“I want you a part of my crew”: Sylvester Stallone Personally Called One Tulsa King Star to Join Season 2
Sylvester Stallone has maintained his status as an icon for decades now. Starting off in the Rocky franchise and moving onto more and more well-recognized roles, he has become a fundamental part of the action chapter of Hollywood. While many stars burn up when faced with the challenges of time, he has managed to maintain his relevance through several kinds of roles.
Sylvester Stallone in Tulsa King | Credit: Paramount Plus
The most recent example is that of Tulsa King, a series that has him at the very center as a Mafia capo. However, despite how high he flies, the actor has managed to maintain being grounded. Recently, a new star in the series revealed how he ended up being cast in the critically acclaimed project.
How did Mike Walden Get the Role of Bigfoot?
The second season of Sylvester Stallone‘s Tulsa King is actively being released. With this, many new faces have been introduced, and the most interesting one has to be Bigfoot. The character very quickly stole the spotlight and has even become a fan-favorite for the viewers.
A still from Tulsa King| Credits: Paramount+
During an interview with Pop Culture Unplugged w/ Elias, the beloved wrestler and actor, Mike “Cash Flo” Walden, revealed how he ended up being cast in the series, having never professionally acted before. Walden started by revealing that he already had an acting agent, and he had been trying to make it big in Hollywood for quite some time now.
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I’ve had an acting agent. I’ve been going out for roles for several years, and The Wrestlers Netflix thing hit, and I get the email that a show wants to know if Cash Flo will read these lines. I read the lines. I didn’t hear nothing.
With this in mind, the wrestler revealed that after starring in Netflix’s documentary about Ohio Valley Wrestling, he ended up getting a lot of attention. This also included an email asking if he was interested in auditioning for a role.
Mike “Cash Flo” Walden in a still from Tulsa King | Credit: Paramount+.
Naturally, Walden was interested and ended up auditioning. However, after not getting a callback for some time, he assumed that he did not get the role. He was wrong.
Sylvester Stallone Called Mike Walden Personally
Sometime after auditioning for Bigfoot, Mike “Cash Flo” Walden ended up getting a response that told him that he had gotten the job and they would be contacting him very soon. They did emphasize that for some time if he gets a call from an unknown number, he should pick up.
Sylvester Stallone in Tulsa King | Credit: Paramount Plus
However, it is safe to assume that the wrestler could not have expected who was going to call him. In the interview, Walden revealed that he ended up getting a call from Sylvester Stallone himself. If this wasn’t enough, the wrestler revealed that Stallone actually knew of him, having seen his Netflix documentary.
I finally heard something, and they tell me, ‘Hey, you got the job. If you get a phone call from somebody that you don’t recognize, it would be best to pick it up, and it happened to be Sylvester Stallone, and he tells me, ‘Hey, I saw this documentary on Netflix. I want you to be a part of my crew.” That opportunity is amazing, and I said, ‘I am all in. Let’s do it.
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Then the actor went on to tell him that he wanted the wrestler to be a part of his ‘crew’ on Tulsa King. It is safe to assume that the moment must have been quite shocking for Walden.
Tulsa King is available for streaming on Paramount+.
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