Former WWE Producer Discusses The ‘Mysticism’ Of Vince McMahon

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Former WWE writer and producer Robert Karpeles has revealed his private impressions of working for Vince McMahon.

McMahon recently made his return to WWE company chairman, after seemingly retiring from active duty in July 2022 in the midst of numerous sexual misconduct allegations being levied against him.

Speaking to Wrestling Inc, Karpeles spoke about the unusual character of McMahon:

“So Vince is, he’s the last creative entity, I think, left alive who has had an impact on our childhoods. Jim Henson is dead, Walt Disney is dead, Stan Lee is dead.

“The last person who’s created something that is this inescapable of childhood, of life, is Vince McMahon. He’s that last singular creative force. All the IP that exists now is derivative IP of things that were created by people who are no longer here.

“So there is a little bit of a mysticism to him. And there really is that element of, you call him Vince. You go up, you introduce, and it’s part of the shtick. You go up and shake his hand the first time and say, Mr. McMahon, nice to meet you.

“And it’s, “Please, call me Vince.” He’s just one of the guys. He’s one people in the group. That being said, when I tried talking college football with him at one point, blank stare.

“I was going to Gainesville for a Gator game. I had mentioned it to him. I was talking about the Gators for a minute, and it’s just not his thing. He lives 24/7 WWE.

“When he is in the room and you’re pitching him, and it’s a very long table, and all the “Raw” writers there and all the “SmackDown” writers are there, and Stephanie would be there, and Hunter would be there. There are moments where he’s in it and he’s following along with what’s going on, and you’re getting a lot of great feedback.

“There’s minutes where you know he just came from a meeting about travel logistics and he has a meeting after this about budgeting for international touring, or whatever it is. You’re trying to get that focus, but you know he’s being pulled in eight different directions at once. A

“nd the fact that you’re trapped in that room until he comes in for the meeting. That meeting may be set for 11:00 AM, You might not first see him till 7:30, 8:00 at night.

“And you’re just sitting there waiting. And it’s fine, and it’s what you do. And he’ll come in, he’ll eat this giant steak wrap that he would just bury in ketchup. No one else is eating. He’s the only one eating.

“And he’d just sit there going to town on this thing. And it was just like a mound of steak, like an entire cow in a tortilla wrap, slathered in ketchup.”

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