“Don’t f**k it up” – Stephanie McMahon’s advice to ex-WWE star

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Speaking on The Masters of Wrestling YouTube channel, the 64-year-old ex-WWE star recalled how he opened a show for the promotion in Australia against Rikishi. During this, Rico detailed his past interaction with Stephanie McMahon. He revealed the advice she gave and the importance of opening and closing a show.

“The opening match is not the bottom of the ladder. Okay, I was told by Stephanie McMahon, myself, when we were in Australia, and this is the first time I realized how much number one and the main event are in a program. Because it is a program for sports entertainment. It’s a show. And finally, Stephanie came up to me. We’re in Australia, almost 60,000 people. And I’m the first match with Rikishi in a kiss my a** match,” Rico said.

He added:

“My ADD is in full speed. And then all of a sudden, Stephanie comes up. Hey, Rico, get back on the normal. I’m normal. Yes, how are you doing? She goes, Oh, are you okay? Oh, I’m fine. I’m fine. Yeah. You nervous? Oh no. And my nose should have grown. But it didn’t. I said, no, no, I’m good. I got the match. She goes, okay, you’re first up. Have a good match. And I went, thank you. And she turned around after she took a couple of steps and she turns around and goes, don’t f**k it up. And then turns around and walks away. And I’m like, Oh my God. Because the first match and the last match is what gets the crowd,” Rico said. [H/T – TJR Wrestling]

Stephanie McMahon is a WWE Hall of Famer

Last year, The Undertaker surprised Stephanie McMahon at Wrestlepalooza and revealed that she would enter the WWE Hall of Fame in Las Vegas. The WWE legend spent years in the Stamford-based promotion as an on-screen talent and sometimes as a wrestler before she finally entered the illustrious list in April 2026.