10 Things We Learned From WWE Photo Shoot: Shane McMahon

“In my view, Bret was being extremely selfish and not giving back to the company.”

by Andrew Pollard
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WWE Network is a hugely popular beast for WWE, and that's down to the fantastic mixture of old and new content that the on-demand streaming service provides for wrestling fans. And when it comes to new content, one of the most fan-pleasing shows is the WWE Photo Shoot series that provides a glimpse into some of the biggest moments in a performer's career.

In the most recent edition of Photo Shoot, it's Shane McMahon who's the focus of the action. The self-proclaimed Best in the World sits down to look back on snapshots of his life in the wrestling world, and - much like previous Photo Shoot episodes - this makes for some fascinating viewing.

Photo Shoot always manages to offer up enough interesting backstage titbits to make the show an appealing one for wrestling fans, and that is certainly the case here as Shane discusses his younger years, his dream tag team partner, his thoughts on the Montreal Screwjob, his family life, and a whole lot more.

In case you're one of those who would rather just be caught up to speed on the best bits, that's exactly what we've done for you here as we've collected the ten biggest take-homes and reveals served up by this latest edition of Photo Shoot.

10. He Dreamed Of Tagging With Andre

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As Photo Shoot served up an old photo of a young Shane McMahon with the legendary Andre the Giant, Shane explained how his childhood dream was to grow up to become Andre’s tag team partner.

In a cute line, McMahon stated that that dream was the only reason he’d ever eat vegetables. If he refused to eat his veg, Linda would use the bargaining chip of how he’d never been as big as Andre if he didn’t eat his greens.

This is yet another example of just how special Andre was to the McMahon family as people. Forget Vince McMahon “the boss” or Vince “the on-air personality”. From what we’ve seen over the years, all four of the McMahon family still to this day have so much love and affection for The Eighth Wonder of the World.

Andre Roussimoff would pass away in 1993 when Shane McMahon was 23 years of age.

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Once described as the Swiss Army Knife of WhatCulture, Andrew can usually be found writing, editing, or presenting on a wide range of topics. As a lifelong wrestling fan, horror obsessive, and comic book nerd, he's been covering those topics professionally as far back as 2010. In addition to his current WhatCulture role of Senior Content Producer, Andrew previously spent nearly a decade as Online Editor and Lead Writer for the world's longest-running genre publication, Starburst Magazine, and his work has also been featured on BBC, TechRadar, Tom's Guide, WhatToWatch, Sportkskeeda, and various other outlets, in addition to being a Rotten Tomatoes-approved film critic. Between his main day job, his role as the lead panel host of Wales Comic Con, and his gig as a pre-match host for Wrexham AFC games, Andrew has also carried out a hugely varied amount of interviews, from the likes of Robert Englund, Kane Hodder, Adrienne Barbeau, Rob Zombie, Katharine Isabelle, Leigh Whannell, Bruce Campbell, and Tony Todd, to Kevin Smith, Ron Perlman, Elijah Wood, Giancarlo Esposito, Simon Pegg, Charlie Cox, the Russo Brothers, and Brian Blessed, to Kevin Conroy, Paul Dini, Tara Strong, Will Friedle, Burt Ward, Andrea Romano, Frank Miller, and Rob Liefeld, to Bret Hart, Sting, Mick Foley, Ricky Starks/Saints, Jamie Hayter, Britt Baker, Eric Bischoff, and William Regal, to Mickey Thomas, Joey Jones, Phil Parkinson, Brian Flynn, Denis Smith, Gary Bennett, Karl Connolly, and Bryan Robson - and that's just the tip of an ever-expanding iceberg. Where his beloved Wrexham AFC is concerned, Andrew is co-host of the Fearless in Devotion podcast, which won the Club Podcast of the Year gong at the 2024 FSA Awards.