These basically consist of someone involved with the wrestling industry sitting down on camera and discussing their career along with the territories that they were involved with.
These range from pretty honest to interesting horsecrap,but usually you get some type of entertainment from them.
Many stars of the past have done these,but many haven't,so here is a top ten list of shoot interviews that I would like to see.I am sure there are people that I have forgotten,so part two
could be down the road..1) Jesse "The Body" Ventura- Part of me says that the Body would never do one of these after his successes away from wrestling,but his willingness to take a check for almost anything gives one pause.I would love to hear Ventura's thoughts on former partner Adrian Adonis,his AWA days and even some thoughts on his days as Governor of Minnesota.
2) Michael "PS" Hayes-I would wager that a Hayes shoot would be range fr
om hilarious to quite poignant when he looks back at the Freebirds,the late Terry Gordy,the Von Erich saga and the Freebirds heyday in World Class and Mid South wrestling.This one will not happen until Hayes leaves the WWE (Vince McMahon doesn't allow employees to do these),but I bet it happens blazing fast,if Hayes ever leaves....
3) Paul Heyman-The former "Paul E.Dangerously" could have a chance at challenging Jim Cornette as the most entertaining shoot interviewee.
His days running ECW aside,I would bet his thoughts on his Memphis days,dealing with Verne Gagne in the dying AWA and his WCW tenures would be entertaining,if not 100 % truthful.
4) Randy Savage-The Macho Man would have tons of WWF stories and his legit heat with both Vince McMahon and Hulk Hogan might have some of the more explosive comments yet.
I would love to hear about the days of the Poffo led ICW outlaw promotions as well.
5) Jim Crockett-The man that ran the only real opposition to the McMahon 1980's juggernaut and lost both the battle and his company has never spoken out on his wrestling life.
Crockett's thoughts on 1987-88 alone would be worth watching for.
6) Ken Mantell- The man that booked World Class during their glory days not only has never done a shoot,but didn't appear on either World Class DVD retrospective (neither the WWE licensed or the independent doc by Brian Harrison).
Mantell's thoughts on World Class would be quite interesting.
7) Mr Wrestling II- A long career and being along with a few others that changed th
e Southern Babyface role forever in the mid to late 70's.Mr II (as the Masked Superstar always referred to him as ) has been noted as quite a salty older fellow and if true,crankiness could be entertaining.
This one needs to be done quickly before it is too (II?) late.
8) Dynamite Kid- The former Bulldog seems to be a bitter person and just hearing the things that he throws against the wall could be some of the wildest comments yet.....
9) Sunshine-The former World Class valet is yet another to look back at the Texas territory.
Sunshine was the main character in returning women to non wrestling roles and her time in Texas was truly influential.
10) Dark Journey- Supposedly,she has turned down offers for years to do these.
Dark Journey's time in Mid South/UWF spanned Dick Slater to the end of the company and her brief stint with the Charlotte office would be interesting tales as well as her answering one of wrestling's urban legends for its truth.
Bonus) Doug Furnas-One of my favorites and an underrated star that never got his true due.
Furnas could have tons of stories on All Japan pro wrestling,the WWF time that never seemed to used right and the various southern promotions.
Furnas is reported to be suffering from Parkinson's disease and he may not able to do one of these....
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