Kenny Dykstra recently sat down with WrestlingInc. During the interview, he discussed his most recent run with the WWE as well as Vince McMahon’s initial reaction to The Spirit Squad. Here are the highlights:

On Joining The WWE At The Age Of 16:

Yes, I worked for WWE from 16 to 24, I was a junior in high school until I was 24. I started at 13 overall, now I’m 33. 20 years doing anything is a long time. I honestly love this business more than the business loves me, at times. I accept that and it is what it is.

On How Vince Felt About The Spirit Squad Concept:

It was really cool, it was different. Vince brought us into his office and said, ‘I want five male cheerleaders’ and I thought it was a joke at first because growing up I’ve always been an athlete. I was touring with them before the Spirit Squad as Ken Doane, just doing my own thing, and I thought, ‘There’s no way that’s what they want me to do.’ But lo and behold, that’s what they want, so you just do what they want and make it work. It’s different, over-the-top, it’s not going to be duplicated because we’re going to know where you got it.

On His WWE Tenure Coming To An End:

I don’t know, I don’t really make the decisions, I just know that they stopped calling. The first time, I don’t know, I’m sure there are a lot of stories out there to what could or would have happened. The second time they called out us out of nowhere and then after nine weeks they stopped calling.

You can listen to the full interview below:

Credit: WrestlingInc.