I wanted to ask you about the, we had the great Pele pass away last week,
considered the greatest of all time to many, Pele, soccer player, Brazilian.
>> Yeah, my God yeah.
>> And he- >> I was a huge fan.
>> Yeah, he was so brilliant publicly, yet those that know him would say that
he was intensely aware of his status as maybe the greatest of all time or
conversations around that.
Where do you stand?
To many, obviously, you are the greatest of all time.
To some, they'll put John Cena in that conversation.
Where do you stand?
The greatest performer of all time in our business, and I don't have to think twice.
The greatest performer in our business of all time is Shawn Michaels.
Again took that so hard I mean, you don't have to convince me.
And he can work both ways.
He's a phenomenal baby face and all that, but when he was younger,
Shawn could be a prick, which made it real he came across.
But I mean Sean is the first guy to do the Moonsault and all how you think about it
and he just does have match the Undertaker with even despite their size difference.
Paul, you saw him, I mean.
>> My God, they're some of my favorites of all time.
>> I mean and literally he carried me in that match in 2024 so
I had a lot of influence on the young guys like he and Hunter net.
>> Sure. >> And certainly there's a place for
me in that but I can't ever tell you that the my skill was better to Shawn Michaels.
And I mean I'm gonna say this as boldly as I can,
I think your best worker in your business right now is my daughter.
>> Won't get many arguments from any- >> I mean no, but
no there's a very big case for that, guys.
>> I agree.
I agree very much.
I Agree.
>> She's not, what makes her different and Corey knows it so well, she's 5'11" and
weighs 150 pounds.
Does that make sense?
>> Yes.
>> And she does that Corkscrew Moonsault, and she studies it.
She has studied it where she understand what that one good punch or
one good kick what looks better than ten.
>> To piggyback off your point, regarding Charlotte, it's in her eyes.
From the minute Charlotte walks through that curtain, you can see it in her eyes,
that she is in it and she believes.
It's not about I'm gonna go out there and we're gonna do this fun thing.
She's out there to kick somebody's ass and you can see it in her eyes.
>> Corey, I would say it's from the moment she walks into the building,
already dressed.
>> Yeah, I mean she dresses the part.
She just wants to be the best.
And I mean, guys, I don't know what to say about her athletic ability.
She could have gone to college and played four different Division I sports.
She chose volleyball. But if she'd wanted to play basketball she
could have, she hated basketball.
If she'd wanted to have been a cheerleader she could have.
And the other was track and field, in the ninth grade she ran a 5:13 mile.
She's incredible, she's ten times the athlete I am, I mean unbelievable.
And I mean I have no problem conceding that at all.
So I would take Shawn, I think Randy Orton,
until I haven't seen him since his back.
But Randy comes back healthy, he's right there, one of the top guys of all time.
Of course, Hunter was.
Taker was with considering the way that he had to work his style,
is obviously on the Mount Rushmore.
>> Definitely, I would say greatest character of all time for sure.
>> Yeah and of course- >> To work with the confines and
make that work for decades speaks volumes.
>> And as far as drawing money, I mean,
it's three different ways of looking at it.
Steve Austin, to me, even to this day, Steve is the biggest star in the business.
I don't wanna stay in that because The Rock wasn't around as long as Steve.
Can you imagine if Steve had retired at 39?
>> That's wow. >> Can you imagine if Steve had
wrestled until he was 50?
>> Well hell we saw him this year at WrestleMania and
he looked like he missed a step.
>> Yeah, no, no, he stays in great shape.
I mean, he's a man, he stands by what he believes in.
I mean, there have been a lot of greats, so I mean, I just to even, I have those
guys on my documentary, like Malone and I are great good friends, I mean.
I think it's a lot about the people I've known and I've had some influence on, too.
But I mean, I have Ty Taker talk about shed a positive Light and
Steve, that's big stuff, right, Corey?
I mean.
>> Absolutely.
>> I mean, it is, and I have Hunter and all.
And, I got no problem pointing out my flaws.
I think it's important that, I mean, I've made some terrible personal decisions in
life that have caused me more problems than anything else.
But just being able to admit it and feel good about it and
move forward that way, it's not like I'm anybody.
I'm easy to find and everybody's got a Ric Flair story.
[LAUGH] >> [LAUGH] No doubt about that.
No doubt. >> I wouldn't wanna authenticate
all of them, but [LAUGH].
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