CW Anderson Shoot Interview

This weekend, RF VIDEO rolled out the red carpet for international indie superstar C.W. Anderson, and welcomed C.W. to the lavish RF VIDEO Studios to record a shoot interview. This shoot came out so well, we’re not even mad that Anderson took some the finely threaded Egyptian cotton towels from the studio?s bathroom with him when it was over. From the final two years of ECW?s existence, to MLW, to Japan for Zero One, Hustle, and Zero One Max, to the front row of the ECW One Night Stand PPV, yes, CW Anderson has been everywhere and has amazing stories from every one of his stops. Anderson talked about his entire career as a true journeyman. From working the WWE as a enhancement talent, to being a member of the Dangerous Alliance in ECW, to MLW’s Extreme Horsemen…C.W. has been around. Here?s a man who made Simon Diamond serious, while also engaging in one of the best feuds of the final year of ECW with Tommy Dreamer. The former baseball standout talked about everything but the kitchen sink in this shoot, including stories of masked men, ECW?s drug scene, and being a member of the ANDERSON family of wrestlers. Stories and thoughts on Steve Corino, Ogawa, Low Ki, Candido, Bauer, among others as well as C.W.?s thoughts and perspective on the business today and throughout his career. An extremely insightful shoot brought to you by wrestling?s shoot interview leader, RF VIDEO. You can order this today in the new release section. Here are the ?s that we asked CW Anderson Were you a fan growing up Who did you like watching Can you talk about your baseball career Any good college recruiting stories Did you play with any other current major leaguers or wrestlers Thoughts on the steroid controversy in baseball How come you arent playing major league baseball today What made you shift your focus to wrestling You have said you trained yourself in interviews, talk about that Was there something you thought you knew or didn’t even know about the business that totally surprised you once you started working Memories of your first match Talk about working early on with a mask What were your goals when you got into the business How did you morph into CW Anderson Memories of matches, and other talents in Carolinas Championship Wrestling Memories of working with the Rock n Roll Express Were they the first vets you worked with and if not, who was and thoughts Did you know the Hardys, Steve Corino, or Joey Matthews from the Carolina indy scene How did you get into the power plant What was your try out like Thoughts on your trainers Who else was in your class What was your job you had at the time you were in the Plant What career advice were you given Were you given much of a chance Did you feel pressured to do steroids and have you ever tried them Were you an ECW fan before you got into ECW How were you contacted, were you contacted or did you contact them What was the biggest misconception you had about ECW Memories of your first night in ECW teaming with Skull Von Crush against Doring and Roadkill How were you accepted by the locker room Memories of tag matches with Axl and Balls Thoughts on Skull Von Crush Thoughts on your pay per view debut against Mikey What did it mean to you to finally wrestle on ppv Thoughts on being a part of the Dangerous Alliance Did you ever have any talks with ECW before that time Did you know anyone in ECW before you came in Initial impressions of Paul Heyman Were the other guys receptive to you in the locker room Thoughts on Taz How did your friendship develop with Steve Corino Thoughts on Kid Kash How crazy was the drug scene in ECW Thoughts on Jack Victory Thoughts on matches Dreamer, especially the I Quit match Was Sandman hard to work with Thoughts on Tajiri Thoughts on working with New Jack What do you remember about the whole deal with Mike Awesome Do you still have heat with him over it How do you think that affected ECW long term Were you ever contacted by WCW when you were in ECW Thoughts on working with RVD Thoughts on Sabu At what point did you realize there were problems in ECW Did Paul E ever lie to you Was it discouraging the less and less he would come to house shows Did you have in your mind a breaking point where if things didn’t turn around by this time you had a back up plan Who did you ride with in ECW What do you both think made ECW so successful, and at what point do you think ECW was at its highest point? Conversely, what do you think caused ECW to fail and what do you think other than the close itself was the lowest point? Memories of the final ECW PPV How much money were you owed by ECW Did you ask Paul directly the future of ECW and if so what did he say Memories of the final shows in Arkansas How did you know it was finally over Could an ECW succeed today How aware were you of Vince McMahon’s financial involvement in ECW? Do you think you were suckered by Paul Heyman It has become public that Paul was under contract to the WWE before ECW actually closed, what are your thoughts on that What is the biggest misconception about ECW At what point in your career did you change your style to wrestle like an Anderson Do you think your style and physique can get over in the WWE in 2005 Memories of the night Sandman wrestled naked Who do think were the most overpushed guys/girls in ECW? Thoughts on your match with the DUdleys in Queens How do you explain the longevity of a Steve Corino as compared to some of the other guys who just bounced around the indys? Dave Meltzer wrote a lengthy piece about ECW and said that Vince McMahon’s deal as part of funding Paul was for Paul to steer talent towards Vince and away from WCW when leaving. What do you all think of that, and can you remember any instances where that happened? In an interview you said about bitter feelings towards Paul Heyman ““Anybody says they don?t, there is something wrong with them.” Anderson says he is still owed money, and stated that Heyman lied to him and the boys.”…thoughts Axl Rotten did a shoot where he mentioned the final years in ECW and the guys on top and said that those guys weren’t ECW, thoughts? Were you ever contacted immediately after ECW closed by WWE Did you have any plans to go to WCW before it was sold What do you miss most about your time in ECW When ECW closed and you saw Paul Heyman on Raw a few weeks later what did you think How did you wind up in Zero One When WWE did that mini ECW angle a few months after ECW closed were you contacted Thoughts on working Samoa Joe in Z1 Thoughts on traveling with Spanky and Steve in Z1 Did you have to adjust at all to working in Japan Do you like Japan Can you make a full time living as a wrestler today not wrestling in WWE or TNA Thoughts on Dick Togo Thoughts on Shinya Hashimoto Thoughts on Low Ki Thoughts on Ogawa Thoughts on the current wrestling business in Japan Is it true that you want to play baseball over there Thoughts on your match at Hustle 2 against Steve Corino How do you explain Steve’s long term success in Japan You had one TNA match, what happened, what was the experience like, and why dont you think you were hired What do you think went wrong with Hustle Thoughts on MLW Why do you think it closed Thoughts on Court Are you surprised hes writing for the WWE Thoughts on working with Steve Williams in MLW Thoughts on the War Games Are you surprised you didn’t last longer there Thoughts on matches with Masato Tanaka Thoughts on CM Punk Thoughts on Homicide Who do you think is the best worker not in the WWE today Thoughts on your WWE match with Chris Masters Thoughts on your Velocity match with Spike What was your WWE experience like Were you under the impression you would be brought back Who was your main contact person In March you were on as a Security Guard, thoughts What happened at the X3 show in May Did you get your money When you heard about One Night Stand did you expect to be booked Did you find it insulting that you were relegated to a front row seat and didn’t get booked in a match Thoughts on Hardcore Homecoming Which did you think was the better show and why Do you think something like Hardcore Homecoming on a regular basis could work Why do you think Tommy and Paul were so vocal about Shane’s show not being an ECW show and theres being an ECW show Thoughts on the entire One Night Stand show Thoughts on the inclusion of WWE talent How receptive were the WWE talents Thoughts on Tanaka and Awesome’s match Were you disappointed that they completely dropped the angle the next night Thoughts on the JBL-Meanie incident at ONS Are you surprised Meanie got a job out of it Good road stories from your time in ECW Good rib stories 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 Thoughts on Chris Candido Thoughts on Terry Funk You met Ole Anderson a bit ago, how did that go Before the meeting when you were in ECW did you hear from CW or Arn When critics say your gimmick was a cheap rip off, what do you say Any regrets What is the biggest problem with the majority of talents on the indys and indy wrestling itself Is there anyone you didn’t get a chance to work with that you wished you would have If JJ Dillon and Paul Orndorff are watching, what would you say to them Talk about the Anderson Academy and some of ur graduates Any students we should look out for You worked for Border City a few times, have Scott or Terry Taylor contacted you about TNA How do you think TNA will do on Spike TV How much longer do you anticipate yourself wrestling for If you could make a tape of 4 matches to last forever for your grandkids, etc, which would they be. Does it bother you when you see less talented guys on television due to physiques while you cant get booked full time in the WWE or TNA Would you be interested in becoming a road agent or writer/booker at some point What makes a great match What makes a great angle Thoughts on Tony Martin’s Carolina retro shows Thoughts on Dusty Rhodes Who has taught you the most and why