{"id":183721,"date":"2026-01-07T13:15:55","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T19:15:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/?p=183721"},"modified":"2026-01-07T12:45:17","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T18:45:17","slug":"the-godfather-on-nearly-joining-the-nwo-in-wcw-the-important-name-he-forgot-to-mention-during-his-wwe-hall-of-fame-speech-the-creator-of-his-gimmick","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/2026\/01\/07\/the-godfather-on-nearly-joining-the-nwo-in-wcw-the-important-name-he-forgot-to-mention-during-his-wwe-hall-of-fame-speech-the-creator-of-his-gimmick\/","title":{"rendered":"The Godfather on nearly joining the NWO in WCW, the important name he forgot to mention during his WWE Hall of Fame speech, the creator of his gimmick"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"prowr-2409564966\" class=\"prowr-apple-podcast-button-link prowr-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/pro-wrestling-boom-podcast\/id1365989370\" aria-label=\"SUBSCRIBE IN APPLE PODCASTS\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/advanced_ads\/2019\/07\/Logo2019_ApplePodcasts_320wide.png?fit=320%2C78&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"SUBSCRIBE IN APPLE PODCASTS\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/advanced_ads\/2019\/07\/Logo2019_ApplePodcasts_320wide.png?w=320&ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/advanced_ads\/2019\/07\/Logo2019_ApplePodcasts_320wide.png?resize=300%2C73&ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" width=\"320\" height=\"78\"   \/><\/a><\/div><p><b>By Jason Powell<\/b>, ProWrestling.net Editor (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/prowrestlingnet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@prowrestlingnet<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><b>The Velvet Ropes interview with guest The Godfather<br \/>\nInterview conducted by SoCal Val<br \/>\nAvailable on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=qPdVGODHvOs\">Wrestlingnews.co YouTube Page<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qPdVGODHvOs?si=v9Oui5VnVlN2moKj\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><b>On almost joining the NWO in WCW (and losing the spot to Virgil):<\/b> &#8220;The only time that I was going to [leave]&#8230; I was supposed to join the NWO. I was re-signing as The Godfather. We&#8217;re working out deals, so they gave me a call, and we worked out a three-year deal. So now I\u2019m waiting for the contract to come. I&#8217;m calling the people that I need to call and they\u2019re not calling me back. Then I look up, and I see Virgil. Well, I was supposed to be a bodyguard for the first year&#8230; and so they decided to go with Virgil instead of me. My price was way higher than Virgil&#8217;s. I think they just didn&#8217;t want to pay me that much money&#8230; but Virgil took it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><b>On smoking with Snoop Dogg backstage and running into Vince McMahon:<\/b> &#8220;Someone comes to me and says, &#8216;Hey Godfather, you got any weed? Snoop&#8217;s in a bad mood&#8230;&#8217; I roll up some blunts&#8230; we\u2019re down there just blazing up in the room [at the Rosemont in Chicago]&#8230; I bust out the door. Who\u2019s there? There\u2019s Vince, there\u2019s Linda, there\u2019s Stephanie&#8230; Bruce Prichard&#8230; They\u2019re all just looking at me. I said, &#8216;Hey, don&#8217;t look at me, you guys are the ones who brought Snoop Dogg here.&#8217; I just kept walking. The funny thing about it, I swear to you, I never heard one thing from anybody about that.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><b>On his wife creating The Godfather character (not Vince McMahon):<\/b> &#8220;Believe it or not, the whole Godfather character was my wife&#8217;s idea. All of it, not Vince. She was basically like, &#8216;If we could find a way for these people to see the real you&#8230; we got something.&#8217; So she came up with the character. She had all the outfits made, all the jewelry made. She had a hat company sending us hats&#8230; I just went out there and did the silliness.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><b>On the one regret from his WWE Hall of Fame speech:<\/b> &#8220;My high ass gets up there having fun, not writing anything down&#8230; I went through the whole thing&#8230; As soon as I got off stage, I went, &#8216;Did I mention my wife?&#8217; Dude, I went into panic mode. I did not mention my wife&#8217;s name in my Hall of Fame speech&#8230; She\u2019s wife number three, we\u2019ve been married 25 years&#8230; I feel so bad.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><b>On if he watches current wrestling and &#8220;Old Timers&#8221; judging the new generation:<\/b> &#8220;Unfortunately, I do not keep up with wrestling, nor have I watched it, probably in the last 20 years&#8230; I&#8217;m not here to judge this generation, that generation. I like to see this generation making good money and not having to wrestle 300 days a year. 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