Actor Freddie Prinze Jr. is a huge WWE fan, and some people may remember he worked for the WWE creative team for a period of time. Prinze did a lot backstage to help talent, including leading acting classes for the stars.
Prinze recently spoke to Chris Van Vliet, and he talked about his decision to leave the WWE. While it may have been forgiven because during his tenure, John Cena wasn’t a fan of his and often took to calling him “Ashton Kutcher” when he ran into him, that had little to do with the decision. Prinze revealed something Stone Cold Steve Austin said during an episode of Tough Enough stuck with him and it led to him eventually giving his notice to the company. However, he also revealed that right as he was giving his notice, WWE had bigger plans for him.
“There was a show called Tough Enough. They tried to bring it back and Stone Cold was a judge. There was a mom that wanted to be a wrestler and she said she was doing it for her kids. Steve Austin said, ‘That’s bulls*t. Do you know how many times I won father of the year?’ He put a big goose egg up.”
“I was watching that show in the writer’s room and I stood up, walked to gorilla, and I gave Vince my two weeks. I said, ‘I’m trying to win father of the year. I can’t work here anymore.’ He said, ‘Talk to me after the show.’”
“I talked to Stephanie after the show. I let her know. She said, ‘We were about to give you SmackDown. You were going to be the head writer.’ She was disappointed. I was like, ‘You know I love you guys, but I’m a dad. I’m out.’ That was that. I quit and never looked back.”
Not everyone gets the chance to be the head writer of one of WWE’s shows, and Prinze did amazing work during his time with the company. However, sometimes family comes first and you can’t argue with someone making the choice to put their family ahead of everything. You can watch a clip of the interview below.
Check out our official store at PRO WRESTLING TEES, show us your support and buy a shirt. You can visit our store by clicking here.
Make sure to follow us on Twitter @BodySlamNet and on Instagram @BodySlamDotNet
Also check us out on Facebook and give us a like and share by clicking HERE.
