WWE Corridor of Famer Charles Wright has been Kama Mustafa and Papa Shango, however his most iconic character will at all times be The Godfather, a bonafide pimp who got here to the ring escorted by the escorts that have been underneath his kayfabe make use of.
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In a brand new interview with “Six Ft Underneath,” Godfather reminisced with his fellow BSK member The Undertaker about how the controversial gimmick got here to be.
“The Godfather was me and my spouse’s concept, largely my spouse’s concept,” Godfather stated. It wasn’t lengthy earlier than the concept made its strategy to Vince McMahon, who thought there was one thing to the character. “[Vince said] ‘You suppose you may get some women and we are able to put this on TV?'”
Godfather then roped in The Undertaker and The Harris Brothers to assist him recruit dancers from a neighborhood gentleman’s membership. This was the one time The Godfather ever needed to recruit the ladies himself.
“The very first time, we went and received the ladies,” Godfather defined. “The second time I feel they put Bruce Prichard [on the task]… They assigned someone to go get women and they might get ’em from strip golf equipment.”
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Finally, strip golf equipment started contacting WWE earlier than they’d even come into city, with The Godfather selecting the variety of girls based mostly on the size of his match. The shorter the match, the less girls would accompany The Godfather to the ring. The Godfather reportedly even labored out a cope with girls who wished return appearances that he’d vouch for them as extras in trade for a half-ounce of marijuana.
