It's been said before that the very nature of the professional wrestling industry allows for ego. There's so much bravado prevalent in the business itself, that it's only natural the men and women involved will be looking out for number one. That's exactly what Vince McMahon did when he purchased his main competition in March, 2001. Self-preservation and rubbing the collective nose of World Championship Wrestling in the dirt was what it was all about for Vince. That attitude was incredibly short-sighted however, because McMahon now owned the brand he'd been competing with for years. There was no 'war' to speak of in sight, the WWF had won it. Now, by controlling what happened with WCW, Vince could create something special, but his lust for power simply wouldn't let it happen. In essence, such an approach directly hurt what McMahon was trying to achieve, a 'WCW Invasion' of his own promotion. This article is about incidences just like that one, those times when wrestlers or wrestling personalities really couldn't stop their own power trips. The only criteria for this list is that the flexing of power has to have had a negative impact on somebody else around them. That can be in the form of another wrestler, an on-air character, or even the fans themselves.
Lifelong wrestling, video game, music and sports obsessive who has been writing about his passions since childhood. Jamie started writing for WhatCulture in 2013, and has contributed thousands of articles and YouTube videos since then. He cut his teeth penning published pieces for top UK and European wrestling read Fighting Spirit Magazine (FSM), and also has extensive experience working within the wrestling biz as a manager and commentator for promotions like ICW on WWE Network and WCPW/Defiant since 2010. Further, Jamie also hosted the old Ministry Of Slam podcast, and has interviewed everyone from Steve Austin and Shawn Michaels to Bret Hart and Trish Stratus.
