It’s been a fun experience to peel the layers back on this character, which is what I did with Edge for all those years with new opponents and storylines. It’s a very cool progression to watch where Flatnose starts, where he goes, and where he continues. “It’s this simmering, slow storytelling, and it won’t be the initial direction that my fan base thinks it will be. “I really enjoyed building this character, and we built it as we went,” he said. I’m hungry to tackle new challenges.”Ĭopeland invited wrestling fans to watch Vikings, and promised some twists and turns – perhaps even a heel turn – from his character on the show. I’ve never done historical drama with accents, and there are other challenges I have yet to tackle, and that’s one of the reasons I wanted to do this show. “All the pieces fell into place at the right time, and there are a lot of unique challenges I’ve never faced in this profession with Vikings. “I auditioned and read for the show, I had the right look for it, and a week later I was in Ireland for filming,” said Copeland.
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The Vikings series also allows Copeland the opportunity to expand his acting portfolio. I have more forgiveness for myself in acting, and it’s because we have multiple takes.” Wrestling and acting are in the same tree, but on different branches. That’s an amazing process that you don’t have the chance to do in wrestling. The flip side of that in acting is that there are multiple takes to try multiple things, especially when a director asks you to play a scene in a different way. “I loved that wrestling was live,” said Copeland. He also knew how much I cared for that industry.”Ĭopeland admitted that wrestling transformed him into a perfectionist, but acting is an entirely different domain, especially with the multiple takes when filming a drama series. I didn’t look for a pat on the back when I was right, either. In doing it, he began to see that I would stand up for what I believed strongly in, and that I would admit when I was wrong. When I had points I felt very strongly on, I went to him. “How can he do that unless he has some sense of who you are as a person, and not just as a performer?
“That’s not politicking, that’s getting to know each other and allowing him to know what type of person he is going to invest this massive machine in,” said Copeland. It’s amazing training, and Vince is the head of that training.” If you flub a line or lose track of what you’re saying, the crowd is going to jump on you quickly. There are no real time cues, you have eight cameras on you, and you have to keep track of which camera is hot while still interacting with the audience. “WWE is live and you have a live microphone with time to fill. “It prepares you for pretty much anything you want to try in entertainment. “WWE is entertainment boot camp,” said Copeland. “I’m pretty sure Flatnose would just hack Christian to death with an axe.”Īlthough Vince McMahon is not part of the Vikings cast, Copeland explained that the WWE CEO prepared him for life after wrestling. Copeland was asked if his Vikings character, KjetillFlatnose, would also have been friends with Christian.
The two have remained close for over three decades, and continue to host E&C’s Pod of Awesomeness together every Friday. He is also a 12-time tag champ, teaming with Christian during seven of those reigns. Copeland won every title imaginable in WWE, including 11 different runs as world champion.
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