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Have More Money Now with John Layfield

Episode 11: WrestleCon owner, Michael Bochicchio

Have More Money Now with John Layfield

Podcast Heat

Business

4.6 • 743 Ratings

🗓️ 16 April 2026

⏱️ 85 minutes

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Summary

On this episode of Have More Money Now with John Layfield, JBL and Conrad Thompson welcome a special guest who has helped shape one of wrestling’s biggest fan experiences,WrestleCon owner Michael Bochicchio. Michael shares the story behind WrestleCon’s creation and evolution into a powerhouse brand, offering a behind-the-scenes look at what it takes to succeed in the convention business. From early challenges to major growth, he also delivers valuable advice for anyone looking to break into the convention and live events space.Then, the conversation turns to the housing market as John and Conrad are joined by real estate expert James Schlimmer. The group discusses the latest trends impacting buyers and sellers across the country, along with insights into where the market may be headed next.Plus, JBL and Conrad break down the latest headlines in finance and housing, giving listeners practical knowledge and real-world perspective. BLUECHEW - Right now, when you buy two months of BlueChew Gold, you get the third for FREE with promo code JBL. Visit BlueChew.com for more details and important safety information, and we thank BlueChew for sponsoring the podcast. SAVE WITH CONRAD - Stop throwing money away by paying those high interest rates on your credit card. Roll them into one low monthly payment and on top of that, skip your next two house payments. Go to https://www.savewithconrad.com to learn more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

The Hey, hey, it's Conrad, the mortgage guy, and you're listening to have more money now.

0:34.8

And of course, we couldn't do it without our host and former w w w

0:37.9

world champion your friend in mine john bradshaw layfield john layfield how are you sir i'm doing

0:43.9

fantastic conrad we had conrad umson uh yesterday on our show it's very unique yeah of course we're

0:52.7

talking about the conrad little head on the thumb and it's conrad thompson so it's very very unique. Yeah, of course we're talking about the Conrad little head on the thumb and it's Conrad Thumson. So it's very, very unique, very unique merchandise. Well, I'm honored. I'm flattered. Of course, we're talking about JBL having fun with my buddy Cassio kid over on curtain jerkers, which is available as a part of something to wrestle. But today we're talking about something

1:11.8

everybody needs more of, more money. Just before we went live this morning on the show,

1:17.1

you were telling me that you're starting an LLC this week. What's what do you got up your

1:21.5

sleeve right now, John? I am. Yeah, I didn't plan when we started doing it, have more money now.

1:26.5

I'm talking about people using side

1:27.5

businesses I've always had a side business ever since I was a kid I think I was 11 or 12 years old when I first started mowing yards and I was 10 when I got my first job I picked up golf balls at a local golf golf course you know back when you had to pick them up my hand you know you didn't have the machines and stuff that guys were still hit golf balls.

1:44.1

I'm out there little 10-year-old kid trying to pick up golf balls,

1:46.2

and I think they're hitting them at me.

1:47.2

But I'm out there little 10 year old kid trying to pick up golf balls and I think they're hitting them at me. But I've always had a side business. And I've always said, you know, don't invest necessarily in the commodity, invest in the infrastructure, invest in picks and shovels. So like when you talk about with AI and stuff, invest in what you need. We're going to talk about that later about a stock that we have that you invest in the AI data centers. Invest in pigs and shovels. And that's what I'm doing now. I got a bunch of old college buddies. I got the idea for Mr. Gerald Briscoe, who is a very smart man, even though he's from Oklahoma. I understand that's tallest leprechaun territory to be

2:17.7

the smartest person in oklahoma you know doesn't take just a whole lot but he's always had

2:22.2

you know jerry was the first one to have the merchandise table and t-shirts and wrestling he

2:27.6

and lest thatcher you know and he's always had his side business he's a really smart guy good man

2:32.0

and he gave me this idea for this business with all the

2:36.3

construction going on in Florida and in Texas. They have massive demands for cleanup, for trailers,

2:44.3

for trucks, all kinds of things like that. So I got together with my old college buddies,

2:49.1

some police officers that have been their lifelong

2:51.5

state troopers.

2:52.8

We're going to form an LLC together and put together a business and have trailers and

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