No more "Mr. McMahon"
 

Vince McMahon's evil "Mr. McMahon" character is said to be finished, according to the latest Wrestling Observer Newsletter.

The character was spawned back in 1997 following the infamous Montreal Screwjob. McMahon's on-air character turned heel for the first time and it became the antagonist to the company's top star "Stone Cold" Steve Austin in arguably the best run in the history of the company.

With Bret Hart's return to WWE after 13 years, McMahon felt WrestleMania would be the perfect chance for Bret Hart to get his ultimate revenge and wipe out Mr. McMahon once and for all. The over-the-top beatdown he sustained at the hands (and feet) of the Hart family signified the end of the character.

McMahon is a firm believer in pushing younger acts and is not blind to the fact that he's in his 60's and the character more than ran its course.

I could see it.

Though they would have to establish a younger head figure to oversee the company in kayfabe. Without an ultimate boss to come into things once every great while things wouldn't seem right to me.

Someone has to be above the GMs, and if the Mr. McMahon character is dead they have no where to go.

They could just bring back the idea of the faceless "board of directors" I guess.

Jack Tunney III

awesome news. I love Vinny Mac but he needs to stay out of the ring and the spotlight. I do love the occasional Vinny Mac drop in though,.

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Before Vince was Mr. McMahon, and I'm talking before he was first stunned, say back before 96, did Vince ever come into factor in the storylines as the boss in any way whatsoever? Other than maybe a passing reference to the fact that Vince is the boss?

I think they always had a kayfabe president prior to 96-97.

"Mr McMahon! Why now? Why not five years ago?"

Not to my recollection. The oldest authority figure I could remember was Jack Tunney, who was "WWF President" from the mid 1980s-1996. Then in '96, Gorilla Monsoon became the "President". After he stepped down or whatever, Sgt Slaughter became Commissioner, with the Mr. McMahon character becoming the head authority figure during this time.

Interesting. Thought they may have used Vince for SOMETHING.

Also, wasn't Piper in there somewhere after Monsoon?

Roddy Piper was in there somewhere.

Piper was an interim President during the time Monsoon was injured because Vader attacked him. That lasted from roughly the Royal Rumble to Wrestlemania XII, which was Monsoon's first night back.

For a brief period in between Monsoon and Slaughter. It's what led the whole Piper/Goldust debacle.

dammit red

Makes sense.

That was all juuust before I got into wrestling so my histroy's slightly cloudy.

He'll be back in three months.

no more Mr. Cleeeeaaaaan

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He was hinted at being the boss during the original ECW Invasion around February 1997 while he was still a commentator and from Lawler always saying Heyman should be grateful for Vince allowing him air time. Roughly 9 months later is when the "Montreal Screwjob" occurs and the "Mr. McMahon" character is born.

Maybe even earlier around 1995 when he 1st noticed ECW but not sure if it was ever mentioned on camera.

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Alice Cooper does not approve

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I LOL'd.

Yeah thats fucking funny.

"glape"

Wow. Doesn't seem right to me that the Mr. McMahon character goes out that way. I hope we see him again to pass the torch, or renounce his ways, or something.

Vince's character has been drawn out for quite some time, and the "official" end to the character is about 5 years late. That being said, I get why they've decided now is the time, seeing as Bret was really the only feud left.

As far as the new authority figure goes, I think they need to bring in someone who's a familiar face but has been away for some time. They could run a storyline where it's made public that Vince has decided to hand over the authority role to someone new, thus stepping down.

Who this person is, I have no idea.

In my perfect world, it'd be William Regal. In a slightly less-than-perfect world, it'd be John "Bradshaw" Layfield, and he'd then fire Jerry Lawler and take over color analyst duties. Actually, fuck it -- that would be pretty perfect, too.

JBL calling the shots from ringside would be great, but I'd rather see him in an either/or role. I think he'd be great for commentary. He knows how to put guys over with the mic. Authority wise, he brings the fact that, unlike most GMs, he can actually defend himself, and is bigger than quite a few superstars.

Oh, I'd most definitely prefer JBL as a commentator to authority figure. When JBL talks about others, I find it entertaining; when he talks about himself I find it boring. I'd mark out for him replacing Jerry Lawler, as his commentary work with Michael Cole was great. You PPV team would then be Michael Cole, JBL & Matt Striker -- which would be awesome.

I feel like this was posted on 4-1-2010.

If this is true, and it would not surprise me, then RIP Mr. McMahon... But i DO NOT see his character going out like this... 4-1-10

It'll be Mr. Helmsley in a few years.

It can't be just any wrestler as far as I'm concerned. It has to be someone close to the McMahons. Regal would be a complete let down. He wouldn't be able to live up to the Mr. McMahon character no matter how hard he tried. There's just not enough history there and he's just not over enough for it to work. Only real reason he gets heat is that he's a foreigner. That's not good enough for being what is essentially the head of the company in kayfabe.

I could buy JBL, though.

Shane would work if he weren't out of the company.

Could even buy Shawn Michaels, honestly. But that'd be at least a year away from happening.

Hunter will be the new Mr. McMahon character by 2018. All we have to figure out is who he's gonna screw.

I love this, the character was born from the screwjob and then is put away by Bret Hart. It's good story telling.

I guess you could say "The circle is now complete."



Not that I'm a bit of a nerd or anything :shifty:

Someone needs to take the Mania package for their match, splice in the match footage and put it to this:

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BOOOOOOOOOO

Heard it before. Didn't happen.

Swear he said the character was dead a few years ago?

He probably does intend to, but if another old legend who can't really wrestle any more wants a return he'll be back.

Still has that match with Piper in the works.

:shifty:

vintage Xero