When will WWE bring back the Brawl for All or have an MMA division?

**NeanderCarl** · 08-10-2009, 03:33 AM

Vince put together the WMAF (World Martial Arts Federation) in the early/mid 90s and never even got the first show together. He did the Brawl For All in 1998. He apparently seriously considered purchasing UFC at one point in the 90s. Shane McMahon has been desperate for an MMA brand under the umbrella for years.

I think Vince has missed the boat. To be fair, he saw potential in it before most people did, and if the WMAF had gotten off the ground, we may not even have UFC as the market leader today. Vince's vision, which was surely to feature shoot fights but with characters and angles a la wrestling, may have gone down a treat. We'll never know. But by now, it's too late. There is a fully established market leader, and I doubt billionaire Vince is hungry enough is 2009 to fall back into that "number 2" position and claw his way back to the top (or try to, at least). The guy's getting on.

I honestly think one day Shane McMahon will start a league of his own, probably after Vince is dead, maybe even independantly from WWE.

08-10-2009, 03:33 AM	#11
NeanderCarl That's Not My Name Posts: 9,086	Vince put together the WMAF (World Martial Arts Federation) in the early/mid 90s and never even got the first show together. He did the Brawl For All in 1998. He apparently seriously considered purchasing UFC at one point in the 90s. Shane McMahon has been desperate for an MMA brand under the umbrella for years. I think Vince has missed the boat. To be fair, he saw potential in it before most people did, and if the WMAF had gotten off the ground, we may not even have UFC as the market leader today. Vince's vision, which was surely to feature shoot fights but with characters and angles a la wrestling, may have gone down a treat. We'll never know. But by now, it's too late. There is a fully established market leader, and I doubt billionaire Vince is hungry enough is 2009 to fall back into that "number 2" position and claw his way back to the top (or try to, at least). The guy's getting on. I honestly think one day Shane McMahon will start a league of his own, probably after Vince is dead, maybe even independantly from WWE.