Vince isn’t really dead, even though his limo blew up to end RAW in a very Sopranos-like moment. But WWE.com has posted the following kayfabed story (since we initially posted this article, the story has been updated with more details, including no confirmation that his body was removed from the “crime scene”):
Wilkes-Barre, Pa. – A night originally designated Mr. McMahon Appreciation Night turned deadly when the WWE Chairman’s limousine burst into a fiery explosion just moments after Mr. McMahon stepped into it. Permanently uprooting the world of sports-entertainment, the Chairman has been presumed dead in Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Check back with WWE.com as more details become available on this shocking news.
We’ll have more on this as the story develops…
…in the meantime, my opinion:
Wow, that was great. If WWE doesn’t start “killing off” on-air characters regularly (and really, why should they?) AND they are serious about taking Mr. McMahon off of television permanently, this was complete brilliance. They out-Sopranos’d The Sopranos and delivered a shocking ending when all we were expecting was a promo, some booing and a defiant scowl. Wrestling fans have barely even wondered how WWE would write Vince off of television, figuring that day would never come.
But if Vince really does want to stay off the air, retire as an on-air character… what better way to do it? Have him lose a “loser leaves town” match? Meh.
This was a completely fitting and bizarre ending to a bizarre WWE character that I’ll miss… and appreciate.
