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(Exclusive) James Ellsworth Details How WWE Chairman Vince McMahon Hired Him Almost Immediately After Infamous Promo: ‘He’s Not a Billionaire for Nothing’

Published 02/09/2022, 1:14 PM EST

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Vince McMahon is the greatest pro-wrestling promoter/owner in the industry. Under his leadership, WWE has reached its pinnacle today. It is in a position where it is difficult for other wrestling companies to compete with WWE for a long time.

Vince McMahon single-handedly won the Monday Night Wars and purchased WCW in the year 2001. Over the years Vince has made careers of many wrestlers, which gave those wrestlers the stability and knowledge to be in the business.

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Recently, former WWE superstar James Ellsworth appeared in an exclusive interview with Ishan Chavan of EssentiallySports where he expressed his respect for Vince McMahon. Ishan asked Ellsworth what Vince said to him after he came back from his first match. Ellsworth is very graceful to Vince and respects him very much.

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Ellsworth said, “No, it was him, man. He’s not a billionaire for you know, all for wrestling. For now, he’s the only person in the history of the world to make billions of dollars off just wrestling. No one else has ever done it.”

He also added, “And there’s a reason he just man he sees things people don’t see. And he saw something in me. He knew he was gonna hire me right away. And I was just very blessed that he saw something in me for sure.”

Vince knew what he was doing, and for that reason, he signed James Ellsworth into WWE. Ellsworth had time to share the stage with excellent and legendary wrestlers like AJ Styles, Randy Orton, Dean Ambrose (Jon Moxley), and The Undertaker

James Ellsworth on making huge money for Vince McMahon

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If you are making huge money for Vince, you got him towards yourself. He will push you to the top of the card and give you as much TV time as needed. James Ellsworth was so going so much hot in his initial run with the company, he made a lot of money for WWE.

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Interestingly, Ellsworth’s merchandise outsold every other wrestler’s merchandise. When asked about this, he said, “Oh, my God, it’s true. Cinderella story, as they call it.”

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James Ellsworth till now had two runs with WWE, which has changed his life. He says he is blessed and honored to work for WWE and make Vince McMahon’s vision for him true.

If you wish to use any quotes or an excerpt from this exclusive interview, kindly credit and h/t EssentiallySports.com with a link back to this transcription.

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Tushar Deogharkar is a WWE writer at EssentiallySports. Tushar has done his Master's in Tourism Management and is an ardent fan of pro wrestling. He follows WWE and AEW very closely and wants to learn how the promotions are run.
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