JBL Reveals Word Vince McMahon Considered The Most Classless

Vince McMahon is no longer on his throne as leader of WWE, but the decisions he made while running the company are still unforgettable. He had a certain logic that was unique to him, and JBL remembers it very well.

During the Attitude Era, WWE often pushed boundaries with their actions and language. Coarse language was common, and Vince McMahon led the charge with his in and out of the ring antics. However, Vince had a strong dislike for the word “prick,” even as other harsh words were frequently used. JBL addressed this during Something To Wrestle.

“The word Vince hated, it’s probably not on [the WWE banned list] because people should be smart enough to not say it, is the word ‘prick.’ You can get away with calling somebody a son of a bitch, a bastard, an asshole, but if you called somebody a prick, Vince….that’s what Brad Maddox got fired for. He was as talented as he could be. I remember Vince seeing him backstage one time and I’m sitting by Vince. He’s doing a promo and [Vince] goes, ‘that kid is special.’ Vince really liked him. I don’t know exactly what he got fired for, but he said ‘prick’ in the promo. Vince thought that was the most classless word ever.”

JBL shared his own experience, which involved him calling Shawn Michaels a “selfish prick” in a promo once. Vince ripped into him, he told all about how it went down.

“I once called Shawn Michaels that in a promo. I said, ‘You’re a selfish prick.’ I didn’t realize how bad Vince hated the word. I come back and he’s like, ‘We have sponsors here.’ It was the first time he ever ripped me on language. I didn’t realize that was the word that he hated so bad until the Brad Maddox thing happened. I’m pretty sure that was the thing that pushed him over the edge and got him fired. Vince thought that was the most classless word there was.”

WWE may open themselves up to a plethora of new dirty words thanks to their new deal with Netflix. They will be uncensored on that platform, so only time will tell if “prick” is tame compared to other insults that Superstars will fire off.

We will keep our eye on JBL’s career as well, because he’s popping up all over the place. Vince McMahon, however, is enjoying his retirement to the best of his ability amid the ongoing trafficking and sexual assault lawsuit from Janel Grant.