Post by Pennyroyal_Tea (admin) on Feb 5, 2004 15:34:40 GMT -5
William Shakespeare said it best when he wrote, "All the world is a stage, and we are all merely actors."
Enter, stage left, Vince McMahon and Bob Costas.
Costas, the popular sportscaster whose relentless grilling of McMahon led to some tense moments on two HBO "On The Record" appearances, recently bumped into the brash WWE owner at a Florida restaurant. Dining with wife Linda, daughter Stephanie and her new husband, WWE heavyweight champion Triple H (Paul Levesque), McMahon reportedly shared -- gasp! -- pleasantries and laughs with Costas over the controversial interviews.
According to a New York radio show, Costas approached the McMahon table to let Vince know that he bore no grudge over their near-shoving match thee years ago. The two then embraced and hugged, a scene you won't see played out on HBO, where McMahon's most recent appearance on "Real Sports" last year saw him angrily knock a clipboard out of interviewer Armen Keteyian's hands.
Adding more levity to the occasion, Triple H stood up and joked that his father-in-law had "backup" this time, prompting a round of laughter from the group.
It's all show biz, of course, and McMahon -- and Costas -- are solid practitioners.
In their first of two interviews in 2001, the 58-year-old McMahon leaned in close to the diminutive Costas, waved his finger at the host and told him to shut his mouth before walking out of the studio. Later admitting that he wasn't going to actually hit Costas, McMahon downplayed his temper tantrum as a mere extension of his passion for the business.
Last year's Costas-McMahon confrontation produced its share of pre-show hype.
"This time if Bob Costas gets in my way, I'm going to forgot that he is 4-10 and 120 pounds ... when he gets in my face this time, I will beat the living hell out of him," McMahon warned. Replied Costas, "Vince, Vince, first of all, I'm a strapping 5-6-1/2 and a perfectly proportioned 148. Secondly, any more talk like that and I'll kick your sorry butt all the way to 'Taxicab Confessions.' Which is on next."
Credit to: Charleston.net
www.charleston.net/stories/020104/moo_01wrestle.shtml
Enter, stage left, Vince McMahon and Bob Costas.
Costas, the popular sportscaster whose relentless grilling of McMahon led to some tense moments on two HBO "On The Record" appearances, recently bumped into the brash WWE owner at a Florida restaurant. Dining with wife Linda, daughter Stephanie and her new husband, WWE heavyweight champion Triple H (Paul Levesque), McMahon reportedly shared -- gasp! -- pleasantries and laughs with Costas over the controversial interviews.
According to a New York radio show, Costas approached the McMahon table to let Vince know that he bore no grudge over their near-shoving match thee years ago. The two then embraced and hugged, a scene you won't see played out on HBO, where McMahon's most recent appearance on "Real Sports" last year saw him angrily knock a clipboard out of interviewer Armen Keteyian's hands.
Adding more levity to the occasion, Triple H stood up and joked that his father-in-law had "backup" this time, prompting a round of laughter from the group.
It's all show biz, of course, and McMahon -- and Costas -- are solid practitioners.
In their first of two interviews in 2001, the 58-year-old McMahon leaned in close to the diminutive Costas, waved his finger at the host and told him to shut his mouth before walking out of the studio. Later admitting that he wasn't going to actually hit Costas, McMahon downplayed his temper tantrum as a mere extension of his passion for the business.
Last year's Costas-McMahon confrontation produced its share of pre-show hype.
"This time if Bob Costas gets in my way, I'm going to forgot that he is 4-10 and 120 pounds ... when he gets in my face this time, I will beat the living hell out of him," McMahon warned. Replied Costas, "Vince, Vince, first of all, I'm a strapping 5-6-1/2 and a perfectly proportioned 148. Secondly, any more talk like that and I'll kick your sorry butt all the way to 'Taxicab Confessions.' Which is on next."
Credit to: Charleston.net
www.charleston.net/stories/020104/moo_01wrestle.shtml