 Show: The Interactive Interview courtesy
of www.WrestlingEpicenter.com
Guest(s): Bret "The Hitman" Hart & Debra McMichael
Date: 4/1/09
Your Hosts: Patrick Kelley, James Walsh, & Nick Noel
Additional Commentary: Ben Benya & Erik Clancy
For 6 and a half years, The Interactive Interview has been asked to get an
interview with Bret "The Hitman" Hart. For 6 and a half years, The Interactive
Interview has tried to meet those requests. And, for 6 and a half years,
The Interactive Interview fell short of meeting those requests. But now,
after 6 and a half years, The Interactive Interview delivers Bret "The Hitman"
Hart! And, you can listen to it right now, free of charge, just by clicking
the link below!
PLUS!
Former WWE Diva Debra McMichael stops by for her first time in the Epicenter
as well This 40 minute interview packs a punch and really covers a lot of
great ground! You'll be impressed what Debra has to say!
And, as if that wasn't enough, former hosts Ben Benya and Erik Clancy stop
by again for some more fun times in Epicenter high as we discuss RAW and
a myriad of off topic nonsense that is a hoot to listen to!
DEBRA MCMICHAEL
- Debra comes onto the show and we get into a quick discussion about all
the different names that she has had throughout her life & wrestling
career.
- She then talks about how she plans on getting back into wrestling and says
her favorite part of it was always the fan interaction, something she feels
is missing.
- She has expressed interest in going to TNA and doing something with Jeff
Jarrett, and she says that she would be best served in a more authroitarian
role, close to what she was in the WWE in 2000.
- When talking about the Benoit Tragedy and how some fans were negative towards
her for the things she said when making appearances, she said that the negativity
comes from the fact that Austin has a huge fanbase and its hard for some
fans to accept negativity towards him. She defends herself by saying that
she was merely trying to turn a bad thing into a good by sharing her story
and hopefully prevent this from happening again.
- On her relationship with Steve Austin, she says that as an entertainer
& a wrestler, he was great, and she doesn't want to take anything away
from him in that aspect. But the personal life they shared was exposed and
it was embarrising. Debra also felt guilty for not speaking out sooner &
probably could have helped prevent the Benoit tragedy from happening. She
loves the people she worked with in wrestling, and she wanted to do it to
help the business for the better.
- WWE never contacted her to be a part of the Miss Wrestlemania Battle Royal,
but its something she would have considered doing.
- In a funny story, she jokes about how she dated alot of Steves in her life,
as she married 2 & dated a few others.
- She got into WCW through Steve "Mongo" McMichael. She always handled Steve's
promotion & autograph sessions, and when he got into WCW, she came along
with him on the road. She really wanted to get involved and begged Eric Bischoff
to let her go out there, even offering to work for free at first as she promised
that she would get over. She did the Beauty Queen gimmick and it got over
huge, and she was offered a contract.
- When comparing WWF & WCW, she says that WCW was more relaxed and it
was more about having fun, but in the WWF it was more serious business. She
also talks about how scared she was of Vince. However, she had fun in both
places, and always worked hard to put on the best product possible.
- Once going to the WWF, her character became much more sexual. She never
had a problem doing too much stuff because she understands that there is
a difference between the character she plays and the real person. She enjoyed
alot of the roles she played in both WCW & WWF. She's not sure how much
of her personas the fans believed were extensions of her true self.
- The next question was about Miss Elizabeth. Debra & Elizabeth were
really good friends in WCW and they always traveled together. She was shocked
& sad when she heard of Liz's passing & she had never known about
what was going on in Liz's personal life.
- When talking about Over the Edge 99 where Owen Hart's unfortunate accident,
she says that it was very hard to go out there right after Owen's accident
happened. She also saw Owen get stretchered out of the building jiust as
she was going out and it was very hard for her to do it. It went so fast
that it was hard for her to react & she was just stunned by the whole
thing. She also recalls how Jeff broke the news to her when he got back from
the hospital.
- She's getting back into wrestling, including working with The Hebners.
She always got along with them & remembers how well Dave treated her
& she was more than happy to help him out.
- A caller calls in and asks Debra if she would like to replace Tazz as a
Commentator on Smackdown. She says it is something she would consider &
she would love to play some kind of role. When James warns her about the
job, talking about Mick Foley's time as a commentator, Debra laughs and says
she remembers hearing Vince yell into a mic backstage before she would go
out there.
- Debra then goes into a discussion about her new movie "Gathering of Heroes:
Legend of the Seven Swords" which is a fantasy/adventure film (similar to
Lord of the Rings) Its an independent film that will have a limited release,
but she had a lot of fun doing it. She says that the hardest part of it was
learning how to sword fight, which she says was even harder than wrestling.
- Once again, she expresses interest in going to TNA and encourages the fans
to voice their opinions to have her brought in.
Word Associations:
Jeff Jarrett = Wonderful
Steve Austin = Tough
Steve McMIchael = Sweet
Eric Bischoff = He gave me my start in wrestling
Vince McMahon = He gave me a great run
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