One Moment WWE Wants You To Forget From Every Year (1985 to 2026)

4. 2023 - The Vince McMahon Of It All

Just how involved was Vince McMahon in between his first disgraced resignation in 2022 and second (and as of press time, final) one in 2024?

At one point, it had been suggested that the Brock Lesnar/Omos match from WrestleMania 39 was reflective of his inclusion in the creative process. Cast as an old moron on the end a bothersome Skype call Triple H had to make before getting on with the job of creating cohesive television, McMahon hadn't ever truly gotten out of the way, making a mockery of his initial PR exit particularly when he relaunched himself as a moustachioed business mogul around the time of the TKO-branded merger with UFC in 2023.

Following the enormously controversial conclusion to WrestleMania 39 and a comically abysmal Raw the next night, it was announced that WWE and UFC were coming together under a new leadership team spearheaded by McMahon, alongside details of him being right back in the catbird seat on Monday. It had taken 24 hours for fans to spot his fingerprints all over the show, but what really disgusted most fans was just how insidiously he'd done it with all outstanding charges against both him and the company. Just how much had been in the weeds all along? Ronda Rousey said plenty, it was later confirmed he changed more finishes than the main event on the aforementioned 'Grandest Stage', even if it had previously been at arm's length.

Money spoke louder than anything then, as it would in January 2024 when the full extent of his alleged interactions with Janel Grant leaked days before the Royal Rumble. News and details spread, Slim Jim threatened to pull their sponsorship, and McMahon was finally gone for good as a result.