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From WCW’s Youngest Signee to Party Bus Legend – The Jimmy Wang Yang Story
Manage episode 509445105 series 1952501
Jimmy Wang Yang joins us for a no-filter ride through his wild wrestling journey. From his WCW tryout match in a bar to becoming the youngest wrestler ever signed, to WWE’s endless releases, the Cowboy gimmick, and even the craziest stories from his legendary party bus — nothing’s off limits.
He opens up about chasing opportunities, working the Great Muta, Vince forgetting he fired him, and how his daughter now wants to wrestle. Plus, Jimmy’s new autobiography is out — and trust us, the stories hit just as hard as this episode.
Chapters
00:00 - Introductions, Jimmy calls out Codie
01:28 - Jimmy’s written an autobiography, his WCW try out match being in a bar
05:59 - How try out matches work
08:06 - The jobs he did to pay for his wrestling training?
12:06 - Jimmy's wrestling school
13:22- What happened after his WCW tryout, becoming the youngest wrestler to ever sign with WCW
18:15 - Going to the WCW Power Plant
22:05 - Having offers to play college baseball, how much was his first WCW contract
27:46 - The transition from WCW to WWE, and working the final WCW Nitro
33:04 - Being released a record amount of times
33:57 - JWY talking shit, working the Great Muta, the birth of his daughter, reaching out to WWE
39:08 - Being humble and grateful to ask for opportunities
40:52 - How did the Cowboy gimmick come about?, Vince didn’t know he fired him, being a Demon back in the day
49:20 - His reaction to his daughter wanting to wrestle
53:15 - We got the footages
54:25 - Craziest thing to happen on the Jimmy Wang Yang party bus
56:31 - Whose idea was it to turn the Cowboy Gimmick all the way up
01:00:20 - Studying characters and country music but liking BET
01:02:16 - JWY has a question for us
01:03:56 - Strip club stories, creating memories
01:07:55 - Purchase Jimmy’s new book today
317 episodes
Manage episode 509445105 series 1952501
Jimmy Wang Yang joins us for a no-filter ride through his wild wrestling journey. From his WCW tryout match in a bar to becoming the youngest wrestler ever signed, to WWE’s endless releases, the Cowboy gimmick, and even the craziest stories from his legendary party bus — nothing’s off limits.
He opens up about chasing opportunities, working the Great Muta, Vince forgetting he fired him, and how his daughter now wants to wrestle. Plus, Jimmy’s new autobiography is out — and trust us, the stories hit just as hard as this episode.
Chapters
00:00 - Introductions, Jimmy calls out Codie
01:28 - Jimmy’s written an autobiography, his WCW try out match being in a bar
05:59 - How try out matches work
08:06 - The jobs he did to pay for his wrestling training?
12:06 - Jimmy's wrestling school
13:22- What happened after his WCW tryout, becoming the youngest wrestler to ever sign with WCW
18:15 - Going to the WCW Power Plant
22:05 - Having offers to play college baseball, how much was his first WCW contract
27:46 - The transition from WCW to WWE, and working the final WCW Nitro
33:04 - Being released a record amount of times
33:57 - JWY talking shit, working the Great Muta, the birth of his daughter, reaching out to WWE
39:08 - Being humble and grateful to ask for opportunities
40:52 - How did the Cowboy gimmick come about?, Vince didn’t know he fired him, being a Demon back in the day
49:20 - His reaction to his daughter wanting to wrestle
53:15 - We got the footages
54:25 - Craziest thing to happen on the Jimmy Wang Yang party bus
56:31 - Whose idea was it to turn the Cowboy Gimmick all the way up
01:00:20 - Studying characters and country music but liking BET
01:02:16 - JWY has a question for us
01:03:56 - Strip club stories, creating memories
01:07:55 - Purchase Jimmy’s new book today
317 episodes
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