10 Times Vince McMahon Sold His Soul
7. Maps To The Stars
Vince McMahon has always, almost without exception, been loyal to the concepts, ideas and talents that have been financially loyal to him. Old draws will always gain new opportunities, tired ideas will be reawakened if they worked well once, and few - if any - performers won’t be given second, third and fiftieth chances.
Celebrities were integral to the success of the very first WrestleMania, and became almost as crucial to McMahon again when he felt bereft of genuine stars a decade later. In a bind, McMahon donated his biggest night of the year to pop culture, but had most of the gesture thrown back in his face
What resulted was one of the worst ever 'Show Of Shows', with a card littered with 'stars' that contrived to matter less to the audience than the indifferent crop of performers at the time. Lawrence Taylor worked as hard as could have been expected for a non-wrestler taking a payday, but his mere presence irked expectant main eventer Shawn Michaels enough to go into business for himself in a problematic thriller with real life best mate Diesel.
'Big Daddy Cool' and 'HBK' saved an otherwise grim showcase. Even when celebrities weren't lingering (which wasn't very f*cking often), they were chasing other ones, with the hunt for Pamela Anderson taking up significant time ahead of her arrival on the Champion's arm instead of the Challenger's as planned.