At the start of the interview, Wight shared a story about his early career, recalling how Mark Calaway, also known as “The Undertaker,” advised him to leave the industry after Wight sought feedback on his in-ring performance.

As is typical on The Mike O’Hearn Show, the interview began by touching on social media. Wight and Sopp have embodied their wrestling personas as alter egos for the majority of their careers. In professional wrestling, performers are required to maintain their scripted personas even outside of the ring, as the industry is a continuous story.

Wight and Sopp had to navigate the challenges of leading dual lives both in reality and online, an aspect of their profession that they had to master.

The style of professional wrestling has had to adapt and change as the sport gained more attention throughout the 80s, 90s, and into the modern era. Today’s professional wrestling is faster-paced and more extravagant, with bigger stunts and more elaborate finishes. While the added entertainment and physical skill are impressive, Wight and Sopp don’t believe it’s necessarily better than when they were in their prime.

As the action in the ring has reached new heights, the psychology of wrestling has had to evolve. Wight doesn’t see the logic in leaving an opponent in the ring to climb to the top turnbuckle and perform a stunt on them, but he understands why the sport has gone in that direction.