Ned Fulmer Responds to Criticism Over New Podcast … ‘I Know I’m Not Excellent’

Former “Attempt Guys” star Ned Fulmer says he’s completed hiding — opening up on TMZ’s “Inside The Ring” Podcast in regards to the backlash he’s confronted since relaunching himself into the highlight and making his stunning AEW debut as “Nasty Ned.”

Fulmer says he understands why the pilot episode of his new podcast, “Rock Backside with Ned Fulmer,” made some followers uncomfortable — particularly because it featured his spouse, Ariel, marking their first joint look since his dishonest scandal. “It’s not a pleasing subject material,” he admitted. “However one motive why I wished to do the present was to not shrink back from these conversations.”

Ned stated whereas some viral clips appeared “cringeworthy,” he and Ariel had been happy with the total hour, calling it a part of “three years of progress.” Nonetheless, the web wasn’t precisely forgiving — the episode drew rapid backlash from critics who accused the couple of attempting to rewrite historical past, with Ned as soon as once more changing into a trending subject.

ICYMI … Fulmer’s public picture took a serious hit again in 2022, when he was booted from “The Attempt Guys” after information broke that the self-proclaimed “spouse man” had an affair with one in every of his engaged producers. The scandal despatched shockwaves throughout social media, forcing the remaining members — Zach Kornfeld, Keith Habersberger, and Eugene Lee Yang — to maneuver ahead with out him and later rebrand the group with a brand new lineup of creators.

Now, Fulmer says he’s centered on transferring ahead — even when which means tuning out the noise. “Once I see a few of these clips, it’s cringey,” he stated. “I see how I’m not excellent in that second.”

Ned’s additionally acquired one other main venture within the works — his new YouTube collection “Constructing a Extra Curious World,” premiering October 19. The present, he says, is all about chasing “actually high-spectacle, once-in-a-lifetime experiences” — with professional wrestling being one in every of them.

Fulmer informed “Inside The Ring” that AEW welcomed him with open arms when he pitched the concept of coaching and performing. “Something I pitched them or they pitched me, we had been identical to, sure, sure, let’s do it,” he stated, including that the wrestlers “thought it was superior that I used to be simply throwing myself in there and prepared to place my physique on the road and be taught.”

That dedication took a toll — as Ned laughed, “I’m nonetheless recovering — my neck, my again, it’s all f*ed up.”**

A clip from his AEW debut as “Nasty Ned” went viral final week, exhibiting Fulmer taking actual bumps and embracing the over-the-top showmanship of wrestling — a full-circle second for somebody attempting to rebuild his picture by daring, larger-than-life tasks.