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Hi everyone this is James Watts, writer of the Hardcore Legends columns, back again with a point that suddenly came to me out of nowhere: the fact that the "hired assassins" of Vincent Kennedy McMahon seem to have a bright future. You may wonder what the blue hell I'm blathering on about, but bear with me and all will become clear (I hope). When you look back on the careers of those who protect Vince and take out his enemies, you notice that they go on to have successful careers or memorable career events.

The first of Vinnie Macs' back watchers who had a relatively successful career was the Big Boss Man. This probably confuses you, and may lead you to wonder what Boss Man did that was so successful. Well, the Boss Man was the second superstar in history to hold the WWE Hardcore Championship (after Mick Foley) after he defeated Mankind in the first ever Hardcore Championship Ladder Match (no, RVD and Jeff Hardy weren't the first ones to have that match).

Then there was Ken Shamrock. Shamrock defended Vince around about the same time as Boss Man, and they held the Tag Titles at one point, as well as Shamrock holding the IC title whilst in the Corporation. Shamrock then went on to become the NWA World Champion, though that was with another company, so call that how you want to.

Kane is another one who watched out for Vince and became a success, holding nearly every major title in WWE, as well as the WCW Tag Team Titles.

Arguably the most successful of Vinnie Macs' protectors is The Big Show, who recently became the first man to ever hold the WWE, WCW and ECW World Titles, as well as being a former Tag Team and Hardcore Champion.

More recent guys include the "Next Big Thing" Brock Lesnar, who watched Vinces' back for a while and held the WWE title whilst protecting Vinnie Mac.

Which brings me round to "The Samoan Bulldozer" Umaga. If you've been watching Raw recently, you'll notice that Umaga, along with his highly annoying manager, has been on a rampage, destroying superstars here there and everywhere. But take careful note of who he's destroying. So far, Umaga has beaten two of the greatest superstars in WWE history in Triple H and Shawn Michaels, as well as one of the most popular superstars in recent years and former WWE Champion John Cena. All of these victories have come whilst he's under the "control" of Vincent Kennedy McMahon.

If this carries on, I could see an even bigger push for Umaga that could even lead to a reign as the WWE Champion, which will just prove my point that if you DON'T cross the boss, you can go on to greatness.

by James Watts ..