe i didnt think

[@Sweeptheleg83]

Pretty sure that was WCW cause i think he was fueding with Vader at the time as Cactus Jack.

[@dirtyhall4074]

i thought it was just a random indy event in germany. its been a while since i read foleys first book so i cant remember@@Sweeptheleg83

[@g9625]

I always thought Shane Douglas was a great worker. He had me believing. That’s the sign of a great worker.

[@ducklife420]

I'm glad Shane is alive after this horrible accident with his back and trying to self medicate

[@reynaldoreyes9927]

Saturday,11/25/95 (WWF House Show) New York City, NY Madison Square Garden this was Shane Douglas Last day in WWF..Doctor refused the let Dean Douglas wrestle due to back problems. Vince McMahon is mad at Douglas,. Savio defeated Issac Yankem DDS (Kane subbed for Dean Douglas-- Douglas comes out cuts promo before leaving.)

[@FranklynStubbs]

Good Afternoon Love Watching You're Matches Franchise Shane🎉

[@chriscash7779]

Respect to Scott for this. Them 2 weren't even cool like that, and Scott took care of him.. In Shane's own words. 🫡

[@jimsmith8993]

Billionaires are like that sometimes.

[@danoc51]

Did Shane work after that? If so, with what safety and pain prevention measures taken.

[@josephtemple1667]

Interviews like this one make me despise Vince McMahon. The fact that he was willing to risk a guy ending up in a wheelchair for the rest of his life all for a throwaway match at a house show is next level evil.

[@msm1876]

Nine moths later, this story makes Vince look like Mother Theresa compared to what we know now.

[@killerjoe7596]

Here we go folks. Another Shane Douglas tale of woe in pro wrestling.

[@GeeMood]

Just looked up the raw match where he injured his back. He remembers the ref distinctly, it was a Black guy. When did Hebner become Black 😂😂😂. It was the 12-4-95 episode of RAW. It does look like he hurt his back pretty bad, the way he was moving inside the ring like his legs stopped listening. Good on him not bowing to pressure, your health is the most important thing.

[@sampleoffers1978]

If the injury was significant, likely his body is in some degree of shock. Said he remembered razor's edge differently too.

[@GeeMood]

@@sampleoffers1978 True. I was mentioning only because he said he's gone back and watched it more than once it seems, to see exactly what happened.

[@sampleoffers1978]

@@GeeMood Yeah I was trying to find it online. Only one I've found that kind of matches description, he maybe hits possible divot in ring, not sure, but Scott Hall gets him pretty roughly with razor's edge because he's tall but don't look gentle lol.

[@pacmiller7564]

Not sure why he had to specify the ref being black even if he was black

[@geoffsatterfield4858]

Democratic state? Lol, the timeframe he’s talking about New Jersey had a republican governor. Shane took too many chair shots to the head.

[@davidgraham8299]

It was over 25 years ago, f'n deal with it, jackass.

[@bryanmack4054]

He’s obviously referring to how NJ is a blue state, which it has been in every presidential election in recent memory…and I can’t speak for others but my state is pretty liberal and we have had republican governors but they’ve been fairly moderate in policy

[@night6724]

Christine Todd was a liberal Republican and 95 was her first year in office.

[@geoffsatterfield4858]

@@night6724 93 was. Her campaign slogan was “Florio free in ‘93.” And she was still a Republican. She cut funding for state colleges, causing those colleges to raise tuitions. That’s not very liberal.

[@night6724]

@@geoffsatterfield4858 James Florio was a Democrat. Todd-Whitman assumed office in Jan of 1994. Rockefeller Republicans are basically fiscal conservatives so lower taxes and social liberals. The namesake for instance Nelson Rockefeller as Governor of NY vetoed a bill restricting abortion to 15 weeks (this was before Roe v Wade), empowered labor unions and openly supported gay rights

[@tetr2024]

Shane telling it like it was, go Shane!

[@mcmastertube]

Always loved Shane's honesty and integrity. A class act.

[@mikeL65000]

The torture never stops.

[@timotc50]

Just listening to his story, I've gained more respect for Shane Douglas.

[@BrianKills73]

Shitting ur pants is an upcharge on a lawsuit 😂😂😂😅😂

[@lampini]

the thing I'll never understand with vince is he says "get out there and wrestle because you were advertised to." but like, all it would take is for someone to say "dean douglass has suffered a serious injury and will not be wrestling" I feel like the average person will understand

[@harter517]

Ask Shane where the bathroom is, and he’ll answer you with the architectural history of the building

[@mikerohlfs2836]

My God this man really thinks is is one of the greatest ever.....He was a fucking teacher!

[@wingerfan1]

Thinking about what he did to you over a popcorn match makes you really wonder what he would've done if it would've been main event talent? Heard several stories from other wrestlers like this, but never understood why Vince would do this to people that he claims are like family.

[@wizzelhoart]

Damn. There’s no way he could possibly get any worse.

[@konstantinkoverchenko9587]

Vince thought guys were just expendable football players still showing up for the big game.

[@kylegriffin5552]

Respect this man for standing up for himself.

[@DSpicacci]

We all know that Vince is the worst, so there's no reason to make up stories. We're supposed to believe that Dean Douglas' last night in the WWF was a house show at Madison Square Garden on Thanksgiving weekend in 1995, despite him appearing at the December 1995 In Your House PPV? On this MSG show, he was allowed to cut a profanity-laced promo into a television camera, even though this was a house show & wasn't televised? I think Shane's told this story so many times over the years, that even he believes it.

[@roccoz2231]

Exactly. Shane expects us to believe that Vince allowed him to cut a shoot-style promo at MSG during the pre-Attitude Era, which nobody backstage reacted to? The Gorilla position was mysteriously vacant, nobody in the dirt sheets/Internet reported on it, and Shane kept his job for another few weeks...? (To add context, The Curtain Call was reported almost immediately on the Internet and in the dirt sheets. Even in 1996, the IWC had a very strong presence.) Like you said, Shane has told this bs story so many times that he's come to believe it.

[@NoelComiX]

To be fair he did try to go back with The Revolution.