3 WWE Superstars Vince McMahon expected to fail and 3 he tipped to succeed

#1 Vince McMahon tipped Tom Magee to succeed

In 1986, former powerlifter Tom Magee produced such an impressive performance in a non-televised match against Bret Hart that Vince McMahon allegedly thought he could become WWE’s next Hulk Hogan.

It turned out that the real star of the match was Hart, who went on to prove himself as one of Vince McMahon’s top Superstars over the next decade. In contrast, Magee did not live up to the early hype and he ended up leaving WWE in 1990.

Up until 2019, it was believed that the tape of the famous Magee vs. Hart match was never going to be seen by fans. However, the footage was finally found on an old video, prompting WWE to produce a documentary about the lost tape.

Speaking on The Two Man Power Trip podcast, Magee revealed that he was unaware that Vince McMahon thought so highly of him after his match against Hart.

“So that's interesting because I don't recall anybody gushing over me verbally. I certainly knew people were watching me and I had a lot of attention but in terms of somebody giving me like an over-the-top appraisal like that was just a no.”

Magee added that it was not Vince McMahon’s style to overly praise somebody, so he did not expect to hear comparisons with Hulk Hogan from his boss.