9 People Most Responsible For The Death Of WCW

6. Vince McMahon

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Few could have been surprised when Vince McMahon purchased the remnants of WCW in 2001. McMahon had made his intention to take sole control of the pro wrestling market in the United States clear as far back as the '80s, and was willing to trample over anybody in order to get it. WCW was just another victim.

It must have been incredibly sweet for Vince to do with the WCW brand what he wished, finally putting to bed a promotion that had threatened his own empire. Truthfully though, all McMahon can be blamed for being is opportunistic; he's not responsible for the sorry state WCW got itself in before selling.

Regardless, McMahon was involved, albeit in a different way. Forced into reimagining his own product due to WCW's success with characters like the nWo, Sting, and Goldberg, Vince revolutionised the WWF during the 'Attitude Era' with stars like Steve Austin and The Rock.

Quickly leaving WCW's stale programming in the dust, McMahon was there to pick up the pieces in the end. Afterwards, when he did have control of WCW, Vince made it look second-rate before killing it off at Survivor Series 2001.

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