February 5, 1998
Interview by Corey Stulce
Lifestyle Editor
The AleStle
Q: How did you get involved with this whole wrestling thing?
A: I grew up in Memphis and it's real big there.
Q: Where did you wrestle before the WWF?
A: I wrestled in a league called the USWA and that's where all the big guys got started, Jerry Lawler, Randy Savage, Hulk Hogan...
Q: Who trained you?
A: Nobody trained me.
Q: You just jumped into the ring, huh? How old are you?
A: I don't like to give my age.
Q: Okay. So, were there a lot of egos when you joined the WWF?
A: Yeah, there were. But they had to deal with my ego which is bigger because I am the best.
Q: It seems like wrestling has become more popular in the last year. Why do you think that is?
A: Wrestling has always been popular. It's just that the two main leaguers, WWF and WCW, have just been competing heavier. Even though the WCW may get some bigger ratings, they aren't world-wide like the WWF.
Q: They haven't even been here for years. So, now you're competing for the light heavyweight championship. Are you adding any new moves to your repertoire?
A: I'm working on a new one called the slobberknocker. I'm gonna give that to Taka Michinoku.
Q: What kind of strategies are you working on for the match?
A: I don't need any strategies for him. He's not even American. He's from Japan or something. And we all know that Americans are smarter than the Japanese.
Q: We do?
A: Yes, we do. I don't think the match will last more than five minutes.
Q: How do you keep from getting nervous in front of thousands of people?
A: They get nervous when they see me. All the pimply faced girls start screaming for me and the skinny wussy guys are all jealous of me.
Q: Is there any kind of move you wouldn't want to take?
A: Taka Michinoku has something called the Taka Michinoku driver. I would not want to get hit with that.
Q: What do you think of the little wrestlers? It's not PC to call them midgets anymore.
A: I think they're funny. They can do a lot of moves that other wrestlers can't do because they're so small.
Q: If given the opportunity, how many would you take on at once?
A: I would take on as many as they could send. I'd stomp them and make midget wine.
Q: Good luck in your match in St. Louis.
A: Thanks, but I don't need any.