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Look at me.
You can't win, because
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I'm the one that's Buff!
You are number two.
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I'm the man, look at it.
Take your time.
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[narrator] Marcus Bagwell
began his wrestling career
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as a handsome hero...
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Alright!
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A fan favourite for
audiences to root for,
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but given the chance
to become a villain. ..
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Buff Bagwell of the NWO!
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The vain and arrogant
Buff Bagwell was born.
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The bigger I made it,
the more exaggerated
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I made it,
the better it got.
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He just turns up the volume
on his own personality.
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Marcus, he's really a person
to sit down and talk to.
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'Buff the Stuff' is
an arrogant asshole.
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Wow, I look good.
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Working out, tanning, cars.
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Is this it?
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Girls.
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He's entertainingly
obnoxious.
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[Chuckling]
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I love myself more than
anybody I can think of.
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After his wealthy parents
lost their fortune,
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Marcus turned to wrestling
to recapture the lavish
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lifestyle of his childhood,
and brought his whole family
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along for the ride.
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My mom and dad
worked for me.
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-[Horn blaring]
-Mama's back.
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-What's her first name?
-Judy.
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She was like my mom,
slash, secretary.
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There's probably so
many stories out there,
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it's just... blow your mind.
Blow your mind.
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It was dysfunctional, yes.
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Jerry Springer would just
love to go to their house
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and hang out.
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[Gunshot]
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I come into the picture,
WCW shuts down,
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and he goes off
the deep end.
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The combination
of injuries. ..
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-Oh my goodness.
-Oh!
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...and substance abuse,
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sent Marcus' career
into a nosedive.
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Desperate to maintain
his lifestyle,
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he boldly
ventured into a
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controversial
new profession.
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I have heard the rumour
that Marc was a male whore.
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When Gigolos happened,
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that hurt me to my soul.
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I was the best functioning
addict in the world,
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until I wasn't.
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I thought to myself, I'm not
going to be shocked when
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somebody calls me and
tells me Marc has passed.
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He achieved so
much so fast,
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and he fell just as fast.
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♪
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♪
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So this is my
mother's office and
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it's full of
Bagwell memories.
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My wrestling career,
my dad's racing.
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Right here is
Rookie of the Year,
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and up there is my
Tag Team of the Year.
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This is just memories that
were spread out throughout
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decades, and she got 'em
all into one room.
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You know, she did
all of this, this is all
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because of the way
Judy Bagwell was.
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The organization,
the, the drive.
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Wow.
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Where'd it go, man?
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♪
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Our family, we were told
from a very young age
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that we were special.
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It was just known
that we were
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going to be somebody.
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♪
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Hey, I'm Marcus
Alexander Bagwell,
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a.k.a. "Buff" Bagwell.
I'm Buff and I'm the stuff.
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It's a freak thing that
he got into wrestling.
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Marcus was a all-county
football and baseball player.
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He wrestled a little bit, he
wasn't on the wrestling team.
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I'm Steve Bagwell and
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I'm Marcus Bagwell's father.
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We had three sons.
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Marcus was the youngest.
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Marcus developed
slower than they did,
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where he was so scared
he wasn't gonna get big.
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But I kept telling him,
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"Work at it and you'll
get there." You know?
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We tried to be
like our father.
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You know, he was a very
successful drag racer.
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Self-made millionaire.
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He just had a aura about
himself of, of power.
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We were always
watching sports.
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We watched wrestling.
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It was definitely on our TV,
but it wasn't even, like,
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an inkling of doing that
for a business or a career.
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Back in the day,
they were very known.
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They owned
Southeastern Lumber.
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Everyone wanted to get
their lumber there.
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This is Mark 'Slick' Johnson
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from WCW and
TNA Wrestling.
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I've been friends with Marcus
Bagwell for a long time.
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Probably known him
since I was...
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18, 19.
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I don't think there was many
people you met in Marietta
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that did not know
who the Bangles were.
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My name is Tonya Bagwell,
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and I was Marc Bagwell's
first wife.
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I was 18, he was 18...
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and we just hit it off,
you know,
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it just fit like a glove.
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He's just a loving person.
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We all wanted to go over
to Marc Bagwell's house.
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The guy had a pool room,
a theatre room,
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a batting cage,
a tennis court.
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His dad buys him a brand
new Corvette at 15...
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and is able to drive it
back and forth to school.
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I wanted him to have the
things I didn't have,
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and I had the money
to do it, so I did.
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We were spoiled rotten,
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but we were not
spoiled brats.
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He didn't get
away with nothing.
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He still got in trouble.
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His dad wasn't
gonna raise a pussy.
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If we did anything wrong,
you got your ass whipped.
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My father whipped me once,
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my mother whipped me
a thousand times.
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And we were
scared of her.
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She was fearsome,
for sure, and fearless.
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If she likes you,
she likes you.
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If she don't,
she don't.
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There was no in
between with her.
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This is a woman that ran a
215 employee lumber yard.
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I've seen a hundred truck
drivers walk in and think,
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"This lady's the boss?"
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And within about
2 minutes, you know,
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they knew who the boss was,
and they were shutting up.
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Well,
let me say this...
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you don't --
with Judy Bagwell.
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She'll give you the
shirt off her back,
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but she'll knock you
down with the other hand.
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Steve's the same way.
Steve's more calm,
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except when he
loses a poker bet.
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Yeah, he had poker over
there all the time.
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One time we're all
up in Marc's room,
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and we just hear,
"Goddamnit"!
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He lost, like,
the main card bet.
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Goes and grabs
the machine gun,
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and the front of his house,
they have two doors.
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He kicks those
two doors open,
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and there's geese out in
the lake and finally
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he just unloads on 'em.
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[Gunshots]
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I hear- [Fluttering]-
a machine gun going off.
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And so I'm thinking,
"Oh my God,
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somebody's robbing us."
Got my 45, I bridge it,
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put one in it, and by the
time I get to the front door
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with my gun, it's my
father is like Scarface.
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[Gunshots]
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Feathers are
going everywhere.
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[Rolling tongue]
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♪
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So he emptied the clip,
and I'm going, "Dad?"
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That's a true story.
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[Laughing]
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I just remember being
in Marc's room and
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his dad would
come up and he's like,
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"Alright, where
are y'all going"?
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I said, "We're going to club,
and we want to go,
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we're going here and
we're going there."
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And he'd reach in
his pocket,
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break out about five or
six bags of cocaine.
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He said,
"Here you go, boys.
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Y'all have fun tonight.
Stay out of trouble."
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[Laughing]
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He just was scared
we were gonna get hurt,
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and he knew where he was
getting his from and
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felt better
about helping us.
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That was crazy.
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Good times though,
good times.
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♪
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As the Bagwell's
business struggles,
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Judy reveals to her husband
that the family's finances
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are in serious trouble.
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She'd gone out and got
three or four loans,
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250 grand a piece.
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She convinced the bankers
that she could pay this back
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and it'll all be okay.
Well, it all went kaboom.
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I had enough money,
I thought,
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to live the rest of my life,
you know, and comfortably.
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I never would
have dreamed it.
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You know,
that it could happen.
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My father made it very clear
that we were going broke,
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and the brothers were at
their houses at this stage.
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So it was just me, my mom,
and my dad at the house.
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But it was hard,
hard times.
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I mean, they were fighting
all the time, and...
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it was just, things were,
things were,
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things were getting
ready to explode.
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You could just feel it.
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Basically, the arguments
just got worse and worse.
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My wife, Judy,
went out the door,
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got in one of our vehicles
and fixin' to leave, and
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I followed her out and I said,
"Where are you going"?
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She said, "I'm leaving."
I said,
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"Not in my car you're not."
And I said,
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"If you try to,
I'll shoot the tire."
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I'm upstairs and I
hear my mom.
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"Marc! Marc!
Help me! Help me"!
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You know? And I go running
downstairs, you know.
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We've been going through
shit, now he's beating up mom,
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and I'm trying to
solve that problem,
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and I'm just flipped
as well, you know?
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And Marc said, "Dad,
back off of Mom."
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And I saw a gun
in his hand.
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I said, "What are you
doing with a gun"?
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He said, "I just want you
to back off Mom." You know?
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And I said,
"You'd shoot me"?
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He said, "No, sir,
unless I have to."
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And I always
kept a handgun
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on top of the refrigerator.
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He- [exhaling]-
he bolted.
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Right for the refrigerator.
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So, as soon as
he got there,
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we followed him
into the kitchen.
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Now he's got
a gun on me.
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He's like, "Come on,
big man. Come on."
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I go, "Put the gun down,
man." I said,
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"You're just gonna end up
killing one of us and
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going to prison, bro.
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This ain't gonna do
nothing." You know?
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Of course I was mad
at that time and...
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I just kept on and on.
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First thing I knew,
he was popping caps at me.
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[Gunshots]
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My plan was to
kill my father.
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The first shot probably
would have killed me,
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because it would
have hit right there.
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But as I could see him
fixin' to shoot,
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I put my hand right there.
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♪
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And it took an inch and a
half of this little bone
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right here, seeing
two scars there?
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And then he shot
four more times.
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I could hear the bullets
zinging by my head.
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it was something that I
just couldn't believe
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was happening,
you know?
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[Gunshots]
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'Cause Marc and I had been
so close all our lives
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since he was born.
250
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[Gunshot]
251
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But he was tight with
his mom, too. You know?
252
00:10:44,811 --> 00:10:46,270
Oh yeah, yeah.
253
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They had to take a, a bone
graft off my hip and
254
00:10:49,816 --> 00:10:52,234
put it in my, in here to
fill this hand.
255
00:10:52,235 --> 00:10:53,902
And, and they got,
I got a silver plate there
256
00:10:53,903 --> 00:10:56,905
that holds it all together.
257
00:10:56,906 --> 00:10:59,199
My mom's like,
"Please call your dad.
258
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Please call your dad."
And I'm like,
259
00:11:01,119 --> 00:11:03,453
"Mom, I'm not calling him.
You know, I don't feel bad.
260
00:11:03,454 --> 00:11:06,291
I'm not wrong. I don't, I got
no re- no remorse at all."
261
00:11:09,210 --> 00:11:11,336
It was a little
while before we did.
262
00:11:11,337 --> 00:11:12,963
Probably three
or four months.
263
00:11:12,964 --> 00:11:14,548
He called me up.
Dad calls me,
264
00:11:14,549 --> 00:11:17,092
and he goes,
"Just want you to know,
265
00:11:17,093 --> 00:11:19,428
you're 100% right
on what you did.
266
00:11:19,429 --> 00:11:20,596
You did nothing wrong.
267
00:11:20,597 --> 00:11:22,848
You're protecting your mom
and your, and yourself."
268
00:11:22,849 --> 00:11:25,601
I told him it was all my
fault, 100%.
269
00:11:25,602 --> 00:11:27,060
If I'd have backed off
the whole thing
270
00:11:27,061 --> 00:11:28,812
wouldn't have happened,
you know?
271
00:11:28,813 --> 00:11:30,230
We had a rough
couple years,
272
00:11:30,231 --> 00:11:32,149
but we've been best
friends ever since.
273
00:11:32,150 --> 00:11:34,818
♪
274
00:11:34,819 --> 00:11:37,362
With his parents no longer
able to support him,
275
00:11:37,363 --> 00:11:39,615
Marcus moves out
of the family home,
276
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marries his high school
sweetheart, Tonya,
277
00:11:42,202 --> 00:11:44,870
and finds a whole new
way to make a living.
278
00:11:44,871 --> 00:11:48,040
Marc was a male stripper
right after high school.
279
00:11:48,041 --> 00:11:49,291
I wasn't ashamed
of it all.
280
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I was, I was very happy to
show my body off and
281
00:11:51,753 --> 00:11:54,338
make money with
showing my body.
282
00:11:54,339 --> 00:11:58,091
We had just moved into
Poplar Place Apartments
283
00:11:58,092 --> 00:12:00,552
and that's how
he met Missy.
284
00:12:00,553 --> 00:12:04,264
I was looking for an
apartment north of Atlanta,
285
00:12:04,265 --> 00:12:07,517
and we pull up and there's
this hot guy in these, like,
286
00:12:07,518 --> 00:12:10,187
short shorts and
a little tank top.
287
00:12:10,188 --> 00:12:12,230
And I was like,
"Wherever he lives,
288
00:12:12,231 --> 00:12:15,150
I want to live by him."
289
00:12:15,151 --> 00:12:17,152
I'm Missy Hyatt, the
First Lady of wrestling,
290
00:12:17,153 --> 00:12:20,113
and I discovered
Buff Bagwell.
291
00:12:20,114 --> 00:12:21,573
I was in WCW.
292
00:12:21,574 --> 00:12:23,617
I was a manager for
the Steiner brothers,
293
00:12:23,618 --> 00:12:26,703
'Hot Stuff' Eddie Gilbert,
and then the Nasty Boys.
294
00:12:26,704 --> 00:12:29,623
But my main part was
I was the first female
295
00:12:29,624 --> 00:12:31,208
to be an announcer.
296
00:12:31,209 --> 00:12:33,502
This is Missy Hyatt's
second attempt to
297
00:12:33,503 --> 00:12:35,128
get a locker room
interview.
298
00:12:35,129 --> 00:12:36,922
Marcus came up to me
one day and he's like,
299
00:12:36,923 --> 00:12:39,049
"Hey Missy, my brother
wants to be a wrestler."
300
00:12:39,050 --> 00:12:40,425
And I'm like,
"Your brother"?
301
00:12:40,426 --> 00:12:41,802
I've never seen
his brother.
302
00:12:41,803 --> 00:12:43,679
And I'm like, "Why don't
you become a wrestler"?
303
00:12:43,680 --> 00:12:46,556
And I go, "Those guys
don't make no money."
304
00:12:46,557 --> 00:12:48,475
And she goes, "Our lowest
paid guy makes
305
00:12:48,476 --> 00:12:52,396
$100,000 a year."
And I was like, "What"?
306
00:12:52,397 --> 00:12:55,649
So she found a guy named
Steve 'The Brawler' Lawler,
307
00:12:55,650 --> 00:12:57,943
and he trained me.
308
00:12:57,944 --> 00:13:01,238
I was working at a club as
a dancer, which I hated,
309
00:13:01,239 --> 00:13:05,325
but he couldn't work
and still train and
310
00:13:05,326 --> 00:13:06,785
do all that in wrestling.
311
00:13:06,786 --> 00:13:09,621
So the deal was, if you work
this short period of time,
312
00:13:09,622 --> 00:13:12,249
get me through, you know,
this wrestling school
313
00:13:12,250 --> 00:13:13,709
when I get my
first contract,
314
00:13:13,710 --> 00:13:15,836
you'll never have
to work again.
315
00:13:15,837 --> 00:13:17,671
She supported me to get
me into the business,
316
00:13:17,672 --> 00:13:19,589
and the catch was then
I would take care of her
317
00:13:19,590 --> 00:13:21,091
from that point on.
318
00:13:21,092 --> 00:13:22,926
Cried every night
coming home from work.
319
00:13:22,927 --> 00:13:25,345
I hated it, I hated it.
320
00:13:25,346 --> 00:13:27,305
I was going to do
anything it took.
321
00:13:27,306 --> 00:13:30,267
And I dove into that and
dedicated my life toward it,
322
00:13:30,268 --> 00:13:31,811
and it paid off.
323
00:13:36,678 --> 00:13:41,028
Training to become a
professional wrestler,
324
00:13:41,029 --> 00:13:42,946
Marcus Bagwell
dedicates himself
325
00:13:42,947 --> 00:13:44,740
to becoming a superstar.
326
00:13:44,741 --> 00:13:46,783
[Cheering]
327
00:13:46,784 --> 00:13:49,244
He started working
on the indie circuit.
328
00:13:49,245 --> 00:13:51,788
I'm joined by The
Handsome Stranger.
329
00:13:51,789 --> 00:13:52,998
And one day he
was like, "Missy,
330
00:13:52,999 --> 00:13:54,124
you gotta see one
of my matches."
331
00:13:54,125 --> 00:13:57,252
And, I watched his match, and
I'm sitting there thinking,
332
00:13:57,253 --> 00:14:01,006
I'm like, "Oh my God,
he is really good."
333
00:14:01,007 --> 00:14:03,008
This has only been
like three months.
334
00:14:03,009 --> 00:14:06,219
And I'm like, "He's got
timing, he looks great,
335
00:14:06,220 --> 00:14:10,390
he's got charisma." I mean,
I was really impressed.
336
00:14:10,391 --> 00:14:12,726
Well, the women
indeed love him.
337
00:14:12,727 --> 00:14:16,688
So I go to Mr. Jimsy
Barnett, and I said,
338
00:14:16,689 --> 00:14:19,524
"Here's a tape." And I sat
there, made him watch it.
339
00:14:19,525 --> 00:14:22,694
And he's like, "Oh, Missy,
you should be a scout.
340
00:14:22,695 --> 00:14:24,696
This boy is fabboo."
341
00:14:24,697 --> 00:14:27,324
And I want to introduce to
everyone out there
342
00:14:27,325 --> 00:14:30,994
the newest rookie
sensation in WCW.
343
00:14:30,995 --> 00:14:32,454
Alright!
344
00:14:32,455 --> 00:14:35,373
With a successful two year
run as a singles competitor,
345
00:14:35,374 --> 00:14:39,002
Marcus proves his talent to
WCW and is put into
346
00:14:39,003 --> 00:14:41,880
a tag team with
2 Cold Scorpio.
347
00:14:41,881 --> 00:14:47,052
And me being more of a
highflier with pretty boy...
348
00:14:47,053 --> 00:14:48,678
didn't really know how that
was gonna work,
349
00:14:48,679 --> 00:14:51,598
you know, how it was
gonna turn out.
350
00:14:51,599 --> 00:14:52,933
This is Charles Scaggs.
351
00:14:52,934 --> 00:14:55,936
Y'all all know me
as 2 Cold Scorpio.
352
00:14:55,937 --> 00:14:59,815
I was very surprised how he
was able to step up his game
353
00:14:59,816 --> 00:15:02,025
and keep up with me,
so, you know.
354
00:15:02,026 --> 00:15:03,902
They put us together and we
were Tag Team of the Year
355
00:15:03,903 --> 00:15:06,071
and World Champs
that same year.
356
00:15:06,072 --> 00:15:08,990
For the Tag Team
Champions of the World!
357
00:15:08,991 --> 00:15:11,118
And the fans loved him.
358
00:15:11,119 --> 00:15:13,286
You know,
the women loved him.
359
00:15:13,287 --> 00:15:15,205
I was madly in
love with Tonya.
360
00:15:15,206 --> 00:15:18,208
She was a great woman,
and we had a great plan.
361
00:15:18,209 --> 00:15:20,836
The only thing we weren't
quite ready for was for
362
00:15:20,837 --> 00:15:24,840
a 21 year old man to be,
you know,
363
00:15:24,841 --> 00:15:27,259
women throwing theirself at
him, I wasn't really ready...
364
00:15:27,260 --> 00:15:31,471
I thought I was ready
for that, but I was not.
365
00:15:31,472 --> 00:15:34,099
And so,
I cheated on Tonya.
366
00:15:34,100 --> 00:15:35,851
♪
367
00:15:35,852 --> 00:15:37,853
Doing all of that I did to
just help him get in the
368
00:15:37,854 --> 00:15:40,021
business, and then things
were supposed to be
369
00:15:40,022 --> 00:15:44,484
better after this, and
now this happens.
370
00:15:44,485 --> 00:15:47,028
You know, I was hurt,
extremely hurt.
371
00:15:47,029 --> 00:15:48,905
And, you know,
it just...
372
00:15:48,906 --> 00:15:50,657
I just couldn't forgive him.
373
00:15:50,658 --> 00:15:52,617
♪
374
00:15:52,618 --> 00:15:54,703
As his marriage
to Tonya ends,
375
00:15:54,704 --> 00:15:57,164
Marcus is slotted into
a new tag team,
376
00:15:57,165 --> 00:15:59,082
Stars and Stripes.
377
00:15:59,083 --> 00:16:02,377
First, the challengers
from Marietta, Georgia.
378
00:16:02,378 --> 00:16:05,005
Determined to reach
the top at WCW,
379
00:16:05,006 --> 00:16:08,633
he's convinced that the key
is to create the perfect body.
380
00:16:08,634 --> 00:16:10,385
We were living
together at the time.
381
00:16:10,386 --> 00:16:12,095
And he said, "Man,
I, I work my calves,
382
00:16:12,096 --> 00:16:14,139
I work my calves and
they just will not grow."
383
00:16:14,140 --> 00:16:15,223
I said, "Well what are you
gonna do about it"?
384
00:16:15,224 --> 00:16:16,600
He said, "I'm getting
calf implants."
385
00:16:16,601 --> 00:16:18,143
I says, "I'm sorry, what"?
386
00:16:18,144 --> 00:16:20,979
He got 'em put in and
they look fantastic.
387
00:16:20,980 --> 00:16:23,398
I mean, awesome.
388
00:16:23,399 --> 00:16:26,735
And then his leg
started hurting.
389
00:16:26,736 --> 00:16:29,112
Every time he wanted
to poop or piss,
390
00:16:29,113 --> 00:16:32,574
I had to take him to
the bathroom on my back.
391
00:16:32,575 --> 00:16:35,202
'Cause he couldn't
move his legs.
392
00:16:35,203 --> 00:16:38,121
And I'd have to
put him on my back,
393
00:16:38,122 --> 00:16:41,041
I had to go down and sit him
on the toilet and let him do
394
00:16:41,042 --> 00:16:45,962
his business, and then
he'd wipe his ass,
395
00:16:45,963 --> 00:16:48,715
and then I'd go back,
pick him back up,
396
00:16:48,716 --> 00:16:49,841
take him into
the living room,
397
00:16:49,842 --> 00:16:50,842
back in his
favourite chair.
398
00:16:50,843 --> 00:16:52,469
[Clapping]
399
00:16:52,470 --> 00:16:55,263
This went on for weeks
'cause he couldn't walk.
400
00:16:55,264 --> 00:16:59,976
Sure enough, his body's
not accepting them.
401
00:16:59,977 --> 00:17:02,312
He had a fever, I knew
we had a problem.
402
00:17:02,313 --> 00:17:04,189
I load him in the car
and rushed him
403
00:17:04,190 --> 00:17:05,899
straight to the hospital.
404
00:17:05,900 --> 00:17:07,692
The doctor that came
in to see him, said,
405
00:17:07,693 --> 00:17:09,861
"We've got less than
45 minutes to
406
00:17:09,862 --> 00:17:11,238
get those calves out."
407
00:17:11,239 --> 00:17:13,657
I asked him, "Is there
any way I can keep 'em"?
408
00:17:13,658 --> 00:17:16,743
And, and he went, "Yeah, we
can keep 'em if you want to
409
00:17:16,744 --> 00:17:18,203
cut your legs off."
410
00:17:18,204 --> 00:17:20,830
And I remember
thinking, "Hm...
411
00:17:20,831 --> 00:17:22,916
cut my legs off or
keep 'em."
412
00:17:22,917 --> 00:17:24,042
I swear I remember thinking,
413
00:17:24,043 --> 00:17:26,294
"How can I fix it
where I can keep 'em"?
414
00:17:26,295 --> 00:17:28,171
So he has to have
them taken out.
415
00:17:28,172 --> 00:17:30,340
So he still has them
at home in the box.
416
00:17:30,341 --> 00:17:32,175
Without exaggerating
or sound corny,
417
00:17:32,176 --> 00:17:34,135
it almost cost me my life.
418
00:17:34,136 --> 00:17:36,179
[Cheering]
419
00:17:36,180 --> 00:17:38,723
Even without his
dream calf implants,
420
00:17:38,724 --> 00:17:41,935
Marcus' popularity with the
female audience lands him in
421
00:17:41,936 --> 00:17:45,230
a new tag team that fully
utilizes his good looks and
422
00:17:45,231 --> 00:17:47,274
muscular physique.
423
00:17:47,275 --> 00:17:51,027
It was not easy
being that cheesy.
424
00:17:51,028 --> 00:17:53,154
I'm Scotty Riggs,
WCW,
425
00:17:53,155 --> 00:17:54,864
ECW,
professional wrestler.
426
00:17:54,865 --> 00:17:57,158
One half of the
American Males.
427
00:17:57,159 --> 00:17:59,995
And we've got American
Males taking it to.
428
00:17:59,996 --> 00:18:02,247
It doesn't get any better
than the American Males.
429
00:18:02,248 --> 00:18:06,960
♪
430
00:18:06,961 --> 00:18:09,754
American Males,
American Males.
431
00:18:09,755 --> 00:18:12,590
♪ AMERICAN MALES,
AMERICAN MALES, ♪
432
00:18:12,591 --> 00:18:15,635
♪ AMERICAN MALES,
AMERICAN MALES. ♪
433
00:18:15,636 --> 00:18:17,304
[Singing]
American Males!
434
00:18:17,305 --> 00:18:18,972
American Males!
435
00:18:18,973 --> 00:18:21,558
♪ AMERICAN MALES. ♪
436
00:18:21,559 --> 00:18:22,851
♪
437
00:18:22,852 --> 00:18:25,228
I'm pissed off that you even
brought up American Males
438
00:18:25,229 --> 00:18:26,563
'cause now that song is
gonna be in my head
439
00:18:26,564 --> 00:18:28,815
'til tomorrow morning.
440
00:18:28,816 --> 00:18:31,026
I'm Eric Bischoff,
former president of
441
00:18:31,027 --> 00:18:32,944
World Championship
Wrestling.
442
00:18:32,945 --> 00:18:35,864
No I'm the highest
ranking executive in WCW.
443
00:18:35,865 --> 00:18:38,116
The look is very, very
important and probably
444
00:18:38,117 --> 00:18:40,243
even more so back
in the, in the 90s
445
00:18:40,244 --> 00:18:41,911
when Marcus broke in.
446
00:18:41,912 --> 00:18:43,496
You know, Scotty Riggs,
another young,
447
00:18:43,497 --> 00:18:46,583
very athletic, attractive,
much like Marcus...
448
00:18:46,584 --> 00:18:48,835
we were appealing
to a female demo.
449
00:18:48,836 --> 00:18:52,297
We were looking to shore up
what was otherwise an
450
00:18:52,298 --> 00:18:54,632
almost completely male
dominated audience.
451
00:18:54,633 --> 00:18:55,967
Girls loved it.
452
00:18:55,968 --> 00:18:58,219
[Cheering &
screaming]
453
00:18:58,220 --> 00:19:00,750
The guys hated it, which
made it even better for us.
454
00:19:02,767 --> 00:19:05,852
That was Erica.
It didn't last very long.
455
00:19:05,853 --> 00:19:08,104
Then he had a third wife,
that was Judy,
456
00:19:08,105 --> 00:19:09,439
another Judy Bagwell.
457
00:19:09,440 --> 00:19:10,732
I call them Judy Bagwell,
the wife,
458
00:19:10,733 --> 00:19:12,317
and Judy Bagwell,
the mother.
459
00:19:12,318 --> 00:19:14,069
And at the beginning,
it was,
460
00:19:14,070 --> 00:19:16,905
it was, it was awesome.
461
00:19:16,906 --> 00:19:20,533
I'm Judy Bagwell, and I'm
Marcus Bagwell's third wife.
462
00:19:20,534 --> 00:19:24,120
I was the top, I mean,
he put me on top, right?
463
00:19:24,121 --> 00:19:25,997
Of course, Marc always
comes first.
464
00:19:25,998 --> 00:19:27,374
[Laughing]
465
00:19:27,375 --> 00:19:28,917
Tag Team Champions!
466
00:19:28,918 --> 00:19:31,670
Having won multiple
Tag Team Championships,
467
00:19:31,671 --> 00:19:34,631
Marcus takes the leap
to join one of WCW's
468
00:19:34,632 --> 00:19:36,633
most legendary factions.
469
00:19:36,634 --> 00:19:40,512
Here's the NWO.
470
00:19:40,513 --> 00:19:42,430
Ready or not,
here we come!
471
00:19:42,431 --> 00:19:44,474
NWO was already pretty hot.
472
00:19:44,475 --> 00:19:46,684
You know, we created
this heel group,
473
00:19:46,685 --> 00:19:49,813
but the heel group was so
freaking cool that
474
00:19:49,814 --> 00:19:52,482
people were actually
cheering them.
475
00:19:52,483 --> 00:19:54,317
Nash came to me and
said, "Look, do you,
476
00:19:54,318 --> 00:19:55,819
do you want to
be in the NWO"?
477
00:19:55,820 --> 00:19:58,446
And it wasn't like I had to
have a meeting with
478
00:19:58,447 --> 00:19:59,781
Scotty Riggs over this.
479
00:19:59,782 --> 00:20:02,617
I mean, of course I want
to be in the NWO.
480
00:20:02,618 --> 00:20:04,285
What is this all about?
481
00:20:04,286 --> 00:20:06,996
I don't know what Bagwell
and Riggs is thinking about.
482
00:20:06,997 --> 00:20:09,499
I didn't want to be a dick
and go, "Man, this sucks.
483
00:20:09,500 --> 00:20:11,793
I want to go the NWO."
You know, that type thing,
484
00:20:11,794 --> 00:20:14,129
and so I just kinda went,
"Alright, it's cool.
485
00:20:14,130 --> 00:20:18,091
Let's make it work for you,
brother." And we did.
486
00:20:18,092 --> 00:20:20,135
-Hey!
-Attacked by Bagwell!
487
00:20:20,136 --> 00:20:23,221
I'm in the ring with
all of the superstars.
488
00:20:23,222 --> 00:20:26,141
I mean, it does not get
any better than this.
489
00:20:26,142 --> 00:20:27,517
I mean, it's just...
490
00:20:27,518 --> 00:20:30,687
I have made it, man.
This is it, man, this is it.
491
00:20:30,688 --> 00:20:34,107
Changed my whole career,
money, life, everything.
492
00:20:34,108 --> 00:20:35,775
When he became
Buff the Stuff, it's like,
493
00:20:35,776 --> 00:20:38,236
"Who the -- this
mother--er think he is now"?
494
00:20:38,237 --> 00:20:41,156
Buff was Marcus
times a million.
495
00:20:41,157 --> 00:20:42,574
He the type of mother--er
that I want to fight.
496
00:20:42,575 --> 00:20:43,867
That's the type of
mother--er I want to fight,
497
00:20:43,868 --> 00:20:45,118
I want to whoop his ass.
498
00:20:45,119 --> 00:20:47,328
So I think that kind
of gave him more heat,
499
00:20:47,329 --> 00:20:49,289
but he pulled it off.
500
00:20:49,290 --> 00:20:52,792
I had always thought that
Marc and I would
501
00:20:52,793 --> 00:20:54,502
eventually get
back together.
502
00:20:54,503 --> 00:20:57,797
And when I saw the NWO
I remember
503
00:20:57,798 --> 00:20:59,966
saying to myself,
"Now we're over."
504
00:20:59,967 --> 00:21:02,927
That's what that, that is
what that says to me.
505
00:21:02,928 --> 00:21:07,515
Now we're over, because I
could see him living out
506
00:21:07,516 --> 00:21:10,310
that character and
it engulfed him.
507
00:21:10,311 --> 00:21:11,936
It wasn't an every
now and then thing.
508
00:21:11,937 --> 00:21:13,314
He was living it out.
509
00:21:14,189 --> 00:21:18,234
My mom came up with the
idea, just open up an
510
00:21:18,235 --> 00:21:21,029
incorporation, so we
called it 'The Real Buff Inc.'
511
00:21:21,030 --> 00:21:24,115
I hired the whole family
and I paid them a salary.
512
00:21:24,116 --> 00:21:26,201
And so out of that,
it was, you know,
513
00:21:26,202 --> 00:21:27,702
from taking me
to the airport,
514
00:21:27,703 --> 00:21:29,329
to making sure my
house was clean,
515
00:21:29,330 --> 00:21:32,707
to paying my bills.
516
00:21:32,708 --> 00:21:35,960
One time I come home, and
I see Marc's mom's car
517
00:21:35,961 --> 00:21:38,296
is there, and I
walk in his room,
518
00:21:38,297 --> 00:21:40,215
and he's got a big old
bathroom and
519
00:21:40,216 --> 00:21:44,594
he's in a big garden tub
butt naked,
520
00:21:44,595 --> 00:21:49,307
and his mom is behind him
with the skin of his dick
521
00:21:49,308 --> 00:21:52,602
pulled up behind his balls
and she's shaving
522
00:21:52,603 --> 00:21:56,272
his balls for him. He's on
all fours and goes,
523
00:21:56,273 --> 00:21:58,024
"Oh, hey, bud,
what's up"?
524
00:21:58,025 --> 00:22:00,026
Even Judy, as she's shaving
his balls she goes,
525
00:22:00,027 --> 00:22:01,569
"Hey, Marc,
how you been doing?
526
00:22:01,570 --> 00:22:02,862
Is everything okay"?
527
00:22:02,863 --> 00:22:05,865
I'm like, "No."
And I'm going,
528
00:22:05,866 --> 00:22:09,285
Now I've seen it all.
You people are sick."
529
00:22:09,286 --> 00:22:11,371
Then I walked right,
right out of the room.
530
00:22:11,372 --> 00:22:13,873
[Laughing]
They don't care.
531
00:22:13,874 --> 00:22:16,167
She's gonna help Marc out
in any way she can.
532
00:22:16,168 --> 00:22:18,086
If she needs to
shave his balls,
533
00:22:18,087 --> 00:22:21,673
then she's
shaving his balls.
534
00:22:21,674 --> 00:22:24,717
Using his newfound stardom
to pursue other avenues
535
00:22:24,718 --> 00:22:27,637
in entertainment, Marcus
takes leading roles in a
536
00:22:27,638 --> 00:22:30,181
number of straight to
video action movies.
537
00:22:30,182 --> 00:22:31,934
[Gunshots]
538
00:22:33,185 --> 00:22:35,979
[Grunting]
539
00:22:35,980 --> 00:22:39,023
I was familiar with at least
one of Marcus' movies.
540
00:22:39,024 --> 00:22:41,818
Marcus needed some time off
to, to, to, to do that movie,
541
00:22:41,819 --> 00:22:44,529
and I had to approve that.
542
00:22:44,530 --> 00:22:46,948
[Indistinct shouting]
543
00:22:46,949 --> 00:22:47,999
Ragh!
544
00:22:49,451 --> 00:22:51,703
No, I just, I never
did see that movie.
545
00:22:51,704 --> 00:22:53,037
I don't know
why I missed it.
546
00:22:53,038 --> 00:22:54,581
[Laughing]
547
00:22:54,582 --> 00:22:58,209
He said you had a certain
flair for the absurd.
548
00:22:58,210 --> 00:23:00,420
Bless his heart.
549
00:23:00,421 --> 00:23:02,505
He tried.
550
00:23:02,506 --> 00:23:03,840
NWO,
here they come.
551
00:23:03,841 --> 00:23:06,593
Still riding high as a
member of the NWO,
552
00:23:06,594 --> 00:23:09,512
in April of 1998,
a routine match
553
00:23:09,513 --> 00:23:13,141
on WCW Thunder goes
dangerously wrong.
554
00:23:13,142 --> 00:23:14,684
The finish of the
match was, you know,
555
00:23:14,685 --> 00:23:17,395
Rick was gonna hit me with
a Bulldog, go for the cover,
556
00:23:17,396 --> 00:23:19,981
but when he does,
he misses me.
557
00:23:19,982 --> 00:23:22,108
And when he misses
me with the Bulldog,
558
00:23:22,109 --> 00:23:26,029
I hit him in his back and
my neck goes that way.
559
00:23:26,030 --> 00:23:28,698
And when your neck goes that
way, it can't go very far.
560
00:23:28,699 --> 00:23:30,700
So wham, it hit.
561
00:23:30,701 --> 00:23:32,827
-Oh my goodness.
-Oh!
562
00:23:32,828 --> 00:23:35,872
And when it did, it bruised
my spinal cord and
563
00:23:35,873 --> 00:23:37,790
caused me to
be paralyzed.
564
00:23:37,791 --> 00:23:40,201
Buff Bagwell apparently
is severely hurt here.
565
00:23:42,921 --> 00:23:46,382
Everything I'd
worked for, it's over.
566
00:23:46,383 --> 00:23:49,470
♪
567
00:23:53,807 --> 00:23:55,808
At the peak of his
wrestling career,
568
00:23:55,809 --> 00:23:58,102
Buff Bagwell suffers
an in-ring accident
569
00:23:58,103 --> 00:24:00,229
that leaves him with
a broken neck and
570
00:24:00,230 --> 00:24:01,981
an uncertain future.
571
00:24:01,982 --> 00:24:03,858
That, that, that's, that's,
that's a horrible scene.
572
00:24:03,859 --> 00:24:05,652
I was at a friend's house,
and we were watching
573
00:24:05,653 --> 00:24:08,446
the show, and I saw
that happen,
574
00:24:08,447 --> 00:24:09,656
and we all were like,
575
00:24:09,657 --> 00:24:11,949
"Wait, was that
part of that act"?
576
00:24:11,950 --> 00:24:14,160
I thought, "Oh my God,
something's not right."
577
00:24:14,161 --> 00:24:16,788
I mean, it was yeah,
it was brutal.
578
00:24:16,789 --> 00:24:20,166
So the next three and a
half hours is CAT scans,
579
00:24:20,167 --> 00:24:22,835
MRI's and all that.
580
00:24:22,836 --> 00:24:24,879
Three hours later, the
doctor comes in and goes,
581
00:24:24,880 --> 00:24:27,131
"Sit up."
I'm like, "What"?
582
00:24:27,132 --> 00:24:29,842
And so I start trying to move
a little bit and sitting up,
583
00:24:29,843 --> 00:24:31,928
and I feel totally normal.
584
00:24:31,929 --> 00:24:34,013
I go, "What happened"?
585
00:24:34,014 --> 00:24:36,641
He goes, "When you bruised
your spinal cord and the
586
00:24:36,642 --> 00:24:38,601
swelling happens,
your body thinks
587
00:24:38,602 --> 00:24:40,311
it's paralyzed,
so it don't move.
588
00:24:40,312 --> 00:24:42,313
And then when the
swelling goes down,
589
00:24:42,314 --> 00:24:45,191
you can move again."
So I got two plates and
590
00:24:45,192 --> 00:24:47,319
eight screws in my neck
through here.
591
00:24:49,196 --> 00:24:51,114
Broke my neck.
592
00:24:51,115 --> 00:24:54,534
His mother, I swear,
she cried until I didn't think
593
00:24:54,535 --> 00:24:56,911
she could cry
anymore, you know?
594
00:24:56,912 --> 00:24:58,329
I went to see him
in the hospital.
595
00:24:58,330 --> 00:24:59,872
He looked terrible.
596
00:24:59,873 --> 00:25:02,083
I didn't think that he'd come
back from that, honestly.
597
00:25:02,084 --> 00:25:04,419
But he did.
598
00:25:04,420 --> 00:25:06,170
-Oh look at this!
-[Shouting]
599
00:25:06,171 --> 00:25:09,757
-Yeah!
-It's Buff Bagwell!
600
00:25:09,758 --> 00:25:12,343
It was crazy.
And actually,
601
00:25:12,344 --> 00:25:14,554
I was back on TV from
breaking my neck
602
00:25:14,555 --> 00:25:16,055
in three months.
603
00:25:16,056 --> 00:25:18,474
To know that these
people love me
604
00:25:18,475 --> 00:25:21,102
just as much
as I love them.
605
00:25:21,103 --> 00:25:24,772
And God knows I love each
and every fan out there.
606
00:25:24,773 --> 00:25:26,566
-[Cheering]
-Listen to that.
607
00:25:26,567 --> 00:25:29,819
So for that three month mark
to the ten month mark,
608
00:25:29,820 --> 00:25:32,864
I got back into great
shape and was
609
00:25:32,865 --> 00:25:34,991
Scott Steiner's manager.
610
00:25:34,992 --> 00:25:37,076
Returning to the spotlight,
611
00:25:37,077 --> 00:25:39,746
Buff turns to drugs
to endure the pain
612
00:25:39,747 --> 00:25:42,957
that comes with
the wrestling lifestyle.
613
00:25:42,958 --> 00:25:46,461
You take, you know,
two Vicodins, two Somas,
614
00:25:46,462 --> 00:25:49,881
and then you come down and
drink some beer and then
615
00:25:49,882 --> 00:25:53,176
you take two more kinds of
pills that get you up,
616
00:25:53,177 --> 00:25:54,635
to go wrestle.
617
00:25:54,636 --> 00:25:56,596
And then you, you'll take
another little combo
618
00:25:56,597 --> 00:25:57,847
to come back down.
619
00:25:57,848 --> 00:25:59,515
Muscle relaxers
is what it is.
620
00:25:59,516 --> 00:26:01,100
It relaxes your muscles.
621
00:26:01,101 --> 00:26:03,478
You take too many and
you cannot control
622
00:26:03,479 --> 00:26:06,647
walking, talking, nothing.
623
00:26:06,648 --> 00:26:08,983
I didn't like to be
around Marc, because
624
00:26:08,984 --> 00:26:11,736
he kinda was not the Marc
I grew up with, you know?
625
00:26:11,737 --> 00:26:14,530
I was out partying with
all the other wrestlers.
626
00:26:14,531 --> 00:26:17,325
He was in the room with his
pills having a good time.
627
00:26:17,326 --> 00:26:20,411
I remember being on a plane,
me and Marc flying to Europe
628
00:26:20,412 --> 00:26:24,040
or whatever, and him being,
laying beside me and
629
00:26:24,041 --> 00:26:25,833
sleeping, but then
he'd start doing
630
00:26:25,834 --> 00:26:27,668
his twitches and all that.
631
00:26:27,669 --> 00:26:29,796
And I remember one time
this stewardess says,
632
00:26:29,797 --> 00:26:31,172
"Is he okay?
Is he okay"?
633
00:26:31,173 --> 00:26:32,882
I said, "Yes. It's just
his medicine.
634
00:26:32,883 --> 00:26:34,133
It's just his medicine."
635
00:26:34,134 --> 00:26:36,594
Ugh... and I almost tried to
make it sound like,
636
00:26:36,595 --> 00:26:37,887
"Oh, he was
really injured."
637
00:26:37,888 --> 00:26:39,430
And you try to
make up excuses,
638
00:26:39,431 --> 00:26:40,556
that's all I ever did,
I tried to
639
00:26:40,557 --> 00:26:42,433
make up excuses
for him to cover.
640
00:26:42,434 --> 00:26:45,645
It was,
it was just...
641
00:26:45,646 --> 00:26:47,104
I didn't like seeing him
like that,
642
00:26:47,105 --> 00:26:50,817
'cause that's
not Marc, right?
643
00:26:50,818 --> 00:26:53,694
Yeah...
644
00:26:53,695 --> 00:26:55,696
It was tough.
645
00:26:55,697 --> 00:26:59,450
With the success of
Buff's return to WCW...
646
00:26:59,451 --> 00:27:01,077
We understand that
is his mother
647
00:27:01,078 --> 00:27:03,329
pushing Buff Bagwell in.
648
00:27:03,330 --> 00:27:06,707
...a new angle is born,
as Marcus' mother Judy
649
00:27:06,708 --> 00:27:08,876
becomes a part
of the storyline.
650
00:27:08,877 --> 00:27:12,213
Judy Bagwell.
We made her a star.
651
00:27:12,214 --> 00:27:14,715
A lot of the stuff that
we did with Judy and Marc,
652
00:27:14,716 --> 00:27:16,968
I thought it was pretty
good creative, actually.
653
00:27:16,969 --> 00:27:18,261
She loved to perform, too.
654
00:27:18,262 --> 00:27:20,054
I could see where
Marcus got it.
655
00:27:20,055 --> 00:27:22,974
Rick Steiner and my
mom loved each other.
656
00:27:22,975 --> 00:27:24,267
They were great friends.
657
00:27:24,268 --> 00:27:26,018
And he called me up
one day and he goes,
658
00:27:26,019 --> 00:27:27,728
"Look, man,
I got this idea.
659
00:27:27,729 --> 00:27:29,647
You being a bad guy and we're
gonna bring your mom in
660
00:27:29,648 --> 00:27:31,357
and do the, "What are
you doing, Son?
661
00:27:31,358 --> 00:27:33,150
Why are you being a bad guy
to all these fans?"
662
00:27:33,151 --> 00:27:35,111
Your typical mother.
663
00:27:35,112 --> 00:27:36,863
And I said, "I love it.
Let's do it."
664
00:27:36,864 --> 00:27:38,072
You come to me,
and you said,
665
00:27:38,073 --> 00:27:40,950
"Mother, don't you
ever slap me again"!
666
00:27:40,951 --> 00:27:43,202
And I believed
what you said.
667
00:27:43,203 --> 00:27:45,788
[Cheering]
668
00:27:45,789 --> 00:27:48,416
I enjoyed working with
my mom tremendously.
669
00:27:48,417 --> 00:27:49,792
But you know,
you're...
670
00:27:49,793 --> 00:27:52,461
your mom is your
mom still, so,
671
00:27:52,462 --> 00:27:53,671
working with your
family is kind of,
672
00:27:53,672 --> 00:27:55,256
it's kind of
hard sometimes.
673
00:27:55,257 --> 00:27:56,716
She's trying to...
674
00:27:56,717 --> 00:27:58,885
she's throwing everything
she can to get away from
675
00:27:58,886 --> 00:28:00,344
Positively Kanyon.
676
00:28:00,345 --> 00:28:02,722
No, I don't regret
Judy getting involved.
677
00:28:02,723 --> 00:28:04,974
Unfortunately, we leaned on
it a little bit too much and
678
00:28:04,975 --> 00:28:07,018
it went a little farther
and a little longer than
679
00:28:07,019 --> 00:28:08,811
it should've, but I think
initially the things that
680
00:28:08,812 --> 00:28:10,229
we did with Judy
were really good.
681
00:28:10,230 --> 00:28:12,356
I couldn't find the pole
that would
682
00:28:12,357 --> 00:28:17,194
hold that big
fat battle axe.
683
00:28:17,195 --> 00:28:20,031
After Judy's run
comes to an end,
684
00:28:20,032 --> 00:28:22,575
WCW is bought by
their competition,
685
00:28:22,576 --> 00:28:24,619
the World Wrestling
Federation.
686
00:28:24,620 --> 00:28:26,495
As Vince McMahon
only brings some
687
00:28:26,496 --> 00:28:28,748
WCW wrestlers on
to his roster...
688
00:28:28,749 --> 00:28:32,501
-Buff Bagwell up?
-[Cheering]
689
00:28:32,502 --> 00:28:34,755
Buff Bagwell
makes the cut.
690
00:28:36,173 --> 00:28:38,257
Before making his debut,
691
00:28:38,258 --> 00:28:40,092
Marcus attends a
training session
692
00:28:40,093 --> 00:28:42,219
with fellow wrestler,
Shane Helms,
693
00:28:42,220 --> 00:28:45,139
which erupts into a
heated confrontation.
694
00:28:45,140 --> 00:28:47,224
Shane says something
to me like,
695
00:28:47,225 --> 00:28:49,560
"Yeah, Bagwell happened
to be on time today."
696
00:28:49,561 --> 00:28:51,687
Or something,
and I go, "Wow."
697
00:28:51,688 --> 00:28:53,981
I go, "You had a
great day today, brother."
698
00:28:53,982 --> 00:28:56,817
He goes, "Well, I'm hurt."
I go, "Oh, I know, yeah."
699
00:28:56,818 --> 00:28:58,694
I said, "You're always hurt."
Or something.
700
00:28:58,695 --> 00:29:02,490
He goes, "Well at least
I'm not a drug addict."
701
00:29:02,491 --> 00:29:04,158
And I said,
"Look, bro,
702
00:29:04,159 --> 00:29:06,035
we got two ways
to go here.
703
00:29:06,036 --> 00:29:08,621
We can just drop this and
let it go." I said, "Or,
704
00:29:08,622 --> 00:29:10,831
I can just slap your teeth
down your --ing throat."
705
00:29:10,832 --> 00:29:13,627
♪
706
00:29:18,256 --> 00:29:20,299
Following an
exchange of insults,
707
00:29:20,300 --> 00:29:22,760
Marcus Bagwell threatens
fellow wrestler
708
00:29:22,761 --> 00:29:25,596
Shane Helms with
physical violence.
709
00:29:25,597 --> 00:29:27,473
He goes,
"Take your best shot."
710
00:29:27,474 --> 00:29:29,433
And he didn't get
it shot out of his mouth,
711
00:29:29,434 --> 00:29:31,268
and here come the
Bagwell Slap.
712
00:29:31,269 --> 00:29:32,521
Whap!
713
00:29:34,648 --> 00:29:39,610
The Bagwell slap is something
my father taught us.
714
00:29:39,611 --> 00:29:43,823
It's just a way to
show instant dominance.
715
00:29:43,824 --> 00:29:46,867
You're able to, you know,
slap somebody and
716
00:29:46,868 --> 00:29:51,247
just get a hold of the
situation and let everybody
717
00:29:51,248 --> 00:29:53,874
know what's going on
and who's in control.
718
00:29:53,875 --> 00:29:56,043
And it rolled him
into the corner.
719
00:29:56,044 --> 00:29:58,004
So I go to walk off...
720
00:29:58,005 --> 00:29:59,839
well, I didn't know it, but
he had an ice bottle
721
00:29:59,840 --> 00:30:03,259
under his shirt. A brick-
a frozen brick-
722
00:30:03,260 --> 00:30:05,720
and goes, wham!
723
00:30:05,721 --> 00:30:08,431
[Bang!]
724
00:30:08,432 --> 00:30:09,432
On the back of my head,
725
00:30:09,433 --> 00:30:11,142
me walking away
from behind.
726
00:30:11,143 --> 00:30:14,812
I mean, it was like
a sledgehammer.
727
00:30:14,813 --> 00:30:16,897
And, all of a sudden
I look and
728
00:30:16,898 --> 00:30:19,734
there's just blood
all around me.
729
00:30:19,735 --> 00:30:23,362
I don't tell nobody about it,
I go to my own doctor,
730
00:30:23,363 --> 00:30:25,364
I get my own
doctor to fix it.
731
00:30:25,365 --> 00:30:27,199
No time off.
732
00:30:27,200 --> 00:30:29,326
I wrestled that night with
Booker with
733
00:30:29,327 --> 00:30:31,579
25 staples in my
head that night.
734
00:30:31,580 --> 00:30:34,040
Had to get a black Sharpie
and cover the
735
00:30:34,041 --> 00:30:36,083
staples in that match.
736
00:30:36,084 --> 00:30:38,586
And that night I was main
event with Booker T and
737
00:30:38,587 --> 00:30:41,213
had a decent match,
I thought.
738
00:30:41,214 --> 00:30:43,340
[Indistinct commentary]
739
00:30:43,341 --> 00:30:44,717
We're instantly starting
to get hit with
740
00:30:44,718 --> 00:30:45,926
how bad our match was.
741
00:30:45,927 --> 00:30:48,929
And I go, "What? What?
What happened?
742
00:30:48,930 --> 00:30:50,431
What do you mean,
bad match?"
743
00:30:50,432 --> 00:30:53,309
It wasn't a barn burner,
but there was no mistakes.
744
00:30:53,310 --> 00:30:54,977
But they really just
kept hammering
745
00:30:54,978 --> 00:30:56,562
how bad the match was.
746
00:30:56,563 --> 00:30:58,731
So they called me that week
and they're like, "Hey, man.
747
00:30:58,732 --> 00:31:01,233
We got big plans for you
on, on Monday.
748
00:31:01,234 --> 00:31:03,444
Rest up." You know,
"You're good to go."
749
00:31:03,445 --> 00:31:05,946
And I was fired
the next week.
750
00:31:05,947 --> 00:31:08,616
I went from main event
one week and
751
00:31:08,617 --> 00:31:10,409
was fired in seven days.
752
00:31:10,410 --> 00:31:13,371
Well, the match
wasn't great.
753
00:31:16,041 --> 00:31:18,375
The fact is the
crowd can't help you.
754
00:31:18,376 --> 00:31:20,920
What if I had a
horrible match?
755
00:31:20,921 --> 00:31:24,298
So what?
756
00:31:24,299 --> 00:31:26,592
I'm Buff Bagwell, man.
757
00:31:26,593 --> 00:31:29,553
I gave 11 years to WCW.
758
00:31:29,554 --> 00:31:31,472
Five-time World
Tag Team Champion,
759
00:31:31,473 --> 00:31:32,932
Rookie of the Year.
760
00:31:32,933 --> 00:31:35,851
I'm 31 with that,
with 20 years
761
00:31:35,852 --> 00:31:39,939
coming at me of
wonderful wrestling.
762
00:31:39,940 --> 00:31:43,859
Why would you get
fired over a bad match?
763
00:31:43,860 --> 00:31:45,111
I think it was just,
764
00:31:45,112 --> 00:31:47,071
they were just trying
to get rid of me.
765
00:31:47,072 --> 00:31:49,615
But see, Marc, Marc
slapped him first.
766
00:31:49,616 --> 00:31:51,450
So, if Shane would
have hit him,
767
00:31:51,451 --> 00:31:53,202
Shane would've
probably been gone.
768
00:31:53,203 --> 00:31:57,498
The famous Bagwell Slap,
cost him a...
769
00:31:57,499 --> 00:32:00,292
hundreds of
thousands of dollars.
770
00:32:00,293 --> 00:32:02,795
I was gonna be one of
the biggest names
771
00:32:02,796 --> 00:32:04,839
in pro wrestling,
man, ever.
772
00:32:04,840 --> 00:32:07,675
And instead I was just,
I had a good run,
773
00:32:07,676 --> 00:32:09,176
you know?
That's all.
774
00:32:09,177 --> 00:32:11,053
And that's, that's
hard to deal with, man.
775
00:32:11,054 --> 00:32:12,429
When, when you're
31 years old.
776
00:32:12,430 --> 00:32:16,392
So I dealt with it with,
with pills and alcohol.
777
00:32:16,393 --> 00:32:19,854
So, what was already
getting really bad,
778
00:32:19,855 --> 00:32:22,773
it just-[Whistling]
It got real bad.
779
00:32:22,774 --> 00:32:24,275
I had no, like I said,
I had no,
780
00:32:24,276 --> 00:32:25,901
nobody to answer
to no more.
781
00:32:25,902 --> 00:32:27,653
And I, and I was
depressed now.
782
00:32:27,654 --> 00:32:31,740
Buff Bagwell!
783
00:32:31,741 --> 00:32:34,785
Fired from the
WWF in 2001,
784
00:32:34,786 --> 00:32:36,954
Marcus spends
the next 11 years
785
00:32:36,955 --> 00:32:39,498
wrestling in
independent promotions.
786
00:32:39,499 --> 00:32:42,376
And there it is!
The Block Buster.
787
00:32:42,377 --> 00:32:44,587
Battling his addictions,
Marcus makes
788
00:32:44,588 --> 00:32:46,338
multiple attempts
to get clean.
789
00:32:46,339 --> 00:32:50,217
But in 2012, while
driving home from rehab,
790
00:32:50,218 --> 00:32:52,178
he passes out
at the wheel.
791
00:32:52,179 --> 00:32:53,554
And next thing I know,
792
00:32:53,555 --> 00:32:57,099
I wake up and I'm
driving my car.
793
00:32:57,100 --> 00:32:59,018
I crank my Jeep.
794
00:32:59,019 --> 00:33:00,769
[Screeching tires]
795
00:33:00,770 --> 00:33:03,105
And roll it four times.
796
00:33:03,106 --> 00:33:04,273
So, I almost killed
myself with that,
797
00:33:04,274 --> 00:33:05,858
knocked my teeth
out, and...
798
00:33:05,859 --> 00:33:09,069
but they call that a
withdrawal seizure.
799
00:33:09,070 --> 00:33:11,864
From being clean,
I had a seizure.
800
00:33:11,865 --> 00:33:15,868
They had to put him in
a medically induced coma
801
00:33:15,869 --> 00:33:19,163
because his neck
was swelling.
802
00:33:19,164 --> 00:33:22,499
And they said had he not
had that plate that he had,
803
00:33:22,500 --> 00:33:24,960
from his original broken
neck, he would've,
804
00:33:24,961 --> 00:33:26,712
he would've been dead.
805
00:33:26,713 --> 00:33:28,339
When I saw him
in the hospital,
806
00:33:28,340 --> 00:33:29,840
I couldn't believe
how he looked.
807
00:33:29,841 --> 00:33:31,717
His entire face
was swollen.
808
00:33:31,718 --> 00:33:33,260
And of course, when his
brothers went there
809
00:33:33,261 --> 00:33:35,346
to see him, they were
devastated because,
810
00:33:35,347 --> 00:33:38,140
I mean, you would not have
recognized him.
811
00:33:38,141 --> 00:33:40,768
His face was so bad.
812
00:33:40,769 --> 00:33:42,102
He should not be alive.
813
00:33:42,103 --> 00:33:44,573
I'm telling you, he should
not be alive right now.
814
00:33:48,526 --> 00:33:51,946
He crawled back up
pretty quickly.
815
00:33:51,947 --> 00:33:53,948
My teeth are knocked
out of my head,
816
00:33:53,949 --> 00:33:56,992
I have lost 50 pounds,
817
00:33:56,993 --> 00:33:59,161
and there's bills
that still are coming in
818
00:33:59,162 --> 00:34:00,746
and I don't
know what to do.
819
00:34:00,747 --> 00:34:02,748
We needed money,
and so...
820
00:34:02,749 --> 00:34:05,167
we made it make sense
that I was going to be on
821
00:34:05,168 --> 00:34:07,878
this show called 'Gigolos'
and I was getting paid
822
00:34:07,879 --> 00:34:09,880
$25,000 to do it.
823
00:34:09,881 --> 00:34:11,883
Being a gigolo
isn't always easy.
824
00:34:17,681 --> 00:34:20,099
I do. I was like,
"What the --?
825
00:34:20,100 --> 00:34:22,434
Get the -- out of here.
826
00:34:22,435 --> 00:34:24,103
How to -- he gon' get
onto 'Gigolos' and
827
00:34:24,104 --> 00:34:25,437
he got a dick
about this big"?
828
00:34:25,438 --> 00:34:27,231
-Hey, guys.
-Sup, man.
829
00:34:27,232 --> 00:34:28,357
I don't even have
to say his name?
830
00:34:28,358 --> 00:34:30,693
-Buff Bagwell.
-Buff, man!
831
00:34:30,694 --> 00:34:32,736
They told him he was
gonna make an appearance,
832
00:34:32,737 --> 00:34:35,197
and sort of be a
"mentor" to the guys.
833
00:34:35,198 --> 00:34:37,616
So, we didn't know what
I was doing quite yet.
834
00:34:37,617 --> 00:34:39,785
But I get all the way out
there and all of a sudden
835
00:34:39,786 --> 00:34:41,870
I see what I gotta do,
and I'm like,
836
00:34:41,871 --> 00:34:45,125
"Wait a second, what?
Are you shittin' me"?
837
00:34:50,265 --> 00:34:55,050
Desperate for money,
Marcus Bagwell agrees to
838
00:34:55,051 --> 00:34:57,886
appear on the reality
TV show 'Gigolos.'
839
00:34:57,887 --> 00:34:59,096
Come on In.
840
00:34:59,097 --> 00:35:01,223
But once on set, it becomes
clear that the show
841
00:35:01,224 --> 00:35:04,560
expects more from Marcus
than he anticipated.
842
00:35:04,561 --> 00:35:06,103
-Hi, I'm Bradly.
-Hi Bradly.
843
00:35:06,104 --> 00:35:10,024
He calls me the next day,
and he said,
844
00:35:10,025 --> 00:35:12,401
"I kinda got some...
bad news?"
845
00:35:12,402 --> 00:35:13,444
I go,
"What do you mean"?
846
00:35:13,445 --> 00:35:15,195
He goes, "Well,
it wasn't what I,
847
00:35:15,196 --> 00:35:16,697
what they told me
it was gonna be.
848
00:35:16,698 --> 00:35:18,741
I did more than an
appearance."
849
00:35:18,742 --> 00:35:20,075
And I said, "What are
you talking about"?
850
00:35:20,076 --> 00:35:22,202
I couldn't choose just one.
[Laughing]
851
00:35:22,203 --> 00:35:25,664
-Or two or three.
-Exactly. [Laughing]
852
00:35:25,665 --> 00:35:29,251
He said, "Well..."
[Sighing]
853
00:35:29,252 --> 00:35:31,462
"It's almost
like soft porn."
854
00:35:31,463 --> 00:35:34,340
And I was about to die
when he told me that.
855
00:35:34,341 --> 00:35:37,384
And when he told me
what he had to do,
856
00:35:37,385 --> 00:35:39,178
it broke my heart,
it really did.
857
00:35:39,179 --> 00:35:42,848
'Cause I was like,
"This is, this is bad."
858
00:35:42,849 --> 00:35:44,892
In my scene,
I do remember,
859
00:35:44,893 --> 00:35:49,855
I had zero blood in my,
in my penis.
860
00:35:49,856 --> 00:35:52,900
Zero blood. So I'm like,
"What do I do"?
861
00:35:52,901 --> 00:35:55,277
So I got real close
up to her and
862
00:35:55,278 --> 00:35:57,071
act like we
were having sex.
863
00:35:57,072 --> 00:35:59,406
Well, when the whole
thing got done shooting,
864
00:35:59,407 --> 00:36:02,076
I'm down at the bar in Vegas
with the guy that's paying us
865
00:36:02,077 --> 00:36:04,411
and I said, "Bro."
I go, "I'm so sorry.
866
00:36:04,412 --> 00:36:06,872
I couldn't, I couldn't have
sex with the lady." He goes,
867
00:36:06,873 --> 00:36:09,792
"You're not supposed to."
And I go, "What"?
868
00:36:09,793 --> 00:36:12,669
I go, "Well nobody
told me, bro."
869
00:36:12,670 --> 00:36:15,714
It's sad what a
human will do when
870
00:36:15,715 --> 00:36:18,759
you're in such a situation
of losing your house,
871
00:36:18,760 --> 00:36:20,594
not having food
to go in your mouth.
872
00:36:20,595 --> 00:36:22,763
And we were,
we were broke, man.
873
00:36:22,764 --> 00:36:24,390
But this was a show.
874
00:36:24,391 --> 00:36:28,269
I didn't know it was
gonna be real later.
875
00:36:32,315 --> 00:36:36,193
Cowboys For Angels.
It was a website, um...
876
00:36:36,194 --> 00:36:39,571
that you could hire a
gigolo for a date,
877
00:36:39,572 --> 00:36:42,116
for a weekend,
for a week.
878
00:36:42,117 --> 00:36:46,078
And it was like 10, 15,
$20,000 to,
879
00:36:46,079 --> 00:36:47,454
to do this.
880
00:36:47,455 --> 00:36:49,998
We're trying to pay the
bills and the same time,
881
00:36:49,999 --> 00:36:51,458
keep a marriage.
882
00:36:51,459 --> 00:36:54,503
And it sounds ludicrous
saying it now,
883
00:36:54,504 --> 00:36:58,799
but when you're in it,
it all happens so fast.
884
00:36:58,800 --> 00:37:00,509
[Sighing] I hate talking
about this 'cause
885
00:37:00,510 --> 00:37:02,344
it's just weird, but...
886
00:37:02,345 --> 00:37:06,014
whenever he did get
called to go on a "date",
887
00:37:06,015 --> 00:37:09,351
it turned out that this
woman actually
888
00:37:09,352 --> 00:37:11,186
fell in love with Marc.
889
00:37:11,187 --> 00:37:14,189
Very first one out of the
gate fell in love, and...
890
00:37:14,190 --> 00:37:17,860
it was crazy, and I would
live there for a week,
891
00:37:17,861 --> 00:37:19,236
paying our bills,
892
00:37:19,237 --> 00:37:21,738
and I'd come
home for a week.
893
00:37:21,739 --> 00:37:25,117
He ended up seeing her
894
00:37:25,118 --> 00:37:26,368
without my knowledge.
895
00:37:26,369 --> 00:37:28,245
Judy had a job.
896
00:37:28,246 --> 00:37:30,038
She's got a great job
she really likes.
897
00:37:30,039 --> 00:37:31,498
And at this time it was,
I mean,
898
00:37:31,499 --> 00:37:32,791
she was always gone.
899
00:37:32,792 --> 00:37:34,084
And then I was gone
on the weekend,
900
00:37:34,085 --> 00:37:36,253
so we never
saw each other.
901
00:37:36,254 --> 00:37:39,381
So the transition
from Judy to
902
00:37:39,382 --> 00:37:41,341
this person
that had money,
903
00:37:41,342 --> 00:37:43,927
it was,
it seemed more logical.
904
00:37:43,928 --> 00:37:45,888
And...
905
00:37:45,889 --> 00:37:48,515
they, he called me
at work one day.
906
00:37:48,516 --> 00:37:52,978
This is a really
bad time, and said,
907
00:37:52,979 --> 00:37:56,899
"I think I have fallen in love
and I'm going to leave."
908
00:37:56,900 --> 00:37:58,484
♪
909
00:37:58,485 --> 00:38:00,068
Yeah.
910
00:38:00,069 --> 00:38:01,612
No.
911
00:38:01,613 --> 00:38:03,447
Absolutely I would've
stayed with Judy
912
00:38:03,448 --> 00:38:05,574
if I had to do it over,
but I don't.
913
00:38:05,575 --> 00:38:10,162
And, and things happened,
and it went on.
914
00:38:10,163 --> 00:38:13,373
Dealing with relationship
and financial problems,
915
00:38:13,374 --> 00:38:16,668
Marcus' drug use
spirals out of control,
916
00:38:16,669 --> 00:38:18,879
resulting in
multiple DUIs and
917
00:38:18,880 --> 00:38:22,341
eventually
another car wreck.
918
00:38:22,342 --> 00:38:24,676
And this last one
was devastating.
919
00:38:24,677 --> 00:38:28,013
This last one was, you know,
August of 2020.
920
00:38:28,014 --> 00:38:31,058
I, you know, I went through
the back of a building
921
00:38:31,059 --> 00:38:32,476
behind Cumberland Mall.
922
00:38:32,477 --> 00:38:34,520
♪
923
00:38:34,521 --> 00:38:36,813
And just, you know,
I wasn't there.
924
00:38:36,814 --> 00:38:39,149
I just completely
blacked out.
925
00:38:39,150 --> 00:38:42,152
Went through a bus
station bathroom.
926
00:38:42,153 --> 00:38:45,489
And how I got out and not
killing somebody on
927
00:38:45,490 --> 00:38:47,824
this one, man,
is just...
928
00:38:47,825 --> 00:38:49,159
I got no idea.
929
00:38:49,160 --> 00:38:52,204
I mean, but I'm very
lucky that I'm not dead.
930
00:38:52,205 --> 00:38:54,289
And, and really honest
to God I mean this,
931
00:38:54,290 --> 00:38:57,125
more that somebody
else ain't dead.
932
00:38:57,126 --> 00:38:58,460
After these wrecks
you're just like,
933
00:38:58,461 --> 00:39:00,963
when's it gonna stop?
You know, when's it...
934
00:39:00,964 --> 00:39:04,091
it's, it's, it's
just never ending.
935
00:39:04,092 --> 00:39:06,718
Already at rock bottom
with his addiction,
936
00:39:06,719 --> 00:39:09,263
Marcus receives life
shattering news
937
00:39:09,264 --> 00:39:11,265
about his mother,
Judy.
938
00:39:11,266 --> 00:39:13,183
She was suffering
for a while, man.
939
00:39:13,184 --> 00:39:14,518
She, um...
940
00:39:14,519 --> 00:39:18,897
she had got dementia and
just, was just horribly bad.
941
00:39:18,898 --> 00:39:22,734
I saw the most powerful
woman in the world
942
00:39:22,735 --> 00:39:24,695
really going down
in flames, bro.
943
00:39:24,696 --> 00:39:26,446
I mean, like, like bad.
944
00:39:26,447 --> 00:39:29,450
♪
945
00:39:33,705 --> 00:39:36,081
Marcus Bagwell and his
family now face their
946
00:39:36,082 --> 00:39:39,042
biggest challenge yet,
as his mother, Judy,
947
00:39:39,043 --> 00:39:41,920
is diagnosed with
Alzheimer's disease.
948
00:39:41,921 --> 00:39:45,215
She was at a
rehabilitation place.
949
00:39:45,216 --> 00:39:48,552
She had kind of slipped
into a situation
950
00:39:48,553 --> 00:39:51,555
where she
couldn't wake up.
951
00:39:51,556 --> 00:39:55,058
And I had hurt myself,
and I was in the hospital,
952
00:39:55,059 --> 00:39:58,270
and they called me to see
if could get her woke up.
953
00:39:58,271 --> 00:40:01,106
And for over an hour, I,
you know, I kept digging,
954
00:40:01,107 --> 00:40:04,318
trying to get her woke up,
begging her to
955
00:40:04,319 --> 00:40:09,156
open her eyes and,
and talk to us.
956
00:40:09,157 --> 00:40:12,534
Didn't work out at all.
957
00:40:12,535 --> 00:40:17,247
And at some point I
got a call and said,
958
00:40:17,248 --> 00:40:18,874
"Hate to tell you,
Mr. Bagwell,
959
00:40:18,875 --> 00:40:22,502
but your wife died."
960
00:40:22,503 --> 00:40:24,880
One of the greatest
women I ever knew
961
00:40:24,881 --> 00:40:28,467
or anybody
else ever knew.
962
00:40:28,468 --> 00:40:31,303
I mean, everybody says
their mom's the best,
963
00:40:31,304 --> 00:40:34,181
but my mom was the best.
964
00:40:34,182 --> 00:40:36,183
It was a lot of dysfunction.
965
00:40:36,184 --> 00:40:38,436
But they loved their kids,
they really did.
966
00:40:44,651 --> 00:40:47,778
I think it woke him up
more than anything.
967
00:40:47,779 --> 00:40:51,490
His niece came into the
picture because
968
00:40:51,491 --> 00:40:53,200
Marc needed a
place to live.
969
00:40:53,201 --> 00:40:55,619
And so she said,
"You can stay here,
970
00:40:55,620 --> 00:40:58,080
but you're gonna
have to get clean."
971
00:40:58,081 --> 00:41:01,375
Then they said, "Look, if
you don't get sober today,
972
00:41:01,376 --> 00:41:04,544
you don't go today, we're,
we're out of your life."
973
00:41:04,545 --> 00:41:06,338
And I said,
"Let's do it."
974
00:41:06,339 --> 00:41:08,173
And then we brought
Dallas Page in,
975
00:41:08,174 --> 00:41:10,593
and that's how
it all started.
976
00:41:12,970 --> 00:41:15,472
Yeah, absolutely.
977
00:41:15,473 --> 00:41:16,640
I do believe it.
978
00:41:16,641 --> 00:41:18,183
I've talked to him
several times.
979
00:41:18,184 --> 00:41:20,060
It's just like the old Marc.
980
00:41:20,061 --> 00:41:24,022
I can barely see hardly any,
you know, Buff in there.
981
00:41:24,023 --> 00:41:25,899
It was a lot of Marc, now.
982
00:41:25,900 --> 00:41:28,569
So, I do believe him.
I do.
983
00:41:31,656 --> 00:41:33,448
Yeah, I can.
984
00:41:33,449 --> 00:41:35,742
'Dark Side of the Ring'
called me, and they said,
985
00:41:35,743 --> 00:41:37,828
"Hey man, we're gonna,
we're gonna do your story."
986
00:41:37,829 --> 00:41:40,872
And they told me some people
they were gonna reach out to.
987
00:41:40,873 --> 00:41:42,791
And one of them was,
was Scotty Riggs.
988
00:41:42,792 --> 00:41:45,210
And I said, "Cool, great."
I thought,
989
00:41:45,211 --> 00:41:46,420
"You know,
I owe him a call anyway.
990
00:41:46,421 --> 00:41:48,422
I'm gonna call and just touch
base with him."
991
00:41:48,423 --> 00:41:50,257
And he texted me
back and said,
992
00:41:50,258 --> 00:41:53,760
"I'm living in my car the
last six or eight weeks."
993
00:41:53,761 --> 00:41:57,097
My mom got ill and
passed away in 2020,
994
00:41:57,098 --> 00:41:59,141
and went through a
995
00:41:59,142 --> 00:42:01,518
couple years there
paying the bills,
996
00:42:01,519 --> 00:42:03,770
everything else, trying
to keep the house,
997
00:42:03,771 --> 00:42:05,564
the whole nine yards...
998
00:42:05,565 --> 00:42:08,525
ended up losing the
house that I was living in,
999
00:42:08,526 --> 00:42:10,318
and was sleeping
in my car.
1000
00:42:10,319 --> 00:42:13,488
And I was in a really
depressed place,
1001
00:42:13,489 --> 00:42:17,576
dark state, and was
pretty much...
1002
00:42:17,577 --> 00:42:20,370
maybe a half a day away of
putting a gun to my chest
1003
00:42:20,371 --> 00:42:21,913
and taking my life.
1004
00:42:21,914 --> 00:42:25,041
And Marcus called me up
and just basically
1005
00:42:25,042 --> 00:42:29,546
browbeat me to
come to Atlanta.
1006
00:42:29,547 --> 00:42:32,340
And he's like, "Dude,
I'm at Diamond Dallas' house.
1007
00:42:32,341 --> 00:42:35,135
Get up here." I said,
"Man I, I'm...
1008
00:42:35,136 --> 00:42:37,637
content with not being
here anymore."
1009
00:42:37,638 --> 00:42:39,556
And he did not give up.
1010
00:42:39,557 --> 00:42:42,809
"I love you man, get up
here, get up here."
1011
00:42:42,810 --> 00:42:45,604
And that next morning
I drove up here.
1012
00:42:45,605 --> 00:42:47,022
And if it wasn't for him,
1013
00:42:47,023 --> 00:42:48,816
I probably wouldn't
be here today.
1014
00:42:51,486 --> 00:42:54,529
I do. I'll always love,
I'll always love Marc.
1015
00:42:54,530 --> 00:42:58,283
I think he's just really,
genuinely this good guy.
1016
00:42:58,284 --> 00:43:01,453
And for so long,
people have,
1017
00:43:01,454 --> 00:43:03,580
you know, misjudged him.
1018
00:43:03,581 --> 00:43:08,460
I think that he has some
good people supporting him,
1019
00:43:08,461 --> 00:43:11,630
and he has a wonderful
girl in his life now.
1020
00:43:11,631 --> 00:43:13,298
I hope that
works out for him.
1021
00:43:13,299 --> 00:43:14,800
I want him to be happy.
1022
00:43:14,801 --> 00:43:16,968
I truly want him to be happy.
1023
00:43:16,969 --> 00:43:18,261
Marcus Bagwell
is a lovable guy.
1024
00:43:18,262 --> 00:43:20,055
It's why his ex-wives
still love him.
1025
00:43:20,056 --> 00:43:21,890
It's why friends
still love him.
1026
00:43:21,891 --> 00:43:23,433
It's why I still love him.
1027
00:43:23,434 --> 00:43:25,519
Despite his faults
and his flaws.
1028
00:43:25,520 --> 00:43:27,813
But at Marc's core,
he's a very giving,
1029
00:43:27,814 --> 00:43:29,565
generous,
loving person.
1030
00:43:32,068 --> 00:43:34,945
I think the same drive that
made him a superstar in
1031
00:43:34,946 --> 00:43:37,531
a year, the fortitude,
the gumption,
1032
00:43:37,532 --> 00:43:41,618
the want, you know,
the smartness.
1033
00:43:41,619 --> 00:43:43,286
He's done a lot of things
in his life that
1034
00:43:43,287 --> 00:43:44,913
I was very,
very proud of.
1035
00:43:44,914 --> 00:43:48,625
But I think getting sober
and staying sober
1036
00:43:48,626 --> 00:43:50,836
is above all of 'em.
1037
00:43:50,837 --> 00:43:55,382
The future for me is
sobriety and my recovery.
1038
00:43:55,383 --> 00:43:56,967
And no doubt about it,
1039
00:43:56,968 --> 00:43:58,176
I wanna be back
in the business.
1040
00:43:58,177 --> 00:43:59,845
I wanna be back
in the ring.
1041
00:43:59,846 --> 00:44:03,181
Look, if anybody can pull
it off, Marcus Bagwell can.
1042
00:44:03,182 --> 00:44:05,225
I'm rootin' for you, baby.
1043
00:44:05,226 --> 00:44:07,436
I'm rootin' for ya.
[Laughing]
1044
00:44:07,486 --> 00:44:12,036
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