Posted December 30, 201410 yr comment_5647433 I'm thinking it was Jim Ross's 'shoot' on the post-Mind Games Raw in Sept '96, judging from the hushed tones of Lawler and Kevin Kelly?
December 30, 201410 yr comment_5647435 I don't know the answer, but I remember that being a real head trip as a kid when our local tabloids revealed it.
December 30, 201410 yr comment_5647436 I think he ran an angle down in USWA in the early 90s where he was acknowledged on-air as the WWF owner.
December 30, 201410 yr comment_5647440 In the USWA, AFAIK, he only referred to himself as "the voice of the World Wrestling Federation." The earliest on-camera acknowledgment I remember was at the Michael Landon Awards, clips of which were shown on Raw with "WWF owner" or something on a graphic under Vince's name. And that may have actually been before the USWA run anyway--this was during Hogan's short second run with the company. The earliest hard, kayfabe acknowledging was indeed the Ross shoot promo.
December 30, 201410 yr comment_5647480 On the 6.25.1984 episode of Tuesday Night Titans they show footage of Vince accepting an award from MSG on behalf of his deceased father. They all but specifically state that Vince Jr. is the promoter of the WWF and mention that three generations of McMahons have promoted wrestling in the Garden and reference Vince's father and grandfather.
December 30, 201410 yr comment_5647485 Did Diesel outright say it on Raw the night after SS '95 or just allude to it? It certainly wasn't the first, but the funniest allusion I remember was Henry Godwinn of all people on Raw in '97. He started pointing at Vince after a loss and screaming "this is all your fault"! Vince completely no-sold it from the commentary booth, starting to laugh and saying "I guess everything's my fault".
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