10 Things We Learned From Vince McMahon On Pat McAfee’s Podcast

6. How He Rationalises All Those Releases

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Ready for an even tastier subject? You got it.

Pat asked McMahon to explain how he feels when he releases wrestlers or cuts someone free. In another moment that'll get folks talking, Vince said people rarely look in the mirror and ask what they could’ve done differently themselves.

At the same time, he knows that someone has to take the blame, and he’s “the bad guy”. That, the WWE chief reasoned, comes with the territory. He's more than willing to take that kicking if it comes to it, and it's something he's used to these days. Hmm, it was almost like McMahon was trolling at this point.

McAfee went on to point out that Vince had put a lot of money into people's pockets by hiring them in the first place. That could potentially heel the announcer up a little to those still angry about all those WWE firings throughout 2021.

McMahon won't read any of those comments anyway.

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