{"id":7442,"date":"2017-08-29T20:28:06","date_gmt":"2017-08-30T00:28:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=7442"},"modified":"2023-03-27T15:28:35","modified_gmt":"2023-03-27T19:28:35","slug":"7442","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2017\/08\/29\/7442\/","title":{"rendered":"Vince Follows 25 People on Twitter &#8211; 1 is CM Punk."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>An hour or so ago, <strong>CHIKARA<\/strong> ref <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RefLarryPeace\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Larry &#8220;The Peacemaker&#8221; Pearce<\/strong><\/a> posted an interesting tweet regarding the only 25 Twitter accounts that WWE Chairman &amp; CEO <strong>Vince McMahon<\/strong> actively follows on the Social Media platform.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">So this is who VKM follows&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;tbc below in comments.\ud83d\udc47 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SmackDownLIVE?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#SmackDownLIVE<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Y6hcpq1s8A\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/Y6hcpq1s8A<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Larry Peace Jr. (@RefLarryPeace) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RefLarryPeace\/status\/902659262962438151?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">August 29, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>An interesting read, with some obvious choices, such as family and WWE departments, but there are some interesting omittances and two strange choices. Here&#8217;s screencaps of Vince McMahon&#8217;s entire 25 Follow list on his official Twitter account.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7446\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7446\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-7446\" src=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2017\/08\/Screen-Shot-2017-08-29-at-7.58.40-PM-1024x589.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"368\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2017\/08\/Screen-Shot-2017-08-29-at-7.58.40-PM.png 1024w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2017\/08\/Screen-Shot-2017-08-29-at-7.58.40-PM-300x173.png 300w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2017\/08\/Screen-Shot-2017-08-29-at-7.58.40-PM-768x442.png 768w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2017\/08\/Screen-Shot-2017-08-29-at-7.58.40-PM-696x400.png 696w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2017\/08\/Screen-Shot-2017-08-29-at-7.58.40-PM-1068x614.png 1068w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2017\/08\/Screen-Shot-2017-08-29-at-7.58.40-PM-730x420.png 730w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7446\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Screenshot: Vince McMahon&#8217;s Official Twitter \/ twitter.com\/VinceMcMahon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Ok, the first six are all pretty obvious choices. A WWE charity, his daughter and son-in-law, the US President who&#8217;s in his Hall of Fame, and one of the WWE&#8217;s longest standing employees, also probably a close friend of Vince. Nothing unusual.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7445\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7445\" style=\"width: 897px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7445\" src=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2017\/08\/Screen-Shot-2017-08-29-at-7.59.51-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"897\" height=\"578\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2017\/08\/Screen-Shot-2017-08-29-at-7.59.51-PM.png 897w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2017\/08\/Screen-Shot-2017-08-29-at-7.59.51-PM-300x193.png 300w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2017\/08\/Screen-Shot-2017-08-29-at-7.59.51-PM-768x495.png 768w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2017\/08\/Screen-Shot-2017-08-29-at-7.59.51-PM-696x448.png 696w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2017\/08\/Screen-Shot-2017-08-29-at-7.59.51-PM-652x420.png 652w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 897px) 100vw, 897px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7445\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Screenshot: Vince McMahon&#8217;s Official Twitter \/ twitter.com\/VinceMcMahon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Pretty much everything here checks out. So far out of the first twelve, <strong>Sheamus<\/strong> is the only actual wrestler he&#8217;s following. But it&#8217;s no surprise really &#8211; Vince has always had a thing about pushing Irish wrestlers and Sheamus is pretty much his wet dream. Part of me is almost certain that when Vinnie Mac poses in front of the mirror, he sees Sheamus.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7444\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7444\" style=\"width: 893px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7444\" src=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2017\/08\/Screen-Shot-2017-08-29-at-7.59.59-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"893\" height=\"589\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2017\/08\/Screen-Shot-2017-08-29-at-7.59.59-PM.png 893w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2017\/08\/Screen-Shot-2017-08-29-at-7.59.59-PM-300x198.png 300w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2017\/08\/Screen-Shot-2017-08-29-at-7.59.59-PM-768x507.png 768w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2017\/08\/Screen-Shot-2017-08-29-at-7.59.59-PM-696x459.png 696w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2017\/08\/Screen-Shot-2017-08-29-at-7.59.59-PM-637x420.png 637w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 893px) 100vw, 893px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7444\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Screenshot: Vince McMahon&#8217;s Official Twitter \/ twitter.com\/VinceMcMahon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Okay, another series of WWE departments, plus Good Ol&#8217; JR. Surprising he follows NXT but I suppose that&#8217;s his way of &#8220;scouting the indies&#8221;. Ah look another &#8211; wait, hold on. Is that&#8230;? <strong>AJ Lee<\/strong>. Yes, that&#8217;s right, Vince McMahon is following AJ Lee. We&#8217;re into 18 of his 25 followers, and so far the only two wrestlers he follows (not including Triple H) are Sheamus and AJ Lee.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7443\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7443\" style=\"width: 909px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7443\" src=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2017\/08\/Screen-Shot-2017-08-29-at-8.00.09-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"909\" height=\"746\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2017\/08\/Screen-Shot-2017-08-29-at-8.00.09-PM.png 909w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2017\/08\/Screen-Shot-2017-08-29-at-8.00.09-PM-300x246.png 300w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2017\/08\/Screen-Shot-2017-08-29-at-8.00.09-PM-768x630.png 768w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2017\/08\/Screen-Shot-2017-08-29-at-8.00.09-PM-696x571.png 696w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2017\/08\/Screen-Shot-2017-08-29-at-8.00.09-PM-512x420.png 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 909px) 100vw, 909px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7443\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Screenshot: Vince McMahon&#8217;s Official Twitter \/ twitter.com\/VinceMcMahon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In the words of <strong>Monty Python<\/strong>, &#8220;and now for something completely different&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>The last three are pretty obvious reasoning. <strong>John Cena<\/strong> is a no-brainer. Keeping on his heroic good deeds to retweet is something even Vince can grasp. But with his final three follows on Twitter, he chose two WWE Superstars &#8211; <strong>Zack Ryder<\/strong> and <strong>The Miz<\/strong> &#8211; and&#8230;<strong>CM Punk<\/strong>. Vince McMahon still follows CM Punk. And AJ Lee.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Read More: <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2016\/09\/11\/cm-punk-ufc-203\/\" target=\"_self\">CM Punk: Still the Voice of the Voiceless<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Notable Omissions\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Interestingly enough, Vince McMahon isn&#8217;t following any of his other top stars &#8211; most notably <strong>Roman Reigns, Seth Rollins<\/strong> or <strong>AJ Styles<\/strong> &#8211; or names like <strong>Michael Cole<\/strong> or <strong>Chris Jericho<\/strong>. He doesn&#8217;t even follow all of his own programming &#8211; he doesn&#8217;t follow <strong>205 Live<\/strong> (which may explain a lot) nor Total Divas. And while he follows his daughter Stephanie and son-in-law Triple H, he&#8217;s not following his actual son, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/shanemcmahon\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Shane McMahon<\/a>. Just think about it. Of the nearly 100 wrestlers in his employ right now, he only follows \u00a0&#8211; John Cena, Sheamus, Zack Ryder and The Miz. Oh yes. And to top it all off, he doesn&#8217;t even follow\u00a0<em>his wife<\/em>, Linda McMahon. Not her <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SBALinda\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">work Twitter<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Linda_McMahon\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">her personal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Looks likes Vince is Broski after all.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An hour or so ago, CHIKARA ref Larry &#8220;The Peacemaker&#8221; Pearce posted an interesting tweet regarding the only 25 Twitter accounts that WWE Chairman &amp; CEO Vince McMahon actively follows on the Social Media platform. So this is who VKM follows&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;tbc below in comments.\ud83d\udc47 #SmackDownLIVE pic.twitter.com\/Y6hcpq1s8A &mdash; Larry Peace Jr. (@RefLarryPeace) August 29, 2017 An [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":649,"featured_media":7447,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2,3],"tags":[1374,140,165,55,369,241,1375],"class_list":["post-7442","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-wwe-universe","tag-aj-lee","tag-cm-punk","tag-john-cena","tag-the-miz","tag-twitter","tag-vince-mcmahon","tag-zack-ryder"],"modified_by":"Marilee Gallagher, Manager","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7442","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/649"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7442"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7442\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7447"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7442"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7442"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7442"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}