Whether you loved or hated the Spirit Squad in WWE, there’s only one man to blame for it: Vince McMahon.
Former WWE Superstar Mike Mondo recently sat down with Steve Fall of WrestlingNews.co. When asked about the creation of The Spirit Squad, Mondo revealed that it was strictly a Vince McMahon idea.
“That was strictly a Vince McMahon idea,” Mike Mondo revealed. “He’s like, one day he probably just got up, and he’s like, ‘I never had cheerleaders on the show. Damn it. Find me some cheerleaders.’ That’s just kind of how it went. The original idea was for Kenny, Kenny Doane, Kenny Dykstra. You know, that was also supposed to be Dolph Ziggler; you know, he was in it.
“A lot of people don’t know this, but it was also scheduled to be for Elijah Burke as well, but Elijah, you know, he bet on himself, and I mean, it worked out for him. Good for him. He’s a good dude, a great, great wrestler, a friend of mine. They wanted five guys. I remember I was home around the holidays and Tommy Dreamer gave me a phone call. He’s like, ‘I have a spot for you in the Spirit Squad.
Mike Mondo had to dye his hair to be part of the Spirit Squad
“He told me to dye my hair and show up to the Continental Airlines Arena for Monday Night Raw. He took me in front of Stephanie McMahon. Stephanie took a look at me up and down. She goes, ‘Yep, that’ll work’, and that’s how I got my spot in the Spirit Squad. Shortly thereafter, Johnny Jeter became a member and got involved in the gimmick, and it was just a great run and a great time in my life.
“You know, I got to wrestle my childhood heroes growing up, you know, those being Shawn Michaels, Ric Flair, Triple H, Dusty Rhodes, Sgt. Slaughter you know, and it was fun. I got to live a dream you know and be at the biggest stage in professional wrestling.”
What do you make of Mike Mondo’s comments? Did you enjoy The Spirit Squad in WWE? Or was it just another bad idea from Vince McMahon? Let us know your thoughts by sounding off in the comments section below.
