We do this interview with a veteran of the game, Mike James. Great great great Grandson of Jesse James (Or so I am told). He has worked on the Indy's for many years and has a lot to share with us here at Indy Pro. I sit down to do a normal interview ... but somewhere, it goes array. So lets start off with some stats, and get down to business with the interview!
www.therebel.4t.com The Rebel's Website
Mike "The Rebel" James
Height: 5'11''
Weight: 265lbs
Hometown: Chattahootchee, Georgia
Years Pro: 10 years
Names he has worked with in the past.
Wild Thing, Steve Armstrong, Evil Wizard, Chris Lynn, to name a few.
Favorite Match
Winning Southern title in a battle Royal in Pennsacola, FL.
To me the Southern belt is everything!
Even more than a world title!
Hello Micheal and welcome to Random Words!
YEEEEHAW!!!!
Thanks Big D.
No problem, I am glad you are here with us.
First off, can you tell us how you started off in the biz, and who were the people you most looked up to?
Lets see... I got started when I trained with Adrian Street down in Florida!
Ahh Florida, great place.
Yep, it was close to my home in Georgia!
Southern Boy are ya?
I'm Southern born & Southern bred! & when I die, I'll be Southern Dead!
Nice to hear..... I think.
I always wanted to be a rassler! My heroes were the Freebirds, Jerry Lawler, Paul Orndorff, & Arn Anderson!
Wow, some big names there man.
It's a Southern Thang...
So where did you start working after you got trained? What did you do for work outside of wrestling? So all the little Rebels know that they are not the only one's that need part time jobs.
I started working the indy scene in Florida, & Alabama. Mostly for Power Slam Wrestling when it was owned by Danny Hiemple. I have worked in contruction as an apprentice electrician, & factory work mostly.
How would you describe your "rassling" style to the people who have never seen you live?
Well I'm no pretty boy! I don't use no fancy top rope stuff like that. I'm basically a brawler, that will take any advantage I can! I've been called the master of the foriegn object!
Ha, so your a down and dirty type of guy?
Old school?
As my favorite commentator used to say: "Win if u can, lose if u must, but always cheat!
Old school rules baby!
Jesse Ventura?
Hes da man!
Waiting fer him ta run fer President!
Jesse is gonna put me in charge of Alcohol, tobacco, & firearms! YEEEEHAW!!!!
Well, I cant say much about the Alcohol and Tobacco, cause I am straight edge threw and threw, but a Rebel with Firearms? That sounds pretty good to me!
The world would be a much safer place!
Ohh yeah.
You a southern boy, right?
I hate to say it, but I am a bit of a Northerner......Being as I am from Mass.....Its sorta a thing I like to keep to myself, not very proud of it you know....... sorta the family secret...But, on the South side.... if that helps.
Hmmmm... well I guess that's ok?
As long as ya keep the southern faith
Well, I guess its the best I can do. Now back onto subject... You.
Where have you been working these days?
oh yeah, my favorite subject, me!
Well I got ta missing my family up north! So I moved
up to "Southern" Ohio
Heh the southern stick is still well alive then I see?
I done whooped all the dogs in GA. So I thought I'd come up here & see if any of these yanks can beat me!
And...?
So far I ain't seen much competition! All I see is a bunch of sissy city boys!
Damn them Yanks!
So what's been keeping you busy? With all those pansies around?
It's kinda hard ta tell the boys from the girls up here!
Ya got men wearin' ear rings
& gals wearing jeans
Well same way up here ... but its normally hard to tell if the girls are actually woman... Nothing like your southern charms I am sure.
It gets a might confusin' sometimes!
I am sure, must be hard for such a mans man like yourself to see the world like this.
Yeah I sure do miss those southern belles
Spike Vedo did get a fast count & won the southern belt fer about 20 seconds!
Dont you hate it when that happens?
But I won it back 20 secs later! (the 24/7 rule was in effect!)
Well, that is good.
Would hate to have a yank hold such a prestigious title.
These yanks aint too bright!
No yank is, no yank.
I recently signed up w/ a new promotion
Ohh really?
called: ACE Wrestling
Nice.
Care to tell us about it?
Well they just gettin' started & they was lookin' fer a man like me ta make their fed repectable
& the money was right so I signed
Sounds like a good deal.
Best part is, they agreed ta recognize & make my title an officail title in their fed
& let me beat up on all the yankees I want!
Sounds like you got it any way you want it eh?
Well the owner of ACE sure is different from most promoters! He actually does what he says, & he don't try ta rip nobody off!
That's gotta be a first.
So what are your plans for the future?
Besides working for ACE?
Being a wise veteran, you plan to train the younger folks?
Oh yeah, ACE made me one of their trainers fer their new rasslin' school called: ACE Wrestling Academy!
I teach them youngin' the basics, & how ta get away with as much as possible in the ring!
Seems like you are the franchise in them parts.
I wouldn't say I'm a franchise player. I just got on board at the right time. There is alot of great talent here!
Well, you must underestimate yourself, cause it sure sounds like your doing an awful lot.
You gotta atlas be a corner stone.
Well, I am sorry I gotta do this, but I think we need to end this off. So do you have any final statements?
Well maybe a "Stonewall" like genckson was.
Yeah, It's a southern thang! Y'all wouldn't understand!
YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEHAW!!!!
And with that, we come to a close. Thank you very much for the interview Mr. James, it was great fun and informative!
Ahh u can call me Reb, Big D.
Thank you sir!.... I mean Reb
