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1:01Rich Eisen:So far, so good. With guest host, WWE superstar, The Miz. I like it. Live from the Rich Eisen Show studio in Los Angeles. I feel like Travis Hunter is a bigger circus than Shadur right now. Is he going to play offense? Is he going to play defense? That's all anyone is talking about is these two players. Am I wrong? Earlier on the show, former NFL quarterback Johnny Manziel. Coming up, Cavaliers guard Max Struess. And now, sitting in for Rich, WWE superstar The Miz. Hello, I am The Miz. I'm filling in for Rich Eisen on The Rich Eisen Show. Earlier today, we've had Johnny Manziel. We will have Max Struess.

1:46Give us a call, 844-204-RICH. and TJ, I want to thank you very much because the last hour, you gave me 30 seconds to tell a three-minute story. You're like, whoa, why don't you tell us? Well, I'll tell you why, because this guy in my ear is like, you've got 30 seconds, and I know I can't tell that story in 30 seconds, so I'm finishing my story. But I knew we had another hour for you to tell the story. Why don't you start from the beginning? Can I paint the picture? Please do. WrestleMania. Yes. SoFi Stadium, I'm the host. Two nights. Jason over there. Oh yeah, we were. We were watching. And I get out there, Snoop Dogg's hosting with me, and Shane McMahon comes back.

2:19The crowd is going nuts. They're loving it. Shane McMahon challenges me to a match in my suit, by the way. $10 ,000 it cost me. But I'm like, I'm one for a challenge. I'm like, all right, let's go. So we get into this match, and he does a leapfrog where he jumps, and I kind of go under him, and he lands, tears both of his quads. For real. Like, it's no joke. It is a real, real injury. and real injuries happen in WWE. It happens all the time. And we have to be professional and make sure that nobody, everyone seems like this is part of the show. So I know when he goes down, I'm like, all right, he's injured.

3:01The camera's going to be on me because we don't like showing real injuries on there. So the red light is on me. Now I have to basically relay to a referee kind of what to do to the truck. So they kind of know what to do and what we're going to do next. Now I'm like standing like this and i know the camera's on me and i'm trying to talk like this to the referee because i know the camera's on me and they you can't hear me and so i'm telling the referee i was telling the referee i was like hey hey play someone's music i don't care whose music it is hit the finisher have snoop dog hit me with a hit me with a snoop dog elbow and so i get uh all of a sudden i turn around and Snoop Dogg sucker punches me.

3:46And I'm like, that's even better. That even works. So then he starts cutting a promo. I'm not hearing what he's saying because they're trying to move Shane out of the ring. And I'm just like, all right, I can't just take one punch. He's doing this too long. And I know I have to lay down for this Snoop Dogg elbow. And so I was like, give me another one. And by the way, Snoop Dogg isn't a professional wrestler, right? He doesn't do this for a living. but he's the consummate pro i mean if there is a celebrity that i would trust to do something like that that has no prior training it is snoop dog snoop d-o-double-g snoop doggy dog baby because let me tell you when when he punched me it was like it was a good punch it was solid punch it looked it was in there too and it looked great because it was in there and uh knocked me down he does the the snoop dog elbow covers one two by the way he's not even in the match he just covered and the referee counted to three and i remember going back and talking to my wife and she was like wow i thought that was that all was supposed to happen and the reason i'm telling you this by the way now is because there's a show unreal on netflix that we kind of give you the insights and the insides of what it takes to not only be a wwe superstar but the writer's room you get to see how triple h is involved how nick con is involved and it's it's an amazing show and I'm actually happy it's coming out because I think it gives a newfound respect of what it goes to to to put on a show like WrestleMania to put on shows each and every week.

5:21Monday Night Raw, two and a half hours on Netflix. You have two hours on SmackDown, USA Network. And then we have PLEs. We have a PLE coming up. Clash in Paris in two Saturdays where we have John Cena, who's on a farewell tour, by the way. after this we're not going to see him inside the ring anymore he has like 10 dates left i'm not sure how many matches he has i want to put my name in the hat because i want one last match with john cena i'm not sure if that's going to happen logan paul's getting that opportunity at clash in paris which i don't know what's going to happen it's going to be definitely an entertaining match but i gotta tell you man it it's been incredible to see the rise of or the popularity of people wanting to know what we do and how we go through it does that fill your your your uh your the void of that 30 seconds uh tj do you get a little bit of insight of absolutely and you could tell like obviously you could tell that something was wrong right jason and i could tell because my wife was like i couldn't tell shane went down you kind of you kind of realize wait a minute there's no reason for him to legitimately go down the way he was reacting the way i think And Jessica Carr, I think, was the referee.

6:34Seth did the same thing a month ago. Yeah, this is true. But this is Shane. And, you know, at that point, we all bought it. But it was just, bro, it was the quickness of which you and Snoop reacted. It's also the people in the truck. It's the camera people. It's the referees. We are all working as one unit, as one team, to make sure that you guys make it look seamless. So you guys don't have to worry about that experience. We're worried about your experience and what you're seeing out there. We want you to have moments, take away moments that will last a lifetime. And honestly, that moment right there has stood the test of time.

7:10Like, people still talk to me about Snoop Dogg giving me a people's elbow. By the way. In LA, you know, like, it was all there, and Snoop did it. And just the fact that he's not a wrestler, he picked up on what you needed, and he executed it like that. You guys, it was truly seamless. When I was teaching Snoop the people's elbow, I was like, do the crip walk into it. But I think everything kind of happened so much that it was just like, he didn't do it. But I thought it would have been cool to do the people's elbow, jump over, and just do the walk right into it. That was going around on Twitter that night.

7:44He's like, imagine Snoop would have crip walked into that. We had it in there. It just didn't happen. Okay. I like this Miz story time. I got one for you. So I saw yesterday that Leonardo DiCaprio, he's got a new movie with Paul Thomas Anderson coming out and was looking back on his career. And he said one of the biggest regrets of his career was passing on the Mark Wahlberg character in Boogie Nights. And he thinks about it all the time, about how such monumental a movie that was, what an achievement in filmmaking, and how he wished he would have been part of that now that he looks back. Do you have a regret in your WWE career that you kind of look back on or your early wrestling life and you're like, man wish I would have done that I try to live my life with no regrets I try to live my life with as having as much fun as possible and doing what I want when I want if I had to say like like a regret um so this is do I have longer than 30 seconds I think I do okay so this so I'm in developmental I'm at Deep South Wrestling in uh McDonough Georgia and what is told to us when you first get to developmental is and this is what's told to me if you can sell out in developmental in this territory then you go to another territory and this is the way the old days was you go to another territory and if you could sell out there maybe you can go up to the big leagues like wwe and then that's where you can really sell out you can showcase a character so i go down to deep south and every week paul hayman would come down for promo class and we would do promo class with paul Heyman.

9:19Now Paul Heyman was the creative for Ohio Valley wrestling, which was in Louisville, which was our other territory. So we had deep South and Ohio Valley wrestling. I was the champion of deep South. So we would do promos with Paul every single week. And Paul Heyman one day, uh, had me, uh, kind of transferred from deep South to Ohio Valley wrestling to work with me. and I was like wow that isn't like it wasn't everybody it was me and so I go to Ohio Valley Wrestling and I start working with Paul and my my baby face run like I was a baby face I was a good guy believe it or not like people loved me in McDonough Georgia we were turning people away I was a deep south heavyweight champion first one ever and we were turning people away I get to Ohio Valley Wrestling and people just weren't reacting to me the way McDonough was and this This is why you do territories.

10:13This is why you go from place to place because what works in one place might not work in the next. For sure. So I go to Ohio Valley Wrestling and it's not working. He goes, you know why? Cause you're a heel. And I go, I don't know, man. I don't know. He goes, believe me. So we worked on a promo together. And from that day forward, I became a heel. And Paul started working with me and he said, you know, you should come with me and write the show with me. You know, Punk comes in all the time and we'll sit here and write the show. And I wish I would have taken him up on that offer. And the reason I didn't.

10:47Yeah, why'd you pass up on that? Yeah, you might be like, well, that's a great opportunity. I mean, you just heard Kurt Warner yesterday talking about rookies, talking to him about reaching out. Like this guy is reaching out. He's one of the greatest of all times. I was coming from, like I was an outsider before Logan Paul ever did, right? And they made it like, oh, Logan Paul's an outsider. I was an outsider. I was from a reality show. Nobody wanted me in WWE, whether it was in developmental or if it was in WWE, like the big leagues. And I need people in the big leagues, like the higher ups to teach me how to become a WWE superstar.

11:23I knew that. I needed the JBLs, the Undertakers, the John Cena's to take me under their wing to show me what it would be like to be that. And I knew respect was a huge thing in WWE. It was huge. There's nothing and there's nothing bigger. they take the handshake very seriously when you walk into the backstage area you shake everyone's hand no matter if they have a meal about to take a bite out of food you're like hello sir good to see you that's the way it was that's the way you gain respect now how much would you respect a person that is writing the show and writing them to quote unquote get over i don't now now granted punk was doing that yeah but punk had respect i would say from the in the indies work i don't think he had respect uh from the higher or the the wwe superstars yet because he was just roh guy uh indie guy very popular down there but could he make it up here he hasn't done anything yet up here he was willing to take that risk and i wish i was too but i also think my trajectory would have changed i think i would have gotten up there and ms is all about himself because they already thought I was already about myself.

12:36Nobody wanted me. I was from a reality show. He just wants to be famous. He doesn't really want it. And so I wish I would have, I don't know if that's a regret because I wish I would have gotten that information. I would have learned how to write a show, how a show is formed, how to write. I mean, obviously he was teaching me how to write promos already, but to learn the whole aspect and teach me about it, I wish I wish I would have done that. But I also think my career would have changed and there would have been different things and different obstacles. I would have had a hurdle through to get to where I am today.

13:13Makes sense. I would have probably been able to do it and work it, but it would have been even harder. And it was hard, hard when I was coming in. It was very hard. Not in not just for me. I mean, I think CM Punk had it hard as well. I think he had to he had to really prove himself and continues to prove himself. Yeah. And so, yeah, that's my, that would be a regret. I don't know if it's a regret, but it's one of those things I wish I would have learned. But now I'm learning more. And by the way, how great is Paul Heyman doing right now? I mean, look at what he's been able to do, not only with just ECW, but keep evolving not only himself, but that younger talent.

13:56Everyone he touches. Braun Breaker, Bronson Reed. Were we talking about them a year ago? now they're in main events every monday they're with paul hayman and seth rollins who in my opinion is the best like when when we're when we're when he's said and done we'll be talking about him in goat territory and mount rushmore territory and i don't think he i mean he hasn't scratched the surface of his talent of of where he is in wwe and i don't think he's happy where he is right now as in like he wants more and always wants more even as a champion and that's the mentality you have to have as a top talent but to have paul hayman in their corner to have paul hayman in roman's corner look what he did for roman yeah man took over the business in four years i mean there brock lesnar cm punk was the first one being the voice the voice was being a paul hayman guy was certainly yeah and funny enough i was a paul hayman guy before paul hayman guys was cool funny talk about maybe not a regret but it's like a sliding door moment like what could have been, what maybe could have been.

15:01Like you said, you would have had different challenges and different obstacles. Are you sitting right here today? Who knows? Maybe not, but maybe so. Yeah, you never know. That's the problem with regrets, right? If you regret something and it happens, it changes your whole trajectory. Maybe I'm not the first ever two-time Grand Slam champion. Or maybe I'm a 14-time WWE. You don't know these things, but I'm happy with the path that I've chosen. I'm happy where I am today. I'm happy being here hosting the Rich Eisen show. Funny enough, Mike, I'm actually wearing an Ohio Valley wrestling t-shirt.

15:39So funny. This was the class of 02, one of the greatest classes. I'm trying to think of my class. My class would be me, Punk, Damien Sandow or Mizdow. Mizdow, yeah. Trying to think of who else would be in that right now. No, Kofi wasn't in that class. He was the class after me, I would say. Sheamus was a class after me. That's more the FCW, Florida Championship Wrestling. But I would say me and Punk would be on that shirt. You know, what's funny is Punk was the first guest of my podcast with O'Shea, No Contest Wrestling. He was our first guest. And he brought up the fact that Paul, because nobody wanted to work with him, Paul saw something in him, brought him down, and he was like, all of a sudden I'm timing out matches.

16:20I'm learning to write TV. And he goes, wait a minute, I'm, like, writing this show. And he thought it was invaluable. It is invaluable, 100%. Your reasoning makes sense because reality stars of today are looked at different than when you were a reality star. Back then, people still had this weird thing with reality people. I think today's reality, like me as a reality star, today it's an influencer. Yes, exactly. He's just an influencer. I remember being at the All-Star MLB baseball game, celebrity baseball game, and they were announcing people. and they announced some influencers like tiktokers and they got booed out of the building and i was like oh yeah that was me like 20 years ago but it seems like those that i don't know that particular sect of people they're they're a little bit more well received because reality stars back in the day man you guys took crap like they did not want you in the locker room tv didn't want us because we were taking jobs from scripted shows and those are trained actors and you're just a no talent hack that's on uh uh that's that's just you know laughing in front of a camera but you don't realize how much it takes to be a reality star it takes it does take a lot it takes a certain type of talent you watch these shows and you see people that are just wallpaper and it's not entertaining that's why when i set out to do ms and missus i go i know how to do a reality show like i do and my wife is incredible in it our kids are incredible my dad we were making my dad marjo all these different stars like they all had their their their their their their particular characters if you will but it's them and it's a great and i was like we that's why we had success in it it's because watching and learning how to do a reality show and then being on the challenges and then going into my own you you kind of learn the trick of the trade and being a ww superstar it teaches you all the land everything i think ww has trained me to be a great host a great person good in media uh it's taught me how to work in front of a live audience it's really uh hostile environment yeah anything you could throw anything at me and it it doesn't phase me anymore now granted i get nervous i get nervous before i go out every single match you do i do oh my gosh are you kidding me i'm about to faint every time do you watch me like when i'm when i'm here right before i'm going i'm doing this i'm all over the place but once the camera when i say see a red light it all goes away yeah i don't know why it's so weird i'm a big guy on preparation i prepare i prepare i watch kurt cousins on those quarterback shows and i'm like i'm that i'm the exact same way yeah i'm an ultimate preparer when i hear about tom brady preparing i'm like and everyone's like he's crazy i'm like no that that's that's what everyone does that's normal and i think everyone does that and my wife's like you know you're you're different you're a little different oh that's interesting that's interesting a different good and that's you know why you've achieved the level of successes that you have that's why you're so good and a natural at this so yeah man don't change anything i'm not sure and i'm the miz that's my hand filling in for Rich Eisen on the Rich Eisen Show.

19:34We will be right back with O'Shea Jackson Jr. Let's go.

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22:03Rich Eisen:What could you do? Like, what's the move that you could actually perform right now? Oh, man, you know what? I can kick a guy in the nuts without actually kicking him in the nuts. Yeah, I'm gonna pass on that. Hold on a minute. No, it's my party trick. I guarantee it. I won't hurt you. So, is Is this a... I'll take my tankers off. Could this be sanctioned? Can she try to... Yeah. Okay. Let's see. Who would volunteer for this work? Come on, you just have to spread your legs and wish for the best. Mike, Del Tufo. I mean, we'll both do it. We'll both do it. Mike is about to join the ranks of the Unsullied here on the...

22:39Let's do this thing.

22:40Rich Eisen:Wow. What are we about to attempt to do right here? Kick him in the nuts. Without actually hurting him. Yeah, exactly. But you will make... I'll make contact, yeah, absolutely. Okay, but you will not hurt him. No. Well, it doesn't matter. You have no desire to have children anyway. No, I'm good. Yeah, exactly. WWE superstar Paige. We'll see. Do we have the, go ahead and hit it there, Jenny. Here we go. All right, spread them for me. Okay, ready? If I was you, I'd pull your shorts up a little bit, just so I can have a bullseye. There we go. Got it. Jeez. All right, ready? This is great. We'll see if this works or not.

23:12I've only done this once before. I know.

23:14Rich Eisen:All right, Paige, how about it? Superstar Paige, here we go.

23:22No contact. I just slapped him in the butt.

23:25Rich Eisen:No contact. You're up next. That was a good slap on this. Yes. Chris is up next. Uh-oh. You're the one who was making funner. So there we go.

23:40It just hurts on your butt. I'm sorry. Are you serious? Are you serious, Chris? I'm selling it. Oh! Oh! Yay! Vince McMahon, take note!

23:51Rich Eisen:All right, fight with my family. Fight with my family. Go check it out. I'm sorry for the sackbox, sir. It was like... Well done. Fantastic.

24:10Ladies and gentlemen, my first guest, or second guest, actually, of today, is the star of Straight Outta Compton, one of my favorite movies. He's the star of No Contest Wrestling Podcast. He is going to be filling in for me and Rich tomorrow. He is the host of The Rich Eisen Show. Ladies and gentlemen, O'Shea Jackson Jr. My goodness. I've never been so welcomed on this show. Is that the kind of interviews you're going to, introductions you're going to do tomorrow? I'm going to try to bring it a little bit. I realize how you're hosting right now. You're staying Miz. You're not rich. You're being Miz.

24:50So I got to be Shea. That's all I can be. You just got to be you. Just have fun and enjoy yourself. Yeah. He's giving me the keys to the house, and we will see how smart that was, Miz. Who we got as a guest? We got Jacob Fatu to start us off with. You're excited about that one? Yeah, I'm pumped about that. Let me tell you about Jacob Fatu, man. Yeah. he's special he looks insane he is special yeah getting in the ring with him i was like oh he's good and he is one of those guys because we've been talking a lot about this that will go to to the veterans and go hey how can i get better what can i do to be better and i i literally i look at him and i see the intangibles the it factor the when i'm in the ring i can tell when a guy is going to be a bona fide superstar like when I remember being in the ring with Roman and they were trying to figure out if he's going to be going up and I got in there I was like this guy is amazing I knew Jay and Jimmy Uso were going to be superstars because I could feel them in a ring I could feel their energy right and even AJ Styles when he first came into WWE everyone in in the back was not sure if he was going to be able to become the AJ Styles that he is today.

26:10But when I got in the ring with him, I go, there's something about him. And he's different from everybody else that I've worked with, but there's something about him that gives him that it factor. Jacob Fatu has the it factor. He will be a big rise. I mean, right now he's rising, but he will be a huge star in the WWE. The world is his oyster. His promos have energy. They're infectious. the in-ring work he can do every move and a guy at his size he should not be doing half of the things that he is doing but he is still doing what do you think of Jacob Fatu man I love his intensity and yeah there's just um you believe him you know when he tells you that uh he'll dog walk you you believe him oh yeah he uh he brings it and uh obviously the move set is there and And it is just that next level that you see the WWE starting to show you new superstars to kind of be the guys.

27:08And it's written on the wall. You know, Jacob Fatu, people were having whispers about him for so long. So when he finally made his WWE debut, couldn't be happier with the Samoan werewolf. He's in trouble right now because he's getting jumped every single time. Well, yeah, he needs to. Every single time. Yeah, he's definitely getting jumped every single time by solo. Talking about that tomorrow. Talking about, you know, how I'm going to use the interview tomorrow is I'm going to cheat for the No Contest Wrestling Podcast. Oh, yeah? Yeah, because we're definitely going to be using those clips. How's that podcast been going?

27:46It's going really well. Are you enjoying it? Yeah. So you've always been a huge fan of WWE. Growing up, what was that like? Did your pops love wrestling? Is that how you got into it? I mean, yeah, my dad loved wrestling. He kind of got out of it, but it was really my big brother, Daryl, who introduced me to wrestling through a game on Sega Genesis called WWF Raw. That's when he showed me Razor Ramon, Doink the Clown, Bam Bam Bigelow, Taker, Shawn Michaels. And from there, he was like, you know, we can watch these guys. And then I was like, oh, all right, these are real people. It's not just a game.