Within a few days, the professional wrestling world will celebrate the 20-year anniversary of WCW being bought out by WWE and Torrie Wilson talked about the occasion. Two decades ago, Vince McMahon took over the biggest rival promotion for his company to kill competition which is infamous as the biggest takeover in the professional wrestling circuit.
Torrie Wilson was one of the names who were present in WCW who then arrived at the WWE after the takeover. So she does have the experience to see happenings in both the companies. Several Superstars appeared on WWE’s The Bump this week to share their stories about WCW, as to whether or not they were ready for WCW to close its doors.
“It kind of saved me when WWE bought out WCW,” Torrie Wilson said it was an incident that redeemed her career. “I actually left WCW right before it got bought out. It kind of fell apart. We had been negotiating a contract, and I just decided, ‘Ok. I don’t think this is going to work out.’ So, I thought the wrestling thing [for me] was over.
“By that time, of course, I was dating a wrestler, so I was still in there whether I liked it or not. Him and I both had meetings with Jim Ross. Then, Jim Ross, of course, got me all excited about joining the WWE, and the rest was history.”
WWE Diva Torrie Wilson Redefines Sexy In Raunchy Beach Photo
Torrie Wilson made her way over from WCW to WWE in 2001. On her first night in the company, she was represented as the sex symbol where she had to make out with WWE Chairman Vince McMahon. But Wilson saw the trade as an exponential growth that was overall observed in the women’s division.
Torrie Wilson Praises Ex WWE Divas Division
Although she was part of the so-called Divas Era, she’s so proud to have planted seeds for the upcoming Women’s Revolution.
“It’s really cool to see how far they’ve come,” she exclaimed. “We tried to make things look athletic and entertaining; it was hard. It does bring me to tears to see how far it’s come and to see women headline any show and to see them do long matches. I’m speechless, really.” (Quotes courtesy Wrestling Inc)
Torrie Wilson Shares Emotional Moment From WWE Royal Rumble 2021
Just a couple of days before Torrie Wilson was going to be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2019, she lost her father, Al Wilson, who also had the experience to share screen on WWE TV. When looking back at her father’s WWE journey, she shared some crazy stuff about her father. She also mentioned how Vince McMahon took Al to a limousine ride.
While concluding her interview, Torrie Wilson mentioned to the panel that it’s still shocking that her professional wrestling career has now surpassed the 20-year mark. From starting off as “Samantha” in WCW to becoming a WWE Hall of Famer 10 years later, she had a hell of a journey that has built some of her own legacies, to say the least.
