On this episode of Bowks Talking Bouts, I welcomed my first WWE Hall of Famer on. I was happy to speak with Ron Simmons aka Faarooq on Bowks Talking Bouts #76.

We got to discuss a number of topics including: his big tour with Canadian Wrestling's Elite coming up and his deep seated love for Canada/ Canada's people through his time with Ottawa Roughriders/ touring WWF, almost getting into a bar fight in Red Deer alongside Bradshaw (1:43), his May 20th stop in Grande Prairie and his upcoming debut in The Swan City (2:12), his experiences in the Florida area learning from guys like Dusty Rhodes and Mike Graham (2:59), Ron's many impressive tag team runs and if he ever had a favourite team to work with (4:12), my fondness for the APA segment involving LL Cool J and if Ron ever had a favourite APA segment (5:31), Ron's thoughts on rap artist Action Bronson's track titled "Ron Simmons" (6:45), Ron's character using his real life hardships to create an authentic, inspirational presence for many (8:09), his history making win over Vader reducing many elated fans to tears and how Ron became the first black american to win a Heavyweight title (10:55), the Nation of Domination courting certain controversial subject matter and the absence of real life content in today's wrestling narratives (12:29), and more!