{"id":854730,"date":"2025-06-10T22:12:04","date_gmt":"2025-06-11T03:12:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/10\/i-broke-the-rules-wwe-star-was-hit-with-20k-fine-for-illegal-incident-after-being-caught-by-vince-mcmahon\/"},"modified":"2025-06-10T22:12:04","modified_gmt":"2025-06-11T03:12:04","slug":"i-broke-the-rules-wwe-star-was-hit-with-20k-fine-for-illegal-incident-after-being-caught-by-vince-mcmahon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/10\/i-broke-the-rules-wwe-star-was-hit-with-20k-fine-for-illegal-incident-after-being-caught-by-vince-mcmahon\/","title":{"rendered":"‘I broke the rules’ – WWE star was hit with $20k fine for illegal incident after being caught by Vince McMahon"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Vince McMahon made no secret of the fact money was no object during his time with WWE.<\/strong><\/p>\n

McMahon has long since departed the family business he helped transform into a global superpower in the 1990s.<\/p>\n

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He was at the top of WWE as its Chairman and Owner for decades, ushering in the first WrestleMania in the mid-1980s and steering the entity through the famed Attitude Era<\/a> a decade or so later.<\/p>\n

Come 2024, though, his ties to the company were severed<\/a> after sexual trafficking allegations \u2013 which he denies \u2013 were levied at him by a former employee.<\/p>\n

He left behind a raft of wild backstage tales of distasteful storylines<\/a>, enraged tantrums<\/a> and, of course, cash.<\/p>\n

The head honcho was seemingly happy to dole out the dosh in WWE, once giving a wrestler a six-figure pay rise<\/a> just for one in-ring interaction with Brock Lesnar that impressed him.<\/p>\n

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McMahon commissioned the creation of a prop, now worth $200,000<\/a>, that only a handful of stars ever used on screen, and hurled millions in the direction of Mike Tyson<\/a> and Floyd Mayweather<\/a> for memorable WWE cameos.<\/p>\n

Another star well aware of the billionaire\u2019s willingness to use money to make a point or create a moment is R-Truth.<\/p>\n

The veteran wrestler has been with the company in his second stint since 2008 and continues to make headlines after featuring in a high-profile storyline with John Cena<\/a> at Backlash earlier this month.<\/p>\n

Back in 2011, he was feuding with John Morrison when WWE brough its flagship Raw programme to London.<\/p>\n

Truth explained to Chris Van Vliet<\/a> that he had fallen foul of McMahon after being caught smoking backstage at a WWE event.<\/p>\n

The former company chief is known to detest smoking and having caught his wrestler in the act, decided to punish him in the most unique of ways \u2013 by having him do it on screen.<\/p>\n

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The London crowd warned Truth what would be coming<\/span>Credit: WWE<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cVince had caught me smoking for real,\u201d the grappler admitted. \u201cSo, he\u2019s like: \u2018I\u2019m gonna get you\u2026 you\u2019re gonna smoke in front of the whole [arena!]\u201d<\/p>\n

The unsightly act was a little cringeworthy. Truth lit a cigarette in front of the huge crowd before blowing smoke over Morrison who was lay on the ground.<\/p>\n

Brits on hand, typically, took it in good humour by chanting \u2018that\u2019s illegal!\u2019, but unwisely \u2013 and possibly intentionally \u2013 McMahon<\/a> had stitched Truth up big time.<\/p>\n

At that time, England had already been smoke free in indoor public places such as arenas for four years.<\/p>\n

TV show or otherwise, then, there were consequences to the act, with Truth revealing the eye-watering fine that came WWE<\/a>\u2019s way as a result.<\/p>\n

He added: \u201cIt was illegal. You can\u2019t do that over there, you can\u2019t do that.<\/p>\n

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Vince McMahon was not about to let R-Truth get away with smoking backstage<\/span>Credit: Getty<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cIt wasn\u2019t [PG] – I broke the rules, $20,000 fine, legit for a shoot (a wrestling term for something real).\u201d<\/p>\n

Quite whether the fine was issued to the performer direct or to WWE wasn\u2019t made clear but, in any event, the former United States Champion was adamant he wasn\u2019t left with the bill.<\/p>\n

Asked whether he paid it, he insisted: \u201cHell no! I had paying potential, but no.\u201d<\/p>\n

Life with R-Truth in WWE is, if nothing else, far from dull.<\/p>\n

Having made Brock Lesnar break character with his hilarious antics on screen, he did similar to Cena on Saturday night in the midst of a serious storyline<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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He eviscerated me! The Undertaker reveals Vince McMahon once tore into him backstage after an unplanned change to WWE match<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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