“Margo’s Got Money Troubles” is now streaming via Apple TV, and the series stars Nicole Kidman, Elle Fanning, Nick Offerman and also features a cameo from Chris Jericho.
Offerman plays ex-wrestler “Jinx Millet,” and on a recent episode of Talk Is Jericho, he shared how he prepared for the role. Offerman said he spent months in the gym and later trained with Chavo Guerrero and other wrestlers for several weeks. He said that the physical pain of working in the ring surprised him. “But I’m old enough that I listened to them, and I didn’t try to do anything past what the teacher said,” Offerman told Jericho. “So that allowed them to trust me to then let me eventually fly off the top rope, but it was so fun. I mean, it was so fun.”
Offerman added that he has a newfound respect for Jericho and his peers in pro wrestling. “But I gotta say, one of the main reasons I was happy to talk to you is just to sing your praises,” he said. “It’s something that I will never again watch any wrestling without remembering how brutal it is. People make a big deal over the showmanship of it or that it’s not based in reality. And it’s certainly a combination of showbiz and sport, but the sport part is pretty damn real.”
Offerman continued: “The ribs that I felt like I ended up with, some ribs out of place, just connective tissue, you know, getting shoved around. At the end of the day, I felt like I had played four games of football and been in a car accident, and we were being nice to me. So, it’s hats off to everybody who does what you guys do. It’s incredible.”
Check out the full Talk Is Jericho episode below.
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