He won and he won big on that. I wish I could have had the opportunity to buy WCW. Timmy would have done it in a heart beat.
I think, too, that when you buy a company like that, you also incur that company's debts; I know that was the case with ECW.
I'm not sure what those debts were, but you may be able to find out since WWE is a publicly traded company - I can't remember the exact date that happened.
Also, Vince had to continue paying out the remainder of contracts for guys he didn't re-sign like Shane Douglas, who was only 7 months into a three-year $1.9 million deal.
That all adds up, but if the "McMahon Clan" can blow $80+ million on a political campaign, lose, then run again...I'm sure he still turned a hefty profit with the WCW buyout.