Torrie Wilson Was Uncomfortable During WWE Bikini Contests, Says Vince McMahon Wanted Her To Do a PPV Video

Torrie Wilson recently recalled being uncomfortable during the bikini contests in WWE and that Vince McMahon wanted her to do a PPV video after her Playboy shoot. The WWE Hall of Famer looked back on the bikini contests of the Divas era in an interview with Chris Van Vliet on Insight. (Of note: this episode was released on February 1st and may have been recorded before the recent allegations against Vince McMahon.) You can see some highlights below (per Fightful):

On being in the bikini contests: “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.”

On if she said no to anything that was pitched to her: “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.”