Wrestling is Life is Wrestling with Cody Deaner

Wrestling is Life is Wrestling isn’t just another wrestling podcast. It’s a life podcast. Cody Deaner sits down with successful professional wrestlers to discuss how wrestling imitates life and life imitates wrestling. And all the lessons that can be learned in between. Cody Deaner has been a professional wrestler for almost 25 years. He has travelled the world and wrestled for major companies worldwide including the WWE, TNA Wrestling, and various renowned independent companies. He has been a professional speaker for over a decade and travels across North America speaking to youth about such topics as being a positive influence in your community, developing grit & resilience, and overcoming adversity. He shares his personal story and struggles in his journey in professional wrestling to teach youth valuable life lessons. Cody Deaner can currently be seen every week on the TNA Wrestling IMPACT! Wrestling show that airs in 120 countries in over 150 million homes around the globe. He works in TNA as an on-air talent, as well as behind the scenes as a producer. Cody is bringing his years of experience in the wrestling industry and the life lessons he’s learned along the way to his podcast listeners through unique interviews with wrestling personalities where they share their own life story and life lessons with fans and soon-to-be fans alike.
Episodes
Episodes



Thursday Aug 10, 2023
Episode 4: Courtney Rush / Rosemary - Part 2
Thursday Aug 10, 2023
Thursday Aug 10, 2023
Cody Deaner sits down to continue his conversation with the extremely talented and unique Courtney Rush (aka Rosemary).
In this second part of their conversation, they discuss a wide range of personal topics including: the great advice they were both given in their career to “be different,” using trending to find success in business, being careful of who we accept advice from, young people’s desire to be “rich and famous,” being in control of your social media vs. it controlling you, the power of being introverted, and how the power of art can help you overcome social anxiety.
They of course talk wrestling too! They discuss Courtney’s decision to bring the character of “Courtney Rush” to IMPACT television after being Rosemary on the show for so long.
Get a special BONUS story about the behind-the-scenes happening of Rosemary's first insanely stressful travel day for her TNA debut, as well as loads of other exclusive content at http://patreon.com/codydeaner
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Book Cody for your event (wrestling appearances, motivational speeches, training seminars, & autograph signings) at http://codydeaner.com/bookings1
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Thursday Aug 03, 2023
Episode 3: Courtney Rush / Rosemary - Part 1
Thursday Aug 03, 2023
Thursday Aug 03, 2023
Cody Deaner sits down with the extremely talented and unique IMPACT Wrestling Superstar Courtney Rush (aka Rosemary). Cody and Courtney have been friends for almost 2 decades.
They discuss a range of personal topics including: being a private person in a public job, feeling responsible for those who vouch for you, putting positive energy into what you love in order to manifest a positive reality, the importance of mentors, building a support group to maintain confidence, the importance of fun in order to succeed and find joy, and the difference between building a safety net vs. being held back.
They of course talk wrestling too. Courtney discusses what made her fall in love with wrestling, creating fictional wrestling stories when she was younger, her first promo on national TV for her TNA debut with Decay, the TNA Knockouts rejuvenating her love for women's wrestling, and her coming out of her shell through a dancing gimmick while working for SHIMMER.
Get a special BONUS story about the behind-the-scenes happening of Rosemary's first insanely stressful travel day for her TNA debut, the early and ad-free version of PART 2 of this conversation, as well as loads of other exclusive content at http://patreon.com/codydeaner
Advertise your business on this podcast by visiting http://CodyDeaner.com/podcast
Support this podcast by buying a t-shirt at http://prowrestlingtees.com/codydeaner or getting a Cameo at http://cameo.com/codydeaner
Book Cody for your event (wrestling appearances, motivational speeches, training seminars, & autograph signings) at http://codydeaner.com/bookings1
Book Cody for a speaking event at your school or youth event at http://www.chrisgrayspeaks.com/bookings



Wednesday Jul 26, 2023
Episode 2: Josh Alexander - Part 2
Wednesday Jul 26, 2023
Wednesday Jul 26, 2023
In Part 2 of this two part conversation, Cody and Josh discuss the life lessons Josh learned through various hardships; such as, being banned from the United States and breaking his neck... twice! They also discuss how Josh built up and kept his confidence when he became the longest reigning IMPACT Wrestling World Champion in the company's history.
Get a special (and super cute) bonus story about the behind-the-scenes happening when Josh's youngest son Jett became a character on IMPACT Wrestling, as well as loads of other exclusive content at patreon.com/codydeaner
Advertise your business on this podcast by visiting CodyDeaner.com/podcast
Support this podcast by buying a t-shirt at prowrestlingtees.com/codydeaner or getting a Cameo at cameo.com/codydeaner
Book Cody for your event (wrestling appearances, motivational speeches, training seminars, & autograph signings) at codydeaner.com/bookings1



Wednesday Jul 19, 2023
Episode 1: Josh Alexander - Part 1
Wednesday Jul 19, 2023
Wednesday Jul 19, 2023
In this debut episode, Cody Deaner sits down with former IMPACT World Champion Josh Alexander and discusses the life lessons Josh learned early in his life as a wrestling fan and what he learned about himself when he decided to train to become a professional wrestler and struggled on the independent wrestling scene.
Get Part 1 & Part 2 of this podcast early and ad-free, as well as loads of other exclusive content by becoming a patron at patreon.com/codydeaner
Advertise on this podcast by visiting CodyDeaner.com/podcast
Support this podcast by buying one of Cody Deaner's t-shirts at prowrestlingtees.com/codydeaner and/or getting a Cameo from Cody Deaner at cameo.com/codydeaner

Wrestling is Life is Wrestling
with Cody Deaner
Wrestling is Life is Wrestling isn't just another wrestling podcast. It's a life podcast. Cody Deaner sits down with successful professional wrestlers to discuss how wrestling imitates life and life imitates wrestling. And all the lessons that can be learned in between.
To learn more about how you can support the show, visit CodyDeaner.com/podcast
To get FULL episodes, early and ad-free (as well as other EXCLUSIVE content), become a patron at patreon.com/codydeaner