Knowing what we know now, this is even more egregious.

Following a series of reports in the Wall Street Journal claiming that Vince McMahon had paid various women a total of $12 Million in hush money, as well making women sign non-disclosure agreements in order to cover up allegations of sexual misconduct, everyone thought that the skeletons in Vince's closest had finally come back to haunt him. However, the only person who didn't get the memo was Vince himself. On the June 17, 2022, episode of "WWE SmackDown," he opened the show by welcoming the fans to the show, almost parading himself in front of the camera as a way of telling the authorities, "I'm untouchable."

Given the severity of the situation, many fans who watched the show were outraged at McMahon's arrogance, and even more outraged at the fact that the fans were cheering him on. With that said, the live crowd wouldn't do themselves any favors again when Vince officially announced his retirement in July, where his daughter Stephanie opened the July 22 episode of "SmackDown" by getting everyone to chant "Thank You Vince." Most people in attendance did, and Stephanie's rallying cry to support her dad left a very sour taste in people's mouths as her dad was accused of some very serious things.

Fast forward to today, and those "SmackDown" segments have aged like milk. McMahon has essentially been blackballed by the company he ran for nearly 40 years due to the Janel Grant lawsuit, and anytime someone even vaguely praises him in interviews or on TV, they are met with an onslaught of backlash from fans reminding them of the horrific things he has done, and depending on how the Grant lawsuit ends, there might be more uproar on the horizon.