Ever wondered what it's like to immerse yourself in the vibrant world of Comic-Cons? Join me, Mac Davis, and WWE Hall of Famer Teddy Long as we gear up for an exhilarating weekend at the Savannah Comic-Con. From fans investing thousands in extravagant costumes to the electric atmosphere filled with passionate cosplayers, we'll give you a firsthand look at this unique cultural phenomenon. Teddy shares his wealth of experience from attending past Comic-Cons and offers insights into what makes these events so captivating. We'll be there with our camera and microphone, ready to capture all the fun and engaging conversations with the attendees.
On a more heartfelt note, we also address the serious health struggles of our dear friend Kevin Sullivan. A crucial figure in Teddy's wrestling career, Kevin recently suffered a life-threatening accident. We'll discuss his challenging journey, the ongoing complications he faces, and the GoFundMe campaign set up to support his medical expenses. Listen as Teddy recounts cherished memories and the deep bond he shares with Kevin. This episode is a rollercoaster of emotions, from the excitement of Comic-Con to the touching story of friendship and resilience. Don't miss out on this compelling and multifaceted episode of Road Trip After Hours.
Ever wondered what it's like to immerse yourself in the vibrant world of Comic-Cons? Join me, Mac Davis, and WWE Hall of Famer Teddy Long as we gear up for an exhilarating weekend at the Savannah Comic-Con. From fans investing thousands in extravagant costumes to the electric atmosphere filled with passionate cosplayers, we'll give you a firsthand look at this unique cultural phenomenon. Teddy shares his wealth of experience from attending past Comic-Cons and offers insights into what makes these events so captivating. We'll be there with our camera and microphone, ready to capture all the fun and engaging conversations with the attendees.
On a more heartfelt note, we also address the serious health struggles of our dear friend Kevin Sullivan. A crucial figure in Teddy's wrestling career, Kevin recently suffered a life-threatening accident. We'll discuss his challenging journey, the ongoing complications he faces, and the GoFundMe campaign set up to support his medical expenses. Listen as Teddy recounts cherished memories and the deep bond he shares with Kevin. This episode is a rollercoaster of emotions, from the excitement of Comic-Con to the touching story of friendship and resilience. Don't miss out on this compelling and multifaceted episode of Road Trip After Hours.
Speaker 1:
so, so, so, hey, we're back with an all-new episode of Road Trip After Hours. I'm your host, mac Davis, and that is WWE Hall of Famer Teddy Long. Hey, teddy, how are you player?
Speaker 2:
How you doing my friend. Hey man doing good, doing good, just happy to be alive.
Speaker 1:
I hear you. I'm looking forward to next weekend. We haven't really been able to talk much about this, We've been so busy, but next weekend we'll be in Savannah Georgia, Teddy, for a big Comic-Con.
Speaker 2:
Yeah, that's right. You and I will be right there with the live version of Road Trip After Hours, so fans are welcome to come by and talk to us and get on the know, pick up your autographs or whatever you need. Hug, whatever it is, we got it for you.
Speaker 1:
Yeah, we'll sell hugs too. Teddy, I've never been to a Comic-Con. I know you've been to a few of them, if I'm not mistaken. What am I in store for? What is a Comic-Con exactly?
Speaker 2:
Well, they're really exciting, you know they have people that dress up in a lot of, you know, costumes and a lot of these costumes, you know. I used to ask people you know where did you buy that at? And they'd spend a lot of money. One guy had on a costume he spent over $5,000, you know, getting it ready and making it, you know.
Speaker 2:
And I mean, it was just unbelievable, but you're going to probably see something that you've never seen before, and you're going to have a lot of fun, because it's very entertaining and it's very educational too. You can learn a lot.
Speaker 1:
Yeah, you know, that's the part I'm really looking forward to, teddy is you and I with the camera and a microphone talking to some of these. I guess the cosplayers is what they call them. The cosplay that they do, where they dress up like these different characters is what they call them. The cosplay that they do where they dress up like these different characters, either from comics or from movies, whatever it may be. But it looks like it'd be very entertaining and I can't wait till you and I get a hold of some of these guys and have a little fun in the microphone with them. I think it'll be a very entertaining weekend, so I'm looking forward to that. We got some news, teddy.
Speaker 1:
I know you're good friends with Kevin Sullivan. This is somebody that really had made a mark for you to get into this career of professional wrestling, and he has not been healthy as of late. And, as a matter of fact, I want to bring something up. I read this I'm not sure about this whole story, about what happened with Kevin, but here's what I've gathered so far. But here's what I've gathered so far Back on May 12th, while attending an autograph signing in Florida, he suffered a devastating accident.
Speaker 1:
They say Emergency surgery saved his leg and his life, but he encountered severe complications including sepsis and encephalitis colitis. His family has set up a GoFundMe campaign to help cover ongoing hospital expenses, skilled nursing care, therapy, medical costs and transportation back home to his family. I have not heard how he is doing as of the time that we're recording this right now. I do know the last time, ted, that you and I were able to find out anything, he was still. He was trying to chug along. He's still kicking. He's still Kevin, but he has had a rough go of it here.
Speaker 2:
Well, you know, when you say you know Kevin, I were friends, kevin, kevin and myself. We were more than friends. Kevin was certainly responsible for me getting my first break in managing. It was Kevin and Hot Stuff, Eddie Gilbert's idea to do that and they got that done. And then Kevin and I, you know, we rode together back in the day. He was great friends with my wife. She knew him very well. I knew Kevin when Kevin was married to Nancy which is God rest her soul which was lately married to Chris Benoit. So I was right there with Kevin when all of that stuff was going on. So I did call Kevin, tried to get his wife and she did get back with me and they were supposed to call me back and they said that they had moved him to Boston. He has a brother that lives there and I think his brother is taking care of him. So I haven't heard back from him. But my thing was this I had a chance to talk to Darryl down in Miami. A lot of guys know Darryl.
Speaker 1:
Davis, darryl.
Speaker 2:
Davis yes, darryl Davis, and a very good friend of mine too. Man Been knowing that brother for quite a while and he's really a great guy, and he was telling me that Kevin was working for some independent wrestling company there, and so I said to him I said, well, why are having these guys come up with, uh, some kind of benefit show or something to run? You know, just try to help kevin out. Maybe they don't understand.
Speaker 1:
Kevin sullivan was a legend in the state of florida.
Speaker 2:
You know I don't understand these guys, man so, uh, and it kind of touched daryl too, and daryl was uh talking about it and uh. So he got in touch with him and basically they said they were going to do something. I haven't heard anything back from him, but if we can put together a show for Kevin to help him out, you know, let's, let's try to do that. And, like I said, I think you have some information there that has the GoFundMe where you can send donations to help Kevin.
Speaker 1:
Yes, if you want to help Kevin, he does have a GoFundMe page that's been established for him and it's under Help Wrestling Legend Kevin Sullivan Recover. That's what you look for Help Wrestling Legend Kevin Sullivan Recover. So far, they were going after $20,000, and I don't want this to be a reason to slow up any of your donations. Please don't do that, because there's much more expenses that are going to be following what he's got right now. But as of their $20,000 goal, they have so far raised $54,679 as of today of the recording that we're doing right now. So he's well exceeded that goal, but that goal was just for the initial of him getting in the hospital.
Speaker 1:
There's so many unknowns taking place and Kevin Sullivan in Florida, like you say, teddy was a legend in professional wrestling, not just in Florida, but Florida was basically his home and that is a place that you would surely expect that there'd be a big benefit show for Kevin Sullivan going on somewhere, and I look here if Teddy and I can help in any way. If there's a big benefit show that will benefit Kevin Sullivan, contact us, let us know. We'll do whatever we can to try to make that a success. Uh, we want to see him get the help that he needs and have the funds to do so without all that worry and hassle. And I've seen people comment online too. Let me bring this up. People have said online well, he should have money. He made all that money when he was wrestling. No, no, the times were totally different back at the time when, uh, kevin sullivan was wrestling there. The money, like you see today, did not exist back then when kevin sullivan Well, back then he also had bills to pay too.
Speaker 1:
Yes, you had bills to pay and as you get older there's a lot more things that take place. There's a lot of reason why he should be helped in this situation. If anybody, kevin Sullivan is one of those guys. He's been on our show. As a matter of fact, if you've not seen the interview we did with Kevin Sullivan, go back in the archives. You'll find an interview with Kevin Sullivan Fantastic interview. He's a great guy and he took the time out to spend with us and told some great stories.
Speaker 1:
And, teddy, I'm glad you brought that up Again. If you want to help out Kevin Sullivan, please do that. Go to the GoFundMe page. Help wrestling legend Kevin Sullivan recover. If you'll do that for us, we appreciate it very, very much. Teddy, I want to touch on something, and I don't know if you'll want to do this or not, but I want to bring up something. When you and I go on road trips, we talk quite a bit about all kinds of different things and sometimes we get into serious moments where we talk about, you know, our childhood and stuff like that. And on our road trip recently you brought up a story you told me about your father. That it really hit me, to be honest with you, because I can't imagine that happening. Can you tell that story, would you mind?
Speaker 2:
No, I don't mind the thing that I talked about with my dad. I really never knew my father, Really never knew my mother either. I remember meeting her and I remember meeting my dad a couple of times. Well, anyway, you know, I just I think I just got a job in WCW.
Speaker 2:
I just started refereeing, yeah, and I was just happy, you know I had that job, and so we ran this show in Birmingham, alabama. That's where I'm from and that's, you know, that's where my dad lives. So I only knew one little area there that my dad used to hang out. My dad was an alcoholic, so all he cared about is just his alcohol. And, uh, I knew that little area that you could always go there and you could always find it, so I got over to that area.
Speaker 1:
Teddy, when you say that area, what area?
Speaker 2:
we kind of describe the area you're talking about well, it's a street called six avenues, yeah, okay, and six avenue was the place where my dad lived on six avenue. And right there on six avenue is that Avenue was the place where my dad lived on Sixth Avenue. And right there on Sixth Avenue there was a place called the Shot House. Well, shot Houses were places where people sold moonshine, you know, after hours or illegal, so you could always go to the Shot House to get your mayonnaise jar. It's 50 cent or dollar or whatever, but it had moonshine in it, and that's what my daddy drank was a whole lot of moonshine, and so, well, he didn't have a lot of money, it didn't work, I guess, and so he just drank what he could afford. So I went to Birmingham and so I said to myself I said I'm going to go down here and see if I can find my dad, because I wanted to talk to him and let him know. You know, I got this job, I just got, and blah, blah, blah.
Speaker 1:
How long had it been at that point, Teddy, since you've seen your father?
Speaker 2:
Oh, I don't know, maybe 10 years, maybe 10, maybe longer, maybe longer, but anyway, I was just lucky. I went in that area, went in that spot and I walked back in the shack where the old houses were, where I knew everybody hanged out at. And there he was. So I walked up to him and I started talking to him. Never did tell him who I was, I just started talking to him and then I said yeah.
Speaker 2:
I said you got a son, don't you? And he said, yeah, yeah. I said you got a son, don't you? And he said, yeah, yeah. I said when was the last time you talked to him? You ever see your son? Come see you, or whatever? He said no, no, I never do see him. I said, well, have you ever tried, you know, to go and see your boy or see where he was? And you know, he just kind of shy and he couldn't talk about it.
Speaker 2:
So finally, I looked at him I said hold your head up, Look at me. I said you're talking to me. I said this is your son and he just broke down into tears and kind of me and him both, and we was just silent there for a minute and I hugged him and then we chatted for a little bit and then I had to get on my way.
Speaker 1:
And did you ever see him again after that, Teddy?
Speaker 2:
Haven't seen him, Didn't ever see him again. I think the last I heard he passed away.
Speaker 1:
Wow, you know, when you told me that story, I had to remind myself that when I grew up, I grew up in what people may consider to be a beaver cleaver family. You know, just the typical middle class family growing up mom, dad, you know, go to school and I forget sometimes that not everybody grew up that way. And when you told me that story it really hit me. But I want to make sure you told that story because as much as it moved me, I hope it moved those who just listened to it just now. So, anyhow, look here, I'm getting all teared up on that. Anyhow, we are out of time, that's it. I do want to remind everybody that we will be coming back to Savannah, georgia, actually the first time I'll be there. Teddy has been there many times, but this is my hometown, so I'm looking forward to getting back over there and seeing what this Savannah Comic Con is all about, and we hope you'll join us.
Speaker 2:
Go ahead. And let me remind everybody before we go Saturday night well, saturday morning I'm going to be in Burlington, north Carolina. I'm going to be there at the Alliance Convention Center, exhibit Hall 1214 for a big card show this coming Saturday, burlington, north Carolina, the Alliance Convention Center. So I'll be right there looking for all the fans that come out and say how I had a plan.
Speaker 1:
And, by the way, if you come see us in Savannah, the Savannah Comic Con, these will be on sale. Brand new shirts. Wrestling's road trip after hours. We have a limited number of these. They'll be on sale at the events. We hope we'll see you there hours. We have a limited number of these. They'll be on sale at the event, so we hope we'll see you there?
Speaker 2:
Yeah, that's right. And also, man, if they don't want to wait until they get to Savannah, put that number down at the bottom where they can send you, they can get your information and you can get them right out to them.
Speaker 1:
Yeah, if you're interested in a t-shirt, simply leave some information down below and I'll get back in touch to you. This has been Road Trip After Hours. We hope you enjoyed it. We'll see you again next week. I'm out.
