In December 2003, WWE traveled to Perth, Australia and ran into a handful of issues.
Former WWE Head of Security James Tillis joined Andrew Thompson of Andrew Thompson Interview to discuss the infamous trip and his experience sitting next to Paul Heyman.
"My scariest plane ride was we were on our way to Perth, Australia, and we started taking on -- I think -- there?s something going on where we had to get fuel and me and Paul Heyman were sitting next to each other, and we were near Siberia," Tillis recalled. "We had to land -- I believe it was in Russia or a Russia outpost to get fuel in the middle of a snowstorm where they had to clear the tracks and they wouldn?t let us off the plane obviously, then we took off at unbelievably -- it was almost at a 90 degree angle to get out of this snowstorm and Paul Heyman looks at me and he says to me, he goes, ?If we get out of this alive? because trust me when I tell you, we were circling and it was getting kind of close and you can ask Paul Heyman. He goes, ?I?m gonna punch Vince [McMahon] in the mouth if I ever get out of this alive.? I was like, ?Oh my God.'"
The hectic nature of the trip to Perth, Australia caused Nathan Jones to leave WWE shortly after.
Elsewhere during the interview, Tillis discussed taking Vince McMahon to the hospital after he tore his quads at the 20015 Royal Rumble. You can find his full comments by clicking here.
Fans can listen to the entire interview in the video above.