Wrestling's Power Couple: Johnny & Taya on AEW, Viral Moments, Lucha Underground

John Hennigan (@therealmorrison) & Taya Valkyrie (@thetayavalkyrie) are professional wrestlers signed to AEW. John is also known by his ring name Johnny TV in AEW as well as John Morrison, Johnny Nitro, Johnny Impact, Johnny Mundo and others. They join Chris Van Vliet at West Coast Creative Studio in Hollywood, CA to talk about the season finale of their show "Johnny Loves Taya" on the AEW KZbin channel, how they pitched the original idea to Tony Khan, signing with AEW, their memories of working in Lucha Underground, their matches against each other, how Johnny came up with his move Starship Pain, the iconic ladder moonsault at WrestleMania 24, Joey Mercury's brutal ladder accident, whether they would wrestle each other again and much more!
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Watch "Johnny Loves Taya" here: • Episode 1: Johnny Love...
00:00 Intro
00:35 Passing the airport test
02:37 Preparing for the finale of ‘Johnny Loves Taya’
05:17 Pitching Tony Khan & AEW for ‘Johnny Loves Taya’
08:37 Thinking outside of the box when making the series
11:14 Johnny having no musical timing
14:53 How much goes into making each episode of ‘Johnny Loves Taya’
18:11 Getting to show off their acting chops
21:43 How acting carries over to their AEW careers
24:54 Coming up with ideas for Johnny Loves Taya’
26:15 Taya having a tattoo of her dogs
26:56 Why go with the name ‘Johnny TV’ in AEW?
29:19 How many of his names are trademarked?
30:57 Are they more stiff when they wrestle each other?
32:48 The secret to a good wrestling chop
36:01 When is the bearacane happening?
38:00 Bad Bunny giving him a Canadian Destroyer
41:21 People not being aware of Taya’s past matches
43:21 Memories of Lucha Underground
44:52 Matches that they’d like to have in AEW
47:42 How did Johnny invent his finisher Starship Pain?
48:41 What hurts when they get out of bed in the morning?
50:10 Taya finding her confidence again after WWE
54:53 Moonsaulting with a ladder at Wrestlemania 24
58:19 Joey Mercury getting injured in a ladder match vs The Hardys
01:00:16 The most painful spot that Taya has ever been in
01:01:43 Will they ever work a match against each other in AEW?
01:02:36 Preparing for the season finale of ‘Johnny Loves Taya’
01:03:39 How to stay as ripped as Johnny TV
01:04:48 3 things Johnny & Taya are grateful for
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[@ChrisVanVliet]

Thanks for checking out this episode! Watch "Johnny Loves Taya" on AEW's KZbin channel: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iGevoWqLrqmtjqM

[@earlofsandwich7884]

Enjoyed watching him on Survivor, he also has a killer body :)

[@robertcuthrell5809]

I think I would like you to do a Johnny interview one on one. Dude has done a ton of things and in movies/training like Chavo. I felt like Taya did the majority of the talking in this.

[@TimLoyalToWifeHaterFreeZoneA]

Love It ChrisVanVliet Bro.

[@velikanovesuze764]

This boy Johnny is FRIED

[@MADGUNSMONSTER]

Or 'Baked'.

[@CameronWilliams-gy8bw]

That good ole Cannabis 🫡🙌🏾🔥💨💪🏿💯

[@Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa669]

Bih you gotta stay high especially in this wack ass country starting wars

[@jeremyhyten7140]

I thought right away. Glad I'm not the only one, lol.

[@abramescamilla1293]

Lmao he could be tired AF too, beat up from matches, stressing having to keep up with a relationship with his girl. Gotta hit the trees if your Johnny Nitro to vibe 😂🌲🌲

[@PapiBenz]

Idgaf if our boy was stoned af he gave us a 5 star interview and thank you for that 🙏

[@itsupstart1473]

Been a massive fan of Johnny TV since the early Morrison days in WWE. What an amazing time to see him and Taya in AEW.

[@y212ify]

johnny gargano vs johnny tv wouldve been CINEMA

[@uc95nu51]

Johnny Internet is next. Maybe Johnny Galaxy. Johnny Nebula. Johnny Universe.

[@miguelladinodevera614]

The artist formerly known as Johnny Mundo should absolutely be Johnny Galaxy. He could also be Milky's personification, Johnny Way 😅

[@uc95nu51]

@miguelladinodevera614 shoulda been Juanito Mundo at the time.

[@RichWards-Wins]

​@@miguelladinodevera614anything but Johnny black hole...

[@maxsokolov7863]

And again you brought up Lucha Underground... LOVE IT!

[@AwesomeGuy772]

Johnny Fried

[@KamoMustafaWWE]

John is such a funny guy. Great Interview.

[@TheManOfTheHourEveryHour]

How'd they miss the ball on Johnny Honor or Johnny Dishonor depending on when he's face/heel? 😂😂😂😂

[@YusFishyBoi]

Absolutely one of my favorite interviews up there with every LA Knight interview!! You can tell that Chris is always excited to talk but when the guest brings that same energy it makes it every time!!!

[@aljackson875]

Brooooo thanks for asking that mercury injury question because yeah that’s a good infamous match

[@romansoehuazelei1925]

What an outstanding interview. Great Job, Chris. Oh, Congratulations for your new studio.

[@jeremyhyten7140]

Chris Sharp taking a Canadian Destroyer on season 2 from Johnny after giving him a SharpShip Pain. 😅😅

[@MrOhydro]

THIS WAS GREATNESS Y'ALL

[@blackforestdruid]

Love these two!

[@lightweights]

great episode chris!!!!!!

[@klauskinski4060]

Taya somewhat reminds me of Pink. Or should I say Pink somewhat reminds me of Taya?

[@BabyMaharaja0]

they both have masculine cheek bones & jaw. i can see the resemblance now...

[@marksneddon3709]

100% Their both beautiful ladies

[@muwahahhahahahhaha]

Become such a fan of these 2 on the Jericho cruise this year

[@richardcarpenter362]

Man johnny nitro has come along along way.🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘

[@richardmiddleton7539]

Luv these 3 🤛❤️

[@pickleballer1986]

Hope they doing fantastic they seem there are doing there amazing couple

[@jesterboykins2899]

I need to hangout with them. They seem so fun.

[@Nick-bd2yv]

Johnny deserved a real run

[@124THPro]

So it took me a while to pinpoint it.. But I've heard the voice before and I finally nailed it.. You're either what happened to Host of Art of Wrestling Colt Cabana or you studied him so much that you became him!!

[@themotivatedmaycry9120]

JOHNNNAYYYYY

[@nigelchaos]

I said it's like watching a reality show dipped in acid and I love it.

[@supersaiyansnack201]

He has been my favorite from mnm days even on tough enough ecw champion I believe he deserves way more but he's just comfortable not being a main event star or world champion when he should be

[@gayanperera3185]

I really think if he not left wwe in first time in 2010 or similer time, he would become at least 1 time wwe champion for sure

[@funnyboi4132]

It was sad watching him on wwe, he’s one of the very best, I wonder what WWE has against John Morrison because he’s a megastar everywhere else.

[@whynotbrosay]

Dude couldn't cut a promo to save his life.

[@paulanselmo6094]

I love John I’ve been watching Chris for ever and love everyone on the show. Butttt John sounds so burnt out this interview. You wonder really why he’s wearing those glasses. I’ve watched his season on the show “survivor”, big fan.

[@WorldzMo5t3pic]

The older I get the more I admire wrestlers I used to hate as a kid. And I hated _no one_ more than John Morrison. I love seeing him now, so much that it's kind of painful to see his talents being squandered. John boy is main event material, come on!

[@Fishmanistan]

John Morrison was always my favorite, heel or face. The high flyer with the stature of the other heavyweight guys is just something I could never turn away from

[@user-gl8fb4sf4o]

Martin Casaus would have danced with you guys FOR SURE!!!!

[@coldsnap5742]

You need to interview Elias and ask him about THAT Seattle Supersonics line.

[@tukelenkku2146]

Taya Vs Toni!!! Book it!

[@chrispetrelis5013]

TAYA NEEDS A BIG PUSH IN AEW. WOULD LOVE TO SEE HER WRESTLE MERCEDES, SERENA, LADY FROST AND MARIAH MAY

[@nathanjones5653]

I 100 percent agree with Johnny TV that Chris Sharp needs to make a resurgence as a manager. Maybe as his and Tyas manager

[@nathanmordey4510]

Did you ask her why she wrestles in slow motion

[@adolfasjucius3649]

Well that came out of nowhere!

[@nomercyfilms]

Was Johnny high in this interview

[@movingmad.]

Really wanted taya to go far in wwe. Was annoyed when she was released

[@JasonMasque13]

Time to go do the Mach man thing.

[@jordannufcfan]

Johnny’s new name should be Johnny Blitzin

[@Seldom-Seen]

My boy Johny sounds like he took a hit and he still holding that shit while talking lmao 🤣 Puff puff pass homie ! 💨 lol

[@cirestamey9243]

They are KZbin Ready!

[@rawytorres2477]

Johnny Stoned lol

[@whizthesk8r]

I wanna smoke with Johnny, RVD, Godfather and Riddle!

[@chanoqueque3367]

Bro (Riddle's voice)

[@coreyauer2125]

I completely forgot they were even a part of AEW, curious to know if they'd ever go back to Triple H's WWE

[@onielnunes8267]

Please interview bayley

[@CameronWilliams-gy8bw]

Johnny TV Z-List Movie Star ⭐️ 🫡😂🤷🏾🤣🤦🏽‍♂️

[@ImmortalMachine]

Bring back Johnny Nitro

[@trentmeyer23]

Cooked

[@user-gl8fb4sf4o]

Bring back JOHNNY ONYX!!!!

[@NickzAndMikz]

I'll have some of what he's having

[@SamSamSamJ]

Power Couple? First you gotta have power.

[@LightweightsCLIPS]

Leggooooo

[@SomeFrenchDude]

We win timestamps.

[@KassidyGinn]

Not many Johnny and Taya fans in these comments

[@x_XW4LKERX_x]

I still think wwe dropped the ball with him… i think he should of won the world title atleast once or twice.

[@indiasupportstrumpwwg1wga927]

A power couple that most people didnt even know, they were together? 🤨

[@TheNYJets15]

He’s not stoned…right😂

[@semsiismayilov2913]

why not come back to wwe morrison

[@SkidMark5150]

Johnny nitro seems drunk

[@trosinesss]

Jony sounds drunk

[@MADGUNSMONSTER]

Wrestlers come in, get a bit of shine, then become an afterthought. Taya is BETTER THAN THIS. Soon to be you Deonna Purrazzo. But no Tony, keep force feeding us Rhio!! #MORETAYA

[@kumodohaizi7234]

Johnny nitro needs to stop with the comedy acts or being with his chick,this guy should be wwe or aew world heavyweight champion but i guess he doesn't cares or cool whatever they give him,i was piss with that cringy yoga gimmick,this guy could of been a main eventer,the ecw version where he look like a mega star

[@BabyMaharaja0]

She looks bald

[@Crrrr0wFire]

I always skip Taya's entrance, because of her music. That cheap plastic drum kit. It's not just her music, AEW is infested with bad entrance music & every time it's that high pitched hip-hop drum kit that ruins it.

[@SamSamSamJ]

Johnny Nitro, Mundo, and whatever else he goes by. He's really boring. No charisma.