Way back in 2001, Jerry "The King" Lawler took a break from WWE and didn't shy away from disparaging the company and those who worked for it at the time. In one rapid-fire interview, he claimed that Bruce Pritchard had slept with Stephanie McMahon and Pritchard now responded to that long-standing rumour.
"No, it didn’t. Not at all," Prichard said when asked how well that claim went over with his wife. "Again it was Jerry Lawler in a desperate place. I think he was saying things to hurt people and stir s— and he accomplished that. When that affects me personally at home and … obviously, not true."
"The innuendo was that I had an affair with Stephanie — not true. Never in any way shape or form. She was my boss. Unnecessary, mean-spirited and bad judgment on his part."
Pritchard recently joined WWE's creative team so it's no wonder he wanted to set the record straight here. Considering the fact Lawler made these remarks such a long time ago, them resurfacing is unlikely to hurt his standing with the company as he recently signed a new contract for appearances and the like.