TIJ - EP149 - The Tragic Tale of Axl Rotten

Talk Is Jericho

Chris Jericho

Tv & Film, Sports, Wrestling

4.8 • 9.4K Ratings

🗓️ 5 June 2015

⏱️ 83 minutes

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Summary

Former ECW hardcore wrestler Axl Rotten joins TIJ to remember some of his famous bloody, barbwire, baseball bat matches! He's also talking about the horrible spine injury he now suffers as a result, and how it's not only kept him out of the ring, but also wheelchair bound! Hear Axl's inspirational and redemptive tale about kicking heroin & pills, and turning his life around. He & Chris also share some kindred KISS stories!

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0:00.0	The Cherico Network on Westwood One.
0:03.6	Alright, today I'll talk his Jericho.
0:05.8	One of my old friends from ECW Axel Rotten needs our help.
0:10.6	He's in a wheelchair.
0:11.6	He's got a severely messed up spine after spending so many years taking crazy hardcore bumps
0:18.1	in the ring for your entertainment.
0:20.9	He needs back surgery in order to walk again.
0:24.9	So I'm asking you to go to you caring.
0:29.1	It's www.ukaring.com slash Axel Rotten.
0:34.4	That account's been set up online in hopes of raising money for Axel's surgery.
0:38.8	And today he's going to share his story.
0:41.4	He's drug free.
0:42.4	He's living a clean life.
0:43.9	He's had a lot of demons in the past, but he's beat them.
0:47.1	He's very, very inspiring, just like my old friend Daniel House.
0:50.4	I've been talking so much about lately.
0:52.4	He's a good guy.
0:53.6	I just reconnected with him over the last couple of weeks actually.
0:57.7	Axel and I went to see Kiss the reunion tour together back in 96.
1:02.5	So many cool stories about Kiss, about ECW and the tragic rise and fall and subsequent
1:10.4	rise.
1:11.4	Again, thanks to us as to what we're going to do to help Axel out that story is coming
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