10 Best Things WWE Could Do With The Crown Jewel & Saudi Arabia Money

2. Ex-FL

Shawn Michaels
Alpha Entertainment LLC

In one of the wilder stories of 2018, Vince McMahon's relaunch of the XFL in January provided something of an explanation as to why he sold so many stocks in WWE the prior year.

Under umbrella company Alpha Entertainment, McMahon's rejuvenated football league represented the biggest step away from his true home turf since the last time he tried to get his NFL alternative off the ground.

Triple H's influence on NXT has now been well established, but there's absolutely no chance he or anybody makes the jump into Stamford's hottest seat until Vince McMahon vacates it for the afterlife. Not unless he can finally be bought out completely for what appears to be his second true love, anyway.

Could the best of the rest at the top table convince McMahon that they have enough money to continue his legacy without him, or better, buy him out? WWE has seemed in need of a lot less Vince in the last few years, but the wait for 2020 only feels more exhausting with at least 52 more three-hour editions of Raw still to come.

Vince McMahon once went so publicity mad that he literally gave away money every week - might claiming a bit back push him away from the product completely.

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