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Mr Wrestling II Interview Recap

Posted: Jun 6th 2011 By: mikeiles

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Jack and OneInchBiceps were joined by Mr. Wrestling II this week, who will appearing at the NWA Legends Fanfest this August 4-7 in Atlanta, GA.

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Mr. Wrestling II opens with a story about policemen stopping him and letting him go once they saw his mask while wrestling in Atlanta back in the day.
Jack asked what would he to do protect his identity? Mr Wrestling II said he took a lot of pride wearing his mask and kept it on most of the time. People would follow him 10 miles down the road, he would take it off when he knew no one else was following him. You either take pride or don?t, but he did.
OneInchBiceps had a question from a fan. Specsun asked who was his mentors during his early tenure in the wrestling business? Mr. Wrestling II said he has been to many countries traveling in the business. It does become a chore but when you love what you are doing, you accept the pain as did many wrestlers who followed him.

Jack asked what was it like to be inducted in the Hall of Heroes? He said it was a brilliant experience. Mr. Wrestling II talks about his good friend Lou Thesz at a previous Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame.
Jack asked if Steve Corino approached him about the Mr Wrestling III gimmick ? He said Corino came to Hawaii and asked him can he do the gimmick. In his opinion that is the correct thing to do. Many people have done the gimmick without permission and he would like to beat up. Many people have done fake Mr. Wrestling II gimmicks, which ihe feels is ridiculous. Jack mentioned Vince Russo doing a Mr. Wrestling angle in TNA, Wrestling II said they should ask him and not be the same character as him.
Jack said how did he perform wearing the mask? He said he went as the Masked Grappler in Florida and his wife made his first mask which was purple and yellow. He went in the ring and performed under it. He was in good condition and nearly blew up in the ring, he couldn?t breathe, the mask is very limiting on how much air you can get in. It is tough and took some getting used to. He admires people who wear them. Jack asked did he need to develop more physical mannerisms to communicate in the ring, since he couldn?t rely on facial expressions ? He had to keep himself in a good shape and was always good at communicating in the ring.

Jack asked what are his memories of his feud with Magnum T. A.? He said it involved the Junkyard Dog and enjoyed how it all played out. Jack asked his thoughts on the Assassin? He said he doesn?t like some stuff he does in the ring and he has told him that. However he should stay in the business and is a very tough individual.
OneInchBiceps had a question from a fan: Lover of Beers asked which was his favorite territory and any good stories? He had some great stories from Hawaii and Atlanta Georgia.

Mr. Wrestling II let?s us know he will be auctioning one of his original robes at the Fanfest. He goes on to tell stories of how his wife made the robes for him and many of the wrestlers including Ric Flair.

Tags: Mr. Wrestling II, NWA. Lou Thesz, Mr. Wrestling, TNA, Magnum T. A., Junkyard Dog, Assassin, Ric Flair