AJ Styles comments on what it was like to work for Vince McMahon in WWE
During his podcast, WWE Hall of Famer AJ Styles commented on what it was like to work for Vince McMahon in WWE…
“I enjoyed the fact that if I had a question that needed to be answered and I needed it right then, I could go to Vince and he’d give me the answer. I can appreciate that.
There was one time where I told him I was trying to read him, meaning how he felt about something. He said, ‘Don’t do that. You can’t read me.’ Maybe that was true.
Things were different. I felt like guys walked around a little more timid when Vince was in charge. Now, they can give their opinions more freely and ask questions without being yelled at. Guys on commentary aren’t being yelled at and having mean things said to them either. I don’t know exactly what those mean things were, but I’ve heard stories.
There’s things like that, and I don’t think it’s as micromanaged as it was. I mean, you hire all these brilliant people to do their jobs. If they’re not doing the job, then you hire someone else who can. But it’s not about being on top of every little thing, and it’s quite impossible because it’s such a large company.
I can’t tell you how big it is, and you can’t fathom how big it is. It’s just a different animal.
So, it was neither good nor bad working for Vince. He gave me a chance to be AJ Styles in WWE and become a two-time World Heavyweight Champion. So, what am I going to complain about? We were not hanging out after work, I promise you that.”