Tom Lawlor has a soft spot for Dana White's Power Slap.
Directly after AEW Dynamite on TBS every Wednesday, the network airs the latest episode of Power Slap, which is a slap fight league that was created by UFC president Dana White. The show has drawn mixed reactions from fans online, which has led to unstable television ratings.
In a new interview with Fightful, Tom Lawlor revealed that he hates himself, simply because he can't get enough of the SLAP.
"I hate to say this, but I’ve watched the majority of Power Slap. I hate myself for it, but I can’t tune away. During the initial episode, my mother must have caught it. She was like, ‘what the hell is this?’ Then, she was like, ‘You may have been the impetus of this. You may have started it by punching that guy in the bathroom on Ultimate Fighter.’ I was a prototype for this sport, I guess."
Lawlor also noted that he was contacted about being a participant on the show a number of years ago.
"My management, a few years ago, well before Power Slap was even put out in the media, asked if I was interested in doing it. I said ‘no.’ A bunch of dumbass pro wrestlers would probably do it."
Lawlor also went on to reveal that he would do a worked slap fight before saying that a segment could be on Miz TV.
"I would do [a worked slap fight] [laughs]. If you make it to a point in your life where you’re competing in that anyways, what moral standard do you think we have here? You could have a segment, throw this on MizTV. Bronson Reed is mad at Gallows because Gallows told him he should stay in Japan because he beat Okada. So, they have a Slap Fight! I think people would tune in to see that. Get the worked Slap Fight, get some synergy. If you wanna run that angle in AEW."
Elsewhere in the interview, Lawlor buried Ian Riccaboni for not promoting one of his NJPW STRONG matches. To learn more, click here.
In a previous interview from 2022, Lawlor noted that STRONG is New Japan Pro Wrestling's answer to WWE NXT. To learn more, click here.
Fans can see Fightful's full interview with Tom Lawlor linked above.