Select Answers: Profiles, Favorite Movies With Wrestlers, Mania Card

Welcome to Select Answers, a feature that provides some of the answers to questions that were posed to Sean Ross Sapp in the most recent Fightful Weekly Q&A Podcast. The show drops every week on Fightful Select for subscribers.

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I really enjoyed the recent content relating to Charles Wright and how he was originally intended for the Vincent role in WCW and going over the timeline his role in WWF over the years. Have you considered similar "character" profiles as additional content option? I would think someone like Barry Darsow would be great. Repo Man!

That used to be a specialty. I was able to get Muhammad Hassan's first interview in years in 2016, then did ones on Anthony Bowens, Tim Storm, and some across MMA as well. I can tell you some that I planned to do and why they didn't happen.

I wanted to do one on Elix Skipper, but he just is completely out of wrestling and I couldn't make the connection. Similarly, I wanted to do a feature on Rick Martel's 1998 WCW run, but he is almost completely out of the public eye. I still actually have quotes saved somewhere for that one and a Sean O'Haire one I was working on. Another was Chris Warren of the DX Band. Unfortunately, he passed away right after I made contact.

What is your favorite movie that had a wrestler in it and why?

My favorite wrestler appearance in a movie is Randy Savage as Bonesaw in Spider-Man. I think that was a great spot for him, and although Randy Savage is one of the most famous wrestlers ever, he's still somehow underappreciated.

If The Rock counts, then it's probably The Rundown. I love a good buddy-action comedy, and Seann William Scott is hilarious. I had the privilege of speaking with him about the movie itself, and he says he believes it still holds up.

The Longest Yard is very corny, but just the sheer number of wrestlers it features in prominent roles is impressive, and it's a movie you can turn your brain off to.

If you wanna get technical, The Rock appeared in The Other Guys, and Billy Gunn was an extra in it, so that. It's my favorite comedy ever.

Which match do you think is going to end up happening at WrestleMania next year?

I think it will be Cody Rhodes vs. Roman Reigns and CM Punk vs. Bron Breakker because I don't have a ton of confidence in Triple H's direction.

It should be CM Punk vs. Cody Rhodes, Oba Femi vs. Cody Rhodes, and Roman Reigns vs. Bron Breakker. Those are the best courses of action. Stop wasting big WrestleMania matches on things we've seen. move forward.