Billionaire Vince McMahon Kept Aside His Ego to Secure Futures of Bodybuilders, Who Snubbed IFBB, in 1992

Vince McMahon has always been known for involving in various sorts of controversies. However, besides all of those, he also has a brilliant business brain. McMahon has been responsible for turning a regional wrestling promotion into an International giant.

However, no matter how much of a business genius he was, some of his ventures failed as well. McMahon had once launched a football league called XFL, which had to be scrapped. Prior to this, he had launched another promotion for bodybuilders, but that had to be scrapped as well because of financial issues.

In 1992, Vince McMahon came about with the idea of launching a professional bodybuilding promotion. He wanted it to pose as a direct competitor to IFBB. At a 1990 event of IFBB, McMahon visited it and ropped in the athletes there using cunning techniques.

However, things did not go as per the plans. McMahon had launched WBF as a pro-wrestling style promotion for bodybuilding, with theatrics, promos, and entrances. However, Vince McMahon initially failed to understand that both wrestling and bodybuilding have two very different fan-bases, and cramming them together would not work.

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After many bodybuilders failed their drugs-test, and the company had to go completely drug-free, many athletes showed up out of shape at the 1992 event. It failed to draw the attention of the fans, and the show just sold 3000 pay-per-view buys.

A month later from that event, McMahon rang up Ben and Joe Weider, the co-founders of IFBB. He called and informed them about the shutting down of WBF, and to allow the banned competitors from again participating in their events. This was something very unusual coming from the side of McMahon. Since he has always been egotistical.

Vince McMahon followed a tough workout schedule despite his age

The former boss of WWE, Vince McMahon, has always maintained a healthy lifestyle. Despite being a management figure, he always maintained an impressive physique. His age did not pose as a problem ever because of his good lifestyle.

WWE Superstar Big E revealed on the Hollywood Raw Podcast about McMahon’s workout schedule. He said, “We have these long drives, pre-pandemic, and we’ll get in around two or three in the morning and his personal trainer has been standing outside the whole time waiting for him because he’ll come in and work out after shows and after long drives.”

Big E revealed that McMahon despite being in his 70s, works out very hard. McMahon retired from WWE, earlier this year and is currently enjoying a retired lifestyle.

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