10 WWE Superstars Who Had Vince McMahon By The B*lls
The Beast isn't the only one to play the system...
Brock Lesnar's current WWE deal seems to state that The Beast can do whatever the hell he wants and there's nothing Vince McMahon can do about it.
The Beast's sensational return to the octagon for UFC 200 on July 9 was confirmed on Saturday night. Even though Brock signed a three-year deal with WWE only last year, he has managed to wrangle some time away from the squared circle for another lucrative payday from Dana White.
Don't worry though, he'll be back in a WWE ring at SummerSlam. I promise...
It's an unprecedented move for WWE to allow a contracted Superstar to appear for another promotion. The reason for this is up in the air slightly; maybe this new era is looking for a crossover audience that Lesnar appearing at a UFC event would bring, or it could even be the start of a mini business relationship between McMahon and White.
Remember at WrestleMania XXXI when UFC's Ronda Rousey helped The Rock against Stephanie McMahon and Triple H? That hinted that we could be in for a mixed-tag match down the road. Maybe Brock's one-off UFC appearance has cleared the way for Ronda to have a WWE match of some sort.
Then again, if Brock wants to go, it would take a brave man to tell him "NO!"
Here are 10 more WWE Superstars who at one point or another had Vince McMahon by the b*lls...
10. Diesel & Razor Ramon
Diesel and Razor Ramon were two of WWF's biggest stars in 1996 and were attracting attention from Ted Turner's WCW, who themselves were on the rise.
WCW made lucrative offers to the pair - offers Vince McMahon simply couldn't match. Vince once infamously said "it's all about THA MUNAAAY," a statement that couldn't be truer in this scenario.
Kevin Nash and Scott Hall had Vince by the b*lls here, and then some. They dangled the carrot in front of their boss by saying "match WCW's offer of guaranteed money and we'll stay". Unfortunately, if Vince did that for the pair - who would of course go on to be The Outsiders and founding members of the NWO - he would have to do the same for the rest of his top stars. Vinnie couldn't afford to give the likes of Shawn Michaels, The Undertaker, and Bret Hart the same sort of pay package without practically bankrupting himself.
Nash and Hall had their old boss beat, and would eventually capitalise on WCW's system down the road too... favoured nations, anybody?