10 Times Vince McMahon Was Made Somebody's Bitch

5. Honky Tonk Man, The Main Event February 1988

Of all people to have made Vince McMahon their bitch, did you ever think you'd see the Honky Tonk Man's name on the list? Well in 1988 that happened when, in planning to get Randy Savage over as a babyface, Vince McMahon penciled in the Macho Man as the next Intercontinental Champion with the title change occurring on NBC's The Main Event. Honky Tonk Man had been the Intercontinental Champion since defeating Ricky Steamboat in June of '87, but refused to do jobs on television. Honky Tonk's top priority was that he wanted to be protected on television since, in his mind, that was the most important way to keep his character over. Honky actually told Vince that if he wanted the Intercontinental Championship belt then he could come to his house in Memphis and take it off his mantle. That's a helluva way to talk to your boss, especially if your boss is Vince McMahon. Vince did not go to Memphis and, instead, kept the title on Honky. To appease the irked Savage, plans changed from Ted DiBiase walking out of the upcoming WrestleMania IV with the WWF Championship and went to the Macho Man taking home the gold, instead. DiBiase had to settle for his own self-created Million Dollar Championship belt instead. Honky lost a lot of trust in his handling of this situation and he eventually dropped the title on PPV to the up-and-coming Ultimate Warrior at SummerSlam '88 without incident.