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Bader Show: Jerry Brisco

Bader Show: Jerry Brisco

Bader and Bray catch up with former Oklahoma State Cowboy and pro wrestling talent scout Jerry Brisco.

Sep 1, 2020 by David Bray
Jerry Brisco
Bader and Bray catch up with former Oklahoma State Cowboy and pro wrestling talent scout Jerry Brisco.

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Bader and Bray catch up with former Oklahoma State Cowboy and pro wrestling talent scout Jerry Brisco.

Order of Show

0:02 Brisco talks about WWE training facilities around the world

0:03 Recruiting amateur wrestlers for pro wrestling

0:06 How Brisco identifies stars

0:11 The two times Gerry had trouble recruiting WWE talent

0:15 Amateur wrestlers have no trouble with the athletic standards of pro wrestling

0:18 Comparing WWE training camps to amateur wrestling training camps

0:28 How The Rock got his start in pro wrestling

0:33 Brisco had no idea Dwayne Johnson would be as big a star as he became

0:37 Dwayne Johnson and Brisco talked about how the Miami team shaped him as a star

0:40 Some great athletes haven’t made it because of the speaking portion of the tryout

0:47 There’s a lot of real backstage tension

0:49 How much do the wrestlers get to develop their characters and stories?

0:51 Brisco’s start in pro wrestling and its massive growth

0:57 Brisco’s final word