10 Times Vince McMahon Was The World's Strangest Boss
7. There's "Just Something About That Guy"
Corporate World: Employees should be recognized and advanced for their individual achievements. Vince World: I probably don't like you for some reason. Former WWE writer Alex Greenfield claimed in an interview that Vince had one very particular reason for not giving Christian the title. "Vince was just like '...I just dont like his face. His face really bothers me.' I was like, 'Hes ugly, Vince?' 'No, its not that hes ugly, its just, I dont know, its ratty! You know what we should do? That Kennedy gimmick." "The Kennedy gimmick" of course refers to the rape trial of a Kennedy family member in 1992. To avoid showing the accuser's face during her testimony, the news media would cover it with a blue dot. The dot suggestion was probably not meant in earnest, but to just say "ratty" doesn't really explain that level of hatred. What's more sad than strange is Christian was very over with fans, but got shut out of the top because Vince just didn't care for that face. Whether it was charisma, oozing machismo, whatever it is that makes a wrestler get over with a crowd, Vince doubted Daniel Bryan had it when he premiered on NXT, and for another silly reason. Y2J clued Bryan into Vinces initial misgivings according to an interview with IGN writer Matt Fowler, '...He can get the people behind him, he said. And Vince said Yeah, but who doesnt eat steak? He thought people wouldnt buy into a guy who didnt eat steak." So for the record flipping the bird, hand bikinis, and men kissing his bare bum are all A-OK with Vince, but Christian's face and a vegan disgust him.
