Paul London On Brock Lesnar Debut Match, Making Vince McMahon ANGRY, Royal Rumble Elimination, John Cena

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What was Paul London's experience during his WWE debut match with Brock Lesnar?

Unknown 0:00
Ladies and gentlemen, Chris VanVleet!
Chris Van Vliet 0:19
May I ask why your coffee says your name is Cole?
Paul London 0:23
Yeah, it's my kayfabe coffee name.
Chris Van Vliet 0:29
It's another gimmick? It's your coffee gimmick?
Paul London 0:31
I mean, I guess it is because- Cole the coffee man? Literally every Starbucks I go to or coffee bean, it originated- Yeah, it originated at a Starbucks, I believe in Santa Monica or Brentwood or something. Here's the thing. During the pandemic, a lot of people don't know this, but I was a delivery driver.

How did Paul London manage to make Vince McMahon angry?

Paul London 0:53
I've done over 7,000 deliveries for DoorDash.
Chris Van Vliet 0:57
Did anyone recognize you? Sometimes.
Paul London 1:01
I was like, no, I get that all the time. I got disbanded by DoorDash, but that's a whole other story. But star ratings, right? So I was in my car a lot. I mean, I was in my car before they instituted that you can't work more than 12 hours a day. And so when that happened, I was like, how dare they tell me I can't work more than 12 hours? You get into this weird...

What was Paul London's memorable Royal Rumble elimination?

Paul London 1:25
addiction of just like you spend more time in the car. I would call it my coffin on wheels, you know, because it was just like a matter of time. So anyways, I would drink a ton of coffee. I was going to Starbucks all the time. So at times, I tend to mumble. You know, you're tired, whatever. And so I would say my name. And more often than not, it was always, Cole, Cole, here you go, Cole. Like, they heard Cole instead of Paul. So I just accepted it.

How did Paul London feel about facing John Cena on Velocity?

Paul London 1:57
And then from then on out, it was just like, I'm Cole. On my Starbucks app, it says, hello, Cole. Like, everything's Cole. And then I posted something like that on Twitter or whatever. And Coffee Bean reposted it. And they're like, we like Cole. It has a great ring to it or something. I was like, OK, Coffee Bean. Points for you, you know?
Chris Van Vliet 2:18
Don't you feel like Starbucks gets people's names wrong intentionally on the cup so that people then take a photo of the cup?

What challenges did Paul London face during his wrestling career?

Chris Van Vliet 2:24
Good.
Paul London 2:25
Well, I don't think they pass out a spelling test when people apply there.
Chris Van Vliet 2:32
But if you're spelling something like Chris, like most people spell it C-H-R-I-S. C-H-R-I-S. Right. But they don't ask. It's just like, I'll make our own version of it.
Paul London 2:41
I think that's great. I think it's clever. I think it's creative.

How did Paul London transition from wrestling to acting?

Paul London 2:45
It gives people something to notice. It tests their, you know, their awareness, you know?
Chris Van Vliet 2:52
What's the Bret Hart one? Bret Hart has famously like got a- Three Ts or two Ts in the end? No, it's not even Bret. It's like they famously spelled his name wrong because I feel like they do that on purpose.
Paul London 3:06
Well, I will say- Bret, B-R-E-D. Was it really Bret? Bret. Well, I can say Cole has 100% not been misspelled.

What insights does Paul London share about the evolution of wrestling?

Paul London 3:23
How are you going to spell Cole wrong? You'd be surprised. Right. I mean, C-O-L-L. K-O-L-E. K-O-L-E. That's not bad. That's not bad. That's pretty bad. But yeah.

What are Paul London's thoughts on the impact of social media in wrestling?

Paul London 3:34
Coal is the way it is. So then now when I go to some of my regular locations, I'm like, hey, coal. Hey, coal. Because usually I ask for the biggest iced. It's large. Yep. And that'll be the first of probably two or three today.
Chris Van Vliet 3:48
Oh, my gosh.
Paul London 3:49
That's 30 ounces. I might get like 90 ounces of coal brew in a day. But how much ice is in there? That's a lot of ice. And I ask for an extra cup of ice usually.
Chris Van Vliet 3:57
So you're really, that's probably just a. . .
Paul London 3:59
But if you drink it without ice, it sucks. I mean, it's a totally different drink without ice. That's why I can't do that nitro, all that hipster kind of coffee. It's like, what are you doing? The foam on top of the tap.
Chris Van Vliet 4:15
Fuck off. I'm so glad we finally connected because Killer Cross was like, you guys live like 10 minutes from each other. And he connected us on a group chat. And I'm like, no way. How do we live this close to each other? We've never met.
Paul London 4:27
You probably shop at the fancier grocery stores. I don't know about that. No, I'm just kidding.
Chris Van Vliet 4:34
What's even fancy?
Paul London 4:36
Gelson's? There's no Gelson's down there. Way too fancy.
Chris Van Vliet 4:39
Yeah, there's no Gelson's down there. Vons, Ralph's.
Paul London 4:42
Pavilions is gone, right?
Chris Van Vliet 4:44
They're in the fancy areas. That would be okay.
Paul London 4:46
That's a fancier one. Okay.
Chris Van Vliet 4:48
Grocery bargain outlet?
Paul London 4:51
No, there are some of the grocery stores here where you can walk and people don't have shirts on.
Chris Van Vliet 4:56
We go to Trader Joe's a lot.

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