Matt Striker Shoot Interview

The Matt Striker interview was vastly different from our other shoot interviews. Sure RFVIDEO covered EVERYTHING in Matt’s career from his time on the indy scene before he got signed by the WWE when he worked for USA Pro, 3PW, ICW, Steve Corino’s World 1, ECWA, NYWC, Cyber Space, MLW and all of the other companies that he worked for but this interview was filled with the best WWE stories ever from what goes on behind the scenes. Matt got an amazing break into the WWE and got to do more behind the scenes work  than most talent that gets hired by the WWE. Matt worked with everyone backstage from working in the Gorilla position with Vince himself, working with HHH and his assistant, doing color, being a interviewer, being a character, working on Raw, Smackdown and ECW and rubbing elbows with the biggest names in the business. Matt also had a ton of heat on himself when he was in the WWE and he goes into incredible detail on why he had heat. Matt tells us from the heart without sugar coating anything why he had issues when he first got there with some of the biggest names in the WWE. You will hear first hand on why Chris Benoit kicked him out of the locker room and this story is amazing. I do not want to give away any spoilers when it comes to this story but it is one of the best locker room stories of all time and I loved how open Matt was about it. You will hear all about the verbal assault that Benoit gave to Matt in front of the locker room and than what happened between the two from that point going forward. What happened when JBL held court with Matt when he was drunk at a hotel and how did Matt handle himself. These are just a few of the stories that makes the DVD worth watching but the entire interview is amazing WWE stories that you will you never heard before and it’s all behind the scene stuff when it comes to production of the WWE TV and PPV’s. Matt was a main fixture on those shows and you will hear how everything comes together for him when he was doing color and what it was really like to work with Michael Cole. What goes into doing live shows on Raw and PPV’s?  How does he prepare for the show? What advice did he get from Jerry Lawler, Jim Ross and how did Steven Regal help him in the WWE?  You will find out!!! What was it like being the host of NXT and watching CM Punk and Bryan Danielson rise to fame?  What did Matt and John Cena talk about when nobody was around? How did Matt get to talk to the Undertaker about his heat with the locker room and how did Undertaker take to Matt Striker? You will find out!!! Matt talks about working with all the big names in the WWE, and if you watch WWE from 2006 up until last week of August 2013 you need to get this shoot interview. Matt pulls no punches on why he was let go and how did he feel about his release. You will hear for the first time ever about how he was let go and what went down in the meeting and who he called afterwards. Matt’s story is incredible because he was a die hard wrestling fan that paid his dues and got to live the dream and you will hear how he handled success. What did Matt think to himself when nobody was around after working with the top guys in the business?  What did Kurt Angle say to Matt the night he made his debut on TV in Philly before their match? Besides the backstage stuff with production and being a talent in the WWE, Matt worked with the hottest indy names in the business from 2003 until he started with the WWE. Tommy Dreamer also crashed his interview and made a cameo a few times….Here are just some of the topics that we talked about….. Were you a wrestling fan growing up and did you like NWA or WWF Memories of some of your first house shows that you attended What promotions did you enjoy to watch as a fan Who were your favorite guys to watch when you were a fan At what age did you say that you wanted to get into the business. How did you make your first contact as a fan to get friendly with someone in the business How did you get hooked up with Johnny Rodz and why his school What was your regular weekly training routine at the school Did you ever get discouraged What was harder for you to learn the bump taking or the psychology Who else was in your class Memories of some of the earlier indy companies you worked for Thoughts on the infamous Frank Goodman shows from the Elks lodge Is it true you were security for Goodman at first Memories of working with Mike Kruel Memories of match with Christopher St Connection vs. Simon Diamond & Matt Striker Memories of matches with Vordell Walker Memories of working Bam Bam Bigelow & Chris Candido vs. Simon Diamond & you Memories of working with Becky Bayless and your gimmick that you did with her in USA Pro Memories teaming up with Simon Diamond Who was the first big name that you got to work with as a Vet on a indy show How did you self promote yourself to get booked for all the NJ/NY/PA companies Memories of working for Jim Ketner Did he run a good dressing room Memories of working for Pro Wrestling World One and how did you get to go to Japan Thoughts on your Japan tours Who did you get to work with over there and was it hard to adjust to that style Matt Striker & Josh Daniels vs. Ikuto Hidaka & Minoru Fujita Thoughts on that match Josh Daniels & Matt Striker vs. C.W. Anderson & Simon Diamond Memories Thoughts on Low Ki and does he take this business to serious Memories of working him Memories of Cyber Space shows. Thoughts on the late Billy Fire Hawk as a promoter Did you get to interact at all with Vince Russo when he was helping run the shows Did you politic at all back than to try to get into TNA Memories of working with Josh Daniels in Cyberspace Memories of your tag match with Jeff Jarrett against AMW Memories working Elix Skipper in Cyberspace Memories of working Ron Killings in 3PW How did you get hooked up with 3PW Memories of working with Jasmine St Clair Memories of teaming up with Rob Eckos in 3PW Who’s idea was it for you to do the impersonation gimmick there Who was your favorite guy that you imitated, Sandman, Savage, Road Warriors, BushWackers Thoughts on all the money troubles that the company had Memories of working Chris Hero Memories of working Crow Bar Memories of working Jimmy Snuka in 3pw Why did you leave the company Thoughts on CM Punk and did you see his early potential when you worked on the shows he was on Memories of your match in ROH in NY against Kid Kruel Memories of working with Chris Candido which was his final match on the indy scene before he passed Thoughts on Chris Candido as a person Did you get along with Tammy and what do you think of her Thoughts on Prince Nana Memories of working with Red and the SATs Memories of MLW and Court Bouwer Did you think that company was going to take off because they had big plans when they first came out and announced that they were going to be the next big thing type of deal memories of working Jerry Lynn for NYWC What was the indy scene like in 2004-2005 Who were the top guys around that time that you traveled with when you went to shows Was anyone on the indy scene that you did not along with When did you find time to get your degree in Educational psychology Talk about your career in the world of teaching social studies Did your students know you were a wrestler How did the school board find out you were using sick days to work wrestling shows You got major main stream press when this happened how did the media pick it up and how did it become a national story How soon after that did you get the call from the WWE and who called you Memories of your farewell match on the indus with Daniels and Lynn vs Eckos and yourself What are your thoughts on Tommy Drreamer How did Wwe approach you at first to come in and what did they lay out to you as far as their plans that they had Did you ever go to TV at all before this for dark matches What was the locker room like when you first went in it Take us back to the night you did your angle with Kurt Angle what was he like to work with Who was your agent and did you meet Vince or Johnny that night Initial impressions of Vince Talk about your series of matches with Kurt Angle and did you like how that played out How soon did WWE sign you to a contract Memories of working for WWE Heat Memories of working with Rene Dupree Memories of working with Tajiri Memories of your time in Deep South and why did you have to go there Who were the trainers down there when you were there Do you have any horror stories on Bill Demont since many others claim he was abusive WHo were some of the other guys in the training camp What did they want you to perfect in Deep South and how did you develop your heel persona with the teaching gimmick Take us thru a normal day in training in the WWE developmental system Memories of your angle you did with Carlito where he spit in your face Memories of the six man with TVD Carlito and Haas vs Chris Masters, Shelton Benjamin and yourself Did you like working with Eugene You got to work John Cena what was that like in July of 2006 What was the WWE locker room like Who were the locker room leaders Did any of the vets mentor you and take you under their wing who did you travel with in the WWE It was rumored that you had a lot of heat when you first came into the company what was that about and why did Chris Benoit move your bags out of the locker room and put them in a closet Did JBL rib you at all How long did it take for you to get the respect of some of the top talents Memories of working in the fake ECW with Sandman Memories of your 6 man with Mike Knox and Test vs Dreamer, Sandman and Sabu Memories of working with Balls in ECW Memories of working Stevie Richards in ECW Memories of working CM Punk in ECW on house shows Did you know that CM Punk was having his haters try to keep him down at this time Did you like the angle with the New Breed with Thorn, Marcus Cor Von and Elijah Burke Memories of doing Pipers Pit with the Boogie Man Memories of working with Big Daddy V and being his manager Did you like working in the ring in WWE as a worker or did you like being a manager Who’s decision was it to put you in for Tazz in ECW and did you have to get any lessons on how to do play by play Who was on your head set giving you your lines Did you like doing announcing with Todd Grisham Did you like working with Josh Matthews What was it like doing the play by play for Smackdown What was it like to be on Raw and how much pressure was it Take us thru your daily routine for a TV taping or PPV What did it take for yourself to get prepared for the event Did you like hosting the NXT show Initial impressions of Bryan Danielson and did you know he was going to blow up to be one of the top guys in the WWE Did you like working again in NXT with Darren Young and Derrick Bateman when you teamed with Titus O Neil Memories of teaming up with William Regal to face JTG and Darren Young Did you like the whole kidnapping angle they did with you Did you have any creative control at all on your character and if not what would you have done differently As time went on explain your other duties with the WWE like WWE After Burn Memories of your angle with Kane What other plans did WWE have for you was there something in the works for you to come back as a major character What did you like the best wrestling, interviewing or commentating What are your thoughts on the Benoit tragedy Who were some of your travel partners in the WWE Any good road stories that you can share What was your favorite time in the WWE What was it like for you as a fan of the business to be working for the WWE How political is the WWE Thoughts on HHH and Steph and did you have a lot of interaction with them Who was your main boss that you would interact with the most since you were at TV and did all the announcing Take us into how much preparation you would have to do at TVs to make sure you cover all the story lines Who were some of your favorite guys to do interviews with backstage Who had the record for the most retakes…. Who were some of your mentors in WWE What did you learn from Jim Ross and Jerry Lawler as a commentator talk about some of the lessons that they passed down to you What was your favorite brand to call on What lead to your departure and how shocked were you How did you get the call and were the doors left open How did the release effect you mentally You did not waste much time what are your thoughts on the Indy scene today and since you have been off the seen for almost seven years do you still keep up with the indy scene What are your future goals Will you go back to teaching Any talks with TNA and do you follow their product Who are some of your friends in the business What is your favorite moment to date in the business At what point did you take a look around and say to yourself wow I made it