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As the chairman of the WWE board, Vince McMahon has had a huge say as to how the company is run today. He has done a fantastic job at shaping the company into the largest pro wrestling organization in the world.
Naturally, he has worked closely with hundreds of high-profile stars during his time as the boss. While many of them have become his close personal friends, there are others who he has had very nasty feuds with.
Never one to back down, there are dozens of wrestlers who I just can’t see Vince ever being able to forgive. In this list of 4 such wrestlers, I’ve taken a look at the reason for their feud, how long ago it was, and why Vince is unlikely to forgive any of them. Without further ado, let’s get right into it.
#1 CM Punk
While CM Punk had an incredibly successful wrestling career, his relationship with Vince McMahon has been permanently fractured. After leaving WWE in 2014, the former three-time World Heavyweight Champion claimed that the organization made him fight while he was sick. Punk was wrestling with a staph infection on his back for three months before he finally called it quits with the WWE.
The matter was actually taken to court, where WWE doctor Chris Amaan attempted to sue Punk for defamation. In a validating fashion, Punk emerged victorious in the case, cementing his claim that WWE was being unethical.
Punk then moved to the UFC, where he had no success before landing up with a commentary gig with Cage Fury FIghting Championships (CFFC), a UFC affiliate. He has however made it clear that he won’t return to wrestling, especially not to the WWE.
This understandably infuriated McMahon, who hates nothing more than seeing his company's reputation damaged. While these two could forgive each other in due time, I just can’t see it happening given their history.
#2 Lex Luger
One of the household names in the annals of pro wrestling, Luger was thought to be the next big thing in WWE's books. Draped in red, white and blue, Luger announced himself to the world after he body slammed a nearly 600-pound Yokozuna aboard the USS Intrepid amidst much fanfare.
This set the ball rolling for Lex as the WWE saw money in his All American gimmick. Deemed to be "Made in the USA", he toured around the country in his 'Lex Express' greeting fans and establishing himself as a babyface in a bid to build up a reputation for his debut match against Yokozuna for the World Heavyweight Championship at SummerSlam 1993, which Luger won by countout.
Despite some good performances, Luger found himself falling down the pecking order and after he failed to win at SummerSlam in 1994, Lex opted to leave for the WCW, appearing on WWE Raw and Nitro on the same night. He never told Vince McMahon about this, as he had to find out while watching it live.
Ever the company man, this naturally infuriated McMahon. It was at this stage that he vowed to never work with Lex ever again.
A return in WWE never came and any chance was all but ended after Luger was paralyzed in 2007. I’m a huge Vince fan but he can definitely be ruthless and won’t forgive Lex for what he sees as a traitorous act.
#3 Shane Douglas
While he may not have been hugely popular with a younger audience, Douglas was a wrestling star during the early ’90s. He began his storied career in the WWF, before eventually jumping ship to the ECW just three years later.
Douglas was an instrumental figure in the development of the ECW and was a driving force behind the name change to Extreme Championship Wrestling in 1994. Given this success, he was re-signed by WWF in 1995, a decision I’m sure all relevant parties regret even today.
A large reason for his failure upon his return was a relatively poor gimmick, a school teacher with a chalkboard. The gimmick lasted for just 3 months before Douglas came out and verbally attacked McMahon in the press, which he continues to do to this day.
As a guy who prefers to conduct his dealings behind closed doors, McMahon is never happy about these types of public comments. Negotiations to bring Douglas back to the WWF in 1999 failed and I doubt the two are on speaking terms now.
#4 Scott Steiner
Although he does go somewhat under the radar, Scott Steiner has had a very successful professional wrestling career. He was associated with WWE way back in 1992 as one half of the successful tag team unit The Steiner Brothers, before finding greener pastures with World Championship Wrestling.
He quickly established himself as a force to be reckoned with as a singles competitor and was arguably the biggest WCW superstar at the time of their unfortunate collapse in 2001 and had plenty of offers on the table.
He joined the WWE once again in 2002 amidst much fanfare with the 'Big Poppa Pump' gimmick, but just didn’t live up to his big expectations in the ring. This was primarily due to injuries, although his unsuccessful feud with Triple H didn’t help matters either.
Steiner barely lasted two years with the WWE and was unceremoniously booted in 2004 after the Royal Rumble pay-per-view. Instead of taking it on the chin, he came out and personally attacked Vince’s daughter in the press and also criticized WWE's locker room politics.
Given the type of guy Steiner is, I know that it must have infuriated Vince McMahon. Although he has no chance of returning to pro wrestling, McMahon is almost certain never to forgive him for those words.
