Elix Skipper Shoot Interview DVD

Elix Skipper Shoot Interview DVD Shoot Interviewwith "Primetime" Elix Skipper on 3/25/05 in Totowa, NJ to talk about his life and career up to this point. We talked about his early days and what it was like to train in the WCW power plant. He talks about how he got spotted by Vince Russo and what it was like in the WCW locker room as a green rookie. He talks about working with all the greats from this time like Billy Kidman, Rey Misterio Jr, and Kevin Nash. We talk about all the top names in WCW and how they treated him. Elix was there went the company folded and he talks about what went down at the last Nitro show. He talked about team Canada and teaming with Lance Storm and Mike Awesome. Elix also talks about getting signed by the WWE and why he was sent to HWA and his feeling on it. He holds nothng back in this shoot. We then talk about his leg injury and how he ended up going to work for All Japan thru Great Muta. Elix talks about how he got into TNA. We talk about Low Ki, Chris Daniels and the XXX group. We discuss the booking in TNA with Vince Russo and Dusty Rhodes. We talk about all the latest rumors about TNA and all of his feuds in TNA. This is our first interview with anyone from the TNA era so this is a great look into the company of TNA. Here is a list of some questions that we asked Elix: How did you get started Were you a fan growing up Talk about your high school and collegiate football career What was the party scene like in the CFL Did you play with anyone notable How did your experiences as a professional football player help you in wrestling How did you develop your sense of balance and timing What brought you to the Power Plant Did you train anywhere else before that Who was in your training class What was the school like Thoughts on Buddy Lee Parker as a trainer Do you think that the WCW school should have had someone with more credibility than a Buddy Lee Parker as their head trainer Thoughts on Pez Whatley and his passing Thoughts on Jody Hamilton How often did Eric Bischoff or anyone in management come to the school Take us through the day you were told you would be called up What was it like the first time you showed up at Nitro Memories of your debut match with Prince Iakea How did the other wrestlers treat you Did anyone rib you or give you a hard time Did anyone take you under their wing Did you do anything wrong that you can remember the first night Initial impressions and thoughts meeting Bischoff Initial impressions and thoughts meeting Vince Russo Memories of your first PPV and the match with Alan Funk What were the politics in WCW like then Who were your traveling partners Did you experience any racism Thoughts on the lawsuit by Bobby Walker against WCW which he won How did you wind up being paired with Lance Storm Thoughts on Lance Is Lance as dry off television as he was on television What did you learn from Lance Thoughts on being paired with Mike Awesome Anything you can remember that he may have told you Did he ever tell you his version of the story about leaving ECW Did you ever consider trying to get into ECW before you went to the Power Plant Memories of working Rey Misterio Jr Why were you just given the Cruiserweight title by Lance and not go over anyone Do you think it killed credibility to the belt How much did you see a power struggle going on in WCW between Bischoff, Russo, Nash, and Hogan How were you treated by and thoughts on Nash Memories of Hogan, treated by and thoughts What do you think killed WCW Are you bitter about WCW dying Would you have been part of Eric Bischoff's new WCW How did you find out it was sold What was your reaction as well as the other guys How were you treated by and thoughts on Sting How were you treated by and thoughts on Luger Thoughts on Goldberg Thoughts on Kidman Thoughts on Konnan Thoughts on Buff Bagwell Thoughts on Flair Thoughts on Ernest Miller Thoughts on Scott Steiner What do you remember about wrestling AJ Styles in WCW What do you remember about the final Nitro Take us through how things were ran from the moment you entered the building until after you left How soon did you know that you would be picked up by WWE Did you have a meeting with anyone to go over yours and their expectations What were your thoughts when you were told you going to have to be retrained down in HWA Do you think you needed to be retrained or do you think you were ready to step into the WWE Thoughts on Les Thatcher What was the attitude like amongst the guys that had WWE contracts that came from WCW but were sent to HWA Do you remember the fight between Shane Helms and Buff at Titan Towers Are you surprised at how successful Shane has been over there as compared to Shannon Talk about your injury that you suffered while in HWA Les Thatcher once said that you weren;t the same after your injury, do you agree Were you told at any point you were about to be called up How were you told you were being released Did you want to quit wrestling at that time You went through a lot in the business in such a short time, thoughts Steroids in wrestling, thoughts How did you wind up in All Japan Why did they want to put a mask on you Thoughts on your tours Thoughts on Muta Thoughts on Kawada Favorite matches in Japan Thoughts on Bill Behrens and Wildside Before you hooked on with TNA in a big role were you concerend you would have to get another job besides wrestling or quit altogether Memories of your first match in TNA What were your expectations after talking to Jeff Jarrett Do you think that in order for the company to grow a fan base that Jeff needs to drop the belt Thoughts, memories working Low Ki Was he difficult to work with Was it difficult doing the XXX gimmick with Ki and Chris going to Japan so often Who came up with the idea of XXX and putting you three together Compare Jerry Jarrett and Dusty as bookers Does the financial stability of TNA worry you What did you think when Chris Rose wore a wrestling is fake shirt on the Best Damned Sports Show Thoughts on Raven Thoughts on Sabu Thoughts on Monty Brown Thoughts on Jerry Lynn Thoughts on Shane Douglas Thoughts on AMW Do you think AMW made a bad move not going to the WWE Why was your first cage match with them the opener on the card and do you think it hurt the match Thoughts on Abyss Your contract status Do you think AJ and Chris will stay when their deals are up Memories of teaming with Brian Christopher against Scott Hall and Sean Waltman What was it like putting a match together with those guys Thoughts on Red and the Maximos Thoughts on Kid Kash Do you think Vince Russo put himself over too much Can TNA compete with Vince Is it true that you wanted to do your tight rope walk/hurracanrana cage spot awhile back Did it turn out as you expected What kind of impact did hitting the ring from that high have on your body Was it worth it? How do you practice something like that How exhausted were you when you did it Thoughts on working the Sandman What happened with Jerrelle Clark and the match he got stiffed ( I dont know if he was involved but I think he was for some reason) Thoughts on working Sonjay and the match at the ppv you had with him a few shows back Do you find it hard to stay focused in TNA, it seems the booking is very inconsistent in that a guy will have a main event match or big feud and then next week work a dark match, example Kid Kash at the last PPV Thoughts on Petey Williams Did you see the Teddy Hart-CM Punk fight Thoughts on Teddy Do you think it was unfair when Hall, Nash, Savage, and Page came in with big pushes and big contracts at the expense of the core talent Do you enjoy being a face or heel more Thoughts on your upcoming series with Chris Daniels Thoughts on Frankie Kazarian leaving If TNA got the Rock do you think it would make a big difference Do you think it hurts the X division that it is never on last What do you think your best match in WCW was How do you like the 6 sided ring Who do you enjoy teaming with more or did? Lance Storm or Chris Daniels, compare the two Who do you enjoy watching Would you ever entertain the possibility of going to the WWE Would you ever want to compete in MMA What did you think of the last Ultimate X match Do you think Dusty is killing the gimmick Favorite matches overall Fav guys to work with Least fav guys to work with Good ribs and road stories Career goals for the next year and five years.