Former WWE creative writer Chris DeJoseph (Big Dick Johnson), who worked with Vince McMahon from 2005 to 2010, feels it's hypocritical that WWE would doing a tribute for Randy Savage even though they didn't want to work with him while he was alive.

DeJoseph on Twitter: "Vince is steaming watching this Macho Man package.
Only in death Macho Man was allowed back on WWE TV. Such a shame. Such hypocrisy makes me sick. I was always told never to mention the name Macho Man EVER!   We pitched Macho Man and then we were told never to mention his name again because it was personal"

Whenever someone on the writing staff pitched an idea to McMahon about bringing Savage back to WWE, he would immediately get angry and shoot the idea down flat. One day, head SmackDown! writer Michael Hayes pitched an angle about Savage. Instead of giving his usual angry, expletive-laden response, McMahon peered off into the distance, collected his thoughts and said, "I do not want to do business with that man."