Hornswoggle was recently interviewed on McMahonsplaining, the With Spandex Podcast. During the podcast, he spoke about his WeeLC match against El Torito in 2014.
Specifically, he shared the backstage reaction after the match. This includes the reaction of Vince McMahon.
Hornswoggle was asked why he thinks the match resonated with people so much. Here is what he said:
“Unexpected. People expected it to be us biting each other’s asses on top of ladders. Instead, we beat the piss outta each other and ourselves. It was a lot of moving parts, man. Everyone was so excited. Everyone involved was so excited, between the agents and all the guys involved, we were so excited for everything. And I remember getting … I say it at every interview. I get to the back and didn’t get ungeared for like two hours. I was like, ‘This is so awesome.’ Easily, maybe my only standing ovation in ‘Gorilla,’ even from Vince [McMahon], which made me feel really good about myself. It was awesome. That’s the one where, if someone asks what I do, I give them that. I’ve only watched it once. It’s one of the three matches in my career I’ve watched. I’ve never watched any more than that. I don’t watch my stuff.”
Later in the interview, Hornswoggle revealed that he kept a souvenir from the match:
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“And I remember going through Gorilla, saying, “Thank you,” and all that, and taking it in all there kinda there. And then immediately running to the props truck and saying, “I need a piece of the table.” So they gave me one, and they had everyone sign it. It’s framed in my office”
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