Paul Walter Hauser, known for his roles in films like Inside Out 2 and Black Bird, balances his acting career with a surprising passion: professional wrestling. Hauser, who has a brutal and hard-hitting style, has faced challenges from some studios who aren't thrilled with his other career. Despite this, he continues to pursue his dream, carefully scheduling matches between filming commitments.
Paul Walter Hauser is a Golden Globe and Primetime Emmy Award-winning actor, but he leads a fascinating double life. Away from Hollywood 's bright lights and upcoming roles in films like Fantastic Four and The Naked Gun reboot, the Inside Out 2 and Black Bird actor is pursuing his dream job as a professional wrestler. He has embraced a brutal and hard-hitting style for his WWE -esque matches, and Hauser, 38, exclusively told Metro that some studios aren't thrilled about his other career.
'Some of them are a little weary of it and not very happy about it, and others haven't really said anything; they either don't know or don't care,' he admitted. 'But I'm always of the ilk of I'd rather ask forgiveness than permission.' That doesn't mean he's reckless, though. Hauser, who will challenge for the MLW National Openweight Championship at Major League Wrestling's TV tapings this weekend, carefully books wrestling matches between filming schedules. The Hollywood star is building a reputation as a professional wrestler. He admitted that he missed wrestling while filming in Australia with Mark Wahlberg for Amazon and Skydance. 'When I did this movie Balls Up with Mark Wahlberg, I couldn't wrestle for three and a half months. So it was very, very tough to see all my buddies wrestling and know that I couldn't do it,' he said, reflecting on the lengthy shoot. He's still grateful, making 'four movies back to back' in 2024, but by the end of this weekend, he'll have already wrestled three matches this year, almost a third of his previous annual total of 10.Hauser admitted that taking breaks between matches can 'suck' because you feel the pain of falling in the ring more when you're not getting regular reps, even when he's performing '90% of his own stunts.' 'It's funny, Hollywood actors are very protected, and most people don't do stunts. So anytime I do any form of stunt, everybody's always impressed and shocked and like, “Whoa, you could have died,”' he chuckled. Hauser insists on doing his own stunts because he takes more risks in the ring. He's appeared on the big screen in films like Cruella and shared the screen with Sam Rockwell and Kathy Bates in Richard Jewell. He shared that the most painful moments he's felt in the ring come in the form of 'snug elbows or punches' from other wrestlers. 'I won't say their names, but there are three different guys who have rung my bell pretty good to where I kind of saw stars, or I kind of checked my nose to see if it was bleeding,' he said. In a separate match, he faced 'Death Machine' Sami Callihan last April at the iconic 2300 Arena in Philadelphia in a wild brawl befitting of the home of ECW. He knew he wanted to have 'an intense match', and ended the bout covered in blood after ECW icon The Sandman came down to help him. 'I had no idea he was going to show up until I got to the arena. So it was all very intense and very surprising,' he laughed. 'The match with Sami was pretty taxing. He gave me a pretty wicked chair shot. I bled all over the place.'
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