The two faced one another in January 2002, at Royal Rumble, in a Street Fight which Flair received. Originally Trump wished to combat McMahon himself but they got here to a deal: each men would decide a consultant to wrestle at WrestleMania 23 in a Hair vs. Bischoff ended up losing the trial; McMahon “fired” him, and put him in a rubbish truck earlier than it drove away. On the following Raw, Triple H returned and, on behalf of WWE’s board of directors, fired McMahon from his place of operating Raw and SmackDown, though leaving him chairman of the board. Triple H then introduced he had been designated chief operating officer of WWE. Hogan later quit WWE and at which point McMahon claimed that he had discovered Mr. America was Hulk Hogan and “fired” him. At No Mercy, McMahon defeated Stephanie in an “I Quit” match when Linda threw in the towel. It turned out that the scam was thought up by Shane, Stephanie and Linda McMahon, together with Finlay. On January 10, 2023, Stephanie McMahon resigned as chairwoman and co-CEO. On the January 19 Raw, McMahon returned, as a face, and supported his daughter’s decision on Jericho, however Stephanie rehired him.
At WrestleMania 22, Vince McMahon faced Michaels in a No Holds Barred match. Michaels had not submitted, however McMahon ordered the referee to ring the bell, giving Shane the victory (one other Montreal Screwjob reference). Lashley received the match as he pinned Shane after a Dominator but McMahon said that he was still the champion as a result of Lashley may solely be champion if he may beat him. McMahon appeared in a phase on the November 1 Raw, in a coma from the assault by The Nexus. On June 11, 2007, WWE aired a segment at the tip of Raw that featured McMahon entering a limousine moments earlier than it exploded. In November 2001, Ric Flair returned to WWF after an eight-yr hiatus declaring himself the co-owner of the WWF, which infuriated McMahon. McMahon tried to derail the return of Hulk Hogan after a 5-month hiatus but was knocked out by Hogan and obtained a working leg drop. Hogan hit The Rock with a working leg drop and went for the pin, but the lights went out.
The subsequent week on Raw, Triple H had one other chance to hit Michaels with the object however he as an alternative whacked the Spirit Squad. For a few weeks, McMahon ignored Michaels and started a rivalry with Triple H by forcing him to affix “Kiss My Ass Club” (Triple H hit McMahon with a Pedigree as a substitute of becoming a member of the club) and pitting him in a gauntlet handicap match towards the Spirit Squad. Despite their 3-on-2 benefit, the McMahons misplaced once more to DX thus ending the rivalry. This led to a feud between the McMahons and DX, throughout the next summer time. In January 2007, McMahon started a feud with Donald Trump, which was featured on main media outlets. The night time after WrestleMania 25, McMahon appeared on Raw to announce Orton would not receive another championship alternative at Backlash, however compete in a six-man tag team match along with his Legacy stablemates against Triple H, Shane McMahon and himself. On June 30, Shane addressed the WWE viewers earlier than Raw, informing the fans that his household had chosen to keep his father’s situation personal.
After being assisted by Triple H, Shane and a returning Batista, McMahon announced Batista would replace him within the match at Backlash. Deals of this nature are, in fact, not exhausting to seek out, and they’re often being provided by giant firms, not eBay fly-by-nights. Following the collapse of The Alliance, McMahon created the “Vince McMahon Kiss My Ass Club”, also known as the “Mr. McMahon Kiss My Ass Club”, which consisted of assorted WWE people being ordered to kiss his buttocks in the course of the ring, usually with the threat of suspension or firing if they refused reverting to a heel. The club was originally proclaimed closed by The Rock after McMahon was pressured to kiss Rikishi’s buttocks on an episode of SmackDown! When Michaels’ former Rockers tag group accomplice Marty Jannetty came to the rescue of Michaels, he was compelled to affix McMahon’s “Kiss My Ass Club”. In February 2008, after months of “tough love” antics toward Hornswoggle, John “Bradshaw” Layfield revealed that Hornswoggle was not McMahon’s son however Finlay’s. John had read some of Rose’s books and had grow to be involved enough to begin corresponding with him.