Torrie Wilson recalls WWE days, Vince McMahon kiss and uneasy moments

Torrie Wilson, a WWE Hall of Famer, said she still wrestles with mixed feelings about her time in the company after discussing her intimidating debut, on‑screen kiss with Vince McMahon, and moments that left her uncomfortable during a wide-ranging interview on The Ariel Helwani Show. Wilson described arriving during the 2001 Invasion storyline, being thrust into prominent backstage segments, and confronting the surreal experience of sharing a staged kiss with McMahon in front of his wife, Linda McMahon, on her first day.

"It was obviously extremely intimidating, working with Vince the first day and kissing Vince first day," Wilson said on the show. She recalled feeling pushed into the moment but grateful for a major role on television. "Kissing Vince was interesting because Linda was standing right there, kind of helping navigate it all. So I don't know if that made me feel better or more weird," she added.

Wilson also revisited choices early in her career that she later found troubling. She said a 2003 bikini contest with Sable at the Judgment Day pay‑per‑view crossed her comfort line after McMahon proposed body paint similar to what Sable had used. Wilson said she declined and...