Michael Tarver Shoot Interview

Every indy wrestler that steps inside the squared circle has one dream and that is to make it to the big time. One wrestler in particular by the name of Michael Tarver did exactly that. It was not a easy path to make it to his dream of being a WWE superstar and in this exclusive RF VIDEO shoot interview Michael discusses how be made his journey from small indy shows to appearing on national TV to be apart of one of the hottest angles of all time when Nexus attacked John Cena and destroyed the entire ring side area. As the interview starts we talk to him about how he got his start in the business and you will find out if he was a long time wrestling fan growing up and how he broke into the industry. We talk about all of the indy companies that he worked with like NWA East, PWX, AIW and CAPW. For the first time ever Michael tells his side of the story on what happened in the incident involving another pro wrestler Gregory Iron. What exactly happened in the match and what was the fall out after everything went down. This gets pretty personal at this time as he goes into incredible details on every detail and his thoughts on other people that might have got involved in this. We talk about his time in PWU in Philly and how he first got into WWE to work as an extra during the JBL/Chris Jericho segment. When he finally got excepted to be apart of the WWE he spent a lot of time in Florida working with Billy Kidman, Steve Keirn, Joey Matthews and Dusty Rhodes. He was known as one of the top guys that could cut a promo. Hear how he impressed Vince McMahon with his mic skills and how that got him to help talk to other students at the time to help them with their promos. He was in the same class with a lot of the younger talent and has stories on a lot of the guys that you see on TV today. When he got first called up to TV to be apart of NXT we discuss the impact on how that might have changed his role in the company. We talk about his match with Daniel Bryan on NXT and for the first time ever you will hear how the formation came about and more specifically about the closed door super kfabed meeting they had before one of the biggest angles took place where they laid out John Cena to close Monday Night Raw which got tons of press. What were his thoughts on Bryan getting fired for choking out Michael Cole? Did he like Wade Barrett as the leader? We talk all about what really happened behind the scenes with John Cena and himself and what led to the heat. You will hear his thoughts on his groin injury and if he blames John Cena. What happened once both men were behind curtains and what went down between the two. This interview is very personal at times as we talk about some other issues that he went thru as he touched on the subject of suicide and that is all I will say as you have to watch that part to see why he almost ended his life. If you are a WWE fan you will love this interview because he talks all about the current scene and has worked with everyone in the WWE. He has stories on CM Punk, Bret Hart, John Cena, HHH, Vince Mcmahon, Sheamaus and so many more. How did you get started in the wrestling business Were you a fan growing up Who did you like to watch Who was your trainer What was the hardest thing for you to pick up Did you ever want to quit the business early on What was the most important lesson you learned breaking into the business that you still go to today What were some of the early indy shows like when you started Who were some of the bigger name guys on the shows Did any vets on the shows take notice to you Memories of working for NWA East Anyone matches stand out for PWX…Daron Smythe, Brandon X, Brass Knuckles How did you get hooked up with Dan Severn What was he like Memories of working for Cleveland Ohio indy shows.. Memories of working for AIW Memories of your match with Eddie Kingston in your strong style match Memories of working for CAPW Any talent stand out from CAPW Memories of working for PWU and your match with Philly back in Oct 2007 How did you get hooked up with the WWE Did you go to a TV taping in Rochester to be a bodyguard during a JBL-Jericho segment What was FL like and what was the developmental system like when you entered it Who were some of the other guys in the class with you Who did you hang out with outside of the school Take us thru a typical week in the school What were some of the lessons that you learned there Who were your trainers Memories of Steve Keirn and what was he like as the head trainer Memories of working with Joey Matthews and Billy Kidman at the school What was it like working with Dusty Rhodes Memories of standing out in promo class in front of HHH and Vince what did you do What was it like for you to go to TV for the first time just to see how things were run Did you get along with everyone in your class Memories of being a bodyguard at Mania 25 for Floyd Mayweather Memories of some of your matches in FL with TJ Wilson, Bryan Saxton, Kevin Kiley Jr Memories of Taylor Rotunda Memories of Bray Wyatt down in FL as Duke Rotunda memories of working with Drew Mcintyre Memories of working with Alex Riley in FL How close were you with Lance Cade and were you surprised about his passing Memories of Tyler Reks memories of being Curt Hawkins from FCW Memories of working with Alberto Del Rio in FL Memories of working with Justin Gabriel Memories of working with David Otunga Ever meet his GF Jennifer Hudson What was Sheamus O’Shaunessy like in FCW Memories of Curtis Axel back in FL did you see his potential Memories of working with Wes Briscoe Memories of working with Skip Sheffield who is Ryback…What did you think of him outside the ring Some people today say he is reckless do you agree Did you like working with Heath Slater and what was he like outside the ring Memories of working with Titus Oniel How did you find out you were going to be apart of the first season of NXT Did you like being partnered with Carlito What was Carlito like outside the ring and did you guys get along Were you ever discouraged since a lot of the focus was on guys like Otunga, Bryan and Heath Slater they seemed to ignore you and Darren Young and Ryback Memories of working with Carlito against Christian and Heath Slater.. How scripted were the challenges Memories of your match on NXT with Daniel Bryan Do you respect the work ethic of Bryan and was he well liked by all the boys in the locker room Who did you travel with in WWE Was there anyone in the locker room that you did not get along with. What are your thoughts on CM Punk did you get along Some say he has a chip on his shoulder did you see that at all Memories of the huge angle where NXT attacked Cena and Punk How was it laid out and did you guys get told what to do or were you told to just go out there and cause hell…were there practice sessions on what to do Is it true that Wade held the meeting with the rest of you guys and told you if it got leaked out you would be fired Thoughts on Bryan getting fired for choking Michael Cole and do you think it was a work How big of a push did you feel you were in for and were you surprised of the lack of push they gave you Did you realize how big of a angle that was for the company as it got a ton of main stream press even on ESPN Memories of the angle where you attacked Bret Hart Memories of working John Cena in the elimination match Memories of the Summer Slam match… How did you sustain a groin injury do you blame John for your injuries What is John Cena like outside of the ring some say you do not like him and if so what are your reasons What happened with the chair What happened back stage where he laughed after you attempted to shake his hand Did you feel that Wade Barrett was casted to be the spokesperson for the group and were there any other jealous guys on the nexus team that Wade was getting the big push Did you like the idea of CM Punk being paired with you guys Did you think there was a true comparison to you guys as the new NWO Why did the company break you guys all up and disband the team Is it true they were going to give you a Virgil gimmick to Ted Dibase jr After your injury you came back to TV on Raw and Smackdown and would appear during backstage segments where were they going with this Why did you get released in 2011 in June What is it like for the mid card guys in the WWE are they unhappy with their lacks of getting a push What was it like for your ego to go back to the indy scene in FL Memories of working Robbie E for FUW Throwdown 3 Any interest in going to TNA Any good ribs What was HHH like was he approachable Did you have any interactions with Steph and what was she like to work with Thoughts on Michael Hayes incident with Mark Henry Did you get along with John Laurinaitis How involved are you with the Ministry Name Game Undertaker Rock Cody Rhodes Dolph Ziggler Kofi Kingston Jack Swagger Miz Santino Booker T Kane HBK Paul Heyman Randy Orton Chris Jericho Rey Jr Big Show