I'm Sami Zayn and this is Knoxville, Tennessee.
[SOUND] See, I decided to come out of my way and spend some time in this town,
to talk to the locals, to figure out what makes Johnny Knoxville, who he is.
More importantly to see what the local people from his hometown think of him.
So have you ever heard of a man named Johnny Knoxville?
>> Yeah, yeah, absolutely.
>> Yeah? >> Yeah.
>> What do you know about him?
>> I mean, he was in, God.
>> Okay, how familiar are you with him?
>> Fairly familiar.
>> Okay. >> I see them on TV.
>> Do you like him?
>> Yes.
>> Why?
>> He's funny, funny guy.
>> Is he funny?
>> I just watched one of his things on Instagram.
He's doing, what's he working on right now?
I don't.
>> You guys are from here, have you ever heard of a man named Johnny Knoxville?
>> Most definitely, I loved his movies.
>> You do? >> Yes.
>> Okay.
>> Amazing, hilarious.
>> Yeah, I personally disagree, but that's okay.
You being from Knoxville,
what do you feel when you hear that this man puts Knoxville in his name?
Do you feel like- >> He makes it stand out for one?
Absolutely, and I mean, anybody that has ever seen Jackass or
anything related to it, automatically knows who he is.
>> You want this man to have Knoxville attached to his name?
You're attached to him in some way.
>> Yeah, I guess, I never really thought of that, I haven't, I honestly,
haven't paid attention to him in so long.
>> [SOUND] It's great.
>> Yeah. >> You like Johnny Knoxville?
>> Yeah, he's great actor, you cracked me up, his new movie just came out,
it was just amazing.
I love it, it's hilarious, especially when he got knocked out by pool.
>> I like that part, I guess, you living in Knoxville here.
Have you ever encountered anyone who had maybe met Johnny, had stories about him?
>> Not personally, no.
>> Maybe dirt on the man?
Nothing that somebody can use- >> No, no, they're nothing beneficial or
malicious stories.
>> Nothing malicious.
>> I haven't heard anything.
>> Not on the internet at all?
>> I am, but- >> You never heard any dirt on
Johnny Knoxville?
>> No. >> Nothing?
>> Not as far as I can remember.
>> This guy seems squeaky clean,
I can't get anything here.
>> I know one thing, he had a fountain for sale a while back ago from
his parents house and I bought it, and I have it in front of my house.
>> And you have Johnny Knoxville's fountain?
>> Water fountain.
>> Not even one thing?
>> I mean, I don't know.
>> Rumors?
I'll take rumors.
>> I did not.
>> Not even a little bit?
Just something.
Okay, now, so before we get started, you run this tattoo shop here in Knoxville,
Tennessee.
So you see him as something of a working class hero.
>> I do.
>> Uh-huh, well, I mean, I respectfully disagree, but I respect your opinion.
I'm just trying to figure out to the whole reason I came to Knoxville is to try to
figure out why people like him.
[CROSSTALK] What is it about him?
>> I've always tried to figure that out.
>> You don't like him, you don't care for him?
>> I mean, he's fine, but whatever.
>> Is he fine?
Miss, what do you think of Johnny Knoxville?
>> I think he's pretty okay.
>> And what do you think of me?
>> Well.
>> Well, look, if I'm being honest, I don't really want to tattoo, I just wanted
to find out a little bit more about- >> Perfect.
>> Knoxville, sorry, take your time.
>> Yeah, that's right.
>> What is that?
What is that well, what does that mean?
>> And it's exactly what I've said.
>> Okay, based on everything you know about Johnny Knoxville and
the little you know about me.
Who do you think is gonna win this match?
>> Johnny [LAUGH] because he doesn't care if he gets hit.
>> I'm not really sure how how he got pulled into this whole WWE, I think I've
heard that you kind of hijacked one of his premieres or something.
>> That's not important.
>> No, no.
>> You look like you're in pretty good shape, I think you got this, you got this.
>> Thank you buddy. >> [LAUGH]
>> Now, I wanna tell you this match,
it's anything goes?
>> Okay. >> So
who do you think is gonna win this match?
>> From talking to you and hearing the passion, I'm pretty sure,
it's gonna be you [LAUGH].
>> Yeah. >> Smart man.
>> Yeah, all bet, buddy.
>> Who do you think is gonna win?
>> I think you're gonna win.
>> Everybody likes him, everybody knows
him, but some people don't know you. >> Uh-huh,
gotta be honest this did not go exactly how I was hoping it would go.
A lot of people here in Knoxville seem to genuinely like Johnny Knoxville,
they respect him, they like him.
Nobody seems to have a bad word, no dirt on the man, nothing incriminating.
However, even the people in his hometown here in Knoxville,
Tennessee, the consensus is that one-on-one in the ring, Sami Zayn is going
to obliterate Johnny Knoxville Sunday, April, 3rd at WrestleMania.
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>> April 3rd.
>> April 3rd, Sunday, April 3rd.
>> On Peacock.
>> Got it.
>> All right, thank you.
>> Yeah. >> You guys have a great day.