Marc Mero

So how did it come about that you were able to convince him to do this?

Well, what happened was three years before this, Vince flew me to New York after my second contract with WCW was up.

And we had dinner together at his house and had a great conversation.

And he said to me, what's it going to take to bring you to the WWF?

I said, Vince, I got a three-year guaranteed contract waiting for me at WCW and a signing bonus.

And I would need that if I'm going to come to the WWF.

And he says, you know, Mark, we'd love to have you, but we don't give guaranteed contracts.

We give opportunities.

And I said, well, then I can't come.

And we shook hands.

There was no arguing.

There was no, like, animosity.

It was like he was really giving me a hug.

They took me to the airport and I left.

Three years goes by.

And next thing you know, my contract is up again.

And Vince says, what's it going to take to bring you to WWF?

I go, Vince, you got to give me a guaranteed contract.

And he goes, I've never done that before.

I go, well, that's what I got to have because I got another three-year guaranteed contract with WCW.