AEW on-screen talent and former WWE agent Arn Anderson recently discussed WWE’s Over The Limit 2010 PPV on the ARN podcast. As is usual with the show format, Anderson would also discuss issues from the time of the show with co-host Conrad Thompson.

One of the topics raised was that of Jim Ross, who stated in his new autobiography Under The Black Hat how he was mistreated by WWE and Vince McMahon on a number of occasions. JR would also state that despite this he loved working for the company and still holds Vince McMahon in high regard to this day.

Arn Anderson on WWE

Conrad Thompson would ask Arn Anderson on the podcast “Most would agree WWE mistreated JR. It felt like as as an outsider that Vince [McMahon] occasionally used JR as a bit of a public punching bag. Would you agree with that?”

Anderson would not only agree but he elaborated on how WWE would sometimes treat the most loyal of employees. “Imagine that, kick the most loyal in the nuts” Anderson began.

“It just seems like sometimes. and it happens in every occupation out there, that the most loyal employees? The ones that that work the hardest and try the best to be a model employee? It seems like squeaky wheel always gets the grease, you know?”

Anderson would finish by saying that “these guys get abused and used. And the guys that give them [WWE] all the sh*t? They are the ones that get the grease, so I think this is just another huge case of that.”

Arn wouldn’t confirm who he was referring to with regards to people who give the company “sh*t,” but with the amount of stories out there about certain individuals it is fairly easy to get an idea of who ‘The Enforcer’ was referring to.

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Arn Anderson is currently Cody Rhodes’ manager in AEW. Double-A has a long history with the Rhodes family including working backstage in WWE while both Cody and his older brother Dustin were on the active roster. In 2014, Cody debuted the “Stardust” gimmick with WWE. Anderson recently commented on the gimmick during an episode of “the Arn Show.”

“I didn’t dislike it from the fact that the costuming and Cody looked good in that character. I know that every time I dealt with Cody from day one he would give you the best he could,” Anderson said. “And I know that there should be some good things happening for him in the business because his attitude was good, his ability was good, straight away.”

“They put this character on him, I didn’t know how strongly he was against it until later,” Arn continued. “I thought he did a good job with it and he looked good in the costuming and the whole deal but there was no plan past that.”

Arn then said what he couldn’t figure out was that the new gimmick wasn’t meant to elevate Cody up the card.

“When they change you and change your character and you just stay at a level-push, you don’t go anywhere with that then what was the reason to change you?” Arn asked. “If there were no positive plans to elevate you and that is what I couldn’t figure out.”

• Arn Anderson Comments On How WWE Used Curtis Axel

Arn’s comments about the Stardust character can be heard in the player below:

Curtis Axel was one of the many WWE Superstars released from the company last month. Arn Anderson recently discussed how Axel was used in WWE and his release from the company on an edition of “the Arn Show.”

“Curtis Axel’s dad, for god’s sake, was ‘Mr. Perfect’ Curt Hennig who was as good a performer as ever graced/built this industry.”

Anderson then said he felt it hindered Axel not to play up his family’s lineage.

“For Joe to not be able to go out on TV his first time and say ‘hey, I’m not my dad. I’m Joe but my dad was Curt Hennig. (I’m) very proud of that fact and I’m going to try to do everything I can to make him proud of me and excel in this business.'”

“His lineage was huge in this industry. Why he wasn’t able to take advantage of that?”

Anderson continued to talk about how WWE is hesitant to let wrestlers play into their family’s lineage.

“Guys would come up and they wouldn’t get to be who they were. Or who their dad was or who their uncle was. Well, that just makes the business bigger that you have 2nd and 3rd generation wrestlers that are doing well.”

“For Curtis Axel to not be who he was and then try to name him 2 or 3 different times and the kid could perform, he could work,” Anderson continued.

• Arn Anderson Gives His Thoughts On Recent WWE Releases

Arn Anderson went through several rounds of talent cuts during his time working backstage in WWE. On a recent episode of “The Arn Show,” Double-A gave his thoughts on WWE’s recent layoffs. He also spoke about the impact such cuts had other times the company laid off several wrestlers at the same time.

“Well, I’ve seen it before,” Arn Anderson said when asked his thoughts on the recent cuts. “I couldn’t tell you the year but one year after WrestleMania, there were 17 guys let go. And there was no pandemic, no coronavirus. It was one of those things where you went ‘Jesus’ and then you ended up getting to TV, ‘Ok, 17 guys got fired, who are we going to beat today?’ We got all this TV to produce, who are we going to beat?”

“Should have never let those guys get out of here without at least doing business on the way out,” he continued.

Arn Anderson on WWE Recent Talent Cuts

Anderson then commented on WWE cutting talent when the company is on pace to have a very profitable year.

“When you got a world crisis now, like we have, and things are the way they are and things are shut down. For all these people, and a lot of them are very good friends of mine. A lot of these people, to lose their job, just breaks your heart. The reality of the matter is, which I read and I’m sure its accurate, after cutting all these guys but before that the company was in line, even with all the things that have happened in the last 6 or 8 weeks, the company was still on pace to have their highest-earning year. Now unless that’s a bald-faced lie coming from an independent source, why did you need to cut all these guys if you are inline to have your biggest year yet?”

• Recently Released WWE Star Talks Potential AEW Run

Anderson’s comments can be heard in the YouTube video below:

Arn Anderson has revealed that WWE did not Dolph Ziggler to use the Superkick. Anderson spoke about it during a recent episode of his ARN Podcast. During the episode, the WWE Hall of Famer also broached why Ziggler has never been “the top guy” in WWE.

Anderson explained how WWE wants “blind devotion” from their Superstars. According to him, Ziggler had a long-standing opinion regarding Superkicks that he would actively voice. Anderson shared how WWE expected the Superkick to be retired after Shawn Michael’s stopped performing. It was a decision Ziggler took issue with. 

“You can’t retire moves. How many Superkicks do you see today for God’s sake? Probably one in every single match, in every company,” Arn Anderson said. “So, that was a heated issue years ago, but Dolph, he had an opinion and he would voice it. The guy was never a question amongst all the producers. He worked his ass off and once we got to Gorilla, no matter if he agreed to what’s going on or not, he would go out and give you 100 percent.”

Arn Anderson On Dolph Ziggler Being A Top Guy

Arn Anderson confessed he was a big fan of Dolph Ziggler. He noted how some people may have complained about him when he was on the card, but argued that Ziggler is a performer that “made everybody better than what they were.” 

This forced the question: why wasn’t he one of the top guys? Anderson confessed he doesn’t have an answer as to why upper management has never viewed Ziggler as a top talent. He explained how Ziggler is a wealthy man who, he feels, may have been smart with his money. Anderson shared how he wouldn’t be surprised if Ziggler eventually got tired of how he is viewed or treated by WWE.

Arn Anderson believes, if that day comes, Ziggler will “[…] thump down the steps and take off his boots and walk out the door and you’ll never hear from him again, and he will have accomplished what he wanted to in the business. Left on his own terms.”

Cesaro is considered to be one of the most underrated guys in the WWE roster but according to the former WWE Producer Arn Anderson, the Swiss superstar is not very well-liked by the WWE management.

The former WWE employee talked about a number of things during the recent episode of his ARN podcast while also giving his thoughts on why the former US Champion’s has not become a main eventer in the company yet.

Anderson first claimed that Cesaro has never been a “favorite guy” backstage in WWE and the former WWE star also revealed that the company has stopped him from using some of his most impressive moves:

“He’s not a favorite guy, as you know, of the front office, for whatever reason that is. They’re the only ones that know because everyone else across the planet seems to think he’s a Superstar. But he continued to get leaned on to stop doing all that stuff [impressive moves] as a heel. It was just too flashy and all that stuff.”

• Cody Rhodes: Cesaro Is “The Most Underrated Guy On The Planet“

Cesaro has been with WWE since 2011 and despite being a fan favorite since the beginning of his career; he has only won one singles title in the promotion.

On the other hand, Arn Anderson had been with WWE since 2002. He was fired from the company in February last year and the former WCW star has joined AEW since then.

Arn Anderson has revealed what former WWE Superstar Scott Dawson told him the night before The Revival was released by WWE. Speaking on the ARN Podcast, Anderson shared how Dawson hinted that there may be some “good news” that would come out the next morning. 

Anderson explained he got a message from Dawson that informed him that “about 9 A.M. there will be some good news shop up.”

According to the WWE Hall of Famer, that’s all Dawson said. He noted how, at approximately that time the next morning, the news broke that both Dawson and his tag team partner Dash Wilder had been released from WWE. 

Despite being given the cryptic tease, Anderson shared he was still surprised by the news. He was taken aback that WWE “would let them go scot free.” He added, however, how “that’s the way it should be.”

Arn Anderson Believes The Revival Will Be Wrestling’s “Hottest Commodity”

With both Dawson and Wilder no longer associated with WWE, Arn Anderson acknowledged how they are probably the “hottest commodity” in wrestling. He believes that every promotion will be vying for them. Anderson stressed that whoever ends up signing the pair will be better off for having them on their roster. 

He shared how the pair are the most “unselfish, giving guys” he has seen in a long time. Anderson compared their mentality to himself, Tully Blanchard, and the original Four Horsemen.

Arn Anderson extrapolated his point, highlighting how that extended to going out and stealing the show. He believes they will do whatever they can to ensure everybody in the arena exhausts themselves. It doesn’t matter whether fans were cheering or booing. As long as fans “blow themselves up,” they’ll know they’ve done their job—just like the Horsemen.

AEW on-air personality and former WWE agent Arn Anderson recently answered questions from fans on the ARN podcast. One of the queries centered on a potential film adaption of the Four Horseman. Co-host of the podcast Conrad Thompson asked Arn Anderson who would play Ric Flair in the film, and Arn replied with Joe Exotic. If you haven’t been following the hype about Exotic? He is the ‘star’ of the recent Tiger King series on Netflix.

Anderson would then compare the series to pro wrestling. There have been points where the eclectic nature of the big cat owners and the ‘carny’ sensibilities of old-school ‘wrasslin’ promotors have maybe intermeshed.

Arn Anderson on The Tiger King

“You know what’s what’s hilarious about that series is?” Arn Anderson began. “I mean this thing has blown up. People are stuck at home and they’re looking for a different alternative viewing and all that and this. We heard about it and heard about it before we decided to watch it. That’s Erin and I, we watched that. We watched the whole series over, you know, a couple, three days, whatever it was.”

Arn would then hilariously reveal that his wife Erin didn’t think that the personalities in the series were all that weird. “She said, you know what horrifies me? I don’t think all those people are that weird!? Now she’s grown up in the wrestling business, right? She’s seen some, some crazy stuff being around Ric [Flair] all these years. She is so jaded just like me that, that whole thing just didn’t come across as being that out of bounds! Now once you see the whole series and you go back and look at it you go ‘well something was really quirky about everybody in that show. Then it starts to pile on you a little bit but, it was it was entertaining, that’s for sure.”

In case you missed it, we had some further information on Joe Exotic’s foray below:

Tim Storm On Joe Exotic’s Wrestling Shows

• NWA’s Tim Storm Describes Meeting Joe Exotic

The former NWA World Heavyweight Champion recently spoke about his experience working with Joe Exotic. He noted that he was shocked by what he was charged and convicted of in a video posted to the NWA YouTube channel.

Vice recently spoke to promoter Robert Langdon from Texoma Pro Wrestling who worked with Joe to promote multiple shows. The events served as a fundraiser for Joe’s zoos. Joe Exotic served as the color commentator for the shows which were streamed on his official YouTube channel. Check out the full story here.

Arn Anderson answered some questions about the Revival on an episode of his podcast, the Arn Show. The episode was recorded before the Revival were officially granted their WWE release but Arn spoke about the best of the team still being ahead of them.

“I know these guys have patterned a lot of their stuff after Tully and I. Not that each piece of the physicality is the same, but the thought process is the same,” Double-A said about Scott Dawson/Dax Hardwood and Dash Wilder/Cash Wheeler.

“They’re more athletic than Tully and I will ever be, or ever were, even at our peak.”

“The best of those guys has yet to be seen, let me put it that way.” Anderson continued.

Arn also recently commented on what it would be like managing the Revival as well. Arn was asked about possibly managing a 4-person team featuring Cody, the Revival, and Hangman Page.

“You know how I feel about the Revival, they are the best team in the world right now,” Anderson said.

“I would be honored to be the manager of those 4 guys,” he continued.

Scott Dawson showed up in the replies section of AEW’s Tweet announcing Arn’s signing with AEW:

Arn’s comments can be heard in the player below:

H/T to WrestlingInc for quotes from the Arn Show

WWE Hall of Famer Arn Anderson has spoken about why WWE decided to push John Cena as their top Superstar. He broached the subject during a recent episode of The ARN Podcast while talking about WWE’s Ruthless Aggression era. 

“There was a meeting Vince [McMahon] had” Arn began. “I don’t remember what year it was, but it was time to make some changes. We were coming out of the Austin and Rock era, and those guys were going to be moving on doing their own thing. You had to fill a huge gaping hole, as far as personalities and talents. That were, not only bigger than life, they were bigger than the business at the time. They had exceeded everything that had ever been done before, you know Rock and Austin, when they were at their peak.”

Anderson explained how Vince McMahon talked about WWE’s need to move on from past Superstars during a production meeting. He recalled how Vince spotlighted three guys he wanted the team to look at: Batista, John Cena and Randy Orton. According to Anderson, it was stressed that “it needs to be one of these guys, or all of these guys.”

Arn Anderson On Vince McMahon’s Superstar Selection

Arn Anderson shared how he felt that all three were great choices to push. He pointed to Orton was a natural in the ring. He also noted how, when Batista was the face of SmackDown, he was “red hot” during that time. 

“But Cena you know, they finally decided he was going to be the guy. Because, he wasn’t going anywhere. He wasn’t, you know. There were no negotiation [type] issues with him, he was going to be there as long as they wanted him to be there. And he ended up being the face of the company. Being a babyface and staying a babyface.”

Anderson continued, “Randy’s character took some trips back and forth. And Dave would go on and do some other things [in Hollywood]. So, You know, they decided on him [Cena]. We went with him and every week it was a conscious decision on what was done with all of his content. Whenever he was doing on the show or backstage or whatever. There was a lot of thought given to that.”

John Cena returns to WWE this weekend for WrestleMania 36. He will wrestle against “The Fiend” Bray Wyatt in a Firefly Fun House matchup.

H/T to WrestlingNews for the transcription.

Arn Anderson was recently asked on an episode of his podcast who he thinks is the “most interesting man in the wrestling world.” Anderson was unable to name just one person, however.

Conrad Thompson got the ball rolling by mentioning Paul Ellering and Chris Jericho as particularly interesting people in the world of pro-wrestling.

“Paul Ellering was a completely different kind of cat, you know what I mean?” Anderson said about Ellering. “He trained people for the Iditarod (sled dog race), were you aware of that? That’s pretty heavy, that’s pretty stout. He disappeared up to Alaska and that’s what he did for a while.”

Anderson then spoke about how Jericho has been able to reinvent himself and has done a credible job throughout his career.

Tony Khan was then listed as someone Anderson considers an interesting person in wrestling.

“Tony Khan and his background of where he has came from and just going from being a very successful entrepreneur and wrestling fan to being an owner of a company that, I’ve been saying it, is the future of the wrestling industry.”

Arn Anderson on Billy Corgan & The NWA

Anderson also mentioned Billy Corgan as an interesting person in wrestling.

“I think the guy, the Smashing Pumpkins gentleman that has opened up the NWA is an interesting guy,” Arn continued. “To go from a rocker to the owner of the NWA which has a lot of stroke with me, that name, it totally means something if we make it mean something. The NWA is what I was brought up on, they are carving out a niche for themselves. Their champion is doing a good job and their whole crew.”

Anderson then spoke about how he feels wrestling is in a good place right now due to all the places wrestlers have to work. He mentioned ROH, Impact, the NWA and more.

WWE Hall of Famer Arn Anderson discussed Bray Wyatt’s run prior to his gimmick change into “The Fiend.” Anderson addressed the subject during a recent episode of his podcast, The Arn Show, where he was answering fan questions.

“Anything that can get Bray Wyatt a fresh start after the raw deal he has gotten over the years, I’m all for,” Anderson said. “Whoever came up with the mask, it’s pretty scary looking. I think Bray can pull the character off. Bray Wyatt just as Bray Wyatt in the beginning with those promos that he used to do. The Cape Fear-esque character was pretty scary to me.”

Anderson explained how the issue was never in Wyatt’s performance. He praised Wyatt’s work with Luke Harper and Erick Rowan, noting how they had incredible six-man matchups together. He shared how their match against The Shield was one of the greatest six-man tag matches he’d ever seen. 

“They were awesome. So he did everything right except you’ve got to win the big one. If you continually lose the big one, people look at you as being a loser,” Arn Anderson stated. “But more importantly, they’re smart enough to know, our audience, if the company doesn’t have anything planned for you and you’re not going to be pushed as a star. They’re not going to look at you as a star. If the company doesn’t make you big the audience won’t make you big.”

Arn Anderson On Wyatt & Orton’s Feud

Arn Anderson also reflected on Wyatt’s pairing with Randy Orton. Orton would eventually turn on Wyatt, leading to a matchup between the two at WrestleMania 33. Anderson shared how he felt there was more to them as a team, and argued they should have lasted longer.

“They were over and they were getting over strong as a team. I was there for it. It was tremendous,” he said. “Randy Orton and Bray Wyatt made a great team. It was gonna be one of those things that we talk about on this show all the time, when something gets hotter than it was expected to get and it starts to boil and percolates. But without any help fro the office, a lot of times it just gets shut down. It gives those talents too much stroke and too much power. This was one of those situations because I was there and I saw it.”

He continued, “Those guys should have still been partners when that match went down at Wrestlemania. It’s one of those history things that get cut off way short. Once you’ve shot the angle, you’ve had the match now. You can’t go back to it and have the same results down the road. You get one crack at building these scenarios and if they haven’t ran their course, it is what it is.”

Randy Orton defeated Bray Wyatt during their clash at WrestleMania 33 for the WWE Championship. Orton is scheduled to face Edge in a Last Man Standing match at WWE’s upcoming WrestleMania 36. Wyatt will clash with John Cena. 

H/T to Wrestling Inc. for the transcription.

Arn Anderson is Cody Rhodes’ manager in AEW and has been by his side in recent weeks as Cody prepares to face MJF at Revolution. Anderson discussed the upcoming match on his podcast recently along with Conrad Thompson.

Anderson first addressed the fans who thought he would turn on Cody on the Dynamite show from Atlanta.

“Ever since day one when Cody decided he was going to solicit my services as a coach, a fair share of people have been waiting for the other shoe to drop. Never trust an Anderson, Cody you know what he did to your Dad, you know what he did to your brother, you can’t trust him, God knows it’s going to go down in Atlanta and it didn’t. So, I’m very happy to say that I told people in advance, this is a new day, this is a new thought process. Cody didn’t offer me a job. He didn’t give me a job. I don’t need a job and I don’t want a job.”

During the cage match last Wednesday, it appeared as though Anderson considered closing the cage door on Cody but then hit MJF with the door instead.

Arn Anderson Talks Cody vs MJF

“One of the mistakes that Cody made is one that a lot of men make. When he agreed to the 10 lashes, he let his ego do his thinking.”

“That would have been a good time to ask me what I thought,” Anderson continued.

Anderson also spoke about what fans can expect between Cody and MJF on Saturday.

“This is just going to be a wrestling match and it’s going to be a – hey, who has more talent? Who doesn’t blow a gasket and get off his gameplan? We’ve got to account for the big guy on the outside because what we did find out in Atlanta is the guy is a monster.”

Anderson’s comments can be heard in the player below:

Arn Anderson was interviewed backstage following the conclusion of Dynamite last night. Anderson is the official manager of the Nightmare Family and is now accompanying Cody to the ring for his matches.

AEW posted the following “Coach’s Corner” video with Anderson:

Arn Anderson On Steel Cage Match Between Cody Rhodes And Wardlow

“Well, I got to tell you and I didn’t want to say this to him, I’ve been proud of Cody all along. Tonight, I’m really proud of him. He crawled into that ring with a monster, he was in for the fight of his life. Wardlow is untested, he didn’t know anything about him. You lock a man in a cage, he’s going to get violent a lot of times and he’s going to overachieve.”

“Cody Rhodes stepped up to the plate, he didn’t get a single, double, or a home run, he had a grand slam. Nothing but proud of him, can’t believe what an excellent job he did overcoming all that adversity. Man, I just feel good tonight.”

Anderson also commented on Cody’s post-match comments.

• Cody Rhodes Addresses Live Crowd After Dynamite (Video)

“Well, if you were Mickey Mantle’s kid and showed up at a Little League ballpark there would be some expectations, I would think,” Anderson said. “Cody has always had people that were hard on him, people that were judging him, people were thinking that he’ll never be his Dad. Cody Rhodes is his own man and tonight he showed he’s a leader, he’s a battler, he’s a fighter, he’s a man that when he tells you something, you can believe it.”

The National Wrestling Alliance held a tournament on Friday night to declare a new NWA TV Champion. Ricky Starks won the tournament and is now the first person to hold the title in decades. (NWA Hard Times PPV Results)

Arn Anderson on the NWA TV Championship

Arn Anderson is statistically-speaking the greatest TV Champion in NWA history. He is a former 4x NWA/WCW TV Champion and held the title for a record 877 combined days.

On the latest episode of his Arn Show podcast, The Enforcer commented on the NWA reviving the beloved championship.

“I’m happy for those guys,” Double-A said of the NWA. “They are doing well. It’s all a byproduct of ‘hey, a new era has begun.’ Times are changing and places are popping up with old concepts as well as new talent, new style, old thought processes as far as the old things that really worked and I think one of the old things that really worked is the television title. The whole premise I think is a good idea for featuring what we do and that’s wrestle.”

• Arn Anderson Comments On CM Punk’s Time In WWE

AA’s comments can be viewed in the player below:

Arn Anderson also spoke about what it was like being the TV Champion in a separate video:

Shawn Michaels and Ric Flair are widely considered to be two of the best professional wrestlers of all time. Arn Anderson was recently asked the question of who he feels is the better wrestler between the two.

“That’s impossible to say because they’re different. They are each incredible in their own right,” Anderson said on an episode of his podcast with Conrad Thompson. “Shawn Michaels is to me the consummate babyface. Talk about a guy that does have babyface skills, nobody sells better, nobody can tell a story better in the ring, his ability to make it a comeback that you believe in.”

• Arn Anderson Comments On CM Punk’s Time In WWE

Anderson would then continue to say that while HBK was the consummate babyface, Ric Flair was the consummate heel.

“Ric – consummate heel,” Anderson continued. “Even though he gets cheered, Ric is still a heel, Ric will always be a heel. He’s just one of those guys you love to hate.”

In terms of who is better between the two, however, Anderson said there is no way to tell.

“There is no way to say one is better than the other,” Anderson concluded.

Anderson’s comments can be heard in the player below:

• Arn Anderson Comments On Why He Left WWE In 1989

Arn Anderson worked backstage in WWE from the closing of WCW until last year. He was recently asked a question regarding CM Punk’s WWE title reign during an episode of his podcast “the Arn Show.”

“I think he had a pretty fair run,” Anderson said regarding Punk’s WWE title reign. “He was able to talk them into trusting him to do the pipe bomb promos and those are the things that people seem to remember.”

Anderson then compared CM Punk’s time on top of WWE to “Stone Cold” Steve Austin’s.

“There’s nothing like being able to look at your boss and tell him to f-off,” Anderson continued. “That’s what got Austin over and made him special. He was the first one to ever do it and boy did he do it with authority.”

Anderson then said Austin’s run on top provided the basis for Punk’s feud with “the Authority.”

“It opened the door for later down the road, Punk kind of did the same thing with the Authority,” Anderson continued. “You don’t have that happening very, very often. It was a rare time in the business and it has sustained him as far as the wrestling fans’ eyes to this day.”

Anderson continued to talk about being surprised that Punk appeared on WWE Backstage. His comments can be heard in the player below:

Arn Anderson recently discussed why WWE has never gotten behind Cesaro in a big way. Anderson commented on Cesaro in WWE during a recent episode of “the Arn Show.”

“He was probably outspoken, probably stood up for himself which is not taken lightly or very well,” Anderson said regarding why WWE has failed to pull the trigger on Cesaro.

“This is a guy who did a giant swing on Khali for god’s sake,” he continued. “If you didn’t see it, pull it up, find it.”

“Had it not been for Big Show having a bad knee or a bad hip, I can’t remember which, it might have been a bad hip. He had the wherewithal to giant swing Big Show. His hip being bad is the only thing that prevented it. Now, put that visual in your head. The guy is super-human strong.”

Anderson also said that Cesaro suffered as a result of working as a heel. This prevented him from doing some of his more crowd-pleasing moves.

“All the things that he had done to get himself over as a single when he became partners with Sheamus, these guys were heels, you didn’t want to do all the pretty stuff.”

Anderson’s comments regarding Cesaro can be heard in the player below:

Arn Anderson and Tully Blanchard were known as the Brain Busters during their run in WWE from 1988-89. The duo defeated Demolition to win the tag team championships in the summer of 1989 but would drop them back to former champs that October. Blanchard was gone from WWE the following month and it would later be revealed he failed a drug test shortly before this and was taken off the road. Anderson was back in WCW that December.

Arn recently discussed Blanchard’s failed drug test on an episode of the Arn Show.

“First thing that happened they wanted to get the belts off of us,” Anderson said. “So, we dropped them back to Demolition, made sure that was done very business-like, which I enjoyed working with those guys, no problem there.”

The Brain Busters dropped the titles back to Demolition that October. Anderson then expressed some skepticism regarding Blanchard’s failed drug test.

“The actual drug test that they claim Tully failed was like two drug tests ago, it wasn’t the last one that he had taken, does that make sense? So if you go back and say ‘ok, well if he failed that one why did they let him work up until the point where he took another supposed drug test that he failed?”

Arn Anderson and Tully Blanchard in 1989

Arn Anderson was on the Survivor Series PPV but Blanchard had been sent home by then. Anderson was gone from WWE shortly after as well and returned to WCW that December.

“I think (Tully) had like, of the 3 months about half that time was left still. So they sent Tully home, they put Haku in his place and we continued to work the bookings which was with Demolition mostly.”

Both Tully and Arn are now managers in AEW. Blanchard has been managing Shawn Spears and Anderson was recently announced as Cody Rhodes’ new manager/head coach.

“So Tully just went home early and said ok I’m fine with that,” Arn continued.

Anderson’s comments can be viewed in the player below:

AEW has announced Arn Anderson has signed on to be Cody Rhodes’ Personal Advisor and Head Coach for the 2020 season.

“2019 was the most successful year I’ve had in pro-wrestling,” said Cody. “Beyond the superfluous financial, it’s been incredibly rewarding on a spiritual level to be able to engage so many fans with a like-minded place in their hearts for the sport.

“That said, one of my greatest fears came true as I lost the opportunity to wrestle for the World Championship again. But, on the other side of that fear is freedom to chase every other accolade outside of that title. I still want to collect all the accolades I can and dominate the singles division. That’s why I’m bringing in Arn Anderson as my personal advisor and head coach. He has been in business with my family for over three decades. Having been a wrestler throughout so many different generations of talent, he understands what ingredients it takes to look beyond the horizon and produce the best content and results.”

Cody’s nemesis MJF does not sound impressed by the news.

Arn Anderson’s first day on the job will be the January 1st “Homecoming” edition of AEW Dynamite from Jacksonville, FL. On that show, Cody Rhodes will face Darby Allin. This is a rematch from their bout at AEW FyterFest from June 2019.

Watch: Cody Rhodes vs. Darby Allin from Fyter Fest (Full Match)

Arn Anderson is All Elite

Arn Anderson is a member of the legendary Four Horsemen faction. He holds multiple tag team titles and was a longtime road agent for WWE.

This past August, Anderson made a surprise appearance at ALL OUT when he nailed Cody’s opponent, Shawn Spears, with his signature spinebuster. Cody ultimately defeated Spears, who is coached by Anderson’s Four Horsemen teammate Tully Blanchard.

Anderson hosts the popular Arn podcast along with Conrad Thompson.

WWE Hall of Famer Arn Anderson has divulged information over his role in All Elite Wrestling (AEW). Anderson discussed his position with the promotion during a recent Starrcast appearance, sharing that his core responsibilities revolve around helping AEW talent develop their characters.

“I really haven’t had a lot to do with AEW as far as the nuts and bolts, I’ve just kind of been talent so far. Which has been great; [the talent] is so in tune with the product,” Arn explained to Wrestling Inc. “I’m just – Jesus Christ, guys, I’m 61 years old. To be able to walk through the locker room with these kids and them even know who I am, it’s pretty flattering to be honest with you.”

Despite still familiarizing himself with the majority of the AEW locker room, Anderson confessed that one talent jumped out at him: Maxwell Jacob Friedman (MJF).

“I’m just getting used to all of those guys; I haven’t had a chance to see them perform a lot. MJF, are those the right letters? He is a real asshole!” Arn stated. “Now, I’m pretty good in the locker room about jousting. I’m pretty renowned about getting the last word pretty quickly. I don’t know if I want to get into a verbal joust with that kid – he’s a major smart ass.”

Anderson then praised AEW Champion, Chris Jericho. He noted how Le Champion has been able to morph himself into the promotion’s lead heel as he has once again successfully reinvented himself.

H/T to Wrestling Inc. for the transcription.

Comedian Daniel Tosh evidently has beef with Arn Anderson. Tosh has even created “the Arn Sucks Podcast” to emphasize just how much he does not like “Double A”.

Anderson recently issued a response to Tosh in a video posted to his social media followers:

“I did a little research on you, Daniel. Almost 30 million Twitter followers, god that’s a lot of people,” Anderson starts the video. “Got your television show that’s really kicking ass, Comedy Central, top of the world. But you know some of your fans must be double-agents because over the last few years they’ve come up to me many times at events and signings, the gym and different places. ‘Hey Arn, do you know who Daniel Tosh is?’ Of course, I know who Daniel Tosh is. ‘Well, what’s his beef with you?'”

Anderson would continue to give his theory on why Daniel Tosh has beef with him.

“I guess the answer is you didn’t like me when you were a kid,” Anderson explained.

“We’ve only got one last thing to deal with, don’t we? We’ve got to figure out if your balls are as big as your mouth.”

Arn Anderson vs Daniel Tosh

Tosh’s “Arn Sucks Podcast” can be viewed in the player below (geo-restricted in some countries via Comedy Central):

WWE Hall of Famer Arn Anderson has speculated why current SmackDown Superstar Cesaro hasn’t received a harder push in WWE. Anderson, who is a former WWE producer/agent, spoke about the subject on an episode of his podcast, ARN.

“He was probably outspoken. He probably stood up for himself, which is not taken lightly or very well,” Anderson stated.

He continued, “This is a guy that did a giant swing on Khali for God’s sake. If you didn’t see it, pull it up and find it … He had the wherewithal to giant swing Big Show for God’s sakes.”

Anderson noted how Cesaro was unable to commit to power spots during his time teaming with Sheamus in The Bar. He explained that this decision was made in order to assist Cesaro, as a heel, help to get babyfaces over in the ring.

Cesaro recently shared his disinterest in moving back to NXT. For him, he would rather succeed on RAW and SmackDown. He has also noted that, although he loved his time in The Bar, he would prefer to pursue a singles career at this time.

Cesaro said, “I’m really stubborn about trying to be successful as a singles wrestler, so that’s what I’m focusing on right now.”

• Cesaro Says “We The People” Is Still Over

H/T to WrestlingNews for the transcription

Dwayne “the Rock” Johnson commented on Arn Anderson’s appearance at AEW’s All Out PPV from Chicago this weekend. A video of Double A’s run-in during the Cody vs Shawn Spears match was Tweeted out by Bleacher Report and the Rock responded.

Arn Anderson’s long-time tag team partner and stablemate, Tully Blanchard, was not pleased with AA, however.

As for Cody’s opponent Shawn Spears, he Tweeted out that he was flying from Chicago to Hawaii following All Out to rejoin his newlywed wife Peyton Royce in Hawaii for their honeymoon:

The Rock Gets Married in Hawaii

The Rock was recently married in Hawaii. He posted the following to his social media followers:

He has also been involved in recent community activism in Hawaii. Rock spoke to reporters regarding efforts to prevent a giant telescope from being built on a volcano which locals believe to be sacred grounds.

“The world is watching,” Rocky told reporters at the protests. “And the world is saying we should take a pause. This is where care and decency and love and respect for not only culture but for humanity really comes into play.”

• The Rock and Lauren Hashian Married In Hawaii

“It is people who have so much pride and are willing to sacrifice everything they have to protect something so incredibly sacred to them,” he continued. “Mauna Kea represents all of Hawaii.”

A new podcast starring WWE Hall of Famer Arn Anderson is set to premiere in September. The show is aptly titled, The Arn Show and is headed to the Westwood One podcast network.

Up until February of this year, Arn Anderson was working as a backstage agent/producer for WWE. He held that post since the fall of WCW back in 2001. Anderson is the latest in a long string of pro wrestling personalities to team up with Conrad Thompson for a podcast.

During an interview with Sporting News back in February, Conrad revealed that he struck a deal with Arn shortly after his WWE release. He explained what fans can expect from the The Arn Show.

“Everything in his career up until now,” Thompson said. “The high potential in doing a podcast with Arn is that Arn was John Cena’s agent. So all that stuff that Bruce missed because he was gone, Arn is there to fill in the blanks for. Everything from The Undertaker’s streak ending to CM Punk leaving. So it’s going to be everything in between including the territory days from Georgia Championship Wrestling, the Alabama territories and talk about matches in Pensacola and when he made the jump to Jim Crockett Promotions which led to the Four Horseman, where he made a name for himself.”

He continued, “Who else has had a career like that going from the territory days to the NWA to Jim Crockett Promotions? It’s WCW, and it’s WWE/WWF. It’s a unique story and one we have never had before because except for the show that I had with Ric (Flair), I have been with office and never an actual in-ring performer. So it’s a different take and coming from someone who’s never done a shoot interview or a real book and never really broken kayfabe. The idea that we get to do that now is great because everyone will get to hear what they have listened to for years backstage. It’s a unique combination. It’s going to be a really popular show.”

Conrad Thompson currently serves as the co-host for podcasts with Bruce Prichard (Something To Wrestle), Jim Ross (Grilling JR), Tony Schiavone (What Happened When) and Eric Bischoff (83 Weeks). He’s also the promoter behind Starrcast III, the pro wrestling convention taking place this week in Chicago as part of AEW All Out weekend.

• Arn Anderson Discusses His Release From WWE