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Vince McMahon is a man who is similar to names like Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos. McMahon is someone who revolutionized the industry that he made popular in the first place. However, his ideas and his company might not have achieved so much success without connections like Donald Trump.
We have talked about his decision to move away from traditional territory wrestling many times before. But his decision to move from only live wrestling to telecast doesn’t get discussed much.
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The man was truly a revolutionary. While other promotions were happy with their local audiences coming each week, McMahon reached out to TV stations and got them to air WWF. This was at a time when TV series weren’t even a thing. But after years of getting WWE to the top of the public’s eye, McMahon retired earlier this year.
Donald Trump praises Vince McMahon on the boss’ birthday
After the Hall of Fame induction ceremony of 2015, Renee Young interviewed the new inductee, Donald Trump. She asked the former President about Vince McMahon and he said, “Well, it feels great, and Vince is an amazing man. He really is. We kid and we have fun, but everyone knows that he is an amazing guy. I mean, nobody has done a job like he has. So, it’s a great honor.”
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Then she asked about the extensive history that Trump has had with WWE, and he said, “There’s great energy. You’re dealing with great athletes, and I love sports of all kinds. But there’s a great energy that WWE has always had, and it all comes to fruition because of Vince, cause he’s a very unusual guy and amazing guy. I just love him. I mean, I have a good time with him.”
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Vince McMahon is reported to have made more unrecorded payments, this time to Donald Trump | Courtesy: Getty Images
The history that Renee mentioned in the interview was pointing towards the WrestleMania 25th anniversary match titled, ‘Battle of the Billionaires’. But she mentioned his contribution to the WWE and his relationship with McMahon since the ’80s. One fact that you may not know is that Trump held WrestleMania 3 and 4 in his Trump Plaza.
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To add to this, WWE also held the induction ceremony on the same day as Vince McMahon’s birthday. This might have been the best birthday gift that McMahon might have got that day. Tell us your thoughts about McMahon’s revolutions that shape the wrestling world as we know it today in the comments below.
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