Zach Gowen (@zachgowen) is a professional wrestler and motivational speaker known for his time in WWE and IMPACT Wrestling. He sits down with Chris Van Vliet in Hollywood, CA to tell his inspirational story of losing his leg to cancer at age 8, becoming the first one-legged WWE Superstar when he was 19-years old, making his debut with Hulk Hogan, Rowdy Roddy Piper and Shawn O'Hare, feuding with Vince McMahon, getting beat up by Brock Lesnar in front of his mom, having Brock Lesnar push him down the stairs, his battle with drug addiction and how he beat it, being a father of 4, sharing his story as a motivational speaker to students around the country and much more!
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Quote I'm thinking about:
"Life isn't about what happens to you, it's about how you react to what happens to you" - Epictetus
00:00 Intro
00:36 How to be successful in content creation
04:10 His career as a motivational speaker
05:05 Does he identify as disabled?
07:23 His estranged father showing up at an autograph signing
11:54 Breaking generational curses
13:58 How the WWE Wellness Policy helped him to get clean
17:30 Memories of his WWE debut with Hulk Hogan & Roddy Piper
22:27 Working with legendary WWE names
25:45 His match with Vince McMahon
27:46 Meeting Tony Khan at AEW
29:37 His matches with Brock Lesnar
31:08 The spot with the wheelchair
36:47 WWE hiring the wrong one-legged wrestler
39:15 Not signing with TNA for WWE
41:36 Getting Brock Lesnar over as a heel
44:48 WWE’s lack of a concussion protocol back then
47:57 Things going downhill with WWE
54:35 Feeling unworthy of redemption
1:01:48 3 Things Zach Gowen Is grateful for
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