WWE Chairman & CEO Vince McMahon recently spoke with NOLA.com as part of the promotional hype for WrestleMania returning to New Orleans in 2018. When asked if he sees himself ever slowing down, Vince vehemently shot down the notion.
“No. No, never. This is not work for me. I never go to work. Ever. Every aspect of the business, whether it’s working with the talent or the writing staff, even on occasion working with the legal guys, it’s all a big family. I never go to work.”
At 71 years old, working as hard as he does, surely Vince must get tired and enjoy recharging himself overnight, right?
“I never sleep,” he said. “I don’t know that it’s an age thing. I just do it because I do it. It’s just something you love and have the passion for. You can’t get enough of that. How can you get enough of what’s really, really good? You can have steak every night and get accustomed to that, but that’s not what this is. This is not work.”
“Mr. McMahon” is one of the most successful heels in WWE history. Fans bow down to Vince as a sign of respect and it’s always a big event when he appears on WWE television. That said, does Vince miss being on camera?
“God, no. That was a chore. I enjoyed it, but it just ate up so much time personally, and I couldn’t produce and direct, which is what I love to do. I love to help create new stars and tweak this and help them grow here. I can’t do that as a talent because you have to have your head wrapped around that. I’ve done both in the past, but it’s not what I prefer to do. It takes an extraordinary amount of energy to be able to do that. Trying to both is difficult. It really is.”
Check out the full interview with the WWE Chairman on NOLA.com at this link.