Kane Reveals Why He Thinks Vince McMahon Is Brilliant

Speaking on Honest Offense with Eric Cervone, WWE Hall Of Famer Kane (real name Glenn Jacobs) proclaimed the genius of Vince McMahon, stating that the WWE Chairman has been ahead of the curve when it comes to pay-per-view, the internet, and streaming services. 

"You look at pay-per-view, if you go to www.payperview.com, you get redirected to WWE. Vince did not invent pay-per-view, but you can make an argument that he was the guy that perfected it. He was ahead of the curve there. We had a huge presence on the internet in 1995, before anyone really knew what the internet was. We were doing chat rooms and all sorts of stuff," Kane began.

"Then, you look at the app that came out, which was kind of not great, but he recognised before a lot of people did that folks were migrating away from their TV and to their computer and now they are migrating from their computer to a handheld device. When the app came out, we were like, 'we're behind the curve.' The reason for that was, they were thinking about WWE Network, which originally was going to be a cable network, and then he decided 'we're going put it online, move all the pay-per-views to a monthly subscription.' We all thought he was crazy for that because pay-per-view made up half the company's revenue. He was completely changing the business model," he continued.

"I remember, the stock sunk, 'Vince McMahon is an idiot,' people were talking about suing. Now, the company is making more money than ever. Vince is not a huge technophile, I don't even know if he can log in to his own email, but he doesn't have to. All he has to do is see where the trends are going and he gets ahead of them, everyone thinks he's crazy, sure enough, he's making all the money. That's his true brilliance. He can figure out where entertainment, technology, and delivery is going and he ends up getting there first. It's like he has a weird ESP about it." 

Jacobs has been with WWE since 1995 and he remains affiliated with the company to this day. He is also currently the Mayor of Knox County, Tennessee and he recently drew criticism for his comments on the Uvalde mass shooting. 

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