Charlie Haas Shoot Interview

Charlie Haas, one half of the self proclaimed Worlds Greatest Tag Team (the consensus pick for 2003’s best tag team in wrestling). Charlie started his career in Les Thatchers HWA while working other big indies such as ECWA and JAPW and worked his way up WWE roster from the brutal training at Ohio Valley Wreslting to being a full time SmackDown superstar. Charlie recently married Tough Enough 2 winner, Jackie Gayda, and as a wedding present from the WWE they were both given a pink slip. In this interview, Charlie goes over his entire career up to and including his recent release from the WWE. This is one story you are going to want to hear from a first hand victim of WWE’s “Black Wednesday.” Charlie also talks about his experiences with Paul Heyman and ECW, the death of his brother and tag team partner Russ, and many other topics in this timely shoot. Listen firsthand from one a man who BOTH Kurt Angle and Chris Benoit wanted to have matches with, and someone who can talk about the state of the WWE firsthand. This is one shoot current WWE fans should not miss! After the JAPW show we drove back with Chralie Haas to the RF VIDEO studios for a interview that was amazing. Charlie was just one of many more shoots to come with some of the latest WWE guys who got the axe. We talked all about his start in JAPW, ECWA, CZW, OVW, HWA and Memphis before he and his brother got hired into the WWE. We talked about his brothers death and how it touched his life. You will hear about his personal struggles to make it to the top and become a WWE superstar and tag champion. We talk in detail about his backstage fight with Eddy Guerrero. You will hear all about why Charlie thinks the WWE is not doing good now. This is a great interview for alot of current WWE You will hear how he got fired as well. Charlie talks about working with Kurt Angel, Chris Benoit, Edge, Rhino, Shelton Benjamin and all of the other WWE superstars. This is a loaded shoot and if your a current WWE fan you will not want to miss what he has to say. This shoot will be up for sale later today in the new release section. Here is a list of all the questions that we asked him: How old were you when you first started wrestling Talk about your high school wrestling career Who was the better wrestler between you and your brother Any good recruiting stories Any good stories on making weight How difficult was the transition to college People may not know this but you worked for Goldman Sachs while you were doing indys? How important was your economics background to you as a pro wrestler Thoughts on Mike Sharpe and training under him Is it true about him taking long showers What was he biggest challenge in your training Did you or your brother wind up pushing the other more in training How quickly did you pick it up What do you remember about your first match Who were your fav opponents to wrestle on the indys Who were your fav promoters to work for Were you ever stiffed by a promoter and if so by who Any good road stories from the indys Fav matches you had on the indys Thoughts on Dennis Coraluzzo Do you remember pulling New Jack off of Nick Berk at a JAPW show Thoughts on Fat Frank Thoughts on Jim Kettner Thoughts on CZW How soon in your indy career did you get interest from wwf or wcw Ever any interest in WCW Did you feel pressured to use steroids in order to make the leap to the WWE or WCW Did you ever have any talks with ECW What do you think was the biggest thing wrong with the indys when u worked them Did anyone try and test you on the indys since u had a legit wrestling background At what point in your indy career did you think you wanted to make a full time go at wrestling Who was more the captain of your matches,. you or Russ? Memories of Low Ki from the indys Your grandfather was a former assistant coach with the Houston Oilers, did he tell you any good stories you can recall How did you wind up getting your tryout at MSG Memories of the match Did you have any hesitations before signing Initial impressions of HWA Thoughts on Les Thatcher Were there any specific WWE vets that worked with you down there, helped you out How did you find about Russ’s passing Did you have to tell your parents How did it affect your love for the business How hard was it to adjust to life without him around How hard was it to adjust to being a singles wrestler How did you wind up moving to OVW Initial impressions of OVW What were you told about how the process would work when you signed Who did you and Russ travel with in OVW Did any of the Memorial shows bother you Any good road stories Is there anyone at OVW with you that surprised you in becoming a big success in the WWE Memories of matches with the Island Boys Thoughts on teaming with Nova Memories of matches with the Bashams in OVW Memories of John Cena Are you surprised at he and Batista’s success Was there any kind of heat on the WCW guys that came down there like Sean O Haire Memories of working with Kanyon How close were you with shelton benjamin down there How did you find out you were being moved up to the WWE How different was the locker room as compared to OVW Did any vets give you a hard time or rib you early on Some people have said that JBL is a bully to new guys, how did he treat you Thoughts on Undertaker How did Kurt Angle feel about being paired with you guys Thoughts on Paul Heyman What did you learn from Kurt You guys dropped the Best Damn Tag Team name, why? What do you remember about one of your first matches on Smackdown against Benoit and Edge Were you nervous working with the vets Did anyone mentor you Who did you ride with Any good stories Rey Jr. tells a story about a rib he played on you in a WWE book, do you have any good rib stories Was it difficult working in OVW and Smackdown at the same time Thoughts on Kenny Bolin You went over Edge real quick when u first got to Smackdown, was there any resentment to the quick push Thoughts on when you got the WWE tag titles only about a month after you came up. Memories on your series that winter with Benoit and Edge and the Guerreros Thoughts on working with Brock Lesnar Is there any kind of a clique with former college wrestlers What did you think of Lesnar’s decision to leave and his decision now to come back while you are being cut Thoughts on working with Rey Jr Thoughts on working with Rhyno Thoughts on working with Big Show Thoughts on working with Hulk Hogan Thoughts on working with Zach Gowen There was a match where you worked with Eddie, that resulted in a fight in the locker room. Can you talk about that Is that the first time you ever got into a fight after a match with someone you were working with Do you think you got any heat for the fight Thoughts on working the APA Thoughts on working the Bashams in WWE How different were the matches you had in OVW with them as compared to WWE What do you think that you learned most in OVW that helped you in the WWE How did you find out that Kurt Angle was seperating from you guys Do you think that you could have had more of a program with Kurt How did you find out that they were splitting you and Benjamin apart Were you worried about you future How did you feel about being paired with Rico Compare teaming with Rico as compared to Benjamin How did your relationship with Jackie Gayda develop Did you get any heat from the guys Now Jackie won got into the WWE through Tough Enough, do you think she got a bad rap for not paying her dues Did you see the Tough Enough where she cheated on her bf, did you guys talk about it. Thoughts on your series with RVD Do you think he works too stiff Thoughts on John Laurenitus Do you think Smackdown is treated as a B show Thoughts on the Dudleys Thoughts on your program you did with Jackie and Dawn Marie Was there ever a fear of your real life relationship being affected The angle kind of ended abruptly, you admitted you cheated and that was it. Why was that? Thoughts on working Kenzo Suzuki How did you wind up being paired with Bob Holly Some people call Bob a bully after what he did to Matt Cappotelli on Tough Enough, do you think that is accurate or not Did you learn anything from Bob Thoughts on Rene Dupree You went from wrestling guys like Benoit, rey Jr, and the Guerreros to working Kenzo, Dupree, and Mark Jindrak. Were you getting frustrated There was a rumor recently that you would be a part of a new Evolution. Was there any truth to that? What was the angle that Chris Benoit requested for the both of you? Kurt Angle did a recent interview where he said he would like to work a program with you, thoughts? Thoughts on series with MNM Did you know Joey from the indys? Thoughts on your recent Iron Man match Recently Smackdown had a controversial angle in which Muhammad Hassan did a terrorist type angle the day of the London bombing. Do you think it went too far? Thoughts on Vince Did you find him approachable Thoughts on Stephanie and did you find her approachable Do you think there is anything you could have done differently to have stayed employed How did you find out you were being let go Were you surprised Fav matches in the WWE Fav guys to work with and why Least fav guys to work with and why At what point in your career did you think you made it Any regrets Does it bother you when you see less talented guys being pushed at a time when your released Married to someone in the wrestling business, what are your thoughts on the whole Lita, Edge, Hardy deal What is your future Do you think TNA has a future Have you watched TNA since you started here Is there anyone you didn’t get a chance to work with that you wished you would have What was it like to work Wrestlemania Can you make the adjustment to going back to work on the indys What is your diet and training like What do you think of Shelton’s success