MMA History Podcast · MMA Detective Mike Davis, Joey Venti

Tank Abbott - The WCW Years

·2 hr 19 min·3 clips
They called me up and said you're going to be in the show, and I said you guys are in a jam. I'll show up.
Part two of Tank Abbott's interview on the MMA History Podcast. Tank discusses his transition to WCW wrestling, international fighting experiences in Japan and Brazil, and defends his fighting record against persistent online criticism. He reveals his willingness to fight on short notice despite being out of shape, shares stories about fighting in Japan including a surreal stage experience, and honestly discusses his loss to Pedro Rizzo while injured. Tank addresses misconceptions about fighter conditioning and the early UFC business landscape where fighters were hard to book due to ego and money demands.

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A lived in look at Tank Abbott's backstage business story, with enough detail to stick.

It reads like a backstage business story first. Eric Bischoff calls at home, the "up north" confusion lands, and the limo treatment makes clear how hard the pitch was being sold.

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