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Wrestling and a Movie OAMR Spinoff Episode 1: CWF Wrestler Johnny Romano with Cool Runnings

·1 hr 9 min

Johnny Romano sits down with Old Ass Movie Reviews for a wrestling-and-movie crossover. The hosts introduce him as the CWF "pop star" and get him talking about his favorite movie, Cool Runnings, before the chat shifts into how he got into wrestling in the first place. His wrestling origin goes back to 1993. He remembers turning on Monday Night Raw, seeing Razor Ramon beat the one, two, three kid, and realizing that wrestling looked like something he could actually chase because the smaller guy could still be part of the show. That moment stuck with him. He later met Sean Waltman and got to tell him directly that he was the reason he wanted to do it, which turns a childhood fan memory into one of the episode's warmest bits. The tone stays loose and upbeat. Johnny and the hosts keep circling around the idea that wrestling is a craft, but also something you approach with the right attitude, and he talks about trying to work hard, deliver at every promotion, and still appreciate the fact that he gets to stand in the curtain and take it in. He frames the whole thing as fleeting and amazing, and the hosts latch onto that mindset as part of what makes him fun to talk to. The favorite-wrestler question opens up another layer. Johnny says Shawn Michaels is his go-to, then remembers dressing as Michaels for career day in seventh grade, which sends everyone into a laugh and a little bit of instant wrestling-kid nostalgia. He keeps going from there. As he talks about inspiration, he names Chris Jericho for the longevity and reinvention, and Raven for wrestling mind and character evolution. The movie title still frames the hangout. Cool Runnings keeps the episode anchored in a playful, fan-friendly lane while the wrestling stories supply the emotion and the fingerprints of a real performer. The conversation does not stay neat. It wanders through memories, inspirations, and ring-life philosophy, which suits a show that likes to talk like people who are both fans and participants. The closing stretch turns practical. He talks like a fan about wanting to see tables, ladders, and bull rope chaos, then the hosts plug the September 20 Proving Ground show, tease Johnny's revenge angle, and send everyone out on the reminder that he is still a fan inside the business.

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A wrestling origin story and Cool Runnings hangout that feels like fan talk, not a packaged interview.

Old Ass Movie Reviews pairs a wrestling origin story with a laid-back talk about Cool Runnings, and Johnny Romano carries both halves with clear fan energy.

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You want a wrestling origin story wrapped around Cool Runnings and fan-first conversation.

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