Q
What was it like being
trained in OVW and
learning from such talent as Jim
Cornette, Lance Storm, Al Snow,
Bill Demott and Paul Heyman?
a
I would be remiss if I didn’t
mention Danny Davis and
Tommy Dreamer who were just
as influential as any of the
previously mentioned greats. It
was unreal - words can’t
describe it. The times that they
gave me and the knowledge and
opportunities they presented is
and forever will be invaluable.
both in and out of the ring, they
gave everything they had to
helping myself and everyone in
OVW excel, and my time there
was one of the best of my life -
will never be duplicated!
Q
You’re on record as saying
that you felt that yourself
and Romeo Roselli could have
benefited by spending more
time in OVW before being
promoted to the main WWE
roster. Why do you think they
put you in WWE so quickly? everywhere we went. Whether they loved or hated us,
a
WWE was looking for fresh and new talent -
we were something different and colourful.
especially for tag teams - and we had created
such a buzz in OVW and at a Heat match on
Valentines Day, that it made sense to call us
Q
That quick push continued when within weeks of
debuting you were given a shot at the tag belts.
eventually. We definitely got called up too early, as we
How did you feel about this sudden rise to the top of
had only been teaming a few months and what we did
the tag division?
in WWE was a lot different than what made us so
popular in OVW. We knew there was a good chance a
It was amazing! We went from debuting at
Madison Square Garden, live on RAW, to the next
we would get called up soon and in a perfect world, week going to England to the next week, making our
would have preferred to shoot vignettes, iron out the pay-per-view debut in a scramble match for the Tag
kinks and tweak our characters on house shows and Team Titles - in the very same building I was signed to
have more time to gel as a team. However, we were a WWE contract to a little less than a year before! Not
prepared and knew that whenever they needed us, we to mention getting the opportunity to work and learn
would be as prepared as possible. from William Regal and Tajiri - WWE gave us the
opportunity of a lifetime.
Q
Do you think the fans instantly took to the Heart
Throbs gimmick?
a
I think some did, some didn’t. After our debut at
Q
What was it like wrestling at Madison Square
Garden for the first time?
Madison Square Garden, we had fans on the
outside asking us to do the dance and shake our hips. a
Indescribable - a dream come true. You couldn’t
ask for a better place to debut as a wrestler in
Others weren’t so kind, lol. The fans were great this country.
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