When one talks about the biggest names in the pro wrestling industry, WWE Chairman Vince McMahon’s name is always mentioned somewhere at the top. Vince McMahon has transformed WWE into a global media giant over the past few decades. He has gone through much in his quest to reach the top of the struggling industry.
Vince McMahon is very conscientious. In addition to his behind-the-scenes work as a promoter, Vince has done a great job as an on-screen character, earning many a name as the greatest speaker in WWE history. That’s not to say that every idea that comes up, goes through Vince McMahon. The Chairman of WWE does not agree with all comments made to him. In the following list, we take a look at five promising ideas rejected by Vince McMahon, which could be big bumps if approved by the boss.
# 5 Vince McMahon rejects Batista pitch for Hell In A Cell game at WrestleMania 35
“/>Batista won his last WWE match at WrestleMania 35, against his adviser, Triple H. The match lasted nearly 25 minutes, and ended up being a real complaint due to his length. Batista had initially entered a contest in a Hell In A Cell game, but the idea was rejected by Vince McMahon.
“At first, we wanted hell to be in a cell, but Vince, because of the pay view, he didn’t want hell to be in a cell, and we really wanted hell in a cell.”
“They’re just good games, they’re violent. We needed bells and whistles. We’re two older boys, we hadn’t wrestled in a short time and we needed the drama. We already have our history, so we only needed the violence. “
According to Batista, Vince McMahon turned down the pitch because WWE already had a pay-per-view view dedicated to the Hell In A Cell game. But that didn’t stop WWE from getting a hell of a cell tour at WrestleMania 32, between The Undertaker and Shane McMahon. Batista and Triple H ripped the house down at Vengeance 2005, inside Hell In A Cell.
Surely the two were recreating the same magic this time too. Plus, The Hell In A Cell could have been the perfect platform for a game as far as the one they finished. The two of them just knocked the tar apart for over 20 minutes getting tired very quickly, and the matching position hurt things too.
Published 13 February 2021, 13:48 IST