<p>⚠️ This is a <strong>rerelease</strong> of Episode 75 of <em>The DOD45 Show</em>, originally aired in November 2023. Spotify deleted our original account in December 2024, so we’re rebuilding the archive and reuploading episodes. YouTube versions stayed intact.</p><p>In this Thanksgiving edition of the show, Tai interviews his real-life cousin <strong>Tom Howard</strong>—a retired pro wrestler, MMA fighter, stuntman, and actor who’s trained legends, fought beasts, and lived to tell the wildest stories.</p><p>This one’s stuffed with:</p><p>🥊 Training with <strong>John Cena</strong> and <strong>Samoa Joe</strong><br>🥊 Founding <strong>Ultimate University</strong><br>🥊 MMA matches with <strong>Eric Butterbean</strong> &amp; <strong>The Korean Colossus</strong><br>🥊 Behind-the-scenes of <em>Nacho Libre</em> and <em>Muay Thai Giant</em><br>🥊 Wrestling in Mexico’s AAA &amp; comparing Lucha Libre to U.S. wrestling<br>🥊 Rolling his van… twice<br>🥊 Wrestling influences like <strong>Shinya Hashimoto</strong> and gimmicks like <em>The Green Beret</em></p><p>🎬 <strong>Movie Share:</strong> <em>Home for the Holidays</em><br>👉 <a href="https://youtu.be/vEguAZ0RqnQ?si=voilIBJR0GQ5K_4n" target="_new" rel="noopener">Watch the trailer</a><br>Directed by <strong>Jodie Foster</strong>, this 1995 film is a masterclass in Thanksgiving dysfunction. Called “a perfectly imperfect holiday movie” by <em>The Atlantic</em>.</p><p>🎶 <strong>Music Share:</strong><br>• Tai spotlights a batch of <strong>unsolicited audience-submitted songs</strong> for the holiday—because who better to soundtrack your Thanksgiving than your fellow DOD45 listeners?<br>• Plus new music from <strong>Vast Aire</strong> (of Cannibal Ox), produced by <strong>Liquid Nails</strong> and featuring <strong>cover art by Tai</strong><br>👉<a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/1W1epJvTNAeA7tK3wgNW6x" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer"> on Spotify</a></p><p>🎧 Tap into the full <strong>DOD45 Luvs Song Share playlist</strong>:<br>👉 <a href="https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4dn8I37ew07y7aCeCs6qAn?si=b856689724da4b7c" target="_new" rel="noopener">DOD45 Playlist</a></p><p>💻 More DOD45 Links:<br>• <a href="https://www.instagram.com/artbytai" target="_new" rel="noopener">ArtByTai</a><br>• <a href="https://www.instagram.com/dod45w" target="_new" rel="noopener">DOD45</a><br>• <a href="https://strangefamousrecords.com/" target="_new" rel="noopener">Strange Famous Records</a><br>• <a href="https://mrdibbs.com/" target="_new" rel="noopener">Mr. Dibbs</a><br>• <a href="https://speakerface.store/" target="_new" rel="noopener">Speakerface Store</a></p><p>💥 Review, subscribe, and share this with someone who still thinks <em>wrestling’s fake</em>, or someone who needs a little chaos with their turkey. Appreciate you riding with us.</p><p>#DOD45 #TomHoward #WrestlingPodcast #ThanksgivingEpisode #HomeForTheHolidays #CannibalOx #VastAire #PodcastReupload #StrangeFamousRecords</p>