This is a special BONUS episode where Cody Deaner takes questions LIVE from his fans!

Cody ends up telling some stories from his career including: what Ricky Steamboat said to him in the locker room after they worked together, his admiration for Roddy Piper as a heel and someone who persevered through hardship, sitting on his porch and talking about life with the late Brodie Lee, working with ODB in TNA, unsung heroes of the Ontario independent wrestling scene, and more.

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Cody Deaner sits down for the 2nd part of his conversation  with the creator of the very popular website Kayfabe News - Colin Hunter. 

Kayfabe News has been viewed by MILLIONS of viewers and has been endorsed by WWE legend Mick Foley as "it's like The Onion for wrestling fans." Colin has a very unique story of how he got into the wacky world of professional wrestling via writing for Pro Wrestling Illustrated and how that love grew into him creating the extremely popular website "Kayfabe News." His journey eventually led him into the ring as a professional wrestling referee.

In Part 2 of this conversation, Cody and Colin discuss how Colin decided to start "Kayfabe News" due to his connection to Colt Cabana and Mick Foley. They also do more deep diving into life lessons they've learned in their different (yet eerily similar) journeys in wrestling and how Colin decided to start a new project - a movie entitled "The Ref Didn't See It" where Colin decides to document his journey jumping into the ring as a pro wrestling referee. 

Colin is currently crowd-funding his new movie "The Ref Didn't See It" (which stars Cody Deaner & other wrestling stars) over at http://therefmovie.com 

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Cody Deaner sits down for his very first non-IMPACT Wrestling guest this week with the creator of the very popular website Kayfabe News - Colin Hunter. 

Kayfabe News has been viewed by MILLIONS of viewers and has been endorsed by WWE legend Mick Foley as "it's like The Onion for wrestling fans." Colin has a very unique story of how he got into the wacky world of professional wrestling via writing for Pro Wrestling Illustrated and how that love grew into him creating the extremely popular website "Kayfabe News." His journey eventually led him into the ring as a professional wrestling referee.

In Part 1 of this conversation, Cody and Colin discuss their unique similarities as young wrestling fans, Colin's career choices that led him into the professional wrestling business, and all the life lessons he learned along the way in his journey.

Colin is currently crowd-funding his new movie "The Ref Didn't See It" (which stars Cody Deaner & other wrestling stars) over at http://therefmovie.com 

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Cody Deaner sits down for Part 2 of his conversation with former IMPACT Wrestling Knockouts Champion & former IMPACT Wrestling Knockouts Tag-Team Champion World Champion Jessicka Havok. In Part 2 of this conversation, Havok discusses a variety of topics in her career including:

• Signing her first big TV contract after struggling on the indies for 10 years

This isn’t just a wrestling podcast… it’s a life podcast. Jessicka drops a tonne of important life lessons in this conversation, including:

• How to deal with negativity on social media

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Cody Deaner sits down for Part 1 of his conversation with former IMPACT Wrestling Knockout Champion & former IMPACT Wrestling Knockout Tag-Team Champion World Champion Jessicka Havok. In Part 1 of this conversation, they take a deep dive into Jessicka’s journey to becoming a professional wrestler. Havok discusses a variety of topics in her career including:

• Her love of animals & job working at veterinary clinics while struggling on the indies

This isn’t just a wrestling podcast… it’s a life podcast. Jessicka drops a tonne of important life lessons in this conversation, including:

• The importance of having thick skin in the entertainment business

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Cody Deaner sits down for Part 2 of his conversation with IMPACT Wrestling Creative Director for Television David Sahadi.

We learned last week that David Sahadi has done it all behind the scenes in terms of wrestling television production. He's worked for NBC Sports, WWF during the Attitude era, WWE, TNA Wrestling, Ric Flair's Last Match, and IMPACT Wrestling. They talk plenty of wrestling over the course of this two-part conversation, including:

• Creating the infamous & iconic WWF Monday Night Raw opening

This isn’t just a wrestling podcast… it’s a life podcast. David Sahadi drops a tonne of important life lessons he's learned in his long career behind the scenes with the most influential figures in professional wrestling, including:

• The importance of being a positive influence

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Cody Deaner sits down for Part 1 of his conversation with IMPACT Wrestling Creative Director for Television David Sahadi. David Sahadi has done it all behind the scenes in terms of wrestling television production. He's worked for NBC Sports, WWF during the Attitude era, WWE, TNA Wrestling, Ric Flair's Last Match, and IMPACT Wrestling. Sahadi is Cody's first guest on the podcast who isn't an in-ring performer. However, they talk plenty of wrestling over the course of this two-part conversation, including:

• Creating the infamous & iconic WWF Monday Night Raw opening

This isn’t just a wrestling podcast… it’s a life podcast. David Sahadi drops a tonne of important life lessons he's learned in his long career behind the scenes with the most influential figures in professional wrestling, including:

• The importance of being a positive influence

Follow David Sahadi and learn more about his upcoming book "My Dad, My Dying Sun" at http://instagram.com/sahadi3

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Cody Deaner sits down for Part 2 of his conversation with former IMPACT Wrestling World Champion Steve Maclin. This week, they take a deep dive into Maclin’s career at NXT, WWE, and IMPACT, and all the lessons he learned in that journey. Maclin discusses a variety of topics in his career including:

• Skills he learned on the road in the WWE

• Maintaining motivation instead of bitterness when others succeed

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Cody Deaner sits down with former IMPACT Wrestling World Champion Steve Maclin. They discuss how he grew up as an Irish kid in Jersey, joined the Marine Corps, and eventually trained at the Monster Factory to learn the craft of professional wrestling. He talks about how the lessons he learned in the military prepared him for the wrestling business and how he earned a WWE contract only within his first year of training.

He learned many valuable lessons in the WWE Performance Center and his training, such as: don’t let success get to your head – never change, keep your mouth shut and your ears open, how to fix mistakes through proper leadership, and having patience when he and Wesley Blake didn’t get called up to the main roster in WWE while all the fresh newly signed indy talent were getting called up before them.

This isn’t just a wrestling podcast… it’s a life podcast. Maclin drops a tonne of important life lessons in this conversation, including: the importance of a supportive mom and dad, the importance of life skills being taught through mentorship, if you’re gonna do something… do it 100%, how the tragic events of 9/11 drew him to military service, the importance of just having fun vs. trying too hard, worrying about only what you can control in your situation, and the many correlations between the military and professional wrestling.

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Cody Deaner sits down for Part 3 … the dramatic conclusion of this epic trilogy with IMPACT Wrestling superstar Crazzy Steve. We left off hearing about Steve finally getting a tryout for his dream job with IMPACT Wrestling. However, it happens just as his life is in turmoil – he is moving to the UK after his mother has committed suicide. Hear how Steve navigates this experience and finally secures his dream job with TNA. He also discusses the difference between getting signed vs. staying signed, the challenge of performing in ladder matches and pole matches when you’re legally blind, his WWE tryout experience in the WWE Performance Centre (alongside Cody Deaner) after deciding to leave TNA, and coming back to IMPACT Wrestling and how his current experience in the company is different than his first run.

Steve also drops so many important life lessons while sharing his journey. He discusses betting on yourself, taking risks, what to do when taking risks doesn’t pay off, being comfortable with being uncomfortable, how to pivot and respond to adversity, taking ownership vs. placing blame, and finding a true source of joy outside your career.

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