Throughout the latest episode of Insights with Chris Van Vliet, Emmy successful actor Paul Walter Hauser spoke on wrestling on the aspect, turning down a John Cena film, WWE’s ticket costs and presumably enjoying Mick Foley.
On turning down a John Cena film:
“I received supplied Ricky Staniki at one level, the Efron Cena film, and it simply wasn’t some huge cash. They didn’t need to fly my complete household top quality to Australia. I used to be like, that’s an extended flight. That’s not mad chill. I form of had that Matt Riddle second, he had that factor the place he’s like, You guys put me in second class with a ham sandwich between three individuals squished like he had that. However this was me seven weeks out, going, I don’t assume that is smart for me. I handed and I felt horrible as a result of I feel Zac Efron is admittedly enjoyable.”
On wrestling being a aspect quest for quest and the way pay differs based mostly on the promotion:
“My pay differs based mostly on the corporate too. If I had been to do one thing with TNA, they usually had been like, Hey, come do a match with AJ Francis, or a tag match, you’re gonna be paired with the Rascalz towards three heels. I’d need 10 grand for that match, as a result of, to me, you’re additionally getting eyeballs and press and no matter else comes with it, and I’m going to exit of my approach to make it pretty much as good because it presumably will be, on the threat of wounding myself. But when Motion Wrestling down in Georgia is like, Hey, do you need to come combat, take an L to Adam Priest or tag along with your buddy Darian Bankston, I’m not going to cost them greater than three or 400 bucks. I nonetheless received to drive down there and drive again. I don’t know if I’m promoting merch or not. I don’t know in the event that they’re not going to have catering, there’s X quantity of issues that you just give as much as simply wrestle and have enjoyable.”
On which weapon hurts essentially the most:
“First off, that kendo stick harm like hell. Kendo sticks, the one approach to pretend a kendo stick is for a man to hit you very evenly. And no person does that as a result of they know you’ll be able to’t promote that. In order that harm rather a lot. The thumbtacks, I didn’t even really feel. The thumbtacks had been my concept. They’re all like, Are you positive you need to do that? I’m like, Yeah, I’m gonna be doing this in match. Simply wait. However once I poured out the thumbtacks, I didn’t pour them out in the course of the ring, which I ought to have, as a result of that’s the softest, bounciest a part of the ring. Not pondering. quarter-hour right into a match or blown up, I poured them close to the turnbuckle, which is arguably the toughest a part of the mat, fairly equal to the apron that everyone’s like. That’s the toughest a part of the mat. The turnbuckle is just too. So once I took that Energy Bomb, effectively, for one you’ll be able to see me pulling up my shirt. I hoped he was going to drag up my shirt like a hockey combat, to reveal the again, after which we might see the tax, see the blood. That was the plan. He didn’t for no matter purpose. So I’m actually making an attempt to drag up my shirt as I’m within the Energy Bomb place. It appears to be like so goofy and silly. He powerbombs me, and the wind received knocked out of me. I couldn’t breathe, I couldn’t speak, so him and the ref had been like, Let’s shut this up. After which he didn’t need to get thumbtacks in his arms or physique, so that you see him roll me up with my legs, however it was weak, so I might kick out simply, and after which I used to be making an attempt to set one thing up within the nook, and naturally, he hits me within the ball bag and received me with the diamond cutter, which was extra offensive, as a result of I’m expensive buddies with Diamond Dallas Web page.”
On the match that harm him essentially the most:
“The elbow drop I delivered onto BRG at Battle riot for MLW, [off the ladder?] Yep, that harm. And by the way in which, it wouldn’t have harm that a lot. There was a padding exterior subsequent to the ring. We weren’t on the padding. Had we simply moved it barely and I landed on the padding would have been effective. I hit the elbow completely within the center, however then my butt cheek, my proper butt cheek, and my hips slammed into concrete, seven, eight toes off the bottom. Laborious to recuperate from that and pretend that, that sucks. Additionally, I didn’t need to put an excessive amount of of my physique on him to crush him. I used to be like, simply hit the elbow. Perhaps you’ll twist your ankle or one thing, however you’ll be effective. Within the second, you’re not pondering completely you’re similar to, I consider I’m going to be okay. That’s a, that’s a giant perception factor, too. I consider these guys are going to catch me if I do a Senton off the apron. You recognize. The opposite factor is, in fact, the Energy Bomb from Qt Marshall. Maven, who I’m a giant fan of his YouTube web page, I liked your interview with him not too long ago. Maven, I need to see him make some type of a comeback in an organization, and be an energetic member of an organization. I wish to see that. However Maven mentioned, of all of the strikes he took in his video, the place he takes all of the finishes, he mentioned the Energy Bomb nonetheless harm essentially the most. And I used to be like, You’re telling me, man! I took one Energy Bomb and I felt like I used to be out of fee. So, yeah, falling on a concrete and getting a hematoma in my ass cheek and being energy bombed within the nook turnbuckle space, that was the worst.”
On what he thinks will occur if WWE tickets hold growing:
“It’ll turn into this douchey, uppity factor that solely a bunch of wealthy tech bros and funding bankers go see. Common individuals gained’t be going to that.”
On if he thinks WWE’s hardcore followers are being priced out:
“I feel that’s factually occurring. Yeah, not, not, not that everyone’s destitute, however the nation, if you happen to have a look at the tendencies, as a result of I’m solely going off tendencies, I’m not saying like I’ve arrived at this information. It’s extra me monitoring and with AI and with job loss and us being on the verge of one other recession, all of the tendencies let you know that folks have much less and fewer disposable revenue, and will probably be extra necessity-based revenue. So the way in which the world’s going, individuals aren’t going to have the ability to afford it.”
On presumably enjoying Mick Foley in a biopic:
“I gained’t get into particulars, however I’ve been approached about it, and we’re speaking to the producers proper now, and we’ve been in dialogue for some time. I additionally received approached to play two different individuals within the wrestling world within the final couple of months alone. So I’m simply form of like ready it out to see what what rises to the highest. As a result of film making is so bizarre. It’d appear to be a positive factor, and it goes away, after which typically one thing simply pops up out of nowhere. The way in which we’re speaking about it, I need to do a Mick Foley restricted collection, do like a 4 to 6 episode factor, and have the ability to inform the story a little bit extra totally and never simply be like, bear in mind the time you fell off the cage? It’s like, the man’s carried out a lot greater than that. He deserves extra respect than that, too.”
Paul Walter Hauser additionally talks on what his spouse thinks of him wrestling, AEW, on not being thought of a star wrestler, his favourite storylines and extra.
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All quotes are courtesy of Insights with Chris Van Vliet.
