herbalism101
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Relationship with Vince McMahon: "Obviously, I don't know how he feels about me. I know we had our arguments but he has had his arguments with everybody that was with the WWF that was on the big stage with him. I don't hold any personal grudges with him. I think Vince also puts up and he doesn't just run his mouth. He is a genuinely tough guy and if he had to, he would stand his ground. I respect Vince McMahon for everything that he is but on the other hand with Triple H, it's the opposite. I think he runs his mouth all the time and not necessarily in the public's eye because they don't get to see that part of it but he does behind the scenes and he can't back it up.
"He followed the game plan and he got where he needed to be. He is where he's at and there is no doubt that I'm not taking anything away from Triple H, he got to where he is because he's a great talent. He got to the WWE because he is good at what he does, no question. Not taking anything away from this guy but to be in the position that he is in right now and being able to run something as big as the WWE, I don't think he is ready for that yet. It's too soon to be throwing yourself in there like your Vince McMahon."
Today's MMA guys in pro wrestling: "It's fortunate for me because when I got there (WWE), I was one of their top guys. I was blessed in that sense where I can understand the difference whereas a lot of these guys that are just coming in, the first couple years are going to be an education. You got to understand that these pro wrestlers when they come in, you really need to check your attitude at the door. You have to bring it in because that's who you are but you got to keep it out of the locker room and out of your work. It's hard to do because you have to bring that attitude and person that you are to the people that you know as. In the ring and those guys across from you got to know that you are not going to kill them. It's a hard adjustment and it's not an easy one to do and in time, you're going to see a little bit more of a cross over, I think people will get more of an understanding of how that business works and its ok to have an attitude but you have to make sure when you're in the locker room, everybody knows who you are and what your there for."
Go back to the WWE?: "In a heartbeat. The only problem with that is I don't think Triple H wants me there but it is what it is. It's sad because you got a big organization like that the fans would love to see me go back, love to have me in there and yet, I'm not allowed to go back there but not necessarily go back there but nobody talking to me about going back to the organization. It's says a whole lot about what they feel about the fans and what the fans want and they are not looking at that. That's when I tell you about 'Having your ear to the ground. Listen to what the fans wants before they know they want it.'
"That's what's missing right now is that they have the opportunity to bring guys in, not just myself, but to bring guys in that give them that edge like Vince did. He brought me in and the single thought was to change pro wrestling and bring some realness to it and he got me to referee the I Quit Match between Stone Cold Steve Austin and Bret Hart at WrestleMania 13 which was tremendous. Those guys beat the crap out of each other. That whole scenario and being the referee and the match they put together that gave the Vince the opportunity and Vince had the vision. It's not like Vince flipped the card over and said: 'Ok, this is what we are going to go with.' Vince had this in his mind. Vince was a genius to turn things around and he did that and they were getting killed in the ratings. All of their big stars went to WCW and all of the sudden all of these ratings wars were going on and Vince said: 'This MMA is really taking off, I wonder if we can get someone in here that can give us that realness' and they went out and got me and brought me in and really took a chance and who know if I could have worked or not."
"He followed the game plan and he got where he needed to be. He is where he's at and there is no doubt that I'm not taking anything away from Triple H, he got to where he is because he's a great talent. He got to the WWE because he is good at what he does, no question. Not taking anything away from this guy but to be in the position that he is in right now and being able to run something as big as the WWE, I don't think he is ready for that yet. It's too soon to be throwing yourself in there like your Vince McMahon."
Today's MMA guys in pro wrestling: "It's fortunate for me because when I got there (WWE), I was one of their top guys. I was blessed in that sense where I can understand the difference whereas a lot of these guys that are just coming in, the first couple years are going to be an education. You got to understand that these pro wrestlers when they come in, you really need to check your attitude at the door. You have to bring it in because that's who you are but you got to keep it out of the locker room and out of your work. It's hard to do because you have to bring that attitude and person that you are to the people that you know as. In the ring and those guys across from you got to know that you are not going to kill them. It's a hard adjustment and it's not an easy one to do and in time, you're going to see a little bit more of a cross over, I think people will get more of an understanding of how that business works and its ok to have an attitude but you have to make sure when you're in the locker room, everybody knows who you are and what your there for."
Go back to the WWE?: "In a heartbeat. The only problem with that is I don't think Triple H wants me there but it is what it is. It's sad because you got a big organization like that the fans would love to see me go back, love to have me in there and yet, I'm not allowed to go back there but not necessarily go back there but nobody talking to me about going back to the organization. It's says a whole lot about what they feel about the fans and what the fans want and they are not looking at that. That's when I tell you about 'Having your ear to the ground. Listen to what the fans wants before they know they want it.'
"That's what's missing right now is that they have the opportunity to bring guys in, not just myself, but to bring guys in that give them that edge like Vince did. He brought me in and the single thought was to change pro wrestling and bring some realness to it and he got me to referee the I Quit Match between Stone Cold Steve Austin and Bret Hart at WrestleMania 13 which was tremendous. Those guys beat the crap out of each other. That whole scenario and being the referee and the match they put together that gave the Vince the opportunity and Vince had the vision. It's not like Vince flipped the card over and said: 'Ok, this is what we are going to go with.' Vince had this in his mind. Vince was a genius to turn things around and he did that and they were getting killed in the ratings. All of their big stars went to WCW and all of the sudden all of these ratings wars were going on and Vince said: 'This MMA is really taking off, I wonder if we can get someone in here that can give us that realness' and they went out and got me and brought me in and really took a chance and who know if I could have worked or not."
