5 Times Vince McMahon pitched ideas to WWE Superstars himself

Modified Jun 01, 2020 06:05 GMT

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WWE Hall of Famer Hulk Hogan's final WrestleMania match saw him engaging in a bloody brawl with none other than Vince McMahon himself back in 2003. Hogan won the match despite interference from fellow WWE Hall of Famer, Roddy Piper. Ever since then, Hogan appeared for WWE in various capacities but never competed at a WrestleMania event.

This could have changed at this year's show, as Vince McMahon pitched an idea to Hogan for his WrestleMania return as an in-ring performer. Vince McMahon persuaded Hogan to compete in the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal and win the free-for-all.

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Plans fell through soon after, as the coronavirus pandemic forced WWE to cancel the match and move the event to WWE PC. Here's what a WWE source revealed:

The idea was he wouldn’t take any bumps. We would work it so he would only have to eliminate one or two guys at the end and then he would get his big celebration at the end with his music. It would have been perfect because he lives in the Tampa area.

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