2. Fake Diesel and Razor
After Scott Hall and Kevin Nash departed WWE and formed the NWO, Vince McMahon was very bitter and angry. He thought that since he'd built up Kevin Nash and Scott Hall on television so much for the last few years that they were essentially stealing from him to work for another promotion.
After a court battle with WCW, two things were decided; Scott Hall and Kevin Nash could wrestle in WCW under their real names, much to Vince's chagrin, but Vince didn't have to go home completely empty-handed. He won the rights to the Razor Ramon and Diesel names, characters, and likenesses. This meant that while Scott Hall could use the crucifix powerbomb he couldn't call it the Razor's edge, but he was allowed to chew on a toothpick.
Vince tried to recoup his losses by bringing back the characters he owned played by new wrestlers. This was met with utter scorn and amusement in equal measure. The ploy failed miserably, and Vince was forced to abandon his revenge plot.