The Disturbing Truth Behind Vince McMahon Selling WWE

Vince McMahon
WWE

NXT just delivered the worst TakeOver of all time, and has seemingly embraced the fact that it can't possibly register as a true alternative to the main roster, in AEW's wake, by becoming a sports entertainment show complete with supernatural hokum and will-they-won't-they romances. If there's a shred of love left in you for WWE's heightened soap opera mode, the NXT of 2021 can be fun. The In-Dex storyline is bizarrely interesting. But it's no alternative. It's barely relevant, looking at the numbers and the discourse.

The prevailing opinion is that WWE's only hope lies in Vince McMahon selling the house that he built with a new creative regime ripping out the rotten foundations and starting again.

About that...

The recent spate of releases have instigated a conversation that at one point wasn't worth holding: is Vince McMahon ready to sell up? He's making the books look more attractive, at least indirectly. Between the Peacock deal and the Monday Night RAW rights fee, NBCUniversal is in effect already paying for a controlling stake. It has been reported that it would be far more cost-effective to simply purchase WWE outright.

It isn't going to happen.

Vince McMahon voluntarily spends his time pouring over the scripts for Monday Night RAW and fine-tuning every last word to make sure the dialogue is just so. This is his life. He builds miniature ships in bottles, only, the process is exponentially more tedious, the result even more static, and he smashes absolute f*ck out of the ship when one of the masts doesn't immediately stand upright. This is a man who was gifted a t-rex skull by Triple H that apparently reflects his "veracious appetite for life".

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Michael Sidgwick is an editor, writer and podcaster for WhatCulture Wrestling. With over seven years of experience in wrestling analysis, Michael was published in the influential institution that was Power Slam magazine, and specialises in providing insights into All Elite Wrestling - so much so that he wrote a book about the subject. You can order Becoming All Elite: The Rise Of AEW on Amazon. Possessing a deep knowledge also of WWE, WCW, ECW and New Japan Pro Wrestling, Michael’s work has been publicly praised by former AEW World Champions Kenny Omega and MJF, and current Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes. When he isn’t putting your finger on why things are the way they are in the endlessly fascinating world of professional wrestling, Michael wraps his own around a hand grinder to explore the world of specialty coffee. Follow Michael on X (formerly known as Twitter) @MSidgwick for more!