Doug Gilbert Shoot Interview

Doug Gilbert: No Apologies Needed Shoot Interview was awesome. Doug pulled no punches talking about Paul Heyman, Ian Rotten, John Zandig and numerous other hot topics of his career. This interview would not be complete if we did not talk about his legendary brother the late great Eddie Gilbert!!! If your a fan of Memphis wrestling your going to want to get your hands on this gem. Doug and his family have been a major main stay in the Memphis territory and Doug has tons of backstage stories that have never been shared before until now. What really happened when he went on live TV and shot on the promotion and Randy Hales. How did Jerry Lawler and Brian Christopher react? Who had heat backstage in the Memphis territory with each other. What are his thoughts on Missy Hyatt and her infamous stories about sleeping with the boys. How did he hear about his brothers passing and his thoughts on drugs in wrestling. What really happened in Japan in Wings with Eddie GIlbert when they quit in the ring and pledged their allegiance to All Japan and Giant Baba. What happened backstage in ECW when Doug went nuts with the baseball bat in the locker room at Ultra Clash when Paul Heyman turned off Eddie Gilberts mic as he was trying to say good bye to the fans. You want stories on Austin Idol, Bill Dundee, Bill Watts, Tommy Rich? What are Dougs feelings and why there might be some issues there. There are tons of Eddie Gilbert stories from the WWE when he was there with Curt Henning in the early 80’s. What happened the night Eddie almost died from a car crash? Doug has seen it all and worked with all the major names that have passed thru the Memphis territory. He has amazing stories on all the top names, including a story on the Undertaker that has never been told until this shoot. Here are just some of the questions that we asked Doug Gilbert during his amazing shoot!!!! Memories growing up in a wrestling family Did you travel with your dad to shows Favorite memories and matches Any wrestlers nicer to you guys than others Memories of wrestlers at the house How old were you and Eddie when you knew you wanted to be wrestlers Did you dad discourage it Favorite match of your dads First memories of Jerry Lawler When did you start training How old were you when your dad told you that the business was a work Memories of training Were you jealous at all when Eddie got a break with WWF Did Eddie change with success Memories of doing some early angles in Memphis Who was booking at the time Early memories of Jerry Jarrett and Eddie Marlin Can you talk about the rat/groupie scene in Memphis Was your goal always to just headline Memphis What do you remember about when some of the old school legends like Lou Thesz or Jack Brisco came in Early memories on Jimmy Valiant Thoughts of when your brother hooked up with Missy Hyatt Thoughts of when they married Missy said in an interview that she didn’t think Eddie’s family liked her, true Memories of the angle in Memphis with the Gilberts vs. Lawler Memories of Robert Fuller and the Stud Stable Memories of Jeff Jarrett Memories of Billy Travis Memories of Bill Dundee Memories of Lance Russell and Dave Brown Memories of Scott Steiner in Memphis Early memories of Tommy Rich Thoughts on Dutch Mantell Did Eddie steal Bill Dundee’s booking job with Bill Watts Thoughts on Bill Watts Were there any plans for you to get involved You went to WCW for a brief time when Eddie was there, was it frustrating not to get a big push Memories of Ric Flair Memories of the Muta-Eddie feud Allegedly Missy Hyatt and Jim Ross had an affair there while she was married to Eddie, your thoughts Thoughts on Sting Thoughts on the Road Warriors How did Global come about How involved were you and your brother with the booking Who came up with the Dark Patriot Memories of matches with Del Wilkes Memories of your first blade job Memories of Joe Pedicino Memories of Mick Foley Memories of the Rottens Memories of Scott Levy Memories of your run in Memphis as Nightmare Freddy How did you get the gimmick Did you like it Thoughts on working with The Undertaker Thoughts on working with Jerry Lawler When did you sense that Memphis was dying Your interview on Power Pro Wrestling is now infamous and has over 20,000 views today on You Tube. What happened? Most say that the interview shut the promotion down, do you agree What happened immediately after the interview Did Lawler call or confront you How did the other wrestlers react How did Brian react Was there an attempt to blackball you at all after that Memories of ECW Thoughts on Tod Gordon Thoughts on your scaffold match Memories of matches with Terry Funk Do you think Eddie was screwed out of the booking job Thoughts on Paul Heyman Do you think Eddie could have achieved the same success Memories of matches with JT Smith Did you have aspirations on going to the WWE You wound up in the 1996 Royal Rumble, how did that come about Why was it only one appearance Were there plans for you to stick around Memories of matches with Tracy Smothers Memories of Madusa dating Eddie How did you hear the news about Eddie Initial thoughts How often do you miss him Was Eddie a brilliant booker Did your family ever try and stage an intervention with Eddie Thoughts on Dennis Coraluzzo Did you ever think of just retiring from wrestling after Eddie died Do you think Eddie is underappreciated today Thoughts on PG 13 You wrestled Lawler a few years ago on the indys. Was there any bad blood after what happened years earlier? Thoughts on Jerry’s success in the WWE You have a reputation as something of an outlaw, how do you respond Another infamous video on You Tube is you and your brother shooting at a WING show, what happened What was Victor Quionnes’ reaction What was the reaction in the locker room Thoughts on the Yakuza’s involvement in Japanese pro wrestling Thoughts on Tommy Rich today Favorite manager you had Thoughts on the rise of hardcore wrestling in the US a few years ago Thoughts on Ian Rotten’s IWA MS Thoughts on CZW Thoughts on XPW Favorite guys to work with on the indys Thoughts on Sid Vicious Thoughts on Brickhouse Brown Thoughts on Jimmy Hart Thoughts on Randy Hales Are you surprised TNA hasn’t booked you with your connections to Jeff If you were coming up today would you lean more into getting into MMA than wrestling Thoughts on WWE dropping all references to wrestling Should Eddie be in their Hall of Fame Thoughts on Curt Hennig Thoughts on the Rock and Roll Express Can a wrestler make a full time living on the indys Thoughts on Abdullah the Butcher Thoughts on Al Snow Thoughts on Buddy Landel Thoughts on Terry Funk Who do you think is the most overrated worker you ever worked with Can territories work today Do you have any plans to write a book How close do you still follow the business At what point in your career did you have to get another job besides wrestling and what do you currently do Do you have any advice for guys breaking in today Any matches you regret Favorite ribs Favorite road stories Favorite groupie stories Favorite party stories