WWE Hall of Famer and legendary Four Horsemen member "The Enforcer" Arn Anderson took to a recent Ask Arn Anything episode of his ARN Podcast, where he talked about his time in the WWE and if he ever got into a backstage argument or altercation with WWE Chairman and CEO Vince McMahon.
Arn Anderson said, “Never had one of those scenarios.” “There’s no such thing as having an argument with Vince McMahon. It’s you go in, you present an idea hoping it’s the right day, the right time of day. Sometimes, occasionally you will get him to review that idea with a clear head, sometimes you’ll push through, but there’s no such thing as having an argument.”
“There were some rumors when I was first terminated with the company that there had been quite a few backstage arguments between Vince McMahon and I. There probably would’ve only been one and I would’ve been out the door much earlier. That’s not a guy you argue with.”
Arn then talked about the evolution of the pro wrestling business in the last 38 years as well as the different challenges he has faced and experienced in his time in the business.
Arn Anderson said, “I’ve seen every side you could see to the evolution of the business in the last 38 years.” “When I first started in the business, there was no such thing as wrestling schools, there was no such thing about having a conversation about a match prior to. Everybody that worked there wrestled every night, so you didn’t have leftovers. You didn’t have guys that if somebody got hurt, you had somebody to put in that situation. We didn’t have the company provide doctors or trainers, certainly not meals.”
“If you got hurt, you still better figure out a way to tape it up, get to the ring. It didn’t matter if you had a 4 star match, but it did matter that you made the effort to get there and do something so that there was no such thing as substitutions. People did not miss towns in those days because if you miss a town, there was a major conversation. If you miss 2, there was probably no conversation, you were gone."
