In this episode of Hawk vs Wolf, Tony Hawk and Jason Ellis sit down with the legendary Rodney Mullen to unpack his incredible life and influence on skateboarding. From midnight solo sessions and creating the kickflip to surreal Hollywood connections and near-unbelievable stories—like having a gun pulled on him—Rodney shares it all. They explore his iconic work ethic, his impact on skating culture, and how he helped shape legends like Tony himself.
00:00 Intro
00:28 Rodney’s lost nickname
02:07 Rodney ONLY skates on his own at midnight?
04:36 Rodney’s wife works on Marvel movies
05:34 Hollywood elites love skating culture
07:55 How Rodney helped Silicon Valley
09:19 Rodney’s drive and work ethic is insane
11:57 Every skater would stop and watch Rodney at contests
12:38 Matt Hoffman
13:45 Tony seeing Rodney skate at 14
16:18 Rodney’s parents wanted him to quit skating
17:53 Meeting Stacy Peralta
19:56 How Rodney got in Bones Brigade
21:43 Rodney doing Ted Talks
22:26 Jason’s dad thought he was a drug dealer
25:30 Did Rodney’s parents ever go his competitions
27:33 When Jason’s dad realised he was successful
31:35 How Ben Stiller convinced Rodney to be in “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty”
46:28 Rodney did an impossible on TV
48:06 Whe Rodney knew Tony was a huge star
49:05 How Rodney named Tony’s HBO documentary
51:06 Rondey’s “Wetboard”
55:21 Rodney and Tony marveling over their generational impact
59:26 What made Rodney step back from the limelight
01:04:14 Competitive Skateboarding
01:06:03 Retiring from a trick and filming the 360 video
01:11:45 Pain from skating
01:13:53 Rodney set the precedent for skating
01:14:57 The man that saved Rodney from quitting
01:19:01 Rodney loves chaos
01:21:11 Rocco and Tony learned from each other to invent new tricks
01:25:08 Rodney never got into drugs or alcohol
01:30:21 Tony went to Rodney’s farm
01:33:08 Diet and being vegetarian
01:35:10 The secret to Rodney’s success
01:37:09 Rodney was Robbed of money whilst skating
01:38:35 Rodney's Ridiculous nickname
01:40:19 Rodney had a gun pulled on him
01:50:56 Inventing the Kickflip
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