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With an unpolished attitude and a willingness to start rivalries with anyone and everyone, Donald Trump is a natural fit for the world of wrestling. Needless to say, his feud with Vince McMahon continued over the years. In 2009, Trump bought Monday Night Raw, which McMahon would eventually buy back. And when Trump was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2013, he vowed to take on McMahon again, as transcribed by the WWE Wrestlemania X account: “I will challenge @VinceMcMahon to a fight next year and I will kick his ass… Kick. His. Ass.” In just a few short years, Trump would take on very different opponents while running for president.
Some believe Trump’s WWE attitude directly helped his ascendancy in politics. Chauncey DeVega of Salon wrote of Trump in 2015, “His time spent in the world of professional wrestling is invaluable for understanding the path he has cut through the GOP primary field — because the playbook employed by Trump over the past several months bears an uncanny resemblance to the storytelling and character-building stratagem of professional wrestling.” Trump understands when to be a hero and when to be a heel, with one portion of the country rooting for his every move while the other despises him. He’s even a bully in the eyes of the director of “Home Alone 2,” which shows how far his attitude reaches.
Needless to say, Trump has a very specific personality that has influenced pop culture in more ways than one, including inspiring a “Squid Game” character. Trump may not get another rematch with McMahon, but in 2024, he may just get one against Joe Biden.
