Description

Maven Shoot Interview 11/18/05

Wrestling’s first “reality star” sat down to discuss his very unique path to the WWE.

Topics Include:
Were you a fan growing up?
Can you talk about your collegiate baseball career?
Were you drafted?
Any good recruiting stories?
What do you think of steroids in baseball?
How did you find out Tough Enough?
Were you a big fan prior?
Did you ever think about going for training anywhere?
What was the video you sent in?
What was the process of selection like?
Did you bond with anyone on the cast off of the bat?
What did your family think of your decision to enter the contest?
How real was what aired on TV to how the experience actually was?
What was the biggest misconception you had about being a wrestler?
What was your fav experience during the contest?
Who were you surprised was eliminated and why?
Thoughts on Darryl
What was the toughest drill?
How did life change for you once the show started airing and becoming popular?
What was the hardest thing about success?
Thoughts on Al Snow and Taz as trainers
What were the 24 hours like from the moment you won til the next day?
Did you think you were going to win at the finals?
How soon were you contacted by the office What were your initial impressions of HWA and Les?
Was anyone harder on you down there due to how you got in?
Who did you enjoy working most with down there?
Did you ever feel guilty that you made it so easy compared to others?
Did you ever get frustrated in HWA?
You got called up pretty quick, how did that process go?
Memories of your first angle with Taz
How different was Taz as in working with him at that time as compared to when he was your trainer?
How were you treated by the guys and girls?
What kind of ribs did you get?
Who did you ride with?
Did any ribs ever go over the line?
Did the pressure ever get to you?
What was your experience like wrestling your first big show at the Royal Rumble?
Who came up with the Undertaker scenario?
How was Taker with it?
Can you talk about your first ring rat story?
What was it like doing angles with the Rock?
Did you expect your angle with Taker to go further?
How different was Al as in working with him at that time as compared to when he was your trainer?
When you did that angle with Taker at the hot dog stand was that your first blade job and if so thoughts?
Memories of your first WrestleMania 18
Thoughts on meeting Hogan for the first time
Thoughts on meeting Steve Austin the first few times you did
Were you surprised that you were pushed so high when Vince drafted you as the fictitious 10 for Smackdown?
Thoughts on working with Edge and Christian
Thoughts on working Big Show
Thoughts on Kurt Angle
Thoughts on working with Hardcore Holly
Do you think he’s a bully at times?
How did you break your fibula?
Were you surprised when Chris Nowinski came up?
He comes off kind of cocky, was that just a gimmick? Thoughts on your program with him
Thoughts on your first Raw match with Triple H
What was it like to work with him?
Were you ever considered for Evolution?
Thoughts on teaming with Shawn Michaels
Thoughts on Goldberg
Thoughts on working with Ric Flair
How supportive were the WWE when you took time off for your sick mom?
Thoughts on working with Batista
Thoughts on being paired with Nidia
Last year you did some stuff with HHH, Flair, and Batista around Survivor Series time, how come that angle was dropped?
Thoughts on Randy Orton
When you worked Triple H last year on Raw was he any different towards you than your match the year before?
Who’s idea was it to turn you heel?
Thoughts on working with Eugene
Thoughts on your series with Shelton Benjamin
Thoughts on working with Rhino
How did you wind up paired with Nova (Simon Dean)?
Thoughts on him
Memories of the angle you and Nova did with Steve Austin
Thoughts on how things played out with the ECW One Night Stand angle
Was there any tension with the ECW guys?
Thoughts on Eric Bischoff
Thoughts on JBL
How did you find out you were released?
Were you surprised?
Why do you think you were the most successful Tough Enough winner?
Why don’t you think Daniel Puder succeeded?
What did you think of the last Tough Enough?
Does Tough Enough expose the business too much?
Do you have plans to go to TNA or continue on the indies?
Favorite matches overall
Fav guys to work with
Least fav guys to work with
Good ribs and road stories
What do you miss most about the WWE?
Does it bother you that guys least talented are retained while you were released?
Were you surprised Christian left?
Thoughts on Chris Benoit
What are your goals now that you aren’t in the WWE
Thoughts on Vince
Do you think Triple H is good or bad for business?
Do you read newsletters or the Internet?
Can you talk about the Surreal Life?
Thoughts on Eddie Guerrero