Exclusive interview with WWE NXT Superstar Tony D'Angelo

26:45Just, please, man, I want to have kids. That's what's going through my head, bro. Like I said, you know, my back's to them, so I'm already like, just, please. He took care of you now? He got me. Oh, he got you. Yeah. But I'm happy to say it's all working just fine. My wife's pregnant with our first child. Oh, congrats, man. Thank you. Thank you.

27:18O'Shea:I was talking about NCW exclusive right now. Yes. Yeah. Yeah. It wasn't as bad as I thought it was at the time. That's hilarious. TJ, I'm sorry, bro. I love you, bro, but I could not. We cannot do that. I can't trust you with that, bro. I think it's part of the job, man. It's part of the job. Tony, I work on something called with Rich Eisen here in L.A. on the Rich Eisen Show, a daily sports talk show. And a few years ago, Paige, Soraya, now, she came on as a guest right before her movie came out, Fighting With My Family. and there was a moment where she wasn't medically cleared to do anything but she told us here that she could kick somebody in the nuts without kicking them in the nuts she said that was a talent that she had so we had two of our guys on the show stand there and kind of brace themselves and take it and she did it man she the kick looked and sounded like a million dollars and she did not grazed the jewels so yeah that's crazy well first of all i want to just say how do you find out that you have that talent you know there's a lot of trial and error i feel like she had to wrap some dudes to to get there well you know she she grew up in a wrestling family you know they're for they're londoners they're a little bit rowdy anyway so i'm sure she probably caught some people coming out of a bar one night and didn't pull it and actually contact.

28:52So, yeah, well, you know, in a street fight, really there's, there's no rules. So yeah.

28:59O'Shea:Let's get to the car.

29:04All right.

29:05O'Shea:So we, we heard about you, you know, you're a fan of the rock in angle. You watched it growing up. So that means that you are perfect for one of my favorite questions. As a fan, when did wrestling break your heart? A moment that just was like, oh, no way. And crushed you as a fan.

29:35When I found out that. This is stupid. But when I found out that Undertaker and Kane weren't brothers.

29:50O'Shea:I know, man. I was like, what? I was like, my life's a lie. Oh, my God. I've heard that many times from people. That was one that happened to you a little bit. I feel you to this day. I was tough on my little mind at the time. That makes sense. I still see people every now and then, I guess jokingly on Twitter, will go like, they still don't believe that's not true. And in their mind, they really are brothers, and you can't tell them any different. Yep. I mean, he comes out of the flames. Undertaker's a dead man. So, like, it could still be true. Right. Every time I see Kane, I just think, no, man, you killed your parents in a fire.

30:41O'Shea:This is what happened. There's no way around. Yeah, now he's a mayor. That's just a front. That's just a front. He's fine. That's not for real. You got a case pending, bro. Speaking of something funny like that, I just saw on Twitter. or it was one of the wrestling blogs that Kane and Glenn Jacobs were having a back and forth on Twitter like they were I thought that was funny so that person who I said that didn't believe they weren't really brothers that just added fuel to their fire it's real it's real it's still real so Tony you know we mentioned this man's name because right now he he's on fire and his character's on fire and that's the ruler obafemi and the thing is like she said you you got you got the sauce you're one of what two three people that we've seen actually get a pin on oba back in october of uh what was that 2024 i want to say you you you won And you defeated him, ending his record-setting reign.

31:57He had a 273-day reign as the NXT North American champion. And you came out and you ended that reign. And I think you were the first guy maybe that I can remember seeing that.

32:13O'Shea:A one-on-one? One-on-one. I mean, maybe he lost earlier in developmental before we really got to see him. But, you know, once he became a person of note, you were the first man to put him down. What did that feel like? Well, I mean, I'm sure. Well, I just want to point out I beat him twice. I was going to mention that. Yes. Yeah. There's a rematch and you got it out there. Get it out. I'm going to point it out. But, you know, I'm sure to everybody else, it seemed, whoa, can't believe Tony D beat him. But as you guys have found out on your show, everybody wants me on their team when it gets tough.

32:57I'm not surprised. It was not a surprise to me. So, you know, I just was out there doing what I was born to do. And that's bust people heads. And I'm sorry to Oba, but he was just an obstacle in the way of what I wanted. Wrong place, wrong town. Yeah. And you made history. You became the first wrestler, and I'm going to make sure I have this right, to win the NXT Tag Team Championships, the Heritage Cup, and the North American Championship. You were the first person to do that. Well, I'll be honest. I don't know if that's true or not. If it's true, very cool. But I have heard, you know, I've seen on Twitter and whatnot about, you know, when I inevitably win the world title, I'll be the first Grand Slam champion that NXT's ever seen.

33:55So, wow. Pretty cool. And speaking of that, you know, coming up, you're in the Fatal Four-Way Championship match for the NXT Championship. April the 4th, Stand and Deliver St. Louis, where you'll take on Ricky, Ethan, Joe, and then there's you. And you know what all four of you have in common, Tony? What's that? All four of you have been guests in our family of the No Contest Wrestling Podcast. I don't know how many in the podcast can say that, Joe. I don't know how many other people can say that all four cats involved in this major, very major Fatal 4-Way World Championship match have sat down with Mr.

34:37O'Shea Jackson and 2Jiggy himself, TJ Jefferson, and call themselves Family of No Contest. But, I mean, we can say it. I don't know about your part. I don't want to do that. I don't want to do that. That's what I'm talking about. Don't do it. Don't hurt him. I'll leave that to you, Shea. That's your language. Don't hurt him, bro. Don't hurt him, bro. Well, hey, listen, man, I was kind of wondering where you were going with the whole, you know, I have something in common with the Three Stooges, man. But if it's got to be that, I'm cool with it. You'll take that one? Yes, I'll take that one. Now, you said the Three Stooges.

35:12Let's talk about it as a guy you know well loves to say. What can we expect, man, out of this fatal four-way? well look as you guys saw um you know when i faced ricky it kind of turned into chaos at the end of the match and right now that's where i'm thriving i love chaos so in my eyes i got him right where i want you know joe he's flustered the other two they're bickering they you know they say they're on the same page no point intended or no pun intended or pun intended they're not really you know they both want the same thing how could they be there's no honor among thieves and if anybody knows that it's me so it's going to be chaotic and that's where I'm doing my best work right now so sucks to suck but it is what it is love it

36:16O'Shea:it always feels like whenever there's call-ups, you know, and the NXT roster, it always feels like it goes through like a little refresh of the ecosystem down there. And you look around, you are the experienced big man on campus right now. So just the idea of you being, I mean, the most dominant figure in this new wave, You got to be chomping at the bit right now to get in this match. I mean, absolutely, man. I'm ready to steer the ship. Yeah. You know, it's been a long time coming. You know, I took my little hiatus, figured some things out, and, you know, my mind's in the right place, and this is exactly where I'm supposed to be.

37:14So, yeah, man, I feel bad for those other dudes because they just, they don't really stand a chance, honestly. They might think they do, but, you know, they'll say they do. You know, they'll say they're the right things, but they know. They know. So, Tony, on April 5th, right, what are – let's just say April 4th, I'm going to be busy. I can't watch Stand and Deliver. I'm going to be watching Stand and Deliver, please believe it. But let's just say on April 4th, I can't watch Stand and Deliver. And the first time I'm able to go on social media is Sunday, April the 5th. And I get to wrestling Twitter.

37:52What is the headline going to read? Headline is going to read first ever Grand Slam champion and new NXT champion Tony D 'Angelo. That's going to be the headline.

38:06O'Shea:There it is.

38:10O'Shea:Now, TJ, I got to make sure we get it in. I got to make sure I get the question in. Pause. Okay. Uh-oh. Chill, chill, chill. Gotta make sure I get the question in, bro. For sure. So, Tony B, you're at a bar enjoying yourself, possibly after a victory. Yeah. Celebrate maybe a championship. Okay. There's 50 dudes in this bar that don't like Tony B. Yeah. They're Mo Green fans. They don't like the Don. So I need you to pick a team of you plus four other superstars to make sure Tony D is getting to the car. Listen, I don't even have to think about it. It'll be it'll be me. Brown Breaker, the Creed's Tripp Williams.

39:05I'll take I will take that squad over anybody. athleticism right there look man they're going to need more than 50 dudes so we got you Braun, Julius Brutus and Trick Willie you got three Division I All-Americans okay and you got really five all in D1 athletics Braun was a state champion and in Georgia. You got the Creeds, and then you got me, and then Tripp Willie. He's been doing that capoeira, so he's got the Tripp take down. He's got those long legs, man. He's going to keep everybody at a distance. D1 athlete, too. What's that? I said D1 athlete as well. D1 athlete, he was part of the Eagles organization for a little bit.

40:04He's a stud. That's the only thing I hold against him, is that he

40:07O'Shea:I was about to say, don't mention this shit around TJ, man. And I'm looking at your hat, and I'm pretty sure that's a Chicago Bears hat behind you. That, yes. So I know you ain't got no love for the Eagles. I'm a Cowboys fan. I don't like the Eagles, but I do dig the Bears. I like what you guys are doing. Yeah, they turned it around. But I really don't have any love for the Eagles, man. It's not really their fault, but I'm sure you remember the double doink. Doink, doink. season, that was rough. That was painful, I know. I mean, we mowed over the Eagles this year. It wasn't even close. And they were supposedly, you know, number one D-line, number one defense, and all the Jalen Hurts, Saquon Barkley, all the studs, and the group of misfits that they call the Chicago Bears, he took it to them.

41:01So, now I'm excited for this next season. Yeah, what are you expecting as a Bears fan? We know Seth Rollins, of course, huge Bears fan, Montez Ford. And we got a Rams fan over here. I know he's going to have something to say. But what are your expectations for the Bears this year, man? You got the quarterback right. That's the most important thing. You got the guy there. I'll just say one thing about the Rams, okay? Oh, my God. I'll say one thing, man. We had you. We had you. That was a crazy, you know, the last three minutes. It was a beautiful game. It was a beautiful game, bro. Crazy game. But the last two minutes in every single Bears game, it's always fireworks.

41:53You know, you just can't count them out. That last pass to put them into overtime, that was the most up and down uh flow of emotions that i've ever had watching a game so what are you doing oh man and then he chucked it up and then he caught it and i was like what a genius he did it look at that man that somebody has to have that tattooed on him someone in chicago has oh you better believe it or maybe someone in indiana i don't want to make you mad but maybe you know someone there might have it too the thing in uh the thing in uh i'm sorry i'm sorry i did i didn't want to say all right i didn't want to say it what what are you talking

42:38O'Shea:about well you know that's that whole situation is so dumb like that's whatever man i get it but I actually know I'm not gonna lie I don't get it but you can't be like it's such a historic organization you can't like they're these Chicago Bears they've been around since the beginning of football like of course Indiana's happy about it of course they are yeah they're gonna get it they're gonna get the Chicago Bears but I think they should just move on if they want to move move them to Arlington Heights, you know, even though it kind of sucks because the stadium right now is right on, you know, Lake Michigan.

43:25It's a cool area. It's a cool atmosphere. But the Indiana Bears just does not sound good. The Chicago Bears of Indiana. I guess. That's not going to fly.

43:41O'Shea:Put a little hyphen in there.

43:46O'Shea:yeah yeah man the thing with uh as a caleb williams fan because he went to my alma mater usc and you know i watched the kid for a while he uh he swings for home runs every time and sometimes we just gotta you know get on base baby you know it's not like yeah listen i agree I totally 100 % agree with you. But the past of the Chicago Bears, it hasn't been that. It's always, you know, five, ten-yard passes. Everybody's scared to, you know, chuck it down the field. But I think that's – I mean, we had a lights-out year. You know, everybody wanted to watch the Chicago Bears. Incredible. It's because he was making those crazy throws.

44:34and, you know, of course his passing percentage isn't going to be, you know, a Bo Nix who's throwing check downs the whole time. He's, you know, he's going for it. And in my opinion, you know, you got to risk it for the biscuit. There you go. It's a star.

44:52O'Shea:It's a star. There's no way around it, man. Yep. I agree. So that was – somehow we went from bar fight crew to football, but I love it. That's what we do here, man. We talk about whatever interests you. And by the way, you mentioned Capoeira with Trick. There's a movie called Only the Strong that came out in the late 80s, man. And it's about this. It was my first introduction. I remember in college, someone had this on VCR. I was like, what is this? And it was all about this guy in Miami learning how to do Capoeira. So if you have any interest in it, Only the Strong, it is one of those kind of cheesy, late 80s, early 90s movies, but well worth watching.

45:33And it had me and my friends out there trying to do Capoeira like we were from Brazil, and it did not work.

45:41O'Shea:Eddie Gordo, baby Tekken, Eddie Gordo. Listen, man, I'll leave that Capoeira stuff to trick, man. That's right up his alley. I'm sticking to the wrestling, the amateur wrestling, man. That's my bread and butter. Just don't let me get a hold of you. I hope your cardio is good. That's all I got to say about that. I know. With your time at NXT, you know, being in the Performance Center, you know, a lot of big names stopped through there. Who are some legends that you've gotten to meet or gotten to have words with that blows the little kid version of you's mind? You know, like that fan in you. got to meet uh i think when i first got signed um and that this was right before you know triple h had his uh you know hard thing but uh he was it was still black and gold and everything and just you know my crew you know braun trick crease all of us we were doing the security gimmick so just Just to have him just to go out there and, you know, Finn Balor and Karrion Kross and Adam Cole, all these guys are having, you know, their main event matches.

47:04And then we're getting involved and we're getting, you know, instruction from Triple H and a Shawn Michaels. Like the little kid in me is like, how did I get here? Like, how am I here right now standing next to, you know, Triple H and he's going, hey, what's up? Like, what's up, Joe? how you doing like yeah you know heard all about you i watch you you're great like just hearing this person of that caliber talk to me and show an interest in me was it was insane but uh yeah i mean cm punk the undertaker john cena oh man all all these dudes man just meeting them trying to you know i don't want to be that guy i mean you got to play it cool you know But you're tripping, man.

47:54It is. I get it. The little kid in me is like, oh, my God, like what? This is nuts. But, yeah, they've all been good to me. You know, they're all, you know, super insightful, giving me all the best advice with the best intentions. So it's very cool when somebody of that caliber is, you know, talking to you and giving you advice. that's really cool

48:21O'Shea:me and TJ we did fanatics fest and we got to meet Triple H I didn't even go in there yet I'm not even going there yet but now I have to you have to now so we meet Triple H and Stephanie same day right and so we trying to keep it cool as we can and as soon as they left that room Oh my god You can't tell me bro We marked out so tough And so we're Going throughout the day We ended up interviewing Rey Mysterio We're riding a high You can't tell us nothing And then It's at the end of the day We hadn't even been a podcast I think that was our sixth month As a podcast somehow we got invited to fanatics brand new meeting these people it was crazy and then we go to a little green room on the side after our show and taker's there and so I take my belt over and I get my attitude era with the F on it signed by taker this belt he got when he was like 10 years old by the way since I was 10 bro so I got that song by Mick Foley so far, Triple H, and Taker.

49:51O'Shea:I'm telling it right now. Absolutely. So then, you know, like everybody I meet, I got to, you know, like throw the alley-oop to my tag team partner. You know, I got, you know, like this is my boy TJ. But TJ, you tell your part of the story. Go ahead, bro. My buddy Mike McGinnis, he works for Fanatics, and we're up there, and he brings Undertaker over. So it's the four of us, me, Mike, Undertaker, and Shay. And I think I got caught up in the moment, Tony. And if you've watched this pod enough, we've probably told the story 20 times, and we'll probably have to tell it 20 more. And I think because, you know, he started doing his own podcast and, you know, the curtain, he finally, after being the guy who stayed in character the longest, he finally let the curtain peel a little bit.

50:43You know, pulled it back. And just without thinking, man, I turned and I go, hey, Mark, good to meet you.

50:50O'Shea:Oh, my God.

50:55And, bro, it took about two seconds. I went, oh, no. And I went, I looked at him. I was like, hey, I just want to apologize. I'm like, I got caught up in the moment. I called you by your government name. I'm really sorry. He goes, you know, it's fine. He goes, you know, I'm a little bit calmer about that type of thing these days. And I was like, oh.

51:22O'Shea:You're trying to get us kicked out, bro. You caught him. You caught him at the right time. I'm sure. a couple years before that, he would have probably just walked away. But I happened to show him this picture that I took of the two of us at the after party from WrestleMania 21, which was out here in Los Angeles. So I quickly pulled that picture up and like, no, no, I'm a fan. Look, and then we recreated that picture. So I think he let it go, which was like, oh, yeah, no, that's good. And there it is. Bring that. So there they are. Look at that. Yeah, the one is from. Oh, hey, hey, hey. What's going on with the beard in that one picture, man?

52:03Well, it was just growing in it. That's when I decided that, all right, I'm going to commit to this beard gang. And then 20-some years later, I'm fully invested. Okay. All right. That was us. Nice. Looks good, man. Looks good. Appreciate it. That's pretty cool, though. It looks okay now, Tom, to be honest with you. My barber, Benny Blades, he's been on tour with New Edition for like the last month. So I'm looking like a hostage right now. I can't wait for him to get home because my beard is not proper. We're locked up a little trim. Yeah, I hear you. I need something, man. But he's out there with Ronnie, Bobby, Ricky, Mike, and Ralph, and, you know, boys, the men.

52:39And he's cutting them up and, you know, left me here looking like this. Yeah, man. He's getting after it, though. Yeah, he's doing this. I will say when your barber goes out of town or is not available, It's like a piece of you is like, damn, I need. I don't want to go to someone else.

53:02O'Shea:But, you know. Outsourcing your face. You guys know who Spice Adams is? Yeah. He always does that meme or that video of how you feel before you get a haircut and then after. Yeah. It's the truest thing. No feeling like it. Absolutely. No feeling like it. Absolutely. I'll share something with you guys. This is so stupid. Normally I go see my barber on the weekend, right? So if he cuts me on a Saturday, right? Now, you know, we got to do the Eisen show on Monday. So I want to make sure the beard stays as fresh looking as possible. I can't believe I'm going to share this with you guys. So that whole weekend for those Saturday and Sunday, the way I sleep so I don't turn over and mess the beard up.

53:50because I at least want to get Monday. Like, let me get to Monday where it's still looking as fresh as possible. So I'll be sitting there on the weekend sleeping like...

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54:40Max$100 cash back per month. Try not to roll over. Try not to mess the beer. you don't got a brush just to fluff it out I do but I mean it looks so perfect when he does it I just don't want to mess it up man like I'm in the shower like trying to avoid TV oh man

55:04I guess you gotta do what you gotta do right exactly

55:09O'Shea:now I know you be in the crib street Transylvania Monday and Tuesday come to work. My neck's all hurting because I, you know, I've been trying to hold it one. You straight Nosferatu all night trying to keep your beard. Looking proper just for two days. You know what you should do? You should put on one of those neck braces. Just keep your neck going. Or a sleeping pillow. I got one of those from the plane. Sleeping pillow, bro. Tony, take it. Yes. That's what I'm going to do next. Well, like I said, he's gone until April. So, you know, they're out there cooling it now and Mr. Telephone manning it all around the country.

55:46So I got to wait till he gets back.

55:48O'Shea:But hey, go get you a neck brace or, you know, one of those pillows and then I'm sure it'll be good. That's the move. That's the move. But Tony, you said something earlier I wanted to bring up. You talked about going on a hiatus after the family, I guess it kind of run its course. You went away for a while. Was that hiatus? Was that injury related? or was that just so you could kind of do a little reset on you? Because I know I mentioned the Dawn before, but that is not, you know, the character now. No injury. It was just a bit of a reset. You know, I will say I did have a couple of personal things that, you know, came up unexpectedly.

56:33But honestly, you know, things happen the way they're supposed to. So it was just, it was good. I got a reset. I kind of got a different perspective on life and work. And, you know, like I said, in that time, my wife got pregnant. so uh it just you know you get in this bubble and you just so like you know lift work eat film like you're just doing that for so long you kind of forget uh you know why you got into this or you know there's life outside of this and uh so sometimes you need a little reset and i'm pretty thankful that I got that opportunity and now I'm what you see on TV. I have a whole new perspective and outlook on what I need to do to achieve my goals and take care of my family.

57:29And that goal, of course, is to win the NXT World Championship on April 4th at Stand and Deliver. April 4th, Stand and Deliver. It's St. Louis in the factory And I also want to point this out. This is the same venue where I defeated Obafemi for the North American Champions. Okay. He's got history in this building, people. I got some history in this building. So that's any telling sign. I don't know what else is. Good luck to those other three then,

58:01O'Shea:man. Yeah. I got it. I got to get one more in. I got it. I got to get one more in TJ. I got it. I got to ask because I know. Yeah. So, you know, you're on NXT right now, and the goal right now is to get the NXT championship, and you are staying focused on that. But we, I mean, anybody who's been a fan of you knows that, you know, the main roster could be calling at any moment. And with that main roster comes some main roster-type matches. So when you think of things like the Rumble, Money in the Bank, Elimination Chamber, Hell in a Cell, which one of those big matches has always been on your dream set that you just got to get before the career is done?

58:58Well, I mean, the cliche answer is, you know, have a WrestleMania moment. um of course everybody says that so that of course that's on the agenda but uh i you know i'm kind of a brawler bruisey type of guy so i think i would have a lot of fun in hell in a cell i think i think i would thrive in that environment just kicking the crap out of each other i'm into that you know and you know knock on wood you know you know my body's pretty hardened by now, so I can withstand a lot. I think Hell in a Cell would be pretty cool. But on a, you know, secondary, I think the Rumble would be cool, just because me and my buddy used to play that on the old WWE games.

59:50For whatever reason, we just liked the Rumble and just having a bunch of dudes coming out. The roster at the time, everybody was a stud. So, you know, that was one of my favorite things to watch because you never knew who was coming out. Yeah. You know, people coming back from injury or, you know, a retired guy coming back to, you know, do some damage. It was a fun match for sure. Well, Tony, man. Sorry, Shane, go ahead. Go ahead.

1:00:26O'Shea:I was going to say, we know when we see Hell in a Cell and Tony D, we know that in his heart of hearts he's having the time of his life yeah I might look like I'm struggling but deep down I'm having a great time well Tony you know before we let you out here man one thing I'd like to say to you that we'd like to tell everyone now you've done this you're NCW and you're NCW for life you know what I'm saying so you're family now bro when you come to Los Angeles I'll let you know where the spare key is come in help yourself to what's ever in the fridge you know kick your feet back on the couch and watch the tv chill out and there's something in the house though right we don't tell everybody this just our special guests that uh in the garage we we got we got a delorean a little time machine okay so what i'm gonna do is we're gonna give you the keys to this time machine okay before you go and we're gonna let you go back to any point in time and i want you to pick five wrestlers from any era that you would love to have a Wrestlemania main event with who would Tony D 'Angelo love to test his skills against throughout the history of wrestling I think Macho Man he's in there you see my shirt right now Tony oh yeah there you go I didn't even notice that Oh, yeah.

1:01:56I'm talking to you, Tony D, the guy with the big guns, brother. Yeah, dig it. Yeah. You ever seen Spider-Man, the Tobey Maguire one? Yeah. Yeah, of course. He was in that first one. Me and my buddy, Joey, we quote him all the time. He's funny, man. I would love to work with that dude, which was also in a cage match. Maybe that's where I learned to love it. I don't know. but uh i think macho man uh stone cold that makes sense loved it i mean you know that check after it's all said and done that's gonna be a big one what yeah absolutely uh him i mean the rock you know but i gotta go with him he's kind of the one that got me into it i think uh kurt angle and for the fifth one man maybe Rick Flair I think that'd be kind of cool yeah so I think that'd be fine that would be crazy to get in the ring with him can I just throw you one random one sure because you like the fight and you like the brawl Tony D 'Angelo and Bruiser Brody you mix it up.

1:03:16Yeah, I've been getting a lot of comparisons to that guy. Yeah, I think that would be an extremely hard-hitting match. So, yeah. I mean, of course I'd like to work him. I mean, there's a hundred names that I would love to work, but, you know, picking five is tough sometimes. Well, we asked the tough questions here, Tom. Come on, though. Yeah. I appreciate it, man. Make me think. Got anything else yet?

1:03:44O'Shea:No, man, this has been fun, bro. This has been a fun one. It's always great when we see you guys, you know, being the giants that you are on the screen, but it's always fun to have an interview like this where you get to know the guy a little bit. And yeah, man, we had a good time. Did you have a good time? I had a great time, man. I appreciate you guys having me on. Like, this is, this is great. You know, as I'm part of your family, you're a part of mine. I really enjoy fishing on my off time, so I'd love to catch some hogs with you guys at some point. Me and Brian, we're doing all the fishing stuff right now.

1:04:29I'd love to have you on the boat sometime. That'd be pretty cool.

1:04:31O'Shea:Listen, bro, I've seen the Sopranos. I know what happens when people go fishing. That was a threat. It's fine. I saw what happened to Fredo on that boat. Yeah, what was that, bro? We told you we liked you. Hey, man. It's a bass boat. It's not one of those big ones with a cabin where you can go do the best. I don't have any cinder blocks on the boat. Oh, okay. Well, then maybe there's a chance. We've got to worry about it. We're chilling. Well, again, thank you, Tony. And everyone, remember, you're going to catch this man, Tony D 'Angelo, April the 4th, NXT Stand to Deliver. He's going to battle for the NXT Championship against the champion Joe Hendry, Ethan Page, Ricky Saints and Tony D 'Angelo that's April the 4th and that is NXT's first stand alone event to stream on YouTube in the United States so make sure you guys check that out Tony D 'Angelo man Tony D what a guy what a great interview I had fun with that one yeah you can just tell like it's a good dude it's a good dude behind there And also, you could tell you do probably want, based upon what everyone else says, you probably do want him on your team if a bar fight ever breaks.

1:05:49O'Shea:Absolutely. And, you know, he's about to be a new dad. That is a home mode that he is not. Like, you just can't prepare for it, bro. It puts you in that I got to get it mode. So I know he wants that title. We know how these things go. but now I'm rooting for the dude. That's the problem with these interviews, bro. You start to like everybody. Yeah, I can't root for everybody. You know, it just don't work that way. Well, there's one thing I can tell you. One thing's for certain and two things for show. April the 4th, NXT stand to deliver. The winner of the NXT Men's Championship match is a family member of the contest.

1:06:31That's all I know. I mean, once you won't. I mean, once you won't. Even when we lose, we win. You understand? You heard? You heard? But yeah, man. So you're out. You are, as we said, you're out on family vacations. You're about to take a flight home. Hopefully the TSA thing doesn't hinder your ability to make it back home in a timely manner. What am I thinking? TJ. Don't even say it. What are we talking about? Remember, get out like, don't say that. My bad. My bad. My bad. My bad. Thank you. Get home safe, my brother. Yeah, absolutely. Hey, Shay, I want to give a shout out. I want to give a shout out to the Potters of Destiny podcast.

1:07:15Okay. They had me on as a guest this past Monday. I met my man Corey when I was in Indianapolis for the NFL Combine. He works and covers the Detroit Lions, but he and his guys also have a wrestling pod. We met there. He came up to me, you know, said he wanted to talk to me like a few days before, but he didn't want to bother me. Like, bother me. You know me. I'll talk. We'll talk about. But yeah, he told me about their pod, asked me if I wanted to come on. So we were able to make it happen this past Monday. I figured, you know, just like here, I figured, all right, you know, 40 minutes, 45 minutes.

1:07:52The interview ended when we all went, all right, Raw's about to start, so maybe we should end this. It was well over two hours that I got to chop it up with the guys. Hey, okay. you know spoke of course spoke about you our relationship they thought that you and i must have like been friends for years and i was like i had a general knowledge of him he had a little knowledge of me for years i'm like nah man this thing didn't get started really heavy until recently and i said the funny thing about it is you and i the first time we ever met i have it recorded on on on my phone which is weird in itself like the first time you and i ever met I was interviewing you here at the Rich Eisen Show in the green room.

1:08:35And now here we are, 78 episodes into no contest, you know, seven years later after that first meeting. So this is beautiful.

1:08:48O'Shea:Then we just got the chemistry, man. Where can I see this interview? Oh, yeah. You can see the interview, folks. Go to the YouTube. You know, YouTube. You've probably been on there, people. Go to the Rich Eisen Show YouTube page or just type in No Contest Wrestling. You'll see all of our episodes from one to our most recent one, this one with Tony DiAngelo. Also on social media, you go to Twitter slash X. You'll find us at There's No Contest on Instagram, No Contest Wrestling Podcast. On TikTok, No Contest Wrestling Pod. Of course, you can listen to us on the ESPN platform, on Apple, Spotify, wherever you listen to podcasts.

1:09:29O'Shea:you such a professional because I was asking about the interview that you did

1:09:37O'Shea:you went right into it baby I love that that one I'm not sure when it's going to come out but when it does we'll definitely tweet it like I said we had a great chat with those guys about wrestling and you and this show and you know just everything you know it is when you start talking about wrestling man we start geeking out and time just flies but yeah so we got standard deliver we're still on the road to Wrestlemania Stephanie and Liv you know O'Shea called into the eyes and show yesterday he was Martin from Hawaii he always tries to put on a fake voice he got me the first time he didn't get me this time but we talked about Stephanie and Liv man the way they man that brawl looked real okay that looked real on Monday you know so let's see where that goes a couple receipts was happening you'll be back next week so you'll be back and see what we'll probably be able to chop that up a little bit more I want to make sure you're able to get out of here and catch your flight but one last thing bad news out of AEW man we hear that Toni Storm our girl is out for the rest of the year the rest of the year is like nine months away so it makes you wonder I'm not putting anything out there but you gotta kind of wonder is it just so she can kind of heal up I don't know but man apparently tony storm is out for the rest of 2026 damn after they set up the ronda thing yeah so hopefully hopefully everything's all right with her and hopefully this is just you know just like an extended break but man i hope it's nothing too serious you know we are huge tony storm fans and uh hopefully everything's all right with her absolutely man um yeah i you know i gotta to get up out of here, but that's something to keep in mind for next week.

1:11:21O'Shea:On behalf of my podcast tag team partner, I am O'Shea Jackson Jr. This has been no contest. Make sure that y 'all have a good day, but not too good because who the hell you think you are? Bye, Mr. Parker.

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