Stephanie McMahon On Meeting George Steele: ‘I Was Petrified Of Him’
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Meeting a man who’s famous for eating turnbuckles could be quite intimidating.
WWE CBO Stephanie McMahon recently spoke with SBJ’s Abe Madkour and recalled her ’petrifying’ first meeting with WWE Hall of Famer George ‘The Animal’ Steele.
”Walking past all of these superstars mostly men at that time, and you know they’re all big and standing there in their costumes, their gear. And all of a sudden, around the corner all of these kids, like a group of kids come screaming and running – like running from something they’re afraid. And I see these kids and I’m like what could that be? So, I walk a little further and I peek around the corner and here comes George ‘The Animal’ Steele who was covered in so much hair it almost looked like fur. was just a naturally hairy man,” McMahon continued. “Head shaved and his tongue is green and he’s you know coming at me in character and I was so petrified. I ran to my father. I ran up his legs, wrapped my arms around his neck buried my head in his shoulder and I was shocked when he started to laugh.”
(h/t to Sportskeeda for the transcriptions)
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