Ranking Every Incarnation Of The Mr McMahon Character From Worst To Best
2. Self-Righteous
An unprecedented and unexpected level of indignation inadvertently turned Vince McMahon into the biggest heel in an industry he already purported to rule over. The mere fact that it was inadvertent perhaps highlights just how behind the curve he still was in 1997, but McMahon's cry for help in the infamous 'Bret Screwed Bret' interview with Jim Ross just under a month removed from the explosive Montreal Screwjob categorically cemented him as the most hated figure in all of professional wrestling.
What followed in the aftermath was perhaps the most absorbing period of Vince McMahon's on-screen career.
An unknowing evil, he dabbled first with being an affable owner, before understanding the acute distaste he'd generated from his own audience. An unusual trait for Vince in any capacity, his subtlety then became his greatest strength.
Gently meddling with a betrayed and bedraggled Owen Hart as well as taking The Rock's side a little too often against Stone Cold Steve Austin, Vince was quietly signposting where his character's loyalties would ultimately lie, not least in ignoring D-Generation-X's rampant disregard for just about everybody and everything else at the time.