#9 "Vince pays Brock billions of dollars to ruin his company." (1:03:42)
They want to control the narrative. That's the thing that Vince hated about this whole situation, why it was so bizarre and there were so many ups and downs. Because he has no control. Because I told him 'I don't care how many zeroes you want to write on a piece of paper. I'm gone.' And he's got the million dollar man complex. He has to be able to buy everything. That's why he pays Brock billions of dollars to come in and ruin his company. Because he wants to own Brock. He wants to be like 'Brock's my attraction!' A guy he has no power over, me, he didn't know how to handle it.
This was especially relevant after Brock Lesnar's unpopular Money in the Bank victory, and we now might have the answer as to why Vince McMahon keeps pushing Brock Lesnar, despite his purported "drawing power" actually being rather minimal compared to all the hype.
Perhaps because of Lesnar's legendary negotiating prowess, Vince McMahon is afraid he'll go back to UFC, and Dana White will be able to promote "his attraction." Vince McMahon wants to keep Brock his, that's why he pushes him.
Perhaps it's also why he has that habit of trying to get his hands on anything that gets over, or bury people for getting over without him. It seems like it really is all about control.
Edited by Kingshuk Kusari