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Commentator was 'fired' by Vince McMahon for making fun of him

March 15, 1993

Rob Bartlett recalled a crazy incident that happened way back in 1993 during his interview on the Notsam Wrestling podcast this week. Bartlett claimed that Vince McMahon jokingly fired him during a production meeting because he made fun of him on commentary that week.

“All the crew went crazy. [They] loved it because no one had ever really made fun of Vince before. They were crying laughing.”

“We’re in a production meeting. Vince is not looking at me, not saying a word. He’s just sitting there making sure everyone’s there. Everyone came in – the whole room is packed. He turned to me and he went, ‘You’re fired!’ Joking, it was just a joke.”

He added that he was stunned when Vince fired him and was ready to hit back by saying that he was quitting.

“For a second, I was like, ‘You can’t fire me because I’m going to quit.’ But it was really funny, so he got me back by not telling me that they were gonna be in the Mid-Hudson Civic Center, so I showed up at the Manhattan Center.”