10 Times WWE Had Their Head Up Their Ass
10. Vince McMahon's Feud With Stan Kroenke
Nobody in wrestling - beyond the fans that were set to attend the event - gave a single f*ck that Denver Nuggers owner Stan Kroenke double-booked his venue back in 2009.
What happened, briefly, was thus: Kroenke, who mustn't have rated his team's chances of making the playoffs, booked RAW for the Pepsi Center without conceiving that they might, and the Nuggets made the playoffs. Kroenke claims he was apologetic, and offered the Sunday, before McMahon reminded him that the name of the show was Monday Night RAW.
Vince blew a gasket that mutated into a childish and Very WWE publicity stunt. He appeared on ESPN, presumably after telling Jonathan Coachman that he'd f*cking knock him clean out if he couldn't, and said Kroenke should be arrested for impersonating a good businessman. Phenomenal line. You have to give the awld f*cker that. He then challenged Kroenke to a Steel Cage match beforem in a cute PR move that secured WWE another day in the news, relocating RAW to the home of Denver's opponents: the LA Lakers.
But then Vince put great, disproportionate effort in continuing this thing only he gave a sh*t about by booking a babyface Team Lakers Vs. babyface Team Nuggets main event infamous for that Mr. Kennedy back suplex. But just the sight of Randy Orton, top heel, selling in a Nuggets jersey, conveyed so much.
This was the audience of one, and f*ck what anybody else thought or what the more important people looked like.