Finlay Explains Hornswoggle Situation

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WWE.com has an awesome (kayfabed) interview with Fit Finlay where he explains the entire Hornswoggle situation, how he found out he had a son, how Hornswoggle came to WWE, why he had him hide under the ring and — of course — why Vince was led to believe Hornswoggle was a McMahon. Here’s an excerpt:

“After Vince McMahon faked his death this past summer, I noticed how he lashed out at his family,” Finlay said. “I knew they had to be embarrassed by it, so I had a secret meeting with them and made a proposition. I offered them a chance to finally be the ones to turn the tables and embarrass Vince. Based on my own experiences in finding out I was a father, we hatched a plan to make it seem like a woman in Vince’s past had given him an illegitimate son. The family would get to see Vince sweat for once and be humiliated on national television. Meanwhile, Hornswoggle would get the benefits of being a billionaire’s son.”

“Vince, for all his faults, prides himself on being a family man,” he said. “I knew that no matter how badly having a leprechaun for a son embarrassed him, in the end Vince would take care of Hornswoggle. The family was very responsive to this. They didn’t want to see Vince continue to embarrass them, especially now that he has grandchildren. They wanted Vince to become preoccupied with Hornswoggle that he’d leave the rest of family alone. It seemed like the perfect solution.”

This is a must-read, and quite frankly, I hope it ends up on TV at least in some form.

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Matthew Michaels is editor emeritus of Pulse Wrestling, and has been since the site launched.