It took two trips to get the appeal of Los Angeles. My first trek was in 2022 to see Kendrick Lamar’s “Mr. Morale” tour. Outside of the Crypto.com Arena and one nice restaurant, we mainly operated within the ZIP code of our Airbnb in Echo Park. The second was a work trip in 2023, covering all things WWE for The Ringer. Emilio Sparks, former WWE and AEW podcast producer, reached out to meet him for lunch. Being LA, our '50s style diner had a corner table occupied by rapper Da Baby, his mother, and two hulking bodyguards. But there was something else in Sparks' plans.
The making of Trick Williams: How a former football standout emerged as wrestling’s next big thing
