The Godfather Reveals He Nearly Had Virgil’s Spot in the nWo, Says His Wife Came Up With Godfather Character

During a recent interview with The Velvet Ropes with SoCal Val, WWE Hall of Famer The Godfather (aka Charles Wright) discussed his career, his wife coming up with The Godfather character, and nearly joining the nWo in WCW, where he would’ve had Virgil’s spot in the group. He also shared a story about smoking with rapper Snoop Dogg backstage and getting caught by Vince McMahon. Below are some highlights provided by WrestlingNews.co:

The Godfather on Nearly Joining WCW Where He Would’ve Had Virgil’s Spot in the nWo

On almost joining the nWo in WCW (and losing the spot to Virgil): “The only time that I was going to [leave]… I was supposed to join the nWo. I was resigning as The Godfather… we worked out a three-year deal. I’m waiting for the contract to come… They’re not calling me back. Then I look up and I see Virgil. Well, I was supposed to be a bodyguard for the first year… and so they decided to go with Virgil instead of me. My price was way higher than Virgil’s. I think they just didn’t want to pay me that much money… but Virgil took it.”

On Smoking Weed Backstage With Snoop Dogg and Running Into Vince McMahon

“Someone comes to me and says, ‘Hey Godfather, you got any weed? Snoop’s in a bad mood…’ I roll up some blunts… we’re down there just blazing up in the room [at the Rosemont in Chicago]… I bust out the door. Who’s there? There’s Vince, there’s Linda, there’s Stephanie… Bruce Prichard… They’re all just looking at me. I said, ‘Hey, don’t look at me, you guys are the ones who brought Snoop Dogg here.’ I just kept walking. The funny thing about it, I swear to you, I never heard one thing from anybody about that.”

On How His Wife Came Up With the Godfather Character

“Believe it or not, the whole Godfather character was my wife’s idea. All of it, not Vince. She was basically like, ‘If we could find a way for these people to see the real you… We got something.’ So she came up with the character. She had all the outfits made, all the jewelry made. She had a hat company sending us hats… I just went out there and did the silliness.”

On His One Regret About His WWE Hall of Fame Speech

“My high ass gets up there having fun, not writing anything down… I went through the whole thing… As soon as I got off stage, I went, ‘Did I mention my wife?’ Dude, I went into panic mode. I did not mention my wife’s name in my Hall of Fame speech… She’s wife number three, we’ve been married 25 years… I feel so bad.”

On If he Watches the Current Wrestling Product

“Unfortunately, I do not keep up with wrestling, nor have I watched it, probably in the last 20 years… I’m not here to judge this generation, that generation. I like to see this generation making good money and not having to wrestle 300 days a year. I love to see that… I wish everybody and every organization nothing but love and success.”

The Godfather became an Intercontinental and Tag Team Champion during his WWE career. He would eventually get inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame as part of the Class of 2016. The Hall of Famer revealed that he signed a WWE Legends deal back in January 2023.