Building Champions At The Monster Factory

Talk Is Jericho

Chris Jericho

Tv & Film, Sports, Wrestling

4.8 • 9.4K Ratings

🗓️ 19 April 2023

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

The world famous Monster Factory pro wrestling training school has its own docu-series on Apple TV+ featuring owner, operator and coach Danny Cage, along with a bunch of his students including two of his stars, Bobby Buffet and the Notorious Mimi. Danny explains how the series came to be, what it was like getting it made, and his hopes for a second season. Bobby Buffet and Notorious Mimi share their respective journeys to the Monster Factory, what they’re learning from Danny about wrestling and life, and some of their favorite moments caught by the cameras. Mimi also details her 9-month experience with NXT & WWE from the moment she got signed to the day of her surprise firing! And Danny chronicles his relationship with original founder Larry Sharpe, and the history of Monster Factory and some of the talent like Bam Bam Bigelow, Tony Atlas, Matt Riddle, and Sheamus who bumped in its ring. Watch Monster Factory on Apple TV+ https://tv.apple.com/us/show/monster-factory/umc.cmc.38kf4x2lvqiqdb0up8kcptnd Thank you for supporting our sponsors! Gametime – Download the Gametime app, create an account, and use the promo code TIJ to get $20 off. Fan Duel – Go to https://fanduel.com/JERICHO, sign up and place your first bet, and get up to $1000 dollars back in bonus bets if you don’t win! Factor – visit https://factormeals.com/TIJ50 and use code TIJ50 to get 50% off your first box eBay Motors: get the right parts, the right fit, and the right prices. https://ebaymotors.com Metro By T-Mobile: Switch and get unlimited 5G starting at $25 a month per line for 4 lines, and a FREE 5G phone. Toyota: Visit https://toyota.com/GRFamily to find your perfect Toyota! Bosch Tools: learn more at https://www.boschtools.com/us/en/ SlingTV: check out https://www.sling.com/ for special offers STAY CONNECTED: TikTok: @TalkIsJericho Instagram: @talkisjericho @chrisjerichofozzy Twitter: @TalkIsJericho @IAmJericho YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ChrisJerichoFozzy Website: https://www.webisjericho.com/

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0:00.0	So I was looking through like new releases to watch while I was in the road.
0:19.0	I'm on tour with Fawzi right now.
0:21.0	And out of nowhere I see this listing for Monster Factory on Apple Plus.
0:25.9	I was like a trailer going on and I was like I hadn't even heard of this show.
0:29.9	So I didn't know if it was a documentary, if it was a series.
0:32.9	So I got into it and watched all six episodes.
0:35.9	And so I thought it would be great to have some of the stars of the Monster Factory.
0:40.9	Bobby Buffet, which is one of my favorite wrestling names in the whole time.
0:44.9	Which we were talking about.
0:45.9	The notorious Mimi.
0:46.9	And then of course the founder, the founder, but the leader, Danny Cage,
0:51.9	the teacher, the coach, the head of the Monster Factory.
0:55.9	So I guess just to jump right into it, Danny, how did this series come about?
1:00.9	Because I've heard about the Monster Factory for years obviously.
1:03.9	I've been wrestling since 1990, but I remember reading about the Monster Factory in magazines.
1:07.9	Larry Sharp and Bam Bam Bigelow came from there.
1:10.9	Absolutely.
1:11.9	Kind of tell us how the series came to play.
1:14.9	I mean I was reading those same magazines you were.
1:17.9	And it was my childhood dream to train there and all that.
1:20.9	And once I bought the Monster Factory in like 2011,
1:24.9	all these different people started reaching out to us to do all these different projects.
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