After a lengthy absence, The Playa UNplugged makes a triumphant return! Join Benny "The Playa" Scala as he interviews writer, filmmaker, podcaster, and professional wrestling historian Mike Messier. The audio version of Mike’s latest book “Fight or Play Basketball” recently dropped on Audible. Mike has won 84 awards in the entertainment industry. As an actor, Messier has shared scenes with Meryl Streep & Elisabeth Shue (in Hope Springs), Wesley Snipes, Cybill Shepherd & Mario Van Peebles (in Hard Luck), and Richard Jenkins & Frances McDormand (in Olive Kitteridge). Mike contributed as a screenwriter to the horror film The Manor (2018) and as a script consultant to Lennox Lewis - The Untold Story (2020). The screenplay version of Fight or Play Basketball and Disregard the Vampire - A Mike Messier Documentary are two of Mike's more popular projects. Mike's passion for writing has led him to write stage plays, screenplays, poetry, and novels. Mike is also the creator of the Avalonia Festival of Short Films etc., and the Avalonia Photography Competition. Mike is on TikTok as “artistmikemessier”, and his YouTube Channels are “1 Pro Wrestling & Sports Fan” as well as “1 Mike Messier.” His website is www.mikemessier.com. #fightorplaybasketball #playaunplugged #mikemessier