5 Times Vince McMahon rejected ideas pitched by WWE Superstars
Back when Hulk Hogan signed with WCW in the 90s, it was a big 'get' for the Ted Turner promotion, looking at the legacy Hogan had built up over the past decade or so in Vince McMahon's WWE. Around 2 years after his jump to WCW, Hogan turned heel in one of the greatest moments in pro-wrestling. It's not a secret that Hogan had creative control over the outcome of all matches he was a part of.
Privileges like the one Hogan had are rarely given to wrestlers. Most of the time, the writers are responsible for churning out storylines and matches, and a wrestler would have some say in case they are a megastar. On several occasions, wrestlers themselves make it a point to suggest an idea to the higher-ups, but these pitches don't always get approved. In the following list, let's take a look at 5 times a WWE Superstar pitched an idea to Vince McMahon, and the boss rejected the same.
#5 Randy Orton
Fans of Randy Orton might remember that he was put into a program with The Revival for a short period, back in 2019. The trio feuded with The New Day for a while, with Orton looking to win the WWE title that Kofi Kingston had on his shoulder. The Viper didn't succeed in winning the belt and was soon separated from The Revival during the 2019 WWE Draft.
Reports stated that Orton had pitched an idea to Vince McMahon, stating that his association with The Revival should become a permanent thing. Vince had other plans though, and Orton was moved to RAW.
"We're told by multiple sources that Orton pushed to do more work with them [The Revival], even going as far as pitching a faction to Vince McMahon personally. The idea fell on deaf ears and Orton and the Revival were put on different brands in the WWE draft."
The Revival didn't do much of note following the split and were released by WWE, back in April.