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<center><H2> March 12, 2005 </h2><p></center>
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<h3>Interview with "Primetime" Elix Skipper</h3>
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<font color= black><h2> Quick Highlights</h2>
---Interview by Phone<P>
---Debut 1999<P>
---World Championship Wrestling (WCW) 1999-2001<p>
---Total Non-stop Wrestling (TNA) 2002-2008<p>
---Worked in All Japan Pro Wrestling<P>
---Managed by Major Gunns<P>
---Held the WCW Cruiserweight Title, The WCW Cruiserweight Tag Team Titles, TNA Tag Titles (4x), TNA World Cup X<p>
---#5 insane plan top 10 interviews<P><hr>
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JM: What made you decide that Pro Wrestling is what you want to do with your life? </font color= red><P>
ES: I always wanted to do it. My Father & my grandfather and myself use to watch wrestling and at 17 years old I started weight lifting and kick boxing and study martial arts <P><HR>
<font color= red>JM: What is the best and the worst working for WCW?</font color= red><p>
ES: What do you mean Best match or.....<P>
<font color= red>JM: Anything in general for working with WCW</font color= red> <P>
ES: the best part working there was with Billy Kidman and Rey Mystrio they both are the best to work with and the both are on top of each other and I had some of my best matches with them<P>
The worst part was when WCW hit it's financial problems <P><HR>
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JM: Do you have any plans of making it to the WWE or is TNA home for you?<p></font color= red>
ES: I use to be in the WWE when they bought my contract and I trained for 9 months there and than I was Released, So I started working for Japan and my plans are, I would like to go back to Japan but we'll wait and see about the money issues and maybe if there is no problems with TNA in the future<P><HR>
<font color= red>JM: Now I did not see it but I read about it a lot</font color= red> <p>
ES: Okay<p><font color= red>
JM: What was going through your mind when you did that crazy stunt on top of the 6 sided cage in TNA <P></font color= red>
ES: To be Honest I was Pissed, Once I got up to the cage I slipped and started to think what should I do, and all I heard was the fans screaming don't do it! don't Die! and than I decided don't look down don't look any where Just do it. And I did it!<p>
<font color= red>JM: WOW! That's Crazy</font color= red><p><HR>
<font color= red>JM: How was the WCW locker room during it's last days When Vince McMahon ran it to the ground.</font color= red><p>
ES: It was not so much Vince That Ran it to the ground, I remember us being a Family and us as a family we knew all the good times was going to end and even our worst times we were there for each other, we knew it would not be the same ever and I remember how depressed we all were<p><hr>
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JM: When you got the Cruiserweight title in WCW were you disappointed that it was awarded to you by lance storm instead of fighting to win the title.</font color= red><p>
ES :I did not understand it either, I was kind of upset and they told me that I would be defending it every night and it would be a challenge to keep the title and prove I am worthy to defend the title. And it took me two people to beat me for the title, one was Kevin Nash and the other was umm Mike Sanders and it was a Three way for the Cruiserweight. I remember the match, it was a real good feeling and it was the first time that the Fans showed me support, It meant something<p><HR>
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JM: I was at the indy show NWA-Pro wrestling Express, the 10 anniversary show which you competed at the event, what were your thoughts on the show? </font color= red><p>
ES: Umm I don't remember it, who did I wrestle?<p>
<font color= red>JM: It was back in September and you Wrestled Frankie K-<p></font color= red>
ES: OHHHH Frankie Kazarian, Umm it was a little bit Different, I am not about which show is better and which show is worst as long as it is wrestling, I was in so much Pain with my back and I do remember Frankie of course working on my back in the match <p>
<font color= red>JM: Yeah I have a Picture of you in pain holding your back</font color= red><p>
ES: Yeah, the match was good and the Fans were really live and into it <p>
<font color= red>JM: Yeah they have a pretty strong fan based out in Mckeesport<p></font color= red>
ES: I do remember it being very Long for like 4 hours<p><font color= red>
JM: Yeah your right</font color= red><p>
ES: That's Crazy <p>
<font color= red>JM: I only go to the Show once every couple months </font color= red><p>
ES: I don't Blame you, that four hours is Grueling WHEW!<p>
<font color= red>JM: (Laughing)<p></font color= red><hr>
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JM: a Local Promoter has mentioned that there is going to be a match coming up between Crazii Shea and another local guy for the RCW World title and has said that the winner of that match will meet you in the next show for the title on a pole match.
And of course I wanted to go to the main source and my question is, is this true?<p></font color= red>
ES: Umm I don't know, No one has told me about it what's the name of the promoter, <p>
<font color= red>JM: umm I think Sean Levy, </font color= red> <P>
ES: Um no Bill Bain does all my bookings up front and I have shows coming up with Pittsburgh and New Jersey<P>
<font color= red>JM: This one I think is in Maryland</font color= red><P>
ES: No I have no shows coming up for Maryland, How did you hear about this?<P>
<font color= red>JM: It was a press release on Trash Talking Radio <P></font color= red>
ES: Really? <P>
<font color= red>JM: Yup</font color= red><P>
ES: Well, I do have a rope match coming up but not a title on a pole match.<p>
<font color= red>JM: I figured that which is why I ask. I have no idea why they would say something like that on the show<P></font color= red>
ES: Yeah <P><hr>
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JM: What is the most Painful Experience you had to go through in the Biz? </font color= red><P>
ES: At The PPV Me & Kid Romeo wrestled Rey Mystrio,and Billy Kidman for the Cruiserweight Tag team titles and Rey flipped and
Hit My Shoulder and it went Numb and it was the worst feeling and for Two years I finally did get some feeling back and still I have problems until this day
And I told the doctor you better do something about this because I have a show to do the next night<P><hr><font color= red>
JM: WOW That's Crazy, Whatever happened to your Development deal with the WWE?<P></font color= red>
ES: We were offered a contract and went to train for 9 months and they paid us a lot of money for training. it happened right after 911 and the fans were not coming to the shows and the crowd was not like it use to be and they started cutting people<P>
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JM: The Name Game: 10 guys I personally Know you have worked with in the past</font color= red><P>
Billy Kidman--- OH YES! When I first got in wrestling when I was training at the WCW Power Plant and than I wrestled him, it was like WOW a guy from TV. He is Nice and when we got in the ring, we tore it up, it was on! He is very Professional and genuine I had really good matches with him. <P>
The Cat Ernest Miller: ---- HE IS FUNNY.... really he is, You think he is funny on TV you should see him in the locker room. And it was really good working with him because he had the Marital Arts Background and I also have the same thing, And it was fun working with him, After our Matches we would argue about what we did wrong and it would be funny, He is a Comedian inside and outside the ring <P>
AJ Styles:---- AJ's fun, Every time I work with him it's always in a tag team match........... I would like to work with him more in singles competion.
The PPV Tomorrow it won't be one on one but AJ Does it all and is a very good wrestler, I know he can tear it up<P>
D Lo:
I first met him back in the WWE when we were training and he came down to visit. He really takes Wrestling seriously
he has the mind in the biz, very smart in and out of the ring<P>
Jerry Lynn: ---------Jerry is one of the best, He always does things a million times and if it takes a million times, as long as the fans like it that's all it matter<P>
<font color= red>JM: Which is Good he has the heart<P></font color= red>
ES: A lot of New guys will come in and say I want to do this off the top rope and stuff like that and Jerry makes sure he does it right for the fans and he has proved it many times<P>
American Most Wanted :---<P>
ES: Which one?<P>
<font color= red>JM: The Tag Team in general, </font color= red><P>
ES: I don't Know, there OK Outside of the ring. I just want to beat them up, We have great Chemistry in the ring, I will leave it at that , When I get in the ring with them, it's on<P>
Chris Candido: he is okay, I wrestled with him a couple times, I know he has had a lot of problems in the past, I know he is trying <P>
<font color= red>JM: Yeah I heard that he and his wife were having a lot to deal with </font color= red><P>
ES: OH YEAH drama all the way, Have you met Tammy?<P>
<font color= red>JM: No I never met her I Know who she is and I have seen a picture of her a while back and she did not look like a DIVA and don't get me wrong I am not saying that to be ignorant </font color= red><P>
ES: OH NO I know, hey your just telling it like it is, but I ran into her in New Jersey and she looks a lot better you should see her now, you would be so proud of both of them. they can say all they want about them but there trying<P>
<font color= red>JM: wow that's good is there any question Tammy might join TNA--Do you know?<P></font color= red>
ES: umm I don't know, but in this sport Never say Never <P>
Johnny B Badd: He is alright, I have not seen him in TNA for the past couple weeks but he is in Good Shape very Smart in TNA, He is a Nice Guy, He had to make a choice to come back to wrestling <P><font color= red>
JM: Yeah I know he took like 5 years off</font color= red> <P>
ES: Yeah he did, he was like, it was killing him wrestling every day and than when he took those 5 years off it was killing him that he did not wrestle.<P><font color= red>
JM: Yeah he has the heart and passion for it and can't help himself<P></font color= red>
ES: Yeah your right what can I say he is a BADDDDDDDDD MAN!!!!!!!!!<P>
Lance Storm: Lance, Lance, Lance I like Lance! Lance Lance Lance, Very Good Wrestler he reminds me of myself..... He can wrestle BIG or Small other than Rey mystrio, with Lance team Canada Wrestling came FIRST , I was happy he was happy, .and it really was good<P>
<font color= red>JM: And Finally Vince Russo </font color= red><P>
ES: Um I like Vince I know a lot of People Hate him <P><font color= red>
JM: I know that why I was like huh? (Laughing)</font color= red><P>
ES: I love Vince, when us new guys trained at the WCW Power Plant he would come down to visit and talk to us and would be like what are you guys doing here you should be on TV you guys are really good, When we would work on TV he would pull us to the side and work with us. A lot of People point the finger at Vince Russo for the WCW going down but WCW was in financial dispute way before Vince got there. Vince Tried to make a few changes to help WCW but the people don't know and they blame him. but WCW was going down under way before Vince got there! The problem is WCW was throwing money Away but if WCW was still around today We Would be the future of WCW! I have nothing bad to say about Vince<P><HR>
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JM: With whom have you had your best matches to date? </font color= red><p>
ES: Best Match in my Life was with Kidman on WCW Saturday night and Allen Funk he was known as Kee Wee in WCW<P>
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JM: Oh Okay I thought I heard right I was just making sure<P></font color= red>
ES: Yeah my best Matches with those two Guys<P>
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JM: As a young man myself, I dream of breaking into the biz and for all the other young men reading this interview what would your advice be for those and myself dreaming of a break in this sport?</font color=red><p>
ES: Right now it is a bad time to get in wrestling, I am not saying don't do it but right now it is bad timing. Vince McMahon is on Top of the game. I am not saying that as a bad thing but Vince basically has everything.<BR>
Before when WCW was around you have a choice which company to go too. <BR>
Like when there is McDonalds and Burger King. Well I want McDonalds today and I'll have Burger King tomorrow because it's still going to be there and that's a choice<p>
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JM: Yeah your right I remember as a kid during the Monday night wars that I would flip it back and forth and sometimes record the one and watch the other on TV.</font color= red><P>
ES: Yes because that's your choice and back than we had choices between the two, if the WWE was boring you, you ed WCW and the other way around and when you record you always can rewind if it does not interest you.<P>
<font color= red>JM: That's Exactly Right<P></font color= red><HR>
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JM: Closing remarks or thoughts?</font color= red> <P>
ES: I would say Wrestling is going thought a hard time right now <P>
But if your not watching TNA, you better because TNA Will blow you away so pay attention because TNA will run neck in Neck with the WWE<P>
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JM: Yeah I know it's hard because TNA is on the Afternoon which is when I work but when I do watch it the X Division is Crazy <P></font color= red>
ES: Yeah which is why the WWE is being more serious about the cruiserweights<P>
<font color= red>JM: I was Just about to say that I mean awhile ago they had Chavo's dad & Jacquelyn be a champion as some kind of joke and with the X Division, it's an Honor to hold the title<p></font color= red>
ES: Your Exactly right. that's what it means your somebody when you hold the title. <p><hr>
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