0:06 Oh my god. [Music] >> Okay. >> All right, guys. This is Robbie. Are you going to sit right there in that chair? >> Hey, guys. How you doing? >> Hey. What's up, Robbie? >> How you guys doing? >> Nice to meet you, man. >> Nice to meet you. >> I'm Nick. >> Nice to meet you. >> I thought it'd be really cool to >> to invite Robbie. He's a He's a professional wrestler. He's been in the game 25 years. >> 25 years around local LA. >> Yeah. You guys can ask him anything you want about wrestling and what it's like and >> how it's changed over time. RIP Hulk Hogan. >> Robbie, what's your last name? >> Phoenix. >> That's a good wrestling name already. >> Robbie Phoenix. Is that your wrestling name, too? >> Yes. >> Okay. Is it fake? >> Is it fake? What do you mean? Is wrestling fake or fake? >> Answer the question.
0:57 That's what I'm asking you. What do you want me to answer? Is my name fake or is wrestling fake? >> Is is wrestling fake? You know exactly what I'm asking. >> I mean, how how how badly do you want to find out? >> Really bad. >> I've been wanting to know since I was 9 years old. >> I mean, no, it's not. How can you say it's fake? I mean, my neck is ████ destroyed. My knees are ████ destroyed. My shoulders are destroyed. My lower back's destroyed. >> Show me an X-ray. >> There's not one day that I get up that I'm in pain. I mean, I'm in pain sitting here right now. I am. >> Wow. >> You asking me this question has gave me a ████ headache. >> So I I don't I don't know where the ████ this is going. >> Okay. Okay. >> What got you into it? >> What got me into it? >> Yeah. Like what when did you even find out you could even be a part of a and like become a wrestler? >> So when I was a kid, right, just like every other kid, they watched wrestling. They were like, "Wow,
1:48 >> that's awesome." And that's exactly what I was. >> Um not like your sex life, just like Wrestling's real. He's six. >> I don't know. I don't know this guy. >> Himself. >> I swear. >> He swears. He puts his swear. >> So, I just became a big fan as a kid and I just remember I was I think in fourth grade is when I decided I wanted to do this and you know the teachers have you write a paper on what you want to do when you grow up. And of course, all my friends were like, "I want to be a police officer. I want to be a fireman. I want to be a soldier." I was like, "I want to be a pro wrestler." And she laughed at me. But that never went away. Like even as growing up, my parents thought that he's going to outgrow that. And I never outgrew wanting to be a pro
2:38 wrestler. >> You know, >> was in my early 20s and I saw this advertisement for a wrestling school and I went and I applied and I never stopped training ever since. >> Where was the advertisement? It was on the back of a nudity magazine. No, it was at a wrestling show that was owned by a porn company. Oh, >> yeah. Yeah. So, the promoter of the wrestling company actually owned the porn company that was funding the wrestling company. >> Wow, that's funny. >> Sick, dude. >> Yeah. >> Got to have an income source. >> What's that? >> Got to have an income source. What? >> Oh, yeah. >> What? Uh, so what type of wrestling would you call it? >> I'm what you consider an independent wrestler. >> Okay. >> And I travel all around. >> Have you been overseas? Yes, I've been all over Europe, uh, Australia, New Zealand, Japan.
3:28 >> Did you think Japan was kind of mid? >> No. No. I mean, I love Japan. Japan was pretty fun. >> It's not what I heard from a couple people, but >> Well, you never know. You never know. You never know who you're talking to. >> Hey, right. >> You had a great experience. >> Yeah, I had a great I I can't complain. >> Have you ever taken a a bunch of taxs to your back? You know, they like put tax on the ring and then they body slam you on the tax. >> I have. Yeah. I' I've done death matches. >> Bro, where's that? >> Get your hands off. >> Where's he at? Where's he coming? >> What's happening? >> What the ████ >> You didn't show up, did you?
4:19 shooting right now, man. >> So, so chill out, guys. Shout out. So, this this ████ used to be my tag team partner as >> But uh I dumped dead weight. >> Oh my god. Come on. >> You're too black. [Applause] [Music] >> What is going on? >> Yo. >> Yo. No. No. No. No. No. No. No.
5:11 [Music] Oh god. >> Oh ████ >> No. >> Oh ████ >> Oh ████ Let's go. >> Oh, this is great. Watch out for the glass, y'all. >> Careful with those chairs. The wheel will fall off. >> Right to the face. >> Oh my god. >> No, no, no. [Music] Oh. Oh. Oh. Oh. Oh. >> Oh. Another
6:02 >> the crazy freaking crazy. [Music] >> Unbelievable. Come on, man. Somebody up. Oh ████ [Music] >> Oh god,
6:53 >> this is crazy. Right in the punch right in the butt, dude. >> That's a That's a >> Oh, no. Sriracha. >> The apple. >> He hit him with the apple. >> Oh, the sauce. >> Oh, the sauce. It's awesome. >> The sauce. [Music]
7:47 >> Oh, what the heck? >> Oh, he's dazed. He's dazed. He's dazed. This is it. This is crazy. >> You got to do this one. >> Good one. >> Right in the face. >> It's Kennedy Gray. >> No. [Music] >> That's so good. >> Yo. [Music] Oh my >> god. [Music]
8:50 Oh, the telephone. [Music] >> Can you hear me now? >> No coaching. >> No coaching, man. It's illegal. He's choking him with the telephone. >> Come on, Ruben. >> Come on, [Applause] [Music] >> damn.
9:40 This is >> Oh my god. >> Sharp. >> Come on, Robbie. What do you got? It's all you got. [Music] >> Oh my. >> Oh no. Beef jerky. >> Turkey. >> Beef jerky. >> Oh, he's turkey. Eat it. Get the hell out of there, Steve. Come on, man. [Music] Oh my god. >> I feel like they can work it out. >> For like 10 minutes straight.
10:30 >> Oh no. >> Take it over, Robbie. >> Come back for more. >> Oh no. Robbie, >> you son of a ████ >> Oh man, >> you ████ piece of ████ >> Back there. >> Oh no. >> Are you kidding me? What is happening? Come here. >> Oh yes. >> There's another guy. >> Get the camera. There's another guy. There's another guy. >> Oh my god. No. >> Yo, the balance board. >> No, those are dead. That really hurts.
11:20 >> Oh my god. [Applause] >> Anthony Lee's going to be pissed. >> Oh no. Oh my god. Oh, [Music] >> that's [Music]
12:11 not [Music] How did you do that? >> Holy ████ >> Where did this guy come from? >> I don't have any idea. I This is unbelievable. Like, >> wait, I don't have ice yet or what the ████ is going on? Hold him. Hold him. Joe, >> I don't want to do that. >> Hold him.
13:01 [Music] >> Go to the wall. Go to the wall. Let's go. Let's go. [Music] >> Cheers. [Music] Oh yeah. >> The other phone. >> Baby phone. >> So many phones.
13:51 >> Another phone. >> So many phones. >> Why do we have so many phones? >> Another phone. [Music] >> Woo. [Applause] What the ████ is going on? >> How about you? >> Come on. Oh, >> there it is, baby. [Applause] [Music] >> Come on, I'll help you. >> There's too many.
14:52 No, >> that's a sharp corner, dude. [Music] >> Yeah. No. >> Oh, the wall. >> The wall's getting bigger. >> The hole's getting bigger. Oh my gosh. >> This is crazy. >> Get your ass over. Come on. >> Yeah. >> Here's what you want. Yeah. >> You want to face the prodical side right here, baby. Three generations of
15:42 greatest coming. >> Come on now. Supposed to set this up. Supposed to be an interview talking. >> Who's going to pay for all this damage, man? It's unbelievable. >> Not me. >> Hell no. >> Big shot over here. He could pay for us. >> Wa, baby. There's a lot more that came from. Let's go. >> Okay, tough guy. >> What did you guys do in the ring? >> All right. Tough guy. Oh my god. >> Hey, you're on. >> Yeah. >> I'll see you soon. >> Yeah. And you you better watch your back, boy. >> You done stepped You done stepped in something you didn't want to step in one. >> Hey, you already know what I got, baby. >> You got the message. >> The thing you've been waiting for. You already know I got it. Main man. >> Mainly one. Not cool. >> Not cool, guys. >> There's some serious consequences in this. >> Don't make my ass come back here. >> Just get out of here. >> Go home.
16:33 >> Wow. >> Wow. Yeah, he kicked the bad guys out. >> Wow, >> he got the bad guys. >> He kicked out the bad guys. >> Oh my gosh, >> you threw a dumbbell at your head. >> Wow, >> that was wild. >> That was awesome. Yeah. >> Oh my god. >> Very sorry. No, it's perfect. >> It's perfect. Holy ████ Wow. Just >> the wheel came off again. >> The wheel came off as soon as the music hit. >> It was crazy. >> That is no joke, dude. They had a
17:23 ████ Look at this. They had a fight, dude. That is the fakest ████ I've ever seen. >> Look at this. >> The dumbbell straight. >> Damn, dude. You got a dumbbell wall, bro. What the ████ >> Oh my god. >> That was great. >> You guys see this right now? This is crazy. >> Wild. >> None of us knew what was going to happen. That was >> And we were afraid to. What the hell? >> He was up to >> We knew. Guys, this is my uh longtime friend Chris. >> Guys, nice to officially meet everyone. Chris was able to set us up with Robbie who has a wrestling school. >> And then uh that's Reuben back there. >> Ruben, [Laughter]
18:14 >> that was great. >> That was amazing. >> Yeah. Let's get all four of you guys on that side of the room and we'll we'll we'll do another episode just talking about it. Yeah.
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