WWE announced today that Charles Wright will be going into the WWE Hall of Fame as The Godfather. Following the announcement Jonathan Snowden of Bleacher Report has released a detailed interview with Wright profiling his entire career.
He goes into detail about his run with WWE, his multiple gimmicks and more. In the article his WWE Hall of Fame inductors are also revealed to be JBL and Ron Simmons. JBL commented on his induction putting over Wright’s ability to successfully pull of multiple gimmicks.
“Godfather is legitimately one of toughest guys to have ever been in this business, but more importantly one of the most talented. He took several different characters and got them all over, which is an amazing feat. He is an incredible individual, and I couldn’t be happier for my dear friend. The days of us riding together in a car with Ron Simmons all over the world are the stories that should be told at his induction.” JBL said.
During the interview Wright also mentioned that The Godfather gimmick worked so well for him because it was so close to his own personality.
“Of all the personas I’ve had in wrestling, The Godfather is as close to me as you could ever get. That’s my personality, that’s my silliness. That’s my colorfulness. Those are my clothes. I am The Godfather. That’s just Charles Wright playing Charles Wright and being called The Godfather. And that’s why I think it took off so well. It wasn’t an act. It wasn’t pretend. It was me. Not trying to be a voodoo guy. Not trying to be a Supreme Fighter. It was me being me, entertaining people and having fun.” Wright said.
Wright also opens up about his other gimmicks as well and reveals where the inspiration for all of them came from in the interview. It’s a great read with a lot of cool facts and stories about his career and you can check it out here.
