10 Things We Learned From Dark Side Of The Ring: Brian Pillman

4. Kim's…Thoughts On Vince McMahon

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Wood also has...thoughts about Vince McMahon.

There's a five-minute portion of the doc that puts some wind in Kim's sails. He suddenly shoots like he's trying to mimic wrestling's greats, and doesn't hold back when VICE's producers ask him what he thought about Vince in the late-90s. His response? "What do you do with a whore? F*ck 'em!".

That strong statement followed on from Wood referring to McMahon and Eric Bischoff as "marks" who were only there to get worked. He can't believe that Bischoff thinks he was in on Pillman's 'Loose Cannon' plan at all; that, according to Kim, is a crock of sh*t that he should be embarrassed by.

One gets the impression, admittedly without knowing Wood beyond this doc, that he enjoyed the drama of everything that was going on. He was great friends with Brian, and wanted the best for him, but he also seemed to crave the chance to stick it to the biggest names in the industry at the same time.

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