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

by Jamie Kennedy

1. Contractual Demands Stopped Randy Savage From Rejoining WWE

Randy Savage
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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.

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.

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.

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

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Lifelong wrestling, video game, music and sports obsessive who has been writing about his passions since childhood. Jamie started writing for WhatCulture in 2013, and has contributed thousands of articles and YouTube videos since then. He cut his teeth penning published pieces for top UK and European wrestling read Fighting Spirit Magazine (FSM), and also has extensive experience working within the wrestling biz as a manager and commentator for promotions like ICW on WWE Network and WCPW/Defiant since 2010. Further, Jamie also hosted the old Ministry Of Slam podcast, and has interviewed everyone from Steve Austin and Shawn Michaels to Bret Hart and Trish Stratus.