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And there is no one that does it 21 00:01:22,240 --> 00:01:23,960 better than your. Host. 22 00:01:24,480 --> 00:01:28,560 I have come here to chew bubble gum and kick ass the. 23 00:01:29,320 --> 00:01:30,960 Duke. And I'm all out of bubble. 24 00:01:39,120 --> 00:01:40,880 Hey, how you doing? This is Hall of Fame with Devon 25 00:01:40,880 --> 00:01:44,200 Dudley here, and you're listening to Duke Live 26 00:01:44,360 --> 00:01:46,520 wrestling. Oh, testify. 27 00:01:47,520 --> 00:01:50,680 Brothers and sisters, we are kicking off this episode with a 28 00:01:50,680 --> 00:01:54,680 huge treat here. I mean, legitimately, a man 29 00:01:54,680 --> 00:01:59,240 who's on the Mount Rushmore of the greatest tag teams of all 30 00:01:59,240 --> 00:02:02,240 time. Someone that you will be able to 31 00:02:02,240 --> 00:02:07,480 see at the River City Wrestling Con coming up Sunday, June 9th 32 00:02:07,480 --> 00:02:12,080 this year, and also one of the people who's the subject of the 33 00:02:12,240 --> 00:02:16,440 upcoming edition of WWE Rivals on A&E. 34 00:02:16,880 --> 00:02:20,600 So without further ado, welcome to Duke Loves wrestling the Hall 35 00:02:20,600 --> 00:02:24,040 of Famer himself, Devon Dudley. How you doing there, Brother 36 00:02:24,040 --> 00:02:25,880 Devon? I'm doing all right. 37 00:02:25,880 --> 00:02:28,360 Busy morning for me. Got a lot of things going on. 38 00:02:28,360 --> 00:02:29,800 But then again, that's just my life. 39 00:02:30,080 --> 00:02:30,720 Busy. Busy. 40 00:02:30,720 --> 00:02:32,440 Busy. Yes, Sir. 41 00:02:32,440 --> 00:02:35,640 I mean, listen, man, you, you know, quote UN quote, retirement 42 00:02:35,640 --> 00:02:38,040 doesn't really seem much like retirement at all because you 43 00:02:38,040 --> 00:02:41,440 haven't stopped going, huh? Haven't stopped going behind the 44 00:02:41,440 --> 00:02:44,280 scenes, and apparently I haven't stopped going in front of the 45 00:02:44,280 --> 00:02:46,480 camera either. You know, with Bubba and I 46 00:02:47,040 --> 00:02:52,120 coming back and, you know, doing our thing once again, I swore I 47 00:02:52,120 --> 00:02:53,240 would never get back in the ring. 48 00:02:53,240 --> 00:02:58,120 But I guess the theory holds true when you never say never, 49 00:02:58,720 --> 00:03:00,560 you know, especially in the wrestling business. 50 00:03:01,040 --> 00:03:03,920 But you know, I'm OK with that. But still, it's just, man, my 51 00:03:03,920 --> 00:03:08,200 body has taken a beating and being that, you would think that 52 00:03:08,200 --> 00:03:10,280 I'd have common sense to stop. But no, I'm not. 53 00:03:13,040 --> 00:03:16,640 Well, Speaking of that, congratulations on WWE Rivals. 54 00:03:16,640 --> 00:03:20,480 I mean, legitimately one of the bigger shows on A&E. 55 00:03:20,960 --> 00:03:25,480 And this episode is interesting. First of all, Rivals, you have 56 00:03:25,480 --> 00:03:28,960 everything from Hogan and Andre Austin and Rock. 57 00:03:29,240 --> 00:03:33,520 So the fact that the latest episode, March 24th, 8:00 PM 58 00:03:33,520 --> 00:03:37,240 Eastern Standard Time on A&E, the latest episode, Brothers and 59 00:03:37,240 --> 00:03:41,400 Sisters, Party Boys versus Dudley, Boys versus Edge and 60 00:03:41,400 --> 00:03:45,920 Christian, how does it feel all these years later to still get 61 00:03:45,920 --> 00:03:48,640 this type of respect for that work that you put in back then, 62 00:03:48,640 --> 00:03:50,880 bro? It's, you know, it's a great 63 00:03:50,960 --> 00:03:55,880 honor that the WWE has recognized that six individuals 64 00:03:56,360 --> 00:04:00,720 who were in their early 20s and now old as shit, you know, 65 00:04:02,200 --> 00:04:06,760 recognized us for doing what we did best and that was go out 66 00:04:06,760 --> 00:04:10,120 there and to perform. We basically went out there and 67 00:04:10,120 --> 00:04:12,440 put our bodies and lives on the line. 68 00:04:12,600 --> 00:04:15,440 We had a whole bunch of sacrifices away from our 69 00:04:15,440 --> 00:04:19,440 families and things like that. Just to be #1. 70 00:04:20,000 --> 00:04:24,520 And you know, I I'm honored and privileged that they recognize 71 00:04:24,520 --> 00:04:30,320 that in putting it into the show, the WWE rivals, 'cause, 72 00:04:30,320 --> 00:04:32,840 you know, we're up against so many others. 73 00:04:32,840 --> 00:04:38,760 You know The Rock and Cena, you know, undertaken Shawn Michaels, 74 00:04:38,760 --> 00:04:41,840 so many great people that have come before us and have had 75 00:04:41,840 --> 00:04:47,320 tremendous matches of being told, you know, about the story 76 00:04:47,320 --> 00:04:52,040 leading up to those matches and for them to actually want to do 77 00:04:52,040 --> 00:04:56,600 that with the six of us, I mean, I can't be on any big of a high 78 00:04:56,840 --> 00:05:00,560 than I am now. It's really cool because I know 79 00:05:00,560 --> 00:05:04,880 that you have your wrestling Academy and we've had so many of 80 00:05:04,880 --> 00:05:08,160 your wonderful students over the eight-year period that the Duke 81 00:05:08,160 --> 00:05:10,000 Loves Rousing podcast has been around. 82 00:05:10,000 --> 00:05:14,480 I mean so many great folks there, Casey Lennox, Scotty 83 00:05:14,480 --> 00:05:18,880 Sosa, AKA Scotty Sparks, you know, just wonderful folks. 84 00:05:19,080 --> 00:05:26,280 So for you to be on WWE rivals, on A&E, you can literally show 85 00:05:26,280 --> 00:05:27,880 that to your students and say see. 86 00:05:28,400 --> 00:05:30,440 So when I tell you to do something in the ring, just a 87 00:05:30,440 --> 00:05:33,360 reminder, especially for the younger folks, I think I know 88 00:05:33,360 --> 00:05:36,240 what I'm talking about here. I mean, how does that help you 89 00:05:36,240 --> 00:05:38,560 in those situations? I do that now. 90 00:05:41,360 --> 00:05:44,200 I tell them, you know, because you know, it's like your 91 00:05:44,200 --> 00:05:46,960 parents, you know, your parents know best. 92 00:05:47,360 --> 00:05:50,560 But sometimes because they're your parents, you would rather 93 00:05:50,560 --> 00:05:54,960 take advice from somebody else because it's not your parents. 94 00:05:55,160 --> 00:05:57,560 That's just the way it is. And it's always been like that. 95 00:05:57,960 --> 00:06:00,640 So I got to look at them as my kids. 96 00:06:01,320 --> 00:06:06,200 Where, you know, they are looking for me for advice, 97 00:06:06,520 --> 00:06:08,760 wisdom and guidance, and I do that. 98 00:06:09,080 --> 00:06:11,440 But sometimes, you know, they get a little bit of big head or 99 00:06:11,440 --> 00:06:15,040 what have you and they got to go off and stray and do what they 100 00:06:15,040 --> 00:06:16,560 got to do. But they always wind up coming 101 00:06:16,560 --> 00:06:19,600 back, which is something that I pride myself on. 102 00:06:19,840 --> 00:06:23,480 Not that they come crawling back, but they come back knowing 103 00:06:23,760 --> 00:06:28,400 that what I was saying about things out there is so true, and 104 00:06:28,400 --> 00:06:33,160 that they come back humbled more than they were when they came 105 00:06:33,160 --> 00:06:34,840 in. That's great. 106 00:06:34,840 --> 00:06:36,600 That's great stuff. And I mean, listen, the 107 00:06:36,600 --> 00:06:39,880 foundation of a lot of those lessons go all the way back to 108 00:06:39,880 --> 00:06:44,320 Gleason's Gym when I when I say Gleason's Gym. 109 00:06:44,320 --> 00:06:46,280 What comes to mind when I say that to you? 110 00:06:47,960 --> 00:06:53,000 Blood, sweat and tears. Gleason's was where I got the 111 00:06:53,000 --> 00:06:57,080 knowledge and learn from the unpredictable Johnny Rods. 112 00:06:58,400 --> 00:07:01,400 You know, I learned my craft five and a half, six years at 113 00:07:01,400 --> 00:07:05,760 his wrestling school and didn't leave until he saw that I was 114 00:07:05,760 --> 00:07:08,960 ready, 'cause he was the one that made the phone call to ECW 115 00:07:10,400 --> 00:07:13,480 and to Taz and to say, hey, listen, I got this kid, I think 116 00:07:13,480 --> 00:07:15,280 he would run circles around all of you guys. 117 00:07:15,280 --> 00:07:17,840 And I remember when he told me, I said, why would you tell him 118 00:07:17,840 --> 00:07:19,840 that? I was like, you know, have you 119 00:07:19,840 --> 00:07:22,000 seen that show? These guys are killed. 120 00:07:22,000 --> 00:07:23,920 They're they're freaking barbaric. 121 00:07:24,320 --> 00:07:26,840 I don't feel like getting hit with a barbed wire bat just 122 00:07:26,840 --> 00:07:30,000 because you ran your mouth, Johnny, and got me killed. 123 00:07:30,840 --> 00:07:33,360 I mean, I didn't say it like that, all due respect to Johnny, 124 00:07:33,360 --> 00:07:36,320 but I was nervous as hell when he made that phone call. 125 00:07:36,680 --> 00:07:38,960 I didn't know what to expect. I remember Taz telling me, 126 00:07:39,240 --> 00:07:42,080 Devon, don't worry about it. I know how Johnny is. 127 00:07:42,520 --> 00:07:45,600 I was like, oh, thank God. But it was. 128 00:07:45,600 --> 00:07:50,680 It was truly an honor to be able to go down there and learn from 129 00:07:50,680 --> 00:07:53,800 one of the greats. And I say that because did he 130 00:07:53,800 --> 00:07:55,320 win a lot of matches? No. 131 00:07:55,680 --> 00:07:59,360 But did he make a lot of talent? Absolutely. 132 00:07:59,640 --> 00:08:02,800 Roddy Roddy Piper, the late, great Roddy Roddy Piper, Hall of 133 00:08:02,800 --> 00:08:08,320 Famer basically put Johnny in his book and thanked Johnny for 134 00:08:08,320 --> 00:08:12,240 showing him the ropes during his younger days and said that if it 135 00:08:12,240 --> 00:08:14,720 wasn't for Johnny, he don't know if he would have survived. 136 00:08:14,960 --> 00:08:19,640 And so many of us have learned from Johnny, myself, the late 137 00:08:19,640 --> 00:08:26,800 great big Dick, Dudley Mondo, Clean Hugh Morris, Tommy 138 00:08:26,800 --> 00:08:30,880 Dreamer, Taz. I mean, he had a list of people 139 00:08:31,680 --> 00:08:38,280 come out of his school, a Angel from the Baldies and ECW got so 140 00:08:38,280 --> 00:08:41,120 many others and I'm sorry. Big Vito, Big Vito Lagrazzo. 141 00:08:42,240 --> 00:08:46,880 The main one, Big Vito. He came out of there and if I 142 00:08:46,880 --> 00:08:48,800 have omitted anyone, I apologize. 143 00:08:49,080 --> 00:08:53,160 But he has. He is responsible for so many 144 00:08:53,520 --> 00:08:56,640 people coming out of his school and the great thing about it is 145 00:08:56,880 --> 00:08:59,080 I'm following right in the in his legacy. 146 00:08:59,360 --> 00:09:02,720 I'm doing the same thing a host of students that have come out 147 00:09:02,720 --> 00:09:07,960 of my school that have gone on to bigger and better things in 148 00:09:07,960 --> 00:09:12,600 the wrestling business, whether it be WWE, whether it be NXT, 149 00:09:13,160 --> 00:09:17,720 whether it be New Japan, All Japan, and even some in AEW. 150 00:09:18,080 --> 00:09:20,840 But a lot of them have left the school learning with the 151 00:09:20,840 --> 00:09:23,800 knowledge and gone on to be extremely successful. 152 00:09:25,080 --> 00:09:26,720 Absolutely. And and the proof's in the 153 00:09:26,720 --> 00:09:31,120 pudding, folks, so definitely check out devonacademy.com. 154 00:09:31,120 --> 00:09:34,720 You can get more information about Devon Dudley's wrestling 155 00:09:34,720 --> 00:09:37,160 school and how you can be part of that. 156 00:09:37,160 --> 00:09:40,480 If you are an aspiring wrestler or even if you're a wrestler who 157 00:09:40,840 --> 00:09:45,480 needs to go back to the toolbox, so to speak, check out Devon 158 00:09:45,640 --> 00:09:47,960 Wrestling Academy you you will appreciate it. 159 00:09:47,960 --> 00:09:50,400 I'm telling you And and again you just take a look at some of 160 00:09:50,400 --> 00:09:52,840 the folks who have come through there and what they're doing 161 00:09:52,840 --> 00:09:55,680 today to understand it's legitimate for sure. 162 00:09:55,680 --> 00:09:58,400 Shout out to Johnny Rods, the the Hall of Famer himself, that 163 00:09:58,400 --> 00:10:02,120 it's it's awesome that you still show him such respect and 164 00:10:02,120 --> 00:10:03,560 reverence there. That's good stuff there. 165 00:10:04,360 --> 00:10:06,120 Absolutely. He's like my dad and I tell him 166 00:10:06,120 --> 00:10:09,520 that all the time. I call him at least two to three 167 00:10:09,520 --> 00:10:14,360 times, maybe even 4 * a month to make sure he's doing OK and to 168 00:10:14,360 --> 00:10:18,560 hear those Johnny Rod stories. You know, I can't go on without 169 00:10:18,560 --> 00:10:22,200 hearing those stories. He is a man that knows the 170 00:10:22,200 --> 00:10:28,600 business, knows how to present himself in a manner where he is 171 00:10:28,600 --> 00:10:33,080 respected the way he is and I'm just happy that I was able to 172 00:10:33,080 --> 00:10:36,040 learn under his learning tree. Absolutely. 173 00:10:36,040 --> 00:10:38,840 And it's funny because and we talked a little bit about her 174 00:10:39,040 --> 00:10:43,880 offline, but Scotty Sosa is somebody who is always putting 175 00:10:43,880 --> 00:10:48,640 you over just as a as a great teacher, patient teacher and and 176 00:10:48,640 --> 00:10:52,120 somebody who she takes a look at your body of work and that's 177 00:10:52,120 --> 00:10:54,520 something that she strives for. And again, she's a friend of the 178 00:10:54,520 --> 00:10:56,440 show. So it's cool. 179 00:10:56,440 --> 00:10:59,880 It's really cool to have one of your kids put you over like 180 00:10:59,880 --> 00:11:02,080 that, and then to have you won and you're putting over your 181 00:11:02,080 --> 00:11:04,960 trainer. That degree of respect and 182 00:11:04,960 --> 00:11:08,080 reverence is huge. Man, Absolutely. 183 00:11:08,080 --> 00:11:10,640 You know, you call it Scotty. I call it Jordan. 184 00:11:12,000 --> 00:11:17,800 When she came to my school, I basically saw the hunger in her 185 00:11:17,800 --> 00:11:22,160 eyes. I basically saw how much she 186 00:11:22,160 --> 00:11:24,720 wanted it, you know? Now the thing about it is you 187 00:11:24,720 --> 00:11:27,080 can want it all day, but you have to prove it. 188 00:11:27,600 --> 00:11:30,440 You know, this business isn't ballet. 189 00:11:30,920 --> 00:11:34,720 So it's not going to be something overnight that you're 190 00:11:34,720 --> 00:11:38,160 able to conquer and and be successful at. 191 00:11:38,160 --> 00:11:40,200 You got to put the time, work and effort into it. 192 00:11:40,920 --> 00:11:46,080 And you know, I've always said to her and so many others, you 193 00:11:46,080 --> 00:11:49,320 know, if you ever need me, here's my phone number, call me. 194 00:11:49,760 --> 00:11:51,680 It doesn't have to be during school hours. 195 00:11:51,680 --> 00:11:54,920 It could be after hours, just not two or 3:00 in the morning. 196 00:11:56,240 --> 00:11:59,040 And and other than that and some of them have used it, some of 197 00:11:59,040 --> 00:12:01,800 them have done it. She's definitely has done that. 198 00:12:02,480 --> 00:12:05,080 And whenever there was a personal problem, what have you, 199 00:12:05,680 --> 00:12:07,440 she's come to me and asked me and I've worked. 200 00:12:07,440 --> 00:12:09,720 I hope to work it out. I love that. 201 00:12:09,720 --> 00:12:11,240 Again, that's that spirit of respect. 202 00:12:11,360 --> 00:12:15,480 It's interesting, Devon, because I I did a write up about you on 203 00:12:15,480 --> 00:12:18,040 my Facebook page for Black History Month. 204 00:12:18,040 --> 00:12:21,960 I was, I honored, a different icon in wrestling throughout the 205 00:12:21,960 --> 00:12:26,920 month and the the response that people gave to that was 206 00:12:27,200 --> 00:12:32,640 tremendous because we don't normally get a biography of you 207 00:12:33,080 --> 00:12:35,680 in that form and and I'm challenging everybody out there. 208 00:12:35,680 --> 00:12:39,400 Listen, make sure you're writing about Devon because he is an 209 00:12:39,400 --> 00:12:43,560 icon, he is a trailblazer. He is somebody who has paved the 210 00:12:43,560 --> 00:12:47,280 way for so many, especially black and brown wrestlers, and 211 00:12:47,280 --> 00:12:50,040 we need to make sure we honor our brother in that light. 212 00:12:51,320 --> 00:12:55,920 Well, I thank you #1 for that because not even WWE has done 213 00:12:55,920 --> 00:12:59,480 that for me. You know, there's been countless 214 00:12:59,480 --> 00:13:02,040 times during Black History Month where they putting everybody 215 00:13:02,040 --> 00:13:07,000 else on the poster or has acknowledged them but didn't 216 00:13:07,000 --> 00:13:10,800 acknowledge me, which is fine, you know, I'm not upset or angry 217 00:13:10,800 --> 00:13:14,600 about it, but it's just a fact. And I don't know, maybe because 218 00:13:14,600 --> 00:13:16,600 my brother was white, I don't know. 219 00:13:18,200 --> 00:13:20,600 I don't get it. But that is the truth. 220 00:13:21,040 --> 00:13:23,560 I don't see, I'm sure some powers to be, but like, oh, 221 00:13:23,560 --> 00:13:26,360 that's not true. Well, show me one poster during 222 00:13:26,360 --> 00:13:29,520 Black History Month that you have put me on and I can show 223 00:13:29,560 --> 00:13:34,280 you some that you have not. Well we're definitely putting 224 00:13:34,280 --> 00:13:36,800 the challenge out there including to our friends in WWE. 225 00:13:36,800 --> 00:13:40,400 Listen make sure you honor Devon you should be doing it 226 00:13:40,400 --> 00:13:43,560 throughout the year and and and certainly WE Rivals is a is a 227 00:13:43,560 --> 00:13:45,600 great example of doing that but black hair St. 228 00:13:45,600 --> 00:13:46,960 Month. We got to shout our brother out. 229 00:13:47,800 --> 00:13:51,120 I I bring that up, Devon, because I've never heard a bad 230 00:13:51,120 --> 00:13:54,600 word about you. People have said nothing but 231 00:13:54,600 --> 00:13:57,800 positive things about you on this show and to me personally, 232 00:13:58,320 --> 00:14:01,960 and that's very rare because you can always find somebody that 233 00:14:01,960 --> 00:14:04,480 has a problem somewhere. Make sure you don't ask any of 234 00:14:04,480 --> 00:14:10,280 my ex wives. Say you got to get yourself in 235 00:14:10,280 --> 00:14:12,000 trouble down, man. I was building you up. 236 00:14:12,000 --> 00:14:17,320 See. Well, something weird happened 237 00:14:18,120 --> 00:14:21,120 recently, and a couple of folks have reached out to me about it 238 00:14:21,120 --> 00:14:26,960 because it was so outside of the ordinary where someone was 239 00:14:26,960 --> 00:14:30,240 extremely disrespectful to you and in front of other folks in 240 00:14:30,240 --> 00:14:33,640 front of your peers. And I got to ask you about it, 241 00:14:33,640 --> 00:14:37,400 Devon, because it's not right. You know what I mean? 242 00:14:37,400 --> 00:14:40,160 It's not right from what I was told, but I want to hear it 243 00:14:40,160 --> 00:14:41,400 directly from you. So. 244 00:14:41,400 --> 00:14:46,000 So there's a guy named Dylan Hines who is well known for for 245 00:14:46,000 --> 00:14:48,720 doing bookings for wrestlers and things like that. 246 00:14:50,160 --> 00:14:54,200 He said some not so nice things to you and and and you had to 247 00:14:54,200 --> 00:14:56,000 respond to him. What happened? 248 00:14:56,960 --> 00:15:02,640 Well, basically the people who brought me into the show in 249 00:15:03,280 --> 00:15:09,360 Chillicothe, OH, basically we get there with Roberto Dorio and 250 00:15:09,360 --> 00:15:12,920 we couldn't find the table. So they tried to contact Dylan 251 00:15:13,440 --> 00:15:15,920 and pretty much said, hey, Dylan, you know, we can't find 252 00:15:15,920 --> 00:15:17,040 our table. What's going on? 253 00:15:17,320 --> 00:15:20,240 And people have already made their way inside the building. 254 00:15:20,480 --> 00:15:25,200 So it was a little hectic. And he kind of brushed them off. 255 00:15:26,000 --> 00:15:27,640 And he was like, I don't have time right now, you know, go 256 00:15:27,640 --> 00:15:29,840 find my father and this and that, you know, find or find the 257 00:15:29,840 --> 00:15:30,920 table yourselves. I can't find. 258 00:15:30,920 --> 00:15:35,560 I can help you right now. And I was like, Wow said, OK. 259 00:15:36,200 --> 00:15:41,920 And so there had been a few times after that where he passed 260 00:15:41,920 --> 00:15:46,000 by, didn't say hello, didn't say anything or apologize for that 261 00:15:46,000 --> 00:15:47,480 little thing. So no big deal. 262 00:15:49,040 --> 00:15:52,720 So then he comes over and he just rolls some 8 by 10s, or 263 00:15:53,120 --> 00:15:56,480 they were bigger than 8 by 10s, But he threw them on the table, 264 00:15:56,480 --> 00:15:59,960 said tell Devon to sign these. Number one, I'm not signing 265 00:15:59,960 --> 00:16:02,760 anything. You can't even come up to me and 266 00:16:02,760 --> 00:16:05,520 say hello. But yet you're going to throw 267 00:16:05,520 --> 00:16:08,040 something on the desk and tell the people that brought me in, 268 00:16:08,320 --> 00:16:11,920 Just tell Devon to sign these. Number one, I don't work for 269 00:16:11,920 --> 00:16:14,560 you, regardless if it's your show or not. 270 00:16:14,560 --> 00:16:16,640 And it's not even your show. It's your father's show. 271 00:16:17,280 --> 00:16:21,120 And he tried to pretty much tell me that, Oh, no, this is my 272 00:16:21,120 --> 00:16:23,400 show. I said OK, without your father, 273 00:16:24,200 --> 00:16:27,440 without Bobby, you wouldn't have what you have right now. 274 00:16:28,480 --> 00:16:31,040 And he goes, you're not going to sign this. 275 00:16:31,040 --> 00:16:32,640 I don't know when you act like that. 276 00:16:32,640 --> 00:16:35,320 No, I'm not going to sign it. He goes, well, get out, pack 277 00:16:35,320 --> 00:16:37,200 your stuff. And and you guys have to leave. 278 00:16:37,640 --> 00:16:42,320 I'm not going anywhere. I was like, if if you want me to 279 00:16:42,320 --> 00:16:44,640 go somewhere, have your father tell me, then I'll walk. 280 00:16:45,200 --> 00:16:48,000 I was like, but you're you're dumbass and I ain't moving. 281 00:16:49,200 --> 00:16:51,040 Well, I'll get the. I'll call the police and have 282 00:16:51,040 --> 00:16:52,720 your score down. I think you better do that. 283 00:16:52,960 --> 00:16:55,640 By the way. When you do that, you better 284 00:16:55,640 --> 00:16:58,080 have an ambulance on the way. Because by the time the cops 285 00:16:58,080 --> 00:17:00,040 come in to escort me, they're going to be. 286 00:17:00,040 --> 00:17:02,440 I'm going to be in cuffs and your ass going to be wheeled off 287 00:17:02,440 --> 00:17:04,880 in an ambulance. That I promise you. 288 00:17:06,040 --> 00:17:09,880 And you know he started trying to be all tough and that. 289 00:17:10,119 --> 00:17:12,119 And I told him, I said I will knock your head clear off your 290 00:17:12,119 --> 00:17:14,319 shoulders. I was like, I you bet you better 291 00:17:14,319 --> 00:17:16,760 back up. And then his father came over 292 00:17:17,000 --> 00:17:19,400 Bobby and was like, hey, what's going on? 293 00:17:19,400 --> 00:17:23,040 I said, Bobby, your son is being very rude and this and that 294 00:17:23,040 --> 00:17:26,280 about signing something that I had no knowledge of signing. 295 00:17:27,240 --> 00:17:30,920 And Dylan kept trying to intervene until Bobby told him 296 00:17:30,920 --> 00:17:36,880 to shut up and be respectful. And basically at that point he 297 00:17:36,880 --> 00:17:40,000 kept talking to the point where Bobby, his own father, threw him 298 00:17:40,000 --> 00:17:45,160 out the building. And apparently he was having 299 00:17:45,160 --> 00:17:47,680 problems with other people there as well. 300 00:17:48,400 --> 00:17:56,720 Sandman, Francine, Guido, Jimmy Hart and poor Bill Abner was 301 00:17:56,720 --> 00:17:59,720 only doing his job. Came in because of his fault 302 00:17:59,720 --> 00:18:02,520 because of Bobby Fulton and Dylan. 303 00:18:02,520 --> 00:18:06,720 Gets mad at him is and tells. Tells what's his name? 304 00:18:06,720 --> 00:18:08,720 That you're fired. Don't come back here. 305 00:18:09,480 --> 00:18:12,520 He fired Bill after the the legend Bill after. 306 00:18:13,160 --> 00:18:14,760 Legend Bill, after he goes, you're fired. 307 00:18:14,760 --> 00:18:18,080 Get out. Because he wouldn't bow down to 308 00:18:18,080 --> 00:18:22,000 Dylan or wouldn't do what Dylan said. 309 00:18:22,360 --> 00:18:27,080 So he fired him and then Bobby find that, found out about it 310 00:18:27,280 --> 00:18:29,440 until he's like, don't worry about that, you're not fired. 311 00:18:29,440 --> 00:18:34,280 Go ahead and do your thing. So he had to pretty much cover 312 00:18:34,280 --> 00:18:36,840 up for his son. But again, these are incidents 313 00:18:36,840 --> 00:18:41,520 that I'm hearing that has been happening a lot with him. 314 00:18:42,080 --> 00:18:47,080 And you know, my thing is, you know, when is enough is enough 315 00:18:47,640 --> 00:18:50,200 with this guy, you know? And then he had the nerve to 316 00:18:50,200 --> 00:18:51,760 tell me you'll never work for me again. 317 00:18:51,760 --> 00:18:54,000 I promise you that. I said good 'cause I don't work 318 00:18:54,000 --> 00:18:56,360 for you. Now I go, what is your problem? 319 00:18:56,360 --> 00:18:59,360 I said, what are you that deranged? 320 00:18:59,680 --> 00:19:02,320 I don't even work for you. How the hell you Tomorrow. 321 00:19:02,320 --> 00:19:03,840 I'm not gonna work for you ever again. 322 00:19:03,880 --> 00:19:06,640 I don't work for you. I don't even like you. 323 00:19:07,560 --> 00:19:09,800 And I told his father. I said, you know what? 324 00:19:10,280 --> 00:19:13,320 I will do this for you. I will. 325 00:19:13,320 --> 00:19:15,560 I will do this for you. I'll sign it for you. 326 00:19:15,560 --> 00:19:17,960 But for Dylan, I have no respect for. 327 00:19:18,600 --> 00:19:22,720 You know, it's it's interesting. The wrestling industry, so much 328 00:19:22,720 --> 00:19:26,200 has improved, thank goodness, from what it used to be. 329 00:19:26,200 --> 00:19:31,360 And and yet you have some of these, dare I say, carny figures 330 00:19:31,360 --> 00:19:35,640 who don't know when to realize, hey, that that's not the way to 331 00:19:35,640 --> 00:19:40,800 do business for For him to make demands of you and to be so 332 00:19:40,800 --> 00:19:43,600 disrespectful about it, it's crazy to me. 333 00:19:45,240 --> 00:19:50,960 Yeah, I mean regardless if him and the people who brought me 334 00:19:50,960 --> 00:19:53,520 in, if he said that, I mean like Bobby Fulton said, he goes, 335 00:19:53,520 --> 00:19:56,440 Devon, you know, we gave you guys the table and we just would 336 00:19:56,440 --> 00:19:57,720 like for you to sign a couple of these. 337 00:19:58,000 --> 00:20:00,560 If Dylan would have came over and said that and just said 338 00:20:00,560 --> 00:20:03,480 hello and how you doing and it's not thank you for coming to the 339 00:20:03,480 --> 00:20:05,520 show. That would have been sorry about 340 00:20:05,520 --> 00:20:07,560 earlier on. Things were so hectic. 341 00:20:07,840 --> 00:20:09,920 You know I was running around and know what to do. 342 00:20:10,200 --> 00:20:12,200 That would have been more. I would have had no issues of 343 00:20:12,200 --> 00:20:13,200 signing. I never do. 344 00:20:13,760 --> 00:20:16,400 You know, I've had people come to me before at these signings 345 00:20:16,400 --> 00:20:19,440 and ask me to sign extra and I got no problems with it. 346 00:20:19,440 --> 00:20:23,640 But when you're as rude as Dylan was and you do things like that, 347 00:20:23,840 --> 00:20:26,800 that's where I have the problem. And when his own father tells 348 00:20:26,800 --> 00:20:29,600 me, he goes, you know, this new generation now, they have no 349 00:20:29,600 --> 00:20:31,440 respect. I'm so sorry for my son's 350 00:20:31,440 --> 00:20:33,920 actions, Devon. He was like, you should not have 351 00:20:33,920 --> 00:20:35,560 been told or treated that way and blah, blah. 352 00:20:35,920 --> 00:20:38,280 I said, Bobby, it's OK. I said I'm not worried about him 353 00:20:38,280 --> 00:20:39,120 right now. I said. 354 00:20:39,120 --> 00:20:40,600 But please keep your son away from me. 355 00:20:42,400 --> 00:20:45,160 Yeah, for sure. Because you know what I mean 356 00:20:45,160 --> 00:20:47,200 that that wouldn't be a pretty situation for sure. 357 00:20:47,200 --> 00:20:50,640 And listen, for everybody out there, you know, it's, it's tax 358 00:20:50,640 --> 00:20:52,200 season. So, you know, you get all these 359 00:20:53,040 --> 00:20:56,520 newly minted promoters and folks out there who have a couple 360 00:20:56,520 --> 00:20:58,480 extra bucks and they want to spend it and want to be part of 361 00:20:58,480 --> 00:21:00,680 the wrestling industry and that's OK. 362 00:21:00,680 --> 00:21:03,440 It it could be a payday for somebody, which is always 363 00:21:03,440 --> 00:21:08,800 welcome, but you got to do good business and you, you treat 364 00:21:08,800 --> 00:21:10,160 people the way you want to be treated. 365 00:21:10,160 --> 00:21:12,880 Don't don't disrespect anybody and don't disrespect the 366 00:21:12,880 --> 00:21:13,560 wrestlers. Please. 367 00:21:14,000 --> 00:21:16,840 These are our heroes. And if it wasn't for the 368 00:21:16,840 --> 00:21:21,120 sacrifices they made, including Dylan's father, by the way, if 369 00:21:21,120 --> 00:21:24,320 it wasn't for the sacrifices they made, God only knows where 370 00:21:24,320 --> 00:21:26,680 most of us would be. Because I'm going to tell you 371 00:21:26,680 --> 00:21:31,160 right now, Devon, the things that you have sacrificed in your 372 00:21:31,160 --> 00:21:34,440 life to entertain people like myself, in the audience 373 00:21:34,440 --> 00:21:37,840 listening, you saved our lives, man. 374 00:21:38,000 --> 00:21:41,080 You you gave us something to to care about and something to pay 375 00:21:41,080 --> 00:21:43,520 attention to. And and you know, for me 376 00:21:43,520 --> 00:21:45,920 personally, I, I had to get my homework done so I could go 377 00:21:45,920 --> 00:21:48,080 watch wrestling. I had to do the chores so I can 378 00:21:48,080 --> 00:21:50,440 go watch wrestling. You kept me out of trouble. 379 00:21:50,680 --> 00:21:52,120 You know. You and your peers, man. 380 00:21:52,120 --> 00:21:56,960 So thank you first and foremost on behalf of all of your fans 381 00:21:56,960 --> 00:22:01,000 and and again for all of you want to be promoters out there, 382 00:22:01,080 --> 00:22:04,160 please just be respectful. Treat people the way you want to 383 00:22:04,160 --> 00:22:06,880 be treated and and and don't put yourself in the position like 384 00:22:06,880 --> 00:22:11,440 unfortunately Dylan Hines, who I hope learns his lesson did there 385 00:22:11,440 --> 00:22:14,640 because that just is uncalled for anyway. 386 00:22:14,720 --> 00:22:20,000 Once again, devonacademy.com folks, you can check that out if 387 00:22:20,000 --> 00:22:23,200 you want to be trained properly. Definitely. 388 00:22:23,200 --> 00:22:26,000 I I put my stamp on it because again we've had so many of 389 00:22:26,000 --> 00:22:29,520 Devon's wonderful students on the show and we know what he's 390 00:22:29,520 --> 00:22:30,960 all about. We've seen his body work. 391 00:22:30,960 --> 00:22:35,360 You can't beat it. Also devon.dudley.96@gmail.com 392 00:22:35,360 --> 00:22:39,440 for all bookings and things like that testify Devon and all your 393 00:22:39,440 --> 00:22:41,720 social media if you want to reach out as well. 394 00:22:42,320 --> 00:22:43,920 Devon you got a lovely wife, man. 395 00:22:43,920 --> 00:22:46,320 I I'm I'm not going to let you get away without giving her a 396 00:22:46,320 --> 00:22:46,920 shout out there. I. 397 00:22:48,680 --> 00:22:51,840 Hate putting her over because then when I put her over she she 398 00:22:51,840 --> 00:22:58,080 makes me pay for it. She's the real star in the 399 00:22:58,080 --> 00:22:59,040 house. You know that, right? 400 00:22:59,720 --> 00:23:02,800 Oh yeah, I know that she gets more followers and and people on 401 00:23:02,800 --> 00:23:05,240 social media asking her questions than I do. 402 00:23:05,240 --> 00:23:06,520 I'm like, damn, I said wait a minute. 403 00:23:06,520 --> 00:23:07,400 Hello. I'm Devon. 404 00:23:07,400 --> 00:23:09,200 Hello. See you. 405 00:23:09,200 --> 00:23:11,120 See you chopped liver. Now man, that's the way it is 406 00:23:11,160 --> 00:23:13,440 there. So, so once again, Rubber City 407 00:23:13,440 --> 00:23:15,600 Wrestling Con. What can folks expect when they 408 00:23:15,600 --> 00:23:17,640 see you this year? Because I know it's going to be 409 00:23:17,640 --> 00:23:21,440 bigger and better than ever. Well, you know, I think it's a 410 00:23:21,440 --> 00:23:22,640 bit bigger than better than ever again. 411 00:23:22,640 --> 00:23:26,760 New merchandise, new pictures to sell, things like that. 412 00:23:26,760 --> 00:23:31,880 And we have the new action figures coming out due to the 413 00:23:31,880 --> 00:23:35,920 Legends deal with WWE. A big shout out to the WWE. 414 00:23:35,920 --> 00:23:40,080 Thank you so much for even all the love and support over the 415 00:23:40,080 --> 00:23:42,760 years. I mean, grant you minus the 416 00:23:42,760 --> 00:23:44,760 Black History Month, but that's OK. 417 00:23:46,160 --> 00:23:50,840 But you know, in All, in all, in all seriousness, you know, these 418 00:23:50,840 --> 00:23:54,600 guys have been in my corner since day one. 419 00:23:54,600 --> 00:23:58,280 They've made me the superstar that I am, where I was able to, 420 00:23:59,040 --> 00:24:03,240 you know, do what you said, you know, help you stay out of 421 00:24:03,240 --> 00:24:07,200 trouble and and so many other people and give you guys reasons 422 00:24:07,200 --> 00:24:08,960 to want to get home and watch the show. 423 00:24:09,240 --> 00:24:13,560 You know, that's all due to WWE and what they've done for me. 424 00:24:13,560 --> 00:24:19,080 This whole Legends deal gave us action figures, T-shirts put us 425 00:24:19,080 --> 00:24:21,720 on a new video game. So I'm very happy about that. 426 00:24:22,160 --> 00:24:27,400 And I was just at the big event in Brentwood, Long Island and 427 00:24:27,400 --> 00:24:34,280 somebody brought me A tag team belt that was made by the WWE 428 00:24:34,760 --> 00:24:37,680 and has the Dudley Boys written all over it. 429 00:24:38,200 --> 00:24:41,760 It's like a Dudley Boys tag team belt, which I was very happy to 430 00:24:41,760 --> 00:24:44,920 sign. So it's merch, new merchandise 431 00:24:44,920 --> 00:24:48,600 that's come out and if I'm not mistaken I think the what do you 432 00:24:48,600 --> 00:24:52,400 call those Funkos, I think they'll be out next year. 433 00:24:52,400 --> 00:24:56,360 So even more stuff that's coming out with the Dudley's, you know, 434 00:24:56,360 --> 00:25:00,360 it's a very good year for us, for Bubba and myself. 435 00:25:00,360 --> 00:25:03,960 And we're just, you know, we creating history once again. 436 00:25:03,960 --> 00:25:08,760 And you know Bubba and I will be in a town near you getting 437 00:25:08,760 --> 00:25:13,040 ready, whether it be back in TNA or WWE or where have you. 438 00:25:13,280 --> 00:25:17,160 You know Bubba and I are back and we're going to be right back 439 00:25:17,240 --> 00:25:19,280 doing the greatest hits once again. 440 00:25:20,560 --> 00:25:24,840 What a great conversation there with the Hall of Famer himself, 441 00:25:25,120 --> 00:25:28,280 Devon Dudley. Just a fantastic human being 442 00:25:28,280 --> 00:25:32,320 there and and listen, you know he's putting WWE over, which is 443 00:25:32,320 --> 00:25:34,560 awesome. The the, the new Legends deal. 444 00:25:35,000 --> 00:25:38,200 So fantastic. Of course folks, you can catch 445 00:25:38,200 --> 00:25:42,920 Devon at the River City Wrestling Con coming up by June 446 00:25:42,920 --> 00:25:44,120 9th. That's Sunday. 447 00:25:44,560 --> 00:25:48,560 So definitely bring all your things to sign and make sure you 448 00:25:48,920 --> 00:25:50,840 get your pictures with Devon of course. 449 00:25:51,360 --> 00:25:57,720 Obviously WWE Rivals Sunday. Let me say that again, Sunday 450 00:25:57,720 --> 00:26:02,560 the 24th, 8:00 PM Eastern Standard Time on A&E. 451 00:26:03,080 --> 00:26:04,280 Definitely want to check that out. 452 00:26:04,280 --> 00:26:07,920 Devon and Bubba and other Dudley boys, they're in there and it's 453 00:26:07,920 --> 00:26:11,320 all about their rivalry with Edge and Christian and the Hardy 454 00:26:11,320 --> 00:26:13,760 Boys. So really should be a a huge 455 00:26:13,760 --> 00:26:15,640 episode there. Can't wait to see that. 456 00:26:16,120 --> 00:26:20,680 But what an interesting thing we we stumbled upon there. 457 00:26:21,640 --> 00:26:28,040 I had written a Black History Month acknowledgement of Devon 458 00:26:28,160 --> 00:26:31,160 just like I did for a lot of other folks throughout the 459 00:26:31,160 --> 00:26:34,880 month. You know Rodney Mack and Jazz 460 00:26:34,880 --> 00:26:39,720 and and Reggie B. Fine, shout out to Reggie B, the 461 00:26:39,720 --> 00:26:43,640 rock. Whole host of folks Aja Kong. 462 00:26:43,640 --> 00:26:46,120 You know, I just a whole host of wonderful folks. 463 00:26:46,120 --> 00:26:47,800 Scoot Andrews, the black Nature Boy. 464 00:26:47,800 --> 00:26:49,160 Great friend of the show as well. 465 00:26:50,200 --> 00:26:54,560 Did a whole you know detailed write up throughout the days 466 00:26:54,560 --> 00:26:57,120 there and you can check out the Duke of the Ras on Facebook and 467 00:26:57,120 --> 00:27:01,000 and just use the hashtag Black History Month to see some of 468 00:27:01,000 --> 00:27:02,200 those. There you can see the whole 469 00:27:02,200 --> 00:27:09,320 listing did one on Devon and shared it with Devon and it was 470 00:27:09,320 --> 00:27:11,880 interesting to talk about it here on the show and and he 471 00:27:11,880 --> 00:27:16,720 points out that for the most part the WWE does not include 472 00:27:16,720 --> 00:27:23,040 Devon when they are celebrating figures who they acknowledge 473 00:27:23,040 --> 00:27:27,480 during Black History Month and that is just a a terrible 474 00:27:27,480 --> 00:27:30,160 omission. Now look I I don't believe that 475 00:27:30,160 --> 00:27:33,200 that's on purpose. I think that's just a a honest 476 00:27:33,200 --> 00:27:35,760 mistake there, but it's a mistake that should be 477 00:27:35,760 --> 00:27:43,200 corrected, you know and talking to people about Devon and and 478 00:27:43,200 --> 00:27:47,360 even bringing that fact up, a lot of folks are like, Oh yeah, 479 00:27:47,360 --> 00:27:51,240 that's that's a good point. We don't, we don't traditionally 480 00:27:51,240 --> 00:27:55,160 see Devon Dudley mentioned during Black History Month when 481 00:27:55,160 --> 00:27:58,840 we talk about great black wrestlers in history and and all 482 00:27:58,840 --> 00:28:02,960 that good stuff there. Let me say this and you know 483 00:28:02,960 --> 00:28:04,680 we'll, we'll make this a clip as well. 484 00:28:04,680 --> 00:28:09,760 So you share this with everybody because I want to go strong on 485 00:28:09,760 --> 00:28:12,160 this one and be very, very clear, OK. 486 00:28:14,440 --> 00:28:20,680 When you talk about Devon Dudley, it's time for us to 487 00:28:20,680 --> 00:28:22,600 stop. And I'm saying us, I'm putting 488 00:28:22,600 --> 00:28:25,840 myself there included. I'm challenging myself in this. 489 00:28:26,040 --> 00:28:32,360 It's time for all of us to stop under rating this legend because 490 00:28:32,360 --> 00:28:34,160 that's that's essentially what we're doing. 491 00:28:34,160 --> 00:28:40,800 We are underrating a legend. Devon Dudley is a Hall of Famer, 492 00:28:41,480 --> 00:28:47,120 a WWE Hall of Famer. Devon Dudley is one of the 493 00:28:47,120 --> 00:28:53,600 greatest wrestlers of all time. Devon Dudley is one of the most 494 00:28:53,840 --> 00:28:56,480 accomplished wrestlers of all time. 495 00:28:58,120 --> 00:29:03,760 Devon Dudley is one of the greatest black wrestlers of all 496 00:29:03,760 --> 00:29:07,600 time. Devon Dudley is one of the most 497 00:29:07,640 --> 00:29:10,600 accomplished black wrestlers of all time. 498 00:29:12,080 --> 00:29:20,960 Devon Dudley absolutely should be acknowledged as the icon that 499 00:29:20,960 --> 00:29:24,320 he is in. General tag team wrestler. 500 00:29:24,320 --> 00:29:31,040 Wrestler in general, and he absolutely should be 501 00:29:31,040 --> 00:29:37,400 acknowledged as one of the greatest black, Black. 502 00:29:37,480 --> 00:29:41,560 Let me say that again, Black wrestlers of all time. 503 00:29:43,240 --> 00:29:49,880 We are missing the boat by not acknowledging this icon for all 504 00:29:49,880 --> 00:29:53,000 of the wonderful, great things that he's done, and I'm 505 00:29:53,040 --> 00:29:55,240 emphasizing black for this reason. 506 00:29:56,520 --> 00:30:02,440 It is only in recent memory throughout the hundreds, plural, 507 00:30:02,800 --> 00:30:06,200 hundreds of years history of the wrestling industry, it is only 508 00:30:06,200 --> 00:30:11,720 recently that black wrestlers are even afforded the 509 00:30:11,720 --> 00:30:17,680 opportunity to compete on a on a somewhat even playing field with 510 00:30:17,680 --> 00:30:20,240 their white peers. That's a fact. 511 00:30:21,560 --> 00:30:24,400 And even to this day, there is still a lot of issues with 512 00:30:24,400 --> 00:30:28,560 equity and and and diversity and inclusion and what have you 513 00:30:28,560 --> 00:30:31,240 there. And yet, despite all of that, 514 00:30:31,240 --> 00:30:35,760 Devon Dudley, because of his determination, because of his 515 00:30:35,760 --> 00:30:39,880 skill, because of his greatness, was able to push through and 516 00:30:39,880 --> 00:30:45,320 accomplish so much, we are missing the boat. 517 00:30:45,320 --> 00:30:50,480 We have failed this legend by not uplifting him and 518 00:30:50,480 --> 00:30:54,680 acknowledging him in the same manner that we do so many others 519 00:30:55,680 --> 00:30:58,320 and and and when I say so many others, I'm just talking about 520 00:30:58,320 --> 00:31:01,840 those who have risen to the occasion to be as accomplished, 521 00:31:02,040 --> 00:31:05,720 to be Hall of Famers and what have you because they're part of 522 00:31:05,720 --> 00:31:10,080 the 1%. But Devon Dudley as a black man 523 00:31:10,440 --> 00:31:14,000 in an industry that has never been easy for a black man to 524 00:31:14,000 --> 00:31:17,920 even exist in, never mind be a decorated champion and a Hall of 525 00:31:17,920 --> 00:31:20,680 Famer. To be an all time great for 526 00:31:20,680 --> 00:31:23,520 Devon Dudley to accomplish what he's accomplished. 527 00:31:25,400 --> 00:31:30,880 It is incredibly poor on our part for not uplifting this man 528 00:31:30,880 --> 00:31:32,160 more. We got to do it. 529 00:31:32,800 --> 00:31:33,640 We got to do it. I'm. 530 00:31:33,640 --> 00:31:37,960 I'm challenging myself to do it and I'm going to say something. 531 00:31:38,680 --> 00:31:41,600 Devon's name was not one of the first names that came to mind 532 00:31:41,600 --> 00:31:44,400 when I was doing my Black History Month acknowledgements 533 00:31:45,680 --> 00:31:49,600 and by when I when I thought about it, I was like, damn, I 534 00:31:49,600 --> 00:31:52,160 got to do one on Devon. Why? 535 00:31:52,200 --> 00:31:54,920 Why haven't I ever done one on Devon before? 536 00:31:55,400 --> 00:31:59,880 You know, it's crazy. So it's not like I'm calling 537 00:31:59,880 --> 00:32:02,400 other people out and I'm not looking at myself as well. 538 00:32:02,400 --> 00:32:04,800 I'm challenging myself as well. But seriously, brothers and 539 00:32:04,800 --> 00:32:05,920 sisters, we got to do better than that. 540 00:32:06,080 --> 00:32:07,560 WWE, you got to do better than that. 541 00:32:08,320 --> 00:32:12,000 You got to do better than that. That's an icon, period. 542 00:32:12,000 --> 00:32:14,440 Regardless of race, regardless of gender. 543 00:32:14,440 --> 00:32:18,600 That's an icon, Devon Dudley. But when you look at the fact 544 00:32:18,600 --> 00:32:22,000 that so few black wrestlers have ever even been afforded an 545 00:32:22,000 --> 00:32:25,680 opportunity, it's not that they weren't as good or they're not 546 00:32:25,680 --> 00:32:27,640 as great or they couldn't have done it. 547 00:32:28,200 --> 00:32:32,000 The historically, the system has prevented folks from being able 548 00:32:32,000 --> 00:32:35,720 to accomplish so. So for somebody like Devon 549 00:32:35,720 --> 00:32:40,640 Dudley to even accomplish what he's accomplished, it's so rare. 550 00:32:40,640 --> 00:32:44,840 He is literally a percent of the percent right? 551 00:32:45,280 --> 00:32:49,840 He is a percent of the 1%. Devon Dudley is rare, 552 00:32:49,840 --> 00:32:52,480 unfortunately. And that's why training the next 553 00:32:52,480 --> 00:32:57,920 generations plural of wrestlers is so important, because he is 554 00:32:58,200 --> 00:33:03,480 paving the way for other folks to have just a little bit more 555 00:33:03,480 --> 00:33:07,240 of an easier time getting there, Which is just fantastic. 556 00:33:07,840 --> 00:33:11,480 And so selfless of Devon to even take the time to do that because 557 00:33:11,480 --> 00:33:14,600 he could just coast on his own legacy and say the hell with it. 558 00:33:15,000 --> 00:33:17,880 But instead he's he's paving the way for others and helping 559 00:33:17,880 --> 00:33:20,120 others and and guiding them. And we've had some of those 560 00:33:20,120 --> 00:33:23,880 folks on the show. We know it and and when you turn 561 00:33:23,880 --> 00:33:28,240 on TV, all the major promotions, you can see folks who've been 562 00:33:28,240 --> 00:33:31,800 trained by Devon or you know, whether he was their main 563 00:33:31,800 --> 00:33:34,160 trainer, they've actually gone to his school to get some 564 00:33:34,160 --> 00:33:36,680 finishing, which happens a lot. And I don't think we acknowledge 565 00:33:36,680 --> 00:33:40,120 that enough either. Just because you started 566 00:33:40,120 --> 00:33:42,800 training with somebody, that doesn't mean that that's it. 567 00:33:42,800 --> 00:33:45,480 A lot of folks go and get finishing as well, which makes 568 00:33:45,480 --> 00:33:50,080 sense. So I I'm just, you know, I'm 569 00:33:50,080 --> 00:33:53,680 disappointed in all of us, myself included, that we haven't 570 00:33:53,680 --> 00:33:59,800 given this brother his flowers in an adequate manner because we 571 00:33:59,800 --> 00:34:03,400 exalt so many others. And I'm not trying to take away 572 00:34:03,400 --> 00:34:05,240 from anybody else. So I'm not going to name any 573 00:34:05,240 --> 00:34:08,920 names in that regard. But I will say we got to we got 574 00:34:08,920 --> 00:34:14,320 to speak Devon's name a lot louder and a lot more frequently 575 00:34:14,520 --> 00:34:18,560 because he's earned that. We're not giving him anything. 576 00:34:19,159 --> 00:34:21,960 That brother did it. He earned that, right. 577 00:34:22,600 --> 00:34:26,639 So Devon, Dudley shout out to you brother, appreciate you, 578 00:34:26,639 --> 00:34:29,520 respect you, love you. Thank you for all that you've 579 00:34:29,520 --> 00:34:34,040 accomplished and all that you've done for us as fans and all that 580 00:34:34,040 --> 00:34:36,960 you continue to do. You know, especially as we 581 00:34:37,280 --> 00:34:39,920 continue to see your students go out there and make a way for 582 00:34:39,920 --> 00:34:42,440 themselves as well and and listen, you heard them. 583 00:34:44,120 --> 00:34:47,560 We haven't seen the last of of Bubba and Devon in a in a 584 00:34:47,560 --> 00:34:49,199 wrestling ring. We're going to see the Dudley 585 00:34:49,199 --> 00:34:52,760 Boys again in the wrestling room, whether it be T&A or WWE 586 00:34:52,760 --> 00:34:56,000 Japan. Wherever the Dudley Boys are 587 00:34:56,000 --> 00:35:01,400 open for business, they got that fresh WWE legends contract. 588 00:35:01,440 --> 00:35:03,280 The Dudley Boys open for business. 589 00:35:03,800 --> 00:35:06,760 So that's exciting, that's exciting. 590 00:35:07,560 --> 00:35:12,440 But definitely we we got to give this man his flowers because we 591 00:35:12,440 --> 00:35:15,320 shouldn't be waiting for people to pass on before we turn around 592 00:35:15,320 --> 00:35:17,040 and say, Oh yeah, you know, so and so is great. 593 00:35:18,480 --> 00:35:20,760 And I know some some humanoid out there is going to say, well, 594 00:35:20,760 --> 00:35:22,880 he's already in the Hall of Fame, Duke, what's a big deal? 595 00:35:22,880 --> 00:35:25,840 Well, it's a big deal because we don't mention him enough. 596 00:35:26,880 --> 00:35:28,840 It's not a name that comes up enough. 597 00:35:29,800 --> 00:35:33,120 Why? Because I'll tell you what, when 598 00:35:33,120 --> 00:35:38,280 we start talking about great matches, period, great matches, 599 00:35:38,960 --> 00:35:41,960 you know you're not going to get through too many matches before 600 00:35:41,960 --> 00:35:43,480 you. You talk about a Dudley Boys 601 00:35:43,480 --> 00:35:47,840 match, right? No one can say that the TLC 602 00:35:47,840 --> 00:35:50,360 matches and and legitimately, the feuds with Edge and 603 00:35:50,360 --> 00:35:53,680 Christian and the Hardys, hell, the matches they've had with the 604 00:35:53,680 --> 00:35:56,640 Usos and what have you, no one can say that those weren't great 605 00:35:56,640 --> 00:36:00,320 matches. And when we talk about great 606 00:36:00,320 --> 00:36:03,200 matches, they get brought up and it doesn't even, it doesn't even 607 00:36:03,200 --> 00:36:06,600 have to be tag team matches. Those matches come up in 608 00:36:06,600 --> 00:36:10,080 conversation naturally, because they're innovative, because 609 00:36:10,080 --> 00:36:12,720 they're some of the greatest matches of all time, because 610 00:36:12,720 --> 00:36:17,200 they've sparked and inspired generations since, who are still 611 00:36:17,200 --> 00:36:19,360 trying to replicate stuff that those guys were doing. 612 00:36:20,560 --> 00:36:23,760 So give that man his flowers, please. 613 00:36:24,400 --> 00:36:29,200 And certainly this was my this is me putting skin in the game, 614 00:36:29,200 --> 00:36:32,320 so to speak, having Devon on and letting him know how much he's 615 00:36:32,320 --> 00:36:35,080 meant to me and to us just in general as fans. 616 00:36:35,080 --> 00:36:38,720 So great stuff there. Listen, we're going to take a 617 00:36:39,200 --> 00:36:44,880 short break, but when we return, I told you last week, you know, 618 00:36:44,880 --> 00:36:48,920 we started off with Kaylee and I said that I'm going to bring on 619 00:36:48,920 --> 00:36:53,560 another wrestler who has made it to nationals, high school 620 00:36:53,560 --> 00:36:56,400 nationals. And what's interesting about our 621 00:36:56,400 --> 00:36:59,840 next guest is that he's just a freshman. 622 00:37:00,560 --> 00:37:05,560 He's just a freshman and he's already made it to to wrestling 623 00:37:05,560 --> 00:37:08,840 on the varsity team and now he's going to nationals. 624 00:37:08,840 --> 00:37:12,000 It's just incredible. So quick break, When we come 625 00:37:12,000 --> 00:37:16,040 back, we have the big A. That's right, let's talk 626 00:37:16,040 --> 00:37:18,960 hydration. 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All right brothers and sisters, 657 00:39:21,160 --> 00:39:25,080 we are keeping this train going with highlighting some of the 658 00:39:25,080 --> 00:39:29,640 top high school wrestlers in the entire country, especially these 659 00:39:29,640 --> 00:39:32,120 folks who are going to the national tournament. 660 00:39:32,800 --> 00:39:38,440 And on this episode we have none other than a young man who is 661 00:39:38,480 --> 00:39:43,520 only a freshman. He is only been wrestling for 662 00:39:43,520 --> 00:39:50,360 two years and Despite that fact, he's already gotten ten wins on 663 00:39:50,360 --> 00:39:55,080 varsity placed seventh in the varsity states in middle school. 664 00:39:55,080 --> 00:39:57,960 And that was just his first year, so he's already above that 665 00:39:57,960 --> 00:40:01,400 this year, accepted into the national tournament. 666 00:40:02,080 --> 00:40:07,000 Even took down the number 3 ranked wrestler in New England. 667 00:40:07,680 --> 00:40:11,640 Not bad right? Most importantly, he's he's a 668 00:40:11,640 --> 00:40:14,360 great young man and I'm so happy to have him on the show. 669 00:40:14,360 --> 00:40:17,360 So, so without further ado, welcome to Duke. 670 00:40:17,440 --> 00:40:20,440 Loves wrestling the Big A himself. 671 00:40:20,960 --> 00:40:23,800 Aiden Squatrito. What's going on there? 672 00:40:23,800 --> 00:40:25,800 Big A. Nothing much, Duke. 673 00:40:26,040 --> 00:40:30,200 Glad to be on the podcast. Well, this is a long time 674 00:40:30,200 --> 00:40:33,520 coming, man, because I met you and your mom. 675 00:40:33,520 --> 00:40:38,040 Oh my goodness. It's been about 7-8 years at one 676 00:40:38,040 --> 00:40:42,160 of the WWE pay per views and you were just this little scrawny 677 00:40:42,160 --> 00:40:45,480 kid, you know, yelling and screaming at the wrestlers 678 00:40:45,480 --> 00:40:50,040 there. Now Fast forward to today where 679 00:40:50,040 --> 00:40:53,680 you're literally taking on the who's who, including #3, ranked 680 00:40:53,680 --> 00:40:56,680 in New England and actually being able to take them down. 681 00:40:56,680 --> 00:40:58,560 I mean, talk to me about that, man. 682 00:40:58,560 --> 00:41:03,920 Talk to me about growing up being a pro wrestling fan and if 683 00:41:03,920 --> 00:41:07,760 that has influenced you on deciding to actually wrestle in 684 00:41:07,760 --> 00:41:09,120 school. Definitely. 685 00:41:09,120 --> 00:41:12,200 When I was a kid, I was really interested in wrestling. 686 00:41:12,200 --> 00:41:16,600 I had all the like figures and stuff and I, my step dad would 687 00:41:16,600 --> 00:41:20,680 take me to all the wrestling events and stuff with my mom and 688 00:41:20,680 --> 00:41:24,040 it definitely influenced me to be the wrestler I am today. 689 00:41:24,040 --> 00:41:28,240 It definitely made me, you know, think about doing it when I was 690 00:41:28,240 --> 00:41:30,840 in 8th grade. It's definitely inspired me. 691 00:41:30,840 --> 00:41:34,600 And you know, seeing people out there definitely gave me like a 692 00:41:34,600 --> 00:41:37,040 go to go do it, you know? Who are some of your favorite 693 00:41:37,040 --> 00:41:39,320 pro wrestlers, though? I I remember The Undertaker 694 00:41:39,320 --> 00:41:42,040 being my favorite, just 'cause you know how menacing he is. 695 00:41:42,520 --> 00:41:46,600 If you're able to get the type of size that the Undertaker has, 696 00:41:46,640 --> 00:41:48,040 Oh my goodness, forget about that. 697 00:41:48,200 --> 00:41:52,080 The intimidation factor that the Undertaker was able to bring to 698 00:41:52,080 --> 00:41:55,200 the ring, I can see that. I can see that in you a little 699 00:41:55,200 --> 00:41:58,320 bit there, 'cause you're you're a guy that it's clear your 700 00:41:58,320 --> 00:42:01,600 opponents don't know what they're going to get when they 701 00:42:01,600 --> 00:42:04,040 first look at you, that, you know, you look like, OK, this 702 00:42:04,040 --> 00:42:06,840 kids, not as big as I am, and he hasn't been wrestling as long as 703 00:42:06,840 --> 00:42:08,760 I have. So, you know, this should be 704 00:42:08,760 --> 00:42:11,720 light work. And then the match happens and 705 00:42:11,720 --> 00:42:14,640 you just flip the switch, man, where you're you're literally 706 00:42:14,640 --> 00:42:17,240 just trying to take people out right from the beginning. 707 00:42:17,720 --> 00:42:23,120 Talk to me about that strategy of being so aggressive literally 708 00:42:23,120 --> 00:42:24,560 right from the start of the match. 709 00:42:25,400 --> 00:42:28,880 I think being aggressive right from like the start is 710 00:42:28,880 --> 00:42:32,040 definitely a good way to you know, set the tone for the match 711 00:42:32,040 --> 00:42:35,800 and you know, make sure that I know I'm in control. 712 00:42:35,800 --> 00:42:38,600 Even if this person's better than me, he's ranked higher. 713 00:42:38,840 --> 00:42:43,640 He weighs more than me. I don't mind because I know that 714 00:42:43,840 --> 00:42:46,520 if I, if I can, like, put my mind to, I can definitely, like, 715 00:42:46,880 --> 00:42:50,280 do something with the match. And just because they're a 716 00:42:50,480 --> 00:42:53,920 better opponent than me doesn't mean that I can't win, 'cause, 717 00:42:53,920 --> 00:42:55,400 you know, it's it's still possible. 718 00:42:55,400 --> 00:42:58,600 And that shouldn't, like, shouldn't, like, throw me off 719 00:42:58,600 --> 00:43:00,280 knowing that someone's better than me. 720 00:43:00,280 --> 00:43:03,120 And I definitely, as I said, I just want to set the tone for 721 00:43:03,120 --> 00:43:06,040 the match right at the beginning and make sure that person knows 722 00:43:06,040 --> 00:43:08,240 that they're not just getting a free pin. 723 00:43:09,280 --> 00:43:11,360 You got that right. There are no free pins when it 724 00:43:11,360 --> 00:43:14,600 comes to the big A, OK, he means business here. 725 00:43:14,760 --> 00:43:17,440 It's interesting because again, you you've only been wrestling 726 00:43:17,440 --> 00:43:22,160 for a couple of years now you as a freshman in high school, 727 00:43:22,160 --> 00:43:27,080 you've already gotten ten wins on varsity, which is just 728 00:43:27,080 --> 00:43:29,120 unheard of. I mean, for the most part, 729 00:43:29,120 --> 00:43:32,040 freshmen are supposed to do junior varsity, especially 730 00:43:32,040 --> 00:43:35,080 somebody with a lack of experience supposed to do junior 731 00:43:35,080 --> 00:43:37,640 varsity and and kind of get your legs under you there. 732 00:43:37,960 --> 00:43:42,320 But you've been able to step up and and achieve some success and 733 00:43:42,320 --> 00:43:44,920 certainly being invited to nationals where you're going to 734 00:43:44,920 --> 00:43:48,800 compete on that stage, that just proves that, yeah, you know, 735 00:43:48,800 --> 00:43:50,640 you've arrived so to speak there. 736 00:43:51,160 --> 00:43:53,440 How does it feel, man? How does it feel to be able to 737 00:43:53,440 --> 00:43:56,240 accomplish so much in in such a short amount of time? 738 00:43:56,640 --> 00:43:59,400 It definitely feels great. I I feel like I'm wrestling 739 00:43:59,920 --> 00:44:02,640 people that have definitely. They have a lot more experience 740 00:44:02,640 --> 00:44:04,520 than me. I don't have the upper hand on 741 00:44:04,520 --> 00:44:08,480 them because of that. But it's definitely like really 742 00:44:08,480 --> 00:44:11,080 cool that I'm doing all this stuff and all these achievements 743 00:44:11,080 --> 00:44:13,920 when it's only my second year and I'm looking around and all 744 00:44:13,920 --> 00:44:17,040 these other people are have been wrestling like their whole life 745 00:44:17,040 --> 00:44:19,240 and stuff. But I'm only on my second year 746 00:44:19,240 --> 00:44:22,040 and I'm still, you know, keeping up with them and stuff. 747 00:44:22,400 --> 00:44:25,280 Now I got to ask you here because you know with all of 748 00:44:25,280 --> 00:44:28,400 that aggression, all of that speed, all of that determination 749 00:44:28,400 --> 00:44:33,240 that you bring into your high school wrestling matches, you 750 00:44:33,240 --> 00:44:36,920 better have a good diet to help fuel you up before you get out 751 00:44:36,920 --> 00:44:39,320 there. And certainly I know that you 752 00:44:39,320 --> 00:44:42,720 have Italian roots. So so talk to me about this 753 00:44:42,720 --> 00:44:46,080 here. Aiden what is the the big A? 754 00:44:46,640 --> 00:44:52,360 What is the Aiden squetrito meal that can get him ready to get in 755 00:44:52,360 --> 00:44:54,920 that wrestling ring and and and get some pins. 756 00:44:55,520 --> 00:44:58,960 My favorite meal that my mom makes is definitely chicken 757 00:44:58,960 --> 00:45:02,320 Alfredo with broccoli. Like chicken Alfredo broccoli 758 00:45:02,320 --> 00:45:04,280 pasta. It's like my favorite meal ever. 759 00:45:04,800 --> 00:45:08,880 Anytime I anytime I'm presented with it is so good. 760 00:45:08,960 --> 00:45:11,720 I love it. My mom definitely makes it like 761 00:45:11,720 --> 00:45:14,920 at least one time a week because she knows how much me and my 762 00:45:14,920 --> 00:45:17,400 brother like it. But yeah, that's definitely what 763 00:45:17,400 --> 00:45:20,720 keeps me fueled. And every time I go to a match, 764 00:45:20,960 --> 00:45:26,320 I bring either Liquid IV or Pedialyte to keep me hydrated. 765 00:45:26,320 --> 00:45:29,160 Definitely like during a long day of tournaments, I I want to 766 00:45:29,440 --> 00:45:33,280 stay hydrated. So that's what I'm mainly doing. 767 00:45:33,720 --> 00:45:37,800 You hear that folks? Aiden is bringing his Liquid IV 768 00:45:37,960 --> 00:45:42,120 to the matches, OK, and you know that Liquid IV actually is 769 00:45:42,120 --> 00:45:44,480 sponsoring this episode. And if if you head over to 770 00:45:44,480 --> 00:45:50,840 liquid-iv.com, you can save 20% off your entire order by using 771 00:45:50,840 --> 00:45:54,800 the promo code. Duke loves wrestling altogether. 772 00:45:54,800 --> 00:45:56,480 No spaces. Duke loves wrestling. 773 00:45:56,480 --> 00:46:00,240 Save 20% off of that if it's if it's good enough for the big A. 774 00:46:01,160 --> 00:46:04,360 He's out there competing as a freshman and he's making moves. 775 00:46:04,360 --> 00:46:07,640 Ten wins on varsity already making it to nationals. 776 00:46:07,840 --> 00:46:11,200 If Liquid IV is good enough to fuel him, it's certainly is good 777 00:46:11,200 --> 00:46:13,080 enough to fuel you folks. So sharp. 778 00:46:13,080 --> 00:46:15,400 Better hydration today. liquid-iv.com. 779 00:46:15,400 --> 00:46:17,400 That's right. That's really cool. 780 00:46:17,400 --> 00:46:19,200 Chicken Alfredo. So I'm going to talk to your mom 781 00:46:19,200 --> 00:46:22,080 about that because I'm going to have to inspect this and make 782 00:46:22,080 --> 00:46:25,400 sure that it's good. Because who knows, maybe I can 783 00:46:25,400 --> 00:46:28,040 become a wrestler after eating some of your mom's chicken 784 00:46:28,040 --> 00:46:29,240 Alfredo. What do you think about that? 785 00:46:29,520 --> 00:46:31,440 Yeah, I think that's definitely a possibility. 786 00:46:31,440 --> 00:46:33,800 You know, it's just keeps me fueled. 787 00:46:33,800 --> 00:46:36,840 It's the it's the best way to be the best wrestler you can be. 788 00:46:36,960 --> 00:46:39,520 Eat my mom's chicken Alfredo. I love it. 789 00:46:39,960 --> 00:46:42,880 How is everybody responding to you as a freshman? 790 00:46:43,600 --> 00:46:48,040 Not only, you know, making it up to to varsity and having matches 791 00:46:48,040 --> 00:46:51,360 on varsity, but legitimately finding some success. 792 00:46:51,360 --> 00:46:52,800 I mean, how are the older kids taking that? 793 00:46:53,880 --> 00:46:58,200 They're definitely helping me, like in the room, like 794 00:46:58,280 --> 00:47:00,200 definitely drilling. They're definitely pushing me to 795 00:47:00,200 --> 00:47:01,880 my limits because they know my potential. 796 00:47:02,880 --> 00:47:05,960 Same with my coaches. They're they they definitely do 797 00:47:05,960 --> 00:47:11,800 believe in me and they see that. The second year wrestler who's 798 00:47:11,960 --> 00:47:17,320 excelled in all all this stuff, like, you know, all my 799 00:47:17,320 --> 00:47:19,720 accomplishments that I have and I've definitely proved to them 800 00:47:19,720 --> 00:47:22,640 that I have a lot of potential and they definitely see that. 801 00:47:23,040 --> 00:47:25,240 That's awesome. Now, I know that it's early you 802 00:47:25,240 --> 00:47:29,200 you're a freshman, you got a long way to go, not just in your 803 00:47:29,200 --> 00:47:32,280 your wrestling career, but in life. 804 00:47:32,320 --> 00:47:35,120 You know, I got a long way to go there, but what are your goals? 805 00:47:35,120 --> 00:47:38,360 I mean, if you look ahead to the future, what are you striving to 806 00:47:38,360 --> 00:47:40,320 accomplish? With all this wrestling stuff, 807 00:47:40,360 --> 00:47:43,080 I'm striving to get a scholarship to a school. 808 00:47:43,080 --> 00:47:46,680 I really want to go to college and you know, just a scholarship 809 00:47:46,680 --> 00:47:49,000 would. That's that's like my goal in 810 00:47:49,000 --> 00:47:50,760 wrestling. That's what I've been working to 811 00:47:51,320 --> 00:47:56,480 achieve and I definitely think I can do it if I keep up what I'm 812 00:47:56,480 --> 00:47:58,560 doing. Well, certainly you stay 813 00:47:58,560 --> 00:48:02,160 determined, you you continue to put the work in and as you see, 814 00:48:02,480 --> 00:48:04,960 you know you'll get the results for sure there. 815 00:48:05,320 --> 00:48:08,440 Do you have any advice for anybody out there who may be 816 00:48:08,440 --> 00:48:11,840 considering going into wrestling but they're not too sure? 817 00:48:11,840 --> 00:48:14,920 I mean, again, you're you're a person who you're only two years 818 00:48:14,920 --> 00:48:16,680 into and you've already achieved so much. 819 00:48:17,080 --> 00:48:19,240 What do you say to anybody else who's thinking about it? 820 00:48:20,040 --> 00:48:23,240 I say that you, you do it, you know, you just commit to it. 821 00:48:23,640 --> 00:48:26,520 You know right now, next season it starts like, 'cause right now 822 00:48:26,520 --> 00:48:30,280 it's offseason. Maybe go find a a club or team 823 00:48:30,280 --> 00:48:33,240 that's you can go practice in the offseason with and you know, 824 00:48:33,560 --> 00:48:37,680 to prepare yourself to wrestle in the actual season. 825 00:48:38,360 --> 00:48:40,880 It's definitely like, it's a great sport. 826 00:48:40,880 --> 00:48:44,320 It's like your team mates are like family to you and so are 827 00:48:44,320 --> 00:48:47,480 your coaches. It's just you need to like you 828 00:48:47,480 --> 00:48:50,120 just need to do it. It's just such an amazing sport, 829 00:48:50,120 --> 00:48:52,800 you know. It's just, it's just the leap of 830 00:48:52,800 --> 00:48:54,080 faith. You just got to take it. 831 00:48:54,360 --> 00:48:59,080 Take the leap of faith. The big A is dropping some some 832 00:48:59,080 --> 00:49:00,840 gems on us today here. I love it. 833 00:49:00,840 --> 00:49:03,760 That's good stuff there. Listen, if anybody wants to 834 00:49:04,000 --> 00:49:07,960 check out some of your matches, I know that you just recently 835 00:49:08,320 --> 00:49:10,520 started a YouTube and you're going to continue to add some 836 00:49:10,520 --> 00:49:12,880 stuff to it. What's the best way folks can 837 00:49:12,920 --> 00:49:15,840 check you out on YouTube? Definitely. 838 00:49:16,760 --> 00:49:25,080 Just look up my name, Aidan Space SQUATRITO, Aiden Squad 839 00:49:25,080 --> 00:49:27,800 Trudeau. And I'm definitely going to post 840 00:49:27,800 --> 00:49:32,080 my matches more. And if if you want to, you know 841 00:49:32,080 --> 00:49:34,080 support me too, you can go check that out. 842 00:49:34,440 --> 00:49:36,640 That's good stuff there. And once again you you can catch 843 00:49:36,640 --> 00:49:40,240 Aiden at the national championships for high school 844 00:49:40,240 --> 00:49:41,680 wrestling. There, folks, it's going to be a 845 00:49:41,680 --> 00:49:44,280 big deal. In fact, in the show notes, I'm 846 00:49:44,280 --> 00:49:46,600 going to be leaving some information on how you can 847 00:49:46,600 --> 00:49:49,680 donate with the national championships. 848 00:49:49,680 --> 00:49:51,920 It is up to the wrestlers and their families. 849 00:49:51,920 --> 00:49:57,520 They have to bear the brunt of that cost to get the athletes to 850 00:49:57,520 --> 00:50:00,520 nationals so they can compete. So, and I've checked it out, 851 00:50:00,520 --> 00:50:03,680 I've vetted it. I am giving my stamp of approval 852 00:50:03,680 --> 00:50:05,240 on this. Once again, folks, you know I 853 00:50:05,240 --> 00:50:09,520 don't do solicitations too often there, but this is legit. 854 00:50:09,720 --> 00:50:13,120 And I know Aiden. I know his mom checked it out 855 00:50:13,160 --> 00:50:14,280 100%. It's legit. 856 00:50:14,280 --> 00:50:17,080 So again, in the show notes you'll see the information. 857 00:50:17,360 --> 00:50:21,520 If you would like to assist Aiden on getting to nationals, 858 00:50:21,560 --> 00:50:23,240 certainly there's a way to do that. 859 00:50:23,760 --> 00:50:25,520 Aiden, listen, you're you're a great kid. 860 00:50:25,800 --> 00:50:29,680 I am so proud of you, you know, being able to watch you grow and 861 00:50:29,680 --> 00:50:32,520 and and see what you've been able to accomplish in such a a 862 00:50:33,040 --> 00:50:36,120 relatively short amount of time. And I know that the Sky's the 863 00:50:36,120 --> 00:50:38,880 limit for you. So I'm going to challenge you to 864 00:50:38,880 --> 00:50:43,760 continue to just be the great person that you are, continue to 865 00:50:43,760 --> 00:50:47,440 stick with your family and continue to have fun. 866 00:50:47,560 --> 00:50:50,360 What do you say about that? I appreciate that. 867 00:50:51,200 --> 00:50:52,840 I'm definitely going to stick to it. 868 00:50:56,240 --> 00:50:59,440 This is Tony Cavani. And we're definitely out of time 869 00:50:59,600 --> 00:51:00,480 on Duke. Love. 870 00:51:00,560 --> 00:51:01,000 Wrestling.