5 WWE Superstars who weren't 'Vince's guys' but got pushed anyway

Vince McMahon has been known to have a particular type of wrestler he generally favors.

Over the years, WWE CEO and majority owner Vince McMahon has developed a reputation as someone who prefers a particular type of a wrestler. He generally favors the more bigger and athletic types that are generally attractive and capable of being marketed for the company.

That said, Vince is still a businessman, so he’s been known to venture outside the notioned type to please the fans. Because in the end, if the fans are happy, they’ll spend more money.

Here are five WWE Superstars who got a push despite not being ‘the boss’s guy’.

Mick Foley

Mick Foley’s Mankind character became very popular with the fans in the late 1990s.

While Mick Foley is one of the most legendary performers in pro wrestling history, no one would ever describe him as athletically built or marketable as the face of a company. But Mick Foley was a wrestler who didn’t mind putting his body on the line, and fans loved him for that.

It’s for that reason that fans jumped over to Raw in flocks to watch Foley win the WWF Champinship as Mankind when the result was spoiled on WCW programming. And it’s for that very reason that Vince McMahon let him acsend towards the top of the company even without the ideal look.