339. Wrestling with Life, Love, and Legacy: Marvelous Marc Mero’s Inspiring Path

Marc Mero is the former WWE Intercontinental Heavyweight Champ and the former WCW World Television Champ.  He is the founder of Champion of Choices.  Marc has spoken to thousands and thousands of young people about making the right choices. His YouTube videos have garnered millions of views.  He's known as the #1 school presenter! Welcome to another riveting episode of Better Call Daddy. I'm your host, Reena Friedman Watts, joined by my dad, Big Daddy Wayne Friedman, and our guest today, Marc Mero; America's top school presenter and a distinguished wrestling champion. From lying on the canvas in the wrestling ring to walking on water in the field of changing lives, Marc knows the importance of dreaming big and not settling for low goals. Marc Mero is an American former amateur boxer and professional wrestler, as well as a motivational speaker. He is best known for his appearances with the World Wrestling Federation under his real name and with World Championship Wrestling and NWA Total Nonstop Action under the ring name Johnny B. Badd. In this episode, Marc takes us through his own life, opening his childhood diary of dreams, talking about the importance of writing down dreams and goals sharing the magic of a post-it note, and revealing just how life's adversities become lessons and the struggle to find love after crossing into the 6th decade of life.  We also discuss a single viral video's powerful impact, from transforming lives to generating revenue. Drawing deeply emotive pictures of loss and growth, he shares his childhood experiences dealing with his parent's divorce and the profound impact it had on his life. Stay tuned for a mix of agony, hope, and laughter as Marc shares some unpredictable stories from his presentations in schools and wrestling rings. Whether you're a wrestling fan, a dreamer, or keen to know the secrets of becoming a viral sensation, this episode is for you. So buckle up, prepare to laugh, cry, and be inspired as we dive into the extraordinary life of Marc Mero.   Marc Mero’s book How to Be the Happiest Person on the Planet https://a.co/d/7OcX45L This Simple Message That Brought This Middle School Class To Tears https://youtu.be/WI0Twlt1aek?si=JAWJapNUIDrX_iKe   Thank you Chris Whaley for the intro Check out Chris’ episode too The Masked Saint, A Saint In My Book. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/better-call-daddy/id1525296416?i=1000550111090   Connect with Reena bettercalldaddy.com linkedin.com/in/reenafriedmanwatts twitter.com/reenareena instagram.com/reenafriedmanwatts instagram.com/bettercalldaddypodcast Me and my dad would love to hear from you, Drop us a review, reviews help more people find the show, and let us know what you like and what you'd like us to change, Please share the show with one friend who you think would be helped by the show  ratethispodcast.com/bettercalldaddy podchaser.com/bettercalldaddy Castmagic is the AI tool I use for show notes and podcast title ideas, it has helped save me tons of time. I talked about it in this episode.  Please use my affiliate link if you sign up. https://get.castmagic.io/bettercalldaddy   Are you a popular podcaster or a rising influencer? Or do you have a great idea for an online business? Then you should know that every great website starts with an awesome domain name. Namecheap offers hundreds of domain extensions, from the traditional dot com to creative extensions for podcasters like dot fm, dot live, or dot space.   Namecheap is the world’s 2nd largest domain registrar, with nearly 17 million domains under management and a top web service provider for everything you need to launch an amazing website. Namecheap offers hundreds of domain extensions from the traditional .com to creative extensions like .fm, .live or .space  Namecheap is offering Better Call Daddy listeners 20% off any non-premium domain name for its first year of registration with the code REENA20. The offer cannot be combined with any existing sales but can override any current sale if its discount is less than 20%. The code is valid for all new and existing Namecheap customers. You can register up to 10 domains per account with this code.    To get a domain name with a 20% discount (including .com and 455 other extensions). Go to namecheap.com , search for your desired domain, and use the code REENA20 at checkout.