Torrie Wilson Says Vince McMahon Wanted Her To Do A PPV Video After Playboy Shoot, ‘That Was Hardcore Pressed’

Torrie Wilson was uncomfortable doing a couple of things despite WWE requests. 

Torrie Wilson is one of the most famous female stars from the Divas era of wrestling, often competing in bikini contests and various gimmick matches that were put on to delight the male audience. 

Speaking to Chris Van Vliet on Insight, Torrie reflected on the bikini contests and how uncomfortable she was. 

“They were all mortifying. People don’t realize. I went out there and owned it the best I could and pushed through the fear, but it was mortifying. There were times when, I remember specifically this house show, that I was in this bikini showdown with Dawn Marie and Sable and someone else. I was standing in the corner watching one of the girls dance in the middle and literally fighting back tears. ‘I cannot believe I’m doing this right now.’ It got to a raunchy point and I was like, ‘I don’t want to be a part of this,’ but it was also my job,” she said. 

Asked if she was able to say no to anything pitched to her, Torrie replied, “No. There was twice that I can remember…first of all, I’m a major people pleaser, so saying no to people is really hard. I’m recovering from that. There was one time where I had a thing with Sable and Vince [Vince McMahon] wanted me to come out with the paint on my boobs like she did. I was like, ‘hard no, I can’t do that.’ It ended up being nearly nothing anyways. The other time was when I did Playboy, Vince wanted me to do a pay-per-view, like a video. That one was very hardcore pressed, and it was really hard for me to say no, but I absolutely didn’t want that.”

Torrie first appeared in Playboy in May 2003. She and Sable appeared together in the magazine in March 2004. 

Torrie was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2019. 

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