- On the WWE Magazine, Grisham said you read it for the pictures and the articles. McMahon said the divas are a part of the magazine, but they can't compete with men's magazines. He said it has a financial and artistic success blending the Raw and SD magazines into one magazine. McMahon said the original magazine talked down to their audience and the new magazine is more fan-friendly and reflective of the audience. He said it's more insightful on who the wrestlers are. McMahon said he will drop the magazine on someone's desk after a meeting to leave an impression.
- On putting the McMahon-Hunter wedding on PPV, McMahon said he thought he was ribbing when he made that suggestion on the PPV. Grisham said it could have made some money. "It very well could have," McMahon said. On where his TV character ends and where his real personality begins, he said there are parallels and contradictions. He said some people say he's a real-life Mr. McMahon, but he doesn't see himself that way.
- On the Bob Costas interview, he said that wasn't Mr. McMahon TV character, and he was on the defensive to defend the organization and the fanbase. He said when someone is insulting to his company, he's going to say something. "I boil over when that happens," he said. McMahon said if you really want to piss him off, then talk down about his company. He said he would have jumped Costas or slapped the crap out of him if he were bigger and taller. "That was me," he said.
- On the XFL, McMahon said he's very proud of it. He said it was a hoot and a good business venture. "I'm an entrepreneur," he said. "I take chances in life." McMahon said it was a calculated risk and it cost him some dollars because it wasn't successful, but the upside was enormous. He said he didn't realize the relationship between the NFL and the media. He said they didn't overcome that hurdle and their TV deal fell through. Again, blaming the media and TV.
- McMahon said he knows who M.V.P. will face at No Mercy, but he won't reveal who. On whether he roots for certain wrestlers, McMahon grumbled as if deciding to break kayfabe or not and said he loves Fit Finlay because he's a throwback wrestler who's a tough, rugged, bastard. He said you learn to respect the business after facing him. He said the Irish connection might play into why he like him.
- On the season premiere of Raw, McMahon said it's going to be a dynamite show. He said each brand will want to excel and there will be some interesting things that haven't been seen before. McMahon said they have a vision for how the show is going to look, but often times, something doesn't play out on live TV, as it does on paper. His theory is that if it's live, then nothing can go wrong because they can roll with the punches of what happens live.
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