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Post by KAMALARAMBO: BOOMSHAKALAKA!!! on Jan 29, 2021 15:56:27 GMT -5
Has any wrestler been successful enough and had a high enough net worth to accomplish this?
I know at least Vince McMahon was at least invited to buy a CFL team at one point. This led to the XFL’s creation so it probably counts against him in the long run.
Speaking of the XFL The Rock currently is a part owner:
Also according to The Rock’s net worth he is at least capable of buying the majority stake in a lower ranked NHL team. Like in Arizona or Ohio.
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Post by fw91 on Jan 29, 2021 19:23:10 GMT -5
Was Bret Hart involved with the Calgary Hitmen minor league Hockey team or just an unofficial mascot?
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Post by Andy Martin on Jan 29, 2021 21:23:10 GMT -5
Was Bret Hart involved with the Calgary Hitmen minor league Hockey team or just an unofficial mascot? I believe he had an ownership stake in the early years. Then the Flames bought them. |
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Post by unc40 on Jan 30, 2021 22:18:01 GMT -5
Didn't Burt Reynolds own a USFL team? I know he played football at Florida State.
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Post by Triangle Lancer on Feb 2, 2021 9:07:21 GMT -5
Didn't Burt Reynolds own a USFL team? I know he played football at Florida State. He had a stake in the Tampa Bay Bandits, yes. |
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Post by EvenBaldobombHasAJob on Feb 4, 2021 14:19:27 GMT -5
Has any wrestler been successful enough and had a high enough net worth to accomplish this? I know at least Vince McMahon was at least invited to buy a CFL team at one point. This led to the XFL’s creation so it probably counts against him in the long run. Speaking of the XFL The Rock currently is a part owner: Also according to The Rock’s net worth he is at least capable of buying the majority stake in a lower ranked NHL team. Like in Arizona or Ohio. Vince wanted to buy the whole league, seemingly not realizing that it's a real sports league where every team has it's own owners group. |
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Post by MolotovMocktail on Feb 5, 2021 23:58:03 GMT -5
Before Vince got into wrestling, he owned a minor league hockey team, the Cape Cod Buccaneers.
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Post by Vice honcho room temperature on Feb 17, 2021 15:43:27 GMT -5
Has any wrestler been successful enough and had a high enough net worth to accomplish this? I know at least Vince McMahon was at least invited to buy a CFL team at one point. This led to the XFL’s creation so it probably counts against him in the long run. Speaking of the XFL The Rock currently is a part owner: Also according to The Rock’s net worth he is at least capable of buying the majority stake in a lower ranked NHL team. Like in Arizona or Ohio. Vince wanted to buy the whole league, seemingly not realizing that it's a real sports league where every team has it's own owners group. To be fair WNBA started without individual owners but was owned by the NBA, Bain capital wanted to buy the NHL outright in the same way and I think the MLS might have started with something similar. So he wasn't that out there in that idea. Also Vince was rumoured to be in to buy the Vikings in I want to say 99 |
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Post by KAMALARAMBO: BOOMSHAKALAKA!!! on Feb 17, 2021 16:06:38 GMT -5
Vince wanted to buy the whole league, seemingly not realizing that it's a real sports league where every team has it's own owners group. To be fair WNBA started without individual owners but was owned by the NBA, Bain capital wanted to buy the NHL outright in the same way and I think the MLS might have started with something similar. So he wasn't that out there in that idea. Also Vince was rumoured to be in to buy the Vikings in I want to say 99 Oh man, if Vince actually bought the Vikings you just know he’d use all the draft busts for WWE after they burned out. Just think Dimitrius Underwood was *this* close from headlining WrestleMania. |
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Post by Vice honcho room temperature on Feb 17, 2021 16:59:48 GMT -5
To be fair WNBA started without individual owners but was owned by the NBA, Bain capital wanted to buy the NHL outright in the same way and I think the MLS might have started with something similar. So he wasn't that out there in that idea. Also Vince was rumoured to be in to buy the Vikings in I want to say 99 Oh man, if Vince actually bought the Vikings you just know he’d use all the draft busts for WWE after they burned out. Just think Dimitrius Underwood was *this* close from headlining WrestleMania. Would have made it a better use of a draft pick |
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Post by Cranjis McBasketball on Feb 20, 2021 19:10:45 GMT -5
Was Bret Hart involved with the Calgary Hitmen minor league Hockey team or just an unofficial mascot? I believe he had an ownership stake in the early years. Then the Flames bought them. He was a founding member. However, he sold when original coach and GM Graham James went down for a long, long, looooong history of sexually abusing the players. |
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