10 Times Vince McMahon Was Dead Wrong

Vincent Kennedy McMahon was 37 years old when he purchased a small, northeastern wrestling promotion from his father in 1982. Within only a couple years, Vince's vision and business savvy took the company from local wrestling territory to national entertainment promotion that had become an integral part of pop culture. McMahon made several brilliant decisions and made some big gambles along the way, most of which panned out and helped his company grow to national prominence. Consistently investing back into his product by upgrading his television show(s) and production values, leveraging the cable companies and PPV distributors, and partnering with the brand new, cutting-edge MTV network (as well as Dick Ebersol and NBC) are just a few examples of the genius behind Vince McMahon. Throughout the 1980s, Vince appeared to have the Midas Touch whereby everything he came into contact with turned to gold. All things come to an end though, and Vince's infallibility was no different. For as much success as Vince had in the 1980s, he faced an equal amount of adversity in the 1990s. Even during his rise to power, Vince made several choices and connections that he likely wished he could have back. Some lead to minor inconveniences while others fueled his enemies' fire and resulted in a federal indictment in 1993. Without even mentioning the poor choices that lead to or resulted from untimely deaths, there were plenty of poor choices, mistakes, and bad decisions made that began to replace the genius of Vince McMahon...