Leilani Kai Shoot Interview

Are you a old school wrestling fan from the 80’s and 90’s?  Well we have the shoot interview of a life time for you!!!  Leilani Kai sat down for her first wrestling interview ever with RF VIDEO and she held nothing back.  Before there were WWE Divas and  TNA Knockouts and even before there was a WWE there was the WWF, and in the 80’s they would show case women’s wrestling as a special attraction on their house shows all over the country.   Leilani was a headliner on many of those shows. Leilani Kai was lucky enough to be broken into the business in the early 70’s by legendary female wrestler The Fabulous Moolah.  Well Lelani was not that lucky because to say she disliked Moolah a little bit would be a MAJOR understatement.  Leilani for the first time talks about the terrors and treatment that she went thru by having Moolah as her mentor.  You will hear all about how Moolah would treat the young girls and how she would steal their pay days by keeping them in the dark to what their pay offs would be.  You will hear about the living conditions for the girls in the 80’s and what she had to pay to live at their american dojo which was really on the property of Moolah.  How did Moolah cost her a major pay day when Moolah told her that the office wanted her to drop the belts over seas and it was not the case.  What did Leilani do when she dropped the title and the WWF office found out.  The Moolah stories thru out the DVD are amazing as they have never been told before.  What really went down with Moolah and Wendi Richter/Spider Woman during War to Settle it all time period?  I just want to strongly point out that the Moolah stories are worth the entire DVD alone!!!!  At times she breaks down talking about the horrible things that Moolah did to her thru out her career.  What was it like to be in the ring with Moolah and how did Moolah hold her back? Leilani worked all over the country for every famous promoter during the territorial days.  She talks about working for Roy Shires, Eddie Graham, Vince Sr, Sam Muchnick and Bill Watts.  She talks about how Bill Watts bailed her out of jail after being arrested with a gun at a air port and what happened after he bailed her out of jail. She has incredible stories on drinking and hanging with Andre the Giant.  You want amazing locker room stories from the 80’s on these legend….Don Muraco, Sgt Slaughter, Tito Santana, Jimmy Snuka, Greg Valentine, Tony Garea, Lou Albano, Ray Stevens, Saomoans, Mr Fuji and so many others that she shared the locker room with. What was it like to be apart of the WWF during the wrestling boom in the 80’s?  Her stories on Roddy Piper, Hulk Hogan, Paul Orndorff are very interesting.  What about drugs during the 80’s and what was it like for her to work in Japan?  Lelani Kai was also there when Vince was gobbling up all the talent from the territories so she also saw all the talent come in like Ricky Steamboat, JYD,  John Studd, Bundy, Iron Sheik and so many others. She has stories on everyone!!!! She talks about working with Sherri Martel and her infamous tag team matches as a Galmour girl with Jimmy Hart as their manager working against the Jumping Bomb Angels.  She talks about working in the ring with Velvet Mcintyre, Rocking Robin, Misty Blue, Heidi Lee Morgan and countless other women. What led her to leaving the WWF and how did she wind up in WCW working with Madusa?  What happened at Wrestlemania 10 with HBK in the locker room before her match and what did he ask her to do in the ring before her match with Alaundra Blayze AKA  Madusa? If your name is Vince Russo you might want to avoid this interview.  I think we touched a funny bone when we mentioned his name because Leilani Kai has some very very strong words for Vince Russo and what went down at a TV taping in WCW when she was brought in. Leilani also has trained many of the top indy girls out there today and has worked  for TNA and countless other companies in the United States over the years.  She also has thoughts on the current Divas like Trish Stratus, Kelly Kelly, Beth Phoenix just to name a few. We talk about who’s death hit her the hardest and what she thinks about Mae Young still being on WWE TV.  If you are a fan of women’s wrestling you are not going to want to miss this interview with one of pro wrestlings true female pioneers.  This interview was a total shoot shot from the heart as you will see at times how emotional it got especially when we talked about Moolah.  This is a must have for any old school WWF fan as well because she has tons of never told before stories about all the legends from that era!!! Were you a wrestling fan growing up What promotions did you go to as a fan When did you decide you wanted to break into the business How did you first meet Moohlah What was training like You started training in 1975 right Did you ever want to quit What was harder for you to learn the psychology or taking bumps Memories of your first match in Alaska vs Shelia Shepard What did Moohlah tell you to do in the match How long before Moohlah smartened you up to the business How did you get the Hawaiian gimmick Memories of a young Judy Martin What are some of your early memories of doing the territories Memories of the first time you went to Japan What happened in Japan when you got drunk for the very first time Memories of your match with Vicki Williams in Japan Memories of working for Bill Watts When you worked for Watts what happened when you were picking up the Freebirds with a gun at the airport How did you get out of jail after you were arrested and is it true that Watts had to come himself and bail you out Was he nice to you because he has a rep of being a bully What were some of the other talent there at the time Memories of working for Roy Shires and how was he as a promoter Did you like working for Eddie Graham Do you consider him the best finish man in the business Everyone says that Sam Muchnick was a great promoter did you feel that way when you were in the St Louis territory Memories of your time in New Zealand for Steve Rickard Memories of the Party that Andre the Giant thru for you when you turned 21 in Tampa and what happened with Andy Gibb How often did you go to Japan What was your deal with Moolah as her taking half your pay offs. Did you think that was fair at this point of time when you look back at it? How did you get into the WWF and did you get to meet Vince Sr What were your memories of the WWF in the early 80’s right before it became the major force in the business as Hogan just took off in 1984 Memories of the circuit doing the house shows for the WWF in the early 80’s What were the boys like at that time How crazy was the drug scene Who did you travel with How was Hulk Hogan and did you consider him one of the boys Memories of Paul Orndorff Memories of Roddy Piper Memories of the entire War to Settle the Score in 1985 and did you realize at the time leading into the first wrestle mania how big the company was going to become Memories of the first time you met Cyndi Lauper and was she really marky when it came to the buzz Memories of working with Wendy Richter Was Wendy Richter easy to do business with during this time period What are your thoughts on the Spider Lady double cross with Wendi Richter and what was the scene like backstage after the match as this was one of the first original WWE screw jobs Did you ever think there could be a shoot incident between Moohlah and Wendi backstage Memories of the very first Wrestlemania and did you know how important it was for the company Memories of JYD Memories of Ricky Steamboat How crazy was the travel back then Memories of Bruno Memories of Valentine Memories Don Muraco Thoughts on Sgt Slaughter, Tito Santana, Bulldogs, Snuka, Valentine, Albano, Ray Stevens, Fuji, Samoans Memories of the Iron Sheik Memories of John Studd Memories of Tito Santana Memories of King Kong Bundy How big was women’s wrestling in the early 80s in the WWF Did you like forming the tag team the Glamour Girls with Judy Martin What was it like to work with Jimmy Hart and was he really your manager outside the ring when it came to making you cut your weight Memories winning the tag titles in Egypt in 85 Why did Moolah sabotage your career and what happened when she told you yo switch the belts without the office approval…Is it true it cost you a mania payday Do you have a lot of heat with her over how she worked with you behind the scenes Please talk about Memories of the Crush Girls era Did you like working with Japan stiff style What were the ratings like for Japan TV as it was huge over there – in 1986, one of her proudest moments in life she defeated legendary Japenese women’s star, Chigusa Nagayo for The All Japan Pacific Ladies Title. Leilani was sent to a island to train for 5 weeks for this match. She lost 20 pounds. It was what she consider’s the best match of her life. They wanted to promote Japenese women coming to the states, doing switch outs. Nagayo was my fav. opponet, she worked so hard. We really please the company with this match. Who are some of the other names that you worked with Tell us something about Moohlah that we never knew before Did she ever hit on you because of her sexuality Memories of working with Sherri Martel at Survivor Series Do you have any early memories of Sherri Martel Memories of Rockin Robin Memories of Velvet Mcintyre Memories of the Jumping Bomb Angels at the Rumble in the 2 out of 3 falls match Did you like working with them Why do you think the WWF lost interest in the women’s division in the late 80’s Did any of the boys ever hit on you What was the craziest thing a fan ever did to you outside of the ring Any male stalkers How did you end up working for LPWA Memories of Misty Blue Memories of Heidi Lee Morgan What was it like working with Madusa and what was she like outside of the ring How did you get into WCW What were the politics like in WCW When WWE first wanted you to come back to do Mania 10 is it true you told them to get Debbie Combs until the office pleaded with you to come back Memories of going back to the WWF in 1994 at Mania to work with Madusa (Alundra Blayze) Is it true that at At WrestleMania 10, Shawn Michaels came to Leilani and asked her to shave a few minutes off of her match with Alaundra Blayze. She agreed, her and shawn had a great relationship always.How different was the company in the 90’s from the 80’s Why did the women’s division in WCW never take off Memories of working with NWA Mid Atlantic on the tours against Strawberry, Brandi Wine, Brandi Alexander. We performed at Military base’s. Memories of getting the call to go back to WCW doing the Biker gimmick What idea did they present to you at the time Is it true they wanted you to wrestle in the Mud and that Vince Russo came up to you to change the storyline for you to now do a mud pit match with Lex Luger and Elizabeth What are your feeling on Vince Russo Memories working for PGWA and Lexie Fyfe Memories working for NWA and TNA What was it like working for Jerry Jarrett Any good TNA stories Who were some of the talent in TNA that you got to interact with DId you like being inducted into the NWA Hall of Fame in 2006 Why did it take you so long to enter the convention scene How different is the business today with the lack of Kfabe How did you get into training students Memories of working with Sara Del Rey Who are some of the girls today on the indy scene that stick out Thoughts on Amber Oneal what is wrong with todays wrestling and women’s wrestling in general what do you think of the girls today who come from Diva searches and who have not paid their dues Thoughts on Lita Thoughts on Trish Stratus Thoughts on Kelly Kelly Thoughts on Beth Phoenix What female talent do you enjoy watching the most Favorite match of your career Do you have any regrets Who’s Death hit you the hardest Best Piece of Advice to give to a girl Are you surprised Mae Young still does TV TONS TONS OF MOOLAH NIGHTMARE STORIES