Joseph Ruud (@erickredbeard) is a professional wrestler known as Erick Rowan when he was in WWE as part of the Wyatt Family. He currently wrestles under the name Erick Redbeard. He sits down with Chris Van Vliet in Hollywood, CA to talk about the passing of Windham Rotunda (Bray Wyatt) and Jon Huber (Brodie Lee/Luke Harper), how he joined the Wyatt Family, being The Rock's last opponent at WrestleMania 32, having the distinction of being one of the last 4 people to pin Roman Reigns, what got his wrestling journey started, his brief appearances in AEW, will he return to WWE, forming The Bludgeon Brothers with Luke Harper, the original plan for what was inside of his cage, his recent acting roles and much more.
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00:00 Intro
00:38 The deaths of Brodie Lee and Bray Wyatt
03:52 Being put together as the Wyatt Family
08:16 Constantly being reminded of his friends deaths
09:58 What’s the main thing people have him autograph
10:29 People being surprised how big he is
12:57 How he got into pro wrestling
19:48 Working the door at a gentlemen's club
22:37 WWE taking notice of his work
24:44 The original pitch for the Wyatt Family
27:57 Having his name shortened to ‘Rowan’
29:04 Defeating Roman Reigns
30:03 Why hasn't he been on TV for a while?
31:46 Was there ever talk of him joining the Dark Order?
34:28 Did Bray Wyatt talk to him about a return?
35:14 The difference between Bray Wyatt and Windham
38:57 Not being given a chance to cut promos
41:14 His ongoing work as an actor
45:42 Top 3 horror movies of all time
49:05 Having The Rock’s last match
53:06 The coolest moment he ever had in the ring
54:01 The Wyatt family entrances
55:54 Working as Daniel Bryan’s bodyguard
57:40 People wondering what was in his cage
1:00:21 Putting your mind to goals
1:02:40 Best advice he’s received from Brodie Lee
1:06:22 3 Things Erick Rowan is grateful for
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