So now it's time to get to my guests, the blue meanie, Brian Heffron. Ding, ding, ding.

And folks, our guest this week is a classic example of how determination pays off, along with a few lucky breaks along the way. You know him as the meanie welcome brian hefron how are you

brian hey man this is great uh look i'm chalking this up as a uh bucket list moment here because i

was a no seriously i was a fan of yours uh you kept me informed on the upcoming shows and

all that stuff and you're part of my weekly routine growing you know

being a fan so this is awesome i'm happy to be here you know i tell you bro we just missed each other

i i left the w f which it was at the time uh in 93 and your career really began starting in 94

but i imagine as a kid growing up, you watched that golden time with the World

Wrestling Federation and what was happening in the world of professional wrestling at the time.

Oh, absolutely.

I first started watching in 1982.

First match, I watched a show, but the only match I really truly remember is

Rick Martel and Tony Garia losing the WWF tag team belts to Mr. Fuji and Mr.

Saido.

And ever since then, I was like, you know, that was the bug that bit me, you know, when you

become, you know, when Spider-Man gets bitten by the spider and you become Spider- know, that was the bug that bit me, you know, when you become, you know,

when Spider-Man gets bitten by the spider, he becomes Spider-Man, that's the, when the

wrestling bug bit me and I became a wrestling fan, that's just that remembering that match and

remembering a title change right off the bat. I mean, how can you not fall in love with it?

And, uh, we were talking about sports and, you, and I went over to my buddy house.

I was like, hey, man, you want to come over watching the Phillies game?

He's like, I can't.

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