Post by Spike Kane on Feb 27, 2012 8:17:11 GMT -6
There is no actual Spike TV this week as I had other things to do and it kind of got away from me, then some things went down that just put me in a foul mood and not wanting to do it. I figured it would be better not to write it, than to write it angry.
So Spike TV is going on hiatus right now, as some people know I've had a lot to deal with in my personal life, partly to do with work, with my sister needing surgery, and with my fiancee kicking me out of the house. So without meaning to sound uptight or insulting....I have more important things to do right now. So it has to go on the back burner.
Regardless, here is this weeks interview from Roberto Verona.
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Q. What made you want to become a professional wrestler?
Honestly? The same old schitck we all roll out, I was a fan as a kid, after high school I got involved before dropping out and “joining the real world”. Luckily I got an opportunity to get back into the business and haven’t looked back since, it genuinely helped to have built up a small fortune prior to coming back to live off rather than the scraps most of the guys start out with.
Q. Did you have any help, any specific training that helped you in the business?
I genuinely was a bounty hunter for several years in Chicago, which acclimatised me to a more “rough and ready” style some guys roll with in wrestling, mostly the hardcore brawlers. Luckily enough I had originally got into the business at a young age before I dropped out when my parents died and moved back to Chicago, so it was more a case of dusting off the boots and shedding the ring rust rather than learning from scratch.
During my first few years back in the ring I tended to stick to what I knew to an extent but gradually I learnt to wrestling much more technically, I honestly think if I hadn’t I’d not be where I was today, I definitely not have been hired by NCW, they demand a much wider potential move set for their performers, even if they don’t all use it. I can guarantee even guys the size of Lex can perform German Suplexes on tap if asked.
Q. How did you come to be in nCw?
I had wrestled on the independent circuit for some years, although I was lucky enough to have caught the eye of Brent Sampson and Dante Cross who came down a few times to watch me perform at various venues across the country. They approached my after one show and offered me the chance to come and try out at NCW and the rest, as they say, is history.
Ironically my gimmick, so to speak, hasn’t really changed much since I started and it was the reason I was scouted out in the first place, I suppose there is some cash in a “loud mouthed rebellious figure” whose principles can connect with the crowd. I am just lucky it comes pretty naturally, I put elements of myself into my character on screen so what you see if, generally, what you get.
Q. In the past we've seen you on screen with some superstars who haven't really made a proper splash here in nCw, did the thought that you might get lumped in with them ever cross your mind?
It is only natural to assume that if the talent you’re working with is, with all due respect, sub-par for whatever reason, and genuinely that can be anything from actual talent to just personal issues, that it may reflect badly on you. Wrestling is an art which relies on everybody in that ring to be on cue and fully focused, it is quite difficult to shine when your opponent isn’t pulling his weight, but I always had faith in my work.
The key was to make sure I got myself exposure outside of the ring, when you’re not working with the right guys to get noticed, it is up to you to get off of your ass and make sure the guys at head office really can’t ignore you. I pushed enough shirts and trended on enough social media eventually to get my big break and when I got it I took it with both hands and ran with it. My advice to all the other guys languishing around feeling like they’re going nowhere is to do the same, if you work hard you’ll be rewarded, regardless of needing to rely on others to give you a helping hand.
Q. A lot of people are quite high on your work ethic here in nCw, does that ever get to feel like too much pressure?
I tend not to think about it, as I say everything about me on screen is natural, I don’t force anything because I find trying to play a part is just really awkward. Obviously you can add little bits here or there to skew yourself towards whichever alignment you’re booked towards at the time but genuinely the greats out there are not playing a part. My work ethic comes from the heart and my on screen mission does too. Obviously, it all makes for good television but generally backstage what I preach about is generally what happens.
I always have, and will, appreciate the support and faith the head office shows in me and has shown in my throughout my career here, it drives me to repay their faith more than it intimidates me. I just hope that when I call it a day I can look back and say I had a genuine impact on NCW and my colleagues in a positive way.
Q. I'm assuming you have the World Title in your sights within your near future, but do you have anything else in mind?
Any wrestler who tells you that they don’t have the ambition to be World Champion at some stage is a liar. It is definitely in my sights and I am sure whenever I am deemed ready I will be given that shot you spend your career coveting.
As of now my goal is to reform the company, on screen at least. The vacuum left by Leonard Fox obviously needs filling and it lends to so many potential angles and storylines, the “good of the roster” is a great message to get behind and it just plays on the traditional “good vs evil” that we all love, with the intriguing shades of grey in our individual characters.
As long as I am on screen I will continue to fight for the little guy and be somebody to believe in, well as long as I am supposed to be liked! Ultimately though, with or without the World Title, that will be my primary goal.
Q. Given your road schedule would take you away from your home a lot, I'm pretty sure you should have some funny road stories, care to share your favourite?
Generally I try to get home whenever I can but as you know, this business isn’t a friend to those who easily miss their home comforts. Obviously I spend a lot of time on the road with Hannah but I’ve found that the most unassuming guys tend to be the most hilarious. At NCW Lex and Xander are nearly polar opposites of their on screen personality, Famularo is so much less “uptight” on the road than he is on screen and if it isn’t Lex pulling pranks on guys its Xander.
There’s a fair few to pick from, Xander ordering transvestite latino hookers (who were sometimes midgets) for some of the new guys as a “welcome gift” to Lex genuinely having a Ben & Jerrys fetish it is quite hard to pick! Honestly, do not try to steal his Chunky Monkey or he will really bury you alive, if you’re unlucky enough to get caught! Then again, you buy him some Cookie Dough and he’s got your back for the rest of your career so it all balances out, just don’t share a room with him the morning after all that dairy…
Q. Ok then, so....what would you give yourself as a rating for wrestling in this business?
Word Association.
Revolution.
Neccesary
Hierarchy.
Decadent.
The Ace.
Ruthless.
Adam Knite.
Sensitive.
Todd Williams
Tool. [color=aqua[Seconded![/color]
Kelly Knite
Misguided Potential.
and of course, yours truly, Spike Kane.
Legend.
Well thank Roberto, and good luck next week. I'd like to personally thank each and every one of you who tunes in to read this show every week. It means a lot to me that people do, and I'm sorry that we have to go away for a while, but this is it for season one. See you on the flipside!
So Spike TV is going on hiatus right now, as some people know I've had a lot to deal with in my personal life, partly to do with work, with my sister needing surgery, and with my fiancee kicking me out of the house. So without meaning to sound uptight or insulting....I have more important things to do right now. So it has to go on the back burner.
Regardless, here is this weeks interview from Roberto Verona.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Q. What made you want to become a professional wrestler?
Honestly? The same old schitck we all roll out, I was a fan as a kid, after high school I got involved before dropping out and “joining the real world”. Luckily I got an opportunity to get back into the business and haven’t looked back since, it genuinely helped to have built up a small fortune prior to coming back to live off rather than the scraps most of the guys start out with.
Q. Did you have any help, any specific training that helped you in the business?
I genuinely was a bounty hunter for several years in Chicago, which acclimatised me to a more “rough and ready” style some guys roll with in wrestling, mostly the hardcore brawlers. Luckily enough I had originally got into the business at a young age before I dropped out when my parents died and moved back to Chicago, so it was more a case of dusting off the boots and shedding the ring rust rather than learning from scratch.
During my first few years back in the ring I tended to stick to what I knew to an extent but gradually I learnt to wrestling much more technically, I honestly think if I hadn’t I’d not be where I was today, I definitely not have been hired by NCW, they demand a much wider potential move set for their performers, even if they don’t all use it. I can guarantee even guys the size of Lex can perform German Suplexes on tap if asked.
Q. How did you come to be in nCw?
I had wrestled on the independent circuit for some years, although I was lucky enough to have caught the eye of Brent Sampson and Dante Cross who came down a few times to watch me perform at various venues across the country. They approached my after one show and offered me the chance to come and try out at NCW and the rest, as they say, is history.
Ironically my gimmick, so to speak, hasn’t really changed much since I started and it was the reason I was scouted out in the first place, I suppose there is some cash in a “loud mouthed rebellious figure” whose principles can connect with the crowd. I am just lucky it comes pretty naturally, I put elements of myself into my character on screen so what you see if, generally, what you get.
Q. In the past we've seen you on screen with some superstars who haven't really made a proper splash here in nCw, did the thought that you might get lumped in with them ever cross your mind?
It is only natural to assume that if the talent you’re working with is, with all due respect, sub-par for whatever reason, and genuinely that can be anything from actual talent to just personal issues, that it may reflect badly on you. Wrestling is an art which relies on everybody in that ring to be on cue and fully focused, it is quite difficult to shine when your opponent isn’t pulling his weight, but I always had faith in my work.
The key was to make sure I got myself exposure outside of the ring, when you’re not working with the right guys to get noticed, it is up to you to get off of your ass and make sure the guys at head office really can’t ignore you. I pushed enough shirts and trended on enough social media eventually to get my big break and when I got it I took it with both hands and ran with it. My advice to all the other guys languishing around feeling like they’re going nowhere is to do the same, if you work hard you’ll be rewarded, regardless of needing to rely on others to give you a helping hand.
Q. A lot of people are quite high on your work ethic here in nCw, does that ever get to feel like too much pressure?
I tend not to think about it, as I say everything about me on screen is natural, I don’t force anything because I find trying to play a part is just really awkward. Obviously you can add little bits here or there to skew yourself towards whichever alignment you’re booked towards at the time but genuinely the greats out there are not playing a part. My work ethic comes from the heart and my on screen mission does too. Obviously, it all makes for good television but generally backstage what I preach about is generally what happens.
I always have, and will, appreciate the support and faith the head office shows in me and has shown in my throughout my career here, it drives me to repay their faith more than it intimidates me. I just hope that when I call it a day I can look back and say I had a genuine impact on NCW and my colleagues in a positive way.
Q. I'm assuming you have the World Title in your sights within your near future, but do you have anything else in mind?
Any wrestler who tells you that they don’t have the ambition to be World Champion at some stage is a liar. It is definitely in my sights and I am sure whenever I am deemed ready I will be given that shot you spend your career coveting.
As of now my goal is to reform the company, on screen at least. The vacuum left by Leonard Fox obviously needs filling and it lends to so many potential angles and storylines, the “good of the roster” is a great message to get behind and it just plays on the traditional “good vs evil” that we all love, with the intriguing shades of grey in our individual characters.
As long as I am on screen I will continue to fight for the little guy and be somebody to believe in, well as long as I am supposed to be liked! Ultimately though, with or without the World Title, that will be my primary goal.
Q. Given your road schedule would take you away from your home a lot, I'm pretty sure you should have some funny road stories, care to share your favourite?
Generally I try to get home whenever I can but as you know, this business isn’t a friend to those who easily miss their home comforts. Obviously I spend a lot of time on the road with Hannah but I’ve found that the most unassuming guys tend to be the most hilarious. At NCW Lex and Xander are nearly polar opposites of their on screen personality, Famularo is so much less “uptight” on the road than he is on screen and if it isn’t Lex pulling pranks on guys its Xander.
There’s a fair few to pick from, Xander ordering transvestite latino hookers (who were sometimes midgets) for some of the new guys as a “welcome gift” to Lex genuinely having a Ben & Jerrys fetish it is quite hard to pick! Honestly, do not try to steal his Chunky Monkey or he will really bury you alive, if you’re unlucky enough to get caught! Then again, you buy him some Cookie Dough and he’s got your back for the rest of your career so it all balances out, just don’t share a room with him the morning after all that dairy…
Q. Ok then, so....what would you give yourself as a rating for wrestling in this business?
Word Association.
Revolution.
Neccesary
Hierarchy.
Decadent.
The Ace.
Ruthless.
Adam Knite.
Sensitive.
Todd Williams
Tool. [color=aqua[Seconded![/color]
Kelly Knite
Misguided Potential.
and of course, yours truly, Spike Kane.
Legend.
Well thank Roberto, and good luck next week. I'd like to personally thank each and every one of you who tunes in to read this show every week. It means a lot to me that people do, and I'm sorry that we have to go away for a while, but this is it for season one. See you on the flipside!