10 Wrestling Facts We Didn't Know Last Week (April 5)

7. What Vince McMahon Told Kevin Owens At 'Mania 33

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This article series has told before how Vince McMahon was upset with the Chris Jericho vs. Kevin Owens match at WrestleMania 33, but we've never had the low down on exactly what the boss told his workers after they came back through the curtain. Now, thanks to Jericho's appearance on 'Inside The Ropes', we do.

The Vin-man wasn't happy. At all.

He pulled KO aside and told him it was "one of the worst matches in WrestleMania history". That's some seriously damning feedback, and it gets worse; McMahon didn't tell Jericho that. Nah, he laid it on thick to Owens instead and let him share the bad news with Y2J. When Jericho found out about it, he was perplexed.

Jericho didn't think the match was a stunner or anything, but he was sure it wasn't one of the worst in the event's history. To Vince, it sucked that Owens was working a flashy style. He wanted him to be much more of a menacing heel, not someone who'd pop the crowd.

What a bummer, man.

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