Ranking Every Incarnation Of The Mr McMahon Character From Worst To Best
7. Foil
In what should prove to be his final significant position as a regular character on television, Vince rolled back the years in a passable impersonation of his old self in an effort to finally get Roman Reigns cheered by the bulk of the audience. And it very nearly worked.
'The Big Dog' had annihilated Triple H following his cheap loss to Sheamus at December 2015's TLC pay-per-view, leading an enraged Vince to return to the fold, offering Roman a win-or-be-fired Raw main event that harked back to an Attitude-esque quick fix.
Despite liberal interference by Vince, Reigns triumphed, claiming back the WWE Title and physically assaulting McMahon in the process. Shoving defeated Champion Sheamus off to the side in the following weeks, Vince became the new top heel in the story, engaging in a new quest to screw the former Shield member out of the championship at the earliest opportunity.
Remarkably, the crowd seemed slowly to be gravitating back towards him as he faced the constant oppression of the boss, but that was undone when the frantic and vindictive Vince ordered him to defend his title in the 30-man Royal Rumble match from the #1 spot. In predictably dropping the title to Triple H at the event, Reigns lost the credibility he'd very gradually started to rebuild with the audience. And as his attention shifted to 'The Game' it simultaneously moved away from McMahon, punctuating what had at times been an intriguing conflict.