Road Trip After Hours w/ WWE Hall of Famer Teddy Long and Host Mac Davis

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Mac Davis and WWE Hall of FamerTeddy Long Season 2 Episode 101

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What’s the latest buzz about Jimmy Uso's health? Tune in to this electrifying episode of Road Trip After Hours. as we chat about a concerning social media post from Rikishi about his son, Jimmy Uso. The speculation is real—could it be a health scare or just another WWE storyline twist?

Get ready for a rollercoaster of wrestling nostalgia as we reveal our high hopes for the upcoming Netflix documentary on Vince McMahon, aiming for an unvarnished look at the enigmatic figure. Hear a spine-tingling recount of the most violent match ever officiated, featuring a death-defying scaffold fall between the Midnight Express and Rock and Roll. We ponder "what ifs" with a discussion on potential tag team partners for Ron Simmons, and share a harrowing road story involving Valiums and a near-miss with an 18-wheeler. Don't miss our funny backstage anecdotes about Hornswoggle's drunken antics, and get excited about our next guest—former WWE superstar Victoria, who recently inked a legends contract. This is one episode packed with laughter, nostalgia, and insider stories you won't want to miss!

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Speaker 1

Hello again , everybody , and welcome to an all new episode of Road Trip After Hours . I'm your host , mac Davis , along with my WWE Hall of Famer co-host , teddy Long . Hey , teddy , how you doing , brother ? Hey , I'm doing good today , man , and first thing , I thought we'd kick off the interview .

Speaker 2

That's what we do , buddy Road Trip After Hours . I'm doing good today , man , and first thing before we kick off here , we do that for everybody Road trip after hours . This gentleman here does not do podcasts , okay , I'm going to let y'all know that right now , so I have to have him come on and be with me and Mac . It's certainly an honor , man , and I certainly really appreciate it .

Speaker 1

First of all , our guest is a WWE All-The-Famer himself . He is none other than Mr JBL John Bradshaw-Layfield . Hey John , how you doing ? I'm doing great . I want to tell you something Teddy Long is one of the best people on the entire planet , but he's also the cheapest person on the entire planet . Hey Patrick , grab some Krabby Patties and come on over . It's time for Road Trip After Hours . Whoa , we host Mackerel Davis , the WWE Hall of Famer , teddy Krab Legs Long . Yay , we love all the wrestling fans right , teddy baby , exactly Jimmy .

Speaker 1

And before we go , man , you make sure you say hello to the Hulkster and let him know .

Speaker 2

Man know , good luck with everything ladies and gentlemen , I am tony chimmel and welcome to road trips after hours . Please welcome your host mac david and wwe hall of famer hello everybody .

Speaker 1

Welcome to an all-new episode of the Wrestling's Road Trip After Hours . See how close that got , teddy , I knew you were . Hey , look here . We do this each and every week here on YouTube and wherever you find your favorite podcasts if you're just listening to us . But we do encourage you to go by YouTube , subscribe onto YouTube , get that notification bell , because that helps this show grow and because of you . So far we are at . Let's see episode 101 , I believe Teddy right now and the Teddy I'm talking about for those of you who I've not introduced yet Mr WWE Hall of Famer , teddy Long . Hey , teddy .

Speaker 2

Hey , if they don't know me by now , then don't worry about it . If you don't , there's a song out there .

Speaker 1

If you don't , know me by now , I'll give it a go . How you doing , brother ?

Speaker 2

Hey man , I'm just hanging in here player .

Speaker 1

I hear you . I'm loving this cooler air , though , man , we were talking the other day and we were talking about you and Rufus , and I know you have to be enjoying this weather in the afternoons now , because it's not near as hot as it had been .

Speaker 2

Well , it's hot today .

Speaker 1

Oh yeah , yeah , it's gotten back up around the 90s again today here . So , yeah , it's creeping back in , but at least you know fall's coming . I'm watching all the trees in the backyard now dropping leaves everywhere , so you know it's just around the corner . Teddy , I saw something . Rikishi we've talked about him a couple of times on this show , and Rikishi , who is ? For those of you who do not know , and most of you do , I know , but he's the father to both Jimmy and Jay Uso and Solo Sokoa . He is the actual father , but he made a post on X just recently , teddy , causing a lot of people to get kind of worried about the health of Jimmy . He says , quote , and this is Rikishi saying this Dear God , prayers for strength and health to continue , jimmy Uso . The words were also accompanied by a video of Jimmy reciting a prayer . Teddy , do you know any ? I wasn't even aware that Jimmy had any kind of health concerns at all . I haven't heard anything . So is that something you have any wind of ?

Speaker 2

No , I don't know anything about that . The first I'm hearing is what you're just saying now . So you know you got to look at things like that . You know that just really don't come out . You know that's kind of family and so people try and keep that to themselves . You know what I mean , Just like . Maybe , like I said , I don't know , I'm going to comment on this , I don't know , but they were saying that Sid Vicious died from cancer . Well , I never knew he had cancer and then , like I said , if his family knew , then that's something that you don't share , you don't tell people . So , whatever happened , maybe that may be the same with Jey Uso .

Speaker 2

Like I said , I don't know and I've never known of him having any kind of ailment .

Speaker 1

Yeah , and it's Jimmy . Now Jimmy has been out for a while . You know we see Jey all the time , main event Jey Uso , but Jimmy , really , I don't think we've seen him since the brother versus brother match . I don't think he's been back since then , and that match wasn't the greatest match . Everybody had high expectations for that match and it didn't deliver . And they acknowledged it didn't deliver what it should have , but I just never heard of any health issues coming as far as Jimmy . So it was kind of surprising for Rikishi to make those comments , and a part of me , though , Teddy , and it goes back to what you were just saying some those comments and a part of me , though , Teddy , and it goes back to what you were just saying some things you just don't put out there . You know what I mean , which makes me wonder is this a little bait , maybe ? Maybe there's something more to this . Could it be a work ?

Speaker 2

Well , I don't know , man . I don't see Rikishi playing with ailment or something that may be wrong with one of his kids . I don't see him joking or maybe making a storyline out of that . Like I said , we don't know , but I think this is something serious and I think we just have to sit back and just wait and see how this plays out .

Speaker 1

Look and if this is a legit shoot he is not doing well , you know certainly , teddy and I , both wishing success and quick heal for whatever it may be .

Speaker 2

Well , I've known them ever since they were babies . I used to go down to Pensacola , florida , when I first broke into the wrestling business and Rikishi was living in Pensacola and that's where Alph and Seeker was also living and they had the school down there and everything . So I knew Jay and Jimmy when they were just little bitty babies , man , so yeah .

Speaker 1

We need to get Rikishi on here one day we can talk . I know we mentioned it to him before and he said , yeah , but we just haven't been able to get our calendars together . But one day soon , hopefully , we might be able to get Rikishi and we can kind of go in to find out what is going on , because he's made a few comments in the last month or so that have been a little bit surprising for Rikishi , and maybe it's just it's a social media and he's I don't know . But you know , anyhow , let's talk about somebody else that used to be in WWE and that's the coach , jonathan Coachman .

Speaker 1

Teddy man , he , wow , he let loose on a recent unsanctioned match in AEW , the one that you and I had talked about Swerve , strickland and Hangman , adam Page and all the crazy spots , the syringes and everything else , and he was talking . He says people come up to him and say , coach , that's a storyline . You know all that drama and all that violence , it's just a storyline . All that drama and all that violence is just a storyline . And he says it's not a movie , it's a real life movie and these are real things , with real kids in the front row watching it in real time . And this goes back to laziness when you can't write a story good enough that you have to have a hypodermic needle inside someone's mouth , it's disgusting . What are your thoughts , teddy , on the uh , the use of the violence of that match , and what coach had to say ?

Speaker 2

I didn't see the match . Um , I kind of some things with coach I don't agree on and some things I do . Uh I'd have to say , you know , I think he's pretty much on point with that syringe sticking in somebody's mouth . You know , I , I don't know , I , I don't know , I really don't understand that . I really don't know what that was all about . And and , like you said , there are kids on the front row and their kids watching the TV . How do you explain to them what that means ? You know they I mean it ain't like a kid can get his hand on a syringe at any time . But to have some kid watch you and see you take a syringe something that he's probably just known the doctors or something to use , and stick it in another person's mouth .

Speaker 1

And not just stick it in the mouth . I mean , he actually injected whatever was in it into the mouth too , which again you're telling a kid that not only do you stab him with it , you inject whatever you got in there into him .

Speaker 2

Yeah , like I said , I don't watch AEW . I've already learned that they're pretty reckless and out of touch , so I just don't really know what to say , man .

Speaker 1

And I don't hate on AEW . There's so many things that need to be fixed but I don't want to see it succeed because without that place being there , there's a lot less opportunities for the guys to make money and make a living . So we want to see them succeed , but , for the love of God , somebody get control of the company and somebody needs to start putting their foot down . In certain cases I thought the pay-per-view was good , but there were aspects of the pay-per-view that could have been done without and , just like Teddy and like Coach had said in that comment , you got kids there . When you go to a movie , you know what the rating of that movie is going to be and you know what to expect . I don't think anybody expected somebody being jabbed with a hypodermic needle into somebody's mouth and being injected with kids around .

Speaker 2

What was the reason for it ? That's all I'm asking . What was the purpose of putting the hypodermic needle in someone's mouth and injecting whatever was inside the needle ? So I'd like to know what was inside that needle that Troy was comfortable with to let them inject it in him .

Speaker 1

I'd like to know that too now , because I kept thinking well , whatever you put in his mouth , even if it's Novocaine or or whatever it is , they may have shot in there still . You just don't do that .

Speaker 1

I well , you , maybe you don't do it , but they do yeah , yeah , and that's the problem with the company , and it does make them look like they're grasping for straws and you got to be careful . Um , one more thing before we get into uh , ask , teddy . Uh , because we got some questions I had that I want to get to you today , teddy , but just before we went to air , the attorneys for Janelle Grant held a press conference and I don't know what happened in that press conference . Haven't heard anything . I've looked everywhere for it . I do know that by the time we get back here next week , we'll be able to comment on those things that she is alleging in this latest press conference that she'll be having . It's all coming out just before Vince McMahon's documentary , teddy , and that's something I think a lot of people are looking forward to see you include . I would imagine you want to see the real Vince McMahon and see if it holds true to the person you know , don't you ?

Speaker 2

Well , I know the real Vince McMahon . I had a chance to have the opportunity to work on him for 15 years and certainly I want to see the documentary because Vince is talking himself and I'd like to just see what he's saying and you know how he feels about different things . So , yeah , I'm really looking forward to seeing it .

Speaker 1

Yeah , I think , know how he feels about different things . So , yeah , I'm really looking forward to seeing it . Yeah , I think it'd be really interesting . By the way , uh , teddy , let me ask you this , because we haven't talked about this the diddy , uh stuff that's going on at him and uh in prison , not getting bail or anything else does that shock you at all , hearing all this news about all the crazy things he's done ?

Speaker 2

well , yeah , it was because I don't know nothing about the rap groups or rapping . You know I . I know of the artists , you know different ones that are out , but you know the knowing , the behind the scenes and the backstories . You know golly man , that's pretty overwhelming too about Diddy , but I never will forget .

Speaker 2

I remember one time he came to WWE we were somewhere I don't remember where it was , but we had a security guard there and her name was Miriam , where I don't remember where it was , but we had a security guard there and her name was Miriam , and Miriam was always on top of her job . You know what I mean . And Miriam and I think he did it was there to make an appearance or something and she was just trying to tell him what he needed , to stand or whatever , and he really lit into her and told her she was nothing but the help and she wasn't qualified to tell him where to go and where not to go . But if you ever talk to Muriel , you know she can tell you a little bit more about it than me , but I was there to witness that . So after that day I never really really cared for him .

Speaker 1

I don't blame you , I wouldn't either . I'm surprised he made it out there without somebody beating his ass .

Speaker 2

Well , he didn't know about it .

Speaker 1

Yeah well , it falls in line with everything that's happening in the news now .

Speaker 2

It's called karma .

Speaker 1

Yeah , we talk about that all the time , don't we , brother ?

Speaker 2

That's what our night is about .

Speaker 1

Yeah , man . All right , it's time to get into some listener mail . Teddy , are you ready to 4-ask ? Teddy , yeah , we're ready man Letters ?

Speaker 2

oh , we get letters .

Speaker 1

We get your letters every day .

Speaker 2

Mailman , mailman , mail . Today , reach right in and pull one out . Those letters , I love those letters .

Speaker 1

Let's find out what you've got to say .

Speaker 2

Mailman mail today All right , here we

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Speaker 2

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Speaker 1

Question number one Teddy Nigel in Beaumont , texas , writes Dear Teddy and Mac , do you plan on watching the Netflix documentary on Vince McMahon and what are you hoping is included in the show ? That's a good question , teddy .

Speaker 2

Well , I'm looking forward , like I said , to watching it and I don't have any special thing that I want to be included . I just want to see the documentary .

Speaker 1

And for me , I just want to see the real truth . If you're presenting this as a documentary , give me who he really is . Show me who he really is .

Speaker 2

Because , to be quite honest , he's interesting as hell . He'll do that , don't worry . Vince , we'll certainly show you who he really is . He has no problem .

Speaker 1

No , no , no , All right , here we go . Alice in South Dakota asks what was the most violent match you ever were a part of ?

Speaker 2

Hmm , match , you ever were a part of Golly it was probably back in the day , I think I was a referee in then and it was the Midnight Express with Rock and Roll I believe , and they had the scaffold set up there and I think Jim Cornette , some kind of way he fell off that scaffold and I think Jim Cornette some kind of way he fell off that scalpel and that was pretty scary . And also I remember God rest his soul , road Warrior Hawk . He was already injured or he had something was wrong with him or something and they had to give him a lot of morphine because he still wanted to work . So they , you know , shot him up with morphine or Truidol or something so he could still go out and work . The horrifying thing was to see Cornette fall off that scalpel . Man that was .

Speaker 1

Yeah , he broke his both ankles or his knees , I can't remember what it was . But yeah , he came straight down and it didn't do him any favors whatsoever , and he was terrified of heights too already . Oh yeah , that's somebody else I'd love to get on the show one day . Let's see who else we got here . Teddy , we got Tim in Ohio . Who wants to know ? Oh man , this is a good question . If Butch Reed was not available to be a part of Doom with Ron Simmons , who would have been a good partner ?

Speaker 1

uh dan spivey wow , yeah , true , because later on we did get the uh , the , what the ? Was that before the towers or after the towers ?

Speaker 2

that was before the towers for the towers .

Speaker 1

Yeah , you're right . Yeah , I just . You know , when I think back to doom , um , I can't imagine anybody else . Only because I saw doom back , then I can't imagine anybody else being in that position other than Butch Reed . It's just , those two worked so damn well together and they complemented one another because you believed what you saw and you should have .

Speaker 2

But Dan Spivey was a great worker and I had the opportunity to ride with Dan and I was mostly more with him than I was Sid . So I'm telling you , Dan would certainly have been the guy to put there .

Speaker 1

Any stories about you and Dan up and down the road ? No , the last I heard of Dan , Dan had a restaurant somewhere down in Florida . There's a breakfast place . I don't know if that still is there or not .

Speaker 2

Oh I know , yeah , it's a good one . I think one night we stopped at the restaurant and we eat and uh , back then you know , I'm taking everything a to z , yeah , so I'm driving , so I done took a bunch of volumes , you know , before I got ready to drive , so I'm getting ready to . So once we leave the restaurant , me and him , we get in the car and uh , god rest , you know , took care of us . Man , I was , I guess the value ain't no , guessing the values that knocked me out , put me to sleep and I was headed under a 18 wheeler and all .

Speaker 2

I guess , some kind of way , god smivey had went to sleep . So , I guess , some kind of way , something happened and and and he woke up , and he woke up just in time to tap me and wake me up and stop me from going under this 18-wheeler . But I went to sleep behind the wheel , passed out on Valiums and , like I said , god took care of us . Something woke Danny up and Danny woke me up and just as he woke me up , I put the brakes on , just in time .

Speaker 1

I bet he was hollering at you at some point . Well , we were hollering at each other .

Speaker 2

Well , we were all at each other .

Speaker 1

I was about to say Spivey could have a bit of a temper . I always heard .

Speaker 2

Well , he was a great guy , great attitude , but he wasn't the guy you wanted to fool around with .

Speaker 1

Yeah , that's what I've always heard . All right , teddy , before we get out of here , this is one of the things you love to do . Name association this is from Diane in South Carolina , and I got a list of one , two , three , four , six names here . Just the first thing that comes to mind , or any stories you want to share , feel free . First one is Hornswoggle .

Speaker 2

Oh , Hornswoggle , you know , I remember one time we was doing this thing for St Patrick's Day and they went out and got the beer and stuff , you know , so we could use to do the pre-tape in . Well , when we got ready to do the pre-tape , we come to find out that Hornswoggle and Crystal Marshall drank up all the beer . So now they're drunk so and then ? So now we got no beer . Then there's another story Hornswoggle , he was so drunk One time backstage Tartaglia took him and put him on a luggage cart or something . He put him on and rode him up to his room on a luggage cart or something like that , I remember something , but he was just that drunk backstage .

Speaker 1

All right , here's another name Jim Ross . Rather not even talk about him . All right , let's see . Bob Holly is the next name .

Speaker 2

Bob Holly , great guy man . I had the opportunity to work with him and he was another tough guy . He let me do a lot of things with him when I was doing the white boy challenge and he would . They wanted me to hit him one time and he told me . He said , yeah , ted , he said you come right over , man , and you slapped the hell out of me . And you know for Bob Holly to let you do that to him , that's pretty good . And so , if people can remember , as soon as I slapped him , I run right over to the announcers and I'm screaming I just slapped a cracker , I just slapped me a cracker , you know and so . But oh man , I think a lot about Bob Holly . You know what I mean . He was such a great guy too .

Speaker 1

And we were talking about tough guys a little while ago , about Spivey , and now you know you talk about Bob Holly and that's somebody else who's got a reputation of being a tough guy and a hothead at times . Yeah , All right . The next name on the list is Matt Hardy .

Speaker 2

Yeah , I had a great opportunity to work with him for many , many years , me and him . We always got along . He's always had a great attitude . In fact , I seen him this year . We did a couple of signings together at WrestleCon and WrestleCade . So , matt , him and his brother Jeff both they've always been good friends of mine .

Speaker 1

All right , we got two more here . The next one is referee Nick Patrick .

Speaker 2

Nick Patrick is the guy that I started with , I think . When I first started refereeing I didn't know , you know , about the business part . So I got a resume . So I take this resume down here and I give it to Nick Patrick and you know he took it then then . But he told me , you know , after I got hired and he finally told me he said , man , they threw that resume right in the trash .

Speaker 2

He said this is this ain't you , this ain't how you get this job . And then I understood exactly what he meant . So , but Nick Patrick , we , I rode with him for so many , many years , man , and he was always on point . I never forget . We was in LA , I think , somewhere in LA , and I was driving . So this white guy , he cuts me off , I mean , and then he shoots me a bird . Oh God , I got so hot . Now I'm hot , I'm cussing and I'm calling him everything . And Nick Patrick is in the car with me , you know , and I look over at Nick . Nick is looking at me and I look over at Nick , nick is looking at me and I look over at Nick . I said sorry , nick , and I just kept right on cussing him , you know , and I called him all kind of crackers . And so Nick , just Dick was just dying laughing . So uh .

Speaker 2

Nick Nick . Practice has always been a good friend of mine man .

Speaker 1

God bless Nick and he's doing a lot of good stuff in Atlanta .

Speaker 2

He's running shows in Atlanta at Jay's barbecue I think that's what it is he . He's doing his show Deep South Wrestling . So Nick is doing good and congratulations to him .

Speaker 1

Yeah , yeah , Nick , his entire organization , the people working for him in that group are working really hard and you can tell it's because Nick Patrick's got a hand in things . It's just a little bit different than most other places I've been . So again , Teddy and I had a chance to go see one of his shows in the last year here . All right , so the last one we got on here , Teddy , before we get out of here Stone Cold , Steve Austin .

Speaker 2

Good friends with Steve Always . He was another guy that came up to me and pulled me off and told me you know that Vets , you know like me and not to mess things up , man and do the right thing . It was him and Gerald Briscoe , but Steve he was always good . He always gave me advice . In fact , he gave me a name . I don't know what that meant , but he started calling me Blackbird . And so every time I'd see him , I'd be like I may not call him the same .

Speaker 2

Blackbird

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Speaker 2

. You know , and he'd laugh , but that was our name . You know , and he'd laugh , but that was our name .

Speaker 1

You know , one day , when I see him , I'm going to have to ask him hey look , what was the deal with Blackbird ? When you talked to Teddy ? See , if you'll tell me the story , there's got to be something behind that . He'll tell you .

Speaker 2

He'll die laughing about it , man , because I started laughing when he started doing it , and every time we'd see each other . You know what was behind it .

Speaker 1

All right , that's all we got for this week . By the way , we do have somebody coming up soon I can't tell you exactly when , but we do have a guest coming up , but verify it already and that is Victoria , former WWE superstar and recent signee into the legendary I'm sorry , a legends contract deal , which I think is called now the nostalgia deal that they've changed the name from what I understand , but she'll be able to tell us that because she actually sent me a message about that . I can't remember what it's all about , but you'll find out when we find out when she's a guest here on Road Trip After Hours . I'm Mac Davis , the host , and that is my co-host , mr Teddy Long , we'll see you next week , allah bless .