10 Insane Vince McMahon Stories Everybody Believes

10. Fighting Kofi Kingston

Chris Jericho insists he wasn't trying to get Kofi Kingston fired, but merely help him get in the chairman's good books, by encouraging him to confront Vince McMahon after being on the receiving end of a one or two CEO-sized ribs whilst on promotional duty.

In the end, whether Y2J - who recounted the story years later in his autobiography - meant verbally or physically didn't matter, because Vince was happy to meet the Jamaican Sensation's challenge, fighting him in the aisle of his private jet, in what was referred to as a strong-spirited "wrestling match".

As ever, Jericho's instincts proved to be correct. Instead of a disciplinary hearing with HR, Kofi earned the respect of his boss, who apparently admired the undeniable courage that it took for a relatively lowly-ranking wrestler to stand up to the man that writes his paychecks.

Whatever you think about WWE's head honcho, you have to admire the fact that he is prepared to take an ass-kicking in the aid of sparking some fire in the belly of one of his employees. It's unorthodox, but so is the entire wrestling industry, of which Vince is one of the primary architects.