One Man Gang Shoot Interview

We asked him about everything from his start in wrestling to his last days in ECW. We talked about his start in ICW, Memphis, Mid South, UWF, Florida, World Class, WWF, NWA, WCW, ECW and so much more. You will hear what Randy Savage was like back in the early days of ICW. What it was like breaking into the Mid South era, How was Bill Watts as a boss. Going to the WWF and working the huge shows with Hulk Hogan, Loosing the OMG gimmick and becoming Akeem, working with Kevin Sullivan in Florida, Dusty Rhodes as a booker, Feuds with Jim Duggan, Drugs in the World Class promotion, Bruiser Brody in Japan, Paul Heyman, Teaming with Big Bossman, Eric Bishoff and why he did not like him, ECW and problems with some of the guys, and a whole lot more. This interview was over 2 hours and 30 minutes long. Here is the full list of what topics we talked about and it was an amazing shoot interview!!!! Order now on DVD/VHS in the new release section How old were you when you started How did you get started What were youd oing before you got in the business Were you a fan What was the hardest part of training You have made a lot of money in wrestling, how do you feel about some schools and programs like Tough Enough or the Power Plant that put guys through outrageous physical exercises and calistetics and produce a lot of guys that dont make money as compared to yourself Who was Darren Westbrooks and what was the most important thing he taught you How did you wind up working for the Poffos What was Angelo Poffo like What was Randy like? (paranoia) What was Elizabeth like Memories of early matches with Ron Garvin Was there heat on Ron Garvin for exposing guys like Randy Savage’s shoplifting What was the atmosphere like betweeen the Jarretts and the Poffos Who were your favorite opponents in ICW How much of your angle with Savage and Garvin was copied from an angle from Southeastern where Boris Malenko held Crusher Blackwells contract Memories of matches with Ernie Ladd Memories of working with the Sheik Memories of working with Savage Did you enjoy being a babyface more or a heel Memories of Bob Orton Jr. Any good road stories from this place Who did you learn the most from Thoughts on Willie Monroe Is it true that Pez Whatley and The Great Tio hit on Willies wife backstage Memories working in Central States Memories of your first run with Mid South Wrestling How did you wind up changing your name to the One Man Gang and when did you change your entire gimmick (mowhawk, new tights, etc) Thoughts on Bill Watts Memories of working with Ted Dibiase Memories of your match teaming with Harley race and working Andre and Dick Murdoch at the Superdome Thoughts/memories of Harley How did Andre treat you? Some guys say he didnt like to work with other big guys for fear of exposing his size. Thoughts/memories on JYD Thoughts/Memories of Paul Orndorff Memories working with Steve Williams Why did you wind up leaving the area Memories working for All Japan Thoughts on Baba How did you wind up in the Mid Atlantic Thoughts on Jim Crockett Thoughts/memories working with Jimmy Valiant Memories teaming with Kelly Kiniski Memories of Rick Steamboat Memories of your program with Brutus Beefcake in Mid Atlantic How come your run in Mid Atlantic was rather short How did you wind up in Florida Thoughts on Eddie Graham Thoughts on Dusty and memories of your brawls and angles with him Memories/thoughts on ur program Blackjack Mulligan Early memories of Ric Flair Memories of Barry Windham and did you think hed go on to be as good as he did Road stories from this territory Did Vince Sr ever try and get you to come to NY early on Memories of workin with Jerry Lawler Whatd you think of Sullivans gimmick Memories of Superstar Graham from this time Memories of Magnum TA Memories of JJ Dillon Why did you leave the area How did you wind up working for World Class Thoughts on Fritz Do you think his sons were out of control Any weird stories or memories that stick out wrestling them Were you ever worried wrestling the Von Erichs Thoughts/memories of Mark Lewin Memories of Bruiser Brody Did Brody ever try and shoot with you Memories wrestling Kimala At what point in your career did you think “I made it” What lead to you leaving World Class How did you wind up working for Bill Watts again Did Watts change at all Did Bill have plans to take UWF national and compete with Vince Why do you think that failed What was the story behind Terry Gordy forefitting the title to you Memories/thoughts on your series with Hacksaw Duggan Thoughts on the Freebirds Memories/thoughts on Eddie Gilbert Memories/thoughts on Missy Hyatt Memories/thoughts on Rick Steiner Memories/thoughts on Sting Memories/thoughts on Buddy Landel Memories/thoughts on matches with Steve Williams from this time How did Bill Watts take it when Vince started taking his talent like Ted Dibiase How did you find out about the sale of the UWF to Crockett What were you and the UWF guys told about your jobs How soon did you have conversations with Vince? Before or after the sale Were you and the boys shocked about the sale What do you remember about the first night Dusty came into the UWF to book after the sale Memories/thoughts on your title loss against Big Bossman Initial impressions of Vince What kind of ideas or promises did Vince make you Were you told you would have a big run with Hogan You came in right after Wrestlemania 3, how huge was the WWF at that time How did things change from you going from a territorial wrestler to now being known all over the world Were you welcomed by the boys or seen as a threat How different was it wrestling Ted Dibiase in the WWF when you first came in on house shows as compared to matches in the UWF Were you told to adapt or change your style early on How did Randy Savage change in the WWF when he was top as compared to the guy you knew in ICW Was Randy jealous knowing he was the next in line for a series with Hogan, did he see you as a threat coming in What do you remember about your first match ever with Hogan at the Paul Boesch retirement show Did Hogan poltic at all afterwards to work a program with you Memories working your first ever PPV main event at the first Survivor Series Memories/thoughts on your series with Bigelow At this time you seemed to be a big player, going to the end of the Rumble in a few months. Did you feel any pressure on you Memories/thoughts on working Duggan here in WWF How different were your matches with Duggan here as compared to UWF Did you guys ever get bored with your WWF matches and want to turn it up on house shows or anything Memories/thoughts on jake roberts Whos idea was it to put you together with Bossman and Slick Thoughts on Slick Thoughts/memories of your match on network television that set up Wrestlemania 5 How did the Akeem gimmick come about Did you feel hesitant about it at all Thoughts/memories of Butch Reed How did JYD differ in the WWF from his Mid South days Did any african american wrestlers take offense and approach you about it Did you enjoy the gimmick Do you feel cheated you never got to work a singles match with Hogan on a ppv Memories wrestling the Rockers at WMania How bad was the drug use in the WWF Did you think Shawn would ever go on to be a huge star Memories of teaming with Andre How physically shot was Andre at this time What do you remember about Vince’s ring boy scandal What do you remember about the Nailz incident with Vince How did your run in the WWF come to an end Did you leave on good terms Any regrets about your run there What was the most money you ever got for a payoff in the WWF Any good road stories What did you do between your few years after you left and WCW How did you wind up in WCW Initial thoughts on Bischoff Compare Bischoff to Vince Did you contact Vince and try and get a counter offer How different was the WCW locker room compared to the WWF Memories of your match against Kensuke Sasaki at Starrcade Memories of working Konnan Memories of teaming with ric Flair in WCW at the Omni Memories working El Gigante Thoughts on the Dungeon of Doom gimmick Favorite matches in WCW Do you think you coulda been used better What were the politics like there Memories of the Heroes of Wrestling and match against Abdullah The butcher How did you wind up working for ECW Memories of your match against RVD How would you compare the style change in ECW to what you had done previously Thoughts on Paul Heyman Memories working for FMW Thoughts on Sabu Memories working in the ECW Arena How did you wind up working the gimmick battle royal at Mania How were you received by Vince How were you received by the boys Was there any talk of doing anything else What do you do today Do the prisoners recognize you and do they give you a hard time or mark out Thoughts on todays style of wrestling Favorite matches and opponents Happiest time in the business Thoughts on the current lack of kayfabe Favorite rib stories Thoughts on the Big Show Would you like to mentor any of the big guys favorite and least favorite booker and promoter Who do you enjoy watching today Have you had communication with WWE or TNA Who do you think had the best shot of making it who didnt Would you like to be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame Can you still be a draw Do you think you could have another successful run with the WWE Do you do anything else for work besides wrestle