Freddie Prinze Jr On How Austin Got Him To Quit WWE

[thechase]

"There was this show called Tough Enough and they tried to bring it back. Stone Cold was the judge," Freddie told Chris Van Vliet on Insight with Chris Van Vliet.



"There was a mom that wanted to be a wrestler and she said she was doing it for her kids. Steve Austin said, 'That’s bullshit.'



"He said, 'You know how many times I won Father of the Year?' He put a goose egg up.




"I was watching that show in the writer’s room. I stood up and I walked to Gorilla. I gave Vince [McMahon] my two weeks and I said, 'I’m trying to win Father of the Year, man, I can’t work here any more' and he said, 'What? Talk to me after the show.'"



Freddie went on to say that he ended up talking to Vince's daughter Stephanie McMahon afterwards who told him that he was about to be made Head Writer of WWE SmackDown.



"I was like, 'Look, you know I love you guys, but I’m a dad and I’m out,'" Freddie added. "That was that. I quit and I never looked back."

www.digitalspy.com/tv/ustv/a35406613/freddie-prinze-jr-rquit-wwe-steve-austin/

[KAMALARAMBO: BOOMSHAKALAKA!!!]

Look at Stephanie trying to keep him on, like She’s All That

[David-Arquette was in WCW 2000]

I don't blame him at all.

[mrpeacock]

Austin isn’t wrong and Freddy is smart for that opening his eyes. Writers and talent are different but they both involve huge sacrifices of your time.

[Baldobomb-22-OH-MAN!!!]

By extension I guess we also have Steve Austin to thank for him being awesome as Iron Bull.

[fw91]

That's why we've never gotten an avid hackey sack player gimmick

[Fade]

Love when Freddie Prinze Jr opens up about his WWE experience. The interview is great and has some gems.

[Super Duper Dragunov]

Feb 4, 2021 14:06:25 GMT -5 Baldobomb-22-OH-MAN!!! said:

By extension I guess we also have Steve Austin to thank for him being awesome as Iron Bull.

That blew my mind when I found out.

[SHAKEMASTER TV9 is Don Knotts]

Feb 4, 2021 13:44:03 GMT -5 KAMALARAMBO: BOOMSHAKALAKA!!! said:

Look at Stephanie trying to keep him on, like She’s All That

Prinze has some nerve. I know what he did last Summerslam.

[Facetious]

All things considered, Stone Cold improved tenfold after leaving the business.

[jason1980s]

Good for Freddie. More people should stand up to WWE but I know it's hard. With Freddie already having a career as an actor it wasn't like wrestling was all he knew.
Two things about that Tough Enough with Austin that I didn't like were the Melina/Alicia Fox scene. I get it meant to Austin that she wasn't a true fan and didn't know the really amazing matches but with Alicia being her sister it was understandable but also maybe the women inspired her. Another thing was him and Vince shitting on Andy on Raw and I just remember him making fun of the "silent rage" character doing the silent night music. I think undermining the people on the show undermines the show itself.

[Mozenrath]

I'm glad he walked away since yeah, it made sense. Besides, somehow, I doubt he and Sarah Michelle Gellar are hard up for money.

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[Cyno]

He left WWE and became a Jedi. Ultimately, I think that's upward mobility.

[Sir Woodrow]

Hmm, be at Vince McMahon's Beck and call 24/7 or go home to spend more time with Sarah Michelle Gellar?

[aka Cthulhu]

Did Austin literally held a goose egg up? Where did he get the egg from? Why is it a goose's egg?

I mean, it's most likely an idiom, but the image of Austin holding up a goose egg to make a point cracks me up.

[Mozenrath]

Feb 5, 2021 1:36:05 GMT -5 aka Cthulhu said:

Did Austin literally held a goose egg up? Where did he get the egg from? Why is it a goose's egg?

I mean, it's most likely an idiom, but the image of Austin holding up a goose egg to make a point cracks me up.

It's an idiom, yeah, maybe American or maybe just Western in general, for "zero", zero looking like an egg. I do love the idea he just had that handy, maybe it's his lunch.

[aka Cthulhu]

Feb 5, 2021 2:06:44 GMT -5 Mozenrath said:

Feb 5, 2021 1:36:05 GMT -5 aka Cthulhu said:

Did Austin literally held a goose egg up? Where did he get the egg from? Why is it a goose's egg?

I mean, it's most likely an idiom, but the image of Austin holding up a goose egg to make a point cracks me up.

It's an idiom, yeah, maybe American or maybe just Western in general, for "zero", zero looking like an egg. I do love the idea he just had that handy, maybe it's his lunch.

For here where I am, sometimes penoy is used for that idiom.

Like... penoy is like balut. Like balut is a fertilized duck egg, while the penoy is unfertilized. So it's kinda like a hard boiled egg, but the penoy is more yellow-y. It gets sold by balut vendors as well. Usually you know since the vendors roam the street shilling their wares: "baluuuut, penoooy" as they walk.

[Glitch]

Feb 4, 2021 21:41:35 GMT -5 SHAKEMASTER TV9 is Don Knotts said:

Feb 4, 2021 13:44:03 GMT -5 KAMALARAMBO: BOOMSHAKALAKA!!! said:

Look at Stephanie trying to keep him on, like She’s All That

Prinze has some nerve. I know what he did last Summerslam.

Freddie had no choice but to leave. Vince runs that place like a Wing Commander.

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........wow. Talk about a ringing endorsement of WWE culture.