Maven: Shane McMahon Felt Like One Of The Boys Backstage; He Thought I Could Do Big Things

Maven comments on working with Shane McMahon.

Maven never worked in the ring with Shane McMahon, but as a former WWE employee, he had multiple interactions with the son of Vince McMahon.

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On his latest Rating Wrestlers series, Maven commented on his dealings with Shane.

"We would go out and Shane would find himself out in a social environment with us. He never felt really like Vince's son. He actually felt like one of the boys. Shane would pull me aside many times and tell me, 'Hey, man, I think you can do big things. I think you can do this or that. I liked the way you did this.' A lot of people don't realize that when Shane got into the business, his dad made him earn it. Most people look at Shane and think that he had everything handed to him. That could not be further from the truth. When Shane broke in, Shane was on ring crew. Shane was putting the ring together for live events. Taking it down at the end of live events. Shane was the first one to get to places to learn how to take bumps, to learn how to actually do what we did in the ring. This man's put the work in. I have nothing but respect for Shane. I like Shane a lot. Hope he's doing well," he said.

The last time fans saw Shane in the ring was WrestleMania 39 when he unfortunately suffered an injury doing a leap frog in an impromptu match against The Miz.

Elsewhere during the video, Maven commented on working with JBL. You can find his full comments by clicking here.

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