January 2001
Chillin' With Too Cool
by Brian Solomon
WWF Magazine: Did you have any idea that Rikishi was the one who ran down Stone Cold Steve Austin?
GMS: I had no clue that Rikishi was the one who hit Stone Cold, but I can't speak for Scotty.
S2H: No, man. We had just been hanging out together all night. I don't know when he had time to do it.
WWF: Do you feel that Too Cool is better off with or without Rikishi?
GMS: It's a dilemma. With Rikishi always bein' with us, we knew that there was somebody watchin' our back - which is a plus - and we knew he'd always be there to go out with us and kick it at the clubs when the show's over. But with all this comin' out and about Rikishi runnin' over Stone Cold...we don't know if the fans think we had something to do with it or not. We really feed off the fans' support, so at this point we don't really know.
S2H: He's been our dancin' partner for about a year now. It would take some time getting' used to, but as for us being better with or without him - we're still the greatest tag team in the World Wrestling Federation.
WWF: Without Rikishi, where do you see Too Cool headed?
GMS: I think you'll see some changes, but me and my homes, the "Worm Man," will never part ways, no matter what. As long as Too Cool's intact, we're always gonna be hangin' and bangin', dancin' and romancin'.
S2H: We were doin' all right on our own before he came along. I think we have a little bit more confidence. We have more of a fan base now. We'll do just fine.
WWF: So, you don't foresee a return to singles action in the near future?
GMS: Well, if there's a chance for me to go for a singles title, I'll always take that opportunity, but we're enjoyin' a lot of success right now as Too Cool. It doesn't really matter to me whether I have the spotlight all to myself or I share the spotlight with Scotty. I'm in this business for two things: to win championships and to dance.
S2H: Why split now? Everything's goin' real good for me and my homey. But sure, maybe a little bit down the road, we'll go our own ways.
WWF: What's more important to Too Cool, dancing for the fans or going after the Tag Team Championship?
GMS: They go hand in hand, because we only dance after we win - it's a celebration. As long as we're winning, that means we're on our way to capturing those [belts], and that means we'll be dancin' every night, as well.
S2H: I think it's two separate things. It's fun to do the dance, but then again, the whole thing is 'bout the gold. We'll keep dancin', but at the same time, we're gunnin' for those belts.
WWF: You lost the Tag Team title to Edge and Christian back in June. Do you think you were given enough of a chance to get the belts back?
S2H: No, not really. As soon as we lost them, [Edge & Christian] kind of went off on their own thing with the hardys, and their ladders, and al their little toy matches.
GMS: We were never given a chance to win the belts back. you're supposed to be given a return title shot immediately after a loss. Not only were the belts stolen from us, but we were never given our return title shot.
WWF: Do you see that happening anytime soon?
GMS: We hope the recent actions of Rikishi haven't caused us to be punished in any way, to where we don't get our return title shot. Hopefully we'll see it, and hopefully the fans will see the gold back around our waists.
WWF: Who have been your toughest opponents?
GMS: We beat the Road Warriors once in Madison Square Garden.
S2H: I'd say either Edge & Christian or the Hardy Boyz.
WWF: Scotty, what made you decide to use "The Worm"?
S2H: It started off as a joke, to make some of the other Superstars laugh, and it just caught on. There's no formula, you just gotta test things, and I did it as well as everybody else. It just got lucky. I really think everything that goes along with The Worm is really what's got it over. Anything the people can participate in, [like] yelling the "W-O-R-M," they like that. They can get in on it.
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