10 Wrestling Facts We Didn't Know Last Week (April 27)

By Jamie Kennedy /

1. Contractual Demands Stopped Randy Savage From Rejoining WWE

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Vince McMahon was ready and willing to invite Randy Savage back into the fold in 1997, and it would have happened had Randy and his legal team not made nit-picky contractual demands. Bruce Prichard (yes, him again) told this story on his WWE Network show this week.

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When addressing the long-standing rumours of a sexual relationship between Savage and a young Stephanie McMahon, Prichard said he didn't believe them. Then, he told co-host Conrad Thompson something even juicier.

When thumbing through old notes earlier in the week, Bruce stumbled upon evidence of talks between Savage and McMahon from '97.

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Better yet, he found his own hand-written notes from the negotiations. One simply said, "Vince is p*ssed. Deal is off the table", and another reported that Randy's lawyers had made some unreasonable demands of the company financially.

That's mind-blowing stuff.

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What other big wrestling facts did you learn this week? Let us know down in the comments section below!