"Choose Your Experience" - John Skyler

About this episode

Cody Deaner and John Skyler discuss the concept of choosing one's experience in pro wrestling and its implications in life.

John Skyler is back again! Skyler is one half of the TNA Wrestling Tag Team "The Great Hands." He has wrestled for the WWE, NXT, AEW and now full-time with TNA Wrestling. In this episode, Cody and Skyler explore the idea that in pro wrestling, you get to choose your experience. Both the experience you want... and your response to it. They then discuss how this idea relates to our lives in some insightful ways. Support John Skyler by following his socials: Instagram @thejohnskyler - http://instagram.com/thejohnskyler X @TheJohnSkyler - http://x.com/thejohnskyler Please support our sponsors at: Rest When Dead Clothing - http://restwhendead.ca CEO Fit Supplements - http://ceofit.ca Support this show: Join the Patreon: http://patreon.com/codydeaner Buy a shirt at http://prowrestlingtees.com/codydeaner Subscribe to the show's YouTube page at http://youtube.com/@codydeanerpodcast To learn more about Cody's wrestling career and to book him, visit http://CodyDeaner.com To learn more about Cody's speaking career and to book him, visit http://ChrisGraySpeaks.com

People in this episode

Host: Cody Deaner

Guest: John Skyler

Topics covered

• pro wrestling
• personal experience
• life lessons
• mental health
• fitness

Keywords

• pro wrestling
• John Skyler
• Cody Deaner
• TNA Wrestling
• life choices
• mental health
• fitness

Sponsors

Rest When Dead Clothing, CEO Fit Supplements

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: TNA Wrestling, WWE, NXT, AEW

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