© Copyright 2009 The Times Leader. All Rights Reserved.
The Times Leader 15 N. Main Street Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711
(570) 829-7101 or (800) 427-8649
Northeastern Pennsylvania's Home Page
RORY SWEENEY
WILKES-BARRE TWP. – Did Vince McMahon, who’s bluffed and blustered his way into the ringmaster’s role of the testosterone-fueled soap opera that is professional wrestling, really fall for the old bomb-in-the-limo trick?
Vince McMahon
Though World Wrestling Entertainment would have you believe otherwise, the answer is no.
“No one was in any danger,” said Steve Poremba, a Wachovia Arena spokesman, of Monday night’s WWE RAW spectacle at the arena, though he would not elaborate.
A WWE spokesman echoed that, but also wouldn’t elaborate, instead pointing to a news release from the company and “reports” on its Web site. The release inferred that celebrities who have “less than flattering things to say about” McMahon, including real estate mogul Donald Trump, sportscaster Bob Costas, rapper Snoop Dogg and wrestler “Stone Cold” Steve Austin, might be behind a plot to bump him off.
Despite articles on the Web site that firefighters and federal agents are investigating, workers at the Luzerne County 911 Center confirmed that it was “a stunt” and that no emergency vehicles were called to the arena on Monday night.
“The ‘federal agent’ (referenced on the Web site) is definitely not the FBI,” said Jerri Williams, a special agent spokeswoman with the FBI’s Philadelphia office. “We have not been made aware of any car bombings. … We would definitely have been informed.”
But fans from across the country have been contacting local media to find out if McMahon, the chairman of the board of WWE, was actually blown up in a fiery limo-bombing on his so-called “Mr. McMahon Appreciation Night,” which was televised on USA Network. McMahon had walked out of the building to the waiting vehicle, so fans inside the arena saw the same televised live scene.
Only it was wasn’t live. Supervised by Zenith Pyrotechnology, based in Deer Park, N.Y., the explosion was actually filmed at the arena late Saturday night, the footage of the burning hulk taped Sunday night and the whole mess spliced together, said Andy Kratz, the township’s zoning officer.
“They did it, I believe, at 11 o’clock at night until 3 a.m., so no one would be around,” he said, adding that it was done in a section generally blocked from public view by the building and surrounding land features.
The pyrotechnics company had to get permits, which Kratz said it did about a week ago. “We have pyrotechnics shows in the arena all the time” for wrestling and ice skating, among other things, he said. “They say they do this quite a bit,” but usually not outside.
Representatives of the pyrotechnics company have not returned calls for comment.
Based on reaction from fans, who expressed indignation with the stunt, the story hook could instead hook itself.
“It’s messed up. A death is a serious matter,” said Kenny Noe, of Lakewood, Wash. “Wrestling is not about death. It’s about beating people up, maybe getting hurt.”
He referenced the actual deaths of several wrestling personalities in the past and said this incident casts a shadow over their memories. “What if Eddie Guerrero isn’t dead?”
“For (McMahon) to do something like this is ridiculous, if it’s a hoax,” Chris Dent of New Freedom, Pa., said, “… because the American public’s gonna wind up not watching his shows and it’s going to go down hill,” he said.
Still, they also agreed that the stunt will cause a buzz. “It’s just kind of weird, and my friends are probably going to be talking to me all day,” Dent said.
Rory Sweeney, a Times Leader staff writer, may be reached at 970-7418.
Ged Barron said...
I think it was a good stunt to attract media hype, but we all no there's only one wrestleing superstar that can get away with dieing, then coming back to life. Thats the phenom, the undertaker
June 13, 2007 at 7:12 AM
Steve Austin said...
McMahon is fine. And that's the bottom line! [Why?] Cause Stone Cold said so!
June 13, 2007 at 7:16 AM
Randy H said...
This "stunt" is just a blatent attempt to boost the ego of an aging corporate dictator. There is nothing sadder than a millionaire that is hated by most, who feels so unappreciated, that he must fake his own death to simply gain attention. McMahon, you truly are a heel.
June 13, 2007 at 7:21 AM
Megan Camrdelle said...
this man is known for this stuff...helo people he is not dead for sure
June 13, 2007 at 7:38 AM
Tim Bain said...
If Vince was dead, you would think it would make news up in Stamford CT. But it didnt. I hope Wwe is reading all of the comments that have been here and realize how angry people are. Like I said before the newspaper up in Stamford never metioned it.
June 13, 2007 at 8:00 AM
Chris Foland said...
I have been a WWE fan for almost 20 years and this takes it to the end for me. A man to pull kind of BS is not a man but a monster. My son was shocked at what happen. I will not attend his show nor watch it on TV anymore.
June 13, 2007 at 8:09 AM
Tony Richards said...
Fans are confusing WWE chairman Vince McMahon with his on-screen persona of "Mr. McMahon". One is a real person. One is a cartoon character. You may not agree with the tactics, but that's his game.
June 13, 2007 at 8:44 AM
peggy gump said...
i watched wwe ever sence i was little. but now what they did to make money they should be put in jail for a long time. i will never watch this sport agin.
June 13, 2007 at 8:45 AM
kiona said...
i swear i am never watching that again. anyway you can tell it was fake because on youtube.com if you watch the video it shows vince's foot go in the car then out and it never goes back in
June 13, 2007 at 9:29 AM
Mr. Perfect said...
He's gone. He's dead. Vince, you will be missed by all of your fans - now we need to get to the bottom of this heinous crime, this terror bombing. Let's allow the feds and criminologists some time to do their job and get some forensics experts involved. Poor vince, I never thought you'd go this way.....maybe we can organize a local tribute or memorial to commemorate Vince's death. RIP>
June 13, 2007 at 9:35 AM
amy said...
i think it is complete bull sh**. i have been watching wwe since i was a little girl when it use to come on tv at mid night on saturday. i have lost all respect for the wwe company. they are sick to try someth8ing like this to raise there ratings. you mad many people look like an a**. this was it for me i will never watch again. not without a public apoligy from the wwe and vince.
June 13, 2007 at 9:36 AM
cenafreak said...
that is complete bulls**t...if u would've watched raw on monday u would see tht the explosion was real....emergency vehicles did arrive at the scene....u guys need to learn how pick what is real and what is fake...this was real...
June 13, 2007 at 10:01 AM
C.P. said...
My epileptic nephew who loves wwe all his life believed he was dead and nearly had a seizure over it. you boneheads what an ignorant thing to do to all the fans you should be charged. idiots
June 13, 2007 at 10:08 AM
Wendi said...
I think this was a stunt and he should apologize for what he has done. If it wasn't a stunt, I am truly sorry and my sympathy goes out to the family.
June 13, 2007 at 10:14 AM
Leona said...
I'm not sure what to think. If it is all just a joke for ratings THAT SUCKS. I have a 4 year old son & an 8 year old daughter that watch wrestling with me because I explained it is fake. After they saw RAW & ECW I don't know if I will let them watch anymore. They were crying cause "Vince got blown up". Awful thing to do with young viewers watching!!!
June 13, 2007 at 10:20 AM
Jaz said...
This is ridiculous, I would think a smart man like Vince would not pull a terrible stunt like this. I mean wrestlers have really died, and fans get upset and truely mourn, something like death is not a joke, and WWE will lose many fans because of this, my family and I have already decided NOT to watch or give these people anymore money, and many of my friends agree and are doing the same thing. I hope now Vince goes bankrupt and that the show is eventually cancelled. I love wrestling but this is just NOT RIGHT!
June 13, 2007 at 10:22 AM
cobra562 said...
I think Vince Should apologize for what he has done.Being killed is not a Stunt and this is not helping the kids of today.He should be charged!
June 13, 2007 at 10:32 AM
Ray said...
Even if the recent events were a hoax Vince McMahon alongside the whole McMahon family have revolutionized not only wrestling but sports ENTERTAINMENT. im not agreeing that he should have blown up his limo because death is a very serious matter but it was just to get the ratings even higher.Even though vince is booed he is one of the manypeople the fans love to hate...
June 13, 2007 at 10:38 AM
Nicholas from Montreal, Qc said...
I read parents saying that their kids were shocked by such a violent segment on tv. Others stating that epilectics almost got a seizure. You know, it's not WWE's fault... You shouldnt let these people watch wrestling show... after each commercial break there is a black screen with a message: WARNING ''The following program may contain mature themes and violence that maybe unsuitable for some viewers. Viewer dicretion is advised.'' Mature themes and violence... is not for kids nor epilectic. Parents and family who let those people watch should be the ones charged... NOT WWE... Before watching anything else on tv.. ask yourself if it is correct to let your kid watch... and dont blame others for YOUR action...
June 13, 2007 at 10:51 AM
Brett said...
You could tell it was fake because it wasn't even on the news! I mean come on...
June 13, 2007 at 10:53 AM
said...
vince is dead
June 13, 2007 at 10:54 AM
fvcvggf said...
eeveryone trust me he is dead
June 13, 2007 at 10:56 AM
said...
Vince is not dead!
June 13, 2007 at 11:05 AM
Carol Bullock said...
I have to admit this was a shocker to me and researched all the newa, I felt bad and to find out iwas just a hoax is disgusting though wrestling is so fake any way , but to play on people emotions like that is cruel. Though I know it is phoney I wish we would get better wrestling to watch when vince's father was a live. My day was upset as i truly believed this to be true , and trying to find out the truth I have been a fan for many years but this was the last straw as playing on a persons emotions is very upseting publicity or not, as there is to much in the world already.
June 13, 2007 at 11:08 AM
Buck said...
I can't believe that people think Vince was killed. Little thing Called kayfabe. No one is going to stop watching wrestling over this and the WWE ratings will continue to soar, come on, get real.
June 13, 2007 at 11:10 AM
Angel said...
Being a wrestler myself and watching WWE and TNA on a regular basis, I was shocked at what Vince pulled. Given it was original, though cruel, the silence after the explosion is what set it off as "fake" JR and King both would have been saying something, just like they did when Owen fell. And you would think that the two guys sitting by the door would have run to the rescue. I think Vince has just run out of ideas thats what happens when you run a wrestling monopoly, this is only the second worse thing that he's ever done; the first: buying out WCW.
June 13, 2007 at 11:18 AM
Erik Lawson said...
Vince is not dead. This is a hoax if he was dead it would be on the news,radio,and it would be on wwe.com. if he was dead They would black out the camera just like they did to Owen Hart. And why did the camera step back that was ridicuolous. Of Vince nobody will apprieciate him now.
June 13, 2007 at 11:22 AM
kathy said...
As a devoted wretling fan since 1966, I think Mr.McMahon has tried something and it back fired on him. People with ant smarts know how to check these things out. I believe his words now will always be questioned. There were other ways to add story lines. I won't stop watching but I think he may have hurt his company rather than helped it!
June 13, 2007 at 11:46 AM
Noah said...
That was just a horrible stunt, and if he really did die, do you think a camera guy would just stand there, and those two guys by the door would do something? And before he went outside, he walked past all those wrestlers, at least 50, and if a car bomb just happened outside, wouldn't one of them here and go outside? That stunt was just bad and mcmahon lost all of my respect. I just can't wait untill he has to come clean to all the wwe fans on RAW. That's gonna be funny.
June 13, 2007 at 11:49 AM
Anesen said...
I have to disagree. Of course it's a stunt, come on now one or at least smart minds, know it's a stunt. Anyway, I think it's a cool storyline. Who "killed" McMahon?
June 13, 2007 at 11:55 AM
Dustin Smith said...
if vince was dead it would have been all over the news i have been a wrestling fan for many years and i have to say what wwe did was just frickin dumb i won't stop watching wwe shows just because of this
June 13, 2007 at 12:01 PM
susan/ patsy said...
I think it was so wrong of him 2 fake his death....My sister... Had nite maries all nite.... because she really thought he was dead... This makes us not even want 2 watch his show anymore... U do not play around with death.. And he did not even think about the little ones that would be watching... And wwe.com r stilling playing along....
June 13, 2007 at 12:02 PM
Shannon said...
I was totally shocked when all this happened and not to mention I have a 6 year old boy who is definetley into wrestling. I had to explain this to him. So Imagine me explaining that something bad happened on wrestling to him. If it is a joke...that was wrong Mr. McMahon
June 13, 2007 at 12:05 PM
Lyndsey said...
what ever i think he is dead and if it was fake then why was all the fan around the car and the super stars and if you seen ecw last night I BELIVE HE IS DEAD SO YOU SHOULD NT LEST SO SOME RESPECT
June 13, 2007 at 12:10 PM
Fisha said...
Why are people calling this a "Hoax" or a "Joke" ? It is neiter, it was a well planed out profesionaly exacuted stunt that was filmed over several days and was under teh control of the wilkes-barre township supervisor who gave the WWE the permits to do this. I think the people who are calling this a "joke" or a "hoax" should get in trouble for reporting false claims as fact.
June 13, 2007 at 12:14 PM
Steve said...
SOME OF YOU PEOPLES REACTION IS JUST CRAZY,ABOUT HAVING AN EPILEPTIC SISTER OR SON OR W/E, AND PEOPLE THAT WILL NEVER WATCH AGAIN...TELL ME SOMETHING, WHEN YOU WATCH ANY TYPE OF HORROR/ACTION OR ANYTYPE OF MOVIE WITH SOMEONE DYING IN IT, AND YOU FIND OUT MONTHS LATER THAT SAME ACTOR THATS DIED IN A PREVIOUS MOVIE IS BACK TO LIFE, TO YOU MAKE A BIG DEAL OVER IT....C'MON PEOPLE DIE IN MOVIES, HAVE FUNERALS...ETC, THERE BACK TO STAR IN ANOTHER MOVIE DOWN THE ROAD,..CMON...GIMME A BREAK!!
June 13, 2007 at 12:16 PM
alec said...
the stunt honestly was dumb honestly WWE needs to come out and say this was not real it was a stunt we apologize for the incovinence and this week mr mcmahon needs to come out to the ring and apologize
June 13, 2007 at 12:19 PM
dani said...
ok let me just say this serious or not serious the stunt was not funny, death is nothing to be played around with, the thing that gets me is that they keep on lieing and posting more stuff about it on wwe its ashame to have ppl lie and go along with the horrible stunt, it was not funny, nothing entertaining about that, vince needs to apologize and this stuff needs to end!
June 13, 2007 at 12:29 PM
Steve said...
why would you think different? i have been watching wrestling for a few years. ok, decades. over the years mcmoney has had people wrestle a snake, drown, steal cars and even crucified his own daughter. a staged death is not beyond his capacity.
June 13, 2007 at 12:31 PM
maria said...
you idiots he is not dead how any times did the undef taker come back....as for you STUPID STUPID "parents" what the hell are 6 year olds doing watching at 11 at night.Do you tell them wresteling is real too???
June 13, 2007 at 12:47 PM
andy o. said...
a limo with no driver no other cars damaged no other vehicle damaaged? get real and wake up..vince is a genius at getting your attention..u really don't think he was gonna let bob barker grab all the head-lines by retiring do you?
June 13, 2007 at 12:49 PM
millie said...
Vince has gone too far in order to get publicity for WWE. This is just plain stupidity on his part to gain notority. The family needs to issue a statement alright, saying that Vince is alive and its a big mistake to play with "exploding deaths" becuase now if something should happen to Vinnie Mac, nobody is going to buy it.
June 13, 2007 at 12:52 PM
Phil said...
Since Stephanie McMahon-Levesque ran a story on the wwe.com website. stating "federal agents" were on the scene. Would that be a crime in the FBI eyes for using a false report of their services.
June 13, 2007 at 12:56 PM
Komatoze said...
Regardless of what any of you people say, Vince is a genius. Why? Because he's got all of you talking. And that's exactly what he wanted...
June 13, 2007 at 1:16 PM
jessica said...
im a really big fan of wrestling!!! i wacthed what i thought was the death of vince but then came to relize that it wasn't vince macmahon has gone to far and everybody in wrestling buisnnes is playing along with it were is vince i dont know but he has gone to far and everybody playing along with it is a shame the wwe is probally end up going down hill i dont want that to happen to a show i love but he has gone to far!!!
June 13, 2007 at 1:16 PM
Rion said...
Get over it! The WWE is a Soap Opera. This is a story line. If someone dies in a fiery explosion on a daytime soap you wouldn't be on here whining about it. I think this is great!
June 13, 2007 at 1:19 PM
jessica wrestling freak said...
i dont know what to think? i love wacthing wrestling if this was a stunt i think the wwe should say sorry>>> but if vince is really dead my deepest thoughts go out to the family
June 13, 2007 at 1:22 PM
kenny said...
I don t know why he did what he did i ben watching wrestleing since i was little i think they took too far i just do nt get way get killed or off or make seem like u really died. if he was going retire he should just had party on raw or ppv and sai his goodbyes i know some people do nt like him but he done lot
June 13, 2007 at 1:24 PM
Shocked said...
For the parents that are letting your young children watch wrestling that late at night: Why are your kids up that late? You're freaking out over Vince being blown up in a car because your young kids are watching and now you need to explain to them what's really going on? HELLO???? The WWE is for MATURE audiences!!!! It's full of violence, sexual innuendo's and half naked women (and men)...yet you still allow your young children to watch that? How do you explain all of that to them? Just quit complaining already.
June 13, 2007 at 1:30 PM
Sean said...
Gee whiz. Give me a break. You Americans take things way too seriously. Of course it was a stunt, but it is all part of a storyline. Do you ask the producers of Days of our Lives to apologise when they bump someone off only to bring them back years later? No. Wrestling is a soap opera no more than the Bold and the Beautiful. Well done WWE.
June 13, 2007 at 1:34 PM
Tricia said...
Oh get a life!!!! To say this is violent for kids and tramatic,um,ok,WHAT PART OF ENTERTAINMENT are you not comprehending? No we know this is not real and so what if it's a stunt.They had proper permits and followed all laws. Can't a person catch a break?? IF YOU DON'T LIKE IT,DON'T WATCH!!!! No one forced you to and just to simply read an article and not know ANYTHING about wrestling,our children know it's not real and of course the ratings will go up,he definately won't lose a fan over this.Come on now,you really have no idea what you are even talking about.
June 13, 2007 at 1:49 PM
upset wwe fan said...
I personally think 2 things.. ratings and maybe he is going on some needed time off like vacation. If that is the case this was not the way to do it. I am a fan and I like some of the "skits" they preform backstage, but this is tasteless. Death isnt something to joke or laugh about or even pretend. Shame on all the WWE staff like ECW dedicating their show to him. and they will be thefirst ones looking suprised when hecomes back into the scene. also a friend of mine and me didnt buy the hes going crazy bit either. your losing your touch Vince
June 13, 2007 at 1:51 PM
Tricia Trainer said...
AND KUDOS TO SEAN!!! YOU ARE RIGHT THEY HAVE EXPLOSIONS,BABIES GET RUN OVER AND EVEN KIDNAPPED ON SOAP OPERAS!!!! NOW WHAT ABOUT ALL THAT VIOLENCE!!!! GREAT POINT SEAN~
June 13, 2007 at 1:53 PM
Tricia Trainer said...
AND KUDOS TO SEAN!!! YOU ARE RIGHT THEY HAVE EXPLOSIONS,BABIES GET RUN OVER AND EVEN KIDNAPPED ON SOAP OPERAS!!!! NOW WHAT ABOUT ALL THAT VIOLENCE!!!! GREAT POINT SEAN~
June 13, 2007 at 1:53 PM
Lee Torres said...
I Have been watching wwe since I was 18 years old.I never seen anything like on Monday Night on Raw.Vince is a very smart man and he kmows how to bring poeple in to watching and going to a live event.Look at the HHH and Stone Cold when Stone Cold lefted HHH car off the ground with a forklift and dumped upside down he his head.Vince is very much alive and is taking a break for now he will be back and back up to his tricks by the next ppv in 2 weeks.
June 13, 2007 at 2:05 PM
Julianna said...
I think that the hoax was so stupid.. He made many people believe that he had died. I dont like mr. mchanon at all, and could really care less. But who would stoop the low just for a publicity stunt. It also makes me mad the Raw, Smackdown, ECW and the website are going along with these to make him actually dead. It really makes me loose a lot of respect for the show.
June 13, 2007 at 2:06 PM
wwe fan said...
ok guys now that i had time to read my own post and then afew others. i guess some people dont compare wee with soaps or movies. yes we know its all storylined. we know that the wrestler knows who is going to win beofre he steps into the ring. oh and i hate to break this to some of you that are probably not in reality land.. the big wwe draft. i dont care wwhat the wwe says.. that draft is predone also.. they know where their going even the draft on sunday.. they now the results.. we dont but they do. heres one for you.. anyone remember a couple weeks ago edge winning the gold from taker? i happened to see photos on wwe.com weds before fridays airing..oops to wwe.com. they let the cat out of the bag 2 days too early.
June 13, 2007 at 2:11 PM
Sgt. Hartman said...
“The ‘federal agent’ (referenced on the Web site) is definitely not the FBI,” said Jerri Williams, a special agent spokeswoman with the FBI’s Philadelphia office. “We have not been made aware of any car bombings. … We would definitely have been informed.” --------------------- I believe it is a crime to falsify a report stating "federal agents" helped out in the "investigation". Which in fact they weren't aware of the stunt or the aftermath.
June 13, 2007 at 2:12 PM
Ray said...
I agree with Brett earlier, it wasnt even on the news and why would people fake a death just to go on vacation.Even if that is the deal its stupid.When WWE.com airs the mcmahon family statement i am going to watch it and I bet you they are going to say that they just RECENTLY found his body alive in the limo because every body is finding out that it is a fake and they are getting mad at them.The McMahons are just going to go on and pretend like it was real even though it wasnt.
June 13, 2007 at 2:17 PM
Ray said...
I was just thinking what if it was a publicity stunt but it was actually real
June 13, 2007 at 2:23 PM
Monique said...
There's no way Mr.McMahon could have escaped that limo in time becuz the fire was raised up to 30 ft in the air...but if it was a fake i wish Vince would pay for that becuz i cried for no reason dude and that wasnt funny. Fakin a death isnt rite to do.
June 13, 2007 at 2:33 PM
tinothy spencer said...
absolutly sick no excuse for this to ever happen i believe vince has truly destroyed his reputation as a sports entertainment icon totally just disrespectfull and SICK TOTALLY SICK
June 13, 2007 at 2:37 PM
Layla said...
It was all FAKE!
June 13, 2007 at 2:41 PM
Tony said...
Did anyone ever think that the Undertaker is going to be coming back from his Vacation. What a way to bring back the "dead man" by having him bring back a "pressumed dead" McMahon
June 13, 2007 at 2:43 PM
Tammy said...
It's really messed up that Vince would do something like that. But in a way it doesn't surprise me. He's always wanted all the attention. I hope he pays for a stunt like this.
June 13, 2007 at 2:59 PM
Henry said...
The FBI could be investigating from a violation wwe.com blatantly committed when they claim they had help from the feds. § 712. Misuse of names, words, emblems, or insignia Whoever, in the course of collecting or aiding in the collection of private debts or obligations, or being engaged in furnishing private police, investigation, or other private detective services, uses or employs in any communication, correspondence, notice, advertisement, or circular the words “national”, “Federal”, or “United States”, the initials “U.S.”, or any emblem, insignia, or name, for the purpose of conveying and in a manner reasonably calculated to convey the false impression that such communication is from a department, agency, bureau, or instrumentality of the United States or in any manner represents the United States, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.
June 13, 2007 at 3:17 PM
denise said...
if vince isnt dead that is wrong in him to do something so bad but if it is true i will pray for his family
June 13, 2007 at 3:18 PM
Stephanie said...
McMahon has done some crazy things in the past for ratings. I do have to admit I was…thrown weather to believe it or not. Then I remembered all the times he has pulled pranks before. Though he stepped over the line this time. Instead of getting the fans to realize how important he is and for them to appreciate him, when they all see that it was just a hoax he is going to be more than unappreciated. I mean look how they reacted last night on ECW during the moment of silence “in memory” of him, the audience booed. When he finally decides to show his face what does he think is going to happen, that he is going to be cheered for living through “the bombing”. Is he going to show up with Owen Hart by his side? As I said before he has completely crossed the line with this one. I think his career is going to suffer greatly.
June 13, 2007 at 3:22 PM
sk8ers4life! team said...
If he really did die who would run WWE?But WWE is just entertainment television thats not always real. So why would they show it on WWE. If they had a video of other WWE superstars when they really died they would not show the video. So this might be kind of wierd and scary.
June 13, 2007 at 3:23 PM
Paul said...
It's a storyline...quit trying to insult the smart fans.
June 13, 2007 at 3:24 PM
Erik Lawson said...
Vince that was the most stupid stunt ever he made my cousin cry i may not watch wrestling again that was BS he should lose rating if i was you Vince i would apologize,you lost the title get over it we all Umaga big,Fat,and ugly he was Jamal back then
June 13, 2007 at 3:33 PM
George said...
Geez.. people need to calm down.. Do people get crazy when a person dies on a tv show or soap opera (lets face it this is a soap opera).. And if a grown adult thinks they would actually televise a limo blowing up with the chairman inside I have some water front property i'd like to sell. I have learned that if something is supposed to happen they will keep showing it. When somehting si not palnned (see the death of owenb hart) they do not show it.. Vince is alive and well
June 13, 2007 at 3:37 PM
Doug said...
Henry wrote: "The FBI could be investigating from a violation wwe.com blatantly committed when they claim they had help from the feds. § 712. Misuse of names........" WWE is a scripted television show. The FBI does not go after other TV shows that mention FBI investigations. Why would they here? Ill tell you why. Because its fake. And everybody with atleast 2 brain cells knows this.
June 13, 2007 at 3:42 PM
James said...
What Vince did this week was so bogus. Although it maybe unintentional, it gives a false impression on death. It puts a bad taste in the deaths of Owen Hart, Eddie Guerrero, and other wrestling legends of the past. Since their gonna have a news conference today, they better either tell when his funeral is gonna be or make a public apology for any confusion they may have caused
June 13, 2007 at 3:44 PM
bobby rouser said...
vince thatwas stupid to bring your rating back up you need to bring back the rock/ dewayne johnsonto raw can you smell what rock is cooking
June 13, 2007 at 3:46 PM
Wrestler said...
it's fake indeed, if you looked good you see him stepping in the car(not the door closed) after that a foot comes out again
June 13, 2007 at 3:50 PM
michael said...
People were dumb enough to think that was real? You know this isn't the first time someone in the WWE has "died" in a storyline... think Undertaker...
June 13, 2007 at 3:58 PM
deb cowan said...
hes a disgrace, all the kids that wtch this stuff, i had to explain to my son he was so upset, cause we cant afford tickets he watches this on tv and was crushed, what a thing to do, how juvenile...i hate him for what he did to my son.
June 13, 2007 at 3:59 PM
Joe Walsh said...
The reason the WWE did this was a way to write off the character "Mr. McMahon" if he really did die they would talk about Vince Mcmahon dying.
June 13, 2007 at 4:01 PM
john cena's number one said...
this was probably about the stupidest thing vince could do. if he really wanted publicity he should have made another person kiss his ass, or fired somebody...again. but of all things blowing up the limo he was leaving in...LAMO
June 13, 2007 at 4:04 PM
Laura Matson said...
how could he do this? there are soldiers out there loosing their lives in car bombings and road side bombings they are fighting for our freedom and he goes around making an ass out of himself makign it appear he was blown up? hes an inconsiderate asshole.. i cant beleive hed do it. he didnt care what people thought his ratings will go down. i hope that alot of soldiers respond to him bitch him out and show him why hes an asshole. i was debating on weather or not to let my kids contenue watching it wasnt the wrestlers who did it it was VINCE.
June 13, 2007 at 4:06 PM
James said...
This was more blatant obvious than the Undertaker. Whether real or a stunt it gives a bad impression of fooling people into what is fake and what is real.
June 13, 2007 at 4:11 PM
Greg said...
You are all being a bunch of jerks. It's a stunt. Deal with it. All of wrestling is fake and if you thought that that was real for any reason, then you are as simple minded as the children you watch it with. It's a soap opera with fighting involved. It's live entertainment. Do you know how many knights I've seen get slain at Medieval Times? 8! Death isn't something to play with, but I don't blame them for pushing the envelope. Quit being jerks, jerks.
June 13, 2007 at 4:12 PM
mark said...
yo deb cowan maybe you should teach your child that every thing he sees on tv isn't real. there is a difference between facts and make believe. wrestling is a show (entertainment)tell your son to get a clue and watch wresting with a open mind
June 13, 2007 at 4:15 PM
bill said...
if this was a hokes then i hope the goverment goes down on him hard and no one ever goes to another wwe match
June 13, 2007 at 4:15 PM
said...
"Whether real or a stunt it gives a bad impression of fooling people into what is fake and what is real." uh... OBVIOUSLY it's a stunt, are there seriously any people over 12 years old who thought it was real? WWE is on a time delay anyway so they wouldn't show the explosion if it wasn't planned.
June 13, 2007 at 4:16 PM
said...
oh and if you don't want your kids watching stuff like this then CHANGE THE CHANNEL and quit blaming the wwe for your bad parenting
June 13, 2007 at 4:17 PM
brandon bursby said...
Why did you have to die because you are the man i ever sees VINCE MCMAHON and i hope JOHN CENA NOWS OOOOOOOOOOKKKKKKKKKK. LOVE, BRANDON BURSBY
June 13, 2007 at 4:21 PM
gary said...
is it possible mr machon escaped from the limo
June 13, 2007 at 4:22 PM
James said...
Whether this was fake or real, regardless, death is nothing to joke about. This was more blatant of showing death than they have shown in the past
June 13, 2007 at 4:23 PM
Alex said...
i know that wrestling is 100% fake but i was always told it was live.. for someone of his age to pull a stunt like that shows proof that they go to far. but im 18 years old and stuff has gone wrong before so i never knew if it was real or fake at first ..but when wwe.com has it posted presumed(asumed without proof) dead, i thought mabye it was real ,still was if;y about it..
June 13, 2007 at 4:23 PM
Alex said...
Ill never watch the show again , not even if the billionaire axxhole would give me a million dollars ..
June 13, 2007 at 4:26 PM
DaysGirl Bo-Brady said...
WATCH WHAT YOU SAY, BECAUSE WHEN YOU PLAY AROUND WITH WORDS YOU SPEAK THEY MAY JUST COME TO PASS. SPEAK LIFE NOT DEATH. "NOW, ON A LIGHTER NOTE" IT'S JUST ENTERTAINMENT, NOW EVERYONE CAN START ASKING THE 1980'S NIGHT TIME SOAP "DALLAS" QUESTION LIKE "WHO KILLED VINCE"?
June 13, 2007 at 4:27 PM
said...
it wasn't a dam joke, everyone is SO quick to point out how fake wrestling is, then when they have a half decent special effect everyone jumps on them and says they're joking about death, it's bullcrap. it's a storyline, just like in any movie you ever watch. people die, that doesn't mean that this was poking fun at death. if you don't want to watch wwe, change the channel, it's THAT SIMPLE
June 13, 2007 at 4:31 PM
lynn said...
alot of kids watch wwe and if vince did this as a hoax shame on him, cause I will make sure my family stops wathing his shows,we all know vince is alive but it takes a man with a WARP sense of HUMOR to do this, lynn, from dallas tx.
June 13, 2007 at 4:31 PM
Mary said...
You think in this day and age with the terroristic threats and bomb scares all over the country, Mr. McMahon would have had more common sense than to pull a terrible stunt like this on his fans and public. If the WWE can pull out of this mess, it would be a miracle.
June 13, 2007 at 4:31 PM
said...
anyone who thought the stunt was real is a moron anyway
June 13, 2007 at 4:31 PM
said...
you're all fuking dumasses
June 13, 2007 at 4:32 PM
RAY said...
I THINK THAT WAS AN AWFUL STUNT BY THE WWE OR OWNER YOU HAVE KIDS WATCHING THE SHOW.I MYSELF IS A WWE FANITIC I WATCH EACH SHOW EVERY NIGHT. MY KIDS COULDN'T SLEEP AND ONE OF THEM HAD A NIGHTMARE OF THE INCIDENT.VINCE PLEASE NOT AGAIN
June 13, 2007 at 4:36 PM
Debbie Babirak said...
Speaking as someone whose watched wrestling since the age of 9(now 35), he'll miraclously "RETURN FROM DEAD". All good soap characters do.
June 13, 2007 at 4:39 PM
Wrestling is scripted entertainment said...
Hello?!? Are you guys all stupid?
June 13, 2007 at 4:40 PM
Dawn said...
Who on earth would go to these extremes for publicity. This is outrageous. People who faithfully watch WWE or have been around to see McMahon since the early days are definitely going to have a few choice words to say about this fiasco. I won't be a bit surprised if WWE ceases to exist after this episode. What a disastrous attempt to gain attention and publicity, to act as if a life has been claimed.
June 13, 2007 at 4:43 PM
me said...
look at the evidence they said the limo was staged and actually fired on sundaynight. ok.. lets check that. no 2 fires burn alike if you look at the limo there is no 2nd burn. the door being shut was the trigger for the explosion. how do i know? well, i am in foresics and can tell you the bomb was centered on the back right quuarter panel..in this day and age this kind of stunt isn't something to joke about...
June 13, 2007 at 4:43 PM
scott henenberg said...
has anyone sent these facts to the wwe
June 13, 2007 at 4:44 PM
ERIC said...
IT was definetely real. Everyone hates the WWE and MacMahon so they wanted to end it. His memroy will live on 4 lyfe.
June 13, 2007 at 4:46 PM
Jeffrey said...
WOW thank you forfinally clearing that up for me and vince you are a very sick guy. Why would he do something like this? all i know is im probably not watching wwe anymore because death is a serious matter and he should play around ith it..........well what i want to know is WHY? and how long are they going to carry this out on the three shows and on the internet. I mean how can you stage something like this?
June 13, 2007 at 4:47 PM
Jeffrey said...
i mean that he shouldnt play arond with death....
June 13, 2007 at 4:49 PM
Jay Moore said...
I have been watching WWE since 1999 and i love it!!! The WWE is known for there outragous storylines but this storyline is far from outragous its inmature. Cleary, Mr. McMahon does not care about the fans of the WWE!! This stunt is now saying to all of the fans that McMahon does not care for the fans!! If the WWE has to have storylines like this then why should the fans continue to watch?
June 13, 2007 at 4:51 PM
Mitch Pitner said...
In the wake of recent events of Vince McMahon's "presumed death". I have heard reports of his death, but they are all false and you can tell. This is ridiculous, just because the shows were losing a little bit of fans, doesn't make cause for Vince to do this stupid stunt. I used to have alot of respect for Vince but I no longer have that respect. That is all I have to say on the suhject.
June 13, 2007 at 4:52 PM
RIP said...
You people are all out to lunch, you are complaining that it's a bad stunt, but when UNDERTAKER or others are burried alive and come back it's ok, common it's a show and people are talking about and going on Web site around the world to find out if he is dead. MONEY, MONEY, MONEY, that's all.
June 13, 2007 at 4:53 PM
nathan said...
i feel that if turns out to be a prank i think vince should be sent to prison for a long time until he learns his lesson
June 13, 2007 at 4:55 PM
Mike said...
I knew it was fake from the beginning, I'm just glad someone actually looked into it to proove it to the WWE Audience. Now that Vincent McMahon did this everyone is going to watch TNA, they have been in buisness for 5 years and no one has "died" at any of their shows, WWE used to be good and now it sucks. Now that McMahon played death angle on himself he can kiss his billions of dollars goodbye.
June 13, 2007 at 4:57 PM
nathan said...
anyone that thinks it was a cool stunt needs to be in prison with vince
June 13, 2007 at 5:00 PM
bobbymoran said...
typical mcmahon
June 13, 2007 at 5:04 PM
mr moran said...
he didnt fool me
June 13, 2007 at 5:06 PM
goodvsevil82 said...
it looked a bit suss from the beging, and the wwe are sick for pulling this kinda stunt, they have definatly lost one viwer!
June 13, 2007 at 5:10 PM
Ex-WWE mom said...
You've gone to far with this last one WWE...amidst all of your past storylines and pranks, this is definately one that you should have thought about twice. What happens inside the arena is truly a show and that's entertaining, but taking it outside and bringing in emergency crews made the kids think that it has to be real...most of us know that all of this was a publicity stunt done in poor taste...but what about our children! I plan on setting my kids straight on this disgusting lie, but I will never spend another penny on another WWE item or show again!! It's up to us parents to take a stand against this latest prank by not wasting any more of our money on their products. It would be great to see a public apology from everyone involved in this HOAX
June 13, 2007 at 5:11 PM
Ty said...
Some of these ppl are really cracking me up believing he's really dead. If any of u paid any attention to the camera, u would have known sumthin was about 2 happen the way it was zooming out to show the whole limo, usually when someone is getting in a limo they zoom in. This isn't any different from when Triple H was trapped in a car that Austin lifted over 50 feet in the air with a crane and dropped to the ground or Randy Orton setting the casket on fire when he had The Undertaker locked in it. It's all staged ppl. I'm looking forward to the seeing how this plays out in the end.
June 13, 2007 at 5:17 PM
Leanne said...
I think he is alive and this stunt is truly not necessary regardless of the circumstances of why it occurred. It is sad to have such a dramatic show in front of young children. Have any of them thought of the effect it could have on them. But entertainment nowadays do not have kids in mind. It is all about ratings and their money.
June 13, 2007 at 5:18 PM
Vince McMahon said...
Listen you pathetic coal crackers it was all for publicity! All you are worthless stop worrying about it and move on with your lives. VM
June 13, 2007 at 5:28 PM
Vince McMahon said...
WWE will never come back to that tiny little arena in your town again.
June 13, 2007 at 5:30 PM
Tina Thompson said...
My child is 9 years old and he loves WWE and he was watching the show when this was on. It makes me sick that my child believes that someone died in this explosion. The show & Mr McMahon might think this was funny and cool but us parents think this is really sick and someone ought to be held accountable for hurting American children this way!! You know there is enough crazy stuff going on in this country with terroists and you go and make up crazy stuff like this. COME ON MCMAHON GROW UP AND STOP THINKING OF $$$$ and show a little respect for your young viewers, who do not know that wrestling is not real.
June 13, 2007 at 5:33 PM
Vince McMahon said...
I hate little kids anyway, so why not have your son watch cartoons like a normal 9 year old? SKANK
June 13, 2007 at 5:35 PM
Mr. Backlund said...
Some of you should stop watching wrestling and read a book or take some night classes. Pathetic that you thought this was real. And the grammar and spelling in some of these posts is atrocious.
June 13, 2007 at 5:41 PM
Andrew said...
Just look at the end of Raw again. If you couldn't tell yet, you should look at the difference between the limo from when he got to the limo and when the limo moved without the explosion. It's tape, it's bluff, even I knew he wasn't dead. WWE.com are giving wrestling sites the bad news of it but I have a feeling that McMahonism is back.
June 13, 2007 at 5:49 PM
Hobbs said...
I will never watch anything McMahon promotes again. All the real car bombings, all the senseless deaths caused by madmen, does not make the "fake reality" entertaining in any way. Hobbs
June 13, 2007 at 6:06 PM
Idiots said...
Your 9 year old child was up at 11:05pm watching Raw. Yeah, GREAT job of parenting there!
June 13, 2007 at 6:06 PM
Amanda said...
I think if it is a stunt and nothing really did happen that it is plan out sick. There was no need to scare all of those little kids. I Believe WWE went to far. And thats hard for me to say cause i love WWE. And like people say the only Dead man that can keep coming back is the undertaking
June 13, 2007 at 6:08 PM
jessie sleasman said...
well, I don't know what to believe and i watch wrestling all the time. And from what I saw it was real. But, everyone knows what Vince McManhon is like.
June 13, 2007 at 6:16 PM
Tim said...
I put it this way. I am a firefighter of over 15 yrs experience. I have seen a couple vehicle fire fatalities.There WOULD have been a body. But yet he is "presumed dead"..no body found. Relax,he is alive.
June 13, 2007 at 6:17 PM
Paul Heflin said...
I have been a WWE fan for 30 years. I think it is as low as you can get allowing a storyline to take this type of path. Because of Ameerica being in this post 9-11 terrorism is a major fear, and the fact that we have men and women dying in Iraq and Afganhastan from car bombings everyday, it is sad that WWE would go this far for their entertainment. I think that WWE owes their fans worldwide a public apology.
June 13, 2007 at 6:41 PM
Elizabeth said...
Having a 12 year old son, who in fact, COMPLETELY believed the entire drama unfold unto national TV, I had to argue my way into this website to prove a very sad point. As much as we NEED REAL Heros in our lives, our entertainment has boiled down to watching this. I am ashamed as a parent for allowing him to view this kind of trash. As far as the comments Mr. McMahon made in earier statements, it is obvious that hate children, because you would never, I hope, put your own child through this. Mr. MaMahon, be a REAL MAN and for the sake of entertainment, GROW UP.
June 13, 2007 at 6:58 PM
said...
HI LOVE YOU MOPM
June 13, 2007 at 7:01 PM
dani said...
ok everyone is intitled to there opinion..but this is outragous to keep on spreading lies about his "so called death" it was sick,and is not even funny or entertaining, kids have every right to watch wrestling..its on at all different times, just depends on where u live, vince knows kids watch the show, he should have thought twice about his stunt, its disgusting, and he should get in legal trouble!
June 13, 2007 at 7:01 PM
Jess said...
I have been watching wrestling since i born. I was watching wrestling in the womb! When i saw Monday Night Raw i kept saying "you should appreciate Mr. McMahon because if it wasnt for him you wouldnt be at the Wachovia Arena watching the WWE Superstars." When the explosion happened i was shocked. I kept watching it to make sure i saw it correctly. Well, i told my dad he (McMahon) had died right on film because ECW did a tribute and so did Smackdown. But my father told me he didnt because it wasnt in our local paper. The comment about Eddie really being dead or not made me thing. Although he really is because it was in my local paper. I am so upset with the WWE story writers because death is serious. And i felt like crying and i told people McMahon died. They made me feel like a cheap fool and i dont appreciate that. I will still watch WWE because i love the company and all of the people in it.
June 13, 2007 at 7:02 PM
Wes D. said...
You know i have sat here for 20 years always wondering myself how far is to far when it comes to wrestling and this past monday we found that this is to far makes me sick but the sad part is this is what they were wanting the whole time instead of putting on a good show like it used to be its only about ratings and mainstream meadia exsposure it makes me sick and i for one will have a hard time sitting now to watch it cause i have to exsplain to my kids that he is really not dead
June 13, 2007 at 7:05 PM
krazy12982 said...
I am a huge WWE fan, but I have to agree this is way over the top. I have been disappointed for the past few months w/ Vinces behavor, its getting way out of hand and he should not be allowed to go this far.
June 13, 2007 at 7:07 PM
jenn said...
i am a huge wrestling fan and i cant believe vince would do such a horrible stunt my seven year old was watching and just cried because he really thought vince was dead. i was very upset.even if it is fake death is not and that was a very poor choice on behalf of the producers for wwe. i keep watching but my son is no longer allowed to watch. i dont want him to watch that kind of violence
June 13, 2007 at 7:13 PM
Quincy said...
You know I have always watched wrestling for years and have enjoyed it for the most part. But this stunt was bad taste. WWE really put a bad stain on their company. Just bad taste on thier part.
June 13, 2007 at 7:14 PM
bridget huhn said...
mcmahon and wwe should be ashamed if it is true that the limo explosion was a hoaxnand i think they should getb in some kind of trouble the stunt for publicity could cost mcmahon his entire empire
June 13, 2007 at 7:16 PM
MARY said...
MCMACHON ESCAPE THOUGH FLOOR OF LIMO THEY HAD A TRAP DOOR IN BOTTOM OF LIMO AND FLOOR OF PARKING AREA STORYLINE LIKE DALLAS WHO SHOT JR I CAN SEE HIS FEET UNDER THE LIMO BEFORE HE SHUT THE DOOR THEN IT EXPLORE HE ALIVE, WILL COME BACK FOR DEAD LIKE UNDERTAKER
June 13, 2007 at 7:18 PM
Jennifer Kowtalo said...
Children watch this show. I'm not high-horsed moralist but this stunt was in appallingly bad taste and they've lost a family who has watched since 1985. This is a horrific event to joke about.
June 13, 2007 at 7:25 PM
JOHN said...
Fans should boycott all live events for the hoax staged at the end of the telecast. A lawyer should step in and file a class-action suit for all parents of children traumatized by the telecast. Viewers should bombard USA network requesting they terminate the contract with WWE and the FCC should also take action.
June 13, 2007 at 7:32 PM
tim hoss said...
you guys make me sick i dont even care about wrestleing anymore good bye
June 13, 2007 at 7:36 PM
Kevin said...
first off why would a 12 year old be watching wwe? with the girls running around half nakked. the language they use.second off hopefully u do tell them that wrestling is FAKE.and what difference does it make on dallas they shot jr. if blowing a limo up is a crime. than what about all the rest of these shows?
June 13, 2007 at 7:40 PM
davine said...
i couldn't believe what i was seeing.I don't think he is died .i think he might of got out the other door of the limo ,i think he is alive a hiding out for a brake or vacation,
June 13, 2007 at 7:41 PM
Kevin said...
davine. hopefully u read the article before u posted that comment lol.. HELLO
June 13, 2007 at 7:43 PM
Kevin said...
i can't belive how easy us americans can be fooled lol
June 13, 2007 at 7:44 PM
Kevin said...
i can't believe people actually think vince was ANYWHERE near that limo when it exploded is just crazy. he was prolly sleeping in his hotel room when it was filmed
June 13, 2007 at 7:46 PM
josh said...
hey
June 13, 2007 at 7:50 PM
murph said...
Ok so the man is alive but I agree with alot of people it was in poor taste and sick-u say undertaker does it everyone expects it out of him it's sad that Vince stooped to this level. My son's dream was to become a WWE wrestler in a couple years he really doesn't want to work for a man like that
June 13, 2007 at 7:51 PM
ken said...
think everyone should stop watching the show.
June 13, 2007 at 7:51 PM
Kevin said...
ummmmm doesn't wwe before it comes on say tv pg14? or something like that. so for all u that let your little ones watch this is wwe bad for doing this? or are u just bad parents?
June 13, 2007 at 7:51 PM
josh said...
wwe is fake
June 13, 2007 at 7:51 PM
Jim said...
Vince McMahon June 13, 2007 at 5:30 PM Comment on Article WWE will never come back to that tiny little arena in your town again. IF this was really a comment by MR McMahon than this really shows that he is a very narrow minded person that dont care about anyone but himself and he thinks that the world revolves around him, if this was really you Vince shave your head again and start over you have a bunch if ingrown hairs pressing on your brain what you have of a brain.
June 13, 2007 at 7:51 PM
Kevin said...
hey must have pretty big brain.. became a billionare off of wrestling
June 13, 2007 at 7:54 PM
Catherine Dimick said...
if VINNIE MAC is not dead he should be for that stunt pulled.
June 13, 2007 at 8:07 PM
corey said...
This was a hoax I was with two of my friends and we saw them blow up the limo Sunday night around 1:30 in the morning behind the arena and no one was in it. Before they blew it up they taped McMahon getting into it then he left before they blew it up. the fire trucks were already there. Then Monday the set another limo on fire to make it look real for people comming out of the arena.
June 13, 2007 at 8:08 PM
Mr.N said...
SHENANIGANS!!!!!!!! What is this foolishness? A Ghostrider marketing ploy?
June 13, 2007 at 8:09 PM
Chad said...
Okay...Now we all know that wrestling is for the most part fixed. However, this is a soap opera. They can now go on for months on this "Storyline." So for everyone who is offended, angry, and saying that "Death is not a storyline", please stop watching. This is awesome for fans of the program. Every other television show has death. If you can't handle the story, then don't watch and don't complain.
June 13, 2007 at 8:15 PM
Quincy said...
Kevin will you please shut the hell up!!!!!! You must be as stupid as you sound!!! You have no class or taste!
June 13, 2007 at 8:22 PM
WWEFanatic said...
I agree and for any wrestling fan questioning the reality of this story versus those of someone like the Undertaker, is obviously getting carried away. Undertaker dies and re-appears over and over with nobody raising much fuss. Take the storyline for what it is and stop trying to act as if WWE is built on preaching morality, which movies and TV never do.
June 13, 2007 at 8:26 PM
andrew lick said...
i was wondering if Vince was really dead
June 13, 2007 at 8:28 PM
Jay said...
If anyone thinks that Vince was killed, I am selling the Brooklyn Bridge. That was the worst staging of an explosion that I seen in my life. I wonder if Vince is going to come back with a lame "Kane" type mask.
June 13, 2007 at 8:43 PM
Debbie said...
Personally I think it's his way of getting out of the business - I mean stop and think about it - on anyother TV show if an actor/actress wants off of a series they either die or move away so why not something like this happen in the wrestling world. Also, if it were real why is there no coverage in any newspapers or even on TV stations.
June 13, 2007 at 8:48 PM
joe (not my real name) said...
I have to say nothing is more embarrassing then to read some of these entries and realize that people from all over the world can read these posts. I hang my head in shame to say that I come from the same area. You people are goofy. Nothing says the average IQ of NEPA is about 50 more than this forum.
June 13, 2007 at 8:53 PM
Nickolai Volkoff said...
Okay, I really dont understand how anyone can be suprised or shocked. First off, McMahon wanted a way to get off of Raw and TV in general, and in the wrestling business the only way out is death, example look at Hulk Hogan and Ric Flair very past their prime and still wrestling. McMahon once had a wrestling match and a feud with GOD and that didnt cause nearly as much ruckus as this did. Come on people pull your heads out of your asses and if you dont like what was aired then dont watch big deal. Hell most wrestling fans, unless your a Cena fan, should know that having Vince on TV is bad. The only time it ever worked was during the Austin vs. Vince feud!
June 13, 2007 at 9:02 PM
george stillwell said...
i love the wwe, i have watched wrestling since i was old enough to understand it. i was around four years old. mr mcmahon is an entreprenuer who i admire. i think if this is a hoax and is not really dead, that he and the wwe has taken it to far. i plan to keep watching the show, but i hope nothing of this sort happens again.
June 13, 2007 at 9:16 PM
rebecca said...
I PERSONALLY DONT THINK VINCE IS DEAD BECAUSE IF THEY SAID THAT HIS CAR BLEW UP ON SATURDAY AND THEY SHOWED IT ON MONDAY VINCE ISNT DEAD
June 13, 2007 at 9:27 PM
vw said...
please i thought that randy was out of control. this is just sick. i agree BIG SORRY should be said to everyone. i will have to think twice about going to another wwe event. and i have been a fan for 40 years
June 13, 2007 at 9:32 PM
UCWI Underground Championship Wrestling Incorporated. The Prez said...
He is the Industry now a fake death to get him off TV is idotic he could of just wind up in the Hospital again with burns as the angle for the supposed bombing by Bret hart?? Put that in the think tank! and look out vinnie and dixie UCWI is on the rise!! muah hahahaha
June 13, 2007 at 9:37 PM
MONKEY said...
that was cool what vince pulled off. yes but he could of done some thing diffrent but what is done is done but the only thing that i can say is that i think is TNA WRESTLING RULEZ
June 13, 2007 at 9:39 PM
MYRNA GUTHRIE said...
I THOUGHT WRESTLING HAD ADULTS IN IT BUT IF THIS IS A HOAX I WILL NEVER WATCH AGAIN, IT'S REALLY SICK.
June 13, 2007 at 9:40 PM
The Prez UCWI Underground Championship Wrestling Inc. said...
He is the Industry now a fake death to get him off TV is idotic he could of just wind up in the Hospital again with burns as the angle for the supposed bombing by Bret hart?? Put that in the think tank! and look out vinnie and dixie UCWI is on the rise!! muah hahahaha
June 13, 2007 at 9:44 PM
William Madely said...
I JUST THINK THAT THIS WAS A STUPID UNTHINKABLE STUNT TO PULL OVER THE MILLIONS OF FANS ACCROSSED THE WORLD. A MAN OF VINCE'S STATURE MAKING THE MILLIONS OF WRESTLING FANS BELIEVE HE DIED, ON NATIONAL TV AT THAT ? I WILL NEVER FORGIVE HIM FOR THIS. I HOPE THE WRESTLERS THEMSELVES WERE NOT INVOLVED IN THIS. AS OF MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAYS ECW SHOW I WILL NOT LET MY FAMILY WATCH WRESTLING AGAIN. WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE SMALL TIME SHOW WHERE KIRT ANGLE AND STING HAVE GONE TOO. HOPEFULLY NO ONE THERE IS STUPID ENOUGH TO PULL SOMETHING LIKE THIS.......
June 13, 2007 at 9:52 PM
MARK said...
ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN IN THE WWE THATS THEIR MOTTO
June 13, 2007 at 10:26 PM
jim said...
the true of the matter is you have to be pretty gulliable to believe that he died you ought to have your head exammined because there is something wrong with it. everything they do is scripted they know who is going to win every match and what they are going to say before they start so if you believe wrestling is real i feel sorry for you
June 13, 2007 at 10:28 PM
Lance L. said...
Vince such an evil genius with all of his acting. I gotta say everything from the "shocking news" at WWE.com to the footage tape doesn't make any sense of all. It's really hard to believe like only about 5-7 minutes after the explosion was shown, they already launch the whole detail story about it on the site. Still, all these tricks Vince pulled really get everyone attention.
June 13, 2007 at 10:41 PM
Felix Herrera said...
I think that the whole McMahon dead thing worked out perfect because it caught lots of people's attention. That's what you got to expect with WWE. "You never know what could happen it the WWE." i will keep watching. Which loyal WWE fan wouldn't?
June 13, 2007 at 10:50 PM
Brian said...
Only Vince could pull something like this off....R.I.P.
June 13, 2007 at 10:53 PM
Nikolai Volkoff said...
Look at all the comments and all the attention this is getting from you guys. Mission Accomplished for Vince this is exactly what he wanted. So if your outraged dont feed into it just dont say anything dont watch. Your only helping Vince in getting outraged.
June 13, 2007 at 10:55 PM
Pablo Leon said...
Ok, wwe is about show no wrestling but this stunt is a shame and a lack of respect to fans. This is the reason more people are supporting the Tna. Mcmahon is not dead and he is laughing of all the fans.
June 13, 2007 at 10:56 PM
Brian said...
If I'm not mistaken, doesn't the ATF Investigate car bombings???? instead of the FBI??? brb Vince is calling me.....LoL
June 13, 2007 at 10:58 PM
Chris Jericho said...
After all my years of wrestling this is the most offensive thing that could have come from Vince. C'mon he is not dead!!!
June 13, 2007 at 10:59 PM
Brandon Price said...
this is very low for vince just to get ratings because this is what fans are gonna exactly think “What if Eddie Guerrero isn’t dead?” if i was vince i wouldnt show my face in wrestling for a long time after this.
June 13, 2007 at 11:04 PM
Brian said...
So now the billion dollar question is.....WHEN WILL VINCE BE RESSURRECTED FROM THE DEAD ????? AND WILL DONALD TRUMP TAKE OVER TIL HE RETURNS???? The saga continues.....
June 13, 2007 at 11:08 PM
Brian said...
FORGET ABOUT VINCE.....HOW'S THE LIMO DRIVER ?????
June 13, 2007 at 11:10 PM
Unknown said...
VINCE MCMAHON YOU ARE NOTHING BUT A PIECE OF S#@* I AM NEVER EVER !!! WATCHING YOUR WWE PROGRAMING AFTER THIS B.S YOU PULLED THIS IS REDICULIOUS !!
June 13, 2007 at 11:15 PM
April Wells said...
Vince is wrong for faking his death. If you are you should be punished just like any other American would be. There are people dying everyday from illnesses, murders, and even in war. You should be ashamed of yourself. Believe it or not some kids look up to you as a role model. Imagine how there feeling now.
June 13, 2007 at 11:22 PM
Mark said...
If this whole death thing is a hoax then may you rot in hell when you really die. You will definetly be hated by not only the fans but the wrestlers as well. How dare you pull a stunt like this just to try and get ratings.
June 13, 2007 at 11:34 PM
Roy Eng said...
Vincent McMahon has gone to far with his own death WWE has come to appoint is not wrestling is entertaiment SOAP OPERA wrestling Vincent McMahon Style of wrestling
June 13, 2007 at 11:38 PM
Rosa said...
Vince Mc Mahon sure is CRAZY!!! I can't believe that he pulled out a stunt like this for his own benefit. My family thinks he's actually dead. What a conniving weasel! I dislike him even more than I did before now.
June 13, 2007 at 11:41 PM
dan said...
why would vince have to pretend to have himself off'd, then to have everyone in the wwe pretend that he died and there is an investigation. to me it makes everyone in the company seem totally f****** stupid. I hope everyone at the wwe can "get over the passing" of vince to make some sports entertainment not an actual soap opera.
June 13, 2007 at 11:43 PM
Christopher Mann said...
Watch Vince will have Undertaker bring him back from the dead.
June 13, 2007 at 11:45 PM
Da Grizzly Bare said...
Vince McMahon, for as long as I have been watching wrestling, was always a respective, consummate businessman ... though his wrestling persona may say otherwise. I've seen some awkward things in my time as a diehard WWE fan, but I have never witnessed anything as idiotic as this article. It just proves to me, not to mention the WWE faithful, how far some may fall to acquire ratings. Vincent Kennedy McMahon should be ashamed of himself; He is one of the richest, most powerful men in American history. He took his father's company and turned in into a worldwide, billion-dolar, international conglamorate. He has money, he has power ... but above and beyond all that, he has no excuse for pulling such a fast one on us, the WWE faithful. I looked up to Vince as a role model, and at one point, I wanted to become a part of WWE. However, this just proved to me just how low some would stoop to in order to recieve higher ratings.
June 13, 2007 at 11:52 PM
Glen said...
I attended a WWE event on 6/12/07 with a friend and our children both under ten yrs old. They had all the wrestlers come out at the beginning of the show and had a moment of silence and the ringing of the bell. Our kids became very upset and it put a damper on the whole event. I'm sure we will find out shortly that this was all a hoax but it really wrecked what was supposed to be a fun night out with our sons.
June 13, 2007 at 11:53 PM
Steve Gaddis said...
I think that it so lame of the WWE to fake Vince McMahon's death considering all of the violence in Iraq and all the american soldiers who have given their lives so that he can put on his shows
June 13, 2007 at 11:53 PM
don (stagecoach,nv) said...
mcmahan were not that lucky to get rid of you. i have been watching wrestling for 35 years. in the old days it was one on one. you or your punk son couldn't even win a match with the girls.since your not dead, play dead and don't come back.
June 13, 2007 at 11:54 PM
marilee worley said...
i think this is totally wrong. fans really believe this stuff. my husband is still crying!! it is going to turn people away because their being played.
June 14, 2007 at 12:00 AM
rose said...
ok if this is fake..it really isn't amusing...cause that's really sick thing to do...i'm a big fan of wwe...and something like this to have happened for reals..would be sad...and for it to be a publicity stunt is kind of sickening...i really hope it's not true..and it was just some stupid publicity stunt.
June 14, 2007 at 12:24 AM
Eric said...
Rofl. what dumb people. I knew it was a hoax. howd I know? Because if it was real it would've been on news channels around the world. so theres the ting. mcmahon is an idiot. always has been. and always will be. end of discussion
June 14, 2007 at 12:27 AM
Eric said...
i got 1 more thing to add. Vince if your reading this. TNA is better than wwe. U think u can play people by making us think your dead? your a punts, a poser. You chickened out when VKM challenged u. U know that VKM would own you!!!! ok i'm done buh bye!!!! ;]
June 14, 2007 at 12:30 AM
albert walker said...
if you have kept up with the wwe.you will remember back a few years ago when vince mcmahon stepped down and let shane and stephanie mcmahon take over wwe.when they both made a total mess of things,vince then returned as the knight in shining armor.if this is another ploy by the mcmahons.the i think it is discusting.if not then my sympathy to the mcmahon family
June 14, 2007 at 12:33 AM
Andrew said...
Vince is an absolute genious. He knows what it takes to be and stay on top in the business. He has had some outrageous storylines that have worked in the past but this one takes the cake for being unique.Great job Vince.
June 14, 2007 at 12:35 AM
tamara said...
this is to everyone that thinks vince is dead grow up and get a life...he isn't dead he is trying to make another buck off everyone that watches and rents ppv all of this is about makning a billionaire richer
June 14, 2007 at 12:36 AM
James said...
I believe Vince pulled this stunt to take time away from WWE Wrestling to take care of a real medical problem, such as cancer treatment.maybe he's just found out of a tumer and is under going kemo or radiation treatment. Maybe????
June 14, 2007 at 12:50 AM
Andy said...
This is definitely the biggest hoax and mistake that could have been made at a time like this. It may have been a publicity stunt, but at the point in our lives that "car-bombing" are taking place to our soldiers, I personally have lost all respect and desire for the WWE.
June 14, 2007 at 1:04 AM
Rick Rudd said...
"My epileptic nephew who loves wwe all his life believed he was dead and nearly had a seizure over it." Ohhh time for beddy by soooo saadd.. lol
June 14, 2007 at 1:30 AM
mike said...
so does that mean vince is alive right?,wat a master plan to pull out this kind of hoax..
June 14, 2007 at 1:54 AM
traver said...
he is alive but cant say anything to what will happen in the future true this wasnt one of the most better ways to show to the fans and to all the kids that were watching this past monday but to all of you that watch raw every monday night and the other shows such as smackdown and ecw thank you for always tuning us in on these night god bless you and thanks again
June 14, 2007 at 2:04 AM
Tom Quick said...
what a plan let the world think ur dead,while ur taking a break. it all looked so real. best yet when he returns maybee they'll appreciate the boss......
June 14, 2007 at 2:12 AM
Tom said...
so yes by fakin a serious situation, it always said presummed NOT PRONOUNCED dead....they left the outcome in your mind. if u thought he is dead,i did too but the word PRESUMMED was used to much so jokes on u.Vince if u read this that was one of the most brilliant plans ever.......
June 14, 2007 at 2:19 AM
richie said...
death is a serious thing and not to play, i new it all along, vince mc mahon will soon regret what he did, thank u for the information
June 14, 2007 at 2:29 AM
Ruwan Godawatta said...
In am a Sri Lankan and has been a wrestling fan for decades. When I heard this news about Vince, I cheked the wwe.com and I really thought and had doughts a obout this inident and watched wwe video release on this incident. By doing such an act of "true lies" i think it will sure badly effect the sport entertainment industry and also almost all the great wrestlers we have seen in the past. I think this horrific incident by the wwe will not do any good for them in the future.
June 14, 2007 at 2:39 AM
dalena smith said...
I dont feel that faking ur death is a laughing matter..I think this will possibly back fire and give him bad publicity..but with the wwe u never know its just all on how they plan it out...its the best soap opera on earth!!
June 14, 2007 at 3:57 AM
John in NC said...
I have been a wrestling fan for years. I have seen just about all there is to see. I know its fake but I come bacck for more, just to see what will happen next.I watch the episode where Vince "died" and I didn't know how it was done but I knew it was fake. It was all to coincidental. Vince is just grasping now. WWE hasn't been the same since he decided to put Raw versus Smackdown, believing fans are too stupid to figure out that it's all still the same company. Vince is now and always be a fraud.
June 14, 2007 at 4:00 AM
steve said...
i really thought he was dead i watched all the videos and thought mr mcmahon was dead but this is ridculous he faked his own death....no one should apprecitate him for what he did...this will probably come back to haunt him
June 14, 2007 at 5:26 AM
Donald Webster said...
I live in the UK and have been watching wrestling for many years but this is sick the UK suffer a lot of car bombs and to joke of one is seriously out of line
June 14, 2007 at 6:14 AM
Emma said...
I watched it and thought it was amusing - gives him the chance to "die off" and then be "raised from the dead" in the future - Can see it being a match involving the Undertaker and maybe Boogeyman!!
June 14, 2007 at 6:39 AM
lacey boyce said...
i live in australia wa and when i saw it a bomb explosion i my heart now i find out that he did not die it sickens me to think he could be unapreiciated how could vince do this in front of children and the milions
June 14, 2007 at 6:48 AM
Damien Silva said...
What a jerk! I'm saddened to hear it was a hoax.
June 14, 2007 at 7:07 AM
Dennis Schofield said...
I have been a fan of W.W.E. for 20 some years. I've seen good and bad storylines. But Death to boost ratings....C'mon. People die everyday as a part of life.THEY don't have the option to come back.Don't get rich(er) by exploiting Death. Is this whats to come in W.W.E.? Say NO Vince....say no.
June 14, 2007 at 7:12 AM
Richard Boro said...
Anyone over the age of 4 should know that wrestling storylines are all FAKE. The athletes are real but the stories are not. Attacking the WWE for this is like saying you won't ever watch boxing again because of Rocky. Wake up you bunch of ignorant jerks.
June 14, 2007 at 7:33 AM
Paula said...
I caught the splice when I watched the "live" feed on Monday night. Wonder how long the WWE will let this story run?
June 14, 2007 at 8:17 AM
Brian said...
I'm just as bad as Vince is, for adding my comments...have a great day...gotta go to work.
June 14, 2007 at 8:18 AM
TAMMY said...
I am from Kentucky and I lost two dear friends when the volks wagon they were in was hit and caught fire. The firemen didnt just aim the hose at the doors like these did, and they used a foam like substance to put out the blaze. And the firemen here don't wear air masks when putting out a car fire. And isnt impersonating an FBI agent against the law? wonder if he will get jail time for faking his death? To me personally, this goes beyond entertainment,but I guess that's showbiz.
June 14, 2007 at 8:50 AM
TAMMY said...
Oh yeah does this mean he will come back as a spirit for the next pay per view? hope he does'nt wear white,ha ha.Wonder who they will say did him in? I say it was the sopranos.Sorry, that joke just slipped out.The only people I feel sorry for is the kids that watch and believe.it's hard to explain to a kid what fake is.
June 14, 2007 at 9:09 AM
Erin said...
I'll say this I've been watching pro wrestling for a long time. Its a soap opeara in the making so naturally fans get hooked. Most wrestling fans know that its not real and just for entertianment purposes. I don't think the WWE will suffer from this at all.
June 14, 2007 at 9:11 AM
BADBOY said...
I THINK THIS WAS GREAT FOR THE COMPANY. IT GENERATED ALOT OF PRESS AND IM SURE THERE WILL BE ALOT MORE PEOPLE TUNING IN FOR RAW NEXT MONDAY NIGHT. GOOD WORK VINCE
June 14, 2007 at 9:19 AM
Jenny Gentry said...
I live in Acworth, Ga. and I have been a wrestling fan all my life. I am 33 yrs old. No, I don't think that Mr. McMahon is dead, but I will continue to watch my shows; Monday night Raw, Tuesday night ECW, and Friday night Smackdown. I will not turn my back on the WWE just because of some stunt like this and if anyone out there reading this is a true wrestling fan, you won't either. We all know how much of a butthole Mr. McMahon is, but he did bring us all good entertainment. He's the kind of person you love to hate. Thank you for your time
June 14, 2007 at 9:25 AM
Mary said...
How could such a soo called inte,lntelewgent 'rich man be so HURTFUL & STUPID?? I have watched him and his wrestling channels for many years--seen-hias "Story" lines--BUT--Never thought he's STOOP THIS LOW!! So many fans morn his "death" and he sitts back Enjoying it!! Wonder what his --FATHER would think of him today!! R I P Mr M. this is only ONE of MANY MANY fans U Have lost
June 14, 2007 at 9:30 AM
Sue said...
If any of this is true, condolences to his family - I just recently lost a loved one, it is one of the most difficult times in a life, however if it is all fake; pretending to die is no joke. Death is not a laughing matter. It is a totally insensitive thing to do. What about the kids? They believe it all, and having to explain to them why a grown-up would do such a thing. We try to mold our kids into the right kind of people, what does this teach them?
June 14, 2007 at 9:38 AM
Alex Hughes said...
I don’t know how you can criticize this story line, As wrestling is a source of entertainment, And in mine and many others eyes it has been. You criticize wrestling for using a story line like this but if someone dies in a soap opera e.t.c, You would not say I think.
June 14, 2007 at 10:03 AM
Wendy said...
Thank you for posting this story. I had stepped out of the room but my son was still watching when the limo exploded. Mr. McMahon was not someone he liked but at the same time seeing something like that bothered him very much. We all watch wrestling together and even though we know that things are not always as they seem I think they went overboard with this stunt. If it is true then my prayers go out to the family. If it is as you have said "a stunt" then what they have done is not a good thing. It is not the same as in a movie or cartoon and may have some troubled kids, teens, or even adults thinking that someone can blow up something and the person just walk away because some people do take this wrestling stuff very seriously. I just do not understand why they gear something to kids with all the toys, games and such then do something like this. But thank you for your story, it helped ease my son's mind and that of his friends.
June 14, 2007 at 10:19 AM
francine bechtel said...
vince you are a low life, no wonder why people hate you !!! I cant believe u would be soooo desperate to fake your own death just to pull your t.v. ratings up because u are a greedy, money hungery,a-hole just what Mr. Donald Trump and million'S more people think of you!!!!!!! VINCE IS A DEMENTED DIABOLICAL PIG. SUCK IT!!!!!!!!!
June 14, 2007 at 10:30 AM
francine bechtel said...
vince you are a low life, no wonder why people hate you !!! I cant believe u would be soooo desperate to fake your own death just to pull your t.v. ratings up because u are a greedy, money hungery,a-hole just what Mr. Donald Trump and million'S more people think of you!!!!!!! VINCE IS A DEMENTED DIABOLICAL PIG. SUCK IT!!!!!!!!!
June 14, 2007 at 10:30 AM
francine bechtel said...
vince you are a low life, no wonder why people hate you !!! I cant believe u would be soooo desperate to fake your own death just to pull your t.v. ratings up because u are a greedy, money hungery,a-hole just what Mr. Donald Trump and million'S more people think of you!!!!!!! VINCE IS A DEMENTED DIABOLICAL PIG. SUCK IT!!!!!!!!!
June 14, 2007 at 10:34 AM
carol said...
THIS WASN'T A SMART MOVE MR. BIG SHOT...YOU HAVE MORE THAN LIKELY FLUSHED YOUR COMPANY DOWN THE TOLIET...WHAT WERE YOU THINKING? OR WERE YOU THINKING?
June 14, 2007 at 10:58 AM
John said...
If you noticed there were 2 limos used. When Vince went to the limo there was no glass in the rear window and when the fire broke out there was a window. Now whats up with that and how do you explain that?
June 14, 2007 at 10:59 AM
bob said...
i love it vince is the man he fooled you all way to go vince you rock,no wonder wcw is no longer they had no ideal to fool the people as wwe doses. and for you who say the show will go down the toliet let me explain this will not happen in the end vince will reapear and you,ll be right there watching to see the next plot. love it
June 14, 2007 at 11:31 AM
linda said...
i think it was noting but a phony thing, he must be in debt so he had to fixes his death. he is problem going to a island to live the rest of his life.
June 14, 2007 at 11:37 AM
David Stout said...
I don't think what McMahon did on Raw last monday night is a good idea. this is a family show that is watched by young kids and up to an adult hood and for McMahon to pull this stunt is very bad. it's bad enough that some young kids are doing bad thing as it is and now they see what McMahon did and that will gives them an ok to do those kind of things and for them it's ok and fun. I am stop watching wwe because I do not want my kids to see what McMahon did is ok.
June 14, 2007 at 12:19 PM
Jason said...
Come on people, ITS A TV SHOW! Just like LA Law, The Shield, Days of our lives! Anyone getting blown up in those shows doesnt make "The News" They are not reported to the FBI. Im sure a "Killer" wouldnt apply for pyrotechnics license if hes gonna blow up a limo. Seperate your TV from real life.... Heck, I dont beleive half the "News" I watch.
June 14, 2007 at 12:25 PM
Curt said...
I knew it. I knew that had to be taped. And WWE really did get me to believe them more than wikipedia, because wikipedia says it's apart of his storyline to be kayfade. So this possibly just a sample of retiring. You think?
June 14, 2007 at 12:27 PM
Kevin said...
quincy.... dont tell me you must be one of those bad parents lmaooo
June 14, 2007 at 12:30 PM
Kevin said...
quincy.... dont tell me you must be one of those bad parents lmaooo
June 14, 2007 at 12:30 PM
Tammy Sweeney said...
I think the stunt was in bad taste, however I can't help but be curious on why WWE would go to such extremes. Is Mr. McMahon in poor health, trying to get out of the business, etc.? They had to know that this stunt would cause a lot of controversy. WWE must think they have a really good reason to pull a stunt like this and expect to be forgiven by their public for such a hoax.
June 14, 2007 at 12:35 PM
Jim said...
To all you people whining about Vince's little stunt,here's a clue...IT'S A TV SHOW!!!If you don't want your kids blowing up limos there's a simple solution.It's called parenting!Try teaching your kids right from wrong instead of letting tv do it!
June 14, 2007 at 12:42 PM
TJAF said...
I've watched WWE's shows for years, and I have only seen the "supposed death" act a few times. The time where Shane Mcmahon kicked Kane into the dumpster that was filled with gas and on fire. Yet Kane survived and appeared on the show the following week with a few bandages on him. Then the time where Stone Cold lifted Triple H up high in his car and turned it over letting Triple H fall in his upside down car over 40 feet. Normally that would have seriously injured someone or possibly killed them. But Mr. Mcmahons stunt with the limo was unexpected and entertaining. We have seen him over the last few months fued with various people and groups such as DX, and now it's just one of those moments where a character can leave the story for a little while; while bringing attention to the WWE company. Great drama, but not real life.
June 14, 2007 at 12:55 PM
Brian said...
What's the big deal??? It's a tv show. He'll be on tv next week. Get a life.
June 14, 2007 at 1:02 PM
liz hunter said...
i didnt see anything funny about a human burning to death in his own limo, or to , possibley fake a death, is a sorry way to get attenion, if this is not true, an it realy disguessd me!
June 14, 2007 at 1:13 PM
Keith said...
This is not something that needs to be going on . A boming is a serious thing. Don't you think we have more to deal with then this. Lets see we are over sea's for a yah terrorist act. So WWE does something like this. Not a wise thing.
June 14, 2007 at 1:15 PM
Me.. said...
For all of you that think its wrong, How many of you watch daytime soaps? How is this any diffrent than Days of our lives bringing Stephano Demara back from the dead for the who knows how many times?? Its all the same and if your children are watching, its the parents that need to explain, its only tv..
June 14, 2007 at 1:29 PM
troy steele said...
IF he did fake this then he should be fined by the FCC and have his show kicked off the air for good.
June 14, 2007 at 1:32 PM
John said...
I think this was a very very sick joke!!!!!!! I dont know why vince did it, boost up ratings or take time to break from being bald and all. If WWE.COM keeps up the talk of, mr. mcmahon being dead and all, i will just have to stop tuning in to raw, ecw, and smackdown. Vince, if you are looking at this comment, GO GET A LIFE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
June 14, 2007 at 2:20 PM
liz hunter said...
if all of this is a joke or way to get ratings, then i think your wwe should be taken off the air, if this a fake your all sorry as hell , an need to be jailed!
June 14, 2007 at 2:45 PM
Vince McMahon said...
Dear idiots I mean people of North East PA, I was not killed in the explosion I am still filthy rich and will be back to make fun of all of you poor white trash coal crackers that have nothing to do but elaborate on all of the possibilities that are up in the air! I see the the education system is really doing it's job in the Wilkes Barre area with all of the fine spelling in this section. Anyways I will be making a big anouncement next monday in a live telecast from your area so please stay tuned....again I am not dead and will have the full explanation in the near future, so you can all sleep at peace tonight in your trailers. Regards VM
June 14, 2007 at 3:08 PM
angel said...
when i first saw the explosion i swear it was real but after looking at the video and reading the article i guess its fake. And if it is fake than that is a hell of storyline i to tell u the truth like it. that should make things more interesting GO VINCE!!!
June 14, 2007 at 3:26 PM
mindy said...
i must say that i commend Vince on this alleged limo bombing. He's not dead, i think it is his way to take a break and be a grandfather and spend time with his family. He deserves it, just like anyone else who has a family. i agree with everyone who says "its just like a soap opera", think about it. it really is. i also agree with everyone who says "death is a serious thing". because it is. but this is just a television show. Do you watch an action or horror movie and when someone dies in it say "death is a serious thing."?? its just entertainment. if this was real and Vince did truly die, they would have coverage everywhere, on every news station and media outlet in the world. because afterall, WWE is shown in 30 different countries around the world.
June 14, 2007 at 3:34 PM
Vince McMahon said...
Don't you white trash idiots have spell check when you type, I am guessing not. Well then grab a dictionary! VM
June 14, 2007 at 3:35 PM
Vince McMahon said...
Actually Mindy we are shown in 54 different countries all over the world to include Kazakstan and the Republic of Conga....so please when you comment on a subject that you don't have much background in please check your facts. VM
June 14, 2007 at 3:39 PM
yvonne said...
if have been on wwe.com sites since tuesday trying to figure this all out and so has my son all i can say if it is a fake ill never watch it again it was just wrong if vince need a break why didnt he just say so and take one
June 14, 2007 at 3:44 PM
NUNYA said...
He has the world talking he is a smart rich man..... ALL I CAN SAY ABOUT THAT
June 14, 2007 at 3:54 PM
mindy said...
I know that this guy posing as Vince isn't really Vince so im not going to worry about your little pathetic comments. If it was broadcast over 54 countries then he better let his editing crew know that the teaser they show before every live event says only 30 countries. So kid get a life, no one really believes you're Vincent Kennedy McMahon. He make act like a rich SOB but he has more class then you are portraying his as. He would never call anyone trailer park trash. Maybe his "character" would but the real Vince wouldn't.
June 14, 2007 at 4:01 PM
Heather said...
Your not going to loose a fan here. I realize that this is entertainment and although I believed it was real at first I do not think that any of the wwe staff did this skit to offend anyone. People you need to get over it, no one needs to have any charges pressed against them for this matter. You nor your children were forced to watch the show. So go on with your merry lives and stop trying to think of things to do to the wwe (such as press charges)so no one else can enjoy the show. Plus think of how many wrestlers that will lose their jobs. So anyway, I will be watching wwe Raw, ECW and Smackdown still and if someone doesn't like it then tuff, you don't have to watch it.
June 14, 2007 at 4:05 PM
mindy said...
P.S. why would the real VKM spend his precious time arguing with me, or anyone else for that matter, when he is clearly trying to make people believe he is dead. take a look at the WWE website. Why would he try soo hard to make people think he died and then come on a newspaper website and tell everyone he is alive. anyone can put the name Vince McMahon in the name column.
June 14, 2007 at 4:07 PM
mindy (Vince McMahon) LOL said...
i agree with you Heather. i'll always watch it also. its just a show. and the show will go on...
June 14, 2007 at 4:10 PM
TODD BELANGER said...
Hey Vince, I know you need ratings but to sit there and fake your death is really bad, granted yes, it is a TV show but for one, I honestly don't like seeing people die at all, I've lost my mother and grandmother to illness within two years and I for one even though you can be a butthole at times here, would feel just as bad if you died or for example, your son Shane had died or even stephanie, hell, I felt real bad when Eddie died or Curt Henning died or Ms Elizabeth died, yeah it is a TV show but my god, death is not something to make light of, man, if you have to do that, then you do need some serious help, there is a better way to get ratings than that, guaranteed!
June 14, 2007 at 4:42 PM
Buff Daddy said...
Come on you dont have to go screw things up for us fans. RORY SWEENEY I understand you have no life. He probably is ok and is a life, but now is the question of who done it. It is like a soap oprea.. They do this stuff all the time, but we have some moron who probably loves Bush and thinks he is a great leader will write something like that. Give it a break.
June 14, 2007 at 5:02 PM
Jerome V. Williams said...
I feel that when he comes back from "the dead" fans will show they're disaprovel and go to T.N.A. This stunt is going to back fire on him. If this was his daughters idea do to the fact that she is incharge of storie lines the W.W.E. is done..
June 14, 2007 at 5:06 PM
gary pennington said...
I really did hoped vince didnt go out this way and now i really do wonder if eddie is really gone his book came out about the same time as his death his book titled cheating death stealing life l enjoyed reading this book as well as most of the wwe superstar books and some of the things they come up with on the shows i dont like but a soap orpa plot like this is not funny at all
June 14, 2007 at 5:28 PM
Smo said...
I've been watching wrestling for roughly 20 years, and it makes me sick to think that anyone of you would fall for this and think Vince actually died. Get a brain and wake up!!
June 14, 2007 at 6:46 PM
The Joelster said...
My prediction is that he will come back and fight with the Undertaker. Since he is also dead. BTW, that was pretty harsh SMO.
June 14, 2007 at 6:57 PM
Jordan Bowers said...
I watch wrestling everytime it comes on a true wwe fan. I did like the way the stunt was constructed but also at the same time it was very wrong and the way the story continues, when all the wwe fans realize this is fake vince may go bankrupt due to loss of fans including myself.
June 14, 2007 at 6:57 PM
Dusty said...
this is dumb i will not watch it if this is true because i am a firefighter and that is not right for someone to fake his death is wrong and another thing the family is willing to go with it
June 14, 2007 at 7:33 PM
garfield said...
HEY VINCE YOU FOOL EVERYBODY I KNOW IT WAS STAGE WHEN I SEEN YOU FEET UNDER LIMO COME BACK LIKE UNDERTAKER DEADMAN MAYBE BOOGEYMAN GHOSTMAN VINCE WWE FAN
June 14, 2007 at 7:39 PM
Darren said...
Mr McMahon is dead - Vince McMahon is alive. Do people belive wrestling is real? Fact is - vince wanted to go off the air for a while to work back stage - do some research. Yeh, the tv camera is really going to film the explosion. IF that did happen for real - we would not have seen it as the show is ALWAYS on a "tape delay" of around 1 min from being "live" to edit out swearing, AND to not have the owen hart situ happen again if it did.
June 14, 2007 at 8:00 PM
Darren said...
Also - vince is not "sick" for this. Fact is - yes, the car blew up, but nowhere on WWE.com, have they confirmed the death. Can i ask - how many times, on a soap - have you seen a charator being "killed" in a car crash or fire or something. Are they sick? even although they are only ACTING like vince does. Vince is actually a really nice guy - but Mr McMahon is a a$$hole!
June 14, 2007 at 8:04 PM
unknown said...
where is your source of information, and do you have any proof of this...? if not, i'm not believing it, AT ALL!!!
June 14, 2007 at 8:15 PM
Unknown said...
Vince McMahon is brilliant for this. He really knows how to put something good on tv. And he killed off his character on WWE television. That is not something normal for professional wrestling so it was defiantly groundbreaking. It was a whole lot better than the Sopranos "whack" job. At least Vince went out in a bang, and he wasn't parking a car while someone was shot. Vince is awesome and I would like to thank him for putting this little plot twist on WWE television. I can't wait to see what McMahon has up his sleeve next.
June 14, 2007 at 8:44 PM
Kit Land said...
Vince McMahon should go to jail for his stunt if he is really not dead. There is so many people who believe he was killed and are truly upset and greiving for him. For him to do that as a stunt was horrible. I've been crying and upset all week.
June 14, 2007 at 9:49 PM
Eric said...
The death of vince mcmahon is a total lie. I cant bilieve that they even tried to make us believe that he really died. The only death that we believe is Eddie Gurrero. We all love you Eddie rest.in.peace
June 14, 2007 at 9:55 PM
SomethingMore said...
Vince McMahon is a marketing genius. He has been selling his product for years and people have been buying it like there is no tomorrow. It is sad how many intelligent people are thinking that he's really dead. Everyone by now should know wrestling is fake. Especially when Vince McMahon himself said it is entertainment. He shouldn't be put in jail for anyone's stupidity.
June 14, 2007 at 10:00 PM
Antmonster said...
You know, this article actually makes sense. To be honest though, the explosion looked real, and if you really pay attention, the second time his foot steps out of the limo, ....1. (Real) McMahon, is wearing pinstipe suit, 2. fake McMahon is wearing plain suit. you see. But now what, its not like he's ever gonna come back, that would be really really stupid, What would be his title, "Man who come's back from the dead." Thanks for whoever wrote this. It really changed my mind. Owen Hart, and Eddie Guerrero, R.I.P. --Antmonster
June 14, 2007 at 10:24 PM
SHORTY said...
so we need to know what,s really going on I watch Monday night raw so please say he not dead.well i don,t know what to say
June 14, 2007 at 10:45 PM
jen said...
someone need tell wwe that vince is not dead and stop the lie lot ppl are put flower by where he work can u ppl tell wwe that vince is not dead andtell temm stop this and put vince in jail for this ty
June 14, 2007 at 11:15 PM
cameron said...
yeah, it looked cool but it made me sick. I mean it will go on for a while and everyone will feel bad for him, but face it as much as people dont like him, he makes the show better. with his interviews, matches, and lets not forget his kiss my a** club. i feel sorry for the wreslers who actually passed.
June 14, 2007 at 11:20 PM
Rodiquiz & Deja said...
Is vince mcmahon dead or alive?WWE officials and represenatives say he is dead but timesleader says hes alive.People dont know who to believe but they want the truth!It could go either way.Why would someone arrange a whole funeral for a man thats not dead.Or they could just be trying to trick everyone!Its not funny anymore its serious!
June 14, 2007 at 11:37 PM
unknown said...
If this is a pank everyone is feeling bad about what happened to vince. people need to be serious now because its not funny anymore!The explosion overall lookd real but thats how tv is , it looks real but sometimes its fake!It may seem like everyone hated vince but deep down inside he made the show what it is today and people need to thank him for that!Whoever had anything to da with the bombing they should be ashamed of themselves even if it was vince!
June 14, 2007 at 11:43 PM
JEFF said...
I THINK THAT WAS THE MOST STUPID THING HE HAS EVER DONE ON HIS SHOW. HE COULD THINK OF A LOT BETTER. LIKE HE DID WITH STONE COLD STEVE AUSTIN WHEN HE WAS IN THE AMBULANCE AND STONE COLD WAS DRIVING, THAT WASN'T BAD IT WAS A GOOD SHOW. BUT NOW HE HAS PUSHED IT TO FAR. IT MAKES ME SICK TO THINK THAT PEOPLE WOULD GO TO THAT EXTREME JUST TO GET PEOPLE TO WATCH HIS SHOW. I JUST KNEW THAT IT WAS FOR PUBLICITY WHEN I SEEN IT AN THERE. HE NEEDS GO GROW UP AND THEN LOOK BACK AT ALL THE GOOD THINGS THAT HE HAS DONE IN THE PAST AND RECREATE THEM FOR THE BETTER. ITS OKAY TO SEE SOMEONE GET HURT BUT DON'T FAKE A DEATH. EVEN IF HE DOES OWN THE COMPANY.
June 14, 2007 at 11:48 PM
Jeff said...
You know when Vince wrote his own shows they were really decent and I liked to watch them, but since he hired these writers for the show it really sucks now. They already know every move before it happens, and every death before the accident even happens get a life and write it yourself. No one likes to think that you died one day and are back the next, at least when you fake an injury you can recover soon but you can't just come back to life after they show you dying on supposed live tv.
June 14, 2007 at 11:52 PM
Jason said...
I know a local firefighter that was there to put out the fire and he said vince did his own stunt no stunt man was in that car and that he was fine and everything went as planned!!
June 15, 2007 at 1:35 AM
susan said...
You poor, dumb bas**ards...I'll pray you get smarter.
June 15, 2007 at 1:39 AM
slyster said...
leave vince alone. sometimes in tv you fake die. and sometimes u come right back...
June 15, 2007 at 1:40 AM
Allan said...
I have to admit that this had to be one of the most STUPIDIST of ideas that Vince or whomever could have come up with even for tv ratings. Faking your own death even for tv should be punishable by law and that Vince as well as anybody else that was involved in this stunt should be punished to the fullist extent of the law and pay a hefty fine. Death is no laughing matter. Hey Vinny Mac, take that corn cob outta your a** and get some class. TNA is looking better every week, at least they have some of the good wrestlers that you thought weren't good enough for your story lines.
June 15, 2007 at 1:47 AM
Johnny said...
I have been a wrestling fan for over 40 years. I have seen some stunts in my day but this is the most sickening act of all.Where are the good ole days of just good vs evil.Mr Wrestling 2 vs Ole Anderson. That was entertainment. I have one question. Where was the limo driver? Maybe he set the car on fire. NOT.We as fans deserve better and when the dust settles we the fans will have our own appreciation for Vince. No shows, no pay-per views, no buying tickets or products or giving our hard earned money to a company that has little regards for what has made the WWE what it is today the fans. Vince you just lost me. Thanks alot.
June 15, 2007 at 1:49 AM
Rick Rude said...
"VINCE MCMAHON YOU ARE NOTHING BUT A PIECE OF S#@* I AM NEVER EVER !!! WATCHING YOUR WWE PROGRAMING AFTER THIS B.S YOU PULLED THIS IS REDICULIOUS" !! Awwwwww...so sorry you don't find it as ENTERTAINMENT,keep watching the soap operas with your wife and maybe you'll learn something....
June 15, 2007 at 2:14 AM
lacey boyce said...
if we were or are so stupid in spelling what are you how dare you criticies our spelling when you cannot walk properly and fake your death hay whos the idiot now show pony from lacey in australia thats for real good ridens to bad rubbish
June 15, 2007 at 3:32 AM
stevo said...
i made a touchdown!
June 15, 2007 at 4:43 AM
Ruwan Godawatta said...
Dear Folks, I am A Sri Lankan. Heard and saw the whole of this absolutuly terrible story by the wwe. I have been watching wrestling for more than 25 years from the days of Pedro Morales to bret hart. I think this has taken th icing off the cake to proove me finally that westling is "true lies". I think Vince screwed him self this time. wwe will start to loose its recognition and respect from all the fans in the future. Vince, You are OUTDATED. Remember, the day you will actually die, no one be there to mourn you!
June 15, 2007 at 6:59 AM
Ruwan Godawatta said...
Dear Folks, I am A Sri Lankan. Heard and saw the whole of this absolutuly terrible story by the wwe. I have been watching wrestling for more than 25 years from the days of Pedro Morales to bret hart. I think this has taken th icing off the cake to proove me finally that westling is "true lies". I think Vince screwed him self this time. wwe will start to loose its recognition and respect from all the fans in the future. Vince, You are OUTDATED. Remember, the day you will actually die, no one be there to mourn you!
June 15, 2007 at 7:00 AM
Billy Page said...
We believe that he has cancer. Is this true??? Is this why he had the "head shaving match" so he could get the treatment without others knowing?
June 15, 2007 at 10:07 AM
Mr. Wrestler Number 10 said...
Good day to all the fans out there. Please remember, Sports Entertainment. With the exception of when Stephanie McMahon told Vince that she knew what she was doing, as she stayed married to Tripple H, most all strings have been tied up with the entertainment writings. Do we complain when we watch Die Hard or any other forms of TV Drama? Did we complain when a person in House was killed or had died? This is not about being funny... This is about drama and getting people to talk more about the WWE. Are we talking more about it? Did we go back and try to watch the footage a few more times? They won! We like the drama, we like to see the insanity, and for the most part, we like it when the good guy wins. This time, we all win, as Vince will no longer be a part of the WWE. One more reminder. Didn't the Undertaker die before too?
June 15, 2007 at 10:17 AM
CHARLOTTE said...
I THINK VINCE WENT TO FAR ON THIS ONE. WHY COULD HE NOT BE A MAN AND JUST SAY HE WAS RETIRING? HE HAS MADE A JOKE OF WRESTLING. ALL THE "GOOD" WRESTLERS WHO HAVE DIED SHOULD NOT HAVE THIS HAPPEN.
June 15, 2007 at 10:19 AM
Randy Orton's best friend said...
I can't wait for rory to get proof of the permit so the WWE will stop lying and all feel stupid that they are leading fans on and when everyone sees the permit alot of people won't watch and it will sooner or later go off the air
June 15, 2007 at 12:14 PM
NWoite! said...
It's all an NWO plot meaning that the NWo was probably behind it! NWO is in the house!!!
June 15, 2007 at 12:35 PM
Batman said...
The Justice League will look into this true believers! NWO is probably behind it all. Wish aliens would have abducted Vince instead!!!
June 15, 2007 at 12:38 PM
Skeeter Sanders said...
I'm 54 years old and I've been a fan of professional wrestling since I was a teenager -- back when the WWE was the World Wide Wrestling Federation and Bruno Sammartino was its champion. In 40 years of following the WWE and its competitors, I've seen how Vince McMahon turned from a ringside announcer -- originally put behind the announcer's table by his late father, Vince McMahon, Sr. -- to the seemingly demented billionaire chairman who ruled the corporation with an iron fist. And I've seen plenty of storylines played out that proved to be just plain dumb. But never in my four decades of following this soap opera have I seen a storyline this outrageous. If Vince McMahon wanted to permanently take himself off WWE television, he could have done it in more creative ways than having his "Mr. McMahon" TV character killed off. Or, he could have simply announced his retirement.
June 15, 2007 at 12:58 PM
CHRIS said...
For the LAST TIME people go to www.wrestling-edge.com for the REAL STORY.
June 15, 2007 at 1:45 PM
nic said...
vince has fied in the explosion because he stayed in the limo
June 15, 2007 at 2:30 PM
Zach Rainbolt said...
Ya know, if this WAS real, the camera man wouldnt have just stood there and keep taping and taping... so fake
June 15, 2007 at 4:34 PM
Zach Rainbolt said...
Ya know, if this WAS real, the camera man wouldnt have just stood there and keep taping and taping, he probobly would of tried to help... so fake
June 15, 2007 at 4:34 PM
Monica v said...
If there was an explosion people would have help and we would have seen people calling and yelling,crying and stuff it is a big fat lie!
June 15, 2007 at 7:40 PM
Wos said...
Hugo did it !!!!
June 15, 2007 at 7:56 PM
Kirk Barnes said...
Oh my god!!! I cant belive you people...NO DUH Vince did'nt die. For the writer of this you dont like Wrestling so go away. Now logicly, Vince killed himself off of T.V because he is geting to old and tired. No big secret, it is not and I do mean NOT going to drop the ratings. If anything they are going to shoot through the roof. Remimber WHO SHOT JR......or WHO SHOT MR BURNS. You Guy's are dumb. It was genus.
June 15, 2007 at 7:59 PM
Michael Wyatt said...
Iwhen i first heard this on Friday night SmackDown i had to check this out for mysekf because a lot of us here are restling fans and and i wanted to know the truth before having it broadcast over our network.Now that i know that it was fake i can breath a sigh of relief and think this is another death like thatof the Lte Eddie Guerrero
June 15, 2007 at 8:20 PM
Robin Dare said...
We all know that Vince didn't die...there's no darn body...explain that without pyrotechnics and splicing together the explosion. One thing I do think is really sad, there is a small blurb on the WWE website about the death of Sensational "Sister/Scary" Sherri. Call her what you wish, but she made a lot of the wrestlers today, with Shawn Michaels and Booker T, but there's not too much there, just more on the spectacle. Let it rest. McMahon just needs another boost in ratings.
June 15, 2007 at 8:28 PM
christie said...
this is such a bad thing to do. what about the kids that watch this show? they now are upset that vince blew up in a car. i just wonder now how far will he go with ths? the whole mcmochan family shoul be ashamed of there selfs and so should anyone else who is going along with this.
June 15, 2007 at 8:31 PM
Laura said...
When me and my man saw it we knew he wasnt dead we watch cnn everyday and if it was true it would of been a world wide news if something like that would of happend especially in this day and time and no he shouldnt do this becaust the younger viewers will take this serious they need to give it up.........
June 15, 2007 at 8:44 PM
Winnipeg's Wildchild said...
He is very much alive! Vince has in the past pulled some very contreversial gimmicks in the past, such as having his daughter sacrificed by the Undertaker on TV. Vine has been known to push the envelope as far as possible in the past with such acts as poop, blood, and vomit being dumpped on Superstars, This stunt has alot of fans upset at how far he will go, and I fear that once this is exposed as a fake, his fan base will start to watch TNA and other wrestling brands. Vince has done ALOT for the wrestling business since taking WWE over, but I fear this stunt could bite him in the A**!
June 15, 2007 at 8:50 PM
Melanie said...
God forbid that something really does happen to the wacko. No will believe it and the ones that are buying into this hoax are the young and the weak of mind. The show is a soap opera but do they have to carry this far and perpetuate the lie with the dramatics that the superstars are showing....all the tear filled statements and morose epitaphs they are giving. It is sick and twisted it is no longer entertaining. They have crossed the lines.
June 15, 2007 at 8:52 PM
Katie D's Number 1 Boy said...
I Knew He Wasn't Dead From the Get Go But I also sort Of think that it is funny In A way I mean how far will he go to please his fans mabey he wanted more ratings for his shows but I'm still going to watch the WWE though Lol.
June 15, 2007 at 9:15 PM
Yoda Man said...
Hello we all know how thing are scripted in the WWE. This is just another prime example. I bet that somehow he comes from the grave and just shocks a bunch of people.
June 15, 2007 at 9:16 PM
sally said...
I think it is terrible i used to watch wresling all the time till i got sick of more dialoge than wrestling, and to fake a death to get ratings is sick demented twisted and i refuse to watch anymore.
June 15, 2007 at 9:24 PM
Don Toth said...
Vince McMahon is alive in not-to-be-revealed town in Portage County, WI. He simply wants to be left alone and this is the only way he could do it. He has sought sanctuary here
June 15, 2007 at 9:27 PM
Becky said...
I think that it still could be real. People are just brushing it off automatically as a publicity stunt. If he did die it might be the classic story of the boy who cried wolf.
June 15, 2007 at 9:32 PM
Dee said...
If this is a hoax then I will not watch wrestling of any kind again. If Vince is really dead then I am truly sorry. He rally was/is a character you love to hate
June 15, 2007 at 9:39 PM
marcus said...
you can tell it was a setup because of the audience booing i mean if somebody really died they would not be booing because that would be very disrespectable.
June 15, 2007 at 9:40 PM
erwin said...
Well the whole thing being videotaped tells it all..it is fake ! If you think it was real do you think that they would release it to the public? They didnt release the Owen Hsrt footage to the public.If it were real, when the explosion took place the camera man would have flinched from the explosion but instead he zoomes out so it can all be seen..GET A CLUE PEOPLE !! I am not surprised if the ratngs go way down and he will have to cancel some shows in other cities..especially where the incident took place.
June 15, 2007 at 9:43 PM
said...
I think if this is a publicity stunt , it has gone too far.
June 15, 2007 at 9:45 PM
TJ said...
Thats just dumb. Why didn't he just tell everyone he wanted to retire?
June 15, 2007 at 9:46 PM
Wos said...
I'm telling you's, Hugo did it!!!!!
June 15, 2007 at 9:50 PM
charmedlady said...
I called CNN NEWS... TONITE.... That man is not dead... Here is there number.... 1-212-275-7800.... call them...
June 15, 2007 at 9:50 PM
Jack said...
i think the whole show has gone to far. i am a huge fan of the show but everytime vince gets involved in something this big it just blown out of proportion...literally
June 15, 2007 at 9:51 PM
DANNY SPROWLES said...
I used too really enjoy watching wrestling but too much fake and deceit now too even waste my time. and NOT GOOD FOR PEOPLE TOO SEE
June 15, 2007 at 10:04 PM
David said...
HA HA HA HA!!!!! OH man, How stupid does vince actually think his audience is? I think the whole stunt was pathetic, but very funny because vince was the one who ended up looking stupid. HA HA!!!
June 15, 2007 at 10:18 PM
lynn K. said...
If you will remember,it was "old- Vince",that "revived" ECW.He did it because WWE was losing its high ratings. Vince is trying to boost WWE by having his viewers cry over his (Fake) death. Anything to keep the money comin'.......
June 15, 2007 at 10:32 PM
Doug said...
they always use to say wrestling was *staged* but to fake a death that is totally ridiculous. Vince hope you enjoy your billions becuz this will lost many peoples interest in your show
June 15, 2007 at 10:34 PM
Genetta Carman said...
I knew it was fake when Mr. McMahon's driver didn't open the door for him.. Where was his driver was McMahon going to drive the limo from the back seat...The has been no mention of his driver what so ever... I have been watching wrestling since the 80's ..No more this has done it for me. Thank you , Gen
June 15, 2007 at 10:35 PM
Lynn K. said...
Eddie--Guerro"; just like vince,dissappears at acrucial moment. Hey,folks; haven't you ever heard of "Publicity-Stunts"??? Eddie,was in trouble,(he was going to be "forever" cancelled!.!!so, to save face,he(supposedly)died!! Vince??? He is a "Professional-Stunt-Coordinator!!;don't waste any tears over a S.O.B. who would send you to hell in a second!!! This is a clever "Stunt"created by aprofessional creator of stunts,vince is sippi -Champaighne on an island somewhere with 3 women,trust me itstrue!!!
June 15, 2007 at 10:41 PM
Dawit said...
i don't what to believe if he is dead or not if he is dead i will miss you vince mcmahon you entertained me since i was 5 years old R.I.P Vince Dawit -18 years old
June 15, 2007 at 10:43 PM
Ann F said...
I think is a sick hoax. I do no think that you should fake your death. I been wtching wrestling since I was a kid. Wrestling is people getting bang up or even getting a couple of broken bones. If Vince McMahon wanting out of wrestling he should retire instead of faking his death. This was not a good thing for kids that watch wrestling. I have two nephew and a niece that watchs wrestling and probably saw this Monday night.If this really happen they need to come out and tell us that Vince McMahon is dead instead playing a joke. Thank You
June 15, 2007 at 11:15 PM
Angela said...
First off I would like to say that Eddie's name should not be tarnished. He was going up. He got off the drugs and alcohol. He had a heart attack and died. His body couldn't keep up with what he was doing. I know this for a fact. Second, maybe Vince has pushed it to far but it is nothing different than what Any daytime soap opera has done. How many times has Marlana died and come back on days of our lives. Come on people this is entertainment and it is to be taken as that only. If he wants to portray himself as dead then who is to stop him. Get over it. If he was truly dead it would be all over the news everywhere. I think that Vince has done it again he has gotten the attention for WWE in a time it was needing the publicity. Way to go Vince!!!!!!!!
June 15, 2007 at 11:16 PM
Robin Dare said...
I don't know why anyone would put Vince's supposed death and Eddie's real death in the same darn category...Did you check the WWE website about Eddie, or how about TV.com??? You know the Smackdown right after Eddie died he was supposed to get the the US/World Title. There was no saving face about his death. The poor man lost a battle with life, leave him out of it. Vince on the other hand needs to realize that he's doing just what Shane and Stephanie did to ECW and WCW, it's been going down the toilet. He lost a lot of his top of line the athletes, especially in the last year, with Rey, Triple H, and Shawn all getting hurt, let alone when The Rock and Stone Cold left. I swear if Eric Bischoff ends up showing up, this "business" is over for me. Please just don't compare two people who have absolutely nothing in common when it comes to how they "went out".
June 15, 2007 at 11:35 PM
rood1 said...
If vince is dead than it would be all over cnn or any other news channel.And if he aint then we should have known better,How many times did Undertaker die,or got buried alive,and six months latter hes back,So vince if you really are dead and gone then you would be missed,But if your not then good one....
June 15, 2007 at 11:36 PM
Samantha said...
I think the publicity stunt was way wrong. I think the whole idea is wrong. They have no right to make someone look dead and then mess with certain people's emotions. Then to top it all, you have someone imprsonating a FBI agent. Wow! That tells me that they are just waiting for trouble.
June 15, 2007 at 11:56 PM
joyce said...
HOAX OR NOT THIS WAS UN CALLED FOR , RATINGS OR NOT , DEATH IS NO JOKE AND SHOULDNT BE PLAYED WITH LIGHTLY LOOK AT OWEN HEART HIS STUNT TURNED TO TRAGEDY THE KIDS THAT WITNESSED IT , EDDIE GUERO (SP) FOUND DEAD IN HOTEL/MOTEL ROOM NOW MC MAHON ITS A BUNCH OF BULL YES OWEN HART IS GONE SO IS EDIE BUT FOR MCMAHON TO PLAY A STUNT LIKE THIS IS UNCALLED FOR AND SHOULD NOT BE TAKIN LIGHTLY , AND FOR WWE ECW OR WHAT EVER THE WRESLING THINGS ARE SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE AS WELL AS MC MAHON FOR THIS STUFF GOING ON , YOUNG KIDS LOOKED UP TO MCMAHON AND NOW SOME THINK HE IS GONE , WHEN HES NOT THEN WHEN HE REAPPEARS WHAT TRAMA IS THAT GONNA CAUSE TO THOSE KIDS THAT AFTER SEEING THIS AND HIM RETURN THEY MAY THINK THAT THERE LOVED ONE WILL RETURN WHEN THEY PASSAWAY
June 16, 2007 at 12:35 AM
TINA HILL IN CA. said...
I THINK THAT WAS A REAL STUPID STUNT MY 10 YEAR OLD SAW IT AND REALLY THINKS THAT HE IS DEAD AND HE LOST HIS GRANDFATHER A YEAR AGO AND HE CRIED HIS EYES OUT WHEN HE HEARD ABOUT MCMAHON I THINK THAT THE BAS***D SHOULD GO ON ALL THE NEWS STATIONS AND APPOLOGIZE TO ALL THE FANS ESPECIALLY THE LIL ONES BIG TIME DEATH CAN TRAMATIZE A KID BIG TIME AS FAR AS IM CONCERNED HE CAN REALLY DIE AND I WILL LAUGH AT IT CAUSE HE DESERVES IT
June 16, 2007 at 1:14 AM
Dan said...
As we all know, the WWE has always done this type of thing, but not to this extent. It is how they keep so many people interested in there sport. For them to take it to this level shows how little they think there fans know. It is a slap in the face to all the people that have supported there business for many years, and they should be ashamed. The unfortunate part is that the WWE will make millions off of this hoax. But I guess that is all they want.
June 16, 2007 at 1:25 AM
Abbey said...
I don't believe in the story at all, from the look of things, this guy is not dead, its just a way of covering up his shame. Vince is too popular to be killed in a limo bomb and CNN is not carring the news, that would tell you that its one of their usual trick where you see John Cena lifting Great Khali or Calitos beating Mike Henry. Its all part of Vince usual game, but this went too far.
June 16, 2007 at 1:36 AM
kathy taylor said...
how can you do this sort of hoax didnt you all stop to think how people would be affected this is the sort of thing that turns people away from shows i watch wrestling every week end but this sort of rubbish has turned me off watching it if ratings go down you know who to blam the stupid people who thought of this stupid stunt.
June 16, 2007 at 1:44 AM
Chris D. said...
If the explosion was real and Mr. McMahon was really dead, they wouldn't be showing the video over and over, and Stephanie McMahon would have been a basket case at teh beginning of Smackdown Friday night. What I found as proof was as they replayed the scene over and over and over, as Vince was leaving the building the door from the inside was bigger than it was from the outside, and it was a single door from the inside and double from the outside. I knew it was Bull.... from that point on, even on Monday.
June 16, 2007 at 2:03 AM
Porath said...
WRESTLING IS FAKE!!! Deal with it! Everyone whining that this is a "Horrible stunt". Of course it is! Wrestling is a "Soap Opera". How many characters have been "killed off" and come back on "Days of our Lives" or "General Hospital"? And for all of you complaining that your "Little kids" saw this...IT IS ADULT ENTERTAINMENT!!! It is on at 8 pm, it is rated at least TV-14. Don't let little kids watch if they don't understand it's fake!!!
June 16, 2007 at 2:06 AM
you suck you suck said...
Vince death isn't a joke. Not funny at all. I hope your getting a good laugh out of it.
June 16, 2007 at 2:08 AM
It's Real It's Damn Real said...
its a joke a big JOKE! because he is just thinking that if he is dead if there is anyone would appreciate him...... well he got his point many people appreciated him so much.... so comeout vince be alive again
June 16, 2007 at 2:14 AM
sandra said...
i dunno if it's fake or not kind of fishy that no body was found i'd say vince would have to pay off alot of people to keep this stunt hush hush but seriously i think he would know the fans be calling 911 and jamming the emergency line up if it was fake i hate to say vince that this is a bad way to get publicity if it isn't fake then i deeply feel for the mcmahons
June 16, 2007 at 2:44 AM
sandra said...
i dunno if any of you have looked on wwe.com or not but if you veiw the pictures you can see a driver's arm in the front window driver side i dunno why he didn't open the door or what have you weird but it shows the driver clear as day in the pictures
June 16, 2007 at 2:50 AM
concerned parents said...
ok everyone seems to have a good point about vinces stupid stunt but lets get real here just about 8 out of 10 households have children watching wwe ,children are now a days copying what they see on tv to think that a child might pull this stunt to get attention from there parents as vince is with the public is wri=ong i just pray a parent dont have to go threw beliveing there child is death when in fact there not.vince you are one sick man and you do not deserve to be a public icon no more we have men and women dying everyday defending our world they are the ones who should get the public attention not you ,but i can almost guess that when and if you die you will be in fire in hell for takin life for granted,bipolar no you are just one sick puppy you should be made to pay the people who sent flowers cards and teddy bears back ,then they can send them to our real heros not you
June 16, 2007 at 2:53 AM
Lisa said...
You guys think that was funny on that stupid stunt you guys did for the chairman.Everyone thinks know that he is dead.I really don't think it was funny at all with that stupid stunt you guys did.I really thought that he is dead from that exploring limo.
June 16, 2007 at 3:56 AM
Larry G. said...
Vince went WAY to far this time. What was the POINT of doing this? He had to know this could BACKFIRE (No pun intended)on him. Vince, YOU LOST A lifelong fan with this stunt! You and the WWE can go to Hell!
June 16, 2007 at 4:26 AM
lochie mack said...
i cant believe that Vince Mcmahong would stoop this low. the entire wwe should be ashamed of theselves for trying to stage the death of a human being. they should be in jail, not on the air!
June 16, 2007 at 5:53 AM
Dave Pendleton said...
It's unbelievable to me that McMahon and WWE can even assume that anyone over the age of twelve would assume that Vince McMahon actually died in an explosion that was perfectly caught on tape by a professional camera man who did not even flinch when the "explosion" happened. This just shows me that wrestling is nothing like what it used to be when you actually believed that Ric Flair and the Horsemen destroyed Dusty Rhodes' leg because he wore a cast for six months and newspapers didn't report on the fact that the leg wasn't really broken. I hope that WWE is proud of the fact that they have caused for any illusion of reality that pro-wrestling still had is now officially gone forever.
June 16, 2007 at 10:03 AM
Ron Sixkiller said...
It's so phony, My twelve-year-old son could tell it was fake. For starters, if it was a true fuel tank explosion, you wouldn't have seen perfectly synchronized explosions in both ends of the limo.
June 16, 2007 at 12:44 PM
Mary Nelson said...
I think that was a stupid joke for somebody to play with the hands of god .if he is not dead it would not supprise me if the man gets what he diserves for that you dont mess with the master.
June 16, 2007 at 12:53 PM
Amanda Duke said...
You know, at first I thought the whole Vince death thing was cool. It was a way for him to just disappear and keep his dignity. Now they are just butchering it. No one is buying the story and they keep beating it in to people. I can think of 20 ways to make the whole thing more believeable, but that is beside the point I guess. Real or not, I do find it disrespectful that people are booing him a lot. he has done a lot for the industry. I have been watching wrestling for 20 years, and I am continually amazed at some of the things that the creative group comes up with. A note to the WWE, stop beating this to death.
June 16, 2007 at 12:57 PM
Dennis Dixon said...
Man, I just don't understand some people! Nobody seems to get it! If you check out the WWE website or watch WWE programming, not once is it ever said with 100 percent certainty that Vince is dead! They say things like the he is "presumed" dead, or "may" have perished, stuff along those lines! The reason they're doing this is that this leaves everybody with a small window of hope that somehow he "miraculously" survived! They can't kill off Mr McMahon, because that would also kill of Vince McMahon now wouldn't it! Here's the clincher. The limo explosion was taped on Saturday night, yet Vince appeared live on Raw Monday night! I don't know if anyone else noticed, but he looked very much alive to me!
June 16, 2007 at 2:30 PM
snoop dog said...
we know diggity dog that vince dead cuz when he put his foot back out the limo he put a fake one there dur sincerlly yo rapper, snoop dog
June 16, 2007 at 3:36 PM
yo yo said...
w
June 16, 2007 at 3:37 PM
samantha said...
how do you no that you could be bluffing i believe vince why would he put his fans in this place will he ever come back and say it was a fix will the show still go on i dot no but smart people you tell us sense you told us this
June 16, 2007 at 4:35 PM
bvhghjg said...
nbhjffdhjdxgfgzhfdhfcvhg
June 16, 2007 at 4:54 PM
Christopher Gonzalez said...
I knew it wasn't real at all.
June 16, 2007 at 5:12 PM
m kline said...
draft cena to tna and out of wwe
June 16, 2007 at 7:07 PM
said...
g
June 16, 2007 at 7:38 PM
SHIR KING OF PHILLY said...
All right we all know this Vince Mcmahon crapt was bogus lol.This stuff fake in all you idiots are believing it man how dummer can you guys get holla at da kid shir
June 16, 2007 at 7:54 PM
love said...
i think its messed up how they take death so lightly. its just not appropriate
June 16, 2007 at 8:20 PM
woo ha woo ha said...
vince dealth is fake you all know it
June 16, 2007 at 8:31 PM
Bart said...
Another thing to point out when J.R. was fired on of the many times, I believe he was diagnosed with colon cancer or had some type of medical problem. Like many have already said I think Vince has a medical condition that can't be cured so therefore like any other soap opera they go ahead and "kill them off the show"
June 16, 2007 at 8:59 PM
Ronald W Borchard Jr. said...
So where is Vince hiding at?
June 16, 2007 at 9:01 PM
carol said...
WHAT MCMAHON HAS DONE IS AWFUL, BUT HAS ANYONE OTHER THAN ME THOUGHT ABOUT WHAT THIS SAYS ABOUT OUR GOVERNMENT? IF THE FBI CAN BE BOUGHT OFF, WHAT OTHER PARTS OF THE GOVERNMENT CAN? MAKES YOU THINK, DOESN'T IT? IT DOES ME...I NOW DO NOT TRUST OUR SO-CALLED GOVERNMENT BECAUSE IF MCMAHON CAN BUY THEM OFF, WHAT CAN ANOTHER COUNTRY DO?
June 16, 2007 at 9:43 PM
Nathan Kreitlow said...
Ok if you watch the video on wwe.com of the "federal agent" you would see that it's not the FBI. The podium says "Federal Investigation Center", not "Federal Bereau of Investigation". The FBI hasn't been bought off. This is just a t.v. show people fake stuff like this all the time. Why is ok for C.S.I. to do it every week, but not the WWE? Everybody knows that they are both fake. I just don't see why people can't grasp that concept.
June 16, 2007 at 10:03 PM
Dennis Dixon said...
How can I make this any clearer? The limo explosion was taped Saturday! Vince appears live on Raw Monday! DO THE MATH!!!!!!!!!
June 16, 2007 at 11:08 PM
ramiro romo said...
This is very interesting so all of this stuff going on in the wwe could just be a big fake???Im just thinking about that part about eddie guerrero might not be dead either...thats crazy!
June 16, 2007 at 11:52 PM
Dave said...
I personally think this was done in poor taste. It would be one thing to have done this Sunday and then come Monday night the website Admits "just kidding, its all a part of the story line" .. but thats not what happened. As far as I know, the WWE website *still* acts as if it "really happened". I think this is going to cost WWE a lot of ratings rather than their intent of boosting them. After 9-11 and various people in work places going postal, campus shootings, etc... in TODAYS world it would seem logical enough that an intelligent but psychopathic fan / disgruntled worker could have found a means to "really do it". So yeah, this hoax was in extremely poor taste.
June 17, 2007 at 2:23 AM
manveer said...
If he dead why is nobody talking about the driver.
June 17, 2007 at 4:35 AM
manveer said...
If he is really dead why is nobody talking about the driver.
June 17, 2007 at 4:36 AM
manveer said...
If he is really dead why is nobody talking about the driver.
June 17, 2007 at 4:36 AM
Matt said...
apparently billionare vince mcmahon dies and it isn't confirmed on any news stations after how did he think that was going to go lol
June 17, 2007 at 7:52 AM
carol said...
THANKS DAVE....IT REALLY IS IN POOR TASTE, ISN'T IT?
June 17, 2007 at 12:13 PM
Dennis said...
I agree that this storyline WOULD be in poor taste! It WOULD be in poor taste if WWE were saying with 100 percent certainty and confirming that Vince is dead! But they're not, and they never will, unless he ligititmatly dies! They are instead saying things like he is "presumed" dead! This leaves the storyline open! I absolutely love watching wrestling and have been doing so for over 20 years. I also have an excellent record when it comes to predicting storylines! Mark my words! In the comming weeks and months, we'll be starting to see "signs" that Vince somehow "survived" the explosion!
June 17, 2007 at 12:52 PM
Tommy said...
This is one bold move by vinnie mac, but this is the WWE. Vince McMahon did this for entertainment and for the fans, in no way is he disrespecting Owen Heart or Eddie Guerro, they died in tragic circumstances there is no doubt about it. But come on you really think Vinnie Mac would fall for the ol bomb in the limo trick?
June 17, 2007 at 1:53 PM
vick said...
ive bin Watchin Wrestling for over 12 years And ive seen this stuff happened before live and on tv When I Watched Raw Monday Night It All Looked Too Fake The Way He Acted All Over The Arena So Theres No Doubt In My Mind That He Will Make Another Appearance For The Storyline That He Survived
June 17, 2007 at 2:06 PM
miguel said...
People dont believe that he died but he did and he know that he was going to died but not how and u ask me i think it was the two guys outside that killed him
June 17, 2007 at 3:34 PM
the voice said...
LOOK HE ALIVE. WHEN HIS CAR DID WHAT IT DID...DID ANYONE (WWE SUPERSTAR) THAT WAS IN THE BULINDG RAN OUT? AND IF IT WAS TURE THER WOULD OF BEEN COP THERE TOO NOT ONLY (ONE!!!)FIRETURCK... MCMAHON THIS WAS DUMB FOR YOUR TO DO FOR YOUR STORYLINE... LOOK IF YOU DONT WANT YOUR JOB ILL TAKE IT AND STEPH TOO LOL YOU KNOW MY E-MAIL HALER PLAYER...HAHAHA
June 17, 2007 at 8:02 PM
said...
hvtfy
June 18, 2007 at 12:05 AM
The Rock said...
So what is your name? Vinc IT dissent mater what your name is. If you smell, what The Rock is cooking!
June 18, 2007 at 12:28 AM
The Rock said...
So what is your name? Vinc IT dissent mater what your name is. If you smell, what The Rock is cooking!
June 18, 2007 at 12:31 AM
shelly said...
my son is very upset with this situation about mr mcmahon.he now thinks there will be no more wrestling and he is a big fan of wwe. you people should think before you pull or do anything of the kind. now as a mother i have to explain to my son what has happen to mr mcmahon.just like everone is mourning his death maybe the truth should be told.
June 18, 2007 at 12:44 AM
Toby Ann said...
This is really in poor taste. My 9 year old daughter started to cry. My 10 year old son got really angry about this. I thought that it was real it really did look real. They are really good at what they do, but in poor taste. To the person that said they should be in jail for staging a death I have to say I agree with you. I think that this is just wrong. I do not think that I will be watching WWE any more. TNA here I come. Now I see why so many people left the show and went into movies and to the other wrestling shows. This is beyond fixable I think. Many fans will leave and many people will talk ill of the MacMan family as a whole. I do not know why they are beating this into the ground just let it go it is not real and many of us know it.
June 18, 2007 at 1:34 AM
Dwan said...
I dont know why the WWE had to lower their standards to this level. This is the lamest storyline they could have gone to. The WWE did very well without having to pretend to kill someone off. So sad, Vince....so sad.
June 18, 2007 at 2:20 AM
Richard said...
Stupid stunt, but imagine how many hits he got on the internet. And imagine how many people will actually tune into raw tonight.... as for going to TNA? Did anyone think that he may have a chunk of that as well? The sad thing is unless there is truly another wrestling company out there that can't be bought he will continue to dominate. You do not need millions to beat McMahon, all you need is a product with good action and less girly soap opera type storylines and the final ingredient is a company that will not sell out no matter the price.
June 18, 2007 at 4:35 AM
LL said...
I kind of figured it was a stunt because the NEWS did not report on it. However, I questioned would they really pull a stupid stunt like this. IT ISN'T OR WASN'T FUNNY!
June 18, 2007 at 9:48 AM
MONIQUE said...
VIENCE IS SO STUPID TO FAKE SOMETHING LIKE THAT WHY WOULD HE DO THAT.I KNEW IT WAS ALL A SET UP WHEN I FIRST SAW IT. YO COULD ONLY BECAUSE WHEN HE WAS WALKING OUT TO HIS LIMO THE COACH WALKED UP TO HIM AND SAID YOU ARE GOING THE WRONG WAY AND ALL THE WRESTLERS WERR JUST STARING AT HIM LIKE THEY ALL KNEW WHAT HE WAS DOING.IT LOOKED TO OVIOUS.VIENCE YOUR A SICK MAN TODO SOME STUPID SH** LIKE THAT.IAM NEVER WATCHING WRESTLING AGAIN.
June 18, 2007 at 12:44 PM
1REALLYupsetfan said...
Wow, this is the WORST story line EVER, even worse than that stupid story line about Rey's son being Eddie's. Now, I've been wondering if Eddie is REALLY dead. We KNOW Owen is, but really think about it. We didn't see Eddie...
June 18, 2007 at 3:03 PM
Mike said...
There's no way that this stunt/angle/storyline is going to do anything to the shows ratings other than make them go up. There's more interest now in Monday Night Raw than there had been in years. Because all the wrestlers from all the brands were there, they are all suspects, so every show can be pushed as the possible home of the assailant. I wonder if the people who complained about this being in bad taste ever watched a movie where there was a bombing or an explosion or a murder on screen. This is no different. Vince McMahon's character "Mr. McMahon" is presumed dead. Nowhere does it say Vince McMahon. I think anyone who thought that was legit probably shouldn't be watching in the first place. And if your kids are too young to know that that was a part of a TV show (Nine or 10) they are too young to be watching the programming anyway.
June 18, 2007 at 4:17 PM
chuck said...
this the craziest stunt ever i mean is this gonna stop vince from coming back and i k nw he always gets booed when coming out but if hes gonna come back hes recieve a different kind of boo if you know what i mean
June 18, 2007 at 7:38 PM
jerabell said...
hey how did he not get hurt ? what happened
June 18, 2007 at 10:01 PM
Angela M Johnson said...
I wanna know what proof you have that this was a stunt. I believe Mr. McMahon is really dead. This was no stunt. The McMahon family lost someone very important to them and all you want to do is make one big joke out of it. Who the heck do you people think you are? I wanna know how you sleep at night calling Vince McMahon's death a stunt?
June 18, 2007 at 11:37 PM
donna said...
i have been a life long fan of wrestling if vince is dead then the family has my sympathy if not i will never watch raw ecw or smackdown again. losing a parent is the hardest thing a person can go through i know. i lost my own mother 6 yrs ago and my life has never been the same since.
June 18, 2007 at 11:57 PM
brit said...
its pretty obvious it was a stunt i mean nothing was said about it on ecw on june12 n wrestling was still going on on raw june 18 plus why would the camerafollow him out to his limo if it wasnt a stunt? if he was dead we would have seen it on the news.
June 19, 2007 at 12:17 AM
donna said...
death is something that you should not play around with. vince if u are dead then yur family has my sympathy but if not u should be ashamed of yourself i disliked you for years but i can promise you if this was all a joke you have lost one of the biggest fans of your show i hope it was worth it vince
June 19, 2007 at 12:28 AM
G said...
This stunt was not cool..I am very embarrased to have been a loyal fan of the WWE..
June 19, 2007 at 1:47 AM
G said...
This stunt was not cool..I am very embarrased to have been a loyal fan of the WWE..
June 19, 2007 at 1:48 AM
anoop said...
I liked WWE a lot,but this was too difficult to tolerate..they could 've created some other good story line...I think Vince and Stephanine should get a nomination for OSCAR
June 19, 2007 at 9:24 AM
50 CENT said...
vince mcmahon is NOT really dead. it was all a stunt it is just a part of the storyline. in real life vince is still ALIVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
June 19, 2007 at 12:28 PM
Dennis said...
For any adult who believes this is real, I have some friendly advice. Get help! Now!
June 19, 2007 at 1:42 PM
addy said...
its as fake as the stunner given to donald trump by Austin all just a publicity stunt......
June 19, 2007 at 2:11 PM
Oscar Garcia said...
mr. mcmahon is not dead just faking his death. i wanna be in wwe
June 19, 2007 at 2:39 PM
mike said...
O MA GOD OK LET IT GO DEAD OR NOT IF YOUR NOT GONNA SEE HIM ANYMORE ON WWE BROADCASTS BCAUSE THE CHARACTER IZ DEAD...
June 19, 2007 at 4:29 PM
Heidi said...
i dont think they should do publicity stunts like this that is wrong i cant stand Mcman he shouldnt have done this or his son my bf watches the show but i cant stand it
June 19, 2007 at 7:07 PM
Nicole said...
wow.... I dont think it's right for someone to fake a death. Vince was known worldwide and he ruined that by this. A lot of people had respect for this man... even though they didnt show it. When people hear that this incident was staged, then people will have even less respect for him. I dont think it's right at all, this doesn't make Vince look like anything but a jerk, to fake his own death. I am mad about this and I am disappointed that someone known worldwide would stoop this low to get publicity or to get the reviews higher.
June 19, 2007 at 8:07 PM
Knirps said...
I think it's funny that, not only are so many falling for this stunt, but so many are outraged by it. No one cared when a wrestler broke the bungee on his entrance and fell to his death, and that that was covered up. But a fake death? Blasphemy! Hahaha. This is TV. I don't hear anyone crying about how Micky Mouse gets hit by a truck and doesn't die. Or how Soap Operas off thier cast members. That's what this is. It's a publicity stunt that's been done for years. In 6-12 mnths, he'll come back all bandaged and in a wheel chair and try to make a speech or something. It's all for the sake of entertainment... everything is.
June 19, 2007 at 8:55 PM
Melanie K Mallory said...
Vince McMahon is always saying he's GOD so he is going to come back like he rose again like GOD and if he died it would've been on radio and news just like Eddie G....WWE is just like the name says World wrestling ENTERTAINMENT!!!!!!!!
June 19, 2007 at 11:01 PM
evetS said...
I came across this researching across the web and this has the most credible facts I've found. Another place I looked http://keralaarticles.blogspot.com/2007/06/vince-mcmahon-death.html Seemed to sum this up perfectly by saying that it is a "Kayfabe" or a plot twist involving the character, but not the actor. Like Melanie K Mallory said, "if he died it would've been on radio and news just like Eddie G", but it would have been bigger since it would have been considered a "Murder" or in this common day and age some sort of terrorism based crime.
June 20, 2007 at 12:09 AM
said...
this is dumb
June 20, 2007 at 3:36 AM
clown said...
this is dumb
June 20, 2007 at 3:37 AM
said...
we were worked!
June 20, 2007 at 12:03 PM
Puff said...
Its a good way to bring in the new terrorist superstars though.
June 20, 2007 at 3:26 PM
derek flores said...
as a fan of the wwe i think that vice McMahon is a top dog when it comes to his show but what he did was just wrong to blow him self up like that but dam i belive he did now to find out that hes not is f___K UP DEREK FLORES FROM FLORESVILLE TX
June 20, 2007 at 3:32 PM
Chris(Deathshot) said...
LOL @ Puff
June 20, 2007 at 5:33 PM
nathan banks said...
McMahon knows everyone hates him. Also, since he fired his writers and took over the storylines, his business has declined drastically. What he doesn't realize is that as soon as all you morons realize that McMahaons publicity was a hoax business will make another drastic decline!
June 20, 2007 at 6:16 PM
Tyler said...
vince is so stupid he ant dead
June 20, 2007 at 6:26 PM
Pat Rivera said...
The absolute truth is that McMahon never finished high school. Furthermore, he was a special ed student who couldn't or wouldn't learn. When he was GIVEN the business by his father, he accidentally discovered that the more ridiculous he makes wrestling the more tickets he sells. Unfortunately there are many people who financially support McMoron's ways and this fake death is the result.
June 20, 2007 at 6:34 PM
Bob Frapples said...
I always like to watch the wresslin on the tv. Them guys just tare each other up. I done watch the other night when they blowed up his car, and that was wild. Reminded me of when DAle Earnhardt (RIP) crashed down there a while ago. My hart gos out to all of them people in the WWE family like Steephanie. Its reel tough when your dad dies and they still have to keep wrasslin cause they already got the dates set and they sold the tickets and they are going to be real sad and it might be hard for them to wrassle as good. You mite see some suprises and people you wood not expects to win will win and everything will be different. I dont care what all the other people say because they dont know what they talking about but I will always miss Vince every day and when I get up in the morning and fix up some bacon I will think about him and say a prayer for him and tell Jesus to tell him I said hi.
June 20, 2007 at 7:47 PM
Batman said...
Bob Frapples what's the matter with you? You sound as stupid as Vince McMahon looked. The guy is not really dead DUH!!! Come on get real and get a life.
June 20, 2007 at 11:33 PM
Womjet said...
Vince you lying sucker, I thought you were really dead and I am a big fan of you and WWE. I have not slept hardly at all since Monday because I felt so bad for the McMahon family. I have all of the toys but now I know why I cant find you in stores. Congratulations you just lost one of your biggest fans. And as for your daughter, that was cheap acting. The way she strutted out to the ring and tried to pinch out a couple of tears but could not make it happen, SO LONG McFAKERS (From your X biggest 12 year old fan)
June 20, 2007 at 11:59 PM
Pearl said...
DIRTY BIRD!!!!!!
June 21, 2007 at 12:02 AM
sumit singh said...
Vince McMahon is really a jerk i watch WWE all the time but idon't know what he want's to prove from this stunt its sick and ridiculous, to gain publicity he would have done something different..its sick...
June 21, 2007 at 9:20 AM
Joyce said...
Vince you are truely a sick person and needs to seek for some help asap, you are a danger to socitey for a sick performance on Monday Night Raw.
June 21, 2007 at 10:10 AM
Jesse James Jez said...
Okay, I realize its only a mans soap opera, but this stunt is even below Vince McMahon. Does he really think were stupid enough to buy into this BS? Its a insult to our inteligence.
June 21, 2007 at 10:45 AM
ando said...
mc mahon is dumbas on doing that he will most likely be caught on the streets roaming and look ever gayer
June 21, 2007 at 1:28 PM
Kay said...
I can't believe that the WWE is hurting this bad for rating that they would stoop this low. I have been loyal to the WWE since I was a child and I have never seen them go this low. I agree with the comments in your paper this is a disgrace to all the wrestlers in the past that have passed away, especially Owen Hart who passed away in the ring. I think the WWE could have come up with a better stunt than this.
June 21, 2007 at 1:44 PM
Dennis said...
lol! I swear, this message board is more entertaining than the wrestling itself!(with Smackdown, that wouldn't take much!) This stunt and storyline has evoked probably every possible human emotion from people! Some are outraged, some are offended, some think it's cool, some don't know what to think, some are absolutely convinced that Vinnie Mac blew up along with the limo! Some say this story line insults our intelligence! People, WAKE UP! Wrestling storylines have been insulting our intelligence for years! That's why every wrestling storyline should be taken with a grain of salt! This storyline has done exactly what WWE intented it to do! Personally, I think it's genious!
June 21, 2007 at 2:11 PM
Don Paul said...
vince you aught to rezyne. you are a disgrace to the wrestlers and the fans.why Don you quit you dummy.
June 21, 2007 at 11:38 PM
peter said...
wrestling has turned into a comedy lately, they try 2 make it all look real, and mr. mcmahon showing up in the future will probably make the viewers ratings really low, good luck, mr mcmahon!!!!!
June 22, 2007 at 1:41 PM
Judy said...
Ok so if this is true then why don't you e-mail this article over to wwe?
June 22, 2007 at 6:11 PM
Kei O'Meara said...
vince mcmahon is not dead he was spotted in the uk on the 21st and even appeared in the britsh tabloids this proves that the wwe chairman is not dead
June 22, 2007 at 9:11 PM
Nita said...
I was a big fan of WWE until this hoax. I think that it was uncool. With all the car bombs that the kids see on tv killing our soliders, then they watch this and see vince blown up it cause confuson for them. I am glad that my kids did not see this show. I know that I will not be watching anymore. Bad idea for WWE.
June 22, 2007 at 11:55 PM
Amber said...
I didnt think the guy was dead. That was a mean hoax. I watch WWE every Mon and Fri night, and when Steph came out with her sob story of how she misses her daddy, I knew it was a hoax. You can tell by the limo that hes not dead. He was never even in the limo. I dunno who was, but it wasnt him. I think that things with the WWE were getting out of hand for him and he wants to be in the background more than on the scene. The thing at Wrestle- mania drove him down hill yes, but it wasnt him in the limo.
June 23, 2007 at 11:16 AM
said...
viva la raza
June 23, 2007 at 11:54 AM
JAKE VAN PELT... NEXT WWE SUPERSTAR said...
I was fooled fora day or two but now I know the truth and thats low even for WWE
June 24, 2007 at 10:03 AM
jackie hall said...
i think this stunt is disgusting ,and in very bad taste. to make out that someone has died. and it will not do the ratings any good .i for 1 and all my family will not be watching it no more as we think it is a stupid stunt to do .because of what is going on in the world. BAD JOKE WWE.
June 24, 2007 at 5:03 PM
jackie hall said...
i think this stunt is disgusting ,and in very bad taste. to make out that someone has died. and it will not do the ratings any good .i for 1 and all my family will not be watching it no more as we think it is a stupid stunt to do .because of what is going on in the world. BAD JOKE WWE.
June 24, 2007 at 5:06 PM
big_al_joker said...
this was the dumb thing to do i am a die hard fan and people take this stuff serious. Death is not something people take serious not to play with it
June 24, 2007 at 8:02 PM
big_al_joker said...
this was the dumb thing to do i am a die hard fan and people take this stuff serious. Death is not something people take serious not to play with it
June 24, 2007 at 8:02 PM
DonnaMae Heiden said...
I agree with it being a "dumb" stunt. I still remember Owne Hart dying from a broken neck and how serious the fallback was from that. I can understand publicity, but there is a time, place, and means to it all. This steps beyond the scope of decency.
June 25, 2007 at 12:35 AM
Chris said...
Why fake death? Please let's be serious.
June 25, 2007 at 5:53 AM
ABE GOLDSTEIN said...
It was quite obvious it was staged. At any rate it follows that since he is "dead" he wont show his face on TV for awhile. Thank god and good riddance. Tired of his dumb shenanigans.
June 25, 2007 at 3:35 PM
tatiana said...
i dont think mr. mcmhon iz dead because when they put out the fire he waz gone...
June 25, 2007 at 3:35 PM
super lazy said...
yo if vince mcmahon was really dead then you would have a corspe in the limo no matter what how hot the fire was u would still have a body in it, and when he went into the limo he put his leg out of it then back in it then another leg you could see went out so while the other leg went out of the limo vince walked out of the other side of the limo out of the door so he got out perfectly safe.
June 25, 2007 at 7:44 PM
jack said...
Yo mr.mcmhon is not dead i watched the sho last week and i seen every bit of it and when they came to put the fire out he wasnt there thats real stupid of vince mcmhon now nobody is going to watch the show because now they know it fake
June 25, 2007 at 11:19 PM
jack said...
Yo mr.mcmhon is not dead i watched the sho last week and i seen every bit of it and when they came to put the fire out he wasnt there thats real stupid of vince mcmhon now nobody is going to watch the show because now they know it fake
June 25, 2007 at 11:19 PM
jack said...
Yo mr.mcmhon is not dead i watched the sho last week and i seen every bit of it and when they came to put the fire out he wasnt there thats real stupid of vince mcmhon now nobody is going to watch the show because now they know it fake
June 25, 2007 at 11:19 PM
fay said...
i think to teach mr. mchman a lesson we should all stop watching the show so that he can go broke.
June 26, 2007 at 12:21 AM
Genevieve said...
From the begining I totally questioned it. If it really did happen everybody would be at the FBI office, and not on TV wrestling, even the corporate head quarters would have been taped of possibly. That is my opinion. I think they went a bit to far this time. But it is the entertainment industry, they got the effect they wanted and it did work for a bit.
June 26, 2007 at 1:34 AM
Fred said...
My prayers go out to benoit family thats really sad of what happend,if everybody stopped watching wwe. Vince Mcmahon will still be rich, i am sure he has invested his money over the years, he owned wwe, anyone rich invest there money who is rich, thats not the way to fake a death, of a limo explosion at the end of monday night raw. people do have emotional feelings, when someone died's, there should be a charge against vince mcmahon if he pulled this stunt on the limo explosion.
June 26, 2007 at 7:58 AM
Arnold LePotvin said...
If this was nothing but! a publicity stunt, and did not really happen, I am Shock and appalled that Vince McMahon would do such a Terrible thing by faking His Death on National T.V. Or did it really happen....? The sudden Death of Chriss Benoit and his family is real shock,that makes me think that He knew or had somnething on the WWE RAW and Vince McMchon's Death and that He was murdered along with his family to keep his mouth shut. It is truly strange this has happened just after the so called Death of Vince McMahon......
June 26, 2007 at 8:56 AM
Juanita said...
I am sick to my stomach that Vincent McMahnon could ever do such a no good rotten thing has to fake his own death. I grew up watching wrestling with my dad and enjoyed it. I will not watch it anymore. Vince McMahnon is a very sick to man to have done such a thing. Then I read the Chris Benoit and his family were murdered. That is very sad. Chris was one of the best wrestlers there was. I will miss him. Has of today I will no longer watch wrestling. Thanks Vince, takes a real jerk to do what you did.
June 26, 2007 at 1:21 PM
willie scott said...
vince mcmahan is an idiot that was the stupidest and fakest thing i have ever seen on wrestling. u would never see this back in old school wwf or wcw. this is rediculous, wwe is going to go bankrupt just like kmart did because everyone is starting to realize how stupid it is. congradulations vince mcmahon u could possibly be one of the worlds biggest idiots
June 26, 2007 at 2:58 PM
Joseph Wilson said...
Very little thought and planning was worked out ahead of time (just like the Iraq Invasion). Its understandable that wrestling attracts the population low on the ladder of lifes expectations who believe this non-sport non-talent required theatrical show exhibits, but little kids out there watch this show and were horrified. Thats a whole generation of Blue Collar workers who will be traumatized for life! Shame on you Mr. McMahon!
June 26, 2007 at 3:58 PM
jessica said...
he shouldn't of faked that cause it scared us all cause it looked real.
June 26, 2007 at 8:18 PM
jessica said...
he shouldn't of faked that cause it scared us all cause it looked real.
June 26, 2007 at 8:18 PM
TONY DINKINS said...
TAECH KID ON THE STREET ABOUT WHAT THA EY SEE IS IS WRONG TO BE SEEING STUFF THAT SHOULD BE LIKE DONT TRY THIS AT HOME BUT WHAT PEOPLE DO THEY LEARN AND KILL BY A MISSTAKE
June 26, 2007 at 11:37 PM
carl said...
mr.mcmahon tries to pull the stunt off and talks about Benoir death that was on sunday,but he talked tuesday at ecw show
June 27, 2007 at 1:29 PM
carl said...
mr.mcmahon tries to pull the stunt off and talks about Benoir death that was on sunday,but he talked tuesday at ecw show.so mcmahon is not dead.
June 27, 2007 at 1:31 PM
Vixen said...
He's sitting in his vacation home sipping his brandy or congac having a laugh at everyones expense. Nothing about this stunt is real. Its all a story line if you cant tell. It happens on Daytime TV all the time. He's just a character who was killed off for the sake of ratings. It is really sad what happened to Eddie and with Benoit. Those are the only ones I believe other than Owen Hart. he might have stooped a little low even for him but its all about the show. Dont take it personally. He did it for the business. So just relax and dont stop watching the show. Thats not why he did it. Vince, have a good vacation and we'll c ya again next year when u "come back to life". Later all. Peace. Vixen
June 27, 2007 at 5:14 PM
Vixen said...
He's sitting in his vacation home sipping his brandy or congac having a laugh at everyones expense. Nothing about this stunt is real. Its all a story line if you cant tell. It happens on Daytime TV all the time. He's just a character who was killed off for the sake of ratings. It is really sad what happened to Eddie and with Benoit. Those are the only ones I believe other than Owen Hart. he might have stooped a little low even for him but its all about the show. Dont take it personally. He did it for the business. So just relax and dont stop watching the show. Thats not why he did it. Vince, have a good vacation and we'll c ya again next year when u "come back to life". Later all. Peace. Vixen
June 27, 2007 at 5:15 PM
bunty said...
what the hell is this.they are makink us fool and we are.......... no its really bad
June 28, 2007 at 5:01 AM
ashwin said...
nutty vince
June 28, 2007 at 9:53 AM
mike said...
Goes to show how easy people get sucked in by these tricks. It is a ratings thing and WWE is all about entertainment not real fights, but saying that I must say the are all very fit and supple atheletes(stuntmen & woman). Good at what they do. But faking death this is a very low way to try and up your ratings, get it together Vince sure you can come up something better.
June 29, 2007 at 11:07 PM
maria said...
I think that he shouldn't have did what he did because death is something to take seriously.I mean a lot of people really look up to him and were actually crying for him so it's pretty low what he did just for ratings!!!!!!!!!
July 1, 2007 at 2:35 AM
will krantz said...
man thats messed up he didnt die ....duh.life is seriouse i still love to watch raw but this:( was just low vince ur getting lower and lower
July 1, 2007 at 1:39 PM
said...
kjjjgfds567666665555555555555hggffdsszhjuio
July 2, 2007 at 12:56 PM
sarah said...
i have one question. how can a vehicle blow up and vince be alive??? that is dumb and low to do that to increase ratings. And we wonder why the world is the way it is today and why children have so many issues in life.
July 4, 2007 at 12:30 AM
phila said...
We love the wwe and my kids too they broke down when it was shown on tv. that cris has commited suicide and it came not have came at a better time when my kid was not sick and she cried and fainted.if this is a stunt surely people when monied people have nothing to do how low one can be.this is sick but if its true RIP.
July 5, 2007 at 5:01 AM
Jesse said...
I wonder how people can be so naive(or worse)to believe that Vince died in the explosion. Don't they go to movies and see all the special effects used. This stunt was so simple that it make me laugh some people swallow it! It's call pu-bli-ci-ty, you dumbs!
July 7, 2007 at 8:16 PM
a conserned fan said...
i understand he thought stunt was a way to quit but how could he live with him self know he made families and little children that there is someone who would do that they think it could happen to them and also i bet some people actually care about him. also people who know or love some one who died they would feel their familys depresion ps. i wrote this real fast if you would like me to spell and add puncutation or give further conversaition hit me on my email at eaman5855@gmail.com
July 10, 2007 at 5:07 PM
angelica said...
i dont think people beleive vince mcman is dead or alive. It was a really mean joke of mr. macman
July 12, 2007 at 11:35 PM
Randy Savage said...
Vince is dead, oh yeah! cause I'm the one that planted the C-4 explosive in his limo, oh yeah! ....snap into a slim jim! ..ohhh yeah!
June 15, 2008 at 7:34 PM
MARK JOSHUA KILLEN said...
I THINK THAT IT WAS JBL AND EDGE AND EDGE BROTHERS AND GIRLFRIND FROM WWE RAW AND THAT VINCE MACHON WILL BE BACK NEXT MONTH AND FIRE JBL AND EDGE. MARK JOSHUA KILLEN 1111 COUSIN STREET SLIDELL,LOUISIANA 70458
July 7, 2008 at 10:04 PM
Shawn Michaels said...
i think McMahon is not dead cuz if he was dead the wwe was closed. Srry for bad eanglish
May 26, 2009 at 10:36 PM
Kyle said...
I was told ten billion times wrestling is fake and i know that but come on people he is not dead but he would still be playing along if Benoit didnt kill himself for real a week later! Its that simple its like 95% fake that means SOMETIMES they get hurt but most of the time when they get hurt they are just on vacatation! like when say oh Triple H bleeds REALLY SUPER bad on his head at Unforgiven but he becomes WWE champ. The next day on Raw you dont see any scabs or scars. Thats because its fake blood! Watch WWE today Mr.McMahon is ALIVE but **** people give him some credit it was a good stunt!
June 8, 2009 at 4:55 PM
Most Viewed News Stories in Past 7 Days
1. Diocese: Priest removed from duties over pictures
2. Police: Woman had sex with teen
3. Booted from bench: Olszewski voted out
4. 2009 UNOFFICIAL ELECTION RESULTS
5. Olszewski’s goose cooked by photo, analyst contends
6. Deputy sheriff found dead at W-B home
7. Nurse blasts hospital before W-B council
8. Wilkes-Barre Township fire chief involved in fight
Most E-Mailed News Stories in Past 7 Days
1. Diocese: Priest removed from duties over pictures
2. Mohegan Sun eyes 9-story hotel, conference center
3. Booted from bench: Olszewski voted out
4. As court backlog worsens, lawyers asked to hear cases
5. Homebuyer tax credit could go on
6. Police: Woman had sex with teen
7. Lot eyed for casino’s proposed hotel
8. Aid to pay heating bill available