5 WWE Superstars Who Came Back From The Dead

#4 Mr McMahon

The Chairman of WWE

Died: 11 June 2007

Cause of death: Limousine explosion

Suspect: Himself

Venue: Raw parking lot

WWE CEO and Chairman Vince McMahon is responsible for most of the greatest things in sports entertainment. On 11 June 2007, there was a special episode of Raw for him, called Vince McMahon Appreciation Night. The special episode showed many WWE superstars giving their opinions on McMahon's career – almost all of them being negative. The whole show seemed to be focused on the bad things Vince had done over the years, with the superstars having the last laugh.

After being booed out of the ring with tears welling in his eyes, he seemed to walk for hours backstage past every superstar on the show. It was a proverbial walk of shame. He reached the fire exit and after one quick glance at the company that had turned its back on him, he made his way to the limo. After some bystanders stared at him in the background he opened the passenger door and sat down. As he slammed the door shut, it exploded. It was the end of Vince McMahon and a shocking end to that episode of Raw.

He wasn't really dead, of course, but WWE exploited him like he was. WWE.com quickly reported the incident as though it actually happened. This led to more than a few folks to treat the storyline as legitimate, with some news outlets even going on the air reporting McMahon's death as a fact. Business partners of the company quickly called to see what the deal was, stock prices briefly dropped, and fans across the world wondered if they had actually witnessed the death of Vince McMahon on live television.

Following freak ratings decrease to a 2.5 (later turned out to be a false reading), WWE decided to return Vince McMahon to TV, hopefully boosting ratings and on the August 6th episode it was hyped as “Mr McMahon Strikes Back.” The chairman returned and quickly dismissed the angle stating he faked his own death because he needed to know if the fans and his family still loved him. He said his family didn’t care and just wanted their inheritance, but he was willing to bring them back together.