411’s WWE Broken Skull Sessions Report: The Godfather on Nearly Signing with WCW, Papa Shango in The Attitude Era, More

411’s WWE Damaged Cranium Classes Report: The Godfather

-Air Date: 05.30.21
-Run Time: 1:28:55

-Austin welcomes us to the present as at the moment his visitor is Charles Wright, higher generally known as The Godfather.

-They shake arms to begin and Godfather says he has been having fun with life and having enjoyable. He says he’s nonetheless being The Godfather, although he doesn’t have the strip membership anymore. He does have his personal CBD line popping out quickly. He says hashish has been a very good factor for him. He might be 60 later this 12 months and it has gotten him off prescribed drugs and he doesn’t drink as a lot. It makes him extra artistic and only a higher individual. He often goes to mattress round 8-8:30 PM and will get up at 3 AM the place he checks his social media. He will get a piece out in after which spends the remainder of the day along with his spouse and canines. He loves getting up early within the morning now which shocks Austin.

-Austin is aware of Godfather says he doesn’t drink as a lot however he has to do that and breaks out The Jack Daniels. Godfather says he by no means mentioned he doesn’t drink anymore. He simply can’t drink a whole bottle. They take a shot and discuss gargling Jack Daniels which apparently got here from Curt Hennig. It was a honor to do a shot with Curt and also you simply did what he needed you to do. They each point out they miss Curt and want he was nonetheless right here.

-Austin mentions Godfather was Northern California Basketball Participant of The Yr. GF says in 1979 he was Participant of the Yr in Excessive Faculty Basketball. He needed to play soccer, however his mother and father wouldn’t signal the discharge. He was 175lbs and will bounce out of the health club as he was on the observe crew as a excessive jumper. He took to basketball and performed it like he was enjoying soccer. He admits his grades weren’t the very best so he needed to go to Junior Faculty. He frolicked with soccer gamers and hit the weights and go as much as 240 lbs. He misplaced curiosity in basketball and began energy lifting. He was given a full scholarship to play faculty soccer in Nevada simply based mostly off his dimension and athleticism. He was made an offensive sort out and did effectively with cross blocking as a consequence of his energy. He couldn’t run block although. He blew his knee out and that led to him working in topless golf equipment as a bouncer. They’ve an image of GF from again in his biker days and he’s simply large. He says no medication because it was all beer and whiskey. The image was when he was 26 years outdated and about 2 years from being Papa Shango. He studied Enterprise Administration and admits he by no means acquired his diploma. He appears to remorse that and says he was kicked out of college for combating.

-Austin mentions he spoke to Taker for tales about Charles. He was informed by Taker that Charles may deal with his personal. GF brings up how he hates anybody utilizing the N phrase and gained’t let anybody name him that whether or not a pal, rapper, or no matter. He used to inform anybody in the event that they known as him that he would knock them out. That led to a variety of bar room fights.

-They discuss biker life-style and GF brings up wanting tattoos and he acquired manner into it. He acquired closely tattooed in 1985. Austin brings up that they filmed Over The High at close to GF’s membership. He was making good cash and says he nonetheless has associates from that point. He says a lot of the guys from the image turned Hell’s Angels and are both lifeless or in jail. He survived it as a result of he acquired into pro-wrestling.

-Again to Over The High dialogue (beloved that film as a child and nonetheless superior. Goosebumps anytime I hear “Meet me half manner”) as GF says they had been filming the film on the MGM and he labored as a bouncer at a membership known as Loopy Horse. Scott Norton was a shoot arm wrestler and he noticed GF bouncing within the membership and informed him he must be a wrestler. GF admits he didn’t watch wrestling, however he was a curler derby fan. He mentioned he didn’t need to do this crap and somebody talked about Bam Bam Bigelow made one million {dollars} final 12 months and that acquired his consideration. Bigelow went to Monster Manufacturing facility and GF made a name and he flew out to Jersey. He skilled for a short while and Jerry Lawler noticed him and instantly needed him in Memphis. He says his first match of any form was in Memphis in opposition to Lawler and Lawler put him over clear in the midst of the ring. The one factor he knew was to hearken to Jerry and Lawler took care of him within the match. He was the Unified World Champion in Memphis after his first match and says he was within the second because it was simply one other episode in his wild and loopy life.

-Now he did fall out of the cash as working in USWA didn’t pay all that a lot. He was making $50-100 per present and Austin says higher than him as he was getting $15-25. They flash an image of GF early in his profession as he’s sporting a crimson mohawk which was the concept of Dutch Mantell. GF says Dutch fired him and Lawler got here again and informed him they had been retaining him. Jerry Jarrett additionally wouldn’t let Dutch fireplace him.

-Austin needs to know the place The Soultaker identify got here from and GF says he has a tattoo on his arm of a man that takes girls’s souls. Austin heard it was from the tattoo on his chest and GF says that tattoo is a patch from the biker group he was in and Vince informed him he couldn’t have that tattoo on TV so it was coated. The group was known as The Thugs and it was all about consuming. Others got here in and began coping with explosives and medicines. He and the unique guys mentioned they had been leaving The Membership and dared anybody to cease them as they had been the hardest dudes within the membership.

-Austin needs to speak about surviving Memphis whenever you aren’t making some huge cash. GF says that when he and Taker discuss wrestling (which isn’t usually) it’s about these days in Memphis. The street tales with Taker, and Soiled White Boy in a Ford Taurus and GF being the man to know for topless dancers. Incredible!

-Austin brings up a tag match in Evansville, IN with him and Dutch on one facet and Taker and GF on the opposite facet. Austin was only some weeks into the enterprise and Dutch informed him to select up and slam SoulTaker. After the match GF had a gathering with Austin about letting him know if he was going to slam him earlier than simply snatching him up. GF continues with one other story about Austin and him working a singles program. It appears Austin didn’t need to do the job and he informed GF it was nothing in opposition to him, however he didn’t come right here to lose on his first evening within the firm.

-They discuss working with Dundee who GF calls The Big Killer. Austin says regardless of the scale Dundee was additionally going to get his shit in. GF didn’t go to Memphis pondering he was a nasty ass. Austin says earlier than he acquired there, GF and Taker had a match in Memphis. He let Taker inform the story when he was on the present and now he needs GF’s facet. Taker places it that they didn’t get an opportunity to speak and GF began beating the crap out of him. GF says keep in mind he was a biker and he understands it’s a work. He calls it the worst match within the historical past of wrestling and takes a lot of the blame. Taker wore him out with a chair and mentioned we will do it the exhausting manner or simple manner and GF opted for simple manner. They turned finest associates after that match. GF mentions he’s huge into traditional nation music and informed Taker he was too huge and white to not have tattoos and too huge to not journey a Harley. There you’ve got it!

-Earlier than attending to WWE there’s a story about driving again from Memphis after a present was cancelled as a consequence of a snow storm. It was GF, Taker, Soiled White Boy and Lady within the automotive. For some motive GF needed to drive and he had by no means pushed within the snow. Taker has mentioned GF has solely gotten 10 ft and he says he acquired them 10 yards no less than till they acquired right into a spin and slide. He jokes he and Taker have overwhelmed on one another extra as associates than anybody. Austin brings up how the 2 of them would chop the crap out of one another. GF says they awakened in the future and talked about they need to cease it as their chests had been beat crimson.

-GF brings up working in Japan and the way he realized to work slightly extra and realized to hearken to the gang. From there he went to Germany and on tour with him was Owen Hart, Match Finlay, Dave Taylor, Scott Corridor, Rambo and he realized a lot in that 8 months. When he got here again Taker had moved from WCW to WWE they usually informed GF they had been giving him a tryout. Vince employed him and informed him he had the physique of a monster, however a child face. He informed GF to lease the film ‘Dwell and Let Die’ and GF already knew the film. That’s had been Papa Shango got here from as they needed a voodoo character.

-They take one other shot earlier than attending to Papa Shango. They cheer to Undertaker and GF laughs that they put away a variety of Jack within the day. GF says he had nothing to do with the character and he was simply glad to be within the WWE. He did a variety of analysis and frolicked in New Orleans and what he was saying was legit. He wanted the background to be as genuine as he may. He’s a rustic boy at coronary heart and the character was a stretch. He says the issue with Papa Shango was he had a match with Kamala. Austin and GF each say they love Kamala. GF says the issue was Kamala was so a lot better at his gimmick than he was and it confirmed as Kamala was terried of him and that led to him not with the ability to actually wrestle him. Austin thinks the gimmick would have labored higher a couple of years later.

-They present footage from Superstars in Could 1992 as Papa Shango places a curse on The Final Warrior. GF says he was all in with the character and as soon as he placed on the paint he stopped speaking to folks. Warrior spits up pea inexperienced soup within the again as Austin and GF chuckle about it. GF says the black ooze was from a hose that ran up their jacket. They might have a ball to squeeze the ooze out. He did work exhausting and admits he was going by way of a divorce on the time. He has been married 3 occasions and this present one is occurring 23 years. He was a imply individual then and solely cared about getting drunk and stepping into fights. Taker informed him they had been going to let him go as he was on guard babysitting him. He takes the blame for lots of these issues. Austin understands as he has additionally been on the street and going by way of these sorts of trials.

-GF goes again to by no means being a wrestling fan, so when he would get launched he informed Vince he may return to Vegas and make $3000 an evening. Wrestling has at all times been his second job because the golf equipment had been his first job. When he wasn’t making sufficient cash he would go residence to make extra. They known as him a couple of time and he didn’t need to do it till UFC hit. They’d Kimo in UFC and pitched that character to GF. Kama stood for Kick Any Man’s Ass and he was offered after they informed him they’d let him journey a Harley.

-We see a KAMA vignette as he hits more durable than Tyson and is quicker than Van Damme. All he cared about was that he acquired to journey a Harley. He doesn’t know what occurred with the character, however it didn’t click on.

-Austin talks in regards to the attract of the enterprise and whereas he had cash at residence, he at all times got here again. GF says that wrestling was a technique to have enjoyable and be round folks identical to him. They bounce to Casket Match with Taker at SummerSlam in Pittsburgh (I used to be not there for it sadly as I used to be solely 14 and my mother and father weren’t going to the present with me). They present highlights of the match and this a part of Austin’s present is at all times nice as he has a blast watching matches. GF laughs and marks out over the very fact he got here off the highest rope with a transfer. He’s shocked he even did one thing like that. He tells us that he hated going contained in the casket and the boys would put lifeless fish and ICY Sizzling within the casket. Good! Taker wins the match as GF says that he beloved working with Taker.

-He says it was troublesome working that model, however had some good matches with Shamrock. He wasn’t having enjoyable anymore and felt it was time to go residence after the Million Greenback Company run. Austin mentions WCW despatched a proposal, however ended up hiring Virgil for the spot which GF says ended up being the very best factor that occurred to him. Oh man, Kama within the nWo as their head of safety? Signal me up for that! GF mentions he at all times had contact with WWE as there was by no means unhealthy blood anytime he left. He accepted the provide from WCW and Ron Simmons informed him to not take it. He requested why and Ron informed him he wasn’t prepared for the boys within the south as a result of they’d be calling him the N phrase. GF shot again “then I might be combating everybody there.” That was the difficulty and Ron informed him it wasn’t place for him. Jim Herd known as him again and Virgil did it for a 1/3 of what they supplied GF. Austin says Ron is a god within the south and GF says anytime he wanted recommendation in wrestling he went to Ron.

-Subsequent up they talk about WWE bringing Papa Shango again within the Angle Period. They present a photograph of the brand new look and it’s fairly candy. He mentions Lawler painted the face and it was going to be much less comical and extra critical. He confirmed as much as TV and took footage with the brand new look and was informed Vince needed to speak to him. “Charles there’s a change of plans. We’re placing you within the Nation and you’re going over Taker tonight.” He went to Ron who mentioned he didn’t know something that was taking place. They laid every little thing out for them the subsequent week. He wasn’t mad as a result of to him it was a job and he would do what they paid him to do. Austin says that’s priceless data and younger guys must be taught that.

-We see the preliminary Nation with Rock, Ron, GF, and D-Lo after which with Mark Henry added. They pulled GF and Ron in and informed them they had been placing Rock within the Nation. Vince informed them when he acquired folks to hate the child and he turned, he could be the most important star within the enterprise. The Rock apparently didn’t need to put on any of the Nation gear so the very best they may get was get his tights trimmed with Nation gear.

-Austin says Ron Simmons is the one man that would pull off the blue leather-based helmet and GF calls him a nasty mofo. Austin says The Nation was a holding sample that set each member off on nice runs. It’s true if you consider it as Ron, GF, Henry are all within the HOF and we all know goes there ultimately and D-Lo had a heck of a profession. GF mentions that “know your function” and people catchphrases got here from Ron and Austin says that he heard that as effectively. The group began for Ron to be the chief after which The Rock took over. GF says that Ron had no downside with Rock utilizing any of his stuff. He helped The Rock and all of them. Ron was into lounges, D-Lo was into video video games, and GF was into strip golf equipment. Austin says he wasn’t a strip membership man, however he would go at occasions. He would by no means shell stuff out at first as he didn’t have the cash and in the future a lady was dancing in entrance of him. He fumbled for a ten and Taker however his hand on him because the lap dance was on him. GF says it was a good time they usually usually paid for dances for different folks greater than they’d pay for their very own.

-Bone Road Krew! Bones is one other identify for dominoes as that’s what they at all times performed. Yoko was a rapper and at all times was able to play. GF says he by no means had an issue with The Kliq and was associates with them as effectively. Austin asks for a Yokozuna story and GF tells a narrative of a street journey with him driving, Yoko within the passenger and Taker within the backseat. Austin says uncommon for Taker to be within the again seat and GF says as a result of he had respect for Yoko who was pushing 500 lbs at that time. They’re listening to Hank Williams and GF is chewing his tobacco. The music will not be resonating with Yoko who’s all about hardcore West Coast rap. Yoko ejects the cassette tape and tosses it out the window. Yoko checked out GF and mentioned, “hey man, did anybody ever inform you that you’re black?” Superior! GF places over how nice of an individual Yoko is they usually do a shot to Yoko. Good!

-They put up a latest picture of what’s left of BSK at a bar the evening earlier than Taker retired. GF mentions they had been all COVID examined and drank the bar dry that evening. GF laughs at how huge his arm appears within the image and Austin tells him they’re right here to place him over and proper now it’s the biggest arm on the planet.

-Again to The Nation as Austin needs to speak in regards to the character of The Godfather. Austin brings up that the character couldn’t be carried out at the moment. GF says he was in The Nation however his contract was getting close to the top and he wanted to consider one thing. He mentions he and D-Lo had been there to leap in for The Rock and eat everybody’s finisher. His spouse introduced up the concept of changing into a pimp child face and GF needed to be a imply pimp. She satisfied him a babyface pimp was a greater concept as it could let him present his pure facet. She designed all of the vests and the jewellery as GF continues that none of it was the WWE’s concept. Vince got here to him when it acquired over and informed him the character had legs. They present the Rock calling Kama, The Godfather for the primary time as he planted that seed in Rock’s head. He would run the gimmick on home exhibits with JBL through the popcorn match after intermission. He didn’t have the ladies and simply mentioned they had been within the again if JBL would take them as an alternative of the match and the gang would chant, “take the ladies.” They used to do 10-12 minute exhausting hitting matches with no response after which did all this pimp stuff and get monster reactions. It was Vince’s concept to get ladies concerned.

-They play video of Godfather on RAW going by way of his spiel and the gang is insane. Austin and GF chuckle about it and take a shot. It speaks to how enjoyable The Angle Period was as they may go so far as they need and know they’d be reeled in a bit if wanted. GF says nothing was scripted and he had as a lot time as he wanted. He informed Vince they see sufficient wrestling and he simply needs to entertain them. Austin: “a pimp will not be an excellent human being, however on this world it was a hero.” GF went to Vince and informed him there was a big viewers on the market that was into smoking marijuana and Vince let him contact on that. He thanks Vince for going with it and says he was having the time of his life. Very like Austin, he was being himself and it’s a lot simpler to recover from being your self.

-They talk about the music and GF was performed what he calls a little bit of porno music blended with ‘Voodoo Little one’ and he beloved it. They return to the ladies and Vince got here to him with, “Charles do you suppose you will get some ladies?” HA! GF simply checked out him with “actually?” Not stunning the ladies immediately acquired the gimmick over. He felt like he made it and he’s simply so glad right here seeing how glad he regarded throughout this time. He calls it his favourite character even when it actually wasn’t a personality.

-Austin goes over how GF would provide the ladies vs having a match and he did it as soon as on Warmth in a match with Taker. They present the tape and it’s incredible as he almost broke Taker. “I’ve recognized you for a very long time and you want hoes.” Paul Bearer is shedding it and Taker is simply stone confronted. “You may have your choose of any one in all these hoes.” Yeah, this character isn’t taking place in 2021. Nonetheless superior although as he sums it up completely saying it was entertaining and enjoyable.

-Again to Taker and their friendship. They flash an image of Taker getting his first arm tattoo and GF and Bearer standing behind him. GF was on him about getting work carried out they usually went to Vegas to get that first one carried out. Apparently Vince was fairly pissed in regards to the tattoo.

-GF talks about being tag champs with Bull and the way a lot enjoyable that they had wrestling Ron and JBL. They might beat the crap out of one another after which get together all evening. He additionally beloved working with Owen Hart due to how nice he was. Ron and JBL had been drinkers and the connection labored as a result of he would smoke. He loves each of them and likewise loves Teddy Lengthy who rode with them as effectively.

-Austin brings up PTC coming down on The Godfather gimmick they usually began firming issues down. That results in The RTC and Godfather turns into The Goodfather. Austin asks in regards to the change and GF mentions it was the one time in wrestling he didn’t like what he was doing. He mentions Vince fought exhausting for him, however they had been coming after the character exhausting. He needed to poke enjoyable at The PTC and would return to The Godfather later. It was not enjoyable and he hinted he was going to go residence which acquired again to Vince, so he gave them the tag belts to maintain him round longer. Austin mentions he was combating for The Godfather and for Goldust as that was the opposite gimmick they had been coming down on exhausting.

-They tried to convey him again as an escort which was Godfather Lite and it simply didn’t work in order that they launched him. GF was cool with that because it wasn’t what he needed it to be. Austin loves GF’s angle in regards to the enterprise and the way he isn’t bitter or offended.

-Austin asks about any regrets or issues he missed out on. GF says that in his Corridor of Fame speech he had been hanging out all day with Snoop. His speech was going to be off the cuff and he had an element the place he needed to place his spouse over for creating the character. There was additionally an element the place his grandson was there and it was his birthday. That half went so effectively that he blanked and overlook to place his spouse over. The second he walked off stage “ah hell, I forgot to say my spouse.” That screw up is one he can’t repair and he apologizes to her once more for it and can proceed to take action. That’s an exquisite story!

-GF says they’ve a BSK Fb chat and he retains in touch with a variety of guys by way of social media and after they come by way of Vegas.

-They take one other shot and Austin needs to know what GF is most pleased with and what’s subsequent. GF says he’s a lot behind hashish, hemp. He has a line popping out with B Actual and a CBD line. He does seminars in regards to the well being advantages of hashish. He is aware of it’s isn’t for everybody, however it works for him. GF plugs his IG (TheGodfather) which he makes use of probably the most.

-He will get the decision from Mark Carano about The Corridor of Fame. He had been going to Mania yearly for 10 years so informed Mark he could be there. Mark asks who he’s bringing and he asks why. He informed him to convey the entire household as a result of Vince was placing him in The Corridor of Fame. The present the Corridor of Fame image of GF getting his ring with HHH and Vince presenting it to him.

-Austin congratulates him on being in The Corridor of Fame as they put together for one final shot. GF sums up his profession as an excellent expertise with nice folks. He has nothing however respect for the enterprise and it’s good tales with good associates. With that they take the final shot and gargle it and we’re out!

-This was nice as Godfather is a superb story teller and one of many chilliest folks you’ll ever meet. It was so refreshing to only have somebody glad and with no ailing will in direction of anybody. He wasn’t attempting to bury anybody and he wasn’t attempting to get himself over. As he talked about he isn’t a mark for the enterprise or himself. He beloved what he did and when it wasn’t enjoyable he would return residence to his different job. That needed to have made it a lot simpler for him to not burn out after which he hit gold with The Godfather. This was nice and effectively definitely worth the watch. I form of want it ran longer, however they coated every little thing you’d anticipate. Some extra street tales would have been enjoyable. Thanks for studying!