25 Things You Didn't Know About Vince McMahon

15. He Actually Appreciates Good Wrestling

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Don't think that just because Vince McMahon's peccadillos are often condescendingly blatant that he hasn't got a refined palette for the sort of pro wrestling that's helped make him a billionaire.

Upon witnessing the truly wretched Diesel/British Bulldog main event from the equally awful In Your House 4 in October 1995, he was caught by ringsiders exclaiming "horrible" as he threw his headset to the floor in disgust once the show had gone off the air.

As much as the rancid headliner he'd just promoted, it stood as a pretty reasonable critique on his whole company too.

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