Brian Lee 2013 Shoot Interview

Prime Time Brian Lee was missing from the wrestling scene for over a decade until now Brian Lee to discusses his entire wrestling career which started in the 90’s and ended a few years after ECW went out of business. Brian worked for many of the wrestling territories before they became extinct. He worked for USWA in Memphis and TX. He worked for Smokey Mountain Wrestling and of course Paul Heyman and ECW. We can’t forget about the fake Undertaker gimmick he did in the WWE and later when he returned as part of the DOA. Before he left the business he had another run in TNA as well. Brian talks about breaking into the business and what it was like to work in Memphis with Jerry Lawler and Jerry Jarrett. He worked with all the names down there like Bill Dundee, Dutch Mantell, Jeff Jarrett, Rex King, Undertaker and the list goes on and on. His first break came when we joined Robert Fullers stud stable as a top heel. He was also fortunate enough to travel to TX and work with the Von Erichs as he shares tons of stories from those days. Brian also was apart of SMW and worked with all of the top names in SMW like Buddy Landell, Chris Candid, Tammy Sytch, Tracy Smothers, Bobby Eaton, Rock N Roll Xpress. What was Chris Candido like as a partner and what did he think of Tammy outside the ring. Brian also was apart of the USWA in the later years when Doug GIlbert, Tommy Rich, Brian Christopher were there so he has tons of never heard before stories about the USWA territory that will blow you away. Brian is most famous for his run in ECW as being part of Ravens Flock and his brutal series of brawls with Tommy Dreamer. We talk all about his run in ECW with Tommy Dreamer, Terry Funk and all the crazy ECW locker room and road stories. Brian became a major part of the WWE as part of the DOA with his cousins the Bruise Brothers Brian discusses his time in the WWE and what it was like to work with all the other tag teams that they had programs with. If your a fan of the attitude era there are tons of locker room stories from the WWE. Brian also spent time in TNA as part of The New Church. We talk about his TNA run and what really went on behind the scenes when he was in action. If you want crazy road stories, locker room gossip filled with talks about drug use this is one interview you will not want to miss. How did you get started in the wrestling business Were you a fan growing up and if so who did you follow Did you go to house shows as a child Who was your mentor/trainer What was your training like Did you ever want to quit Memories of your first match What was your first territory like Memories of breaking into Memphis Initial impressions of Jerry Jarrett First impressions of Jerry Lawler Who was booking the company at that time. Memories of being teamed up with Robert Fuller and what was he like outside the ring How soon did you become a member of his stud stable What was the road schedule like in Memphis Memories of Dutch Mantell Memories of working with Jeff Jarrett and what was Jeff like outside the ring Did Jeff get special treatment since he was the son of the promoter Memories of your tag matches you had with Matt Bourne and Jeff Jarett How soon did you develop a friendship with the Undertaker What was Undertaker like back in the Memphis days Memories of working with Rex King and Joey Maggs Memories of Jeff Gaylord Memories of Bill Dundee Memories of Billly Joel Travis Was Eddie Gilbert in the company when you were there and if so what was Eddie GIlbert like How political was Memphis as we always heard Lawler and the other top baby faces would not let anyone take their spots is that true How long did you spend in Memphis Who did you travel with in Memphis and do you have any good road stories How often did you travel to TX to work for USWA Did you ever meet Fritz Von Erich Memories of the Von Erichs Any good Von Erich stories from TX as everyone has them on Kerry VE What made you leave USWA for SMW You were the first SMW champion beating Buddy Landell, Ordorff and DWB memories of that Memories of working Kevin Sullivan in a Singapore spike in the box match How crazy was Sullivan outside the ring Memories of working Bobby Eaton Memories of working Tracy Smothers in SMW and what was he like Memories of working with the Rock and Roll Xpress with Your partner Candido What are your early memories of Chris Candido and Tammy Sytch What were they like outside the ring Do you think Tammy has a bad rep for sleeping with the boys While you were in SMW did WWE ever show interest in you How did the angle come about for you to play the fake Undertaker Did they have long term plans to use you in the WWE or was that it Any good stories from that angle from Summerslam 94 Why did you only stay with the company for a short time After SMW you went back to Memphis did the company change at all? Memories of teaming up with your cousins the Bruise Brothers How tough were they outside the ring? Memories of Brain Christopher Any good ring rat stories from Memphis Memories of Tommy Rich Memories of Doug Gilbert How did you wind up in ECW what were your initial impressions of ECW Memories of meeting Paul Heyman for the first time and did you like him Any good Paul Heyman stories Did you like being part of Ravens heel stable being called the Bulldozer Memories of your matches with Tommy Dreamer Memories of teaming with Eliminators facing Tommy Dreamer and Gangstas Memories of teaming with your cousins Bruise Brothers to face Pitbulls and Dreamer How crazy was the drug scene in ECW Memories of the Sandman Memories of the Eliminators What was Raven like to work with and how was he outside of the ring Memories of working the 6 man with Raven and Stevie facing Grody, Dreamer and Sandman Memories of your scaffold match with Dreamer at High Incident Did you think Dreamer was crazy for taking all of those bumps from high places in the arena setting up that match Memories of working with Bam Bam Gordy in ECW and was he hard to work with since he was really burned out Memories of the triple threat with Shane Douglas and Candido Did you get along with Shane Douglas Memories of working Terry Funk at House Party 97 and what was Terry Funk like to work Memories of your tag match with Raven to Face Funk and Dreamer Memories of Louis Spicolli Did you ever have any problems with the boys in ECW for working stiff like when Sandman would get drunk and stiff people with his cane Any other good stories from ECW from the road Some of your best brawls were in ECW did you like doing them or did you prefer working normal matches Memories of the angle you did with Rick Rude in ECW when you were under the helmet How did you get into WWE did Undertaker help you get in in 1997 How soon did they tell you that you were doing the biker gimmick Disciples of Apocalpypse Initial impressions of meeting Vince for the first time and was he approachable Did they fly you to CT to meet with Jim Ross before they brought you on the road Did you like teaming up with Crush and the Bruise Brothers for this gimmick Memories of the feud with Savio Vega Miguel Perez Jr and Castillo and Jose Estrada JR Did you like doing the biker gimmick Memories of your match with No Way Out 1998: Ken Shamrock/Ahmed Johnson/Chainz/Skull/8Ball beat Faarooq/Mark Henry/Kama/Rocky Maivia/DLo Brown.. What was Steve Austin like at this time Who did you travel with in the WWE Any good road stories from your time in the company. WHo else did you work with in the WWE Why did you her released from the WWE after only being there for a year Did you ever have any problems with drugs and if so what were your drugs of choice Memories of your TNA debut teaming with Slash as the Disciples of The New Church What was James Mitchell like to work with Memories of your matches with James Storm and Chris Harris What was it like working for Jerry Jarrett again Did Jef Jarrett have a big ego at all since he was already in WCW and WWE and now his father owned TNA…a lot of guys say he has a ego and thinks he is better than he is is that true? Memories of teaming with Ron Harris in TNA facing Americas Most Wanted Memories of being around Low Ki in TNA and did you have any interaction with him outside the ring Memories of Elix Skipper Memories of AJ Styles and did you like his work in the ring Memories of working with Chris Daniels in TNA Were you there in ECW when the Bruise Brothers almost beat up Sandman in Lu Lu Temple backstage Were you there when the Bruise Brothers almost beat up Balls Mahooney back stage Memories of Mike Sanders Memories of a young CM Punk in TNA and working him in TNA Did you like working with Shane Douglas and Slash in TNA as a team Memories after TNA working DWB in TN Mountain Wrestling What led you to leave the business for a long period of time Did you follow the business when you left it What do you do today Do you have any regrets looking back Who was the best promoter you ever worked for and who was the worst What was the favorite moment of your career What is wrong with the wrestling business today Are you still close to the Undertaker Who do you still talk to in wrestling Would you ever want to make a full return to a company or are you done for good