WEBVTT - Dave LaGreca 0:00:27.760 --> 0:00:31.640 Hello everyone, It is between which Francie and. 0:00:31.760 --> 0:00:36.000 You are listening to Eyes up Here on the iHeartRadio 0:00:36.120 --> 0:00:40.800 network or wherever you get your podcasts, joining me as 0:00:40.800 --> 0:00:42.280 always as my co host, Chad. 0:00:42.440 --> 0:00:43.840 Chad, how are you doing today, buddy? 0:00:44.479 --> 0:00:49.280 Beautiful? Just like the eyes up here, the audience, just 0:00:49.320 --> 0:00:52.159 like the eyes of your listeners, just as beautiful as 0:00:52.200 --> 0:00:52.559 all of them. 0:00:53.000 --> 0:00:54.600 Look at you. You're a charmer today. 0:00:54.960 --> 0:00:58.160 What is going on? Kissing up and helping everybody? Subscribes? 0:00:58.240 --> 0:01:01.960 Are you drunk? What's happening? Didn't we drink today? No? 0:01:03.320 --> 0:01:05.360 Should we do one of these things a little tipsy 0:01:05.440 --> 0:01:07.560 someday and see how the dynamic changes. 0:01:08.240 --> 0:01:11.360 That would be lovely, just like all the listeners and 0:01:11.400 --> 0:01:13.360 everybody listening to a Let me. 0:01:13.319 --> 0:01:16.039 Tell you something, guys, I spent a weekend with him. 0:01:16.880 --> 0:01:18.360 Oh yeah, I forgot about that, or. 0:01:19.200 --> 0:01:22.839 We're here with a story. I had a little drive 0:01:23.000 --> 0:01:26.160 down to the Virginia Beach area, and while I was 0:01:26.240 --> 0:01:29.520 hot at him for the whole drive and cursing his 0:01:29.680 --> 0:01:32.840 name because it was very long. It was longer than 0:01:32.840 --> 0:01:35.240 what the chad Ster told me it was going to be, 0:01:36.760 --> 0:01:42.040 And you can't deny it. It was longer, and he 0:01:42.160 --> 0:01:45.160 had the nerve to tell me you took the wrong 0:01:45.440 --> 0:01:47.360 wrong route, and I was just like, get in and 0:01:47.360 --> 0:01:50.280 tell me what route to take. Then he tells me 0:01:50.360 --> 0:01:53.600 I used the wrong app to get there. I hate 0:01:53.600 --> 0:01:56.520 this app. You should have listen. You should have told 0:01:56.600 --> 0:02:00.800 me what to do to simplify my life because it 0:02:00.880 --> 0:02:03.520 literally took me like almost six hours. 0:02:03.960 --> 0:02:06.040 You didn't ask for my advice on it. 0:02:06.120 --> 0:02:07.440 You should have gave it to. 0:02:07.360 --> 0:02:11.480 Me, because sometimes people have like their own little way 0:02:11.480 --> 0:02:13.679 about doing it. So if somebody said to me, like, hey, 0:02:13.720 --> 0:02:15.400 make sure you do this, this and this to get there, 0:02:15.440 --> 0:02:18.080 I'd be like, what am I stupid? 0:02:17.360 --> 0:02:23.119 I've never ventured to your home before. Okay, so if 0:02:23.160 --> 0:02:25.960 you were coming here, I'd say, listen, Bud, maybe you 0:02:26.000 --> 0:02:28.799 want to take this route because it's the easier. No, 0:02:29.160 --> 0:02:31.080 he didn't say two words, see you when I see it. 0:02:31.120 --> 0:02:34.000 What's your arrival time? The hell if I know, I'm 0:02:34.000 --> 0:02:36.760 sitting in traffic for eight hours? Like I don't know. 0:02:37.440 --> 0:02:39.480 But when I learned a little longer than I thought. 0:02:39.639 --> 0:02:41.360 Let me tell you when I finally got there that 0:02:41.480 --> 0:02:42.760 we had a hell of a time. He has a 0:02:42.800 --> 0:02:47.799 beautiful home, a beautiful wife, beautiful family. We had some food, 0:02:47.880 --> 0:02:52.400 we had some drinks, we chatted a little bit. I mean, 0:02:52.440 --> 0:02:54.520 if we didn't have to wake up early the next day, 0:02:54.680 --> 0:02:57.200 I think I could have I could have lasted till 0:02:57.200 --> 0:02:58.800 at least two three o'clock in the morning. 0:02:58.840 --> 0:03:00.840 Oh yeah, no, we could have out for sure. 0:03:01.400 --> 0:03:03.560 You know, eleven o'clock. I was dying. I was like, 0:03:03.639 --> 0:03:06.720 it's I have to go to I'm so tired. But 0:03:06.800 --> 0:03:10.680 we had a really nice turnout in Virginia Beach. So 0:03:10.840 --> 0:03:15.639 whoever is listening that came to the signing, thank you 0:03:15.720 --> 0:03:19.200 so much. I met such nice people there. And who 0:03:19.280 --> 0:03:20.760 was the group that brought me in. 0:03:21.280 --> 0:03:23.600 Seven five seven sports cards and collectible? 0:03:23.720 --> 0:03:26.440 There you go, a top notch from top to bottom. 0:03:27.080 --> 0:03:31.639 The team was great. Everybody again was super friendly and 0:03:31.800 --> 0:03:34.960 I had like the best time. I just wish the 0:03:35.000 --> 0:03:37.240 trip was shorter because, let me tell you, when I 0:03:37.240 --> 0:03:40.280 got out of that car, my ass was numb and 0:03:40.320 --> 0:03:44.840 my legs felt like noodles noodles. I couldn't even stand up. 0:03:45.280 --> 0:03:47.840 I had drinks waiting for you, we had food waiting 0:03:47.840 --> 0:03:49.839 for you, A lot of food waiting for you. So 0:03:50.560 --> 0:03:52.560 that's the most important I'm talking about. On the way 0:03:52.600 --> 0:03:54.880 who oh, on the way home, went. You went all 0:03:54.960 --> 0:03:57.040 a different way, which I think was a better way. 0:03:57.440 --> 0:03:58.480 It was still long as hell. 0:03:58.680 --> 0:04:00.520 It was long as hell, though I looked at that map. 0:04:00.720 --> 0:04:04.040 Was really long. That bridge bridge. 0:04:03.760 --> 0:04:09.680 Yeah awesome, Yeah, yeah it was. 0:04:09.960 --> 0:04:11.280 I felt like I was in a movie. I was 0:04:11.320 --> 0:04:13.800 waiting for Jaws to come and grab my car or something, 0:04:14.520 --> 0:04:17.799 because I'd never if I did drive over that bridge. 0:04:17.800 --> 0:04:19.640 It was thirty years ago, and I don't remember, you 0:04:19.680 --> 0:04:25.240 know me, I don't remember anything but the drive. We 0:04:25.279 --> 0:04:29.039 stopped once and we stopped at a little tiny diner 0:04:29.680 --> 0:04:31.719 and we were scared. Betty and I were like, oh, 0:04:31.760 --> 0:04:34.480 should we stop here? We don't even know. It's the 0:04:34.520 --> 0:04:37.800 best food ever. Okay, it was only like four or 0:04:37.960 --> 0:04:41.000 six boots, but then you could sit at the counter. 0:04:41.640 --> 0:04:43.360 There was like ten seas. It was very small. It 0:04:43.400 --> 0:04:46.599 was like a little trailer. But the food was awesome. 0:04:46.720 --> 0:04:48.880 So we got something to eat and then we just 0:04:49.000 --> 0:04:51.599 took off. I held my pee in for like twelve hours, 0:04:52.080 --> 0:04:55.120 and then by the time I got home, I'm telling you, 0:04:55.160 --> 0:04:58.000 my ass was so sore from just sitting all that time. 0:04:58.040 --> 0:05:00.520 But worth the trip. It was a lit lot of fun. 0:05:01.640 --> 0:05:04.120 But you know, if there is a next time, A 0:05:04.200 --> 0:05:05.560 couple of changes need to be made. 0:05:06.680 --> 0:05:11.640 What my takeaways were Friday night, my my youngest daughter, 0:05:12.480 --> 0:05:14.839 Oh my god, both you and Betty's ears off. 0:05:14.960 --> 0:05:19.880 It is swifty. I've ever met swift seven and she 0:05:20.080 --> 0:05:24.920 knew the order of like the album covers and the 0:05:25.000 --> 0:05:27.120 tour dates. And I'm like looking at her, like, are 0:05:27.200 --> 0:05:29.680 you serious right now? She's like, are you swifty too? 0:05:29.800 --> 0:05:33.479 I was like, you gave her that little grain of attention. 0:05:33.640 --> 0:05:36.360 She's like, well, I sucked my teeth and that's all 0:05:36.400 --> 0:05:37.919 I needed to get. 0:05:38.560 --> 0:05:42.960 Maddie's beautiful. Don't get me wrong, but three she's my 0:05:43.000 --> 0:05:46.520 birthday twin. She is my little birthday twin. And she 0:05:46.920 --> 0:05:52.840 was just she was so overly friendly, like Maddie's in 0:05:52.880 --> 0:05:54.480 her own world. She had her friend on the phone 0:05:54.520 --> 0:05:55.080 like she didn't care. 0:05:55.600 --> 0:05:56.800 Preteen doesn't care. 0:05:56.960 --> 0:05:59.320 Yeah, they don't care. And I get it, you know, 0:05:59.400 --> 0:06:02.760 we've all been there. But Bree was just like the 0:06:02.839 --> 0:06:07.560 cutest little thing and just I was so enamoried with 0:06:07.720 --> 0:06:10.960 watching her and her I was dressing her barbies for 0:06:11.040 --> 0:06:14.440 her and just you know, looking I got a tour 0:06:14.480 --> 0:06:18.159 of her bedroom and her dolls, and I think she 0:06:18.360 --> 0:06:18.760 liked us. 0:06:19.000 --> 0:06:21.479 So she loved you guys. Now she was talking about 0:06:21.520 --> 0:06:23.279 to you the next day. It was Yeah, it was 0:06:23.279 --> 0:06:26.320 a great little friendship for the night. But then also 0:06:26.600 --> 0:06:29.840 in Virginia Beach, you know, I was with you back 0:06:29.880 --> 0:06:31.960 and forth. I would check in see how things were going. 0:06:32.400 --> 0:06:32.640 Yeah. 0:06:32.760 --> 0:06:37.760 I heard such a positive response throughout the afternoon from 0:06:37.800 --> 0:06:40.480 the people in and out before you were there, after 0:06:40.520 --> 0:06:44.039 you were there, just about how much people enjoyed you 0:06:44.080 --> 0:06:46.160 being there, how much people were looking forward to you 0:06:46.200 --> 0:06:48.800 being there. You know, how nice you were to everybody. 0:06:49.320 --> 0:06:52.680 It was so cool that that group. That's why I 0:06:52.760 --> 0:06:55.800 love working with them as my company. I'd be exclusives, 0:06:56.080 --> 0:06:59.920 she plugged, because it's just a great place to go. 0:07:00.120 --> 0:07:02.720 It's not the big city. It's not you know, the 0:07:03.000 --> 0:07:05.960 people that are so jaded because they see every big 0:07:06.000 --> 0:07:08.320 star you could possibly imagine come through the city a 0:07:08.320 --> 0:07:12.320 million times. They are so happy to meet whoever comes 0:07:12.360 --> 0:07:15.640 to their shows. That every person that came to that 0:07:15.680 --> 0:07:19.560 table was so thrilled to meet you, And you know, 0:07:19.640 --> 0:07:22.200 they sold out a trading cards yours. You know, they 0:07:22.200 --> 0:07:25.000 were running out of pictures. It was just so awesome. 0:07:25.360 --> 0:07:27.880 The interactions that the kids have with you, the adults 0:07:27.880 --> 0:07:30.720 and sharing stories like I loved it, and then the 0:07:30.720 --> 0:07:33.600 feedback we got about the podcast was off the charts 0:07:33.640 --> 0:07:36.920 as well. Was I was very happy myself with the 0:07:36.960 --> 0:07:37.400 whole day. 0:07:37.880 --> 0:07:40.640 Well, I'm thrilled to hear that, because you know as 0:07:40.640 --> 0:07:43.000 well as I do, like I love meet and greets, 0:07:43.040 --> 0:07:48.000 I love conventions, I love interacting. The one that really 0:07:48.040 --> 0:07:51.720 stands out was this little girl with her father and 0:07:51.880 --> 0:07:54.280 she just was asking me so many questions and I 0:07:54.360 --> 0:07:56.600 literally picked her up for the picture and gave her 0:07:56.640 --> 0:07:59.480 a squeeze, you know, and she they tweeted me. The 0:07:59.520 --> 0:08:01.720 father eat at me when I got home and he 0:08:01.880 --> 0:08:05.280 said all she did was talk about me the whole 0:08:05.360 --> 0:08:07.680 ride whom and she said I looked like a princess, 0:08:08.720 --> 0:08:14.440 which was so sweet. Well, a little girl, Well that's 0:08:14.480 --> 0:08:16.880 okay because she was. She was like seven years old. 0:08:16.920 --> 0:08:21.440 She was so cute. Everybody was just so nice, and 0:08:21.520 --> 0:08:24.120 I'm just I'm happy to hear that they were happy 0:08:24.160 --> 0:08:26.880 with me, because that makes that makes it worth it. 0:08:27.000 --> 0:08:29.760 So again, thank you for setting it up, and thanks 0:08:29.800 --> 0:08:34.679 to everybody who came and seven I'm sorry seven. 0:08:34.640 --> 0:08:38.840 Seven seven sports. 0:08:37.280 --> 0:08:41.520 Seven five seven sports Arts and collectibles. Yes, appreciate it, 0:08:41.559 --> 0:08:43.440 and hopefully you know Shane and I can come in 0:08:43.520 --> 0:08:47.840 together maybe this year sometimes that we'll do, you know, 0:08:48.120 --> 0:08:50.240 a dual signing. But it was a fun weekend. 0:08:50.360 --> 0:08:53.079 So my favorite So I have to throw this out there. 0:08:53.840 --> 0:08:55.840 You did. You don't have to comment on it. I'm 0:08:55.880 --> 0:08:58.040 just saying it. My favorite thing was at the end 0:08:58.040 --> 0:09:01.640 when we were walking out for all us baseball fans 0:09:01.640 --> 0:09:06.319 out there, former Major League Baseball slugger Mickey Tettleton just 0:09:06.960 --> 0:09:10.880 he calls to one of the large gentleman that was 0:09:10.920 --> 0:09:15.040 standing with him at the table and he comes over 0:09:15.080 --> 0:09:18.120 to me and he says, oh, Nicky would like to 0:09:18.160 --> 0:09:22.360 meet Francine. And I was like what, Like I didn't 0:09:22.400 --> 0:09:23.840 get it. I didn't hear what he said at first, 0:09:23.920 --> 0:09:25.400 and I was like, what did he What did you say? 0:09:25.800 --> 0:09:28.360 Nicky would like to meet Francine. So I was like hey, 0:09:28.400 --> 0:09:30.680 I was like, he wants to meet you. So we 0:09:30.800 --> 0:09:33.640 just walked over and he just stands up and just 0:09:33.760 --> 0:09:37.079 was like creepbly, like, hey, how's it going? Well? 0:09:37.120 --> 0:09:40.200 I went to shake his hand and he held my hand. Yeah, 0:09:41.840 --> 0:09:44.800 each other's hands, and I'm going, how you feeling You're 0:09:44.800 --> 0:09:48.439 feeling good? What's going on? Like I didn't. It's like okay, 0:09:48.520 --> 0:09:50.160 let's just hold the hands for five minutes. 0:09:50.480 --> 0:09:51.280 It was very funny. 0:09:52.720 --> 0:09:56.640 That's another thing, like people wanted to meet me in 0:09:56.720 --> 0:10:00.000 the sports world, and I was just like the Washington 0:10:00.080 --> 0:10:04.080 in Redskin and Harvey. Ken Harvey came to the table 0:10:04.120 --> 0:10:07.480 and try to buy a picture and he put his 0:10:07.559 --> 0:10:09.040 money on the table and they were like, no, no, 0:10:09.080 --> 0:10:11.280 your money's no good. He because, no, I'll pay for her. 0:10:11.640 --> 0:10:13.440 But then when he heard I was an Eagles fand 0:10:13.480 --> 0:10:14.280 he got mad at me. 0:10:14.400 --> 0:10:17.240 And I was like, trying to get Ken Harvey on 0:10:17.280 --> 0:10:17.880 the podcast. 0:10:18.840 --> 0:10:20.440 Yeah, does he not want to come on? 0:10:20.600 --> 0:10:24.040 No, we reached well, throw the guy from the show 0:10:24.040 --> 0:10:25.959 would reached out to see maybe get him off for 0:10:25.960 --> 0:10:26.720 a football second. 0:10:26.760 --> 0:10:29.440 Let's get both of the guys. Let's get the baseball guys. 0:10:31.200 --> 0:10:31.920 Two years ago. 0:10:33.160 --> 0:10:35.440 And I want to talk to both of them. But 0:10:35.520 --> 0:10:38.440 it's nice to be, you know, to have other people 0:10:39.040 --> 0:10:41.880 want to meet you. Because I've said this so many times, 0:10:41.880 --> 0:10:46.800 like you never know who's watching you. And I'm sorry 0:10:46.800 --> 0:10:51.760 the Redskin Ken he had said that when he saw 0:10:51.800 --> 0:10:54.920 that I was coming, he looked me up on YouTube 0:10:55.360 --> 0:10:57.360 and he said, the reason I came to your table 0:10:57.480 --> 0:10:59.320 is because all of the comments said that you were 0:10:59.360 --> 0:11:01.160 a nice person, and so I wanted to meet you, 0:11:01.760 --> 0:11:03.640 and I was like, oh my god, that's so cute. 0:11:04.800 --> 0:11:06.880 That's such a nice thing to hear, you know what 0:11:06.920 --> 0:11:10.160 I mean. So it was, it was great. It was 0:11:10.200 --> 0:11:13.520 a great weekend. And again, friendly people. Virginia is for 0:11:13.600 --> 0:11:17.040 lovers and for friends, very friendly. 0:11:17.320 --> 0:11:19.200 But then they let me live here, so I kind 0:11:19.200 --> 0:11:20.560 of blew the mold out. 0:11:20.679 --> 0:11:22.160 Well, sometimes you're friendly, but. 0:11:22.160 --> 0:11:25.600 Sometimes i'm a good Hey, I'm a good host. 0:11:25.760 --> 0:11:31.079 You can say that, okay in your house? Yeah for sure. Yeah, 0:11:31.600 --> 0:11:34.880 I like, Okay, Well I'll consider that. So maybe in 0:11:34.920 --> 0:11:38.679 the future I'll get an invite to a party or something. Again, 0:11:38.720 --> 0:11:40.920 I won't calme, but it's just nice to be invited 0:11:41.600 --> 0:11:43.240 a party party. 0:11:45.040 --> 0:11:47.559 How oh, no, that was me. That was I was 0:11:47.600 --> 0:11:49.480 gonna say. I just said the light Now, that was me. 0:11:50.040 --> 0:11:53.400 We have a very special guest coming on. You can 0:11:53.440 --> 0:11:58.680 send the okay, very special guests coming on today. I 0:11:58.720 --> 0:12:00.880 can't wait to talk to him. He's a two timer 0:12:01.400 --> 0:12:01.800 with us. 0:12:01.840 --> 0:12:04.920 Yeah, years ago though how many years ago was it? 0:12:04.840 --> 0:12:07.240 It has to be the first year, if not the second, 0:12:07.440 --> 0:12:09.360 just early into the second year. 0:12:09.480 --> 0:12:12.040 Okay, So it's been a while, and I remember when 0:12:12.040 --> 0:12:14.520 we had him the first time. I don't know how 0:12:14.559 --> 0:12:17.440 long we had him on and he got hot. He 0:12:17.480 --> 0:12:19.240 was like, that's it. 0:12:19.240 --> 0:12:22.840 It has to be early pandemic if I really think back. 0:12:22.960 --> 0:12:25.000 Was it? Yeah? But do you remember him getting hot 0:12:25.040 --> 0:12:27.000 because we only had him on for like thirty minutes. 0:12:27.160 --> 0:12:28.160 Yeah. 0:12:28.200 --> 0:12:30.640 So we'll try to we'll try to stretch it today 0:12:30.679 --> 0:12:33.679 and extend the interview. But I'm excited to talk to 0:12:33.760 --> 0:12:37.200 him and and see what's going on. And I mean, 0:12:37.240 --> 0:12:39.000 I know what's going on in his life, but I 0:12:39.000 --> 0:12:41.440 want to go over a couple of things that I 0:12:41.559 --> 0:12:47.319 just find crazy. And we have clips to show and. 0:12:46.840 --> 0:12:49.440 Wait wait for us to get the rub here. We'll 0:12:49.480 --> 0:12:52.760 start on iHeartRadio, but we're getting the serious XM rub. 0:12:52.920 --> 0:12:55.600 Okay, So today I said it. We have a two 0:12:55.679 --> 0:13:00.520 time guest or returning guest. It is Dave Lagreca Busted 0:13:00.600 --> 0:13:05.600 Open Radio. Dave, Hello, my dear, did you shave for me? 0:13:06.320 --> 0:13:11.800 I shaved for you. Yes, How are you good? It's 0:13:11.840 --> 0:13:13.840 good to see you, hey, Chad? How are you? Dave? 0:13:13.880 --> 0:13:15.200 How you doing? Buddy good man? 0:13:15.480 --> 0:13:20.120 Dave? It's been a hot minute. What's going on Busted 0:13:20.200 --> 0:13:23.800 Open to me is just growing and growing and growing, 0:13:24.440 --> 0:13:27.920 and I see your face everywhere. Not only are you 0:13:28.000 --> 0:13:31.240 of radio host and this is something I need to 0:13:31.280 --> 0:13:37.080 dive into. You are a wrestling personality now you you 0:13:37.120 --> 0:13:41.040 have you have crossed over my friend and you're you're 0:13:41.080 --> 0:13:45.280 managing your ring, announcing, you're doing it all. Are you 0:13:45.320 --> 0:13:47.440 going to put the boots on you? You're actually gonna wrestle? 0:13:47.559 --> 0:13:51.840 No, no, Francine, I'm fifty two. I don't have an 0:13:51.840 --> 0:13:55.280 athletic going in my body, so there's no reason for me. 0:13:55.280 --> 0:13:55.840 To do that. 0:13:56.240 --> 0:13:58.920 But you know what, I'm kind of old schooling the way, 0:13:59.000 --> 0:14:02.280 and maybe it's being a part of the entertainment business. 0:14:02.960 --> 0:14:06.040 I just say yes when opportunities come and I and 0:14:06.080 --> 0:14:09.600 I get offers, I say yes, doesn't matter how big 0:14:09.679 --> 0:14:12.320 or how small. It's something I have to kind of 0:14:12.320 --> 0:14:15.120 come to grips with too, because my wife is like, 0:14:15.160 --> 0:14:16.880 you don't have to say yes to everything. 0:14:16.920 --> 0:14:20.000 You don't have there's weekends you can be home. So 0:14:20.640 --> 0:14:22.400 I'm coming to grips with that. But yeah, I'm just 0:14:22.440 --> 0:14:25.400 having fun. I'm just living a dream. 0:14:25.480 --> 0:14:28.840 I guess as a fan, because you know, I say 0:14:28.880 --> 0:14:31.320 it a million times. That's why we got into the business, 0:14:31.400 --> 0:14:33.920 right because we're fans. We're all fans. I call us 0:14:33.960 --> 0:14:36.680 all marks. It's not a derogatory word. We're all a 0:14:36.680 --> 0:14:40.040 bunch of marks for this business. How did you feel 0:14:40.680 --> 0:14:44.240 the first time being able to actually perform in front 0:14:44.280 --> 0:14:48.080 of people? Like were you because you're on radio obviously, right, 0:14:48.120 --> 0:14:50.280 and you've talked all these guys, you've gotten to know 0:14:50.320 --> 0:14:52.880 the business and like the back of your hand basically, 0:14:53.520 --> 0:14:56.400 but now you're actually a performer and you're getting ready 0:14:56.400 --> 0:14:59.240 to work in front of a crowd. Are you nervous? 0:14:59.520 --> 0:15:01.920 Do you have to input in what you're doing? Like 0:15:01.960 --> 0:15:03.440 what's the what's the vibe? 0:15:03.600 --> 0:15:07.080 It's a big guess to all those questions, you know, 0:15:07.320 --> 0:15:09.880 you know, first off, like you're right when it's like 0:15:09.920 --> 0:15:13.560 when you're doing this podcast, you don't know who's listening, 0:15:13.680 --> 0:15:14.840 how many people are listening. 0:15:14.880 --> 0:15:17.560 You don't know. You're just talking to a. 0:15:17.560 --> 0:15:19.640 Wall, or you're talking to your co host. You're not 0:15:20.240 --> 0:15:23.160 you're not speaking to the audience that's listening to you. 0:15:23.160 --> 0:15:27.200 You know, everybody that's listening to you right now, they're there, 0:15:27.320 --> 0:15:29.640 They hear you, they stay hear you. 0:15:29.600 --> 0:15:32.680 And they but they also picture you. You know, I 0:15:32.680 --> 0:15:36.240 don't know who's listening. I don't know our audience it's 0:15:36.280 --> 0:15:39.440 not that I'm like, you know, I'm I'm live, but 0:15:39.520 --> 0:15:40.800 I don't see that presence. 0:15:40.800 --> 0:15:42.920 I don't see that crowd. So it's much easier to 0:15:43.000 --> 0:15:45.920 do that because you're not performing in front of people. 0:15:46.600 --> 0:15:49.640 So now that I am performing in front of people, 0:15:49.680 --> 0:15:53.120 I like it. It's it and you would know better than anyone. 0:15:53.640 --> 0:15:57.280 There's an extra shot of adrenaline that you get when 0:15:57.320 --> 0:16:00.320 you're working in front of a crowd, which is it's 0:16:00.360 --> 0:16:04.120 something that doesn't replace it's irreplaceable, but it is nervous. 0:16:04.160 --> 0:16:07.800 I do get nervous. I always get nervous whenever I'm performing. 0:16:07.880 --> 0:16:09.640 I always have a bit of nerves, which I think 0:16:09.760 --> 0:16:13.080 is good. I think the nerves is more that when 0:16:13.120 --> 0:16:15.680 I'm doing my radio show. It's my radio show. 0:16:16.320 --> 0:16:19.600 So if I make a mistake or I do something wrong, 0:16:19.760 --> 0:16:22.480 it only hurts me and it hurts my brand. When 0:16:22.520 --> 0:16:26.840 I'm performing for whether it's a you know, a pre 0:16:26.960 --> 0:16:30.680 show for the WWE, or doing something with Impact Wrestling, 0:16:30.800 --> 0:16:33.360 or even on you know a lot of the smaller 0:16:33.640 --> 0:16:38.760 independent shows, I'm working for them. So whenever I perform, 0:16:38.800 --> 0:16:40.440 I want to make sure I don't make a mistake 0:16:40.720 --> 0:16:44.160 or because it's I'm not it's not my brand that's 0:16:44.160 --> 0:16:46.760 going to be hurt. It's the brand I'm working for. 0:16:47.520 --> 0:16:50.480 I'm very conscious of that, and so yeah, I get 0:16:50.680 --> 0:16:53.560 I get a little nervous doing that and doing those things, 0:16:53.560 --> 0:16:54.640 but I but I love it. 0:16:54.920 --> 0:16:56.240 I absolutely love doing it. 0:16:56.680 --> 0:17:01.680 So what what made you cross over? Like? What in 0:17:01.720 --> 0:17:04.159 your brain did you like did you always have a 0:17:04.200 --> 0:17:08.560 passion to do something other than radio in wrestling, and 0:17:08.600 --> 0:17:10.600 then you know, working with the guys that you work 0:17:10.640 --> 0:17:12.280 with because you have a lot of star power on 0:17:12.320 --> 0:17:16.359 the show. Obviously, how did the idea of like putting 0:17:16.359 --> 0:17:17.800 you in a marine come to play? 0:17:18.200 --> 0:17:19.880 That was thunder Rosa. 0:17:20.119 --> 0:17:23.600 When I did I you know, thunder Rosa was right 0:17:23.760 --> 0:17:28.639 after the Lockdown ended the pandemic. She wanted to get 0:17:28.680 --> 0:17:31.200 me on one of her independent shows, Mission Pro Wrestling, 0:17:31.880 --> 0:17:33.480 and we didn't know what it was going to be, 0:17:33.600 --> 0:17:35.920 and it turned out to be a much bigger thing. 0:17:36.000 --> 0:17:39.160 We got the show involved, busted open, involved, it became 0:17:39.200 --> 0:17:42.960 a bit on the radio, and then performing in front 0:17:43.000 --> 0:17:46.960 of that crowd. It was great and really what we 0:17:46.960 --> 0:17:50.399 were able to do, that's when I think, you know, 0:17:50.520 --> 0:17:54.520 impact took notice, wwe took notice. It really came and 0:17:54.600 --> 0:17:57.720 stemmed from what I did with Thunder at Mission Pro Wrestling. 0:17:57.960 --> 0:18:00.639 But that was really That's what really kind of broke 0:18:00.720 --> 0:18:04.440 it for me, was going out there being in the ring. 0:18:05.040 --> 0:18:07.400 Obviously I'm not a wrestler. She beat the hell out 0:18:07.480 --> 0:18:07.760 of me. 0:18:08.520 --> 0:18:10.479 And I think I think I got a little bit 0:18:10.520 --> 0:18:13.400 of credibility. I think I got a little respect doing that, 0:18:14.160 --> 0:18:16.520 and and I think it stemmed from there. 0:18:17.280 --> 0:18:19.800 Did you get any tips on how to sell or. 0:18:19.760 --> 0:18:22.520 How to work or I didn't. I didn't need to 0:18:22.800 --> 0:18:27.840 because Thunder just beat the hell out of me. Yeah, 0:18:27.960 --> 0:18:28.439 it was. 0:18:29.560 --> 0:18:32.080 She brought me in a day before and she wanted 0:18:32.119 --> 0:18:34.680 to see what I would be able to do, which 0:18:34.760 --> 0:18:35.320 was nothing. 0:18:35.960 --> 0:18:38.800 So she just said, keep your chit up and I'll 0:18:38.840 --> 0:18:41.280 do the rest. So when you watch, and it's a 0:18:41.440 --> 0:18:44.199 it's on YouTube, you can watch it. You know, she 0:18:44.240 --> 0:18:48.280 gave me a drop kick, she chopped me. You know, 0:18:49.240 --> 0:18:52.439 I what the pain that you see on my face. 0:18:53.040 --> 0:18:53.960 It wasn't selling. 0:18:54.040 --> 0:18:58.840 It was actually reacting to what was happening. 0:18:58.960 --> 0:19:03.240 Yes, you you pretty much would rather manage and do 0:19:03.320 --> 0:19:08.040 maybe one or two spots than actually get the knocked 0:19:08.040 --> 0:19:10.679 out of you, you know, with you know, with Tommy 0:19:10.760 --> 0:19:14.640 Dreamer had me referee some matches for House of Hardcore. 0:19:15.160 --> 0:19:18.000 I've done some ring announcing for Impact and I've also, 0:19:18.760 --> 0:19:21.360 you know, hosted a couple of segments for Impact. 0:19:21.480 --> 0:19:24.520 Like I'm willing to do anything. I mean, obviously, when 0:19:24.960 --> 0:19:29.320 I do a lot of independent shows, especially with ISPW. 0:19:28.960 --> 0:19:31.480 Which is a local company here in New Jersey, they 0:19:31.560 --> 0:19:34.920 had me do something physical, very limited, but I do it. 0:19:36.080 --> 0:19:38.840 I always say I don't want to do it. I 0:19:38.920 --> 0:19:40.880 always tell them I don't want to do anything physical. 0:19:40.960 --> 0:19:43.679 I don't want to get in the ring. Somehow I 0:19:43.720 --> 0:19:45.479 wind up getting in the ring and I wind up 0:19:45.520 --> 0:19:46.520 doing something physical. 0:19:46.720 --> 0:19:48.560 We have a clip, yeah, we have a clip. We 0:19:48.560 --> 0:19:52.719 want to watch with you right now. So very nice jacket, 0:19:52.720 --> 0:19:54.040 by the way, good ring jacket. 0:19:54.200 --> 0:19:56.680 Thank you. That's Danny Morris and Danny Doring. 0:19:56.800 --> 0:19:57.720 Okay, oh. 0:20:00.080 --> 0:20:03.960 That's but see that's me doing that's a little bit different, 0:20:04.080 --> 0:20:05.479 and I get to talk a little bit. 0:20:05.520 --> 0:20:08.840 Get in his face. Listen. I had to give him 0:20:08.840 --> 0:20:10.399 a low blow because I had to make sure you 0:20:10.400 --> 0:20:14.240 didn't get back up again, gotcha? So yeah, nice? 0:20:14.359 --> 0:20:16.119 Okay, So you want in as a baby face and 0:20:16.160 --> 0:20:18.520 you left as a heel. The crowd hate you now. 0:20:19.000 --> 0:20:21.520 The crowd hates crowd hate you. Did you have a 0:20:21.520 --> 0:20:25.720 big return to I s p W or was this recent? 0:20:25.760 --> 0:20:29.200 This was just this was just about a month month, 0:20:29.280 --> 0:20:32.280 you know, five six weeks ago maybe, Okay, okay. 0:20:32.480 --> 0:20:35.880 Yep, so I'll be there. I have a couple more 0:20:35.920 --> 0:20:38.399 appearances before at the end of the year, the Great 0:20:38.400 --> 0:20:43.600 George Depolitano taking pictures in the crowd Hall of Famer. So, yeah, 0:20:43.600 --> 0:20:44.520 this stuff is fun. 0:20:44.880 --> 0:20:45.600 It's so fun. 0:20:46.000 --> 0:20:46.840