Hello folks, Rod Felt here with my latest installenet of FWA shoot interviews. This week we touch perhaps the most controversial subject that has hit the FWA since it reopened, when we sat down with former President Nightmare.

RF: Nightmare, first off, a little background...tell us how you got started, and where?

Nightmare: Good start Rod, well as some of the "veterans" already know I started in a fed called the SWWF. Many of the wrestlers sought after were there such as Steve the All American, Jakob Wilder, and Chomp. I was brought in by then Vice President Aviator. We figured it was time to go pro and since he was in an official position, I said ok and I started off in what we now know as an awesome fed.

RF: What titles did you win there, and who were some of your most memorable feuds?

Nightmare: Well I wasn't in the ring for what is considered very long by these standards such as Dawkins who has been in for quite some years. But in SWWF, I did hold the IC championship for a while. As for the feuds I can't forget my feud with Steve, it was my first feud ever in this professional business and turned out to be quite the feud

Nightmare: did you want some other feuds from other feds or is that coming later?

RF: well why don't you tell me what other feds you have been in, and the feuds and titles there?

Nightmare: ok, I was in a couple other feds down the road. DSW was a fed I was heavily recruited for shortly after joining SWWF, I also went with the flow to PRS, EICW, and LVWF run by Hybrid or some associate of his. While in those feds I came across many other titles such as some tag gold in DSW, the TV title in LVWF and what could be one of my greatest accomplishments ever the PRS World title. Which brings me to a good note, feuding with Shawn Summers, definitely a stand up guy but low and behold he couldn't win that battle.

RF: That's quite an accomplishment, beating the Nation's Sensation...who are some of the others that have been your biggest rivalries?

Nightmare: Well in fighting Steve in the ring and Shawn Summers also in the ring, we were definitely bound to see me fight in the executive side of things with none other than my partner in crime President Chris Kaine. That battle went on and on and to this day hasn't had a definite ending

RF: I didn't know that...so, that said...tell me how you got into the executive side of the business

Nightmare: Well as many guys do in the wrestling business they have a disagreement with the President of the company.

RF: and in this case that was who?

Nightmare: If I remember correctly it was Chomp BUT I have a bad memory so I could be wrong.

RF: Was that disagreement a shoot or a work?

Nightmare: well it was a shoot of course, never saw anything coming and when it did, it was a huge let down

RF: So what fed was the first that you helped run? FWA or DWF?

Nightmare: Just felt that the federation for me took it's course and it was time to bring justice to the wrestling world. The Dynasty Wrestling Federation

RF: That fed had a great run, then came to an end...why?

Nightmare: backstage politics got into the game

RF: So how much longer was it that you created the FWA from the ruins of the DWF?

Nightmare: Chomp closed the SWWF that's how the DWF was started. DWF was open for a good 2 year period, so it would have to be 2 years after DWF started and came to a close that I decided to run my own fed in the FWA

RF: And you had a terrific run in the FWA's first term...established stars such as Jonny Platinum, Damon Hybrid, Rick Tyler, Shawn Summers, and of course, Oliver Twisted, among many others came back to wrestle there, and new superstars, such as Tyler Durten, Kid Punk and Taylor Dawkins made there names there....what are some of your fondest memories from those days?

Nightmare: well I enjoyed every moment, the Business Associates, to the Droogs, Cards coming around. Dagon and Ollie battles. The Kid Punk matches that took the FWA to new heights in high flying. Everything amazed me in the FWA, everything.

RF: What were some of the best feuds in the FWA, and who were the top superstars in that fed?

Nightmare: Well I always believed that every superstar at some point rocked the fed. Now they might not be in the main event or going for the world title all the time but if pitted up against the champion, I believed that person could show some work that no one has seen. Some of those wrestlers were in some great feuds as well. Who can forget the Jonny Platinum vs. Dagon feuds, those guys fought so many times it became as repetitious a song lyric. We also had a great feud between Kid Punk and Habachi. Summers and Steve the All American tangled it up back in the DWF and it came back to strive again in the FWA. Oliver Twisted and Jakob Wilder, it was not an everyday occasion but it happened a few times they crossed paths

RF: Now during these glory days of the FWA, if you will, did you encounter much backstage stress?

Nightmare: I would say in the beginning no, it was a new product and everyone liked the results, but in the first run it just took it's toll and we left it be. Second run opens up and it runs without a hitch, guys were helping me back and forth and the fed seemed to be running around like a wild dog, no one stopped us. However I regret to say I made a mistake and stress caught up with me on the final outting for me, that's when I knew something had changed for me

RF: Now, is this your most recent outting, or the end to the first run that you are talking about?

Nightmare: That was the end of this past outting

RF: I see...so lets touch on that now

Nightmare: sure, that's one of the main reasons why I am here today, it's my turn to say my part and reveal what I consider to be the truth

RF:You started the FWA up, as a way to bring former FWA stars and ESW stars that no longer had a home together, but it didnt last long for you....explain

Nightmare: Well as I have said many times, I made a mistake, I led people astray when all I wanted to do was be the hero. I saw Rick close the ESW and the posts from the former guys like KP, Summers, Steve and I said man these guys are die hards. These guys are the guys I want the fed to be around and with the talent I saw in ESW such as Maniac Morris, Devon Storm, Jared Blazer I said we can get the old FWA crew back and add the stars of the ESW to make a super fed. That was my initial plan, started off ok but after those two weeks I saw a huge difference in the way it went the previous two times till the time it was presently. I took a look back and said what did I just do? I don't think I can run this anymore. I had to let it go. I did and I got a huge amount of flack about it.

RF: Flack from what people?

Nightmare: The names don't need to be mentioned because frankly I don't know of a lot of who was angry or disappointed, all I know is the stories I hear from the wreslters I still keep in contact with and they say that many wrestlers disapproved of what I had just done.

RF: I see...so when Anarchy took it over, how did you feel about that? Nightmare: Well when Anarchy took it over I was somewhat relieved because the guys would still be able to continue what they did and that was wrestle, I just hoped they would stay with him and give him a chance.

RF: And you ended up agreeing to do some backstage work with results and such? Nightmare: Well I can see where we are going but a few weeks down the road I was in talks with Anarchy to come back as a co-prez because the guys supposedly wanted me back and I could see Anarchy wanted to get back in the ring and in order to do that he would have to get some help. So I said ok. However as we know it didn't go as planned

RF: Was that the plan before the whole fiasco over you missing an assignment? Nightmare: That was the whole plan

RF: So tell us first, what caused you to miss the assignment, and then your reaction to the events that followed

Nightmare: Well the honest truth is that I wasn't completely sure what matches I had, I had talked to Anarchy on a Thursday night and he told me he get in touch with me on Friday at about 5 eastern to talk some more about our deal. I never heard from him after that, no winners were sent to me, no reminder and no word about the matches till I came to the site and saw what I kind of expected on the page and the posting board about how I let every one down. What I didn't expect was the onslaught by former employees of mine in Chris Ice and Nick Frost, two loyal guys of mine. I am not sure why it was said but it was and that was the straw that broke the camels back. I took the rest in stride and the on air retaliation by Anarchy on Showdown was uncalled for and I let him know it, although the post was later deleted on the board.

RF: Things got pretty heated there, I remember Chomp got involved, and Kid Punk was in conversations with both you and Anarchy, trying to sort things out...what was Chomp and Punk's angle on it, if you remember?

Nightmare: well I think Chomp was definitely on my side, he remembers what it was like when he ran SWWF and knew what things could have happened, not to mentioned Chomp and I have known each other for 4 years. Punk was just sort of a mediator trying to keep the arguing to a minimum between myself and Anarchy and trying to get everyone back on the same page with the FWA.

RF: I understand Chomp even went so far as to demand Anarchy hand over the fed to him? Were you behind that?

Nightmare: Yes and No. Chomp was interested in running the fed and heard Anarchy might want to get rid of it, he wanted me to come back and help him that was my only involvement in the deal.

RF: So how do you feel that entire situation has affected the way members of the FWA community think of you?

Nightmare: Well I hope not, of course it probably did. I let people down, I know that. I can't do much about that. Guys like Steve, Chomp, Wilder and hopefully Punk, Durten, Dawkins and Blood are still on my side. Now those who just knew me shortly like Tyrel Jones and Devon Storm may have a problem with me, I don't know I haven't talked to them since I left FWA. When it comes down to it, it would be a shame if I went out on this note and got my reputation as what I think is a damn good Prez to go down the tubes because of something that in reality happens to every prez that has ever run a federation.

RF: Now Anarchy has recently gone on record as saying you were the best President he ever knew, and that he was upset by the way things went down and how he reacted...has he tried to apologize to you?

Nightmare: Well yes and no, I saw the post on the board about how he overreacted, I saw his post on the main page of the FWA web site, I never recieved an email directed towards me which shows his apology. Of course we don't know if his apology is sincere or not, cause I am still technically banned from the fed.

RF: I see...so do you see anyway of this situation being worked out and both party's being able to move on?

Nightmare: Well there are definitely some issues we need to work out, being banned is one, but I never had a problem with Anarchy just the results was my only problem ever with the guy. That is just the results I got reamed on of course

RF: Well hopefully these things can be resolved...before we end, lets move on to some trivial questions....

Nightmare: ok

RF: Who was the greatest heel you ever saw?

Nightmare: Jakob Wilder

RF: The greatest face?

Nightmare: Aviator

RF: Best gimmick?

Nightmare: hmmm........I liked the gimmick of Oliver Twisted and his psychotic rules and role

RF: Who was the best stable?

Nightmare: that's always hard. I never got to see the Franchise players such as Dawkins and etc that are together now, so I can't say them but I can say the Business Associates shocked the world by grouping together

RF: I would agree. Who was the greatest tag team?

Nightmare: well I did get to see the Jerkoffs they seemed unbeatable

RF: Who was the greatest FWA World Champion of all time?

Nightmare: well I would have to say Platinum he had it a lot in his time

RF: that's a tough choice too, between him and Dagon and Rick Tyler and Dawkins and so on...

Nightmare: always a tough choice

RF: And who have been some of your best friends in the business behind the scenes?

Nightmare: well everyone knows myself Dagon and Aviator still keep in contact, I talked to Chomp and Wilder a lot, come across Dawkins and Kid Punk every so often, run into a few others like Steve and Platinum time and again but that's about all, I do run into a lot of people once in a great while of course

RF: You were involved with ESW when it closed, right?

Nightmare: sure was

RF: What did you think of the situation between Wilder and the Jerk-offs, and the closing of ESW altogether?

Nightmare: well I know it was something Wilder didn't appreciate, but I wasn't in the middle of it so it became a he said/he said situation, so I never was able to take sides. As for the ESW closing it was just that time for Rick to move on I guess, he didn't feel it and didn't want to take the stress so I agree with his judgement.

RF: I bet you can relate, huh? Well, in closing, is there anything you'd like to say to fans who don't get to see you on FWA programming anymore?

Nightmare: Well I just want to apologize for what I did a few months back and hope this sheds a little bit of light on my side of the story. I can't guarantee I will return but I always keep my option open.

RF: That's good to know, Nightmare...thanks for your time

Nightmare: thank you Rod