RADIO DJ: 103.7 THE DAWWWWG, IT'S HERC AND THE POUND BUSTIN' YOUR ASS OUTTA BED THIS FRIDAY MORNIN. Yet there I was, well into the Internet Age, trying to "maintain the company's creative vision" by asking a Morning Zoo DJ to interview some hungover, sleepless piece of meat not by his real name, but as the undead demon character he played on our TV show while also reminding said wrestler that he had to answer questions as said monster zombie guy. will make Ben Affleck carry out his media obligations in character. When the next Batman film hits theaters, no one at Warner Bros. Wrestlers have to put up with an inordinate amount of stupid contradictions even by showbiz standards. Along with the unimaginable physical stress I tried to detail last week, disrespect of pro wrestling is what unsettles guys the most. I tend to agree with them, even if I was the one shoving teenage reality show contestants into the ring. If you ask the wrestlers themselves they'd tell you how much it hurt the brand. We spent a lot of money on borderline celebrities who did little if anything to expand or enhance our core product of pro wrestling. There's "on time and sober" and "asshole." And if you asked me to expand it I'd have a hard time naming three more, despite having worked with countless jocks and reality show chattel. The above list was compiled based on agreeability and workplace demeanor, not "coolness." When you work in production there's no such thing as "coolness" in celebrities. There's "on time and sober" and "asshole." When you work in production there's no such thing as "coolness" in celebrities. Rison turned out to be fine, he had just really sold the move to the audience. The wrestlers in the back, ever sensitive to the well-being of a visiting celebrity being paid more and treated better, took turns loudly making their best Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes jokes. "Oh great, I think you guys just killed Bad Moon," the network guy said. I was backstage with someone from the network when he got launched. Turns out, you could really throw Andre Rison for distance if you wanted to. I'm not sure our spinning chokeslam practitioner accounted for the difference, or maybe he wanted to get that much air. Rison's playing weight was listed as 188 but I'd bet that day he was a lot closer to 150. Normally your average spinning chokeslam recipient is in the neighborhood of at least 180 pounds, or you're a smaller worker trained to take the bump. Problem was, there's not a lot to the body of Andre Rison. Rison only came on to promote a TV show and take a finishing move, a kind of spinning chokeslam. Wycheck can straight up bump - he has worked multiple full matches. Both respected the physicality and discipline of in-ring work enough to listen to, practice with and respect the professionals who do this for a living. Rison is most famous for having his house burned down by an R&B singer. Wycheck is most famous for the Tennessee Titans' "Music City Miracle" play.
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