Biggest case of nepotism in wrestling EDIT: Added Charlotte

Who’s the worst case of nepotism?

  • Shane McMahon

    Votes: 7 5.4%
  • Stephanie McMahon

    Votes: 24 18.6%
  • David Flair

    Votes: 9 7.0%
  • Garrett Bischoff

    Votes: 8 6.2%
  • Nia Jax

    Votes: 7 5.4%
  • Eric Watts

    Votes: 10 7.8%
  • Triple H

    Votes: 21 16.3%
  • Charlotte

    Votes: 43 33.3%

  • Total voters
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TheBigBopper

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Who you got? I could make an argument for the following:

1. Shane McMahon—dude is legit entertaining, but would he have a role as a performer if Vince wasn’t his dad? Plus he got paid $2mm in 2016 for two matches :heh: that’s more money than 95% of the roster.

2. Stephanie McMahon—decent heel, but she was incompetent running the writing team for over a decade until she got fired and placed into her current role as brand manager.

3. David Flair—no body, no athletic talent, no charisma at all. Just look at dude’s titan tron :wtf:


4. Garrett Bischoff—dude was built like an IT technician. No charisma either.

5. Nia Jax—untalented fat bytch with absolutely no athletic aptitude or background. Yeah okay, she’s big, but I’m sure there are some actually competent big women around who could replace this sloppy sow.

6. Erik Watts—pushed as the next big thing in WCW but had no business being in the ring.

7. Triple H—one of the best heels of all time, but if he wasn’t married to a McMahon, would he be a 14x world champion and in the C suite of a publicly traded company? :mjpls:

EDIT 8. Charlotte—I don’t agree with this—she’d be pushed regardless of her last name—but similar to Triple H, she likely wouldn’t he pushed as hard. Admittedly she had no business intruding in last year’s main event at WrestleMania, plus she is not a conventionally attractive woman.

Dishonorable Mention: Chris and Mike Von Erich, Roman Reigns, David Sammartino, Greg Gagne, Jeff Jarrett
 
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On that list, Triple H. Dude literally fukked his way to the top. Married his way into the family too. Him and step literally killed the wwe. shyt been wack for almost 20 years now.


But theres plenty of wrestlers who got by off of nepotism that you didnt name like randy orton or shawn Michaels.
 
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On that list, Triple H. Dude literally fukked his way to the top. Married his way into the family too. Him and step literally killed the wwe. shyt been wack for almost 20 years now.


But theres plenty of wrestlers who got by off of nepotism that you didnt name like randy orton or shawn Michaels.

Michaels and Orton were appropriately pushed in line with their talents. They don’t belong on the list.
 

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Michaels and Orton were appropriately pushed in line with their talents. They don’t belong on the list.


Randy orton was overrated and wack. Dude stole the diamond cutter and had no mic presence or personality. He looked stupid with that dumb wannabe tough guy facial expression.

And shawn Michael did have the charisma and the personality. I'll give him that but dude was mad insecure because he fukked over a lot of people to get to the top. Heard he was a known a$$hole too. I remember how they did that whole video of him being out injured back in the mid 90s when in real life, dude got his ass handed to him in buffalo in a bar room fight he started. Plus dude was on those pills and was a drug addict. He used to be hyped up and zooted out in the ring at one point.
 

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Exactly, for all we know them people probably aren't even really related.
They’re definitely all related. Shane McMahon, Stephanie McMahon and triple H specifically have their stock holdings and salaries disclosed in the WWE sec filings because of their status in the company and relationship to Vince McMahon, the chairman.
 

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People get ahead in acting due to nepotism all the time so idk why that was brought up in this convo. Directors, producers, and casting directors stay putting on people despite talent.

On that list it’s gotta be Triple H. If he wasn’t married to Steph he wouldn’t be in charge of brand
 

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People get ahead in acting due to nepotism all the time so idk why that was brought up in this convo. Directors, producers, and casting directors stay putting on people despite talent.

On that list it’s gotta be Triple H. If he wasn’t married to Steph he wouldn’t be in charge of brand
I’m hesitant to go with Triple H because he demonstrably has a mind for running the business—see NXT. While he may not have gotten the gig if he hadn’t married Stephanie , he has shown he is capable of fulfilling the responsibilities of the role. The others not so much. Shane McMahon gets paid like a top 10 talent, but does he draw like one? :usure:
 
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