The Think Tank: Battle of the Billionaires... Not So Fast, Vince!

By Pete Ellis

Yeah, I called him Vince. So what?

It's not like he's anyone important, like a billionaire. Vince McMahon has been touting this bout between himself and Donald Trump and "THE BATTLE OF THE BILLIONAIRES" - an event not to be missed, to be sure. However, I found it quite interesting that Forbes magazine came out with its complete (and ill-timed) list of every known billionaire in the world.

There are nearly 1,000 of them and they all have two things in common:

1. None of them do their own taxes.
2. None of them are named Vince McMahon.

Let me drop that piece of knowledge again, for those of you daydreaming about the chest of Ashley Massaro while reading this article:

VINCENT K. MCMAHON IS NOT A BILLIONAIRE!

That shouldn't take too much away from a Wrestlemania 23 match that is going to feature two violent monsters and a head shaving, not to mention Steve Austin. At the same time, however, I can't help but be a bit disappointed by another clear example of the highly-divided lines between sports entertainment and the rest of the world.

Picture this: I open my news page to see whats going on in the world and I see the Forbes article. I think to myself: "Let's see where old Vince ranks on that billionaire list!" But alas, reality comes crashing down around me like that Christmas tree dad didn't set properly when I was a boy.

Oh well. Perhaps my desire for truth in this wrestling program is misguided. After all, reality doesn't give me Edge spearing Mick Foley through a flaming table, or RVD winning a ladder match against five other guys, or The Undertaker... in general.

So for one night, Vince, you be that Billionaire and we'll pretend you belong in Donald Trump's tax bracket. We'll also pretend Booker T is a king, and that there's a chance in hell Ashley's contract is going to get an extension.