AJ Francis (@ajfrancis410) is a professional wrestler signed to TNA and is best known as Top Dolla in WWE. He is also a musician and a retired NFL player. He sits down with Chris Van Vliet in Hollywood to talk about how his NFL career lead him to signing with WWE, training with D-Von Dudley, being part of Hit Row in WWE, his wrestling persona being inspired by Suge Knight, partying with Tom Brady when he played for the New England Patriots, signing with TNA and making his debut at Hard To Kill, his music career and much more!
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00:00 Intro
00:34 People being surprised at how big he is
03:32 Making more money now than when he was with WWE
06:40 Focusing on his music career
07:51 How did his relationship with TNA come together?
12:56 People being critical of his move set
16:05 The Young Bucks referencing him on Twitter
21:46 Getting released from WWE initially
25:27 Being brought back to WWE by Triple H
29:10 Did WWE not want him to do dis tracks?
33:53 Bray Wyatt’s last segment being with Hit Row
42:22 Was his goal as a kid to be in WWE?
43:28 Which NFL teams did he play for?
49:56 Who was his favorite wrestler growing up?
52:46 Life lessons he learned from Bill Belichick
56:27 Top Dollar being based off of Suge Knight
59:58 Being able to say ‘no’ because of the money
01:05:05 The story behind his ring
01:06:24 3 Things AJ Francis is grateful for
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