The CEO of WWE has been the head of the company for almost four decades. In his time as the boss, the promotion has become a global behemoth and generated an incredible amount of money for the entire McMahon family.

On the latest episode of the Wrestling With Freddie podcast, Freddie Prinze Jr. told a story about the time Vince McMahon dismissed 20 million dollars as if it was absolutely nothing.

Prinze Jr. commented on how this interaction showed him how valuable Vince McMahon really is:

Freddie Prinze Jr. commented on Vince McMahon’s lack of understanding about movies in Hollywood

Prinze Jr. went on to tell the story of a WWE creative team member who wanted to transition over to WWE’s film division and tried to hustle McMahon in the process. The team member claimed to have experience in film when he only had experience in television.

What do you make of Freddie Prinze Jr’s comments? Does this help explain why most WWE Studios films weren’t so popular? Let us know your thoughts by sounding off in the comments section below.

Thanks to Fightful for the transcription of this podcast.

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