What Would Happen If Vince McMahon ACTUALLY Sold WWE?

Googling "Disney ruin..." is a bit like the old "Florida Man" patter but for things you might once have loved. There are countless articles, posts and tear-soaked reddit threads about Star Wars, Marvel, The Muppets and your own childhood are just some of the things supposedly squashed by the company's greedy control of just about everything. Think the elephant graveyard in The Lion King but each carcass is a deeply personal treasured memory.

Ironically, this is how many feel about WWE and pro wrestling. The company barely looks like itself from 20 years ago at times, let alone whatever else wrestling was and - as AEW are partially proving - can still be. The brands may not be strange bedfellows, not least considering that mainstream North American wrestling and Disney have linked arms before.

Eric Bischoff famously moved WCW's television tapings to the Orlando-based MGM (now Hollywood) Studios in 1993, to kick off a tenure there that ultimately aided in its original aim to make the brand feel bigger and at least on par with the opposition as the industry leader. The New World Order - pro wrestling megastars and a great storyline - did that for real, but in terms of swerving an iceberg until then, the aesthetic and a sort-of sense of energy from the happy holidaymakers at a free wrestling show helped the company fake it.

This would likely be one of the first ways this deal would actually impact the shows on Mondays and Fridays.

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