Marc Mero has said it was a “blessing” that he got the chance to work with his then-wife Sable during his time in the WWF.
Mero, known as Johnny B. Badd in WCW, debuted for the WWF at WrestleMania 12 as the ‘Wildman.’
Speaking with Steve Fall’s Ten Count, Mero said he preferred being Badd compared to using his real name.
“I enjoyed the Johnny B Bad character so much more. It was actually really difficult when I first came to WWE in creative because we realized we can’t use the character Johnny B. Badd from WCW because they own that character. I remember in creative they kept drawing different things that they’re presenting to me and they had this character Wildman Marc Mero. I didn’t really get it.”
Mero’s debut would see him come to Sable’s defense from Hunter Hearst Helmsley, who had brought the future Playboy cover star in as a valet.
“The blessing was, you know, having my wife at the time, Sable, we connected in a different way where she really got over and, you know, at the time I was so happy for her because it’s happy for us because we’re a married couple, you know, so it was an incredible time in our lives.”
After winning the Intercontinental Championship that September, Mero would lose the title to Triple H the following month, which was disappointing for him at the time.
“It was kind of disappointing dropping it I think a month later to Triple H, which was his first championship, was the Intercontinental title that he won for me. So it was a little disappointing, but you know, like I said, I look back on life and I don’t get too caught up on things that don’t go my way.”
