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Bruce Prichard recalls Vince McMahon’s WWE offer he ‘couldn’t refuse’

Posted: Dec 25th 2025 By: Shounak Chakrabarti

WWE veteran Bruce Prichard recently revealed Vince McMahon’s offer, which led to his highly anticipated return to WWE in 2019.

In a recent episode of the Something To Wrestle podcast, Prichard finally spilled the beans on what led to his decades-long WWE return. Reflecting on his discussion with McMahon, Prichard revealed the offer that he couldn’t refuse.

“He looked at me, and he says, ‘Let me ask you a question, does your wife Miss Connecticut?’” Prichard said. “Said, ‘Nope. How about you? You miss Connecticut?’ I said, ‘Nope.’ So try this different way. I said, ‘Would you ever consider coming back?’ ‘I’ll consider anything, but I’m pretty happy doing what I’m doing right now.’ And he goes, ‘I don’t want you to change a thing you’re doing right now. I don’t want you to change a thing. Have it all.’”

The conversation took place during the Elimination Chamber event in Houston, where Prichard resided at that point in time. Sharing more details about their conversation, Prichard claimed that McMahon offered a contract that allowed him to continue doing his podcasts while still employed with WWE.

The 62-year-old claimed that despite his past clashes with the promotion, the offered deal was too good to turn down. “Truth be told, you can refuse anything you want to refuse, but it was an offer I couldn’t refuse, and I accepted the offer.”

Prichard had parted ways with WWE in 2008 after being released by Stephanie McMahon; however, after being decades away, he later made his celebrated return.
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“I asked to see everything in writing, and it was almost as if I had insulted him, that I asked for everything in writing,” Prichard recalled. “I had everything in writing in 15 minutes. So every stumbling block that I’m looking for, can you give me a reason to say no, you took away from me, and in writing, it was even better than it was on the phone.”

Prichard currently works as the “Executive Director – CWT” (Creative Writing and Talent) for the Stamford-based promotion and also played an essential role in Cody Rhodes’ WWE return.