John Layfield and Ron Simmons are retired professional wrestlers and WWE Hall of Famers. They sit down with Chris Van Vliet in Minneapolis, MN to discuss the formation of the APA, how the door became a part of their backstage set, Ron Simmons' historic world title reign, John Layfield winning the WWE Championship as JBL, how "Damn!" became Ron's catchphrase, JBL's rivalry with Eddie Guerrero, the most brutal Clothesline From Hell and more!

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00:00 Intro
01:04 The APA door
02:54 Meeting each other & working together
04:34 Ron Simmons' ridiculous blue Gladiator helmet
08:29 Working together cont.
11:34 Switching from The Acolytes to The APA
12:39 Smoking cigars & drinking beer in backstage segments
14:54 Bar fights
16:13 DAMN!
18:29 Traveling with Godfather, Teddy Long, & Michael Cole
25:30 The end of the APA/transition into JBL from Bradshaw
30:23 Winning the WCW World Championship
34:40 The JBL character taking him to the main event
36:12 Working with Eddie Guerrero
41:30 The Dominator
46:47 Hardest Clotheslines From Hell
49:59 The APA hit HARD
51:54 Teddy Long left Ron Simmons in a blizzard
56:03 Differences in wrestling then vs now
58:14 What fans bring up the most
59:54 Crashing into Mark Henry
01:01:07 Getting in a bar fight in Canada
01:03:28 JBL winning the WWE Championship
01:06:53 3 things they are grateful for

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