Former WWE Writer Recalls Crazy Vince McMahon Story

As part of a ‘Ask me Anything’ on Reddit, former WWE writer  Jon Rineman has recalled a crazy story where he pitched an angle to Vince McMahon, which led to Vince considering how much money he’d have to donate to build a new hospital wing.

Rineman noted that he pitched a storyline to Vince McMahon that would have seen someone attacked in a  hospital. The idea was eventually shot down in favour of another, as it was ultimately cheaper for the company:

As far as a crazy Vince story: we had an idea where someone was going to attack somebody in a hospital. And then I had an idea for it that Vince liked, then Heyman had a bunch of ideas Vince liked. So, Vince thinks about it and says: “We’re really gonna fuck up this hospital. How much would it cost to rebuild?” He stops, thinks a second, then says, matter-of-factly, “Hmm. I might have to donate a wing to a hospital. How much does that cost?” So, our writer’s assistant started looking up how much it cost to donate a wing to a hospital.

Then later in the meeting, another idea came up that nixed the hospital idea, and Vince said, “Which one is the one without buying the hospital wing? Do that one.” Then he stopped and said, “I should donate a wing somewhere though…” and it got quiet while he thought. Then he took out his pencil and I saw him write “Hospital.”

Rineman then later explained that while he was in a bad place during this time with WWE, he has “no ill-will against WWE”. However, he did say he is of the belief that “AEW is outworking them now”:

Overall, I was in a bad place so it’s an unpleasant memory. But no ill-will against WWE – if anything, appreciation (though I feel like AEW is outworking them now.)

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