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Wrestling's Power Couple: Johnny & Taya on AEW, Viral Moments, Lucha Underground
John Hennigan (@therealmorrison) & Taya Valkyrie (@thetayavalkyrie) are professional wrestlers signed to AEW. John is also known by his ring name Johnny TV in AEW as well as John Morrison, Johnny Nitro, Johnny Impact, Johnny Mundo and others. They join Chris Van Vliet at West Coast Creative Studio in Hollywood, CA to talk about the season finale of their show "Johnny Loves Taya" on the AEW YouTube channel, how they pitched the original idea to Tony Khan, signing with AEW, their memories of working in Lucha Underground, their matches against each other, how Johnny came up with his move Starship Pain, the iconic ladder moonsault at WrestleMania 24, Joey Mercury's brutal ladder accident, whether they would wrestle each other again and much more!
00:00 Intro
00:35 Passing the airport test
02:37 Preparing for the finale of ‘Johnny Loves Taya’
05:17 Pitching Tony Khan & AEW for ‘Johnny Loves Taya’
08:37 Thinking outside of the box when making the series
11:14 Johnny having no musical timing
14:53 How much goes into making each episode of ‘Johnny Loves Taya’
18:11 Getting to show off their acting chops
21:43 How acting carries over to their AEW careers
24:54 Coming up with ideas for Johnny Loves Taya’
26:15 Taya having a tattoo of her dogs
26:56 Why go with the name ‘Johnny TV’ in AEW?
29:19 How many of his names are trademarked?
30:57 Are they more stiff when they wrestle each other?
32:48 The secret to a good wrestling chop
36:01 When is the bearacane happening?
38:00 Bad Bunny giving him a Canadian Destroyer
41:21 People not being aware of Taya’s past matches
43:21 Memories of Lucha Underground
44:52 Matches that they’d like to have in AEW
47:42 How did Johnny invent his finisher Starship Pain?
48:41 What hurts when they get out of bed in the morning?
50:10 Taya finding her confidence again after WWE
54:53 Moonsaulting with a ladder at Wrestlemania 24
58:19 Joey Mercury getting injured in a ladder match vs The Hardys
01:00:16 The most painful spot that Taya has ever been in
01:01:43 Will they ever work a match against each other in AEW?
01:02:36 Preparing for the season finale of ‘Johnny Loves Taya’
01:03:39 How to stay as ripped as Johnny TV
01:04:48 3 things Johnny & Taya are grateful for
