Mr. T recently appeared as a guest on the comPODres podcast for an in-depth interview covering all things pro wrestling.
During the discussion, the WWE Hall of Fame legend spoke about the unfavorable reaction behind-the-scenes in WWE when he came in to work WrestleMania 1, as well as his rivalry with “Rowdy” Roddy Piper.
Featured below are some of the highlights from the interview where he touches on these topics with his thoughts.
On how some wrestlers were jealous when he came in, but that they didn’t know that he could really bring it: “When I came in, at first, some of the wrestlers were a little jealous. Number one, they didn’t know I could bring it. I was a wrestling champion in the city of Chicago. I knew how to wrestle. They didn’t realize the business of wrestling.”
On his programs with Roddy Piper helping bring WWE to new heights of popularity, which is exactly why Vince McMahon brought him in: “Vince McMahon brought me in to elevate wrestling. Those guys, sure, they had been around and had it hard. I’m bringing light to wrestling, and they didn’t see that. They were a little jealous at first. They thought that, me coming in that I couldn’t hold my own. They found out real quick.”
Check out the complete interview by visiting Apple.com. H/T to Fightful.com for transcribing the above quotes.
