Summary

The Godfather said he was ready to leave WWE after the company moved away from his Godfather character.

He said Vince McMahon asked him to stay, placed him in Right to Censor, and later put the tag team titles on him and Bull Buchanan, which delayed his departure.

The source text says Charles Wright had worked multiple WWE personas before The Godfather, including Sir Charles, Papa Shango, and Kama Mustafa.

He also said his financial situation outside wrestling made it easier for him to step away when the role he wanted was no longer in place.

The Godfather and Right to Censor shift changed the end of his WWE run

The Godfather losing the character he felt closest to created a concrete consequence, his long-term WWE future changed from enjoying the role to planning an exit timeline.

Even with a tag title run against the Hardy Boyz in the mix, his comments frame that stretch as a delay rather than a reset, since his goal remained leaving after dropping the belts.

Quotes

Quote from The Godfather

"I was a mark for the Godfather. The Godfather was me. So, I was my biggest mark. So when they took the Godfather away… Believe me, Vince fought for me till the end, but things were changing… they put me in the Right to Censor. Vince told me, I’m like, ‘Well, finish me up.’ He’s like, ‘Charles, wait a minute.’ I’m like, ‘Vince, come on, bro. At this point in my life, financially, I’m cool. I have other things. I had a strip club in Vegas called Cheetah. I was one of the owners of that. I’ve always had that. So, it wasn’t about the money at that point. I wanted to go out as the Godfather. So, I finished up and did some stuff with him. Vince, being the Joker that he was, dropped the tag team belts on me and Bull [Buchanan]. We beat the Hardy Boyz, and that kept me there even longer. I said, ‘As soon as we drop these belts, I’m gone.’ At that point, wrestling was fun for me. I was having such a good time as the Godfather that I didn’t want to do it anymore."

Sources

As reported by Fightful.