What a crazy cool week to be a wrestling fan – Joe Hendry getting his chance on the big stage, MJF vs. Ospreay being given to us for free, and an absolutely incredible Mariah May heel turn. More of this please! ME LIKEE LOTS! Let’s continue the good vibes with your questions, shall we?
Thomas M kicks us off with…”We are now past six months into the year – has anything stood out as real WrestleCrap and even Gooker worthy to you? Apart from the whole Vince McMahon thing with John Laurinaitis trying to play the victim – serious shit like that shouldn’t belong on WrestleCrap.”
It does seem to be a bit of a dearth so far this year, doesn’t it? Sure, there have been a couple things here and there but nothing that stands out like “Get the Gooker ready.” That said, there’s yet to be a year that has failed to disappoint in that regard, so I am holding out hope that the next few months are chock full of candidates. Surely someone has a video game or soft drink that needs a tie in, right?
Josh G wants to know…”How did you meet Sean Carless and Matt from Dinosaur Dracula (formerly xe)?”
Sean was a WrestleCrap reader from way back, and I think Matt had namedropped WrestleCrap in an article but I could be totally wrong on that one. Sean wound up doing some fun stuff with us for the site itself – to this day I still view Valentine’s Day as a Gorilla Monsoon holiday! As for Matt, we’ve traded emails back and forth, even kinda sorta discussed a book with him about twenty years ago, but nothing came of it. I think both guys are absolutely hilarious.
Forest G asks…”King’s Island or Cedar Point?”
For me it’s Kings Island, but that’s likely more because it’s my ‘home park’. Plus The Beast at night is my all time favorite ride. Was very blessed to be able to ride that last week and was once more blown away by what an incredible experience that is. Nothing tops being barely able to see as you fly through the woods on a coaster that feels like it’s ready to fly off the track at any time. So so so fun!
Robert R pulls a rabbit out of his hat with…”Who is a better magician: The Black Scorpion or Phantasio?”
Scorpion and it’s not even close. While Phantasio did the magic wedgie, Scorpion not only made a tiger appear out of thin air but also spun a guy’s head around like a top! We need more magicians in wrestling. And Chris Jericho throwing fireballs ain’t what I’m talking about.
Simon JL ponders…”Can AEW actually pull off a face turn for ‘Timeless’ Toni Storm?”
I mean, I think we’re there already? She’s cheered everywhere they go. But the big question is what on earth they can do to get the crowd to give Toni ANY support at Wembley vs. local girl Mariah May. I don’t see that as anything but Toni needing to go full heel for that show. All that said, I am truly hoping that she doesn’t go full grindhouse after the blood bath she was just in on Dynamite.
Rudy Y inquires…”How did you get Mrs. Deal to go by (and buy) Peaches in the April Fools episode?”
Oh I have my ways.
Josh J screams at us with…”AM I DELUSIONAL OR DID AEW HAVE SHAQ BE CARTED OFF INTO AN AMBULANCE AND THEN HAVE THAT AMBULANCE OPENED AGAIN ONLY TO HAVE HIM COMPLETELY VANISH AND NOBODY EVER EXPLAINED OR MENTIONED IT AGAIN”
DUDE EVERY TIME AN AMBULANCE SHOWS UP IN AEW I ALWAYS ASK IF SHAQ WILL BE INSIDE. HASN’T HAPPENED YET. BUT I’M LIKE LINUS IN THE PUMPKIN PATCH – I AIN’T EVER GIVING UP HOPE. NOR WILL I EVER STOP TYPING IN ALL CAPS WHEN I FEEL LIKE SOMEONE IS YELLING AT ME.
Charles B climbs the ladder with…”Favorite MITB cash in ever?”
I was never the world’s biggest ECW fan, but I absolutely LOVED the RVD one with Cena. I like it more when it’s not a ‘surprise’ as it’s honestly more of a surprise when it’s not designed to be one. So yeah, that one for sure.
James B asks…”What obscure piece of memorabilia or prop do you wish you had?”
For one moment in time, I had the Gooker outfit. It was sent to me with the understanding I could use it for Starrcast, then send it back. And for a brief, very brief, moment I thought, “possession is 9/10 of the law right?” But I sent it back. After, I should note, Mrs. Deal actually worked on the outfit to patch it up in a few places! Wish I still had that thing, it was amazing.
Rob N wants to know…”When you hooked up with Vince Russo, was there any topic(s) that were off-limits to discuss?”
I know he was super leery when we first talked, so when we had him on originally I told Blade, under no circumstances ever, were we to talk about pro wrestling. And it’s funny, because as I recall at the end of the interview Russo actually asked US to ask him about wrestling. Of course now I can ask him anything I want but we rarely talk wrestling. When we do it’s just to laugh about how insane some people are about this silly business. Life is short, kids – don’t get so wrapped around the axle on wrestling that you lose sight of the good stuff in life!
Wasn’t planning on ending with that one, but I don’t think I can top it. Let’s all get together again next week for another mailbag featuring your questions, which you can send rightchere!