Lawler is joined on today’s show by his co-host Glenn Moore.

Moore points out that today is Lawler’s birthday. Lawler thanks him for the birthday greetings and informs that although he’s turning 68-years old he still feels great and will continue to wrestle as long as he can. He mentions that he’s beginning to feel some pain in his knees now when he climbs stairs, but he doesn’t really notice it when he’s wrestling.

He attributes that knee pain to leaping off of the second rope to drop an elbow in all of his matches and he never wore kneepads once, so he assumes that’s one thing that’s catching up to him now. Moore mentions that Lawler has never worked out a day in his life and eats whatever he pleases. Lawler confirms that and says that in a professional wrestling business filled with bodybuilders and people who’re watching what they eat, he must have just been lucky because he’s been able to have a 46-year career.

Lawler informs that he was at the WrestleCade event last weekend and he saw plenty of his old wrestling buddies there. During the autograph session in the afternoon Mick Foley was on his right and Honky Tonk Man was on his left. Honky Tonk Man is actually Lawler’s cousin and some people believe the two men have heat but Lawler says that’s not the case at all, they just rarely see each other.

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WWE announced details for the next Marine movie and mentioned that Shawn Michaels, The Miz and Becky Lynch will be apart of the film. You can check out the announcement below:

WWE® STUDIOS AND SONY PICTURES WORLDWIDE ACQUISITIONS TO PARTNER ON THE MARINE 6: CLOSE QUARTERS
Starring WWE Superstars The Miz® and Becky Lynch, and WWE Hall of Famer Shawn Michaels®

Burbank, Calif. (November 22, 2017) – WWE Studios and Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions (SPWA) today announced that the two studios will partner again to release the upcoming action film The Marine 6: Close Quarters, directed by James Nunn (The Marine 5: Battleground, Eliminators). The film will feature WWE Superstars The Miz and Becky Lynch, and WWE Hall of Famer Shawn Michaels, and is set to begin production on Monday, November 27 in London.

When Jake Carter (The Miz) and fellow Marine Luke Trapper (Shawn Michaels) stumble upon a kidnapped girl being held prisoner by a dangerous gang of international criminals, they find themselves in the crosshairs as they try to save the girl and bring her kidnappers to justice.

“The Marine series continues to deliver action-packed entertainment to our fans, and we are excited to partner again with Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions and director James Nunn to bring The Marine 6: Close Quarters to a global audience” said Michael Luisi, President of WWE Studios. “The motion picture debut of the talented Becky Lynch and the addition of Shawn Michaels to the series, alongside The Miz, is sure to bring the excitement and action to the next level.”

The film is written by Craig Walendziak.

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Austin informs that the Ric Flair 30 for 30 documentary brought back so many great memories for him because he grew up watching and wanting to be Ric Flair. In the early part of his career he even modelled his character off of Flair, but he admits that he couldn’t come close to what Flair accomplished with that type of character. He says that Flair is his favourite professional wrestler, and he considers Flair to be the greatest of all time.

He considers Flair’s career to be amazing because of the length of his in-ring career as well as the things he was able accomplish throughout the years. He was a travelling World Champion who’d work 60-minute broadways night after night before transitioning into the later part of his career in WCW and WWE, where he’d go on to entertain another generation of fans.

Austin says it was great to see Hulk Hogan give Flair so much praise during the film because those two men were presented as bitter enemies and fierce rivals throughout the entirety of their careers. They shared the prime of their careers but they really weren’t ever enemies, and it was wonderful to hear how much respect Hogan has for Flair.

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X-Pac open’s today’s show speaking about Ric Flair’s 30 for 30 documentary. He says he was blown away by the film and the authenticity with which Flair approached the project. He says that the Flair we saw in that film is exactly the way Flair was, and still is in most ways. He says there is no such thing as Richard Fleer, or at least there hasn’t been for an awfully long time.

As a father, this film really hit close to home in a lot of ways for X-Pac. He says becoming a professional wrestler is a very selfish decision, due to the negative effect it has on you wife, your kids, and your family as a whole. He thought the film was ‘heartbreaking’ when it touched on Flair’s children, and it made him think a lot about the effect the business had on his own kids.

Speaking about the upcoming bout between Kenny Omega and Chris Jericho at WrestleKingdom, X-Pac says that he’s sure WWE wasn’t thrilled to hear about it and he really doubts Vince McMahon is behind this in any way. Reports of McMahon playing a role in all of this is simply people speculating in X-Pac’s opinion.

X-Pac touches on how tough Vince McMahon is, and recalls the time McMahon crashed his motorcycle. McMahon was apparently thrown 50 feet from his motorcycle when a driver cut in front of him and this resulted in him breaking his pelvis. Most performers safely assumed that McMahon wouldn’t make the next television tapings but they were wrong. McMahon showed up to the tapings and checked his wheelchair at the door because he wouldn’t let anyone see him in a wheelchair.

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Bradley Cooper has been offered to portray the role of Vince McMahon in the upcoming “Pandemonium” biopic.

PWInsider reports that the offer was made just a few weeks back but there is no indication yet if Cooper is actually interested in accepting the role. The belief is if a big name excepts the role early on, it could push the film production along at a much faster pace.

The script to Pandemonium was written by Craig A and is being put together by TriStar and WWE Studios. Once WWE Studios became involved with the project, the existing script was expected to undergo heavy rewrites to remove some of aspects of the film that the McMahon family would not be happy with.

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John Cena has landed a lead role in the upcoming “Bumblebee” film, which is a spinoff of the Transformers movies.

The film is produced by Lorenzo di Bonaventura and Michael Bay, along with executive producers Steven Spielberg, Brian Goldner and Mark Vahradian. Chris Brigham will also executive produce. The film is currently scheduled for a December 21st, 2018 release date. Production kicks off today in California.

Cena posted the following remarks on Twitter regarding the project:

One of the most exciting projects I've been fortunate to be a part of. Thrilled to join the #Transformers franchise! https://t.co/hdMUxuMcyA

— John Cena (@JohnCena) July 31, 2017

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