5 Greatest pipe bombs in WWE history

#3. Paul Heyman's emotional outburst on Vince McMahon

At Survivor Series 2001, Vince McMahon's WWE battled Stephanie and Shane McMahon's Alliance, consisting of WCW/ECW Superstars. McMahon eventually won the war when The Rock pinned Stone Cold in the end. The buildup to the match saw Paul Heyman coming up with a gem of a promo on an episode of SmackDown.

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As a calm and composed Vince McMahon listened, Heyman took it all out, and it seemed as if he had been waiting forever to say those things to McMahon. The former owner of the then-defunct ECW blasted McMahon for killing the territory system, despite Vince McMahon Sr. promising that WWE would never try to do the same.

Heyman also accused Vince of stealing his ideas, resulting in the formation of the Attitude Era. The promo is a work of perfection and needs to be seen to be believed.

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