8 Signs That Vince McMahon Could Be Retiring From WWE Soon
Could the unthinkable really be upon us?
Love him or hate him, there's no questioning the utterly absurd work ethic of Vincent Kennedy McMahon.
For decades now, we've heard stories of how the WWE Chairman barely sleeps, simply does not take days off, how holidays are a no-no, there is no such thing as being sick, and how he expects the same sort of behaviour from the majority of his workforce. If ever there was somebody who makes the most of every minute of the day, it's Vince.
A strong, determined work ethic is a great thing to have, yet you'd like to think that even Vince McMahon would take the odd time out away from his day-to-day working life. But then again, he's worth over $2 billion - whereas your humble writer and his occasional days off mean he's not quite at the same success levels as Vinny Mac.
For all of his years of maintaining a ludicrous schedule across WWE and certain other business ventures, it looks as if the unthinkable may - just may! - be upon us. Yes, there are indicators and signs out there right now that point towards Vince McMahon finally stepping away from the sports entertainment business.
Let's take a look at the evidence...
8. Mocking His Own Creations
For better or for worse, we've all heard stories over the years about how Vince McMahon is an extremely stubborn, proud man, and that getting the chairman to change his mind on anything is near enough impossible.
In Vince's eyes, everything Vince touches turns to gold. If an audience reacts poorly to a segment or boos a performer out of the building, that's the audience's problem as WWE is serving them such good sh*t, pal - just the fans don't appreciate it.
After years of pushing the narrative that Vince is always right and that the content we've all been delivered has consistently been of the highest quality, many were taken aback by McMahon's comments on last month's SmackDown episode that doubled as a celebration of Triple H.
It was there that VKM openly mocked some of his own creations, with Katie Vick, Baylely's This is Your Life, and the Gobbledy Gooker all referenced by McMahon as being utter stinkers. Sure, we all knew that from the moment those respective happenings played out before our eyes that these were dud ideas, but seeing Vince ridiculing his own creations was certainly something that came out of left-field.
Recent weeks have seen online rumblings that Vince McMahon is at a point where he simply doesn't care anymore - and if so, that could be an indication that McMahon may soon call time on his days in the sports entertainment business.