During the same interview, Grayson Waller briefly recalled how he played Ric Flair for a brief scene in the “Young Rock” television series and was asked how it came about. According to the star, it was largely due to the Pandemic, which resulted in many American film productions moving their sets to Australia – which at the time had low cases of COVID-19.

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“So, they moved production of Young Rock to Queensland, Australia,” Waller recalled. He then pointed out how Flair is often described as the epitome of charisma in wrestling, and suggested that he is now as well. “It felt like a fun match, and you know, my scene was actually wrestling against Rocky Johnson which is kinda crazy now, having The Rock coming back and doing those type of things. It was a fun experience to put on the robe, put on the red boots, and kind of live as Ric for a day.”

Lastly, he boldly proclaimed that he lived every guy’s dream: “As a bloke, that’s kind of everyone’s dream: just to be one day as Ric Flair.”

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