5 Times Vince McMahon pranked WWE Superstars/employees (and how they reacted)

#2 Vince McMahon pranked JBL

Many of the pranks in this list involve people who Vince McMahon has known for a long time. However, in JBL’s case, the WWE Chairman decided to play a prank on his future World Champion during their first meeting.

Speaking to WWE’s official website in 2014, JBL recalled that he went to the company’s headquarters in Stamford, Connecticut in 1995 to hold talks with Vince McMahon after refusing an offer from WCW.

“He [Vince McMahon] sat me down, and with a complete straight face he said, ‘We’re going to make you a bad guy ballerina.’ I’d always been a cowboy and I’d already told WCW I wasn’t coming. I looked at him and thought, ‘Oh God, I’ve made the worst decision of my life.’ I said to him, ‘Really?’ And he said, ‘Yeah, it’ll be great. You’re going to be a ballerina that’s a real bad guy.’”

Vince McMahon then began to laugh and reassured JBL, then known as Justin "Hawk" Bradshaw, that he could use his cowboy gimmick.