10 Insights Into Working With Vince McMahon

By Vince Russo /

3. Daddy's Little Girl

wwe.comVince makes no qualms about it---Stephanie always has been, is, and always will be €œDaddy€™s Little Girl€. Whatever picture is painted of Vince by all of us who know him, there is one thing that we will all agree on€”Vince loves his daughter to the ends of the world. Aside for WHO he is, their father/daughter relationship is very traditional. I think part of the reason that I never went back to the WWE in 2002, was because of the spot that Vince had put Stephanie in once I upped and left the company. Basically---he put her in my spot. With her steering the creative ship, ratings started to falter a bit, and I never held Stephanie responsible for that. I always felt like those around her who she was depending on at the time---were flat our just not delivering. So here I come to save the day, only issue is that Stephanie would now be my boss. How was that going to work for all parties involved? The answer is simple---at the time it wasn€™t, so at the end of the day Vince stood by his daughter to protect her perception, and once again I gained even a greater respect for him.