5 Awkward moments in WWE Vince McMahon want fans to forget
The history of WWE is replete with controversial and unforgettable moments. Some of them became famous while others were awkward, to say the least. WWE is known for coming up with any gimmick to entertain its audience. The professional wrestlers are more than happy to put themselves in such situations to get applause and fame.
Some moments were disconcerting, and they hit the company image hard. Being a public company, it had to cater to the brand image. The Chairman himself had been embroiled in some of these controversial storylines both in front of the camera and behind the scenes.
Vince McMahon built a career out of controversies, but today we take a look at those five moments, which were difficult to handle by WWE and the Chairman himself.
#5 Trish Stratus Barks Like a Dog
This happened on March 5, 2001 episode of RAW, when Trish Stratus was forced to bark like a dog. During that time, Vince and Stratus had entered into a love relationship, and he had begun to treat her with utter disrespect.
In that episode, she begged for his forgiveness, but The Mac Daddy was in no mood to relent. As she persisted, Vince asked her to speak in "in dog language" to convey her apologies. He made her crawl like a dog, which she did. Paul Heyman cheered the whole time from the commentary box.
This was a new low in the history of WWE. Stratus was a legend and did not deserve to be treated with such disrespect. Such was the impact of this segment Senator Chris Shays took potshots at U.S. Senate frontrunner Linda McMahon in a debate, held at the University of Connecticut. He said, "I think when you force a woman to take off all her clothes in an arena, and get down on the ground and bark like a dog, I think that's assault on women."