5 Smartest business decisions that Vince McMahon took

#4 Battle of the Billionaires

Trump and Vince

Vince McMahon knows what makes the crowd go wild and what brings mainstream attention to his company. Back in 2007, Vince promoted WrestleMania 23, centered around one match: The Battle of the Billionaires.

Donald Trump's presence, Stone Cold Steve Austin's return as a special guest referee, and the huge stipulation attached to the bout between Umaga and Bobby Lashley, made sure that the PPV buys would be going through the roof.

WrestleMania 23 garnered tons of mainstream attention, perhaps the biggest after Mike Tyson's involvement in WrestleMania 14's main event. The event bagged 1.2 million PPV buys, a record that stood strong for the next 5 years, until The Rock and Cena broke it.

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#3 Hiring his competition

Heyman and Bischoff

After WCW and ECW folded, Vince McMahon took in Eric Bischoff and Paul Heyman, two legit geniuses who were Vince's competition back in the day. Bischoff became possibly the greatest heel authority figure in WWE after Vince McMahon.

Heyman saved SmackDown in 2002 with the help of "SmackDown Six" after the show was almost on the verge of getting canceled.

Years later, Vince has hired the two men as the Executive Directors of Raw and SmackDown Live, in a decision that has been hailed by many in the wrestling industry.

These two have sound wrestling minds which would only help improve the quality of WWE's weekly shows as we move ahead.