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(24 Jul 2025)
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San Diego - 24 July 2025
1. SOUNDBITE (English) Taylour Paige & Elijah Wood, actors:
Wood: He and so many of those people, Macho Man and the kind of characters from WWF were ubiquitous in my childhood. You know, in the 1980s and early 90s, those guys were everywhere. Even if you weren't a wrestling fan, they were a fixture of pop culture. So yeah, it's wild. It's wild to..."
Paige: "Wait, he passed away?"
Wood: "He passed away. He had a heart attack."
Paige: "Oh no.That's really young. I actually have a personal story with him. I worked at a clothing store and I sold him a watch."
Wood: "Get out of here."
Paige: "And I got 3% of what I sold him."
Wood: "Was it a fancy watch?"
Paige: "It was. At the time - I was making $10 an hour, but you got commission of what you sold. It was the biggest thing I ever sold - at the Kitson in Malibu years ago. He was very nice."

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