John Hennigan (a.k.a.
It was a big exit for the biggest contestant and biggest celebrity of the season.
What was his long-term plan and final three?
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And what does he make of Jeremys claims that Angelina wanted to be in a showmance with him?
Here are some highlights from our chat.
I guess when you playSurvivor, almost everyone gets got.
I was completely shocked and was truly blindsided by what happened.
But it was also some really savvy gameplay by Davie, and Nick, and they brought Christian in.
What were the questions?Who asked who to play the idol?
Who was in cahoots?
That kind of stuff.
Exactly why Brochacho Hubicki spelled my name wrong, I dont know.
But it was really fun watching it back.
Who was your biggest ally in the game?
Its tricky now because so much time has passed on who I thought when I was out there.
Especially with the way the game is played now.
Everything happens so fast and people get voted out and alliances are formed quickly.
So I think that was a big part of what happened with me.
And it all kind of led to that Blindside.
In retrospect, I wish I had talked game with them more.
But it was really nice just talking life stuff with those guys.
What was that all about?I left for Fiji 36 hours after we wrappedLucha Undergroundseason 4.
The producers ofLucha Undergroundhad to bend over backwards to get me wrapped out of the season to leave forSurvivor.
So it was unusual for people to cut it that close.
So two wrestling organizations both bent over backwards to make the schedule work.
So then what happened?
Did you start watching and studying?Ive been a fan ofSurvivorfor a long time.
I even applied for a season.
I made a really stupid audition tape.
But that didnt work!
I didnt know this at the time but Cochran was actually with him on that visit.
We just talked about it recently.
I didnt even remember that he was there.
I really like binge-watchingSurvivor.
Watching week to week is exciting but its difficult because I just want to see what happens.
I didnt feel like regular Slamtown for a couple of months.
The fatigue and starvation actually affected me more physically than I anticipated.
Well, its always hardest for the biggest guys out there to deal with getting significantly less fuel.
Hey, Jeremy claimed Angelina was trying to be in a showmance with you out there.
There was no showmance.
Ive been in the public eye now for a long time because of wrestling.
I thought was kind of funny because it was so far off-base.
He had the group meeting and said the side conversations had to stop.
It was too bad too because I actually really liked Jeremy a lot.
Hes super funny and articulate and goofy in a really fun way.
But that was kinda too bad.
I think hes just a guy with a big heart and his feelings got hurt.
Also confirm to read our episodeQ&A with Jeff Probstas well as ourepisode recap.
And for an in-depth state ofSurvivordiscussion, check out our mid-seasonlong-view chat with Probst.
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