Torrie Wilson comments on kissing Vince McMahon while his wife Linda “was standing right there”

During an interview with Ariel Helwani, WWE Hall of Famer Torrie Wilson commented on kissing Vince McMahon when she debuted with the company in 2001…

“It was obviously extremely intimidating working with Vince the first day and kissing Vince first day. [How did you handle it?] Just like I handled everything else, just felt someone push me on the back and just do it. Kissing Vince was interesting because Linda [Vince’s wife] was standing right there, kind of helping navigate it all. So I don’t know if that made me feel better or more weird, but I was just really happy to have a big role on TV then.”

Torrie also discussed times in WWE where she thought things went too far…

“The Judgment Day PPV bikini contest against Sable, originally Vince wanted me to do hand paint on my boobs like Sable had done in the past. I just didn’t feel comfortable doing that… Looking back, I’ve only seen myself in a thong bikini a few times out in front of the crowd. Those times really do kind of make me cringe. It just seems like a lot. Sometimes you can see kids in the crowd and it just felt like ‘this is wrong.'”

"It was obviously extremely intimidating working with Vince during your first day, and kissing Vince first day.

Kissing Vince was interesting because Linda was standing right there, kind of helping navigate it all. I don't know if that made me feel better or more weird."

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— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) September 17, 2025