WWE News #7: Chyna thinks Sunny should be removed from WWE Hall of Fame if she signs with Vivid
During a recent interview with WrestlingInc, former WWF Intercontinental Champion & WWF Women’s Champion Chyna talked about abruptly leaving the World Wrestling Federation in 2001, not being in the Hall of Fame due to her past and more. Below are the highlights from the interview:
On abruptly leaving WWF in 2001:
“It wasn’t that I abruptly left, it was that I was abruptly let go, or not let go, ‘not needed’ was the memo that I got. That was due to me finding out about the affair between Hunter and Stephanie, and that was a real-life issue. There were some personal things that were going on between myself and Hunter. When I found out about that I reached out to Vince immediately. At the television tapings I was having a meeting with Vince and Stephanie and Vince said ‘I’ll get in touch with you this week,’ and ‘we love you’ and ‘that’s why you’re Chyna’ and blah blah blah. I was told that somebody would contact me about renegotiating a new contract. The next thing I know I’m getting a fax saying that ‘we won’t be needing you’ I guess. But I was still under contract. Until this day, I’d love to know what’s going on still. Where am I with them?”
When was the last time she spoke with Triple H?
“The day Stephanie and Vince booked me at TV, it was like the Red Sea. Hunter never spoke to me. The only time I ever spoke to Hunter again, which wasn’t really speaking again, was when he physically came to pick Sean Waltman up for rehab. He just showed up outside my door one day. I was incredibly surprised to see him, but I don’t think we even spoke two words. I don’t believe I could have spoken two words, either.”
Possible reason for Vince & Hunter holding a grudge against her:
“I don’t know if it’s a control issue, or an ego issue, or a power issue. I don’t know what it is. I think the old school mindset was ‘I have control over the talent and I can’t lose control over them.’ I don’t know what’s the beef, maybe that I can’t make it on my own without them. Maybe it’s the jealousy between Vince and me and Hunter.”
Her thoughts on Triple H saying she won’t be inducted into Hall of Fame for her past:
“Well when he said ‘If my 8 year old kid Googles her, she’s going to see you know.’ Because if it’s adult related material, that would take me back to a place I don’t want to go. Back with Shawn, you know. If it were my choice to work with Vivid, I would ask what was wrong with that choice? I didn’t do anything illegal, I didn’t hurt anyone, it was a great experience for me. I’ve got nothing but positivity out of it. It makes me feel like I’m beautiful. One industry casting a stone at another billion dollar industry that millions of people watch. If their reason’s that they’re PG or whatever, why haven’t I been in the Hall of Fame before the adult film industry. Also, there’s nothing PG about wrestling if you ask me. It’s a contact sport, it’s storyline, people are throwing each other around, and having personal issues. That’s a road I choose to not go down because what other people of done. Everyone deserves to be in the Hall of Fame for their contributions, so why shouldn’t I? If I had my 8-year old going online and Googling my name, let’s go on half the websites they go on. Hateful people in general, conversations, social media. It’s disturbing sometimes.”
Her thoughts on if WWE would remove Sunny from the Hall of Fame if she signs with Vivid:
“Yes [she heard about Sunny talking with Vivid]. But if you’re in to taking people out of the Hall of Fame, you’d have to go down the list again. Then you’re dealing with a whole different issue. Sunny’s also already done stuff like that years ago, I think. Sunny was a s*x symbol on WWE. That’s how she got her fame.”
