Bully Ray recently recalled when Vince McMahon was not very approving of the way he throws punches during the latest Busted Open Radio.
"Dean Malenko comes up to me and he goes âthey donât want you to throw any punches tonight.â I said âwhat?â [Dean says] âYeah, they said donât throw any punches.â I said, âDean, who is they?â [Dean says], âBubba donât worry about it. Just donât throw any punches tonight.â Iâm like, âwhat do you mean donât throw punches. I donât get it.â [Dean said], âThey donât want you to throw punches.â [I said,], âDean, who is theyâ and Dean wouldnât give me an answer.â
âSo I said alright, Iâm just gonna go to the boss. And I go to Vinceâs office and I look and the door was ajar and I could see that he was washing his hands in the bathroom of his office. And I kicked the door in and it startled him and I go âWhatâs with the no punches?â He goes, âOh my god, your punches have been the sh*ts lately.â I go, âreally? How about I punch you right now and we see how much of the sh*ts they really are. (Vince laughs) And Iâm like, âseriously.â He goes, âyeah, I donât like your punches lately, work on your punches.â I was âalright boss you got it.â And it was that simple. You know, and he just appreciates the back and forth and you know, but you tried not to do it in front of people, right Mark? You donât challenge him in front of other men. You can do it one on one but donât disrespect him or call him out in front of others."