The kissing scene that Linda and Eric Bischoff recorded in 2003 added even more drama to their public persona.
Vince also admitted to infidelity in his real-life marriage to Linda, bragging about his sexual appetite in a 2001 interview with Playboy magazine. He said, “Not necessarily faithful. I probably lied to myself, thinking she knew who I was when we got married. The wild guy. But I never, ever threw anything in her face. I was discreet. And Linda never suffered from a lack of attention, physical or emotional. But one day she asked me, point-blank, ‘Are you having an affair with so-and-so?’ And I’ve never lied to her. Yes. It crushed her. Then she asked, ‘What about such and such?’ Yes. It went on. More names. I said, Yes, yes, and yes.”
McMahon added, “Different times. Some were concurrent, but I didn’t think she had to know that. She didn’t ask that question or I’d have to say yes to that, too. It’s not something I’m proud of. I just didn’t realize the impact of messing with other people’s lives. Notwithstanding the impact on my wife, I’m talking about the havoc you create in other lives, just from wanting to have a good time. There’s no such thing as an innocent fling. When a woman commits to a sexual encounter, it’s generally with a great deal of emotion. With very few exceptions, it’s not just, ‘Let’s have sex! Boy, that was great. okay, see you.’ Women don’t do that. So I guess, maybe, I hurt a lot of people. The sex was terrific, but from an emotional standpoint, I regret it.”
