After hearing how much Bam Bam Bigelow made, The Godfather reached out to Larry Sharpe — who trained Bam Bam Bigelow — and described himself over the phone. He then flew to New Jersey, where he instantly made an impression on Sharpe.

"He goes, 'Well, if you fly yourself out to New Jersey, I'll take a look at you and put you up in a hotel,'" said the Hall of Famer. "When he sees me get out the plane, because back then you can go to the plane and right at the door wait –- you can see it in his eyes, he's like 'Wow, wow.'"

He revealed that he told his wife to sell their house in his pursuit of becoming a wrestler. The veteran noted that he only spent a short time in wrestling school, and instead went out with Sharpe every night. The Godfather claimed he didn't have much training, but got a stamp of approval from Jerry Lawler.

"Larry was impressed with the way I could talk women into doing things. I'll just say that. That's a nice way to say it. I'm an old man now, but I used to be able to talk my way into something," said The Godfather. "And Jerry's like, 'Let me see you throw a punch?' And he goes, 'Throw a kick?' And he goes, 'Oh, you'll be alright.'"