Weasel Tales: The Bobby Heenan Achives - Beliefs and Bodyslams/Unveiling the Mind and the Mat

Have you ever pondered the untold thoughts that dance behind a person's eyes? Today, we're joined by Carmen, who offers a deep exploration into the elusive terrain of the human mind. Together, we navigate the importance of forging a path to personal bliss while steering clear of causing others pain. Carmen provokes a stimulating conversation on the power of belief across various facets of life, from governance to the bonds of love. This heart-to-heart is an invitation to reflect on the beliefs that shape our existence amidst a world brimming with distractions.

Step behind the curtain of professional wrestling with us as we expose the raw truths of an industry where skill and showmanship often tangle with backstage politics. Carmen provides a candid insider's look at how favoritism can eclipse talent, revealing the harsh landscape wrestlers navigate to captivate audiences and climb the ranks. For anyone intrigued by the spectacle of wrestling or the art of sustaining a crowd's fervor, this episode pulls no punches in uncovering what it truly takes to succeed—or stumble—in the complex symphony of professional sports entertainment.

Transcript

Speaker 1: 0:03

You know, the most secretive thing in the world is a person's mind, because you don't want to let me know what you step up on or what you mean to tell me, because there are things in your mind, in my mind, and no one will ever know. Yes, I'll have to be tied into a duck with a skate key, but no one's going to know that. I like a texture smithing, right, ian, but that's okay. But really no one knows if it was on anybody's mind. So you can't really say I know what you're thinking. You never know what anybody's thinking. You just have to do what you have to do in your life that makes you happy without hurting anyone. If you hurt someone or hurt someone or cheat someone, it might never come back right. This is Carmen, who goes around and comes around. I feel like people have done a lot of bad things and they're fine. I feel like good people have suffered. You should try to believe in all that. Belief is a hot thing in this world. You know a life To believe in something, because there's so many distractions that make you not believe. I mean you don't believe in something people think I'm not telling you about your religion. I'm telling you about believing in it. You can be government, your marriage, your wife, your girlfriend, your job. There's a lot of things you still believe in sometimes and don't make sense, but that is what. We're embarrassed to be a wrestler, because I had to check well again. There's no mass mandate. There's no mandate. I'm next door from the Yankee Stadium. There's a mass. You don't have to guide the NBA from parts unknown. I'm helping it work for promoters and not telling who I am or how they're going to pay. This is stupid, paul. How do you defend other people? You can't do it. It was an embarrassment. It really wasn't an embarrassment. They should have known it was great.

Speaker 1: 2:05

After some of this work, some work, some work, and the ones that were were the ones that drew money, and that's how you can tell a great actor, especially Tracy Scott Connery. Nowadays they have Tom Hanks, who's a great actor. I've never seen him anything, but I'd like to watch him and his wife some night. Never mind, no, you never know. But a wrestler, you can tell if he's good, if he draws money, and you know in every stand. You can go out there and watch a wrestler and tell him one time if they like him or not. That's the truth, paul. You know what I'm saying. It's true he may get a little better, but he's going to always be the same. Oh, exactly, there's some guys that have shifted from the beginning. And some guys Rick Flare, bobby Heaney, ray Stevens, ben Patterson and there's some guys that just never made it. They were like a partner spacing.

Speaker 1: 3:19

What about? You know how much does they always talk about politics and playing politics backstage? How much does that balance out with the talent? I mean, you know, oh, it's very important. It can both hurt.

Speaker 1: 3:33

Like you, yeah, the broker likes you. You have to promote it with the breath For your people that are bumping this book out of it. If I were to promote it, I'd have Steve Anderson to be a broker out here. You, you learn it. Don't bother people. Well, maybe you might, but I've seen a lot of kids. So if a promoter comes in or see I'm learning the AWA or WWF, and then the broker, I bring in two guys who I like and they're not really that great at it, can we? Yeah, yeah, I will push you down your throat Until you need a body ticker or not coming off. I guess we'll talk very quickly about that here tonight, so don't take long.

Speaker 1: 4:18

But some buffers just like to do that because they like these guys and they want to make them money. You want to make them money. Put a guy around you don't like. You can throw money in the cinema, check at home. I don't know how to throw it. You don't make money out of what makes money out of it. That's what you have to do. So those guys aren't so much focused on the consumer, they just want to put their friends over.

Speaker 1: 4:47

Well, first of all, the booker. He only gets a very small percentage. I was after the job once the booker in the territory for a hundred a week. I said a hundred a week. He said whatever you book yourself into, which means the main advantage is them, you don't make more. That means the same as working. That means for 100 dollars a week after being in the office five days a week From 10 to 6 o'clock on the phone with all these guys Kissing rats and whining For a hundred bucks.

Speaker 1: 5:21

But everybody wants to be a booker because it's control things, it's a power thing. Some books are for the great, great nasty. I mean they're great bookies. Some are ridiculous. Some are foolish. Some things book anything. Some things call care. I mean you can see it. I mean, look at WCG, you put the belt. I'm Daniel's mother. I'm David Ike, because him was being a book. A few people that had never been in the business. It sounds like I'm not going to, but that's the truth. I couldn't right now run a hockey team or anything. I've only been working in my life as a wrestler and made people laugh. I can be stupid and run a wrestler, but that's it, and I made a living with that. So