Zabka also felt a connection with his co-star despite never having reprised their iconic characters on screen before.
Ralph Macchio and William Zabka at the Billboard Music Awards. (Source: Instagram)
In January 2021, during a joint interview with Macchio on The View, the actor recounted when they filmed the first scene for season one of Cobra Kai.
Macchio’s LaRusso walked into Zabka’s Johnny’s dojo, and it was the first time the duo looked into each other’s eyes.
“It was very palatable, and we knew as soon as we finished that scene… these guys were back with their baggage, and it felt alive. And we felt when we walked off the set, and we completed that scene. We felt like this was going to work,” said Zabka. He added that everything that happened felt special and sensed that the show would be awesome.
