Quick Highlights
---Interview
by Phone
---Debut
1999
---World
Championship Wrestling (WCW) 1999-2001
---Total
Non-stop Wrestling (TNA) 2002-2008
---Worked
in All Japan Pro Wrestling
---Managed
by Major Gunns
---Held
the WCW Cruiserweight Title, The WCW Cruiserweight Tag Team Titles, TNA Tag
Titles (4x), TNA World Cup X
---#5
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JM: What made
you decide that Pro Wrestling is what you want to do with your life?
ES: I always
wanted to do it. My Father & my grandfather and myself use to watch
wrestling and at 17 years old I started weight lifting and kick boxing and
study martial arts
JM: What is the
best and the worst working for WCW?
ES: What do you
mean Best match or.....
JM: Anything in
general for working with WCW
ES: the best
part working there was with Billy Kidman and Rey Mystrio they both are the best
to work with and the both are on top of each other and I had some of my best
matches with them
The worst part
was when WCW hit its financial problems
JM:
Do you have any plans of making it to the WWE or is TNA home for you?
ES: I use to be
in the WWE when they bought my contract and I trained for 9 months there and
then I was Released, So I started working for Japan and my plans are, I would
like to go back to Japan but we'll wait and see about the money issues and
maybe if there is no problems with TNA in the future
JM: Now I did
not see it but I read about it a lot
ES: Okay
JM: What was
going through your mind when you did that crazy stunt on top of the 6 sided cage
in TNA
ES: To be Honest
I was Pissed, once I got up to the cage I slipped and started to think what
should I do, and all I heard was the fans screaming don't do it! Don’t Die! And
then I decided don't look down don't look anywhere Just do it. And I did it!
JM: WOW! That's
Crazy
JM: How was the
WCW locker room during its last days When Vince McMahon ran it to the ground.
ES: It was not
so much Vince That Ran it to the ground, I remember us being a Family and us as
a family we knew all the good times was going to end and even our worst times
we were there for each other, we knew it would not be the same ever and I
remember how depressed we all were
JM: When you got
the Cruiserweight title in WCW were you disappointed that it was awarded to you
by lance storm instead of fighting to win the title.
ES :I did not
understand it either, I was kind of upset and they told me that I would be
defending it every night and it would be a challenge to keep the title and
prove I am worthy to defend the title. And it took me two people to beat me for
the title, one was Kevin Nash and the other was umm Mike Sanders and it was a
Three way for the Cruiserweight. I remember the match, it was a real good
feeling and it was the first time that the Fans showed me support, It meant
something
JM: I was at the
indy show NWA-Pro wrestling Express, the 10 anniversary show which you competed
at the event, what were your thoughts on the show?
ES: Umm I don't
remember it, who did I wrestle?
JM: It was back
in September and you Wrestled Frankie K-
ES: OHHHH
Frankie Kazarian, Umm it was a little bit Different, I am not about which show
is better and which show is worst as long as it is wrestling, I was in so much
Pain with my back and I do remember Frankie of course working on my back in the
match
JM: Yeah I have
a Picture of you in pain holding your back
ES: Yeah, the
match was good and the Fans were really live and into it
JM: Yeah they
have a pretty strong fan based out in Mckeesport
ES: I do
remember it being very long for like 4 hours
JM: Yeah you’re
right
ES: That's Crazy
JM: I only go to
the Show once every couple months
ES: I don't blame
you, that four hours is Grueling WHEW!
JM: (Laughing)
JM: a Local
Promoter has mentioned that there is going to be a match coming up between Crazii
Shea and another local guy for the RCW World title and has said that the winner
of that match will meet you in the next show for the title on a pole match. And
of course I wanted to go to the main source and my question is, is this true?
ES: Umm I don't
know, No one has told me about it what the name of the promoter is,
JM: umm I think
Sean Levy,
ES: Um no Bill
Bain does all my bookings up front and I have shows coming up with Pittsburgh
and New Jersey
JM: This one I
think is in Maryland
ES: No I have no
shows coming up for Maryland, How did you hear about this?
JM: It was a
press release on Trash Talking Radio
ES: Really?
JM: Yup
ES: Well, I do
have a rope match coming up but not a title on a pole match.
JM: I figured
that which is why I ask. I have no idea why they would say something like that
on the show
ES: Yeah
JM: What is the
most Painful Experience you had to go through in the Biz?
ES: At The PPV
Me & Kid Romeo wrestled Rey Mystrio,and Billy Kidman for the Cruiserweight
Tag team titles and Rey flipped and Hit My Shoulder and it went Numb and it was
the worst feeling and for Two years I finally did get some feeling back and
still I have problems until this day And I told the doctor you better do
something about this because I have a show to do the next night
JM: WOW that’s
Crazy, Whatever happened to your Development deal with the WWE?
ES: We were
offered a contract and went to train for 9 months and they paid us a lot of
money for training. it happened right after 911 and the fans were not coming to
the shows and the crowd was not like it used to be and they started cutting
people
JM: The Name
Game: 10 guys I personally know you have worked with in the past
Billy Kidman---
OH YES! When I first got in wrestling when I was training at the WCW Power
Plant and then I wrestled him, it was like WOW a guy from TV. He is Nice and
when we got in the ring, we tore it up, it was on! He is very Professional and
genuine I had really good matches with him.
The Cat Ernest
Miller: ---- HE IS FUNNY.... really he is, You think he is funny on TV you
should see him in the locker room. And it was really good working with him
because he had the Marital Arts Background and I also have the same thing, And
it was fun working with him, After our Matches we would argue about what we did
wrong and it would be funny, He is a Comedian inside and outside the ring
AJ Styles:----
AJ's fun, Every time I work with him it's always in a tag team match...........
I would like to work with him more in singles competion. The PPV Tomorrow it
won't be one on one but AJ Does it all and is a very good wrestler, I know he
can tear it up
D Lo: I first
met him back in the WWE when we were training and he came down to visit. He
really takes Wrestling seriously he has the mind in the biz, very smart in and
out of the ring
Jerry Lynn:
---------Jerry is one of the best, He always does things a million times and if
it takes a million times, as long as the fans like it that's all it matter
JM: Which is
Good he has the heart
ES: A lot of New
guys will come in and say I want to do this off the top rope and stuff like
that and Jerry makes sure he does it right for the fans and he has proved it
many times
American Most
Wanted :---
ES: Which one?
JM: The Tag Team
in general,
ES: I don't know,
there OK Outside of the ring. I just want to beat them up, We have great
Chemistry in the ring, I will leave it at that , When I get in the ring with
them, it's on
Chris Candido:
he is okay, I wrestled with him a couple times, I know he has had a lot of
problems in the past, I know he is trying
JM: Yeah I heard
that he and his wife were having a lot to deal with
ES: OH YEAH
drama all the way, Have you met Tammy?
JM: No I never
met her I Know who she is and I have seen a picture of her a while back and she
did not look like a DIVA and don't get me wrong I am not saying that to be
ignorant
ES: OH NO I
know, hey your just telling it like it is, but I ran into her in New Jersey and
she looks a lot better you should see her now, you would be so proud of both of
them. they can say all they want about them but there trying
JM: wow that's
good is there any question Tammy might join TNA--Do you know?
ES: umm I don't
know, but in this sport Never say Never
Johnny B Badd:
He is alright, I have not seen him in TNA for the past couple weeks but he is
in Good Shape very Smart in TNA, He is a Nice Guy, He had to make a choice to
come back to wrestling
JM: Yeah I know
he took like 5 years off
ES: Yeah he did,
he was like, it was killing him wrestling every day and then when he took those
5 years off it was killing him that he did not wrestle.
JM: Yeah he has
the heart and passion for it and can't help himself
ES: Yeah your right
what can I say he is a BADDDDDDDDD MAN!!!!!!!!!
Lance Storm:
Lance, Lance, Lance I like Lance! Lance Lance Lance, Very Good Wrestler he
reminds me of myself..... He can wrestle BIG or Small other than Rey mystrio,
with Lance team Canada Wrestling came FIRST , I was happy he was happy, .and it
really was good
JM: And Finally
Vince Russo
ES: Um I like
Vince I know a lot of People Hate him
JM: I know that
why I was like huh? (Laughing)
ES: I love
Vince, when us new guys trained at the WCW Power Plant he would come down to
visit and talk to us and would be like what are you guys doing here you should
be on TV you guys are really good, When we would work on TV he would pull us to
the side and work with us. A lot of People point the finger at Vince Russo for
the WCW going down but WCW was in financial dispute way before Vince got there.
Vince Tried to make a few changes to help WCW but the people don't know and
they blame him. but WCW was going down under way before Vince got there! The
problem is WCW was throwing money Away but if WCW was still around today We
Would be the future of WCW! I have nothing bad to say about Vince
JM: With who
have you had your best matches to date?
ES: Best Match
in my Life was with Kidman on WCW Saturday night and Allen Funk he was known as
Kee Wee in WCW
JM: Oh Okay I
thought I heard right I was just making sure
ES: Yeah my best
matches with those two Guys
JM: As a young
man myself, I dream of breaking into the biz and for all the other young men
reading this interview what would your advice be for those and myself dreaming
of a break in this sport?
ES: Right now it
is a bad time to get in wrestling, I am not saying don't do it but right now it
is bad timing. Vince McMahon is on Top of the game. I am not saying that as a
bad thing but Vince basically has everything.
Before when WCW was around you have a choice which company to go too.
Like when there is McDonalds and Burger King. Well I want McDonalds today and I'll have Burger King tomorrow because it's still going to be there and that's a choice
Before when WCW was around you have a choice which company to go too.
Like when there is McDonalds and Burger King. Well I want McDonalds today and I'll have Burger King tomorrow because it's still going to be there and that's a choice
JM: Yeah your
right I remember as a kid during the Monday night wars that I would flip it
back and forth and sometimes record the one and watch the other on TV.
ES: Yes because
that's your choice and back than we had choices between the two, if the WWE was
boring you, you ed WCW and the other way around and when you record you always
can rewind if it does not interest you.
JM: That's
Exactly Right
JM: Closing
remarks or thoughts?
ES: I would say
Wrestling is going thought a hard time right now
But if your not
watching TNA, you better because TNA Will blow you away so pay attention
because TNA will run neck in Neck with the WWE
JM: Yeah I know it's hard because TNA is on the Afternoon which is when I work
but when I do watch it the X Division is Crazy
ES: Yeah which
is why the WWE is being more serious about the cruiserweights
JM: I was Just
about to say that I mean a while ago they had Chavo's dad & Jacquelyn be a
champion as some kind of joke and with the X Division, it's an Honor to hold
the title
ES: Your Exactly
right. that's what it means your somebody when you hold the title.
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