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Interview With Johnny Z (Pt. 2)

Posted: Jul 12th 2009 By: CMBurnham

Ryan James Ragsdale: With Blake Albright having recently become a member of Impact, Inc. and you already mentioning that you have designs, plans, in motion involving the IZW Heavyweight Champion Aaron Neil, could those plans in any way involve Albright? Could you shed any insight on that?

Johnny Z: Well, first off... Blake Albright did become a full-fledged member of Impact, Inc. a couple months ago and that was in direct relation to his pursuit of the IZW Heavyweight Championship. We both felt that we would be better served to work together. He had sights on the heavyweight title. So did we. We felt that we could help him become the new champion and do away with Aaron Neil.

RJR: Which has not, so far, come to pass.

Johnny Z: Yes, thank you for reminding me of that, dimwit, as if I didn't already know. But as you have pointed out, the situation at this moment is that Aaron Neil does still possess the IZW Heavyweight Championship. I hold Blake Albright much less responsible for that than I do Steve O. Albright is a fine athlete. He is, by far, the future of Impact Zone Wrestling. Whether or not he is involved in the future plans that I have in motion for rectifying the situation with the title, you'll just have to wait and see. Just like everyone else. I'm a smart man, Mr. Ragsdale. I've stayed on top of Impact Zone Wrestling for a long time, not only because I am the owner, but because I know how to use that power. I know how to set plans into motion. Ah... let's just say I have plans concerning Aaron Neil personally that will not only take place at IZW, but at other federations in the state of Oklahoma. I plan on Impact Inc. becoming the biggest thorn that Aaron Neil has ever had in his side.

RJR: Mr Z., you briefly mentioned Steve O and his role in Albright not capturing the title. You are the owner of IZW. He is the sole commissioner. How will his role change? Do you have any other agendas you want to push Steve O toward?

Johnny Z: First off, I don't push any agendas toward Steve O. There's a reason he holds the position he does, and that is so there is no appearance of impropriety on Johnny Z's part.

RJR: No conflict of interest?

Johnny Z: If you want to put it that way. Basically, I don't need a bunch of wrestlers in the locker room crying as they always do about how Johnny Z gets to do this, and Johnny Z gets to do that, and he just does whatever he wants 'cause he's the owner. Because that's not how it is. You see, there is a commissioner, there is Steve O, and he's the one who decides what is acceptable and what is not at IZW, not me. So anyone that has any notions that I pull Steve O's strings? That's preposterous. It's absurd. It's a traveshamockery [sic].

RJR: Well you can understand that with him being both the commissioner of IZW and the manager of Impact, Inc.?

Johnny Z: He's not a manager of Impact, Inc.!

RJR: So how would you describe his role with Impact Inc., considering he accompanies you to ringside?

Johnny Z: I would simply describe Steve O's role as an honorary member of Impact, Inc. An individual held in high regard by Impact, Inc. for the fabulous decisions that he makes?

RJR: Fabulous?

Johnny Z: Yes... fabulous decisions that he makes concerning my show. You act like he's unfair. I mean, BLK-OUT are the tag team champions. Aaron Neil is the heavyweight champion. Both of them are what the crowd might call "good guys," so if Steve O was making sure things were unfair I don't think any of them would be sniffing championship gold right now, much less wearing it.

Tags: Ryan James Ragsdale, Blake Albright, IZW, Aaron Neil, Steve O, BLK-OUT