Road Trip After Hours w/ WWE Hall of Famer Teddy Long and Host Mac Davis

Road Trip After Hours w/ WWE Hall of Famer Teddy Long and Host Mac Davis

Celebrities In The Ring And What Wrestling Loses

Jul 22, 2026 · 41 min · 10 segments

A celebrity walks into a wrestling ring and suddenly the full-time pros look helpless. Does that pop the crowd, or does it break the spell? Mag Davis and WWE Hall of Famer Teddy Long tackle the modern…

A celebrity walks into a wrestling ring and suddenly the full-time pros look helpless. Does that pop the crowd, or does it break the spell? Mag Davis and WWE Hall of Famer Teddy Long tackle the modern celebrity wrestling trend head-on, digging into why ticket sales and viral moments matter while still asking the old school question: can fans believe what they’re seeing? We get into the craft stuff that separates a “cool clip” from a match people remember, including selling, ring psychology, and why facial expressions can do more than a dozen fancy moves. Teddy shares why certain comedy offense would never have flown in the Jim Crockett days, plus what made talents like Rodney Mack feel legitimately dangerous. We also talk Dark Side of the Ring, how power reveals people in wrestling, and why real storytelling still wins, whether you’re in WWE, AEW, or grinding on the independents. Fan Qs take us into road memories, favorite sports teams, and a standout Eddie Guerrero story that shows how the best workers notice the smallest details. We also get practical about independent wrestling safety, medical coverage at shows, and why “trying something out of the blue” is where injuries start. If you care about pro wrestling realism, promos, and what it actually takes to get over, hit play, then subscribe, share the show with a friend, and leave a review so more fans can find Wrestling’s Road Trip After Hours. What’s one modern trend you’d change to make wrestling feel more believable? Send us Fan Mail

A celebrity walks into a wrestling ring and suddenly the full-time pros look helpless. Does that pop the crowd, or does it break the spell? Mag Davis and WWE Hall of Famer Teddy Long tackle the modern…

Speakers: Mac DavisHostTeddy LongHost

Celebrities Chokeslamming Wrestlers?7:57 – 11:06

7:57

And, Teddy, how do you feel? Now, look, I don't mind celebrities coming into wrestling to help enhance the product.

8:06

But lately...

8:08

in the WWE and men of places as well, uh, you know, AEW even, uh, they tend to reach out to the social media celebrities and, you know, the television celebrities and using them in wrestling matches where they're actually choke slamming the wrestling stars.

8:27

And instead of the stars choke slamming the celebrities, uh, Should the celebrities, in your opinion, I mean, I know you're old school, but you also appreciate today as well.

8:39

Should celebrities be having a heavy hand on the wrestlers?

8:43

Well, I don't think so, but you know what I mean? That's a different era now.

8:46

You know, we're not, like you said, I'm old school, but I guess old school has played out with a lot of people.

8:51

It'll never play out with me because that's all I know, and that's the way I learned.

8:56

Like I said, I've just seen something, too, a couple days ago.

8:59

The quarterback, what's his name, for the New England?

9:05

Oh, God, if you hadn't asked me, him and Logan Paul are having some issues.

9:10

Yeah.

9:10

Yeah,

9:11

but I know who you're talking about.

9:12

Yeah, it's a famous, you know, NFL quarterback for life.

9:15

I can't think of his name.

9:16

Somebody will think of it in the room in any minute now.

9:20

But yeah, that's what was your thoughts about that? Well, you know, I just don't really know.

9:27

Like I said, you have to look at it now.

9:29

It's WWE, World Wrestling Entertainment.

9:32

So there's celebrities getting involved.

9:34

That's entertainment.

9:35

So, you know, I leave it up to them.

9:38

Who am I? I don't know nothing.

9:40

So I just wait and just see what happens.

Celebrities Chokeslamming Wrestlers?7:57 – 11:06

7:57

And, Teddy, how do you feel? Now, look, I don't mind celebrities coming into wrestling to help enhance the product.

8:06

But lately...

8:08

in the WWE and men of places as well, uh, you know, AEW even, uh, they tend to reach out to the social media celebrities and, you know, the television celebrities and using them in wrestling matches where they're actually choke slamming the wrestling stars.

8:27

And instead of the stars choke slamming the celebrities, uh, Should the celebrities, in your opinion, I mean, I know you're old school, but you also appreciate today as well.

8:39

Should celebrities be having a heavy hand on the wrestlers?

8:43

Well, I don't think so, but you know what I mean? That's a different era now.

8:46

You know, we're not, like you said, I'm old school, but I guess old school has played out with a lot of people.

8:51

It'll never play out with me because that's all I know, and that's the way I learned.

8:56

Like I said, I've just seen something, too, a couple days ago.

8:59

The quarterback, what's his name, for the New England?

9:05

Oh, God, if you hadn't asked me, him and Logan Paul are having some issues.

9:10

Yeah.

9:10

Yeah,

9:11

but I know who you're talking about.

9:12

Yeah, it's a famous, you know, NFL quarterback for life.

9:15

I can't think of his name.

9:16

Somebody will think of it in the room in any minute now.

9:20

But yeah, that's what was your thoughts about that? Well, you know, I just don't really know.

9:27

Like I said, you have to look at it now.

9:29

It's WWE, World Wrestling Entertainment.

9:32

So there's celebrities getting involved.

9:34

That's entertainment.

9:35

So, you know, I leave it up to them.

9:38

Who am I? I don't know nothing.

9:40

So I just wait and just see what happens.