Post by lucharesufan619 on Jul 12, 2006 15:23:26 GMT -5
The Gospel according to “The Fallen Angel”---Xtreme-style
The editions of the “XPW: Bleeding Was Only HALF the Job” retrospective that have already been printed can be read at www.declarationofindependents.net/doi/pages/specialsubmits/xpwhistory.html .
On July 8, Christopher Daniels granted an interview for the ongoing “XPW: Bleeding Was Only HALF the Job” historical retrospective. Chris wrestled Donovan Morgan on one an show in 1999 and was never seen again in the company. In prior interviews (see: a 2001 Wrestling Observer Live audiocast) where he was asked about his short stay in XPW, he did not elucidate upon it and instead would generally shrug it off. This time, however, Daniels finally set the record straight for the first time ever about that lone appearance many moons ago. How did he get involved XPW? Why didn’t he return to the promotion? Did he think that the “Messiah” character was a ripoff of the “Fallen Angel” persona? Plus a funny story involving himself, Chris Hamrick, and Kristi Myst.
That was just the beginning of the interview, though. Daniels got more and more blasts from the past thrown his way, as he took a step back to the mid-90’s when he first started making a name for himself on the So-Cal independent scene. Topics discussed included his runs in the Empire Wrestling Federation and the Impact Wrestling Federation as well as people he met along the way, such as Gary Key, Jesse Hernandez, Vinnie Massaro, Vic Grimes, and Kevin Kleinrock.
In a funny note, when asked about his memories of an often-forgotten 2003 match with Vic Grimes in the California Wrestling Alliance, Daniels responded “We had wanted to work with each other for awhile, and Vic was always out to prove he could wrestle and not just do hardcore. So he came up to me and he was like, ‘Hey Chris, let’s wrestle tonight.’ And I was like ‘Uhhh, ya, sure Vic, that’s what I do every night, man.’”
Likely the biggest blast from the past and certainly the most candid part of the interview was the part that focused on John Cena’s trainer and former-XPW Heavyweight Champion, “The Real Deal” Damien Steele. An old friend of Daniels from their UPW days together, Steele seemed to have everything going in his favor until he developed personal problems which negatively affected his wrestling career. Daniels was very candid about his relationship with Steele, his thoughts on Steele as a “worker,” the onset of Steele’s addictions and whether he (Daniels) saw them coming, and whether he thinks Steele could’ve been something special in wrestling had he kept his personal life in check.
During the course of the interview, several people made appearances including Low Ki (who sat by and listened in the entire interview’s length), Joel Gertner, April Hunter, Lacey, and Ron Zombie. In another funny moment, Jim Cornette and Ohio Valley Wrestling was being discussed and Chris was trying to remember the name of Cornette’s female disciple in OVW, so he kept asking “Who was Cornette’s girl in OVW?” but he couldn’t remember her name for the life of him. Someone mentioned “Bolin” and Chris looked at them, laughed, and was like, “Nah, Bolin is a guy.” [NOTE: Kenny Bolin is one of the main managers in OVW.] Finally Low Ki remembered and blurted it out - it was a chick named Synn. So Low Ki definitely knows his wrestling trivia quite well.
A special thanks goes out to Chris for being as down-to-earth and candid as he was during this interview. Chris is a professional in every sense of the word and his involvement in “XPW: Bleeding Was Only HALF the Job” is truly appreciated.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
For those who are not aware, “XPW: Bleeding Was Only HALF the Job” is an ongoing historical retrospective which details the fascinating history of Rob Black’s XPW (Xtreme Pro Wrestling). Officially endorsed by adult film legend Ron Jeremy (http://www.megaupload.com/?d=4D3BBUFY) as well as by pro wrestler/promoter/musician/radio host/magician Verne Langdon (http://www.traderverne.com/), the retrospective will go behind-closed-doors and detail everything one could ever want to know XPW. It will have a major focus on the more controversial aspects of XPW’s history, such as Rob Black’s friendship with Paul Heyman and where things went wrong between them, what exactly happened at the HeatWave 2000 riot, drug use in the XPW locker room, and the inside scoop on whether the wrestlers got sexual favors from the porn stars.
This is dirt that has never seen the light of day as it has been concealed among “the boys” since XPW existed. Find out what The Messiah doesn’t want you to know about his personal life and who else besides Rob Black had serious personal issues with him. Follow Josh Lazie as he tells stories of his experiences traveling all around the world with Sabu, including how they got jailed together in Mexico. Learn the stories that Jasmin St. Claire doesn’t want you to know about her history of harassing XPW wrestlers.
Plus, each person who did an interview (see the list below) was asked for their favorite/funniest John Kronus story. Kronus - a former-ECW Tag Team Champion as one half of “The Eliminators” with Perry Saturn - is known not only as being one of the most notorious ribbers in the wrestling business but also for doing crazy stuff to entertain “the boys,” and many of those humorous stories will be published in “XPW: Bleeding Was Only HALF the Job.”
Virtually every major wrestler who you could think of (with a few exceptions, albeit) who wrestled for or were associated with XPW have done extensive shoot interviews about their XPW runs and their comments will be incorporated into the retrospective to provide first-hand testimony. Everybody was asked about their opinion of how they got into XPW, their opinion of Rob Black and of Lizzy Borden, and of course more specific questions about their particular involvement in XPW, as well as their favorite party/road stories from XPW. The list of people who have done interviews so far include:
- “The Franchise” Shane Douglas
(made very candid comments about his relationships with Chris Candido, Terry Funk, Joey Styles, and Rob Black, about Candido’s drug use, about his [Douglas’] experience booking XPW’s East Coast run, and much more---for a full summary of Douglas’ interview, go to www.declarationofindependents.net/doi/pages/xpwsd.html )
- Jerry Lynn
- Missy Hyatt
- Chris Hamrick
- Shark Boy
- “The Fallen Angel” Christopher Daniels (the newest addition)
- Kevin Kleinrock (former-XPW VP)
- Josh Lazie (former-XPW Talent Relations Director, manager of Sabu, and ex-bassist for the world-famous band DANZIG---for a full summary of Lazie’s interview, go to www.declarationofindependents.net/doi/pages/xpwlazie.html )
- Kris Kloss
- Larry Rivera
- CZW promoter/wrestler John Zandig
- Verne Langdon (the trainer of Homeless Jimmy, Messiah, Dynamite D, Johnny Webb, Damien Steele, Angel, and others)
- Plus over 20 different wrestlers including - but not limited to - Kaos, GQ Money, Altar Boy Luke, Pogo the Clown, “White Trash” Johnny Webb, Dynamite D, Steve Rizzono, and tons of others
- Many more to be announced!
Those who were contacted for interviews about their XPW tenures but declined include:
- Sabu (did not want to do any sort of interviews regardless of pay)
- New Jack (no interest in talking about XPW)
- Justin Credible (his schedule was too busy)
- Evan Karagias (wanted $100 for an interview)
- The Messiah (wanted $200+ for an interview)
- Lizzy Borden (has moved on from wrestling and doesn’t wish to comment on it)
- Jasmin St. Claire (acted like a prima donna [read: Pre-Madonna], saying she was higher than doing wrestling interviews)
Although Lizzy Borden did not grant an interview, she was very helpful in supplying rare XPW footage and photographs which will be used to supplement the voluminous information that is presented in the “XPW: Bleeding Was Only HALF the Job” retrospective.
WWE/ECW superstar Tommy Dreamer’s involvement in the “XPW: Bleeding Was Only HALF the Job” is unknown at this point. As recently as early July 2006, phone calls have been exchanged with Dreamer and he has expressed SOME interest in doing an interview about XPW for this retrospective. [NOTE: Dreamer did business with Rob Black in 1998 and even appeared - in a non-sex role - in one of Extreme Associates’s adult films.] However, there are several issues which complicate the matter, most notably Dreamer’s extremely busy schedule and his WWE/ECW contract. His involvement is up in the air at this point, although every measure possible is being taken to arrange an interview with Dreamer.
On a side note, XPW was mentioned in a veiled reference by Paul Heyman on a WWE/ECW show at Viking Hall show on June 24, 2005. In his emotional promo, Heyman said "I don't care what losers and wannabes and porno rejects have run here. I have been dying for five years to say we are home in the ECW Arena!”
To read the editions of “XPW: Bleeding Was Only HALF the Job” that have been printed up to this point, please visit:
www.declarationofindependents.net/doi/pages/specialsubmits/xpwhistory.html
Be sure to start at the bottom of that page, as the article at the top is the most recent chronologically and the last article is the first article chronologically (assuming you want to read them in chronological order, that is…if not, then dive right in!).
For any questions about the retrospective, please e-mail Piratez4v3go2@aol.com. Thanks for your interest.
The editions of the “XPW: Bleeding Was Only HALF the Job” retrospective that have already been printed can be read at www.declarationofindependents.net/doi/pages/specialsubmits/xpwhistory.html .
On July 8, Christopher Daniels granted an interview for the ongoing “XPW: Bleeding Was Only HALF the Job” historical retrospective. Chris wrestled Donovan Morgan on one an show in 1999 and was never seen again in the company. In prior interviews (see: a 2001 Wrestling Observer Live audiocast) where he was asked about his short stay in XPW, he did not elucidate upon it and instead would generally shrug it off. This time, however, Daniels finally set the record straight for the first time ever about that lone appearance many moons ago. How did he get involved XPW? Why didn’t he return to the promotion? Did he think that the “Messiah” character was a ripoff of the “Fallen Angel” persona? Plus a funny story involving himself, Chris Hamrick, and Kristi Myst.
That was just the beginning of the interview, though. Daniels got more and more blasts from the past thrown his way, as he took a step back to the mid-90’s when he first started making a name for himself on the So-Cal independent scene. Topics discussed included his runs in the Empire Wrestling Federation and the Impact Wrestling Federation as well as people he met along the way, such as Gary Key, Jesse Hernandez, Vinnie Massaro, Vic Grimes, and Kevin Kleinrock.
In a funny note, when asked about his memories of an often-forgotten 2003 match with Vic Grimes in the California Wrestling Alliance, Daniels responded “We had wanted to work with each other for awhile, and Vic was always out to prove he could wrestle and not just do hardcore. So he came up to me and he was like, ‘Hey Chris, let’s wrestle tonight.’ And I was like ‘Uhhh, ya, sure Vic, that’s what I do every night, man.’”
Likely the biggest blast from the past and certainly the most candid part of the interview was the part that focused on John Cena’s trainer and former-XPW Heavyweight Champion, “The Real Deal” Damien Steele. An old friend of Daniels from their UPW days together, Steele seemed to have everything going in his favor until he developed personal problems which negatively affected his wrestling career. Daniels was very candid about his relationship with Steele, his thoughts on Steele as a “worker,” the onset of Steele’s addictions and whether he (Daniels) saw them coming, and whether he thinks Steele could’ve been something special in wrestling had he kept his personal life in check.
During the course of the interview, several people made appearances including Low Ki (who sat by and listened in the entire interview’s length), Joel Gertner, April Hunter, Lacey, and Ron Zombie. In another funny moment, Jim Cornette and Ohio Valley Wrestling was being discussed and Chris was trying to remember the name of Cornette’s female disciple in OVW, so he kept asking “Who was Cornette’s girl in OVW?” but he couldn’t remember her name for the life of him. Someone mentioned “Bolin” and Chris looked at them, laughed, and was like, “Nah, Bolin is a guy.” [NOTE: Kenny Bolin is one of the main managers in OVW.] Finally Low Ki remembered and blurted it out - it was a chick named Synn. So Low Ki definitely knows his wrestling trivia quite well.
A special thanks goes out to Chris for being as down-to-earth and candid as he was during this interview. Chris is a professional in every sense of the word and his involvement in “XPW: Bleeding Was Only HALF the Job” is truly appreciated.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
For those who are not aware, “XPW: Bleeding Was Only HALF the Job” is an ongoing historical retrospective which details the fascinating history of Rob Black’s XPW (Xtreme Pro Wrestling). Officially endorsed by adult film legend Ron Jeremy (http://www.megaupload.com/?d=4D3BBUFY) as well as by pro wrestler/promoter/musician/radio host/magician Verne Langdon (http://www.traderverne.com/), the retrospective will go behind-closed-doors and detail everything one could ever want to know XPW. It will have a major focus on the more controversial aspects of XPW’s history, such as Rob Black’s friendship with Paul Heyman and where things went wrong between them, what exactly happened at the HeatWave 2000 riot, drug use in the XPW locker room, and the inside scoop on whether the wrestlers got sexual favors from the porn stars.
This is dirt that has never seen the light of day as it has been concealed among “the boys” since XPW existed. Find out what The Messiah doesn’t want you to know about his personal life and who else besides Rob Black had serious personal issues with him. Follow Josh Lazie as he tells stories of his experiences traveling all around the world with Sabu, including how they got jailed together in Mexico. Learn the stories that Jasmin St. Claire doesn’t want you to know about her history of harassing XPW wrestlers.
Plus, each person who did an interview (see the list below) was asked for their favorite/funniest John Kronus story. Kronus - a former-ECW Tag Team Champion as one half of “The Eliminators” with Perry Saturn - is known not only as being one of the most notorious ribbers in the wrestling business but also for doing crazy stuff to entertain “the boys,” and many of those humorous stories will be published in “XPW: Bleeding Was Only HALF the Job.”
Virtually every major wrestler who you could think of (with a few exceptions, albeit) who wrestled for or were associated with XPW have done extensive shoot interviews about their XPW runs and their comments will be incorporated into the retrospective to provide first-hand testimony. Everybody was asked about their opinion of how they got into XPW, their opinion of Rob Black and of Lizzy Borden, and of course more specific questions about their particular involvement in XPW, as well as their favorite party/road stories from XPW. The list of people who have done interviews so far include:
- “The Franchise” Shane Douglas
(made very candid comments about his relationships with Chris Candido, Terry Funk, Joey Styles, and Rob Black, about Candido’s drug use, about his [Douglas’] experience booking XPW’s East Coast run, and much more---for a full summary of Douglas’ interview, go to www.declarationofindependents.net/doi/pages/xpwsd.html )
- Jerry Lynn
- Missy Hyatt
- Chris Hamrick
- Shark Boy
- “The Fallen Angel” Christopher Daniels (the newest addition)
- Kevin Kleinrock (former-XPW VP)
- Josh Lazie (former-XPW Talent Relations Director, manager of Sabu, and ex-bassist for the world-famous band DANZIG---for a full summary of Lazie’s interview, go to www.declarationofindependents.net/doi/pages/xpwlazie.html )
- Kris Kloss
- Larry Rivera
- CZW promoter/wrestler John Zandig
- Verne Langdon (the trainer of Homeless Jimmy, Messiah, Dynamite D, Johnny Webb, Damien Steele, Angel, and others)
- Plus over 20 different wrestlers including - but not limited to - Kaos, GQ Money, Altar Boy Luke, Pogo the Clown, “White Trash” Johnny Webb, Dynamite D, Steve Rizzono, and tons of others
- Many more to be announced!
Those who were contacted for interviews about their XPW tenures but declined include:
- Sabu (did not want to do any sort of interviews regardless of pay)
- New Jack (no interest in talking about XPW)
- Justin Credible (his schedule was too busy)
- Evan Karagias (wanted $100 for an interview)
- The Messiah (wanted $200+ for an interview)
- Lizzy Borden (has moved on from wrestling and doesn’t wish to comment on it)
- Jasmin St. Claire (acted like a prima donna [read: Pre-Madonna], saying she was higher than doing wrestling interviews)
Although Lizzy Borden did not grant an interview, she was very helpful in supplying rare XPW footage and photographs which will be used to supplement the voluminous information that is presented in the “XPW: Bleeding Was Only HALF the Job” retrospective.
WWE/ECW superstar Tommy Dreamer’s involvement in the “XPW: Bleeding Was Only HALF the Job” is unknown at this point. As recently as early July 2006, phone calls have been exchanged with Dreamer and he has expressed SOME interest in doing an interview about XPW for this retrospective. [NOTE: Dreamer did business with Rob Black in 1998 and even appeared - in a non-sex role - in one of Extreme Associates’s adult films.] However, there are several issues which complicate the matter, most notably Dreamer’s extremely busy schedule and his WWE/ECW contract. His involvement is up in the air at this point, although every measure possible is being taken to arrange an interview with Dreamer.
On a side note, XPW was mentioned in a veiled reference by Paul Heyman on a WWE/ECW show at Viking Hall show on June 24, 2005. In his emotional promo, Heyman said "I don't care what losers and wannabes and porno rejects have run here. I have been dying for five years to say we are home in the ECW Arena!”
To read the editions of “XPW: Bleeding Was Only HALF the Job” that have been printed up to this point, please visit:
www.declarationofindependents.net/doi/pages/specialsubmits/xpwhistory.html
Be sure to start at the bottom of that page, as the article at the top is the most recent chronologically and the last article is the first article chronologically (assuming you want to read them in chronological order, that is…if not, then dive right in!).
For any questions about the retrospective, please e-mail Piratez4v3go2@aol.com. Thanks for your interest.