During a recent appearance on the “Monte & The Pharaoh” podcast, Rachael Ellering shared a story about Arn Anderson intervening when a promoter claimed he couldn’t pay talent at a convention.
You can check out some highlights from the podcast below:
On the convention promoter trying to avoid paying: “It was like a convention that I don’t even remember who was hosting and somewhere in Georgia and I was supposed to have a match on the show, and then there’s like a meet-and-greet thing before and there were all these legends and just anybody you could think of, they were there and we hadn’t even gotten into the area where the ring was to, okay, this is who I’m working with, any of that and Arn Anderson walked in and was like, ‘The guy doesn’t have the money to pay any of us,’ and I remember being two, three years in, you’re like, what does that mean? What do I do? Do I have to go talk to him? Like, what?”
On how Anderson handled the promoter: “So Tully Blanchard came over and he was like, ‘Okay, Rachael, we’re gonna go try to get the money from this guy.’ So everybody is just kind of like, ‘What’s going on? We’re not moving until this gets sorted,’ and then you see Arn follow this guy out to his car and you’re just watching from a hallway in this building like, ‘Oh my gosh, is Arn gonna give this guy a spinebuster? What’s happening right now?’ And Arn followed this guy to his house where he went and made him get the money and come pay and pay us all.
“Then after that, I remember Tully took a couple of us out to dinner and so, the show didn’t end up happening, the meet-and-greet stuff didn’t end up happening. So it was the first time I also showed up to something and was like, ‘We’re not doing the show? What? Okay.’ But it’s also a hilarious memory now but it’s also just a memory of like, oh, wow. That was so nice of Arn to do that for all of us, one. (The promoter got) Nothing. Exactly, and then I got a steak dinner with Tully Blanchard. I mean, come on, so, that was the most memorable I didn’t get paid moment of my career. Hopefully, I don’t have to worry about those anymore.”
AEW star HOOK starred in a short film titled “Money Talks,” which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival.
During a recent appearance on the “Wrestling Observer Live,” HOOK expressed interest in pursuing more acting roles.
You can check out some highlights from the podcast below:
On getting his role in the movie: “My best friend, Tony Mucci, the director of the film, we were roommates in college and we actually dropped out together and he went on to focus on directing and working in music videos and things of that nature and I went on to focus on pursuing professional wrestling, and now this is all coming back and this is his first film that he’s working on, as well as my first film that I’m acting in, and when we were in school living together, we were talking about ideas for this film back then. So it’s really cool to see it all come to fruition and everything that we said we were gonna do, we’ve done and it’s just a really good feeling and very awesome doing it with such a close friend.”
On wanting to do more acting: “So I’m actually getting an agent and looking to get my name out there more and I really wanna pick up more roles and get more reps and book an audition and see what comes of it. I’ve loved film my entire life and I actually more loved it from a director’s point of view at first, and I never saw myself as a performer. I (was) always an athlete and until I started professional wrestling is when I started performing, and that’s when I opened my mind up more to the idea of being an actor, and once I was on set, I really fell in love with it, and I’m really hungry to do more and just hope to grow, get better and get more reps and see what comes of it.”
At AEW Grand Slam: Mexico, Mistico used La Quinta Estacion’s “Me Muero” as his entrance theme and defeated MJF via disqualification.
MJF delivered a low blow to MJF, resulting in the disqualification, and then stole Mistico’s mask, causing a fan to attempt to attack him post-show.
Natalia Jimenez, the lead vocalist of La Quinta Estacion, took to Instagram to share her thoughts on Mistico’s special theme. She wrote,
“I feel so proud of my dear friend “Místico” @caristico_official and how the audience embraces him with such affection when he comes out to give it his all in his show
“I get goosebumps thinking that this song, which is so special to me, creates such an emotional, spectacular, and unforgettable moment for everyone who gathers to celebrate my dear friend, who deserves it for being an idol and a legend in Mexican and international wrestling.
“I definitely love Mexico and its culture, but above all, its people and the passion with which they live their lives‼”
