It was on this day back in 2007 that WWE held an episode of Monday Night Raw that was supposed to be an “Appreciation Night” for the Chairman of the Board, Vince McMahon. That show ended with this infamous angle:
WWE was prepared to go really far with this wacky idea and they had plenty of folks believing something had legitimately gone wrong. This includes, if we’re to believe Triple H, current President of the United States Donald Trump:
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WWE ended up halting the angle before holding a memorial for McMahon during an episode of Monday Night Raw because of Chris Benoit’s murder-suicide.