Hornswoggle ended up being portrayed as Vince McMahon's illegitimate son, but former WWE star Mr. Kennedy was originally planned to play that part. But his turbulent relationship with WWE put a stop to that. During the same interview, Hornswoggle corroborated the rumors that he was never in the original plan. 

"Hell no! It was definitely Ken. Ken can deny it, he's finally come around to accepting it. The truth — and telling the truth — it was definitely going to be him," the wrestler claimed.

Additionally, Hornswoggle noted that WWE was careful about making sure the angle wouldn't be leaked, and claimed they took extra steps to ensure his silence about the matter. 

"Bruce Prichard walks up to me and goes, 'Give me your phone,'" he recalled. "He goes, 'You're the son.' And I go, 'Oh? Okay? Oh no. Okay.' And, man, I say it all the time, I did not know how big it was going to be."

Hornswoggle later went to have a storyline with D-Generation X, and was even revealed as the "WWE Raw" Anonymous GM, before his WWE run ended in 2016.