Q: Thank you for the interview Skabbs. First off, how did you get your start in wrestling?
S: Wrestled in high school for 4 years, but I ruptured my appendix. I had to sit out of sectionals and I spent alot of time during high school watching pro wrestling and decided to try it. I was working out in the gym with Vomit we met a guy named Hans that said he was going to try it out and we decided we could to.
Q: Who are the wrestlers that you look up to?
S: I look up to alot of guys for so many reasons any guys that do moves I cant do like Sabu, Van Dam, Independent guys that do stuff I cant like Madman Pondo, Navaho Warrior, guys that actually make a full time living out of this and any vet that has given me advice from the Iron Shiek to Mick Foley to the Bushwackers to Jack Victory.
Q: Who is your inspiration?
S: When I first started I wanted to be like Shawn Micheals because he danced and all the chicks wanted him, then I wanted to be tough like Cactus jack, but getting hit with chairs sucks, so now I wnat to be a comedy wrestler similar to Blue Meanie, he dances makes everyone happy, but he is tough, I just want to be like him, except maybe get some chicks.
Q: What is your style of wrestling?
S: I do more comedy stuff, people would rather laugh for 10 minutes then see someone in a sleeperhold, I feel that way, the bushwackers broke it down for me and said if you can make someone laugh for 15 minutes they rather see that then 122 suplexes and DDT's.
Q: Did you grow up with wrestling?
S: I watched it as a kid, and even had a subscription to the wwf magazine, but when I started amateur wrestling I thought it was dumb because my coaches said it was and I wanted to make them happy, but I got back into about when Goldust first appeared and I thought his shit was cool.
Q: Who do you admire from wrestling generations gone by?
S: Freebirds Micheal PS Hayes was so far ahead of his time it wasn't funny, Jake Roberts was always cool but I liked the Macho Man the best.
Q: What was your favorite feud?
S: Steamboat and Savage, Flair and Funk, Honky Tonk Man vs Beefcake.
Q: Where do you see yourself in 1 year?
S: Hopefully onto bigger and better things. Every year gets better for me so when my luck runs out and that stops then I will quit. This past year I have been on Mancow, been on Jerry Springer and met the Insane Clown Posse all because of connections I made in wrestling.
Q: Where do you see yourself in 5 years?
S: Ideally I would like to be better known and in one of the feds, but that would probably be for commenttating or ring announcing, or writing. Unless Blue Meanie needs a "brother" to come and help him "work" his troubles out.
Q: What are your trademark moves?
S: The chicken smack, rolling shoulder block in the corner and super hard chops, Every loves my sweet babydoll curls.
Q: Who is your dream opponent?
S: Chris Benoit and i would chop him so hard he would cry, then I would smack him with my rubber chicken til he bleed then I would suplex him so quick he would throw up on the nitro girls.
Q: What organizations have you worked for?
S: Alot of independent ones wcwo, about 8 different AWA's, real american wrestling in MIchigan, Goldenlion promotions and about 50 others, Soul City Wrestling in Philly.
Q: What advice would you give other independent guys?
S: Quit, we all suck wrestling was alot more fun when we just watched it, Everyone is jealous and hypocritical of each other, its like everyone thinks they are the shit and they sign 25 autographs they think they are a star. Its stupid, people tell other people and it gets back to me "Skabbs is stiff and cant work", but I've wrestled in front of 13000 people before, I have been to at least 18 states for wrestling and got paid to do my stupid shit and it pisses me off to hear people that I thought supported me say shit behind my back, because if you were going great I would support you. I wish independent guys would support each other but it seems everyone just trys to badmouth anyone who has a little success. Fuck everyone who aint done with me, anyone who has been in a similar position will agree %1000 with me.
Q: What’s the craziest thing you’ve ever seen happen at a show?
S: Visceria chokeslammed me so hard I about puked on Dan Severn and the Public Enemy, A retarded person chased me down once, Mankind came up to me and complimented how I worked with Visecria, The time POD ran like a little bitch from Visceria is pretty good to.
Q: Describe a typical day in your life?
S: Wake up skip class, watch old wrestling tapes, look up internet porn and write skits for my college tv show, call POD he tells me what a superstar he is, we giggle like school girls then later me a ref Steve try to pick up hookers.
Q: Who is your toughest opponent?
S: Visceria, Navajho Warrior, Madman Pondo, for different reasons. Visceria is scary and trys to hurt you with big moves like chokeslams and splashes, Navajho throws really hard chops and they actually opened me up and I was bleeding and he can wrestle, Pondo feels no pain and you can not hurt him because he is really fucking crazy and will beat the shit out of you, he even beat up POD.
Q: Who has been most helpful to you in wrestling?
S: Me and Vomit in the begining it was Bobo Brazil Jr because in the begining we were total clueless and he helped alot, then the Iron Shiek broke down life for me and I realized he knew what he was talking about, later on after about a year and half Steve Islas helped retrain me at the impact zone in Arizona, Ref Steve has helped because of the countless roadtrips and any promoter that has hired me before. The webmaster guy is helpful but he talks about Voltron too much.
Q: Who trained you?
S: I now consider myself trained by Steve Islas out of the Impact Zone in Arizona.
Q: What was your best match?
S: Tagteam wise against Heaven and Hell in Wisconsin for the AWW tag straps, singles wise probably against the Navajho Warrior in Ohio in a loser gets stripped match. I lost but the ladies were checking out my sweet muffinass.
Q: What is your favorite kind of match?
S: Midget matches because I can help POD win and kick the other midgets ass, usually.
Q: What entrance music have you used?
S: Wicked by Korn, Chicken Hunting by ICP is my new song though.
Q: Who do you know that is up and coming and should make it in the big time?
S: Pondo should be in ECW Navajho Warrior should go to WWF full time pretty soon. POD could go anywhere because he's POD he'll even tell you that a thousand fucking times too :) Steve Cassidy will one day have a fed contract doing something from reffing to managing, I believe.
Q: In this section, I’ll name something or someone and you tell me the first thing that comes to mind. To start, McMahon.
S: He has a hot daughter, needs to recognize that Iron Shiek is true champion and was never pinned.
Q: Bischoff.
S: Unemployed?
Q: Paul E.
S: I have met him twice and he took 5 minutes to talk to me and said whenever I think im ready send him a tape and he will give me a chance.
Q: Vomit.
S: 2nd coming of Douglas, good mic skills
Q: POD.
S: Total entertainer, lousy mic skills, good makeup job though.
Q: Steve the Ref.
S: has done more in a short amount of time then anybody else I have ever met.
Q: Foley.
S: I think he's my dad look at the pictures.
Q: Benoit.
S: He's scared of me.
Q: Owen.
S: Bummer but he is in a much better place then all of us.
Q: Mad Man Pondo.
S: Underground superstar that deserves to recognized as "THE" hardcore independent superstar.
Q: TJ Powers.
S: Old.
Q: Adam Pearce.
S: I hope when he blows up he gives me an autograph
Q: Shane Douglas.
S: The reason ECW is still around is because Douglas laid the foundation down for it.
Q: ICP.
S: They do whatever they want but they gave me a Snoop Dog t-shirt that was XXXL so that was cool, they call me Curly Fresh Dog.
Q: Bounty Hunter.
S: Old.
Q: Shadow.
S: Still clueless.
Q: Diceman Ronnie Vegas.
S: Old and going bald, and needs to buy a wallet because his money is always in his boot.
Q: Bobo Brazil Jr.
S: Hard head.
Q: Terry Funk.
S: True Icon fuck Roddy Piper.
Q: Honky Tonk Man.
S: Nice hair sweet jumpsuits.
Q: Scary Sherry.
S: She was cool as fuck.
Q: Heaven and Hell.
S: I think they make gay porn.
Q: Navajo Warrior.
S: I think he watches Heaven and Hell's movies.
Q: Greg Valentine.
S: Older.
Q: Doink.
S: Which one?
Q: Strip Clubs.
S: Love them to death.
Q: Blaze Bigelow.
S: Fat and bald and smells funny and always tells lies.
Q: Cameraman Joe.
S: Slim and redheaded is funny because he always tells jokes.
Q: Rob Van Dam.
S: One day I wll get smizzed out with him.
Q: Sabu.
S: Im scared of Sabu but he has cool pants.
Q: Eliminators.
S: They were tough, Kronus never got the respect he deserved though.
Q: New Jack.
S: Scary I think he could kill me.
Q: Spike Dudley.
S: I wish Visceria would chokeslam him hard.
Q: Buh Buh Ray Dudley.
S: Beats up everyone, conqured stuttering problem.
Q: Jack Victory.
S: Told me some great stories.
Q: Jerry Lawler.
S: Prince Cheezy hates him.
Q: Freebirds.
S: Ahead of there time.
Q: Lou Thesz.
S: Stole steve Austins moves.
Q: Stone Cold Steve Austin.
S: Met him once, he was cool to me.
Q: The Rock.
S: Pod's idol.
Q: Hogan.
S: Pod's second idol, old bald and needs new clothes.
Q: Debra.
S: Sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet cakes.
Q: Goldberg.
S: He used to do backflips in the ring against Steve Regal anyone else remember that?
Q: Gillberg.
S: I met him he was cool as hell, thinks Doc Love is a pathitic wannabe that is what he told me anyway.
Q: Johnny Stewart.
S: Told us one thing to do, told everyone else another he is really unorganized or a pathlogical liar.
Q: Deputy Dog.
S: Looks like Chef.
Q: Billy Bart.
S: Cool guy, needs to change his room around.
Q: Rob Ramer.
S: I heard he's a zombie now.
Q: Don Basher.
S: He's mean and dangerous.
Q: Indiana Kidd Jr.
S: Cool 1980's hair.
Q: Cousin Bubba.
S: Husky farmer.
Q: Magic Man.
S: Strange guy, cool though.
Q: Sacrifice.
S: Who?
Q: Dale Gagne.
S: See Jonnie Stewart's answer.
Q: John Osborne.
S: I call him a hasbeen but he has never accomplished nothing
Q: In this section tell me what your favorite is, starting with your favorite chant
S: Die midget die.
Q: Sign.
S: Im a ring rat.
Q: Promotion.
S: ECW.
Q: Move.
S: Van Dam jumps off the top turnbuckle and does a summersault into the crowd.
Q: Champion.
S: POD true midget champ.
Q: Tag Team.
S: Wicked Jesters Vomit and Skabbs, although Vomit and Muffinass are a close second.
Q: Upset.
S: Mike Awesome over Taz incredible 3 way match.
Q: Feud.
S: Van Dam and Sabu throughout the years.
Q: Good Guy.
S: Nova because he is a legit nice guy.
Q: Bad Guy.
S: Bubba Ray Dudley I seen him about kill a fan.
Q: Change of Heart.
S: Elizabeth dumping savage.
Q: Betrayal.
S: When the rockers broke up.
Q: Bump.
S: Mankind's hell in the cell against the Undertaker.
Q: Wannabe.
S: Every independent guy in tennis shoes, who is still wearing cutoff shorts, steals other peoples catch phrases, that goes out of his way to tell people he's a wrestler like wearing fake belts to a mall.
Q: Loser.
S: Too many to name.
Q: Rat.
S: Michigan has always been kind to me.
Q: Fluffboy.
S: Sugar bear.
Q: Chop.
S: Benoit on some PPV against Mike Enos nearly kills the guy from chops.
Q: Pop.
S: Sabu at any show he's on.
Q: Tell us about your chicken.
S: It helps me kill people, Bercooooooock.
Q: Why did you lose the facepaint?
S: Every real wrestler I talked to said it was dumb from Axl Rotten to Visceria then when I actually met ICP and I decided then they should wear face paint, plus I couldn't look scary like Vomit, his is kinda cool.
