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Chavo Guerrero On 'The Iron Claw' & Teaching Zac Efron How To Wrestle
Chavo Guerrero Jr. (@mexwarrior) is a third-generation wrestler and is known for his time in WCW, WWE, TNA, Lucha Underground and AEW. He joins Chris Van Vliet in Hollywood, CA to talk about working as the wrestling coordinator on "The Iron Claw", teaching Zac Efron and Jeremy Allen White how to wrestle, what their skillset looks like as actors compared to professional wrestlers, how he became Hollywood's choice for wrestling choreography in TV shows and films, his thoughts on whether they should make a movie like "The Iron Claw" about the Guerreros, his opinion on Dominik Mysterio using Eddie Guerrero's name and much more!
00:00 Intro
00:37 Being asked to help make ‘Iron Claw’
03:20 The last time there was excitement about a wrestling movie
05:47 His method for training actors to learn pro wrestling
09:25 How he became wrestling coordinator for GLOW
13:54 Memories of training Zac Efron
22:26 Being able to make realistic matches in ‘Iron Claw’
25:16 What does a script say when it comes to a match?
25:23 The movie credits he got for working on ‘Iron Claw’
27:35 Barely being noticeable in a scene
30:35 Being featured in the first match in the movie
31:24 Was he respected as a ‘wrestling guy’
32:26 His aspiration to be a director
34:56 Is Zac Efron good enough to have a WWE-style match?
36:19 Eddie Guerrero calling matches in the ring
37:54 Zac Efron picking up pro wrestling quickly
40:17 The importance of storytelling in entertainment
42:58 Teaching actors to emulate legends like Harley Race & Ric Flair
43:56 What does Kevin Von Erich think of ‘Iron Claw’
45:57 Is there a possibility for a movie about the Guerrero family?
47:34 Dominik Mysterio using Eddie Guerrero’s moves
50:27 Eddie's daughters not receiving proceeds from his work
52:13 How often does he think about Eddie?
52:23 Why is he @mexwarrior on Twitter?
54:16 What’s it like working with Dwayne Johnson on ‘Young Rock’55:10 Learning from working with Vince McMahon
56:46 How he think about coordinating as compared to wrestling
1:01:23 What are wrestling fans in for with ‘Iron Claw’1:03:50 3 Things Chavo Guerrero is grateful for
Chavo Guerrero Jr. (@mexwarrior) is a third-generation wrestler and is known for his time in WCW, WWE, TNA, Lucha Underground and AEW. He joins Chris Van Vliet in Hollywood, CA to talk about working as the wrestling coordinator on "The Iron Claw", teaching Zac Efron and Jeremy Allen White how to wrestle, what their skillset looks like as actors compared to professional wrestlers, how he became Hollywood's choice for wrestling choreography in TV shows and films, his thoughts on whether they should make a movie like "The Iron Claw" about the Guerreros, his opinion on Dominik Mysterio using Eddie Guerrero's name and much more!
00:00 Intro
00:37 Being asked to help make ‘Iron Claw’
03:20 The last time there was excitement about a wrestling movie
05:47 His method for training actors to learn pro wrestling
09:25 How he became wrestling coordinator for GLOW
13:54 Memories of training Zac Efron
22:26 Being able to make realistic matches in ‘Iron Claw’
25:16 What does a script say when it comes to a match?
25:23 The movie credits he got for working on ‘Iron Claw’
27:35 Barely being noticeable in a scene
30:35 Being featured in the first match in the movie
31:24 Was he respected as a ‘wrestling guy’
32:26 His aspiration to be a director
34:56 Is Zac Efron good enough to have a WWE-style match?
36:19 Eddie Guerrero calling matches in the ring
37:54 Zac Efron picking up pro wrestling quickly
40:17 The importance of storytelling in entertainment
42:58 Teaching actors to emulate legends like Harley Race & Ric Flair
43:56 What does Kevin Von Erich think of ‘Iron Claw’
45:57 Is there a possibility for a movie about the Guerrero family?
47:34 Dominik Mysterio using Eddie Guerrero’s moves
50:27 Eddie's daughters not receiving proceeds from his work
52:13 How often does he think about Eddie?
52:23 Why is he @mexwarrior on Twitter?
54:16 What’s it like working with Dwayne Johnson on ‘Young Rock’55:10 Learning from working with Vince McMahon
56:46 How he think about coordinating as compared to wrestling
1:01:23 What are wrestling fans in for with ‘Iron Claw’1:03:50 3 Things Chavo Guerrero is grateful for
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