Pro Wrestling & Politics are More Similar Than You Think | Beyond the Scenes

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05/15/23 • 53 min

Professional wrestling and politics have more in common than you think. It's not enough for wrestlers and politicians to be themselves, they need to put on a show and connect with the crowd in order to win in the ring...or on the campaign trail. Roy Wood Jr. sat with WWE superstar, LA Knight, and host of the “Cheap Heat” podcast, Peter Rosenburg to break down the connections between these two worlds and take a deeper dive into Knight’s preparation for this past April’s WrestleMania 39. Original Air Date: March 28, 2023

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You're listening to Comedy Central, But up here's edition listener. It's Roy Wood, your correspondent for the Daily Show. You're about to hear an episode of one of our original Daily Show podcasts, Beyond the Scenes, hosted by yours Truly. It's the show where we dive deeper into segments and topics from the show with the show's writers, producers, and outside experts. In this episode, we're taking a look at how wrestling and politics are more sim

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