10 Best Backstage WWE Stories From Bruce Prichard's Podcast

5. "They'll Take The Young One With The Hair, Brother" (Vince McMahon and Hulk Hogan)

Hulk Hogan, Vince McMahon
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Vince preferred a tank top that'd show off his hard work in the gym when hanging out with Hulk Hogan a few years before.

Whilst working on the script for No Holds Barred, McMahon and Hulk hid themselves away in a hotel room and only came out for late-night weights sessions or to grab food. One day, on their way back from the gym, the pair pulled up at some lights next to another car. Inside, one of the girls pointed over at Vince and told her friend she'd "take the young one".

The rib was set, Hogan was mortified and McMahon never let him forget what had happened. Bruce said during one episode that Vince would regularly bring the incident up in front of others for years, following up his jovial storytelling with a hearty, "that's right, pal, they'll take the young one with the hair".

Ouch.

Prichard has never let on whether or not Hogan hated the tale or not, but he surely can't have been chuffed that his boss and friend kept telling it to strangers whenever they were in the same room together. Give a guy a break, dude.

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