Shane McMahon Talks Vince McMahon Relationship, Growing Up In WWE, Triple H, Undertaker, More

– We’re live from backstage at RAW in Baltimore as Mick Foley is joined by Shane McMahon. Foley says this is pretty big and Shane is excited. Foley was excited to get the call. He says he feels the need to tell everyone Steve Austin had a shoulder injury and he hopes to fill Austin’s big shoes. Foley and Shane say they’re ready to go and ready to tell all. Foley asks how it was returning after being gone for 7 years. Shane says it was humbling to return in Detroit that night. He wasn’t expecting that reaction. He gets goosebumps thinking about the crowd that night. Foley says there was respect from the fans that night, a lot of respect built up. He asks what it was like growing up the son of Vince McMahon and how his friends dealt with it. Shane says his dad was gone a lot growing up and like every child who has a father that is gone, you wanted them there. Shane says he missed his dad a lot because he was on the road a lot. He grew up always wishing Vince was around more. Foley says that’s almost universal among wrestling children. Shane admits his dad is iconic but it became a natural part of his life. He can’t imagine what it’s like for kids of major celebrities but he became used to it.

Foley asks when Vince got the most mad at Shane when he was a kid. Shane says there are several times but when he was 17, a friend came over on his Kawasaki motorcycle. Vince always told him to stay off the bike because he knew Shane was an adrenaline junkie. Shane got on the bike one day, wearing sneakers, no helmet and shorts. Shane says he was exceeding the speed limit by a lot and when he came back, his friends were there waiting. He didn’t know it but his dad was there working with Pat Patterson on a WWE show. Vince came out and told Shane’s friends goodbye, they got the point and quickly left. Shane says that was the angriest he saw his dad. He talks about how Vince and Pat always worked by the pool under a cabana. The joke was that people always had to come see them to do business and that person would always end up in the pool. Shane says he decided one time it needed to be his dad going in the pool. Shane hid in the bushes and pushed Vince in the pool, causing Vince to throw a tantrum in the air. Shane says Vince came flying out of the pool after him. Shane bailed in his car for the rest of the day until he called his mom to check on things. He says Vince was pissed because Shane embarrassed him. Foley says Shane has a lot of energy and can rub people the wrong way. He asks if that lead to bullying or problems with other kids. Shane says he was always anti-bullying and never had a problem with kids bullying him. He would never start a fight but could always handle himself.

Foley asks what it was like growing up around larger than life personalities in WWE. Shane talks about how it was interesting to see the business mature, going from a small armory to a global phenomenon. He says it’s impressive and he’s very proud of it. Foley was told that Superstar Billy Graham and Andre the Giant had a big influence on Shane. He says they did and he always wanted to be Andre’s partner. He told his dad he would grow up to be big like Andre, not small like his dad. He loved Graham’s whole shtick and says Graham would hang out with him a little in the locker room. Shane says he was like a mascot in the locker room and guys would always rib him. They go on and Foley brings up how Shane didn’t start at the top when he got involved in the family business and how it was important to Vince that Shane start at the bottom. He says that was his choice too. He started out learning on the ring crew very young. Shane says that was just one aspect, he also took jackets and ropes to the back. He learned to referee and listened to the psychology. He says some of the best learning while a referee came during Arn Anderson and Tully Blanchard’s tag team matches. He did not know all along that he wanted to be an in-ring competitor, he always wanted to be involved in the business. Shane admits it’s important for him to be the best at what he does. He says it’s like that with his dad and sister too, adding that they have intense games of pool. Shane says he totally wanted to step into the ring because he never got to showcase his athletic talent. He wanted to play football in college but he had a knee injury and his dad sort of talked him out of it. The first time he got in the ring was with Dr. Tom Pritchard, who he praises. He also trained with Al Snow. The Network freezes up but after a reload, we come back to Shane talking about having fun in the ring with Foley. Shane jokes that tasting Mr. Socko wasn’t nice. Foley insists he always kept Socko clean.

Foley asks about Shane really being fearless but playing the guy who’s afraid of everything so well. Shane says he was playing a role and having fun in the business. He talks about winning the European Title from X-Pac at WrestleMania. Foley asks how important it was to have the respect of the boys in the locker room. Shane says extremely important and that’s always been …

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