Post by MadStepDad on Mar 22, 2012 10:48:05 GMT -5
Cut to the in-studio (guest) hosts for the show:
SHANE DOUGLAS & LIZZY BORDEN!!!
In a surprising twist, instead of the usual host, we have these two - consumed with bitterness and flush with victorious arrogance... due to the humiliation of the "crack whore" (according to Borden) on XPW TV Episode #38, Shane Douglas & Lizzy Borden will now be assuming guest hosting duties... Shane Douglas goes on a mini-rant, holds up his "Original" XPW Championship, and declares his imminent arrival at the Fallout Festival, where he guarantees they will make an impact... Lizzy Borden closes by offering more threatening words for the women of XPW, and Mildred Burke in particular, saying that Chyna is here to stay...
SHANE DOUGLAS: I’m also getting ready to start working with Lizzy on some movies, choreographing some fight scenes, helping post-produce them. We're taking over XPW Remixed... AGAIN! Actually, it’s something I’m most excited about right now because we’re attempting to do something that wrestling had always been averse to and avoided like the plague.
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THUMBTACK JACK versus DANNY HAVOC
(“Rubber Room Madness” Match )
w/ versus
Reflections from the announce team on the XPW Remixed history shared by Thumbtack Jack & Danny Havoc (starting with their rebirth as Death Match wrestlers under Doink ReBourne’s insane tutelage)… they’ve split a pair of matches before (see XPW TV Episode #14 for Danny Havoc’s XPW Remixed origin story…. And once again in the main event of XPW Online #6 which Havoc won)… now Thumbtack Jack has aligned with the demonic Sami Callihan and grown even more brazen … he disrespected Havoc’s wife publically (see XPW TV Episode #37) leading to Havoc making this challenge here… rubber match for the pair, and in honor we have this depraved Death match affair… a match demanded by Thumbtack Jack & Callihan, and accepted by Danny Havoc… match is a showcase for Thumbtack Jack's depraved creativity as Havoc bumps and sells for him like a madman... Sami Callihan is a presence at ringside, and turns the tide in Jack's favor multiple times...
Winner: THUMBTACK JACK
Jack finally finishes Havoc, but must answer to "SICK" NICK MONDO on the video wall! The dark anti-hero grimly addresses his tormentors, and reiterates his desire to seperate himself from "death match" wrestling... which is why he's challenging Sami & TJ to end their blood feud once and for all at the Fallout Festival.... "No mercy, no rules, no regrets..." and even if he must stray from the path of righteousness to end their path of destruction, Mondo has accepted The Messiah into his life... enter Messiah into the promo on the video wall... he encourages Mondo's abstinence, but also subtly encourages him to embrace the hate... "an eye for an eye"... but if Mondo can't find the strength to finish Callihan & Jack for good, that's why Messiah is here... because he won't hesistate to lay down the hand of God upon them!!!
Thumbtack Jack & Sami Callihan vs "Sick" Nick Mondo & MESSIAH!!!
"No Rules, No Regrets" match!
Only at "FALLOUT FESTIVAL"!!!
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SHANE DOUGLAS: I thought it would be moronic to do it. Right now we’re looking at doing six of those Ultimate Death Matches – each one being a stand alone, so it wouldn’t have to have a story line or a string drawing all of them together, although there would be some overlapping story.
LIZZY BORDEN: I like horror movies and scary stuff like that. I always liked the story of Lizzie Borden. But it works really well for wrestling - people who cross me better beware. I'm fully capable of having a mean streak....
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** BREAKING NEWS **
(RE: Main Event Title Match @ Fallout Festival)
** As a result of his vicious attack upon both champion & challenger on XPW TV Episode #38... Samoa Joe has been FINED & SUSPENDED... he will be absent from the Fallout Festival, to insure the main event end conclusively. **
** GDT Inc owners Ed "Strangler" Lewis & Joe "Toots" Mondt have struck while the iron is hot - they've officially announced the main event will now be an "IRON MAN MATCH"... there is speculation from some that this stipulation was added to stretch the already-exerted, injured bodies of Thesz & Sammartino further - potentially eliminating each from the XPW Remixed main event scene for good... something Lewis & Mondt have been plotting ever since Thesz & Bruno refused to play ball with them... **
”WORDS FROM THE CHALLENGER”
MSD: You're back as #1 contender in XPW Remixed, a position you held before an injury setback. How does it feel to be returning to the main event of Fallout Festival in NYC of all places?
BRUNO SAMMARTINO: The crowds in New York were phenomenal and I don't want to just mention Madison Square Garden because Boston Garden, Philadelphia and many other places were great too but I use to get goose-bumps when I would walk out to the ring in the Garden... 22,000 people would start chanting "Bruno, Bruno, Bruno!" But I never knew why I got that kind of reaction. I only knew it gave me goose-bumps to hear it! In those days we didn't play music to entice people we simply walked out to the ring... people were just that explosive. The Garden was the biggest for me but the same thing would happen at the Boston Garden, the Philadelphia Spectrum, and the Capital Center in Washington or the Civic Arena in Pittsburgh. We [XPW Remixed] have the biggest arenas in the northeast when there were several different wrestling promotions around the country!
MSD: To this day you're a wrestling diety in New York, Boston and PA... how do you explain that connection to your fans?
BRUNO SAMMARTINO: A lot of newspaper guys would always ask me when I was at the Garden, "What is it that makes these people explode when they see you walk out?" I wish I was smart enough to know the answer to that but I still don't know. I think they appreciated the fact that I was a regular guy and a big guy. I guess they felt like I was just one of them, which I really was! One time a newspaper man in Boston wrote that a thief could have a field day on the north end of Boston when Sammartino was in town because everyone was at the Boston Garden! It was the same kind of explosion there when I walked into the arena. I was a guy that just went into the ring in a pair of tights and my boots and it wasn't like I had a robe or any kind of flamboyant look about me. I was just a plain guy but a big guy because of the training that I did. For a guy that came from that era I trained like a horse and never touched any chemicals which tragically came into play in the business. I'm proud of that!
MSD: When did pro wrestling fall from grace?
BRUNO SAMMARTINO: I think it all changed back in '83-84 when all the drastic changes took place in the sport. It became more appealing to the younger generation who wanted to see beautiful women just about naked and hear the profanity which they thought was cool or whatever. That kind of stuff does not have the longevity that we had. That's why they don't go to Madison Square Garden more than four times a year. They come to Pittsburgh maybe twice a year. People say that it is bigger now! It may be big on TV. But not in the arenas! They're not getting the people like we did!
MSD: Does it have something to do with Rav-P and his WWF?
BRUNO SAMMARTINO: It's my opinion that it happened when Vince McMahon JR. took over after his father passed on. Then Rav P started hiring what I call "non-wrestling people" and trying to follow McMahon's way - thinking it was the way to go. They really weren't knowledgeable about the business or its history. These changes all came about at that time!
MSD: What did you think about Samoa Joe coming out and calling guys like you and Thesz "fake". How'd that make the old guard feel? And what about his brutal attack on you and Thesz at the end of XPW TV Episode #38? He got suspended for that.
BRUNO SAMMARTINO: It made me feel bad and I'll tell you why: He was ridiculous in saying that. He had no business saying that because he didn't know the history of the sport. If he went back to the days of wrestlers like Stanislaus Zybysko and guys from his time he would see that it was completely real. They may not have been the most exciting matches to watch but it was very real. Another thing is this, I didn't consider it quite like that because we wrestled in the same rings that they had boxing in. Those things were like concrete! When you took the slams there was nothing fake about any of that stuff! I had many injuries with my back, knees and broke my neck in 1976. I had back surgeries and I don't mean just a little disc surgery but I had spurs that had grown all over my back from the trauma. They were very, very serious operations. But you know, I think I'm in good shape!
MSD: So what made you take this stand in XPW Remixed?
BRUNO SAMMARTINO: It bothers me so much and I can't watch it now. I loved the business and respected it and to see what has happened to it since those days hurts me, embarrasses me and angers me! That's why I'm back in Fantasy Wrestling. Rather than put myself through all that I just refuse to quit and admit defeat... and I have not for many, many years.
MSD: Your cold war feud with Lou Thesz is legendary over the years. How would you say he compares to your past opponents?
BRUNO SAMMARTINO: I wouldn't call this one a feud just because of the way it happened. When I broke my back with Stan Hansen it became a really, really big deal. The one with Zybysko was great! We did 46,000 people in Shea Stadium! We sold out every arena we went to. According to the police department in places like the Garden they had to turn 5,000-6,000 people away. A place called the Felt Forum had an extra 4,500 people and still they had to turn people away! In the sixties I had a feud with Bill Watts that was extremely successful and another with Spiros Arion that was also great! We did huge business with that! I fully intend on selling the building out with Thesz at Fallout Festival. But me and Lou, we had success not necessarily because of the feud but because we went into the arena and gave great matches and that brought the matches back. The people really appreciate that kind of wrestling. It's happening at the time! This is the season for sportsmanship in Fantasy Wrestling!!!
** XPW Remixed Championship Match **
Lou Thesz (champion) versus Bruno Sammartino (challenger)
"IRON MAN MATCH!!!"
Only at Fallout Festival!!!
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"FALLOUT FESTIVAL HYPE"
”TURNING UP THE HEAT IN BOSTON”
Video footage of the press conference (shot in Boston) of John Cena and Mil Mascaras’ official contract signing… Cena has resorted to the cockier, disrespectful antics of his Dr of Thuganomics run… showing up to the press conference to face a suit-and-mask wearing Mil Mascaras with a Larry Bird throwback jersey and metal lock around his neck, Naughty-by-Nature-style… they do their duty, pose for pictures and sign the paperwork (all with Cena rocking a consistent scowl)… and when it comes time to face off for the photo, Cena concludes by asking for the mic briefly to address his challenger at “Fallout Festival”…
JOHN CENA: I'm about to show you how I whoop a Latino/ you run from me like you run from El Nino/ Hot like jalapeños stuck on an enchilada, I'm a rottweiler you're a Mexican Chihuahua/ You gets nada - don't bother the crew bro/ stick to salsa and listen to Manudo/ You hate me cuz I'm white? That's reverse discrimination. I hate you for two words - "illegal immigration"/ Yo sit back and relax, listen to the boss. You work at Taco Bell handing me the mild sauce/ Take a loss - know that you're phony. I got coconuts... y'all got no cahones...
Filled with righteous indignation, Mascaras lunges at Cena – sparking a mini riot at the press both… a smirking Cena has to be escorted away, still holding his Boston championship high… while Mascaras’ handlers try to calm him down… commentators remind you that Fallout Festival takes place in NYC, and may prove to be VERY hostile territory for Cena – who seems to be setting that stage early in his psychological battle with Mascaras…
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** SANDMAN CALLS OUT POGO the CLOWN **
Brief, impassioned, beer-swilling promo from the returning Sandman – who found his triumphant re-entry into XPW Remixed pissed on by a vengeful Pogo the Clown (see XPW Online #13)… now Sandman is calling Pogo the Clown OUT to meet him at Fallout Festival! Sandman is the true Icon of XXXTREEEEME!!!!
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** THE MOST MUST-SEE OF ALL TIME **
An angry MIZ cuts an intense promo, addressing the guitar-shot attack he suffered at the hands of Honky Tonk Man (see XPW TV Episode #38)… HTM has awoken a sleeping beast, and at Fallout Festival the MIZ will be prove he is the single greatest entertainer in XPW Remixed when he defeats the Honky Tonk Man!!! XPW TV title on the line!!!
** Mascaras vs Cena (Boston championship) **
** Sandman calls out Pogo the Clown! Will he answer?? **
** MIZ defends the TV title against Honky Tonk Man!!! **
Only at the FALLOUT FESTIVAL!!!
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SHANE DOUGLAS: We’re aiming to shoot a movie in December and we’re attempting to make it a SAG production, which will give the wrestlers who are involved the option to join the Screen Actors Guild, which would get them health benefits and optional 401K. That’s something that for 27 years in the business, I could never understand how we weren’t with SAG. It costs no additional money to do it, but you do have to relinquish some of the control – a very minimal amount. But it’s like most typical unions – you aren’t allowed to work over a certain amount of hours per day, that sort of thing. I think the benefits that come from being part of SAG far outweigh the negatives from the wrestlers’ standpoint.
LIZZY BORDEN: I really don't care. Fans are there for both wrestling and T&A. That's what they need so it doesn't bother me at all. I'm lucky I have a role where I get to be more than just eye candy on the shows. People got to really despise the Lizzy Borden character in XPW. Shane and I are the most hated people in the company. It's not just me saying that either - That's what the fans think. We have a poll on our website and fans can vote for their most popular and most hated wrestlers and people in XPW. When I was just some girl they brought out for T&A I was popular. But as the boss' wife, the fans really turned on me. But it's all a part of the show. I loved being eye candy then, and now it doesn't bother me either.
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"SUN RISES IN THE EAST"
”The Solid Man” and head coach of Olympia fight camp WILLIAM MULDOON takes the ring for an impassioned plea to former student Hakushi Kuro… he offers a brief history lesson for the fans on their rise through the XPW Remixed, until Hakushi’s injury at the hands of Jinder Mahal (see XPW TV Episode #33)… Hakushi became a casualty of the Olympia/Evil Empire war… Muldoon wants to know what happened? Why did Hakushi literally turn away from the light to become “black” (Japanese = “kuro”)? Muldoon demands an answer and calls out Hakushi – hoping they can squash this beef once and for all…
New mysterious laser/light show/pyro display for Hakushi Kuro’s entrance… gone is the “White Angel” motif, replaced with that ninja star logo and black arcane symbols… he walks slowly to the ring, and stands before Muldoon with those blank, uncaring, all-white eyes… Muldoon pleads with Hakushi, but he remains silent and stoic… William Muldoon even talks himself into turning his back on Hakushi – offering himself up as a sacrifice of sorts, or maybe to prove he still “trusts” his former student… Hakushi doesn’t attack Muldoon… instead he simply turns and walks away… But William Muldoon craves an explanation, and lays a hand on Hakushi’s shoulder to stop him from leaving… FWOOOSH! With cat like quickness Hakushi BLASTS Muldoon in the face with BLACK MIST!!! Muldoon is down on the mat, eyes burning and stinging… NOW Hakushi speaks – but only with abrupt and severe violence… he murdalizes Muldoon with an array of ninjitsu strikes and kicks… when Olympia trainee Tomasso Ciampa makes the heroic run-in, Hakushi uses a steel chair to take the kid out again (see XPW Online #13)… with Ciampa down, Hakushi goes back to brutalizing Muldoon… last image is a battered, nearly-conscious Muldoon on his knees staring up at Hakushi with heartbreak in his eyes, silently asking “WHY???” Hakushi Kuro simply finishes with a steel-chair assisted buzz kick to Muldoon’s kneeling head, instantly KO’ing him and causing a torrent of bloodflow… Hakushi Kuro slinks away as dark and mysteriously as he arrived, never taking his ghost-white pupils from Muldoon’s unmoving body…
Mentor vs Traitorous Student!!! Only at FALLOUT FESTIVAL!!!
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DAVID OTUNGA INTRODUCES "FOCUS"
"Coming attraction" video, like a blockbuster Hollywood video, introducing "FOCUS"... another brief video from David Otunga, pitching it - the newest in fantasy wrestling marketing, strategizing and booking. And ladies and gentleman, in conjunction with Gold Dust Trio Inc, David Otunga will introduce the first signing to his FOCUS sports agency at the FALLOUT FESTIVAL! Folks, you do NOT want to miss this reveal… Otunga’s newest introduction to the Territory Wars will revolutionize the entire genre of fantasy wrestling. This is bar none, hands down THE biggest transaction in Territory Wars HISTORY. Bear witness as David Otunga and FOCUS become legends at the Fallout Festival…
Watch FALLOUT FESTIVAL for the live reveal!!!
You do NOT want to miss this announcement!
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"A SOPHISTICATED TITLE DEFENSE"
Another wordy, preposterous, pretentious promo from “Wild” Red Berry in the ring to open this segment… his boys the Fabulous Kangaroos and Bam Bam Bigelow (1998) are behind him… he introduces the Fabulous Kangaroos as true American heroes and the next XPW Tag Team champions… and Bam Bam Bigelow as the man that will end Sheamus’ run in XPW Remixed… “Wild” Red Berry then graciously introduces the XPW Tag Team champions to the ring, as bastions of sportsmanship and the epitome of class and respect (more tongue-in-cheek irony from the team that has the same patriotic theme as Fabulous Rougeou Bros 1989 or Kurt Angle 1999 – the Fabulous Kangaroos in XPW Remixed)… The (Real) Kings of Wrestling enter in street clothes with faux-dignity and exaggerated, over-the-top manners and friendliness towards “Wild” Red Berry and his men… the (Real) KoW are Phil “Gunner” Shatter (2013), Austin Idol (1982) and Jessica Darlin (2002)… oh the honor, privilege, dignity, class, blah blah blah… Berry, FabKangs & (Real) KoW are so over-the-top with their outlandish complimenting and gratuitous butt-kissing, that the entire segment can’t help but be interrupted by a raging babyface just as sick of this schlock as the viewing audience… in this case it’s the Celtic Warrior Sheamus (2012) – who comes barreling from the locker room to confront them on the mic… his tough-talking Irish war stories draw the crowds favor and turns the bad guys against each other - as now heel ego drives the (Real) KoW and FabKangs to angrily confront each other...
But that quickly subsides at Red Berry's urging, and with his master manipulation he turns the tides of war back in his gangs favor once more. Now (Real) KoW and FabKangs are united against Sheamus - and Gunner & Idol are about to stomp Sheamus out on the entrance ramp, when suddenly – the street clothes-clad HAVANA PITBULLS (Ricky Reyes & Rocky Romero) 2004 run in through the crowd! They go after the FabKangs, and with Sheamus’ help quickly clear out the entire ring – leaving the (Real) KoW and Berry’s camp LIVID outside the ring! Sheamus on the mic again - because of the result of their Double Count-out on XPW TV Episode #38, Sheamus wants his fight with Bam Bam Bigelow to be “Falls Count Anywhere”!
Sheamus vs Bam Bam!
And the Havana Pitbulls have Sheamus' back!
(Real) KoW defend against the Fabulous Kangaroos!!!
Only at FALLOUT FESTIVAL!!!
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LIZZY BORDEN: Our shows have more drama. Our finances are in better order. There is a reason we have guys like Shane Douglas, and Sabu wanting to work here. Our violent stuff is a lot more violent than anything in the Territory Wars We had to switch our timeslot, because they felt we were more for mature audiences. We had a King of Deathmatch tournament. I've seen a lot of old ECW tapes, and there was a time when they were more extreme. We are just more extreme. Here they are suing us over the use of the word and our shows are really more extreme - The girls, the violence, the angles.
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”NICK GAGE RUNS THE GAUNTLET”
Damien Steele (XPW Commissioner) is still fretting about the KotDM he’s being forced to compete in at “Fallout Festival” (see XPW Online #13)… he thinks he found a solution… Nick Gage can’t take the fight at the PPV if he’s in a coma! Therefore Steele, using his booking and match-making stroke, has ordered an insane, no-holds-barred gauntlet match for Gage… hoping to crush the reigning King of the Death match for good and save his own hide at the “Fallout Festival”…
Atsushi Onita (d): – The self-proclaimed “Sabu Hunter” came equipped with his trusty tranquilizer gun, but Gage caught him up in a brawl and wound up reversing into a powerbomb upon a flaming set of cinderblocks
”Shooter” Tony Jones (d): - Steele threatened to go the other way now, by adding a “policeman” or “enforcer” to the match... somebody that could hook Gage and cripple him – enter the “Shooter” Tony Jones… who quickly gets manhandled when Gage uses a Greco-roman steel chair shot and brainbuster on him
Wolfie D (of PG-13) (d): – Commissioner Damien Steele flip flops again after see Gage running through his minions… infuriated he calls for some low-life hardcore street thugs to answer Gage’s rampage! Enter PG-13!!! Lol the “Malibu’s Finest” irony… at first JTG is all about talking big about fighting Gage… but when the current KotDM champion unsheathes the light tubes, JTG is outta there! That leaves black Raiders coat-wearing Wolfie D to get the weapon-infused beat down from Gage… when JC Ice Baby and JTG try to use the numbers advantage to their benefit late in the match with a 3 on – 1 beat down, aid comes in the form of Gage’s BLKOut back-up! Sabian, Ruckus & Michael Tarver clear out the rest of the PG-13 poseurs for Gage to finish Wolfie D… bodyslam on glass/ top rope frog splash for the win
Dick Shikat (d): - Now Damien Steele is LIVID – and though Gage is winded, he is as defiant as ever… Steele rips off his suit coat like HE’S gonna finish the job, talking about “real shooters and bone breakers”… when suddenly – a ready for action DICK SHIKAT runs in from the crowd to attack Gage from behind! Damien Steele just smirks from his perch on the entrance ramp and watches the set-up unfold… the old school hooker keeps Gage grounded on the mat, twisting and applying a series of deadly submission holds – hoping to wrench, snap or break something… now Steele feels safe enough to approach (when Gage is locked up Shikat’s dangerous chicken wing) to taunt Gage with the mic – yelling, screaming and taunting him to “QUIT”! BLKOut members Sabian, Ruckus & Tarver try to come back through the crowd but Damien Steele has security intercept them and EJECT THEM FROM THE BUILDING! Meanwhile, Gage is still locked in the chicken wing with Steele telling him to quit! Shikat releases the hold to focus a double-team on Gage… but of course Steele’s cocky egocentricity gets the best of him – and he winds up clubbing Dick Shikat with a steel chair by mistake (some of that ‘ol “I hold you but you move out of the way as my partner swings a chair at my head” izh)… A bloody Gage viciously finishes Shikat with a DVD onto a chair... he's pinning Shikat, while screaming and threatening a paralyzed with fear Damien Steele at ringside... despite his shenanigans, Gage is still alive - and ready to take Steele's life at the Fallout Festival!!!
Winner: NICK GAGE
** King of the Death Match championship **
Nick FN Gage © versus "Real Deal" Damien Steele
("Loser Leaves XPW Remixed" Match)
** FADE OUT **
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XPW Remixed presents...
FALLOUT FESTIVAL
A revolutionary two-night event that will blow the mind of every fantasy wrestling fan... a real life Wrestling Woodstock...BRACE YOURSELF!!!
** XPW Remixed Championship **
Lou Thesz © vs Bruno Sammartino
(Iron Man Match)
Chyna (w/ Lizzy Borden) versus Mildred Burke
(Steel Cage Match)
"Nature Boy" Buddy Rogers (1963) vs Ezekiel Jackson (2012)
Bam Bam Bigelow (1998) w/ Wild Red Berry vs Sheamus (2012)
(Falls Count Anywhere Match)
** XPW Woman's Championship **
Annie Social © vs Wendy Richter vs Alexxis Nevaeh
William Muldoon vs Hakushi Kuro
20-Man Battle Royal
** King of the Death Match championship **
Nick FN Gage © versus "Real Deal" Damien Steele
("Loser Leaves XPW Remixed" Match)
** XPW Boston Championship **
John Cena (2005) © versus Mil Mascaras (1975)
Jon Moxley vs Mystery Opponent (w/ TGW)
** XPW Television Title **
The MIZ (2011) © versus Honky Tonk Man (1989)
"Sick" Nick Mondo & Messiah versus Sami Callihan & Thumbtack Jack
("No Rules, No Regrets" Match)
Sandman calls out Pogo the Clown
** XPW Remixed Tag Team Titles **
(Real) KoW © w/ Jessica Darlin vs Fabulous Kangaroos (w/ Wild Red Berry)
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CREDITS:
BRUNO SAMMARTINO: Michael Strider and Gerweck.net interview (2005)
JOHN CENA: Smackdown! freestyle vs Eddie Guerrero, circa 2003-2004ish
SHANE DOUGLAS: Baltimore Sun interview (2009)
LIZZY BORDEN: RedHotDivas interview (2000)