Former WWE CEO Vince McMahon has shared numerous unforgettable backstage moments that WWE superstars still talk about to this day. Although McMahon is no longer closely associated with the company, there’s no denying that he laid the foundation for the global phenomenon WWE has become. His contributions to the industry will always be remembered.
In a recent appearance on *INSIGHT with Chris Van Vliet*, Todd Grisham recounted a hilarious story involving Vince McMahon. The WWE veteran revealed that one day, after using the gym, McMahon approached him and mentioned that he had left weights on the barbell.
Grisham shared the moment:
“And Vince is walking by and he goes, ‘Oh, hey, there’s my boy.’ And I’m like, he’s talking to me. ‘Yeah, yeah, you. I’m your boy, right?’ He starts walking a little closer and he’s like, ‘I saw you going into the weight room the other day.’ I said, ‘Yes sir.’ He goes, ‘You were lifting those weights, weren’t you? Lifting those weights.’ I said, ‘Yeah.’ He goes, ‘You put the weights on the bar, right?’ I said, ‘Yeah.’ He goes, ‘But you forgot to take them off.’ I said, ‘Oh.’ He goes, ‘No, no, no, it’s OK. It’s OK.’” [48:50 onwards]
Further elaborating, Grisham revealed that Vince had taken quite some time to decide how to address the issue of leaving the weights on the bar. McMahon reportedly wanted to call him the N-word but realized he couldn’t, so instead, he settled on calling him “boy.”
Grisham explained,
“And he said that Vince thought about how to approach me about that all weekend. ‘I can’t call him the N-word. I’m not his N-word. What can I call him? I’ll call him boy.’ Yeah, OK. And he like planned it. He’s psychotic. But to be fair, later that night, I did the show, walked backstage and he gave me the nod. Like, he’s on to the next subject.”
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### Vince McMahon Absent from John Cena’s Final WWE Match
John Cena recently marked his retirement at WWE’s Saturday Night’s Main Event in one of the most emotional nights in the company’s history. While many expected Vince McMahon to make an appearance and witness Cena’s final match in the WWE ring, that did not happen. The former CEO did not show up, and the reason for his absence has not yet been disclosed.
Fans will have to wait and see when Vince McMahon will make his return to WWE television.
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*Edited by Ishaan Rathi*
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