10 Absolutely Incredible WWE Backstage Vince McMahon Stories
10. The Burrito Confusion
The "Is Vince McMahon a genius?" case will likely rage forevermore, long after McMahon has escaped his mortal coil.
There is much evidence for the defence. (Inter)national expansion, WrestleMania, yada yada, he's up to his dimpled chin in your millions. The prosecution however is able to rest with one hilarious truth: McMahon doesn't even know what he eats for dinner.
Former creative staffer Dan Madigan recounted a legendary tale to PWTorch in 2013 in which he pitched the spiked burrito angle between Eddie Guerrero and The Big Show ten years prior. This saw Guerrero get one over on Show by giving him the sh*ts. Self-fulfilling prophecy aside, Eddie was bulletproof at the time. WrestleCr*p became charming in his hands for a few cracking years before his tragic death. McMahon however rejected the pitch at first because he had no idea what a burrito was. He couldn't even infer from the context that it was a Mexican foodstuff, which might explain why there is more exposition than wrestling on WWE programming. What's even more astonishing than McMahon's culinary ignorance is the fact that he ate more burritos than George Steinbrenner ate calzones. Every day, according to Madigan, McMahon snacked on a steak wrap cut in half smothered in ketchup.
What did he think he was eating?