10 Craziest Things Vince McMahon Has Ever Said To Wrestlers

3. Sabu: The Homicidal, Genocidal Greedy Bastard

VINCE RICK RUDE
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Tommy Dreamer bagged an office job in WWE in addition to signing a talent contract after the ECW buyout. He took 'em both, because he's hardcore.

As part of his duties, he and Paul Heyman liaised with his former colleagues to convince them to take part in the inaugural One Night Stand ECW revival - for, one might infer from this anecdote, a lowball fee. Unbeknownst to Sabu, Vince was also on the line and had muted his mic. Which seems like a pretty sh*tty thing to do, but he practically gave him health insurance compared to what he did to Tiger Ali Singh.

Sabu allegedly requested more money than Vince thought acceptable. Vince grew irate - so much so that he reportedly instructed Dreamer to "Tell Sabu to f*ck Sabu," which is simply incredible patter in and of itself, and even funnier when one considers Vince's total and unwavering commitment to his self-imposed no-pronouns-pal rule. He didn't say "Tell Sabu to go f*ck himself".

He said "Tell Sabu to f*ck Sabu," though if this was years later, having gone Full Vince with his constant nickname barrage, he might have said "Tell the Homicidal, Suicidal, Genocidal, Death–Defying Maniac to f*ck the Homicidal, Suicidal, Genocidal, Death–Defying Maniac!"

So, about Tiger Ali Singh...

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