Marc Mero On Sable, Stone Cold Refusing To Work With Him, Life After Wrestling, Brawl For All
3/24/20261 hr 14 min
Marc Mero (@MarcMero) is a retired professional wrestler best known for his time in WCW and WWE. He sits down with Chris Van Vliet in Atlanta, GA to discuss how Dusty Rhodes created his Johnny B Badd persona, his other gimmicks like Marvelous Marc Mero and Wildman Marc Mero, jumping to WWE and being asked by Vince McMahon if he could do a Tarzan yell, negotiating the first ever guaranteed WWE contract, having his wife Sable as his valet, Steve Austin refusing to work with him, his work today as a motivational speaker, and more! Get Marc Mero's book "Badd To Good" here: https://a.co/d/0bzqassE Please support our sponsors: HELIX SLEEP: Flash sale! Go to https://helixsleep.com/cvv for 27% off sitewide! COZY EARTH: Go to https://cozyearth.com/CVV for up to 20% off! BEAM: Go to https://shopbeam.com/INSIGHT and use code INSIGHT for up to 40% off Beam’s Dream Powder DELETEME: Use the code INSIGHT to get 20% off your DeleteMe plan at https://joindeleteme.com/INSIGHT FACTOR: Get 50% off your first box, plus Free Breakfast for 1 Year with the code INSIGHT50OFF at https://factormeals.com/INSIGHT50OFF PURE PLANK: The future of core fitness! Use the code CVV to save 10% on Pure Plank designed by Adam Copeland & Christian: https://gopureplank.com/cvv SEAT GEEK: Use my code for 10% off your next SeatGeek order*: https://seatgeek.onelink.me/RrnK/CVV Sponsored by SeatGeek. *Restrictions apply. Max $20 discount NORDVPN: Exclusive deal! https://nordvpn.com/cvv Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee! PRIZEPICKS: Download the PrizePicks app today and use code INSIGHT to get $50 bonus credit in lineups after you play your first $5 lineup! For more information about Chris and INSIGHT go to: https://chrisvanvliet.com If you have ever enjoyed any of these episodes, could I ask you to please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcast or Spotify? It takes less than a minute and makes a huge difference in helping to spread the word about the show and also to convince some hard-to-get guests. Follow CVV on social media: Instagram: instagram.com/ChrisVanVliet Twitter: twitter.com/ChrisVanVliet Facebook: facebook.com/ChrisVanVliet YouTube: youtube.com/ChrisVanVliet TikTok: tiktok.com/@Chris.VanVliet Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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First 90 secondsSpeaker 00:00
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Marc Mero· Guest0:09
On my way.
Speaker 00:10
Try it today at Starbucks.
Marc Mero· Guest0:11
On my way.
Chris Van Vliet0:13
[rock music] Ladies and gentlemen, Chris Van Vliet.
Marc Mero· Guest0:20
Yeah. Van Vliet. Yeah. It's Inside with Chris Van Vliet.
Chris Van Vliet· Host0:33
Mark, we've been talking about doing this for so long. We're finally here, so thank you for making this happen.
Marc Mero· Guest0:40
Oh, man, I'm excited. When I heard you were in town, I said, "Oh, man, we gotta make this happen," and here we are.
Chris Van Vliet· Host0:44
Here we are. Congratulations on the book.
Marc Mero· Guest0:46
Oh, thank you. It did really well, and, uh, I, I was... You know, it's, finding someone, and you know Ben Veal, who, who co-wrote the book with me. Find someone that can take your words and make them into life and where people are reading and going, "Oh my gosh, I feel like I'm there."
Chris Van Vliet· Host1:00
It did really well, but it's still doing really well.
Marc Mero· Guest1:02
Yes.
Chris Van Vliet· Host1:03
Like, people- Yes ... are still talking about it. Like, your story's so amazing, and we're gonna dive into it throughout this episode, but I'm curious, do you think that life after wrestling has been more successful for you- Oh- ... than when you were in it?
Marc Mero· Guest1:15
By far. I, it like, it's like in life, you know, I, it's like finding your calling, you know? It's like, um, wrestling was entertaining, but what I do now is life-changing, and there's no greater joy than helping another person. And, uh, I found,