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#1 Vincent Kennedy McMahon
During the Attitude Era, Vince McMahon was easily the most hated, despised, and reviled man on WWE programming.
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It all started with the infamous "Montreal Screwjob." For those who are unfamiliar with it, here's the scenario.
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Bret Hart was the biggest draw of WWE's new generation era but was starting to feel his age. He signed a twenty year, twenty million dollar contract with the then-WWF, where he would wrestle for a few years and then retire to be a trainer and on-screen announcer.
Unfortunately, McMahon was feeling the pinch from WCW, which was poaching talent and beating him in the rating game. Vince told Bret he could not afford to pay him for the rest of the twenty-year contract and recommended Bret sign with WCW, who had offered the Hitman a seven million dollar contract.
Bret was the WWE champion at the time but didn't want to drop his title to HBK in his home country of Canada. Vince seemed to agree with Bret, but secretly made plans to take the belt off of him in one of the most famous unscripted moments in wrestling history. Here are the match and its fallout in entirety. Note the confusion from Shawn Michaels, as even he was unaware what McMahon had planned.
After the incident, McMahon would go on WWE television and publicly acknowledge the fact that he was more than a mere announcer, and was, in fact, the owner of WWE. His famous "Bret Screwed Bret" line enraged fans and led to the development of his heel persona.
Of course, it was Vince's long feud with 'Stone Cold' Steve Austin that cements his status as one of Wrestling's greatest villains. McMahon did everything in his power to first keep the belt off of Austin, and then to get it off of him once Stone Cold was crowned champion. Reminding fans of the jerk bosses most people have to put up with at some point, the fans responded and made Austin the beloved hero.
Ten of wrestling's most vile villains, and the moments that made them famous. Did we leave someone off our list? Be sure to comment and let us know what you think!
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