Dead McMahon in Bad Taste?

46. I met Sherri and I think it's terrible that her real death is taking a backseat to Vince McMahon's fictional death. I think what a lot of people don't realize is that Sherri was a special person. It's a shame that more wrestling fans weren't fortunate enough to get to find out what a sweet person she really was.

Posted at 9:49PM on Jun 20th 2007 by Lucy

47. This is the WWE.

The same company that had a wrestler have sex with a dead girl.
The same company that exploited the death of another wrestler (Eddie Guerrero) for a long-term storyling.
The same company that had "gay" wrestlers nearly get married, then pull out because it was a publicity stunt gone too far.

I guarantee that, not only will McMahon continue to be "dead" (even though about 98% of the fans know he's not), but he'll come back in a couple of months at a Pay-Per-View with some "Genetic Jackhammer" comment.

Posted at 9:48PM on Jun 20th 2007 by Nicks

48. If my 6 year old daughter can understand that wrestling, like most things on TV is not real, the wrestlers are only pretending to fight and had to go to special school to learn how to (which is why we don't imitate them), and they're all really friends and who wins and loses is determined beforehand, I'm sure the grownups who watch can figure out that Vince McMahon was not murdered. This is TV people, not that big of a deal. Many former superstars pass and they get a memorial screencap. 10 bell salutes are saved for on-air talent who pass unexpectedly. This is no different than "Who ran over Stone Cold?" from 8 years ago. Take wrestling for what it is, mindless entertainment like soaps or Survivor that keeps people amused for two hours.

Posted at 10:25PM on Jun 20th 2007 by Mary-Helen

49. WRESTLING IS REAL LIFE IS FAKE!

Posted at 10:17PM on Jun 20th 2007 by THE MONTREAL SCREWJOB

50. Sensational Sherri was a pioneer in wrestling she was a fantastic manager who accomplished so much throughout her carreer. She will be dearly missed.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46xV-zm6c_4 (Sensational Sherri brief tribute)

Posted at 10:30PM on Jun 20th 2007 by bye sherri

51. I feel bad for Sherri she was a great woman wrestler but im betting the writers for the WWE couldnt come up with another script in time. Im just wondering how they pulled off that explosion so Vince wouldnt get hurt( we all know hes alive). I hope they can find out what happened to Sherri though...RIP Sherri...

Posted at 11:11PM on Jun 20th 2007 by SWEET_BLONDE

52. While Iv always enjoyed TMZ and their personel views, i believe it time to tell you shut up! Ive been a fan of wrestling for over 20 years and yes its fake and usually in bad taste but why should they change their story line just because of something that happend three days later to a retired professional who hasnt even been a regular on tv since 1998. And how does it make you any better by reffering comically to Owen Hart? The bottom line is that Sherri and Owen were both professionals of this sport and respected it, so I have no doubt in my mind that if they were here today they would have no objection to the story line of McMachons pressumed death, in fact I would be willing to bet they would be just as interested in it as everyone else who enjoys WWE programming. Stick to Hollywood entertainment TMZ, because you dont know jack about Wrestling entertainment!

justin

Posted at 11:25PM on Jun 20th 2007 by Justin Martin

53. The sad thing is i lost count of how many people at my work are saying "do you think that vince is really dead?" People, wrestling is FAKE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted at 8:12AM on Jun 21st 2007 by cynyvohai

54. is vince really DEAD

Posted at 12:34AM on Jun 21st 2007 by kay

55. Show me somebody who expects good taste from the WWE and I'll show you somebody who doesn't know a gattdam thing about Vince McMahon.

Posted at 12:30AM on Jun 21st 2007 by mrogi

56. First I want to say that I have been a fan of wrestling for over 28 years. I have seen the greats and near greats of wrestling. I have watched great angles and ones that blew dog dung. And I can say without a doubt this angle is one of the worse Vince has come up with since the katie Vick storyline. (Don't know it, good you are lucky)

That said, for the most part, it is, as others have said, just another dumb "try-to-get-ratings-" attemtp by the wwe. Nothing more or less. We've seen it before, we'll see it again.

Well I lie. There is a differance in this one from angles past. The fact that this one, goes against the stated intent of the wwe, to never do a murder angle. This was a promise that they gave to childern protection gruops that had issues with the wwe content, as the wwe (dispite their claim) also does target yougsters, as well there will be, at least, several hunderd kids of 15 and lower at any given wwe show. Now, if you were a constinous(sp) parent, would you take your young child to see, say, Pulp Fiction? (The women with the well adjusted 6 year old not witstanding) You would not, and though wrestling is not Pulp Fiction,you do hope that what violance you expose your child to, is over the top enough that the child can see through it. It's hard for a child to see past an exploding car when the person, presumed, to have died in it, was just standing in front of them in the ring. This angle, which has nada to do with wrestling, or wrestlers, was a blatant reniging of their stated promise to these orginisation and shows Vince's out right contempt for anyone.

But a bad storyline is a bad storyline and a broken word is a broken word. But the way they treated a wrestler that spent years entertaining fans and helping to put money in his pocket is, truely, unforgiveable. Sherrie, was not the washed up performer some here would try to paint her. She was also a role-model for many true female wrestlers. (No I am not talking those walking playboy wannbes that the wwe calls "Divas" I am talking real female wrestlers. Women and girls that saw, in here, that the sport is not just a place for men to show their athletic sides and a woman wrestler can be more then prancig around half nude. She was an important figure in wrestling. As important as Moolah or Miss Elizabeth and she deserved more then a small mention at the bottom of the wwe websit. Far below the story of Vince's fake death. More then not even being mentioned till halfway through the following Raw, as a passing note. She deserved more from the wwe, or any wrestling orginization but more the wwe, then she got.

And the finaly unforgiveble act of this ill-time and ill-concived angle, was the use on the Smackdown, following the car bombing Raw, was the use of the 10 bell salute. A tradition in wrestling older then most of you posting here and reserved for the real deaths of real wrestlers and others who have dedicated themselves to the industry. Many of you say wrestling is fake. And yes, the reason these men and women get int the ring and fight is fake. Storys written in the baack room by men who's most strenious acts is munching on a bag of cheetos. But what they do in the ring is very much not fake. The injuries they suffer are real. Owen is not faking his death. Eddie is not faking his. Brian is not faking his death. Chirs Nowinksi is not faking his brain injury and Droz is not faking the fact he is paralyzed. What these poeple do is very real. And it is a shame that so few care. I am not talking about the non-fans. I am talking about the, so-called, wrestling fans, who on here, have written Sherrie's death off as not really all that important, so no one should really be upset that she was not given the respect she derserved.

It's you that should really take a reality check and realize that Vincent Kenndy McMahon, would have no "wrestling empire" if it was not for athelets like Sherrie Martel.

Posted at 12:41AM on Jun 21st 2007 by Dark Maiden

57. bigstan (uh, ok)...two words little man...suck it!

Posted at 1:03AM on Jun 21st 2007 by cory

58. PEOPLE!!!!! Wrestling, no matter what brand it is, WWE, TNA, ROH, AAA in Mexico, or NJPW in Japan, is just a SOAP OPERA! How many people on the daytime soaps die and then magically come back? Do you all have nothing better to do than p*ss and moan about something 99% of you don't follow or watch anyway?

Posted at 1:25AM on Jun 21st 2007 by Joe

59. "It's you that should really take a reality check and realize that Vincent Kenndy McMahon, would have no "wrestling empire" if it was not for athelets like Sherrie Martel." - Dark Maiden

You should also realize thet these 95% of wrestlers out there (past and present) wouldn't have had a career if it weren't for this villian Vince McMahon. So what, he's scrupulous, shrude, and does anything to make a buck. What successful businessman doesn't??

Posted at 1:27AM on Jun 21st 2007 by Joe

60. It's not a felony to be 'presumed dead" which is what Vince McMahon is. Although the WWE could get into huge trouble for misleading their investors. It is a crime for a publicly owned and traded company to mislead their stockholders, which analysts say the WWE may be doing with the whole VKM is dead angle.

Posted at 1:07AM on Jun 21st 2007 by Joe