Mike Shaw Shoot Interview

While many wrestling fans don’t know the name Mike Shaw, they certainly will remember some of the memorable characters Shaw has portrayed in his “illustrious” career. Norman the Lunatic. Solomon Grundy. Friar Ferguson. Trucker Norm. Bastian Booger. Makham Singh. These personalities and many more were played by Shaw during his time all across the wrestling landscape including Mexico, Stampede, WCW and the WWF. Now, Mike Shaw and all of his characters sit down with RF VIDEO for a very exciting and informative shoot interview covering his entire career! Mike Shaw has wrestled all over the world, from South Africa to the frozen tundra of Canada and we grilled him on each territory. Shaw shares with us his memories of wrestling legends such as Gene Siniski and Stu Hart before going in-depth on his contemporaries like Owen Hart and Brian Pillman. Shaw’s WCW area is covered in-depth, answering each and every question you could possibly have concerning a man who not only came to the ring with a teddy bear in his Norman persona, but also had a series of hard hitting matches with Cactus Jack. Shaw also compares the savage Singh gimmick he played in Stampede compared to the mentally retarded Normal character in WCW. Shaw talks about he politics in the WCW locker room while also giving the dirt on many of wrestling’s top personalities of that era, including Ric Flair, Terry Funk, tag team partner “The Juicer” Art Barr, and Paul Heyman. No shoot interview would be complete without Shaw discussing his legendary Bastian Booger character, including his thoughts on why Booger got over as a face. Shaw also gives us his perspective on the current scene of wrestling! Were you a fan growing up Can you talk about your amateur background How did you break in, who trained you What was his training like Did your amateur background help What was the hardest thing to pick up in training Memories of your first match You wrestled in your 4th match in the Boston Gardens, how did that happen Memories of the locker room, anyone give you any advice, etc How did you wind up from Kowalski to Vancouver Memories of Gene Siniski Memories of Klondike Mike Memories teaming with dean ho Memories of South Africa Memories of Stu Hart Memories of the Harts What was the travel like How did the idea come up to change your gimmick to Makhan Singh Did you have a lot of fun with the gimmick Memories of announcing with Ed Walen Did you ever rib him Memories and thoughts of your series with Brian Pillman Memories and thoughts on your series with Owen Hart Who called you from WCW How many times did you hear from them before you went to WCW What was it that got you to go the final time Who came up with Norman the Lunatic Initial impressions of WCW What did you think of the gimmick Thoughts and memories of your series with Kevin Sullivan Memories and thoughts on your series with Catcus Jack What did you think of the teddy bears you went from having real athletic matches with Owen and Pillman to WCW, were you ever frustrated What were the politics like in the locker room Memories of Teddy Long Memories of Eddie Gilbert Memories of Dick Murdoch Memories of matches with Ric Flair Memories of Terry Funk Memories of Paul Heyman How did things change for you when Ole took the book over Thoughts on the Trucker Norm character Did you know that WWE are currently featuring one of your matches with Catcus on their 24/7 channel Why do you think you and he didn’t click Why did you wind up leaving Is it true that Sting and Luger both went to bat for you You opened up a school, did anyone of note graduate You wound up in Global, how did that happen Did you think Global would work or was it just a pay day for you Memories of Scott Levy in Global Do you think that the guys were being worked about how much money was truly invested in Global Did you regret leaving WCW at all Your weight kept going up, when was it a problem for you Memories of working in Mexico as Solomon Grundy Memories of your hair match How crazy were the crowds How were your contacted by the WWF Were you surprised you had to try out What happened the night of your try out Initial thoughts on Vince How did the Friar Ferguson gimmick come about What was the locker room like Who did you ride with Why was the gimmick dropped Did you find the Bastian Booger gimmick humiliating Memories of your series with Bam Bam How do you explain that Bastian got over as a face Is it true that you were supposed to have a mask Memories of wrestling on WWF pay per views Did the other guys rib you about the gimmick Do you think if you had gotten into the WWF earlier in your career that things would have been different Why were you let go by the WWF Were you surprised Did you leave on good terms What have you been doing since then Was it hard to adjust to life after wrestling Have you addressed your weight situation over the years What do you think of MMA How do you think you would have done with a wrestling background How do you think Brock Lesnar will do Is there anyone you didn’t get a chance to work with that you wished you would have What is your favorite moment in your career Would you ever write a book Best ribs you ever saw Road stories from anytime Would you like to go back to the WWE Were you ever contacted to go back even just for a skit Final thoughts on Owen Hart and where were you when you heard the news he had passed