ditch Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 I'm getting a chance to speak with that guy who played the bully's dad on Boy Meets World. Will be focusing on Japan and Europe, and I'm taking suggestions through Friday-ish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEAN Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 Was there any LEGIT HEAT after Stan Hansen knocked your eyeball out of the socket? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ultimoDANK Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 Obvious shit. Favorite AJPW opponent and match? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt D Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 Lots and lots of Otto Wanz stories. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 What was it like the First time he wore the vader helmet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 What did he think about the helmet when they gave it to him? I can see him thinking "what is this shit". Did anyone ever try and shoot on him in Japan? What was it like meeting Lou Thesz, and whatever happened to the belt he gave him in UWF? Favorite worker in UWF? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keith_h Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 Thoughts on his 1/4/96 match with Inoki? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultimo The Great Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 What are his thoughts on the Noah split from All Japan and did he ever consider staying with All Japan. Who in All Japan/New Japan/Noah did he get along with most and who did he not get along with? Any Yakuza stories? Who was the stiffest worker he ever faced? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 I'd like to hear his thoughts on the Takada feud. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salads Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 I hit wiki to see what stuff he'd done in Europe and found out that his famous NJ debut / beating Inoki in three minutes / massive venue-banning riot adventure (which will always be worth a question or two by itself) came just two years after his debut. So there a few questions there such as whether he had any insight into him being thrown into that position, if he felt he was ready, how much prior knowledge he had of Japan (or hell, pro wrestling) going in etc. After reading more my Vader curiosity is now about him getting into the industry late and the industry seeming to make up for lost time by flying him around the world to beat up their guys and get gold from day one. At what point did he grasp the significance of his career (most IWGP reigns by a foreigner and only wrestler to hold world championships on three continents simultaneously both happening early on)? Did he have any problems fending off complacency? Did anyone (including himself) suspect or accuse him of having an ego or being overpushed or being a big stiff bastard? And of course you gotta ask him about UWFi. Opponents, style, it existing, the lot. Seeing as he worked NJ/AJ/UWFi/WJ and NOAH it'd probably be amiss not to ask him about the differences in working for all those promotions (or even better, what they think of each other) as off the top of my head I can only really think of Tenryu who's managed to breach the boundaries of company loyalty so freely during that time frame and as brought up in the catch-all thread when that guy speaks it sounds all Japanesey. Though this doesn't really focus on Japan/Europe, Is there a continent he feels the Vader character belonged to or in? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ultimoDANK Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 Oh yeah and I would def ask about the match where Foley lost his ear. Did he realize what happened during the match? Thoughts on working with Foley and Sting? Memories from the Starcade '93 match with Flair? What was it like for him when Hogan came to WCW? Thoughts on working with HBK? His relationship with Vince...? Did he encourage his son to get into the business? What advice has he given him? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eivion Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 What did he think of the AJPW roster when he last wrestled there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infinit Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 Is there a backstory as to why they chose "Eyes of the World" as his NJPW theme? I Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew POE! Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 Does Vader still have the old black Mastodon helmet/headgear (seen in his NWA/WCW days) or know where it is? Is his son Jesse planning wrestling full-time with a promotion in Japan? Has he spoken to Mick Foley since the infamous match from Germany where Foley lost his right ear? Did he get a chance to attend the funeral for Mitsuharu Misawa (since they had a few matches in the AJPW days)? Does he still keep up with any of the Japanese wrestlers he wrestled? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AxB Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 What was the deal with the Beat Takeshi's Wrestling stable thing? And how did they know that everyone in it would turn out to be so good? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditch Posted October 18, 2013 Author Share Posted October 18, 2013 Plenty of good suggestions so far, and some different approaches to topics I'd brainstormed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditch Posted October 22, 2013 Author Share Posted October 22, 2013 On one hand, the interview didn't happen as quickly as I hoped. On the other hand, I'm now going to Skype with Vader. And it's all thanks, indirectly, to Alan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan4L Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 On one hand, the interview didn't happen as quickly as I hoped. On the other hand, I'm now going to Skype with Vader. And it's all thanks, indirectly, to Alan. very indirectly, considering I didn't know it was happening until now! haha. Hope it went well Ditch. Can't wait to see the end result. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditch Posted November 3, 2013 Author Share Posted November 3, 2013 Didn't end up happening. Not sure why he didn't want to do it after initially accepting and giving us his Skype name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Wilson Posted November 3, 2013 Share Posted November 3, 2013 I'm just curious Ditch, in these cases when you guys are setting up interviews, are you/the website talking directly to the wrestler, or to an agent/rep for the wrestler? It does seem odd that someone would just change their mind all of a sudden unless something outside of your and his control happened (ie WWE wouldn't let him for some reason if he has a legends deal, etc.). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditch Posted November 4, 2013 Author Share Posted November 4, 2013 No way would WWE be involved. It's probably just that he couldn't be bothered to respond to our scheduling emails. It's easy to say "yes" and something else to nail down an actual time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#prowrestlingisart Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 Had a number of wrestlers flake on me. Only one with a decent excuse was Ayako Hamada: her dad doesn't have internet set up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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