On a brand-new Josh Nason’s Punch-Out, Josh talks with longtime OVW wrestler and the man who plays “Bigfoot” on the breakout Paramount Plus hit Tulsa King: Mike “Cash Flo” Walden.
Josh and Mike discuss getting acting tips from show star & executive producer Sylvester Stallone, how he got the role of Bigfoot to begin with, the similarities of learning to act and learning to wrestle, and whether his in-ring career is done after nearly three decades in the ring, and plenty more.
In the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Dave Meltzer gave an update on Hollywood icon Sylvester Stallone potentially being involved with WrestleMania 40.
WrestleVotes reported on Thursday that, with WrestleMania 40 taking place from Philadelphia, WWE was hoping to collaborate with Stallone for the event in some form. WrestleVotes noted that whether or not the collaboration is ultimately going to end up happening is to be determined.
Stallone played the iconic character Rocky Balboa (who is from Philly) in the “Rocky” series of movies.
Meltzer confirmed WWE’s interest in working with Stallone for WrestleMania. But, as of right now, there’s a scheduling conflict that would need to be resolved if Stallone is going to appear:
Wrestlevotes reported that WWE was talking to Sylvester Stallone about [being involved with] WrestleMania this year, since the character of Rocky Balboa was based in Philadelphia. Those at WWE have confirmed the talk but said that as of earlier in the week Stallone had said there was a schedule conflict so the deal hasn’t been done unless you can or wants to remove the conflict.
Stallone appeared at the WWE Hall of Fame ceremony in 2005 and inducted Hulk Hogan into the HOF. The two worked together on “Rocky III,” where Hogan played the character Thunderlips.
Philadelphia’s Lincoln Financial Field is hosting WrestleMania 40 on Saturday, April 6 and Sunday, April 7.
With WrestleMania 40 taking place in Philadelphia, WWE is interested in collaborating with the city’s most iconic (fictional) sports star.
WrestleVotes reports that WWE is hoping to collaborate with Hollywood icon Sylvester Stallone for WrestleMania in some form, though whether or not it will end up happening is to be determined. Stallone is from New York but played the iconic character Rocky Balboa in the “Rocky” movie franchise. Balboa is from Philadelphia in the movies, and a Balboa statue is one of Philly’s most popular landmarks.
WrestleVotes wrote:
Sources within WWE indicate there is interest in collaborating with Sylvester Stallone for WrestleMania in some form. While any communication status is unclear, I’m told there’s hope for it. Whether it ultimately ends up happening or not is to be determined. Stallone, born in NYC, gained fame through the iconic Rocky films, deeply associated with Philadelphia.
Can confirm I had heard that convos were happening about getting Stallone but no idea how far along this is.
In 2005, Stallone inducted Hulk Hogan into the WWE Hall of Fame. Hogan played the character Thunderlips in “Rocky III.”
Stallone received Oscar nominations for acting in the original 1976 “Rocky” film and for writing its screenplay. He also received a supporting actor nomination for the 2015 spinoff “Creed.”
WrestleMania 40 is taking place from Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia on Saturday, April 6 and Sunday, April 7. It will be headlined by Cody Rhodes challenging Roman Reigns for the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship.
