LOS ANGELES (AP) - It was a smackdown - Hollywood-style. Vince McMahon, the promoter who helped turn professional wrestling into prime-time TV entertainment, got a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Friday.

He humbly thanked wrestlers and fans before shifting into the cocky, evil Mr. McMahon persona he uses on World Wrestling Entertainment telecasts.

''I already know I'm a star,'' he said, drawing cheers from the crowd. ''I'm the biggest star of all time.''

McMahon, WWE's owner, was honored in the television category.

He has often appeared in the ring himself and helped wrestlers such as Hulk Hogan and The Rock become mainstream show business stars.

Vince McMahon humble?! Yeah right.

Of course there's an infinite number of people who deserve stars much more than Vince McMahon, but if there's anyone involved in professional wrestling promotions that TRULY deserves a Hollywood Walk Of Fame star, it's Vincent J. McMahon (aka Vince McMahon Sr.), the founder of the World Wide Wrestling Federation in 1963. After all, his era was TRUE professional wrestling, period. If he were to come back from the dead today, he would disown his entire family in less that one-millionth of a microsecond.