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What's Your Story? with Steph McMahon

O'Shea Jackson Jr.

22 Jan 2026

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Chapter 1: What is discussed at the start of this section?

1.162 - 21.595 O'Shea Jackson Jr.

Oh, she got on her mom the other day because her mom came to pick her up and she was like, oh, mommy. And then do you know who Liv Morgan is? And mom was like, no, I don't know. You don't know Liv Morgan? I feel that way. You're such a weirdo right now.

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You're a freak. You don't know Liv Morgan? That's awesome. Oh, what's your story? Don't you dare be sour. Clap for Stephanie and feel good.

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alarms checked yes i shut it off yeah my feed the dogs alarm always goes off that's a good alarm it is it is so responsible well i have to set the alarm because i'm not responsible yeah i got random like six o'clock 608 613 and do you put in the notes section like what you're supposed to do see i do that yeah i know Yeah, I'll even put pick up stinker, like if it's time to pick up my daughter.

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See? And she doesn't like that. She's like, Mom, you have to put a reminder in your phone to pick me up from work? The day is full. Well, and like, yeah, my alarms are like tech stuff to remind her to pick up her daughter. No, not really. Sort of.

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91.453 - 97.774 O'Shea Jackson Jr.

Totally. I'm crazy about picking up my daughter. I get, like... I don't even like that she's at school.

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Well, she's littler.

98.997 - 116.328 O'Shea Jackson Jr.

Yeah, she's eight now. So crazy. She's eight. She'll be nine this year. Just growing up quickly. But yeah, the parking at her school is terrible. And it's like treacherous. Like... Those ladies are mean. Yeah, they can be. Oh, yeah.

116.348 - 118.049 Steph McMahon

The moms, they're no joke.

118.069 - 133.943 O'Shea Jackson Jr.

They don't like me now because I'll go two hours early just to get in front of the school. So you're the first one. I'm just sitting listening to ESPN. How do you always get this spot? Because I come here and I postmate in the parking lot. Yeah, that's smart. That's smart. That's a good idea. Get my Starbucks delivered.

Chapter 2: How does O'Shea Jackson Jr. describe his experience with WWE?

863.854 - 869.383 O'Shea Jackson Jr.

I think there's a switch or a button that I have that just like as soon as I sit down, I'm tired immediately.

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Can you knock out like fast?

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872.586 - 874.488 O'Shea Jackson Jr.

Yeah, I was sleeping in a car right here.

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Yeah, no, I mean, I had to train myself how to do that. I can take like a five minute nap and dream.

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880.515 - 882.738 O'Shea Jackson Jr.

Oh, no, that's a skill.

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Well, when you are sleep deprived, you kind of learn that technique. And does that help you keep your mental and physical stamina where it needs to be?

893.41 - 895.814 O'Shea Jackson Jr.

Absolutely. Naps are real.

Chapter 3: What are some key moments from O'Shea's childhood related to wrestling?

896.815 - 899.339 O'Shea Jackson Jr.

If you got an hour, get one.

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Get one.

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899.98 - 909.795 O'Shea Jackson Jr.

Get one. You will feel so good. But it is also a slippery slope because if I go past three hours, now that's sleep. Now you're asleep. No, no, yeah.

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That's way beyond a nap.

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911.678 - 913.54 O'Shea Jackson Jr.

I'm going to up the whole night.

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Nightly sleep.

914.622 - 916.845 O'Shea Jackson Jr.

Power naps. Power naps are real.

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And was there ever a moment when you were a kid where you actually were backed into a corner and you finally said something or stood up for yourself? Like, do you remember a moment where The Rock literally did inspire you to do something?

Chapter 4: How does O'Shea Jackson Jr. feel about his role in Straight Outta Compton?

1384.551 - 1411.847 O'Shea Jackson Jr.

I'm there every week, every week working on this. And six months go by. Nothing. Another six months. Nothing. And then so like this, this thing happens for two years to the point where Aaron is like, bro, we've been through this movie backwards and forwards. Right. It's either you got it or you don't got it. And I left. I was in college in my second year. I left school to pursue this.

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1413.029 - 1421.383 O'Shea Jackson Jr.

And then it took me two years to get it. So now I'm at home watching all my friends graduate without me on Instagram.

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And nothing's happened yet.

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1422.485 - 1450.109 O'Shea Jackson Jr.

Nothing's happening. They're all, what's going on with the movie? I got nothing. nothing to tell them and so like now i'm getting scared like now there's like real fear setting in and on top of that i got my cousins like man you gotta get this done my siblings like there's now pressure on This is like, if I don't get this, I don't know where to go next. I left.

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1450.45 - 1469.02 O'Shea Jackson Jr.

When you go to USC and the School of Cinematic Arts, that's a four-year program. You're not just leaving and then just coming back in the middle of your second year and finishing. You're going to have to do a whole dance. So I had no direction. I was scared to death. And so that little bit of fear is like...

1469 - 1476.729 O'Shea Jackson Jr.

The fire I needed to make sure nothing is going to stop me from getting this because we have no other option. Yeah.

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And so how did you get it done?

1481.054 - 1495.21 O'Shea Jackson Jr.

I mean, I found out my dad called me one day and was like, I need you to come back to the house. Now I'm scared to death. Right. What did I do? Uh-oh. That's not a good call. What? So now I'm stressed on the one-on-one.

1496.894 - 1520.826 O'Shea Jackson Jr.

trying to like in traffic no doubt anything i could do like what did i do like what is he calling about he couldn't even i screwed up yeah just cuss me out in the car like don't make me drive this is a face-to-face conversation yeah now i'm like god this is deep and i go into the house i walk upstairs and he's just in the kitchen smiling and shit oh that's a good sign that's a good sign oh

Chapter 5: What insights does O'Shea Jackson Jr. share about his interview style?

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Yeah.

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3538.394 - 3560.869 O'Shea Jackson Jr.

Podcasts are supposed to be that. Yeah. You know, just kicking it. Yeah. We're supposed to be in the car with you or with you at the gym, whatever. Right. Just talking. And I think the superstars appreciate that. And I let them know, you know, before the cameras start rolling, like, bro, I'm going to tell you right now because I've been on the other side, you know, beginning interview on trip.

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3561.69 - 3568.043 O'Shea Jackson Jr.

Yeah. Don't trip. We're going to take care of you. We're about to throw you alley-oops for like an hour. You're about to be straight.

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Just knock them out of the park.

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Chapter 6: How does O'Shea describe his experiences at WWE events?

3569.366 - 3599.241 O'Shea Jackson Jr.

Yeah, that's all you got to do. And, you know, we take our deep dive with our research, you know. I told Nia Jax her Starbucks order. I can't remember it off the top of my head. But yeah, we look at old footage, old interviews, and we try to have these cool moments with these superstars. Mark Henry helped us out early on, who I love to death. Also gave me a nice shout-out on Taker's podcast.

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3599.261 - 3628.328 O'Shea Jackson Jr.

Shout-out Mark Henry. Yeah, Mark Henry. And then after we got Mark... A conversation happened somewhere where WWE started to be like, all right, we'll send you people. And then from there, you know, it just started getting a mind of its own. Rumble 2K invited us out there to kind of promote the game. I'm a gamer, so I was losing my mind. So you're telling me you're going to fly me out.

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3628.477 - 3635.056 O'Shea Jackson Jr.

To watch the Royal Rumble and play video games while I get to meet and talk to wrestlers?

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3635.077 - 3636.4 Steph McMahon

Stop it.

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3636.421 - 3638.186 O'Shea Jackson Jr.

Come on, baby. What's my life right now?

3638.206 - 3640.232 Steph McMahon

What's happening right now?

3640.312 - 3655.461 O'Shea Jackson Jr.

The simulation is going amazing. It's working. Yeah, so it's been a real dream come true. I've gotten to talk to a lot of people. We actually, I don't know when this airs, but whatever.

Chapter 7: What personal stories does O'Shea share about being a dad?

3655.501 - 3683.281 O'Shea Jackson Jr.

Today, we just dropped the episode with the Hardys. Got to interview the Hardys. We tripped out about that. I told them that they have to be... We interviewed X-Pac. We told X-Pac that he is probably the guy who's gotten the most kids suspended from school. Oh, yeah. Detention. For sure. The Hardys have to have the record for most punishments at home. Hospitals. Maybe most injuries.

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3683.322 - 3689.85 O'Shea Jackson Jr.

Yeah, for sure. Why does your brother look like this now? The Hardys have to be kings of that.

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Why is the ladder in the living room?

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3691.272 - 3700.32 O'Shea Jackson Jr.

Yeah, why is the ladder wobbly? Got rough in here, Dad. But I'm IC champ, so we're fine.

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You just reminded me when my brother made me jump off the ladder on the trampoline and I broke my nose. Yeah. Good one. So much. Well, and our trampoline was the old school trampoline. Yeah. Well, I kind of fell, obviously. I didn't land properly. She didn't fully fall. Well, I didn't fall properly. Okay.

3719.612 - 3719.712 Steph McMahon

Yeah.

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That is better said. But, you know, there were no nets then around the trampolines. It was a rectangle.

Chapter 8: How does O'Shea reflect on his career and upcoming projects?

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You had holes cut out in the corner. Yes, you guys are a little young for the old days. I only had like the little one that you... No, our trampolines, you jumped on, you could actually, the springs can fly off. Oh my God. Yeah, no, it was totally dangerous. I broke my ankle being Jimmy Superfly Snugga and then broke my nose off the ladder.

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Shane never broke anything because he always fell properly. But yeah, not me.

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3748.919 - 3756.409 O'Shea Jackson Jr.

He had the family quad injury at 39. He did? That was wild too. I was like, why is Snoop fighting now? I know.

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I know. And then we're calling all that. Like, my husband's calling all that stuff. You know, it's crazy. I know. Yeah. Poor Snoop. No, Snoop was so psyched. And Snoop was so cool. He didn't get rattled. He just did his stuff. You know, I don't think, does he ever get rattled? Right. I've never, I mean, not that I'm on the inside or anything, but I've never seen him ever lose his cool.

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3779.171 - 3781.133 O'Shea Jackson Jr.

What does Snoop yelling sound like?

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That's what I mean. It's crazy. Somebody's got to know.

3784.676 - 3785.337 O'Shea Jackson Jr.

Yeah, somebody.

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Yeah.

3786.427 - 3788.189 O'Shea Jackson Jr.

I can get his son's number.

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