Former WWE personality (manager, wrestler, Hardcore champion, and interviewer) Terri Runnels recently joined Freak and Nitro TV to promote the release of her upcoming photo set.
Runnels talked about her time with the then-rival professional wrestling organization to WWF - WCW, taking her daughter on the road with her, how much control she had over her characters, and shot down rumors that began to spark following her recent appearance on WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross’ podcast The Ross Report:
“It pisses me off when an interview is done and people, that consider themselves wrestling journalists, don’t do their due diligence and their homework. I never said anything about (Marlena having) a prosthetic penis… I’m here to tell you; had anyone ever mentioned that to me the answer would have been no.”
Runnels then began to talk about the most interesting times in her career with the company, such as the debut of Chyna, the Goldust, the Marlena break up, and the controversial miscarriage angle that she was completely against doing:
“I really think it was horrible. I hated it. I really begged Russo. I was like… my daughter is in elementary school and I don’t want kids hearing about that and saying ‘Oh your mom, you know, had this other baby…’ I didn’t want to put her through that and I thought it was tacky and that was one fight I lost. I fought and fought and fought that angle… I begged Russo – I’m like “dude, don’t – just don’t” and he won and I lost that one.”
Throughout the course of the hour-long interview, Runnels talked about subjects such as her memories with Brian Pillman, how it was raising her daughter on the road, Vince McMahon’s purchasing of WCW, and much more. You can check out the full interview here:
