10 Indisputable Reasons Why Vince McMahon Is Not A Genius
From embarrassing ideas, to failed projects, to mismanaging major storylines; Vince simply gets it wrong too many times.
In the world of television, true geniuses are few and far between. Sopranos creator David Chase would probably be considered one of them for his family mob drama that blew away everything else on TV at the time. Larry David would be another for helping create the cultural icon Seinfeld, as well as Curb Your Enthusiasm. Then you could perhaps throw in a Ricky Gervais and a James Burrows as well. In film we have Martin Scorcese, Alfred Hitchcock, and David Lynch to name a few of that genres geniuses. But when it comes to wrestling, the man that gets called a genius the most often is really no genius at all.
Ever since 1982, Vince McMahon has been at the helm of WWE. During his time on top, hes drastically changed the wrestling landscape forever. Theres no doubt about it, he is the most successful promoter of all time. But he is not a genius. If success were the only qualification of being a genius, then wed also have to add NSync, Dane Cook and Michael Bay to that club too.
While Vince may have had quite a few good ideas over his career, hes had many, many terrible ones. Hes also benefitted from poor management from his top competitors like the AWA, WCCW, the NWA and TNA. Theres always going to be a few million fans out there who want to watch wrestling, and when youre the biggest game in town, theyre going to watch your show to get their fix. Perhaps that's why Vince is considered the Einstein of wrestling, when it's just not true.
From embarrassing ideas, to failed projects, to mismanaging major storylines, here are 10 reasons why Vince McMahon is not a genius.