Predicting What The Entire Wrestling World Will Look Like In Five Years
6. Will Vince McMahon Still Be In Charge?
Yes.
Vince McMahon is a self-professed workaholic who doesn't consider what he does work. You might think, watching his product, which more often than not is incredibly phoned-in - the upcoming WrestleMania Backlash is literally three quarters full of rematches premised on the lazy idea that the original match somehow "didn't count" - that he no longer gives a sh*t. WWE feels like the opposite of a passion project, a low-effort content farm, and yet, Vince McMahon is very passionate about the minutiae of every last scripted detail. As much as it seems easy to put WWE programming together in a matter of minutes - book a f*ck finish and then un-f*ck it the second or third go 'round, job done - it somehow takes a very long and intensive time.
He loves it. He's not going anywhere. He will be 81 years of age in 2027, but that doesn't matter. They say "never say never" in pro wrestling, but the sight of Vince sipping margaritas on the beach and skipping leg day is simply inconceivable. He will be joined in gorilla not by Bruce Prichard, who will take the blame for a ratings dip at some point, and be replaced by Paul Heyman. Who, of course, will take the blame for a ratings dip at some point, and be replaced by Bruce Prichard.
Now, there's always a chance that Vince apples his infamous work ethic - which somehow came as a surprise to half of the doe-eyed wrestling media on the Pat McAfee show - to another area.
But that would require WWE being sold...