Vince McMahon Scrapped Shawn Michaels-Wyatt Family Angle Because Of A Bad Steak

A poor steak led to Vince McMahon halting any plans for a Shawn Michaels/Wyatt Family feud

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Mar 28, 2026

The Fiend Bray Wyatt face to face with Vince McMahon

There have been some pretty bizarre stories which have emerged over the years of wrestlers sometimes lining up for hours and hours to have a meeting with Vince McMahon to discuss storyline ideas, their booking direction and more, only for McMahon to come up with another idea on the fly or else outright reject it within seconds. Chris Jericho has revealed a story in which a bad cut of steak influenced McMahon's decision-making. 

Speaking with Gameshub, Jericho discussed an idea he had, pitching a feud that saw him team with Shawn Michaels to take on the Wyatt Family. 

“I had one really great idea for Vince that I still think about. The timing going in was off — when I walked into his office, Triple H was there, which is never ideal because you want to be one on one with Vince. And then on top of that, he hadn’t eaten yet, and when Vince is eating, he’s not paying attention to anything else. The idea was a storyline involving Bray Wyatt and Shawn Michaels. The premise was that the Wyatt Family would attack me, and the only person I could call who was crazy enough to have my back was Shawn — even after our rivalry. He comes back to confront me, and just as we’re about to go at it, the Wyatt Family attacks us both. Now you don’t know whether Shawn was going to take my offer or not, but he’s involved. It would be Jericho and HBK against the Wyatt Family, with a SummerSlam match in mind. It was a really solid pitch. But Vince just sat there eating his steak, and when I finished he said, ‘Bad cow.’ I said, ‘What?’ He goes, ‘Bad cow — the steak is tough.’ I said, what do you think of my pitch? He goes, ‘What else you got?’ The steak killed the whole angle. But that’s the nature of working for Vince — if he doesn’t like it, you’re done. Same with Tony, to a degree. You have to please your boss.”

Amid rumours of a return to WWE, Jericho is still currently a part of the AEW roster after it was reported that his deal with the company was frozen. When looking at his future plans, Jericho revealed recently that he was filming a movie this month. 

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