Nick Offerman: Pro Wrestling Is Really Beautiful
Nick Offerman got a crash course in pro wrestling on the set of “Margo’s Got Money Trouble.”
Offerman was trained by Chavo Guerrero for the scene, and Chris Jericho makes an appearance in the series. Offerman plays Jinx, a former pro wrestler and the father to Margo.
Speaking to TV Moments, Offerman showed love to pro wrestling.
“Most importantly, what I learned is it’s not remotely like fake. It’s incredibly athletic and really dangerous and really violent, but with all credit to them, they’re taking care of each other. They’re really hitting each other, but just so, so that they can do it again tomorrow, and they can stay friends.
“They have a shared vocabulary so they can say, ‘punch me twice and throw me over the ropes and then I’ll come back around.’ It’s not planned and rehearsed, they just are good enough to know, ‘okay,’ and they do that, and they’re able to pull it off.
“The most beautiful thing I learned was that usually the person taking the punch or being punished, they’re the ones secretly keeping everyone safe. Even while they’re like, ‘I’m gonna rip your head off.’ They are really testing the limits of the human body, but they’re also making sure that they take care of each other. It’s really beautiful.”
“Margo’s Got Money Troubles” is now streaming on Apple TV.
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