Vince McMahon Told A Wrestler To Not Be Funny Or Entertaining

It’s certainly advice. While some people might not be the biggest fans of the man, there is no denying that Vince McMahon has produced a lot of great wrestling ideas. He has managed to succeed in a lot of different areas of wrestling and made a fortune doing so. There are certain things he does though which might not work out so well, and one of those involved a wrestler who looked ready to break through to the main event.

Debuting back in 2005, Ken Anderson, then known as Mr. Kennedy, seemed like he was going to be a breakout star. There was something about him that made you want to watch and it was hard to look away from him. An injury caused him to miss the biggest break of his career when he was scheduled to become McMahon’s on-screen son, but nothing ever came of it. McMahon had some interesting thoughts on Anderson, which he let him know right off the bat.

Anderson was a guest on SportsKeeda’s UnSKripted where he spoke about advice that McMahon gave him. Upon debuting, Anderson took a more comedic approach to his promos but McMahon told him not to. McMahon said that “funny doesn’t draw money”, saying that fans grow to expect such promos and they cannot be maintained over the course of a year. Anderson said that the Rock did it regularly, though he eventually conceded that comedy is only appropriate on occasions. He also mentioned that comedy characters can tend to be seen as secondary.

There was a lot to this one. Check out Anderson’s interview:

Opinion: I can see both sides of this, but at the end of the day, McMahon is probably going to know what he is talking about more than almost anyone else. It’s true that things have gone down for him a bit in recent years, but McMahon has had so many successes over the years that it can be hard to argue with him. The Rock was able to make something like this work, but how many people have been the Rock over the years?

Whose side are you on? Who is the funniest talker in wrestling history? Let us know in the comments below.

Thomas Hall has been a wrestling fan for over thirty years and has seen over 50,000 wrestling matches. He has also been a wrestling reviewer since 2009 with over 5,000 full shows covered. You can find his work at kbwrestlingreviews.com, or check out his- Amazon author page with 30 wrestling books. Get the latest and greatest in professional wrestling news by signing up for our daily email newsletter. Just look below for “GET EXCLUSIVE UPDATES” to sign up. Thank you for reading!