Top 5 WWE superstars who've fallen out with the boss Vince McMahon

Vince McMahon

In the world of professional wrestling, there have been instances when personal distastes took over the professional relationships, resulting in superstars falling out with their promoters/bookers.

Starting from the NWA to the WWF to WCW, superstars, when having an alternative, didn’t think twice about getting the best out of the promoters.

WWF, for example, has seen its fair share of backstage politics, brawls and personal rivalries. With Vince McMahon being the chairman of the then WWF, one needn’t be surprised that he fell out with quite a few superstars.

Talking about Vince McMahon having problems with his superstars is as common as talking about home runs in baseball. With Vince’s ego and his intention of being “the boss” in the past three decades, he fell out with a lot of superstars in the WWE.

With Vince being a businessman, he brought them back when he found an opportunity to make money, but who were these superstars?

In this article, I name the top 5 WWE performers who had a legitimate “heat” with Vince McMahon.

5. Bruno Sammartino

Bruno Sammartino

When you name some of the greatest WWE champions in the history of the company, there is one name that stands apart from the rest.

Bruno Sammartino isn’t just a legend in the business, he also holds the record for holding the WWE championship for the longest duration.

Bruno was the headliner of the company for years, but with Vince McMahon Jr. taking over the reins from his father, things started to change in the then WWF. Bruno retired from professional wrestling, but Vince McMahon used Bruno’s son to lure Sammartino into performing.

Not only that, Bruno held a grudge against Vince McMahon for turning professional wrestling into an “act”.

With Sammartino holding a grudge against Vince McMahon, many thought the greatest WWE champion would never be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame.

All of that changed when Vince and Bruno put their differences aside last year, and Bruno was finally inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame.