The Mike O’Hearn Show: Pro Wrestlers Billy Gunn and Big Show On How Passion Keeps Them Relevant

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Wight and Sopp had to sift through navigating living that dual life in real life and online.The methodology of pro wrestling has had to evolve as more attention was gained by the sport throughout the 80s into the 90s and the turn of the millennium into the modern day. Pro wrestling today is higher-paced and more fantastical, with bigger stunts and flashier finishes. While that added entertainment and physical prowess is impressive, Wight and Sopp don’t think it is necessarily better than when they were in the primes of their careers.
Work from the finish backward.
The psychology of wrestling has had to evolve as the action in the ring grew to those new heights. The logic of leaving an opponent in the ring to climb to the top turnbuckle and perform a stunt on them feels absent from Wight’s point-of-view, but he understands why the sport has gone in the direction it has.

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They wrestle now for Instagram and likes.
Social media’s influence on the sport has accelerated how wrestlers have to work because every move in-ring could be turned into a clip for social media and help build the brand for both the wrestling promotion and the wrestlers performing the stunts.

Staying Relevant
Sopp’s strategy to build his ongoing career as a relevant wrestler was to capture the audience’s intrigue before he did any wrestling rather than wrestling to capture the audience’s intrigue. By focusing on the experience of the crowd, he didn’t need to put himself in dangerous situations of over-the-top spots to draw a crowd’s reaction.

Wight and Sopp recognize that although they aren’t as spry as they were early in their career, they are still excited to work in the ring. They believe that passing on their knowledge to younger athletes and lifting those around them will continue to increase their stocks.
It’s never about just you.
Sopp and Wight maintain training routines that allow them to continue working effectively to make themselves and those in the ring with them look good.
Make sure to watch the entire interview that dives further into the mindset of Sopp and Wight about how they’ve achieved all the accolades they have in wrestling and the physiques that keep them “built different.”

Featured image: @realbillygunn on Instagram

Wight and Sopp had to sift through navigating living that dual life in real life and online.

The methodology of pro wrestling has had to evolve as more attention was gained by the sport throughout the 80s into the 90s and the turn of the millennium into the modern day. Pro wrestling today is higher-paced and more fantastical, with bigger stunts and flashier finishes. While that added entertainment and physical prowess is impressive, Wight and Sopp don’t think it is necessarily better than when they were in the primes of their careers.
Work from the finish backward.

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The psychology of wrestling has had to evolve as the action in the ring grew to those new heights. The logic of leaving an opponent in the ring to climb to the top turnbuckle and perform a stunt on them feels absent from Wight’s point-of-view, but he understands why the sport has gone in the direction it has.



[Related: Pro Wrestler Matt Cardona Talks Gym Bag Essentials, Chest Workouts, and Staying in Shape on the Road]


They wrestle now for Instagram and likes.

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Social media’s influence on the sport has accelerated how wrestlers have to work because every move in-ring could be turned into a clip for social media and help build the brand for both the wrestling promotion and the wrestlers performing the stunts.



Staying Relevant
Sopp’s strategy to build his ongoing career as a relevant wrestler was to capture the audience’s intrigue before he did any wrestling rather than wrestling to capture the audience’s intrigue. By focusing on the experience of the crowd, he didn’t need to put himself in dangerous situations of over-the-top spots to draw a crowd’s reaction.



Wight and Sopp recognize that although they aren’t as spry as they were early in their career, they are still excited to work in the ring. They believe that passing on their knowledge to younger athletes and lifting those around them will continue to increase their stocks.


It’s never about just you.

[/quote]
Sopp and Wight maintain training routines that allow them to continue working effectively to make themselves and those in the ring with them look good.


Make sure to watch the entire interview that dives further into the mindset of Sopp and Wight about how they’ve achieved all the accolades they have in wrestling and the physiques that keep them “built different.”



Featured image: @realbillygunn on Instagram




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