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Vince McMahon has had a remarkable relationship with WrestleMania. For starters, he created the event and took it to unthinkable heights.
The Chairman of WWE oversaw its incredible rise from a special pay-per-view to the global phenomenon it is today. Despite being behind the success of the greatest event in live entertainment, Vince McMahon himself has not had much of it on the show. He's had four matches at 'Mania, losing all of them.
However, McMahon has spent the majority of his time at WrestleMania shouting instructions regarding the ongoing show backstage. His reactions to certain moments in recent editions have been captured, with most of them being positive.
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However, some moments from the Show of Shows ended up disappointing Vince McMahon. The Chairman of WWE has been left upset over the events of WrestleMania multiple times. Some of them even led to hefty fines for those responsible.
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Here are five WrestleMania Moments Vince McMahon disliked.
#5 Ric Flair blading against Randy Savage at WrestleMania VIII
Back in 1992, WWE had a strict no-blood policy and did not have any tolerance for blading. Meanwhile, Ric Flair was notorious for his blade jobs in WCW. They helped heighten the drama in his matches, while coloring his bleach-blond hair red.
Flair wanted to blade during his WWE Championship match against 'Macho Man' Randy Savage at WrestleMania VIII. Despite Vince McMahon rejecting his request, The Nature Boy ended up blading anyway. It added to the title match and made it a better affair, for most people.
McMahon was livid at what had transpired between Flair and Savage. He even fined both men around $5000 each. This happened despite Bret Hart getting away with it earlier on the show. He managed to convince everyone that he bled the hard way during his match with Roddy Piper, when he actually bladed too.
This was not the last time Vince McMahon laid out a fine for a major spot he hated at WrestleMania.
#4 The WrestleMania IV tournament
From one Randy Savage world title victory at WrestleMania to the other, WWE also crowned The Macho Man following a show-long tournament in 1988. The company held an entire tournament for the vacant WWE Championship at WrestleMania IV, but it did not come off well at all.
There were 16 matches on the card, with barely any of them truly standing out as a great match. It ultimately bored a lot of fans to tears at 'Mania, including Vince McMahon. Tournaments in WWE like King of the Ring are generally fun. But this was an exception.
Bruce Prichard spoke about the 1988 edition of the Show of Shows on the 'Something to Wrestle' podcast, stating that McMahon already hated the tournament format while booking WrestleMania IV.
WWE did not hold another tournament at the event, following the failed experiment. It sucked the life out of WrestleMania IV. The only saving grace was Randy Savage's aforementioned victory, as he defeated Ted DiBiase in the tournament final to win the WWE Championship.
#3 The botched ending at WrestleMania 35
Currently, the last piece of in-ring action that happened live in front of a WrestleMania crowd is Becky Lynch's botched crucifix pin on Ronda Rousey. The Man won the RAW and SmackDown Women's Championships in the main event of WrestleMania 35, despite Rousey's shoulders not being down.
This error was pretty unfortunate and caused some confusion at the end of a long show. However, it wasn't enough to ruin Lynch's celebrations. Vince McMahon was happy for his new female megastar, after she defeated Rousey and Charlotte Flair in a triple threat, but he was also seething at the manner of her victory.
Referee Rod Zapata was seemingly at fault for failing to spot Ronda Rousey's kick-out and ending the match early. McMahon even fined him for what had happened.
It was hardly surprising that McMahon was so infuriated, especially since this was supposed to be the biggest moment of WWE's calendar year. Hopefully, there will be no such confusion when WrestleMania 37 transpires from Raymond James Stadium this weekend.
#2 Michael Cole vs. Jerry Lawler at WrestleMania 27
WWE's decision to put Michael Cole in a WrestleMania match was questionable. He had garnered insane amounts of heat as a heel commentator and was set to face fellow broadcaster, Jerry Lawler at the 27th edition of the Show of Shows. It was one of the most promoted matches in the build to the event.
The match lasted 13 minutes and was a complete snoozefest, until Lawler gained the advantage and made Cole tap out. At least the dastardly heel got his comeuppance, right? No.
The Anonymous RAW General Manager interrupted the WWE Hall of Famer's celebrations and awarded the win to Michael Cole due to special guest referee 'Stone Cold' Steve Austin showing bias. It was unnecessary and ruined the minor positives this stinker of a match brought to WrestleMania 27.
All-in-all, Vince McMahon completely hated it. Cole recalled on the 'After the Bell' podcast that McMahon told him it was the worst thing he had ever witnessed in sixty years in the wrestling business. It truly was that bad. You'd be hard pressed to find another match as bad as this in WrestleMania history.
#1 Chris Jericho vs. Kevin Owens at WrestleMania 33
This is a surprising inclusion on this list, as WrestleMania 33's United States Championship match was pretty good despite the challenges surrounding it. Chris Jericho and Kevin Owens were among the MVPs on RAW and expectations were high for their blowoff bout following the epic 'Festival of Friendship' segment.
The two were dealt a bad deal after their match was demoted from being for the Universal Championship, to being for the US Title. Things went further against Jericho and KO when they became the second match on the WrestleMania card, tasked with following the AJ Styles vs. Shane McMahon show-stealer.
The match was not as the fans desired, without the required heat that their storyline garnered. Vince McMahon absolutely hated it and told Owens that it was "one of the worst matches in WrestleMania history."
The Chairman of WWE seemingly had a vision for the former Universal Champion as a heel and was upset at his in-ring style at 'Mania. KO performed a lot of moves off the top rope, which was against McMahon's vision for him. As a result, he blasted the match.
While Chris Jericho has spoken about it, Vince McMahon's disapproval of the match was prominently featured on Kevin Owens' WWE 365 documentary. He did recover in the following months, earning the Chairman's praise for his US Title effort against AJ Styles at SummerSlam.
