7 WWE Moments That Are Hilarious When You Know The Truth

3. Vince McMahon No Sells Everything

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Behold the peaceful face of Vince McMahon from the 1 November 2010 episode of Raw. On that show, McMahon woke up from a coma and traded some lame jokes about politics with Freddie Prinze Jr before threatening to run for President. That string of skits didn't pass without incident.

Triple H decided to rib his father-in-law.

This is actually a story Rhyno once told on 'Talk Is Jericho' years ago. Trips told him backstage one day that he had Prinze Jr and other extras hold smelling salts underneath Vince's nose throughout filming - when asked what the hell that was about later on, Hunter pretended he didn't have a clue that anyone would do that, but pointed out that McMahon wanted the segment to "feel real".

Amazingly, Vince didn't react to the salts. He was determined to make it look like he was unconscious and on life support, because of course he was. In other words, the boss was ignoring the smelly stimulant for your viewing pleasure.

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