 Show: The Interactive Interview
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Guest: WWE Hall of Famer Nick Bockwinkel
Date: 2/26/08
Your Hosts: Patrick Kelley & James Walsh
I often say I am honored to have a guest on. I always am and I never am just
blowing smoke. But, I can't say that I've been as honored to welcome anyone
as much as I'm honored to welcome this individual. A multi-time AWA champion
whose lineage extends from superstars such as Lou Thez to Hulk Hogan. He's
a legend, a gentleman, and a WWE Hall of Famer. He's Nick Bockwinkel. And,
it is truly my pleasure to bring you this interview.
In an interview I, James, conducted last week, we discuss a lot of big topics
from his career including ribs, health issues, wrestling then and now, and
so many other topics. Patrick Kelley also is on the broadcast as we discuss
WrestleMania's card and the same random wrestling chat you'd expect from
us!
Nick Bockwinkel
- The interview opens
up with a discussion about Bockwinkel’s health. He had some serious
surgeries a while back, but he says he’s doing well right now. He also
says he’s dying to get back on the golf course.
- Bockwinkel talks about the Wrestling Hall of Fame in Amsterdam (which JJ
Dillon talked about in our interview with him) A lot of the great stars of
wrestling (including Bruno Sammartino) have been inducted. The WWE Hall of
Fame (which Bockwinkel was inducted to last year) doesn’t have a physical
building for fans to visit, which is why Bockwinkel put over the one in
Amsterdam.
- He says that Vince felt he needed to induct him because Vince currently
owns everything, and since he owns all the AWA tapes, he probably felt that
he needed to reference that history. He says the Amsterdam Hall of Fame means
more to him because it is more inclusive.
- When talking about Vince and how people saw him as a bad guy, he says that
Vince only took the product in the direction that it was going in when Vince
took over the territories and took over. Bockwinkel then goes into an in
depth discussion about how wrestling expanded with the advent of television
and the levels that Vince took it to, and how Jim Barnett was very innovative.
- He also says that any of the promoters would have loved to do what Vince
McMahon did, but they didn’t quite have the drive that Vince does. He
says that Vince loves what he does and it shows.
- When asked about the current product (more specifically the hardcore violence),
he says the product is certainly different from when he was in it, but he
has a ton of respect for the young guys that are able to do the things that
they do today. He then puts over a match he saw between The Undertaker vs.
Finlay as one of the best matches he’s seen because of the “little
man vs. big man” mentality that the match had. .
- When asked about Bobby Heenan, he puts him over as the best talent that
wrestling has ever had. He says Bobby was great at antagonizing the fans
and getting a reaction out of the fans. He also says Bobby is also a fantastic
talker. Unfortunately, Bobby is not doing too well health wise right now,
and we here at the Epicenter wish Bobby Heenan the best.
- When asked about the story of when Hennig hid his AWA World Title in the
snow, he says that the story isn’t true, but Hennig, Michaels, &
Jannetty were pranksters and pulled ribs all the time. He then tells a very
funny story about how he got back them for ribbing him.
- The interview closes with a discussion about wrestling fan fests, particularly
the big disaster in San Francisco. Bockwinkel says he believes the promoters
had good intentions but ended up not being able to live up to their word
because shortly before the fan fest, the energy drink they hoped to unvail
at the event was nixed because the Cow Palace has a deal with Coca-cola.
Bockwinkel does not know why so many seemed to think it was doomed from the
start.
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