{"id":178,"date":"2019-04-29T16:30:21","date_gmt":"2019-04-29T20:30:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ibba.org\/the-real-deal\/?p=178"},"modified":"2020-06-02T14:37:35","modified_gmt":"2020-06-02T18:37:35","slug":"pro-wrestler-turned-business-owner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ibba.org\/insights\/pro-wrestler-turned-business-owner\/","title":{"rendered":"From Bodyslams to Mani Pedis &#8211; Tales From a Pro Wrestler Turned Business Owner"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>You may know Mark LoMonaco better as Bubba Ray Dudley or Bully Ray, but you probably don\u2019t know him as a day spa owner. There\u2019s more to this WWE Hall of Famer than meets the eye, and more to his story as a professional wrestler and business owner than most people know. Don\u2019t miss this equally entertaining and motivating episode in which Mark shares his advice to business buyers and people seeking their passion.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Host:<\/strong> Cress V. Diglio<br \/>\n<strong>Guest:<\/strong>\u00a0Mark LoMonaco, host of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pscp.tv\/BustedOpenRadio\/1zqKVMjRNWXxB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Busted Open<\/a> and Ring of Honor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rohwrestling.com\/wrestlers\/bully-ray\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">wrestler<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_9465\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-178-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/ibba\/www.ibba.org\/insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/04\/Season-2-Episode-5-Tales-from-a-pro-wrestler-turned-business-owner-LoMonaco_Mixdown-MP3.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/ibba\/www.ibba.org\/insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/04\/Season-2-Episode-5-Tales-from-a-pro-wrestler-turned-business-owner-LoMonaco_Mixdown-MP3.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/ibba\/www.ibba.org\/insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/04\/Season-2-Episode-5-Tales-from-a-pro-wrestler-turned-business-owner-LoMonaco_Mixdown-MP3.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/ibba\/www.ibba.org\/insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/04\/Season-2-Episode-5-Tales-from-a-pro-wrestler-turned-business-owner-LoMonaco_Mixdown-MP3.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.ibba.org\/insights\/?powerpress_pinw=178-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/ibba\/www.ibba.org\/insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/04\/Season-2-Episode-5-Tales-from-a-pro-wrestler-turned-business-owner-LoMonaco_Mixdown-MP3.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"Season-2-Episode-5-Tales-from-a-pro-wrestler-turned-business-owner-LoMonaco_Mixdown-MP3.mp3\">Download<\/a> (Duration: 43:47 &#8212; 60.1MB)<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You may know Mark LoMonaco better as Bubba Ray Dudley or Bully Ray, but you probably don\u2019t know him as a day spa owner. 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