5 WWE Superstars Vince McMahon helped in real life

Vince McMahon is regarded by many in the WWE Universe as one of the most ruthless beings in all of sports entertainment. He is responsible for the end of the territory system in North America, in his quest to turn WWE into the biggest wrestling promotion out there. As Vince's promotion kept getting bigger and better, he bought off possibly his biggest competitor ever, WCW, in 2001.

Ever since then, WWE has been on the top of the pro-wrestling industry, and no one has been able to come close to dethroning the company. Throughout his legendary career as a businessman and an on-screen personality, Vince McMahon has made a long string of rivals who have bashed him several times in interviews. All kinds of controversial things have been said about the WWE Chairman, but that doesn't mean that people only have negative stuff to say about the boss. Here are five instances where Vince McMahon helped WWE Superstars at some point in their careers.

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#5 Harley Race

Harley Race

One of the biggest Superstars of his era, Harley Race was rightfully inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2004. Race had stints in several big-time wrestling promotions, including a three-year run in WWE in the late 80s. Race passed away last year, from lung cancer.

Former WWE Superstar Trevor Murdoch revealed soon after that Vince McMahon took care of the WWE legend's medical bills during his final days.

Harley needed to be transferred from Atlanta to St.Louis. He needed to take a Med flight because he was in rough shape. Medicare wouldn’t help him. A call was made to WWE and 10 mins later it was paid in full. Vince McMahon never blinked an eye. He wanted to make sure Harley was taken care of. Thank you Vince, you gave me 2 more days with Harley.

If it hadn't been for Murdoch's comments, we would have never known how incredibly generous Vince was towards Harley during his final days. The pro-wrestling social media hailed Vince at the time for his incredibly kind gesture.

#4 Madusa

Alundra Blayze

Vince McMahon has made a bunch of rivals during his stint as the WWE Chairman. With some, he settled differences and welcomed them back to WWE with open arms. Former Women's Champion Alundra Blayze aka Madusa is one such Superstar. She revealed a few years ago how she was living on the streets before making it to WWE. Madusa added that Vince asked her if he could help her in any way, and she requested him to pay off her debt which was $80,000. Vince ended up paying off her full debt.

“I lived in my car. My car got repossessed and I was on the streets. People don't know that I've lived on the streets for awhile and I rose above that and I got a call. And so when I finally got my contract, I was going into WWE, he says, 'is there anything I can do for you?' Anything this or that? And I said, 'yeah, you can pay off my IRS bill!'And he goes, 'how much do you owe?' I said, 'I paid everything off. I could have filed for bankruptcy, but I never did, sir.' He said, 'alright.' The next day, he sent a check and paid my IRS bill. He was amazing.”

Madusa went on to take the WWE Women's title with her to WCW and trashed it on an episode of Nitro. This led to WWE blacklisting her for years on end. She was later welcomed back to the company and inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2015.

#3 MVP

MVP is currently active on WWE RAW and is aligned with Bobby Lashley

WWE veteran MVP is doing well for himself on RAW currently. He made his return at this year's Royal Rumble match and is currently aligned with Bobby Lashley on the Red brand. MVP was a strong mid-card act in WWE, back in 2005-10. MVP has stated several times how Vince McMahon gave him an opportunity despite him having a shady background.

“Society wouldn’t give me an opportunity to make minimum wage, Vince McMahon said. ‘Yeah, you did some bad things, but everybody here gets an opportunity. You’ve earned an opportunity.’”

MVP spent nine and a half years in jail for the crimes of kidnapping and armed robbery, before his WWE stint. He made a name for himself while in WWE and is a former Tag Team Champion as well as United States Champion. At a time where almost every potential employer would have stayed away from MVP because of his past, Vince McMahon gave him a chance and he didn't disappoint the boss one bit.

#2 Ric Flair

Ric Flair

WWE Hall of Famer Ric Flair and Vince McMahon have rarely seen eye to eye when it comes to the squared circle. Flair made his return to WWE soon after WWE beat The Alliance at Survivor Series 2001, and revealed that he was the co-owner of WWE with Vince McMahon. The duo engaged in a months-long feud that ended on an episode of RAW, where Vince defeated Flair to become the sole owner of WWE again.

Flair once revealed how Vince McMahon helped him financially while talking about the WWE Chairman on an edition of The Broken Skull Sessions.

"I owed Vince, paid back Vince. He gave me an $800,000 loan and told me to declare bankruptcy. I knew that I couldn't live with myself if I did."

Vince has been known to always take care of the ones who helped him along the way on his quest to make WWE the biggest pro-wrestling promotion in the industry. Flair is certainly one of them and the boss made sure that he was taken care of when he needed help the most.

#1 The Undertaker

The Undertaker and Vince McMahon

It isn't a secret that WWE veteran The Undertaker and Vince McMahon share an incredibly strong bond. The duo has been working with each other for the past 3 decades, and The Deadman has made it clear that he can take a bullet for his boss.

I had a whole mess of personal problems going on in my life. It was really affecting me in my ability to perform, and my ability to want to go out and perform.

Vince straight up pulled me into his office one day, and we started talking about it. He looked me straight in the eyes and he said, ‘Mark, you need to quit feeling sorry for yourself. You need to quit feeling sorry for yourself. Then get your a** out there and do what you’re supposed to do. As I’m processing all that, I knew he [Vince] was right”.

The Undertaker is hands down one of the most decorated Superstars in the history of WWE. His WWE WrestleMania streak is the stuff of legends and was once the USP of every WrestleMania that he competed in. Vince McMahon and The Undertaker have feuded with each other on various occasions on WWE TV and PPVs, but when it comes to real-life, it's hard to find two persons as close as these two in the wrestling world.