Chasing Glory with Lilian Garcia

In this episode of Chasing Glory, Lilian Garcia invites undefeated professional boxer Laila Ali to discuss her fathers involvement with WWE, hosting American Gladiator with Hulk Hogan, growing up and rebelling, her experience in juvenile hall, overcoming molestation as a child, dealing with discrimination from other female boxers, her future goals, and more!

This is a very special episode of Chasing Glory, which pays tribute to the late, Shad Gaspard by his closet friend, tag team partner and brother, Jayson Anthony Paul aka JTG. JTG opens up recalling the tragic events of Shad’s death and how he is dealing with it. He goes on to speak about his relationship with Shad and the bond they created over many years including their run as a professional wrestling tag team in WWE and beyond. JTG addresses the rumor of himself and Shad being resigned by WWE and whether he will ever wrestle again in light of Shad’s passing. He goes on to talk about his own life journey including being raised by a single mom, lessons learned being signed to the business at just 21 years old, experiences in and out of the ring and what he has been up to since Cryme Tyme was released from the WWE. All this and so much more as JTG honors Shad and his life in this very real, raw and inspiring conversation with Lilian Garcia and the positive impact this man left on the world. Shad’s memory will live on through his family; his father, Ben, his sister, Tamara, his wife, Siliana, his son Aryeh, and his friends.
You can watch the video episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7X4ZqJqGzEY&feature=youtu.be

This week on “Chasing Glory with Lilian Garcia,” Lilian welcomes BACK to the show, WWE Champion, Drew McIntyre. But first, Lilian pays tribute to her friend and mentor, the late, great, WWE Hall of Famer Howard Finkel. Lilian shares some emotional moments she’s had with the legend and shares some heartwarming stories about The Fink from when she first started in the WWE. She also discusses the unfortunate swarm of WWE releases and how they can turn a negative into a positive. Fresh off his historic win at WrestleMania 35, Drew discusses his unique victory over Brock Lesnar and how it felt to watch himself become the 52nd WWE Champion. He talks about what he’s learned during this pandemic and how he stays positive during this time. Drew reiterates how his 2014 release was a blessing and how hard he worked to gain the confidence of the company. He speaks about the tragic passing of his mother nearly 10 years ago and how much his wife has filled that support while still keeping him grounded. Drew shares about being in Scotland filming footage while the mandate was coming down to start quarantining at home and shares how much travelling he did during that period. Drew ALSO talks about the importance not settling for a spot he wasn’t happy with as well as the wise words he received from both Kane and The Undertaker. All this and much more. So, Get Fired Up as its about to get Real, Raw, and Inspiring with Drew McIntyre.

This week on “Chasing Glory with Lilian Garcia,” Lilian sits down with WWE Superstar, Otis. In his Chasing Glory DEBUT, find out the mindset of Otis recorded days before his HISTORIC Money In The Bank victory at WWE Headquarters. Otis talks all about what it’s like growing up in Wisconsin with a very strict upbringing. Unfortunately, he was bullied at a young age and also suffers from dyslexia but he shares all about overcoming those obstacles. He wasn’t without his struggles as an adult and speaks about the untimely death of his sister and how it affected him and his family. The experiences had led him to have a strong relationship with Jesus and a strong support system in the locker room. Otis shares how he got involved in amateur wrestling after thinking it was a pro wrestling school. He set his goals on being in the Olympics and was even mentored by Gold Medalist in Greco-Roman, Rulon Gardner who he considered family. Otis discusses what he’s learned from NOT making it on the Olympic team and why it’s important to create a vision as opposed to setting a goal. Find out how he met Gerald Brisco years before signing with the WWE and why he will always be a “Brisco Boy.” Being a WWE Superstar is a dream come true for Otis since he was such a huge fan, to the point where he tells the story about doing THE WORM at a school dance. It’s come full circle since one of his trainers was Scotty 2 Hotty who gave Otis his blessing to continue the move that is now known as The Caterpillar. Otis always talks about wrestling at the most unique environment of Wrestlemania 36 as well as what it was like to be in the Netflix film, The Main Event. All this and much more. It’s about to get real, raw, and inspiring with Otis.

This week on “Chasing Glory with Lilian Garcia,” Lilian sits down with the NXT North American Champion, Keith Lee. In a RARE interview, Keith speaks about being an outstanding collegiate football player and why he gave it up to pursue pro wrestling full time. However, he didn’t always get the support from his parents which resulted him being homeless and discusses the STRAIN that was put on the relationship with his father as well as their current status. With over a decade in the business, Keith talks about being an extra on WWE programming and gives an exclusive play by play of getting beat up by Vince McMahon, Shane McMahon, and Triple H. Keith was part of the first tryouts at the WWE Performance Center and has received many “no’s” throughout his journey but find out which WWE Hall of Famers gave him encouraging advice to keep pursuing the dream. Find out which match changed the projection of Keith’s career and answers the question of how he’s able to be so athletic for a guy his size. He also discusses which current member of the WWE roster serves as a mentor to him as well which WWE legend inspired him to become a pro wrestler. Keith gets romantic and speaks about how he met his girlfriend NXT Superstar Mia Yim and how they became involved in each other’s lives. In addition, Keith gets a HUGE surprise when a WWE Hall of Famer and multiple time World Champion CRASHES the interview where they reminisce about working an indy show over a decade ago. And of course, Keith talks about being the “Smooth Operator” on the Netflix film, “The Main Event”. All this and so much more. It’s about to get real, raw, and inspiring with Keith Lee.