Vince McMahon Receiving Heavy Criticism — Former WWE Announcer Says Vince ‘Doesn’t Know What He’s Doing Anymore’
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Subject: Vince McMahon Receiving Heavy Criticism — Former WWE Announcer Says Vince ‘Doesn’t Know What He’s Doing Anymore’ Sat Mar 07, 2015 10:22 pm
It’s been quite a controversial road to WrestleMania to this point in WWE, and Vince McMahon is receiving a lot of criticism from not only the wrestling critics, but former employees as well. This past Wednesday, former WWE play-by-play announcer Josh Mathews appeared on the Sam Roberts Wrestling Podcast to talk about his last days in WWE and his future as the lead broadcaster for TNA. Mathews had a lot to say about Vince McMahon and the current state of WWE.
“I just look at [Vince McMahon] as someone who doesn’t get it anymore, and who has lost so much touch with what his product is, and didn’t like anything else that was going on so he literally created his own universe. That’s what they called it the ‘WWE Universe’ because he created it and he lives in that bubble.”
Mathews also weighed in on whether or not he thinks the performers in WWE, TNA, or elsewhere should be referred to as pro wrestlers, sports entertainers, or superstars.
“I don’t think ‘wrestler’ is a dirty word, but I call them ‘athletes,’ I don’t call them ‘wrestlers.’ I definitely don’t call them ‘superstars’ because I think that’s f***ing lame as s**t.”
“Stone Cold” Steve Austin talked about the superstar vs. pro wrestler debate on his podcast with Vince McMahon back in December, and Austin has continued to push the fact that athletes in the ring should be referred to as pro wrestlers, because — like Mathews — he believes that being referred to as a WWE Superstar is lame and embarrassing.
In regards to Mathews calling Vince McMahon out of touch, as most wrestling fans know, he’s not the first former WWE employee or critic to make that observation. CM Punk was the first major name to call Vince out of touch when he elaborated on his decision to leave WWE on Colt Cabana’s podcast back in November. Furthermore, Bryan Alvarez of F4WOnline said earlier this week that Vince McMahon is “out of his f***ing mind.”
As for current WWE employees coming out and criticizing McMahon, well, that’s not going to happen, as it would be career suicide. However, Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer claims that he gets emails and direct messages via Twitter from current WWE talent on a regular basis who claim that they’re extremely unhappy with the way things are going in WWE and with Vince McMahon himself. These current WWE employees do tell Meltzer to keep them anonymous, of course.
McMahon — who will turn 70 this coming August — will likely never step down as WWE’s head man. There have been talks of him stepping aside in the past, and WWE did a storyline where Vince was forced out back in 2011 by the WWE board of directors. As for real life, McMahon will likely remain WWE’s top man until the day he dies.
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Subject: Re: Vince McMahon Receiving Heavy Criticism — Former WWE Announcer Says Vince ‘Doesn’t Know What He’s Doing Anymore’ Sun Mar 08, 2015 1:02 am
Vince McMahon only likes the larger than life "SUPERSTARS" like Hulk Hogan, Andre The Giant, John Cena, Ultimate Warrior, The Rock, Brock Lesnar, Undertaker, Triple H, Batista, Big Show, Kane, The Great Khali, Roman Reigns, Sheamus... y'know, the type of guys who you see on the street and you know right away, that's a WWE Superstar. I bet Vince McMahon would rather see Kane vs. Big Show than a Daniel Bryan vs. Sami Zayn match, for example. That's the reason he's out of touch. He doesn't know how to evolve his business, instead he goes back to his old ways of having 1 top guy (who needs to be huge looking) beat the big bad heel (who needs to be huge as well) at WrestleMania after winning the Rumble. Every fucking year. WM 31 feels like WrestleMania III. Hulk Hogan (Roman Reigns) vs. Andre The Giant (Brock Lesnar). And all the talented young amazing entertaining wrestlers are gonna be thrown into an intercontinental championship ladder match. After what Ziggler did at Survivor Series, what Ambrose did in 2014 in his feuds, and the way Bryan returned just in time for the Rumble, it pisses me off that Vince McMahon picked Roman Reigns even though Reigns never main evented a PPV on his own. If someone never wrestled a main event singles match, what makes you think your first ever main event singles match should be at WrestleMania. I don't see how he deserved it? Ambrose, Bryan and Ziggler, they all main evented before! Plus, Bryan vs. Lesnar, Ambrose vs. Lesnar and Ziggler vs. Lesnar would have been all better matches and build-ups.
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Subject: Re: Vince McMahon Receiving Heavy Criticism — Former WWE Announcer Says Vince ‘Doesn’t Know What He’s Doing Anymore’ Sun Mar 08, 2015 3:15 am
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Subject: Re: Vince McMahon Receiving Heavy Criticism — Former WWE Announcer Says Vince ‘Doesn’t Know What He’s Doing Anymore’ Sun Mar 08, 2015 11:58 pm
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Furthermore, Bryan Alvarez of F4WOnline said earlier this week that Vince McMahon is “out of his f***ing mind.”
I don't give a quarter of a fuck about what some nobody named Bryan Alvarez thinks. Why is this even in the article? It sounds like he needs attention.
Subject: Re: Vince McMahon Receiving Heavy Criticism — Former WWE Announcer Says Vince ‘Doesn’t Know What He’s Doing Anymore’ Mon Mar 09, 2015 7:36 am
Vince needs schooling on nowadays trends. Although, perhaps Vince is still doing things as if WWE wasn't PG, but all the limitations his ideas get are making them seem foolish? Perhaps if the WWE went back to (whatever it was before PG), maybe Vince's ideas/plans could work properly.
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Subject: Re: Vince McMahon Receiving Heavy Criticism — Former WWE Announcer Says Vince ‘Doesn’t Know What He’s Doing Anymore’ Mon Mar 09, 2015 8:18 am
It just makes me laugh, I have lots of DVDs where WWE is talking about WCW, for example, and how you need to "listen to your audience" in order to grow...yet that's the one thing WWE seems to never do now. They really do rip WCW apart for doing EXACTLY what they are doing lol (albeit WCW had a shit ton more issues, but you get my point).
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Subject: Re: Vince McMahon Receiving Heavy Criticism — Former WWE Announcer Says Vince ‘Doesn’t Know What He’s Doing Anymore’ Mon Mar 09, 2015 3:07 pm
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Furthermore, Bryan Alvarez of F4WOnline said earlier this week that Vince McMahon is “out of his f***ing mind.”
I don't give a quarter of a fuck about what some nobody named Bryan Alvarez thinks. Why is this even in the article? It sounds like he needs attention.
He runs Figure Four Daily. The site where this site and many others get their wrestling news. Figure Four is the official site for The Wrestling Observer.
Also he co-wrote The Death of WCW, which is a great book.
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Subject: Re: Vince McMahon Receiving Heavy Criticism — Former WWE Announcer Says Vince ‘Doesn’t Know What He’s Doing Anymore’ Mon Mar 09, 2015 5:45 pm
I was kinda buzzed when I wrote that. That said, I still feel the same way. Hate when I'm reading a perfectly good article, then all of a sudden "But Dave Meltzer thinks..." like - idgaf, tell me what actual people in the business think.
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