(13 Jan 2015, 5:04 pm)MurdnunoC wrote As you know, the term 'teenager' applies to any age from thirteen and nineteen. The age of consent differs from state to state in the US - in some states it's 14, in others it's 18. If Savage was porking Steph then it may have been legal, or illegal, depending on where deed was done.
Savage was released by the WWE in November 1994 after both parties failed to agree on a new contract. Steph was born on the 26th September 1976 which made her 18 at the time of the Macho Man's departure. With wrestling being wrestling, I'm guessing that any relationship between the two would have been common knowledge. For the relationship to fall any within legally murky territory, the relationship would have had to been going on for at least a year. If it had of went on for this long (or even longer), it's highly probable that Vince would have known. If the relationship (presuming it happened) caused Vince any concern, he would have taken steps to end it sooner rather than later. When all of this is taken into account, it seems highly unlikely that Vince would have continued to employ Savage until his contract ran out.
So, no I don't believe that Savage was doing Steph behind Vince's back leading to a hostile relationship between the two.
However, Savage was instrumental in convincing Hall, Nash and a few others to jump from WWF to WCW. This is the most likely source of any bad blood.
It was always one of those rumours that could have had some truth to it, I imagine the wrestling scene could be quite seedy at times, but I could not imagine Vince letting it slide if he knew Macho Man was slipping Steph a length, as you say Steph was 18 at the time of his departure and correct me if I am wrong Macho Man would have been north of 40, on the whole relationship between management and wrestlers, I remember hearing Steph say Vince was not happy with her and Trips getting together and actively discouraged it and drove them apart for a while, so I would not expect him to be anything less than fuming and stotting mad if she was involved in any way with M.M...
One of those rumours that will probably never go away, quite an amusing rumour imo though...
If it were the case, Vince could have probably put Randy S through a world of pain in revenge if he so wanted