1 00:00:01,720 --> 00:00:04,480 Speaker 1: All of a sudden, the door just swings open, no knock, nothing, 2 00:00:05,120 --> 00:00:08,799 Speaker 1: and Sina walks in, grabs a folding chair, puts it 3 00:00:09,039 --> 00:00:13,319 Speaker 1: in between Bray and just sits there and like is 4 00:00:13,440 --> 00:00:17,000 Speaker 1: staring straight at me, like he like, what what are 5 00:00:17,040 --> 00:00:19,680 Speaker 1: you gonna do about this? And I'm looking at this 6 00:00:19,760 --> 00:00:24,280 Speaker 1: guy who's like two hundreds of eighty pounds. He doesn't 7 00:00:24,480 --> 00:00:27,680 Speaker 1: he doesn't look pissed. He just looks like he's got 8 00:00:27,680 --> 00:00:29,720 Speaker 1: a smirk on his face, like do something. 9 00:00:41,520 --> 00:00:44,440 Speaker 2: Ladies and gentlemen, are you ready? 10 00:00:45,200 --> 00:00:45,720 Speaker 1: Shut up? 11 00:00:45,800 --> 00:00:47,000 Speaker 2: Bouts that hit the fan. 12 00:00:47,680 --> 00:00:53,599 Speaker 1: Welcome to on Section Thursdays are Wrestling with Freddy. 13 00:00:55,360 --> 00:00:55,800 Speaker 2: What's Up? 14 00:00:55,840 --> 00:01:00,160 Speaker 1: Everybody? Welcome to Wrestling with Freddy's other show, unsanction And 15 00:01:00,200 --> 00:01:02,080 Speaker 1: it's the show that you asked for, you created, and 16 00:01:02,120 --> 00:01:04,600 Speaker 1: you get and we'll keep it until you hate it. 17 00:01:04,840 --> 00:01:07,920 Speaker 1: Today's episode, we're going to talk about the announcement John 18 00:01:07,959 --> 00:01:12,040 Speaker 1: Cena made that he is retiring from professional wrestling. We'll 19 00:01:12,040 --> 00:01:13,959 Speaker 1: get into some of the history of John Cena, we'll 20 00:01:13,959 --> 00:01:16,240 Speaker 1: get into some of my personal history with John Cena, 21 00:01:16,360 --> 00:01:17,480 Speaker 1: and we'll talk about. 22 00:01:17,280 --> 00:01:18,080 Speaker 2: Some other shit as well. 23 00:01:18,160 --> 00:01:19,840 Speaker 1: First things first, I have a movie coming out you 24 00:01:19,840 --> 00:01:22,640 Speaker 1: guys July twenty sixth. It's called The Girl in the Pool. 25 00:01:22,840 --> 00:01:25,720 Speaker 1: It's like a sexy thriller independent film that we found 26 00:01:25,760 --> 00:01:28,880 Speaker 1: distribution for. It's such a hard thing just to get 27 00:01:28,880 --> 00:01:31,560 Speaker 1: a movie made, let alone complete it. But to get 28 00:01:31,640 --> 00:01:34,399 Speaker 1: distribution is the ultimate and final goal, and it's so 29 00:01:34,480 --> 00:01:36,959 Speaker 1: hard to do, and we accomplished this with an indie movie. 30 00:01:37,040 --> 00:01:39,240 Speaker 1: I'm really proud of the work. And this the movie's 31 00:01:39,280 --> 00:01:42,320 Speaker 1: really cool. It starts me Monica Potter, this Crol, Gabrielle 32 00:01:42,360 --> 00:01:44,920 Speaker 1: Hope Hof. Sorry, I have a friend who's last name 33 00:01:44,920 --> 00:01:46,840 Speaker 1: is ho Kevin Pollock, who I love a stand up 34 00:01:46,840 --> 00:01:49,360 Speaker 1: comic from She's All That. And Monica, who I did 35 00:01:49,520 --> 00:01:52,280 Speaker 1: another movie with I remember the name of im. Sorry, 36 00:01:52,720 --> 00:01:55,080 Speaker 1: but she's awesome. And it comes out July twenty sixth 37 00:01:55,160 --> 00:01:57,520 Speaker 1: in limited theaters. We got some theaters, but it's also 38 00:01:57,560 --> 00:02:00,600 Speaker 1: on Paramount Plus and on Showtime And I think it 39 00:02:00,720 --> 00:02:02,680 Speaker 1: really dig it If you're into like sexy thrillers, who 40 00:02:02,720 --> 00:02:03,040 Speaker 1: did it? 41 00:02:03,120 --> 00:02:05,520 Speaker 2: And you know, yo, that chick's hot. 42 00:02:05,560 --> 00:02:07,880 Speaker 1: And if you're into dudes, you know, I'm old now, 43 00:02:07,920 --> 00:02:11,399 Speaker 1: but there's a hot dude in His name's Tyler Gray. 44 00:02:11,840 --> 00:02:14,799 Speaker 1: The youngsters are like him, all right, So let's talk 45 00:02:14,840 --> 00:02:17,440 Speaker 1: about John Cena speaking of Hollywood. John Cena is mister 46 00:02:17,480 --> 00:02:21,320 Speaker 1: Hollywood now, and he announced that he's retiring from WWE, 47 00:02:21,320 --> 00:02:25,000 Speaker 1: which is always kind of sad, but it gives you 48 00:02:25,040 --> 00:02:29,000 Speaker 1: an opportunity to reflect on their contribution to whatever art 49 00:02:29,040 --> 00:02:32,639 Speaker 1: form they were in, whether it's acting or music. All 50 00:02:32,639 --> 00:02:36,679 Speaker 1: these retirement tours and now he'll have his his wrestling one, 51 00:02:36,720 --> 00:02:39,120 Speaker 1: and unlike Barbara Streiss, end I believe his will be 52 00:02:39,160 --> 00:02:42,360 Speaker 1: the actual final retirement tour. So let's talk a little 53 00:02:42,360 --> 00:02:46,480 Speaker 1: bit about history ww championships. He's got thirteen of them. Thirteen, 54 00:02:46,560 --> 00:02:50,760 Speaker 1: so not the greatest of all time, but pretty fucking great. 55 00:02:51,280 --> 00:02:55,440 Speaker 1: World Heavyweight Champion three times. Now, that is the championship 56 00:02:55,440 --> 00:02:58,400 Speaker 1: that Vince didn't have as much respect for as his championship, 57 00:02:58,600 --> 00:03:00,960 Speaker 1: so that was the less important one to him, so 58 00:03:01,000 --> 00:03:03,560 Speaker 1: that one doesn't really matter as as much. That's why 59 00:03:03,560 --> 00:03:05,440 Speaker 1: people didn't always give the big goal belt the love, 60 00:03:05,480 --> 00:03:07,840 Speaker 1: because they were like, well, it's not Vince's belt and 61 00:03:07,840 --> 00:03:08,639 Speaker 1: he doesn't care, so. 62 00:03:08,560 --> 00:03:09,120 Speaker 2: Why should we? 63 00:03:09,240 --> 00:03:11,680 Speaker 1: Because the dudes who weren't made the belt belt didn't 64 00:03:11,680 --> 00:03:15,520 Speaker 1: make the dudes a five time United States Champion, five 65 00:03:15,560 --> 00:03:20,400 Speaker 1: time United States Championship mid cart but prestigious just the same, 66 00:03:20,800 --> 00:03:24,400 Speaker 1: not the Intercontinental though the Intercontinental one is usually reserved 67 00:03:24,400 --> 00:03:27,240 Speaker 1: for the workhorse, and John Cena when I was there, 68 00:03:27,800 --> 00:03:30,280 Speaker 1: was the workhorse. So I don't know why he never 69 00:03:30,320 --> 00:03:32,680 Speaker 1: won the Icy Belt. Maybe he just got rocket shipped 70 00:03:32,720 --> 00:03:35,880 Speaker 1: after after he got over and there was no time 71 00:03:35,960 --> 00:03:37,880 Speaker 1: for the Icy title. It was it was straight to 72 00:03:37,920 --> 00:03:41,400 Speaker 1: the WW Championship. He was a WW Tag Team Champion 73 00:03:41,760 --> 00:03:45,840 Speaker 1: two times, once with the Miz and David O'tanga. And 74 00:03:45,880 --> 00:03:48,800 Speaker 1: he was a World Tag Team Championship two times, once 75 00:03:48,840 --> 00:03:51,200 Speaker 1: with Batista and once with Seawn Michaels. I was there 76 00:03:51,240 --> 00:03:54,000 Speaker 1: for the Batista one and we'll get into the story 77 00:03:54,040 --> 00:03:55,760 Speaker 1: behind that because I remember the back. 78 00:03:55,680 --> 00:04:00,520 Speaker 2: Was got pissed at it. He also had two time 79 00:04:00,920 --> 00:04:01,680 Speaker 2: two wins in the. 80 00:04:01,720 --> 00:04:04,640 Speaker 1: Royal Rumble My Favorite pay per view now known as 81 00:04:04,640 --> 00:04:08,480 Speaker 1: a Premium Live event and eight twenty thirteen and he 82 00:04:08,560 --> 00:04:12,040 Speaker 1: won money in the bank, very dangerous match. I'm surprised 83 00:04:12,040 --> 00:04:14,080 Speaker 1: they even put him in it. He won that one 84 00:04:14,120 --> 00:04:19,240 Speaker 1: time in twenty twelve. So anyway, the end is near 85 00:04:19,600 --> 00:04:22,559 Speaker 1: or nigh for John Cena, and he's going to retire 86 00:04:22,560 --> 00:04:24,640 Speaker 1: at the end of twenty twenty five. He will start 87 00:04:24,720 --> 00:04:27,960 Speaker 1: the new era of WWA on Netflix. So Netflix will 88 00:04:28,000 --> 00:04:32,279 Speaker 1: get to see John Cena uncensored on a microphone. I 89 00:04:32,320 --> 00:04:34,440 Speaker 1: don't know if he I don't know if he goes 90 00:04:34,480 --> 00:04:38,359 Speaker 1: anywhere outside of the words damn? 91 00:04:38,720 --> 00:04:40,200 Speaker 2: Would he even say goddamn? 92 00:04:40,480 --> 00:04:42,520 Speaker 1: I wonder what he would try to get away with 93 00:04:42,640 --> 00:04:45,320 Speaker 1: or would he just sticked to the PG John Cena 94 00:04:45,760 --> 00:04:48,279 Speaker 1: that got over to all the kids. I wonder what 95 00:04:48,320 --> 00:04:50,839 Speaker 1: he would do on Netflix? What curse words would he say? 96 00:04:50,920 --> 00:04:53,000 Speaker 1: Hit us up on our social media? What curse words 97 00:04:53,000 --> 00:04:55,560 Speaker 1: do you think John's going to say on Netflix? Or 98 00:04:55,600 --> 00:04:57,359 Speaker 1: am I the only one who gives a shit about 99 00:04:57,400 --> 00:04:59,880 Speaker 1: that stuff? He said he'd be about a part of 100 00:05:00,080 --> 00:05:04,120 Speaker 1: of thirty dates, including including premium live events starting with 101 00:05:04,160 --> 00:05:06,360 Speaker 1: the Royal Rumble. He made it a point to say 102 00:05:06,360 --> 00:05:09,599 Speaker 1: that this WrestleMania in Las Vegas, where my Raiders play, 103 00:05:09,640 --> 00:05:10,440 Speaker 1: will be his last. 104 00:05:10,440 --> 00:05:12,760 Speaker 2: Don't make fun of my team. I know this suck well. 105 00:05:12,800 --> 00:05:14,760 Speaker 1: We beat the Chiefs, though we always beat the Chiefs. 106 00:05:14,800 --> 00:05:17,480 Speaker 1: We find a way to get there. It's just usually 107 00:05:17,480 --> 00:05:19,919 Speaker 1: the only one we have. He's going to retire the 108 00:05:20,000 --> 00:05:23,480 Speaker 1: jorts and he's going to the gene. Shorts were the 109 00:05:23,480 --> 00:05:26,920 Speaker 1: only like mistake that I thought John Cen ever made. 110 00:05:27,040 --> 00:05:30,440 Speaker 1: I hated the gene shorts. It's always like mah, like 111 00:05:31,279 --> 00:05:36,520 Speaker 1: nineteen ninety four, like everyone stopped wearing them, but you 112 00:05:37,200 --> 00:05:39,760 Speaker 1: the shorts were brutal. So he's going to find he's 113 00:05:39,800 --> 00:05:41,960 Speaker 1: going to leave the company. Not leave the company, but 114 00:05:42,000 --> 00:05:44,560 Speaker 1: he's going to leave the ring, the squared circle, and 115 00:05:44,600 --> 00:05:46,039 Speaker 1: he's one of the best to ever do it. 116 00:05:46,080 --> 00:05:49,040 Speaker 2: Now. John didn't like me when I was there. I 117 00:05:49,160 --> 00:05:49,600 Speaker 2: like John. 118 00:05:49,760 --> 00:05:51,200 Speaker 1: I didn't think he was the nicest guy, but I 119 00:05:51,240 --> 00:05:53,719 Speaker 1: shouldn't say liked because he wasn't. We didn't like each other, 120 00:05:53,760 --> 00:05:55,839 Speaker 1: I guess, but I liked him before I got there, 121 00:05:56,080 --> 00:05:57,960 Speaker 1: but I always respected him. I knew what he meant 122 00:05:58,000 --> 00:06:00,240 Speaker 1: to wrestling. I knew what he was there for. That's 123 00:06:00,240 --> 00:06:02,720 Speaker 1: why his promos were earlier because that's when kids were watching, 124 00:06:02,720 --> 00:06:04,440 Speaker 1: because it was the earlier hour of the show. But 125 00:06:04,560 --> 00:06:07,080 Speaker 1: he took that on like that could have been triple 126 00:06:07,279 --> 00:06:10,160 Speaker 1: h it could have been true, it could have been anybody, 127 00:06:10,160 --> 00:06:12,960 Speaker 1: but nobody else wanted to be a PG champion. John 128 00:06:13,000 --> 00:06:15,440 Speaker 1: Cena took that on his shoulders and he made it 129 00:06:15,480 --> 00:06:18,880 Speaker 1: work and held the company on his shoulder for years. 130 00:06:19,400 --> 00:06:21,680 Speaker 1: On one shoulder. He didn't even need both that's how 131 00:06:21,720 --> 00:06:23,520 Speaker 1: wide that son of a Bitch is, and I mean 132 00:06:23,520 --> 00:06:24,320 Speaker 1: that as a compliment. 133 00:06:24,360 --> 00:06:25,080 Speaker 2: Son of a bitch. 134 00:06:25,640 --> 00:06:31,159 Speaker 1: He was the WWE for his era as and was 135 00:06:31,200 --> 00:06:34,280 Speaker 1: as relevant for his era and who his target was 136 00:06:34,560 --> 00:06:37,440 Speaker 1: as any other major champion they've had at the top, top, 137 00:06:37,480 --> 00:06:41,080 Speaker 1: top level, from Hogan to Rains. I'm not saying he 138 00:06:41,200 --> 00:06:44,240 Speaker 1: was Hogan, but for his generation, that's what he represented. 139 00:06:44,680 --> 00:06:46,919 Speaker 1: He was each your vitamin, say your prayers, listen to 140 00:06:46,960 --> 00:06:48,760 Speaker 1: your parents, do your I mean he was that. He 141 00:06:48,839 --> 00:06:51,720 Speaker 1: represented that once he did the Marine movie and kind 142 00:06:51,760 --> 00:06:54,080 Speaker 1: of found that Gi Joe type character. He should have 143 00:06:54,080 --> 00:06:55,640 Speaker 1: been at Gi Joe. By the way, he would have 144 00:06:55,640 --> 00:06:58,039 Speaker 1: been sick of this duke as friggin do I mean, 145 00:06:58,200 --> 00:06:59,800 Speaker 1: I think it was Channing Tatum the Planet. He did 146 00:06:59,839 --> 00:07:05,279 Speaker 1: a good job, but imagine John Cena's duke, come on, come on. Anyway, 147 00:07:06,200 --> 00:07:08,560 Speaker 1: when I got there, he did not want me there 148 00:07:08,800 --> 00:07:11,600 Speaker 1: at all. And I remember the first time I met him, 149 00:07:11,640 --> 00:07:13,600 Speaker 1: I was super polite, put my hand out to shake 150 00:07:13,600 --> 00:07:16,880 Speaker 1: his hand. He walked right past and didn't even like 151 00:07:16,920 --> 00:07:19,320 Speaker 1: acknowledge me, and I think somebody said something because a 152 00:07:19,360 --> 00:07:22,400 Speaker 1: few minutes later he came up and he goes he goes, hey, 153 00:07:22,440 --> 00:07:24,480 Speaker 1: I'm John, and he put his hand out and I 154 00:07:24,480 --> 00:07:26,520 Speaker 1: shook his hand. I go hey, I'm Freddy. Nice to 155 00:07:26,560 --> 00:07:27,720 Speaker 1: meet you, and he goes, oh, I guess I'll just 156 00:07:27,800 --> 00:07:30,200 Speaker 1: let anybody work here words to that effect. I'm not 157 00:07:30,280 --> 00:07:33,800 Speaker 1: quoting the man, And I was like, all right, cool man, 158 00:07:34,400 --> 00:07:37,560 Speaker 1: and I basically said, I'll rack that up to he 159 00:07:37,600 --> 00:07:40,280 Speaker 1: doesn't want Hollywood in the business, and I represent Hollywood. 160 00:07:40,280 --> 00:07:42,280 Speaker 2: He doesn't know how much I like wrestling. 161 00:07:42,680 --> 00:07:45,800 Speaker 1: And so as my job there evolved as ones does, 162 00:07:46,280 --> 00:07:49,040 Speaker 1: I started running what was called promo Class, which is 163 00:07:49,040 --> 00:07:52,160 Speaker 1: basically an acting class for professional wrestlers. I thought I 164 00:07:52,160 --> 00:07:55,160 Speaker 1: could do a better job teaching acting than Vince could 165 00:07:55,440 --> 00:07:57,640 Speaker 1: because of the way I could deliver information versus the 166 00:07:57,640 --> 00:08:00,600 Speaker 1: way he would deliver information. He would use terminology that 167 00:08:00,640 --> 00:08:03,000 Speaker 1: they just didn't understand. I legit saw him say you 168 00:08:03,080 --> 00:08:05,360 Speaker 1: got to give me some razzle dazzle with your promos, 169 00:08:05,800 --> 00:08:07,840 Speaker 1: and people were looking at each other like, yo, what 170 00:08:07,840 --> 00:08:10,120 Speaker 1: what dald does rassele dazzled like they didn't even know. 171 00:08:10,640 --> 00:08:13,040 Speaker 1: So I approached Vince and said, hey, this is what 172 00:08:13,080 --> 00:08:16,240 Speaker 1: I do. Like, let me take this class over and 173 00:08:16,280 --> 00:08:19,960 Speaker 1: I'll only communicate with you. That'll make the wrestlers feel safe. Ish, 174 00:08:20,000 --> 00:08:21,680 Speaker 1: I won't even tell them that. I report to you, 175 00:08:21,880 --> 00:08:23,240 Speaker 1: and I'll let you know who I think is doing 176 00:08:23,280 --> 00:08:25,960 Speaker 1: a good job, and you know who's who's struggling and 177 00:08:26,040 --> 00:08:28,920 Speaker 1: needs more help, and he says yes, and that becomes 178 00:08:29,320 --> 00:08:32,160 Speaker 1: an addition to my job, without additional salary, just in 179 00:08:32,200 --> 00:08:50,600 Speaker 1: addition to So now I'm running this promo class and 180 00:08:50,679 --> 00:08:53,000 Speaker 1: at first it's all young wrestlers that go in there, 181 00:08:53,120 --> 00:08:55,679 Speaker 1: all the youngsters. This is when MS was young, and 182 00:08:55,840 --> 00:08:58,640 Speaker 1: uh yeah, your old ass deal with that. All of 183 00:08:58,640 --> 00:09:00,480 Speaker 1: them are young youngsters and all the people that are 184 00:09:00,559 --> 00:09:04,520 Speaker 1: veterans now they're They're all in there and we're doing 185 00:09:04,559 --> 00:09:06,720 Speaker 1: this class and it grows from like three people to 186 00:09:07,000 --> 00:09:09,320 Speaker 1: or not three. The first one was like probably nine people, 187 00:09:09,800 --> 00:09:12,200 Speaker 1: and then it grows to like, you know, twenty plus. 188 00:09:12,480 --> 00:09:16,040 Speaker 1: And right when we were around fifteen sixteen, I remember 189 00:09:16,160 --> 00:09:19,160 Speaker 1: Bray why it was Bray, it was Bray Wyatt and 190 00:09:19,240 --> 00:09:21,680 Speaker 1: it was mister Perfect's kid. But they were doing a 191 00:09:21,720 --> 00:09:25,840 Speaker 1: scene from Bad Boys with Martin Martin Lawrence and Will Smith. 192 00:09:26,240 --> 00:09:28,199 Speaker 1: I let them pick scenes from movies and I would 193 00:09:28,559 --> 00:09:30,640 Speaker 1: print up the scripts for him and we would break 194 00:09:30,679 --> 00:09:32,640 Speaker 1: down the scenes the same way you would in acting class. 195 00:09:33,320 --> 00:09:36,000 Speaker 1: And they're both in there doing their doing their thing. No, 196 00:09:36,120 --> 00:09:38,160 Speaker 1: I don't remember who played which part, but you can 197 00:09:38,240 --> 00:09:40,120 Speaker 1: speculate all you want. All of a sudden, the door 198 00:09:40,200 --> 00:09:43,800 Speaker 1: just swings open, no knock, nothing, and Sina walks in, 199 00:09:44,200 --> 00:09:48,600 Speaker 1: grabs a folding chair, puts it in between Bray and 200 00:09:49,360 --> 00:09:52,040 Speaker 1: just sits there and like is staring straight at me, 201 00:09:52,679 --> 00:09:55,520 Speaker 1: like he like, what what are you gonna do about this? 202 00:09:55,880 --> 00:09:59,080 Speaker 1: And I'm looking at this guy who's like two hundreds 203 00:09:59,120 --> 00:10:03,240 Speaker 1: of eighty pounds. He doesn't he doesn't look pissed. He 204 00:10:03,360 --> 00:10:06,360 Speaker 1: just looks like he's got a smirk on his face, 205 00:10:06,440 --> 00:10:09,320 Speaker 1: like do something. And so I'm not going to fight 206 00:10:09,360 --> 00:10:11,160 Speaker 1: a two hundred and eighty pound dude. I'm not going 207 00:10:11,240 --> 00:10:13,480 Speaker 1: to fight John Cena. So I just go, hey, man, 208 00:10:13,880 --> 00:10:16,240 Speaker 1: you want to talk with me outside real quick? And 209 00:10:16,360 --> 00:10:18,920 Speaker 1: we go outside and I go, what the hell is that? 210 00:10:19,040 --> 00:10:19,960 Speaker 2: Man? What do you do it? 211 00:10:20,440 --> 00:10:22,520 Speaker 1: And he goes, well, maybe I'm in these are his words, 212 00:10:22,520 --> 00:10:26,000 Speaker 1: this is a quote. Well maybe I'm a Neanderthal. But 213 00:10:26,120 --> 00:10:28,199 Speaker 1: you can either do this or you can't. So I 214 00:10:28,240 --> 00:10:29,439 Speaker 1: don't see what the hell you're doing. 215 00:10:29,440 --> 00:10:29,840 Speaker 2: I don't know. 216 00:10:30,000 --> 00:10:31,560 Speaker 1: This part's not a quote so I don't know what 217 00:10:31,600 --> 00:10:32,959 Speaker 1: the hell you're doing here, or what the f you're 218 00:10:32,960 --> 00:10:35,520 Speaker 1: doing here, or something like that, and I go, I 219 00:10:35,559 --> 00:10:38,080 Speaker 1: completely agree with you one hundred percent, and that's why 220 00:10:38,120 --> 00:10:40,160 Speaker 1: you don't need my help, because you can do it. 221 00:10:40,600 --> 00:10:42,960 Speaker 1: But for the ones that you're you don't have time 222 00:10:43,000 --> 00:10:45,120 Speaker 1: to help, or the ones that you choose not to help. 223 00:10:45,440 --> 00:10:48,280 Speaker 1: I'm here and they're coming to me. I'm not asking 224 00:10:48,320 --> 00:10:50,480 Speaker 1: them to come. They're coming to me asking for help, 225 00:10:50,520 --> 00:10:52,319 Speaker 1: and I'm doing my job. So do you want to 226 00:10:52,360 --> 00:10:54,000 Speaker 1: let me do my job or do you want to 227 00:10:54,040 --> 00:10:54,719 Speaker 1: continue to do. 228 00:10:54,679 --> 00:10:55,320 Speaker 2: Shit like this? 229 00:10:55,720 --> 00:10:57,600 Speaker 1: And he goes, oh, whatever, man, He just kind of 230 00:10:57,600 --> 00:11:00,000 Speaker 1: like walks off, like a ah right, maybe he's just 231 00:11:00,080 --> 00:11:02,800 Speaker 1: given me a hard time. I go back in and 232 00:11:03,040 --> 00:11:05,760 Speaker 1: all the young wrestlers give me an ovation. They start clapping. 233 00:11:05,800 --> 00:11:07,880 Speaker 1: They're like, dude, we thought you were gonna find I'm like, 234 00:11:07,920 --> 00:11:09,960 Speaker 1: shut up, the I had this shit kicked out of me. 235 00:11:10,360 --> 00:11:13,600 Speaker 1: I had some looking guy who has two anvils for hands. 236 00:11:13,720 --> 00:11:16,240 Speaker 1: So everyone has a good laugh. The promo class became 237 00:11:16,280 --> 00:11:18,160 Speaker 1: what it was, which became a really good thing there, 238 00:11:18,200 --> 00:11:21,120 Speaker 1: and they've continued that tradition even after I left over 239 00:11:21,160 --> 00:11:22,120 Speaker 1: at NXT and. 240 00:11:22,080 --> 00:11:23,360 Speaker 2: Within WWE as well. 241 00:11:23,960 --> 00:11:27,199 Speaker 1: So kudos to all those wrestlers for keeping that up 242 00:11:27,320 --> 00:11:30,400 Speaker 1: even after I left and still wanting to improve and 243 00:11:30,440 --> 00:11:35,120 Speaker 1: work with each other and and find new and different 244 00:11:35,160 --> 00:11:37,679 Speaker 1: ways to get their shit over and to get their 245 00:11:37,720 --> 00:11:40,199 Speaker 1: ideas over. And we worked really hard at that. They 246 00:11:40,240 --> 00:11:43,320 Speaker 1: continued that discipline even after I was long gone, and 247 00:11:43,600 --> 00:11:46,640 Speaker 1: continue that shit to this day. So anyway, about six 248 00:11:46,679 --> 00:11:48,920 Speaker 1: months ago, and I had a wrestler cutting a promo 249 00:11:48,960 --> 00:11:50,800 Speaker 1: in the ring. I don't I don't remember who it was. 250 00:11:50,840 --> 00:11:53,160 Speaker 1: This is a long time ago. You guys, they're just 251 00:11:53,280 --> 00:11:55,160 Speaker 1: killing it. They're doing a great job, and they beat 252 00:11:55,200 --> 00:11:57,679 Speaker 1: the what chant. When they started, they were working very 253 00:11:57,720 --> 00:12:00,480 Speaker 1: moment to moment, like tonight on the you know, tonight's 254 00:12:00,480 --> 00:12:04,120 Speaker 1: the night what or I'm gonna settle this score what? 255 00:12:04,400 --> 00:12:05,839 Speaker 1: This is not what I wrote. I'm just giving you 256 00:12:05,880 --> 00:12:08,880 Speaker 1: guys an example. And I'm sitting there like, come on, man, 257 00:12:09,000 --> 00:12:11,040 Speaker 1: just stop the pauses. You don't need the pauses. You 258 00:12:11,120 --> 00:12:12,839 Speaker 1: know this shit, we worked on it, and all of 259 00:12:12,840 --> 00:12:15,120 Speaker 1: a sudden he just gets in a flow and starts 260 00:12:15,160 --> 00:12:16,920 Speaker 1: doing this thing, and the whole crowd gets behind and 261 00:12:16,960 --> 00:12:19,080 Speaker 1: they're all young, and Sina was up next and he 262 00:12:19,160 --> 00:12:21,160 Speaker 1: was in the gorilla position. I was sitting next to 263 00:12:21,240 --> 00:12:24,040 Speaker 1: Vince with the headset on talking to the to the 264 00:12:24,080 --> 00:12:26,400 Speaker 1: director's truck to let them know when certain parts of 265 00:12:26,440 --> 00:12:29,040 Speaker 1: the promo that I wanted close ups and things like that. 266 00:12:29,040 --> 00:12:31,439 Speaker 1: Even though they didn't always listen. They would just kind 267 00:12:31,440 --> 00:12:33,600 Speaker 1: of do their own thing because they had their way, 268 00:12:33,880 --> 00:12:35,719 Speaker 1: but I would still try to encourage them, like, hey, 269 00:12:35,760 --> 00:12:37,680 Speaker 1: he's about to start screaming, so get in nice and 270 00:12:37,679 --> 00:12:39,559 Speaker 1: close little things like that, and Vince liked it when 271 00:12:39,559 --> 00:12:42,760 Speaker 1: I gave the truck shit, which I didn't know. So anyway, 272 00:12:42,840 --> 00:12:46,200 Speaker 1: Sina goes, he did a really good job. And I 273 00:12:46,240 --> 00:12:49,640 Speaker 1: had a choice in this moment to choose violence or 274 00:12:49,640 --> 00:12:51,240 Speaker 1: did you not violence? But you know what I mean, 275 00:12:51,240 --> 00:12:53,160 Speaker 1: to be a dick or to be cool, and I 276 00:12:53,120 --> 00:12:55,400 Speaker 1: would just went, yeah, thanks man, whatever, and just kind 277 00:12:55,400 --> 00:12:57,360 Speaker 1: of gave him the same sort of energy that he 278 00:12:57,480 --> 00:12:59,720 Speaker 1: gave me. But I didn't want to be like super 279 00:12:59,760 --> 00:13:02,280 Speaker 1: pretive that he was finally being cool, because I didn't 280 00:13:02,320 --> 00:13:05,640 Speaker 1: think he deserved that in the moment. Again, this is 281 00:13:05,679 --> 00:13:06,600 Speaker 1: like two thousand and nine. 282 00:13:06,600 --> 00:13:07,880 Speaker 2: I was younger. I'm forty eight now. 283 00:13:07,920 --> 00:13:10,840 Speaker 1: I wouldn't care, but that was like my like my 284 00:13:10,960 --> 00:13:13,080 Speaker 1: one moment where I could be like, all right, well, 285 00:13:13,080 --> 00:13:16,880 Speaker 1: at least you acknowledged it. So anyway, that was kind 286 00:13:16,880 --> 00:13:19,040 Speaker 1: of my history with him, and that's why. And I 287 00:13:19,080 --> 00:13:21,840 Speaker 1: always said, you know, Evince even talked to me. Was like, 288 00:13:22,000 --> 00:13:24,240 Speaker 1: after the first time the John or the only time 289 00:13:24,280 --> 00:13:26,360 Speaker 1: that John interrupted the class, he goes, so, I heard 290 00:13:26,360 --> 00:13:28,439 Speaker 1: you had a little problem in promo class today, ha 291 00:13:28,480 --> 00:13:31,079 Speaker 1: ha ha. And I was like, nah, man, it was 292 00:13:31,120 --> 00:13:32,439 Speaker 1: it was fine. He's like, well, he's not going to 293 00:13:32,480 --> 00:13:34,200 Speaker 1: mess with you anymore. Don't worry about it. And I 294 00:13:34,240 --> 00:13:36,640 Speaker 1: was like, all right, whatever, I go. It wasn't it 295 00:13:37,000 --> 00:13:38,839 Speaker 1: wasn't that bad. But I told him, I was like, 296 00:13:38,880 --> 00:13:40,320 Speaker 1: you know, he's a good actor. He'd be an actor. 297 00:13:40,320 --> 00:13:42,040 Speaker 2: One day. He's like, no, I'd never do it. 298 00:13:42,080 --> 00:13:44,600 Speaker 1: And now he's like one of the biggest well not 299 00:13:44,640 --> 00:13:46,320 Speaker 1: one of the biggest stars, but he's a big star 300 00:13:46,400 --> 00:13:48,480 Speaker 1: in Hollywood now and doing his thing. I think he 301 00:13:48,480 --> 00:13:51,000 Speaker 1: has his own production company and he's acting in all 302 00:13:51,080 --> 00:13:52,880 Speaker 1: kinds of movies, whether it's a rom com or an 303 00:13:52,920 --> 00:13:55,440 Speaker 1: action or a comedy. He's trying to, you know, show 304 00:13:55,440 --> 00:13:57,480 Speaker 1: his range and do things like that. Hopefully won't do 305 00:13:58,360 --> 00:14:03,000 Speaker 1: a Mark Kurt thing like the I'm just kidding. I'm 306 00:14:03,640 --> 00:14:05,480 Speaker 1: I'm sure it'd be good. Man, We'll see. It's just 307 00:14:05,520 --> 00:14:08,160 Speaker 1: the wigs throwing me off. Man, the wigs really thrown 308 00:14:08,200 --> 00:14:12,520 Speaker 1: me off. But anyway, you guys, John Cena, who do 309 00:14:12,559 --> 00:14:15,160 Speaker 1: you want his last match to be with? Who do 310 00:14:15,240 --> 00:14:19,040 Speaker 1: you see sending him off into the wrestling sunset? Obvious 311 00:14:19,080 --> 00:14:22,200 Speaker 1: Hall of Fame first ballot, as if they even needed 312 00:14:22,200 --> 00:14:25,000 Speaker 1: a first ballot for John Cena, one of the greatest 313 00:14:25,000 --> 00:14:27,680 Speaker 1: to ever do it. Wasn't a big fan of mine, 314 00:14:27,680 --> 00:14:28,880 Speaker 1: but I was still a fan of his. 315 00:14:29,000 --> 00:14:29,600 Speaker 2: He was fine. 316 00:14:29,640 --> 00:14:32,280 Speaker 1: He just didn't want outsiders coming in, and I totally 317 00:14:32,320 --> 00:14:35,040 Speaker 1: get that. I don't like outsiders coming into some of 318 00:14:35,040 --> 00:14:38,920 Speaker 1: my shit either, so I get being protective over that stuff. 319 00:14:38,920 --> 00:14:41,360 Speaker 1: You just watched Doggin, so you guys don't get mad 320 00:14:41,400 --> 00:14:43,200 Speaker 1: at him. I hope you enjoyed the episode. I hope 321 00:14:43,240 --> 00:14:45,440 Speaker 1: you had fun listening to the stories and shout out 322 00:14:45,440 --> 00:14:47,640 Speaker 1: to John Cena. Thank you for everything you contributed to 323 00:14:47,640 --> 00:14:50,520 Speaker 1: the business. The blood, the sweat, the tears on the 324 00:14:50,560 --> 00:14:53,440 Speaker 1: actual canvas that's the center of that damn ring. You 325 00:14:53,520 --> 00:14:55,880 Speaker 1: deserve all the glory and the praise that you're gonna get, 326 00:14:56,200 --> 00:14:58,320 Speaker 1: and people will not be booing. 327 00:14:58,000 --> 00:14:58,280 Speaker 2: You, sir. 328 00:14:58,360 --> 00:15:00,520 Speaker 1: They will be cheering you in every single gal arena 329 00:15:00,600 --> 00:15:02,880 Speaker 1: you go to. So enjoy it and we'll see all 330 00:15:02,920 --> 00:15:05,600 Speaker 1: of you next week on Wrestling with Freddy and each 331 00:15:05,640 --> 00:15:08,640 Speaker 1: Thursday on unsanctioned Thursdays. Don't forget to give us those reviews, 332 00:15:08,680 --> 00:15:10,520 Speaker 1: whether it's five stars or not. I'm not afraid of 333 00:15:10,560 --> 00:15:12,920 Speaker 1: a three star review. So you think I'm afraid of 334 00:15:12,920 --> 00:15:15,240 Speaker 1: a two. No, you think I'm afraid of a one. 335 00:15:15,400 --> 00:15:17,200 Speaker 1: Just be funny. If there's something funny in there when 336 00:15:17,200 --> 00:15:18,360 Speaker 1: you talk trash, I'll read it. 337 00:15:18,640 --> 00:15:19,600 Speaker 2: Enjoy peace. 338 00:15:23,840 --> 00:15:26,960 Speaker 1: This has been a production of Iheart'smichael Toura podcast Network. 339 00:15:27,000 --> 00:15:31,360 Speaker 1: For more podcasts from iHeartRadio, visit the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, 340 00:15:31,480 --> 00:15:40,640 Speaker 1: or wherever you listen to your favorite shows.