Vince McMahon is a real man of mystery, despite the fact that he is one of the richest men in the world. Because he is somebody that everyone is interested in a lot of stories end up getting created about him. Whether this is by fans or employees, many of them can end up catching on and becoming rumors.
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Some of those are completely false and are just random things that people have made up in order to get people talking about him as they try to make themselves known. However, on the flip side, there are some stories that are completely true, having been confirmed by people who were there.
10 Fact: Wrestling Kurt Angle On A Plane
Vince McMahon is known for having a competitive personality and that is something that used to come out with Kurt Angle. During his first run with WWE, the two of them would often get into amateur wrestling fights, with the WWE Chairman trying to take down the Olympic Gold medalist.
This included a brawl during a plane journey when they were in mid-air. Vince was looking for the element of surprise, yet it ended with Undertaker waking up to think they were fighting and he attacking Angle. It sounds like an insane moment, but it is a true story that has been confirmed by Angle and 'Taker, amongst others.
9 Fiction: Singing His Theme Song
One random story that came out about Vince McMahon was that he likes to sing his own theme song when walking around WWE Headquarters. However, this appears to just be some completely made-up situation from fans.
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While in character, he might be extremely arrogant enough to do this, in real life it isn't the same story. This is something that has never been confirmed by any employees, therefore this is one story that is complete fiction.
8 Fact: Demonstrating A Platform Jump
Vince McMahon won't ask talent to do things he won't do himself. That is the case even at 74-years-old, which he did at WrestleMania 36. This show was done with no fans, so things were different and at one point, Rob Gronkowski was supposed to dive from a 10-foot platform onto a bunch of wrestlers underneath.
He was so nervous that Vince himself appeared and did the move onto a crash mat. This was confirmed on a WWE Network documentary where it was shown that Vince did the move, doing so without a care in the world.
7 Fiction: Vince Fired A Writer For Nodding
Vince McMahon is known for having certain things that he does and doesn't like and one of those that is rumored is nodding. This led to a story about him supposedly firing a writer because they nodded at him, but this story isn't true.
Jim Cornette confirmed that he had never heard of that ever happening. It would be almost impossible for Vince to fire somebody for this as there is no reason for him to fire someone for that, even if he didn't like it.
6 Fact: Hit By Finishers In A Bar
Vince McMahon is often happy to have fun with the boys, particularly during his younger years and there are quite a lot of fun stories of him from this. One came from a moment where he got drunk in a bar with some talents and demanded they hit finishers on him.
This is something that has been confirmed by several talents who were there on the night. There was no ring for him to bump on and the wrestlers were initially nervous, but the likes of Legion Of Doom and The Hart Foundation ended up involved.
5 Fiction: Asking ABC For Money
There is a story about Vince McMahon demanding money from ABC for using Chris Jericho when he hosted the show, Downfall. However, this doesn't appear to be true as Jericho himself hasn't spoken about this and he has talked about this show in the past.
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Jericho noted in one of his books that Vince didn't want him to appear on the show. He went out f his to try and stop it but eventually, it led to them agreeing to a new WWE deal so he could appear. But asking for money is something that has never come up, so this is likely fiction.
4 Fact: Out Working Mark Henry
Vince McMahon is somebody who takes health and fitness seriously, which has been obvious throughout his career. However, there is a story about him out-working Mark Henry during a gym session with the WWE Chairman supposedly putting the World's Strongest Man in his place.
This is a true story that Vince himself confirmed during an interview with Muscle & Fitness. He admitted to being proud of pushing Mark to his limits, despite the fact he was 60-years-old at the time.
3 Fiction: Giving Control To His Brother
The steroid trial of WWE was something that almost led to Vince McMahon legitimately being sent to prison. During this time the future of WWE was very uncertain, but there had been rumors that he was going to give control of the company to his brother.
However, because there were a lot of different stories about the company at that time with plenty of speculation, nothing has been proven. It wasn't a fact that this was Vince's plan overall.
2 Fact: He Hates Sneezing
One of the classic stories about Vince McMahon is the fact that he hates people sneezing as he sees it as a sign of weakness. This seems like something crazy and over the top that somebody would make up, but it is in fact a true situation.
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Many wrestlers and even Stephanie McMahon herself have confirmed that Vince hates things like this. It is a big situation for talent or creative team members who are poorly, as they are better sticking away from the boss.
1 Fact: Falling In Ceasar's Palace Fountain
Something that Vince McMahon loves to do is push people into a swimming pool fully clothed. It's something he did to a lot of people when they met at his house, with tons of people revealing this. However, one situation led to Vince himself falling foul to this prank.
He tried to push Jerry Lawler into the fountain outside of Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas. However, the King saw it coming and avoided Vince, which led to the WWE Chairman falling into the fountain himself.
