Freddie Prinze Jr. used to work as a producer in WWE for quite some time. However, he eventually parted ways with the company in 2012.
While being interviewed on Insight with Chris van Vliet podcast, Freddie Prinze Jr. talked about the reason for him leaving the company.
He revealed that it was due to what ‘Stone Cold’ Steve Austin said during a Tough Enough episode.
“There was this show called Tough Enough and they tried to bring it back. Stone Cold was the judge. 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 bullsh*t.’ 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.’ I was like, ‘Look, you know I love you guys, but I’m a dad and I’m out.’ That was that. I quit and I never looked back.”
h/t to Digital Spy for the transcription.
