Q and A
August 4, 2004
Q: Is there a reason you picked Lance Storm?
A: Nothing more than we couldn't think of anything else, before my first match. There was originally a middle initial T as well, which oddly enough is my real middle initial. The T faded pretty fast.
Q: Is there a gimmick you wish you could have been in?
A: I don't like thinking what if, so I try to avoid thinking about things like this.
Q: Would you be interested in a deal like Taz has as an announcer?
A: Not really no. I like being in the ring and doing what I am doing, and besides I don't think I would be good at what Taz does.
Q: Is height important in Wrestling or is it a myth, considering Eddie and Benoit's have now been World Champions?
A: It is certainly not a myth. I see Benoit and Eddie as exceptions to the rule more than anything else. They are two guys who are so far ahead of the field in work rate that nothing, including their size, could hold them back.
Q: Have you tried or Ephedra products, and if so what are your thoughts?
A: I have used a Fat Burner, with Ephedra in it. I think there was a slight benefit to it. As for the safety of these products, I think they are perfectly safe when used as directed. Unfortunately people have the mentality that if a little is good more is better. People try to push the envelope and this is where the danger lays. The slight benefit isn't enough so they double the dose to get more effect and thus endanger their health. On the whole I am against Fat Burners, on the principal that most people use them instead of improving their diet and work out schedule. Too often Fat and Lazy people are looking for an easy fix and taking pills sounds like a great idea.
Q: Do you regret calling Steve Corino a "Manager in Tights"?
A: This is an old reference for those of you who do not understand it. Corino and I worked in ECW together when I made this comment. I do not regret it; it was a true statement. It was not a reflexion on Steve's ability more on how the company was portraying him. Steve saw himself as a wrestler; so he always was in his gear, yet more often than not he was doing promos and seconding other in his group. He was even more often than not bumping for Francine. Like it or not he was being used in a managerial role.
Q: What do you think about RAW and SmackDown broadcasting from the UK? Is it a good idea?
A: I think it is a great idea. I think it gives the show a more Universal appeal. It puts the World back in World Wrestling Entertainment. It also allows the company to stay over seas longer, which should be more profitable.
Q: Have you read any Stephen King or James Patterson?
A: I've only read one King book and one Patterson. Not sure why I just never jumped on the bandwagon. Our current Book Marks author is co-writing a book with Patterson so maybe I will get hooked with it.
Q: What's the best thing about being a wrestler?
A: That is a tough one. I think it is different for everybody. Most people like the rush of the crowd.
Q: Is there anything you would change about wrestling and if so why?
A: Wow this is tough. I think I would lower the bar that was created by Hardcore and TLC type matches. The bump expectations have gotten so high that careers are getting shorter and shorter.
Q: Do you prefer steel guardrails or the black barricades?
A: I like the sound made by the steel guardrails but from a safety standpoint the barricades are better.
Q: I got one of the signed copies of "No Other Option" and judging from the note you enclosed are you left handed, and if so does that change how you do things in matches?
A: I am not left-handed although everyone thinks I am after seeing my handwriting. Lefties have a slightly harder time working, because it throws the rest of us off having to take left handed punches. It's not a big deal but it easier being right handed.
Q: What is it like doing angles and matches with friends as apposed to with guys you don't like so much?
A: We are all very professional, so it doesn’t make that much different. You tend to work stiffer with close friends because you don’t have to worry about offending.
Q: When RAW or SmackDown is bad, who's fault is it the writers or in ring performers?
A: It all depends on what you didn't like about the show. If you aren't smart enough to decide this for yourself you aren't paying enough attention.
Q: Do you like the writers to write your promos or do you like coming up with them yourself?
A: For the most part I like when the writers write them as they know where the angles are going and what they want out of it. I do however like to re-write them so they are in my own words. People talk in different rhythms so I think for a promo to flow it has to be in your own words.
Q: Do you run, and if so does it bother your back?
A: I do not run. I find it bothers my knees and I get shin splints. I either us elliptical trainers or power walk on a treadmill.
Q: What is your least favourite move to take?
A: I always hated taking Mike Awesome's Awesome Bomb. It was a running power bomb and I always banged my head taking it.
Q: What do you think about reports that Bob Holly and Billy Gunn are difficult to deal with?
A: I'm not on the active rooster anymore so I really have no way of telling. They were never hard to deal with when I worked with them, and that includes during the original Invasion when I was new.
Q: If you could switch with one person in the business for one day who would you choose?
A: Can I switch places with Chris Benoit on the day he got his WrestleMania XX pay check?
Q: How can I get your autograph?
A: I will sign anything you want to send me, as long as you include a SASE. I don't give away photos so you have to send your own.
Keep those questions coming,
Lance
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