But Flair asked his buddy to come on the first show with him and just ask fan questions. Thompson said Rhodes was incognito, a hoodie pulled down low.According to Thompson, Rhodes direct-messaged him on Twitter a few weeks later. She didn’t address the reports about her in-ring career being over. "Thompson said he and Rhodes chatted about 10 times a day every day in the lead-up to Starrcast and All In.One big question remains: How has Thompson ingratiated himself with so many of the movers and shakers in professional wrestling? Just how wealthy is Conrad Thompson? "For fans not familiar with Thompson, he looks like what Santa would have looked like in his mid-30s. In addition to EC3, Chris Adonis, Bobby Lashley, and Laurel Van Ness all said goodbye to Impact at the recent TV tapings.Check out some of the trending wrestling news stories below:Since joining WWE a few years ago, Adam Cole has been one of the top stars...On August 11, WWE filed new trademarks for “Saturday Night’s Main Event.” This may mean nothing...It didn’t take Drew McIntyre long to respond to a video that Randy Orton shared on...WWE has changed a stipulation for the match between Seth Rollins and Dominik Mysterio at SummerSlam....Daniel Bryan isn’t the only star that wants to wrestle The Rock as Drew McIntyre has...Copyright © 2020. CONRAD THOMPSON: I’ll tell you, people are missing out if they don’t subscribe to The Torch because once upon a time, the thing that Wade did that separated himself from everybody else was really really high-quality interviews. Among the many changes in Conrad Thompson's life over the last few years is his relationship with Megan Fliehr, to whom he'll be married in October. Really go deep. Congrats to the happy couple.I Want to Announce The Engagement of My Beautiful Daughter Megan to My Good Friend Conrad Thompson! But I also am the target demographic. The entire lineup is available at Fans will have many chances to meet their favorite stars, with one type of event -- the "Eat and Greets" with nearly every living non-WWE contracted wrestler or former wrestler a fan can think of -- inspired by other events Thompson has put together. Thompson, by then, was enjoying success in the mortgage business, and also had a nice collection of sports memorabilia -- a pair of Muhammad Ali's trunks, a pair of Mike Tyson's trunks, a pair of Roy Jones Jr.'s boxing gloves.His renewed love of wrestling led him to search for some Ric Flair collectibles -- and he knew what he wanted to find.
I don't want to roll the dice [on doing podcasts full time]. He became friendly with the entire clan, and even ended up doing Goldust's mortgage.Thompson's move into podcasting happened when CBS approached Flair about doing a show. "As a wrestling fan, the opportunity to ride shotgun with Ric Flair and have a permanent record of it was too good to be true. Ric wasn't scared to talk, obviously he can do that. "Just like "All In" sold out 10,000 seats in 29 minutes, Starrcast sold out, too. Thompson resides in Huntsville, Alabama where he still operates his mortgage company. CBS liked their dynamic, and Thompson was on his way. "When we go on the road for a podcast, we'll have 12 people come and have dinner with us, and it's $100 for dinner. If I think it will be good, other wrestling fans will think it's good. Podcasting will be the side gig and part-time hustle." We [Thompson and his friends] were each putting up like $100-$150 and in return got a pretty cool experience picking the brains of some of the most influential people in wrestling. "The only podcast I'd ever even heard to that point was Steve Austin's," Thompson said. Then we started to figure out who was coming near us and checking their schedules. "I'm a mortgage guy. In October, Thompson is marrying Megan, who just so happens to be Ric Flair's daughter, for crying out loud. I thought I'd sit in for one week. He got acquainted with Bruce Prichard, a partnership that would again change his life, and reconnected with Cody Rhodes.Flair tired of podcasting, but by that point Thompson had talked Prichard into launching a pilot. Fliehr is … I've been doing it for 17 years. "That's a great question," Rhodes said. Which instantly means my grumpy self will not be calling you back. But word got out and Shane, JJ Dillon and Cornette vouched for me. I instantly liked him because he approached me as a business person.