A few WWE Divas graced the cover of Playboy over the years. This was a high-profile spot, and it usually helped the issue sell like hot cakes, thanks to the pro wrestling fan base’s salacious taste for scantily clad females. WWE and Playboy had such a good relationship that Vince McMahon thought about taking it to the next level.
Bruce Prichard revealed during a recent episode of Something To Wrestle that there was a time when WWE was in talks to buy Playboy from the legendary Hugh Hefner.
“We were winding down the Playboy association,” Prichard said. “And again, we were in transition. We were transitioning to a more PG-themed product. But there was a point in time where we were negotiating to actually purchase Playboy. That was an interesting time as well.”
Bruce Prichard
Playboy and WWE are both different companies right now, and it doesn’t seem like they will be partnering up any time soon, but it is an interesting anecdote.
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