What up there loyal DOI-ites, and welcome to another McInterview. Today’s guest is Showtime Shawn Sheridan. Sheridan is one of the funnier guys I’ve been able to talk to, and I was looking forward to this interview. Sheridan did not disappoint as Sheridan gets into alot of detail. Sheridan currently is a staple of JCW, and will be in the 4th Annual J-Cup. Sheridan brings natural charisma and a solid mat game every time he steps into the ring. I hope you enjoy this interview as much as I did.

Sean “The MiC” McCaffrey: Why did you want to become a pro wrestler?

“Showtime” Shawn Sheridan: As I’ve said (once) before, it’s not like I grew up glued to my television set watching Rock ‘n’ Wrestling and leg dropping my cat. When I was a kid, I was always reading or watching PBS or something because I was a huge dork, but know today that I can school your ass at Jeopardy. Don’t get me wrong. If a friend of mine invited me over to their house for Wrestlemania or something, I would go. It’s not like I hated wrestling, or was ignorant to it. I even had a Jake Roberts T-shirt when I was in 2nd grade, but I just wasn’t all sick into it like Dave Greco or anything.

So, my reason for becoming a pro wrestler isn’t because it was some “life long dream that festered in the mind of a tenacious young lad.” When I was coming up through the school system, I remember wanting to be a demographer. See? Look at what a huge geek I was. A demographer. I bet half of you don’t even know what a demographer is, but it is what young SH3 wanted to be more than anything…then I think I got laid or something, and things changed. Then I wanted to be a porn star…but we’ll skip ahead to my tender college years.

Sometime during high school, I stumbled upon the ECW TV show by pure accident and I saw the promo where Pillman threatened to piss in the ring and I was like…”Shit. That’s just…great.” I started staying up until 3 in the morning every week just to watch it, and I got all my friends to watch it, because it was just different, and nothing like I used to watch occasionally as a kid. I used to drive to Queens just to buy tickets at Breakdown Records to go to every show in the area. When I went to college at Drew, we had no cable channels whatsoever, and I was devastated. So, I had my parents tape the shows and mail them to me. I organized trips from college to go see the local shows. I developed a severe problem. I would go and spend a lot of money on tapes, because until those times, I didn’t really know about anything outside of major American wrestling. I started getting such a large tape collection, I’m still not done watching most of it.

One night, a bunch of my friends and I were in the dorm, watching god knows what…probably some of the tapes that you’ll find stuck together in Greco’s room, like the 1994 Super J-Cup or something. There was alcohol involved. Liger had just beat Hayabusa, and I thought it was a crock of shit. I knew I could punk out Jushin Liger...with his stupid horns…the dumb Ultraman looking goofball. I spilled my Kamikaze on myself in a blind rage and that just fueled the fire even more and one of my friends said to me…

“Yo, if you think you can kick Jushin Liger’s ass, you should like, train. I dare you to be a wrestler.”

The rest of my friends shouted encouragement. Of course, this was about 4 years and 35 pounds ago. But, me…all drunk and skinny…I decided I would do it, right then and there, because someone needed to avenge the horrible booking of jobbing out Hayabusa in the first round…and god damn it, that was going to be me. So, lo and behold, after massive searching, there was a wrestling school about 10 minutes from Morristown, and right before my junior year, I threw down the money and enrolled in the ECPW School…on a dare.

Sean “The MiC” McCaffrey: What was your training like and how did you feel while going through it?

“Showtime” Shawn Sheridan: I remember training being way different when I left the school than how it was when I started. Back in the day…you know, 1999, we had to do a bunch of stretching and calisthenics and stairs and squats and crap before it was even time to get into the ring…and if things got slow or people were screwing up or goofing off, we’d go back to the drills on the floor. When I left, it was just like...open ring…wheeeee. Things changed a lot.

Basically, things started off really slow, and I actually trained to be a referee at first because ECPW needed one. I got a crash course in that, and if you have an extensive independent wrestling library, and you have wrestling shows from the Northeast in the realm of late 1999, you’ll see me. I’m the skinny kid with the bleach blond hair and the referee shirt. Aside from the refereeing, things were taken a step at a time at my school. You weren’t allowed to move on to the standing shooting star press right away. You had to learn how to crawl before you could walk. I remember my first two weeks there, they were having me do matches, stressing I could only do what I knew. So, I would do all standing holds for like…five minutes, and I’m glad that’s the way I was taught.

As for how I felt, I remember lying on my bed at college in a lot of pain at times, because I had injuries from amateur wrestling and high school football that were reawakened by the magical bumping rituals. I would just lay there, staring up at the asbestos in Hoyt Hall, Room 200 (That’s the nice one on the corner. I lived in it all alone, and you people were jealous.), and I would wonder what in the Hell I was doing, but then I would get up the next day and drag myself back to training. I’m not he kind of person who will just quit something…well, if it were free…sure. But there was money involved, so I had to tough it out

Eventually, it didn’t hurt anymore, and people actually told me I was good at what I was doing. I think the exact words were, “People will really enjoy watching you get the shit beat out of you.” And golly, they couldn’t have been more right.

Sean “The MiC” McCaffrey: WXW. Can you explain what happened there? You were there for a while, then abruptly left. Can you go on the record and tell everyone what your time there was like, and the reason for your departure?

“Showtime” Shawn Sheridan: I actually cover some of this in my journal. You’ll have to go back a few entries. Follow the link at the end of the interview for more on my great experiences in WXW.

I’m not going to put a spin on this story, and be like, “Oh, wow. It was such a learning experience because it was like working in an old territory.” or ”I learned a lot working with people of such diverse styles.” No. Now, let me start by saying that I can’t speak on how things are there now. Judging by what I read about it, it seems way different than when I was there…or maybe it’s still the same and I’m not reading between the lines enough. All I know is after I came a part of the full time ISPW roster, it was practically a given I would at least get a tryout in WXW….because all the guys were up there at the time: Wing, Inferno, Judas, Tiger, Wenzel, etc

My first impression of Hazleton was…at least we were indoors. Now, remember, this is way before any stage was built or anything of that nature. It was just a desolate place back in late 2000. When I first started and hadn’t had much exposure to this crowd, they were beyond dead, and they remained beyond dead most of the time. I could have set strippers on fire and put them out with dead babies and maybe someone might have gone, “Hey, that’s messed up.” Under their breath, of course. I tried to determine why the crowd was so…bleh…and I’ll be dead honest. It’s because 90% of their students didn’t know anything about psychology/working a crowd. Sure, they could bump, and they’ll brag all day about it, but I can bump a cardboard cutout of Emilio Estevez , too….doesn’t mean it’ll get over.

While most people would have just complained about it, or mailed it in…I saw this as an opportunity to do something. I decided I would win this crowd over by any means necessary. So, the era of me acting like a total jackass began. I would say stupid things. I would do stupid things. The more serious the in-ring situation dictated I be, the less seriously I took it. And guess what? Believe it or not, it worked. Sure, no one appreciated that I could get a reaction out of the crowd, but I digress. I cover that in the journal.

I spent a lot of time there doing the same stuff, over and over…so no one could say I was bitter or anything. A bitter person would have just up and quit early on, like a lot of other people I saw come and go. The story behind my quitting was a little more complex than that. Well, it can be summed up by one word: politics. However, the politics involved were complex. You just recently did an interview where someone talked about WXW’s politics,(McNote: Supreme Lee Great) and I agree wholeheartedly that that is exactly what hinders the whole group over there in PA. I’ve never seen BS like that anywhere else I’ve worked…ever…and I’ve been in a lot of locker rooms.

So, the story, in a nutshell, goes like this. About a year and a half ago, give or take, I had started to try and form a tag team called The Teen Icons. You might remember this if you had your eyes open for the 3 or so matches we actually had. Now, I can also be the first person to admit that the person who was my partner was talented but not exactly trained. I figured it didn’t matter because I was trained and I wasn’t going to let him do anything stupid, and we lived close by each other, so training to overcome any problems that arose would have been a cinch. However, there were no problems. We clicked, and after we worked Insane Dragon and Deranged back in Garfield in February 2002, people started to say…”Wow.”

Now, this did not sit well with a former backyard wrestler who now, ironically, had a vendetta against backyard wrestlers. Under his watch, no backyarder (except him) would ever be safe in professional wrestling. He took it upon himself to tell promoters not to book us because my partner was not trained. I took exception to this because…hell, I’m not a backyarder. I IMed him, because we were cool at the time, and asked him to stop. The conversation quickly became one about wrestling politics in general and his feelings about backyarders and my feelings about trying to get my tag team off the ground and blah blah blah...things got heated, he started copying and pasting stuff I said to promoters, I copied and pasted stuff he said to the good people at WXW, and welcome to the land of clusterfuck. I realized it was better to distance myself from the bullshit because I no longer wanted to share a locker room with said worker, so I quit WXW, since it was his home federation. Most people know or can figure out who the person was by now, so I’ll leave his name out of it. I’ve said all I can say about him in the past anyway

I would have liked to have left it at that…of course it was bad enough he comments and politics and now forced my tag partner to quit on a day when we had a double booking, but on April 6, 2002, I got a very disturbing phone call. Ricky O called me and warned me to not go to Carmine Sabia’s SSCW show in South Plainfield, NJ…because it was a trap. A trap? Who am I? Batman? I was told that WXW had sent people there to the show with the express purpose of roughing me up. Oh, please. Not that I didn’t believe him, but this isn’t Chicago, and it wasn’t 1920…so I went. I to there and saw that my Spider-sense wasn’t tingling, so I got into the building and changed and was talking over my match when two members of the main WXW family entered the locker room. Again, either you know who it was or you don’t. I thought to myself….”Sure, I can kick the one guy in the balls, but then the other will just fall on me and I’ll never get away.”

So…I left via the other door and tried to bide my time outside the locker room so I could just wrestle and try to make it to JCW on time. This show was a payday, after all…and I wasn’t going to be scared out of a building. The head of Carmine’s locker room at that time was very unsympathetic to my plight and told me if I even thought of leaving, I wasn’t getting paid, and that no one would tell the Samoans not to do whatever they wanted. People are so brave. Anyway, I stood a good distance from the locker room, what I thought was out of harm’s way, when…

…yeah, I was hit in the back of the head by someone twice my size. Because you need the element of surprise to take out a white kid from the suburbs. Thankfully, the force of the blow knocked me into a crawlspace that my assailant was too large to follow me into. Sure, he tried to get his foot in there, but I crawled my way to safety and numerous onlookers called the police because last time I checked, assault was illegal in New Jersey. Though certain people would say I got my ass kicked, the truth is that it was only one punch, and I got up soon after and worked a match, so I don’t think it was that debilitating of a shot. That’s the story.

Sean “The MiC” McCaffrey: Who were your favorite wrestlers growing up? Least favorite?

“Showtime” Shawn Sheridan: Growing up, like I said, I wasn’t a huge fan, but I remember liking smaller wrestlers. I liked The Rockers and when I got older I remember thinking the Lightning/1-2-3 Kid was cool whenever I saw him on TV. No, I don’t have a thing for little boys or anything. Of course I liked the majority of the ECW guys back when I was into that.

Least favorites? No idea. Just people that suck. I still don’t like people that suck.

Sean “The MiC” McCaffrey: What do you think about the current state of indy wrestling?

“Showtime” Shawn Sheridan: I think there are quite a few indy promotions that are really good, but none are ready to actually challenge for the #1 spot just yet. I think one of the biggest problems with the indies today is that people try too hard to challenge too soon….they get burned out and then poof…they’re gone. Also, a lot of these bigger indy federations are using the same talent. Why would I pay to see the same people over and over again on less established bigger indy PPVs when I see them on TNA or whatever…am I right? Of course I am.

The same holds true around here….a lot of the feds around here all use the same workers…now, I think this might hurt the business in some sense because why would I drive to New York to see a show when I can see 80% of the same guys five miles away having a similar match next week? Some people might feel differently, but that’s why I think crowds are down…indy feds are relying to much on people who are already wrestling fans without trying to create more fans. Everyone is competing for the same fanbase without expanding it. You guys aren’t doing the job of spreading the good word, Sean.

Sean “The MiC” McCaffrey: You have been heavily involved in JCW. What are your feelings about JCW and how do you think it compares with other indies?

“Showtime” Shawn Sheridan: I think what I just said holds true…we are competing for the same fanbase, which is why we’re trying to bus people in. But at the same time, we’re trying to get people to come out who have never been to a wrestling show. Maybe these news fans will tell friends, and more people will show up…word of mouth advertising is what is going to make or break JCW. Come to a show. If you like it, tell as many people as you can. I really don’t think anyone works harder than Ricky at pushing his product…he’s on the phone all day finding venues, sponsors, etc.

As far as the in-ring product itself, I think it’s awesome. Come to the J-Cup and see what I mean. As far as the storylines and in-ring work, I think JCW is just as good as any other fed in the area, if not the entire country.

Now that we’re expanding, I can only see good things in the future…I hope.

Sean “The MiC” McCaffrey: JCW J-Cup: What can we expect from Triple SH, Showtime Shawn Sheridan, in this year’s rendition?

“Showtime” Shawn Sheridan: Well, it’s been a while since I got in the ring with Deranged, and I think we’ve both grown as wrestlers in the past year plus. I know a lot of people out there who haven’t seen me work but are familiar with him ask themselves how some white preppie boy from New Jersey can hang with someone from the fabled Doghouse…but trust me…I’m all that and then some.

I’ve been back training at the BWO school and I’ve been doing some stuff I didn’t think was within the range of my abilities. Actually, if people show up this Sunday at SSCW, I might break some of it out for the crowd on hand. Also, I’ve been in the gym…so…yeah, I’ll probably whoop up on some people in the J-Cup.

Aside from all that, everyone will just see what they come to expect from me. I entertain….end of story.

Sean “The MiC” McCaffrey: Who are your favorite opponents to step in the ring with? Worst?

“Showtime” Shawn Sheridan: I’ll start with the worst. People who suck, or just don’t listen. You can’t go around burying anyone in particular, though in my journal back in October of last year, I tell a great story about the worst match I ever had to be a part of…I should have killed the other two guys in it on principle. I mean, I’ve had my fair share of matches with people who shouldn’t be in a ring…even outside of WXW.

::rimshot::

Thank you, thank you. I’ll be here all week. But seriously, there are all different kinds of screw-ups out there, up and walking around in this business. Backyarders, spot monkeys, people with inflated egos, roid heads, ticket sellers, Damian Dragon, and a whole array of social misfits plague wrestling today…it’s just something we have to deal with.

As for the people I enjoy working with…pretty much anyone in the JCW locker room, especially Jay Lethal, Dave Greco, the Critical Mass guys, and even the heavily shedding Damian Dragon. Most people know I’ve had my best matches with Wenzel, though…that’s another story in my journal somewhere. All the guys I trained with are great to work with, too…Wenzel, Tiger, Wing, and the other you don’t see so much of like Dave Delicious and Red Hot Russ.

Sean “The MiC” McCaffrey: What promotions would you like to work for but haven't yet?

“Showtime” Shawn Sheridan: All the ones I haven’t worked for…duh. I’d love to travel all over, time permitting, of course. Honestly, all the ones everyone works for don’t need me to sit here and put them over by saying I’d really like to work for them…they all know everyone wants to work for them already…so I just want to travel.

Sean “The MiC” McCaffrey: You're a very creative guy, and pretty humorous. So make up a question and give us your reply.

“Showtime” Shawn Sheridan: OK….um…

“Showtime” Shawn Sheridan: So, what’s the deal with the stuffed animal?

“Showtime” Shawn Sheridan: That’s a good question, Shawn…I mean, Sean. Well, back when JCW was starting their TV, Simon Diamond had the idea of giving a lot of people more colorful characters, and he asked me if I wouldn’t mind being a little crazy. I mean…I can do that. Crazy sells.

Anyway, we kicked a few ideas around. I actually filmed a few promos where I was talking a teddy bear, and maybe someday they’ll make an outtake reel or something. My Blair Witch Project promo was heralded as one of the best things put on JCW tape. However, me and the teddy bear had creative differences, so I cast my own stuffed animal from home in the role of my stuffed manager.

The Way has a real name. His name is Lamby. He was won by my father on a boardwalk probably sometime 25 years ago, and it was saved for me…because I wasn’t born yet. I’ve had him my entire life…and you may think it’s wussy, but I sleep with a stuffed animal. There. I said it. And I dress him and stuff, too. You’d be surprised how many places sell doll clothes. He’s a fashion plate. Lamby and I have had numerous adventures over the years, and I’m happy he could be a part of my wrestling career, even if it was only temporary

Lamby rules. Gray power.

Sean “The MiC” McCaffrey: There was recently a stir on Foxxy Dreams website about your upcoming match for the JCW World Title with Ace Darling. Now that this has blown over, what were you thinking when you read it, and what do you think now?

“Showtime” Shawn Sheridan: I never let anything blow over. I think it was highly unprofessional, and it’s damaging to a company when a worker comes out publicly bashing anything, especially booking. It’s a) unnecessary exposure of the business and b) a gross insubordinate act. If she wanted to go out and publicly question booking in CZW or any other fed she didn’t work for, it might be a different story…but you just don’t bite the hand that feeds you.

How did I personally feel about it? I’d love to say, “Oh, gee…I was hurt.” But I don’t get “hurt.” I was just pissed. It was as if I didn’t bust my ass and try to do something everybody isn’t doing out there. I try to go out there and be comedic with credibility, which is probably one of the hardest things to do in this business, and people say I do it well. Anyone can go out there and put on a technical wrestling match nowadays….but to do it while doing something else the exact opposite at the same time…that’s rare. Am I a heavyweight? No. Of course not. But can people believe I have a shot…can people respect me for the work I’ve done? Of course they can. To have someone who’s been at ringside with me countless times over the years even question my place anywhere is like a dozen slaps to the face.

As pissed as I was about it, I wasn’t as mad as Ricky was, and I stood by him when he was upset about it…because you can’t have that in a federation. How do I feel now? Sure, people make mistakes sometimes. Sure, people think without acting. However, it doesn’t mean people forget, even if they do forgive. It’s only made me work that much harder. I’ll be the most credible worker out there if I have to be. I take what I do out there, not taking stuff seriously, very seriously… no one’s going to take that away from me. Yes, I know that sounds contradictory, but it isn’t.

Sean “The MiC” McCaffrey: Do you feel there is a lot of competition for cruiserweights in indy wrestling, with so much talent around, such as Dan Barry, Johnny Ova, Reefer, Deranged etc?

“Showtime” Shawn Sheridan: Sure. That’s why I try to carve out my own niche. You need a hook. There’s a million guys out there that can do a springboard twisting death cradle, but only a handful that can do it after 5 minutes of stand-up comedy and reciting the 50 states in alphabetical order. Don’t forget that.

I don’t take anything away from anybody. If people come to see you, you’re doing something right. I don’t care if you bludgeon pheasants with the head of your penis and speak in Hindi. If you draw, you draw…though I wouldn’t go see some guy’s penis.

Word(life) Association

Ricky O
In all honestly, one of the hardest working promoters I know. So many other people will just sit around and write on the internet, “Hey, I have a show.” Maybe they hang a poster or two. Then, they wonder why there are 20 people there and the sheets crap all over it. But here’s a guy that sacrifices so much time with a 3-year old kid at home. If half of the promoters in this area were as dedicated to succeeding as Ricky is, the business wouldn’t be in critical condition in this area. I firmly believe that if he were promoting elsewhere in the country, he’d be doing huge numbers.

Bob Cassidy
You mentioned Bob! He’ll be so ecstatic. Seriously, he’s done so much with the TV in the short time he’s been doing it. It went from looking like it was done on Video Toaster to something I’m absolutely psyched to be a part of. Sometimes Bob stresses himself out too much, but that’s just his desire to do well. Best of luck to the new dad.

Pete Ferriero
He must have a heart of gold. Because I called him a wannabe promoter in my journal, and then we had a heart to heart talk, and wham…he booked me. I don’t know how I can go to almost getting thrown into the street in Lyndhurst at one of his shows to being showcased on them, but I try not to ask questions. He had a great thing going here, and I think he can do it again in CA. Best of luck to him.

Carmine Sabia
Carmine gets a bad rap, but he does a lot of weird stuff. Like, I remember I kept wondering why I wasn’t booked for a few shows, and he just kept passing the buck like it wasn’t his fed or anything. And then he has all the wacky press releases. Carmine is an example of someone who’s trying to blow up too big too fast. I think with the latest moves in SSCW….he’s finally doing the right thing. Baby steps.

Fat Frank
Honestly, I barely talk to Frank, but we’re friendly with each other. JAP’s always been a solid product, and maybe I’ll show up there someday if it’s in the cards. You just never know.

Bandido
This is another guy I barely talk to, but am friendly with. I think his son is a great worker with a bunch of potential.

Jim Kettner
Jim’s a class act. Every time I see him, he makes me feel welcome. If more promoters were like Jim Kettner, no one would be stealing buildings or phoning in bomb threats or suing or calling commissions, etc, etc, etc, blah, blah, blah. Jim’s been doing a simple formula…not year after year…decade after decade. He also runs the Super 8, which is undoubtedly the super show every other indy show everyone tries to recreate…even the J-Cup to an extent.

Rob Feinstein
I’ve only met him a handful of times, but you can’t argue that he has his finger on the pulse of what the indy fans all over seem to want. A few more steps forward and people will have to say ROH will be a household term.

Frank Goodman
You might remember me as the fan pulled out of the crowd on December 1, 2000 at the Elks Lodge and beat up by The Metal and Masked Maniacs at a USA Pro Show. You don’t? Well, that was I. Playing the role of the concerned girlfriend character screaming in the crowd was none other than Foxxy Dreams. I don’t think Frank remembers that, either. He’s still a great guy with a mind for promoting. He’s got a good thing going in his area.

Jac Sabboth
I met him…twice, I think. He seems to take a lot of written abuse on the internet. I never had a problem with him, though…but I only met him twice.

John Curse
We spoke on the phone once, and played a little phone tag after, and I think I may be on my way to NYWC eventually. He’s got the start of a great things up there…here’s hoping they get to keep what I hear is a great building.

Damian Dragon
Damian may have taken more verbal abuse from me than any other human being in existence. He also sandbags. He compares himself to Jerry Lynn, but Jerry has hair. Seriously can really go in the ring for a guy who’s 26 years older than me.

Foxxy Dreams
True love is giving your heart to a 50 year old man like Damian. I wish them the best of luck in their future union. Actually, I’ve known her since I got my start, and when her heart is in it, she’s probably one of the better females in the business in this area, if not all over.

Amber
Where the hell are you? She’s going through a lot right now, and she may just stick to working in New England for now. My little sister is still learning the ropes of the business, and hopefully, in the future, she’ll have more time to learn even more. She’s got a good heart, and I know you all think she’s easy on the eyes.

Sure Thing John Shane
He’s just as big of a Friday the 13th fan as I am, and that scores him major points. Definitely lives up to the hype: he’s the best male manager in the area. Another hard-working guy who I’m always happy to see.

Afa
You may be shocked, but I love Afa. Afa is the heart of WXW, and it’s a shame the other people in his company aren’t as compassionate and caring as he is. The sad part of WXW is that Afa is just the figurehead of the company, and the rest of the “staff” act independently of him and run their political game. He’s still a legend, and hopefully he can steer his company through the internal strife.

Dylan Dean
He’s in the wrong business. He should run for office.

Dave Levy
Jackie Black. Eric Archer. Jackie Dreamer. I think he’s officially had more gimmicks than Ed Leslie. Actually, Dave tries really hard…he just needs to open his eyes and see what others are doing right, then convince Bill to do the same, which is no easy task.

JCW
After the J-Cup…hell, starting with the J-Cup, people will be seeing a brand new vision for the company. We’ve just scored a few new buildings that can only help us grow, and we’re moving into CT and hopefully NY in the near future. The talent roster is deep and we’ve got some damn good TV if I do say so myself. I think the bumps in the road are finally behind us and we’ll be a big deal come 2004.

WXW
I can’t say anymore than I already have. I haven’t been there in over a year and a half. I’m sure it’s still pretty much the same, though….you guys would know better than me. Hopefully they won’t send a second death squad after me…I don’t think I could handle another blindside assault.

J-Cup
The upcoming J-Cup IV should be the greatest card ever in JCW history, and hopefully it’ll rank up there with the Super 8’s and other lightheavyweight tournaments of yore. You can find more info on the J-Cup…well…everywhere.

Roadtrips
I [heart] roadtrips. They are an essential part of the business and I’ve been on plenty…north, south…um…that’s about it. With any luck, if everything pans out, I’m going abroad to wrestle at the end of the year. We shall see.

Simon Diamond
Simon is an asset to any locker room he is in. He has a genuine desire to improve the business with hands-on advice for those who have entered it after him. Add that to the fact that he’s still as awesome on the microphone and in the ring as he ever was. Though he may have a problem, when he’s in your fed, you shouldn’t have any.

Dirty Rotten Scoundrelz
They really need to stop hitting on my girlfriend. Both of them. I’m serious. Stop hitting on my girlfriend, guys. L Aside from that, they’re really entertaining fellows who can do anything if they stay away from the garbage politics in this business.

Mafia
The few times we’ve talked and the one time we worked were really nice. He’s in awesome shape now and the sky’s the limit. Sure, he mistook me for Trent Acid when I got my silver jacket made up…but we all make mistakes.

Los Problemas
SIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII! Um…who are they?

Solution
They are both class act guys and it’s good to see them both doing so well. I hope they get back into JCW soon because we need to rebuild the tag division They’ve come a long way since I first saw them way back…whenever that was. Little known fact: The first show I ever did anything on…I was a timekeeper for a show in Saddle Brook, NJ, and Papadon worked Mike Mayhem in a match they threw on the card at the last second. I have a great memory.

Ace Darling
Ace is another guy that people need in their locker rooms. He has so much knowledge to share with the younger guys and he’ll do anything to help out. He was even helping with the ring at one of the shows…now someone who’s been doing it 12 years can easily be like, “Screw you guys. I paid my dues.” But the fact that he did that shows his true character.

Livewyre
It’s good to see one of the JCW guys get a shot in OVW. Livewyre’s got a great look and with the polish they’ll give him in OVW, he’ll be a total package. He’s also a great guy outside of the ring, too.

Grim Reefer
He’s definitely a solid worker with a strong following. He actually has the distinct honor of being the third person to bust me open hardway in a match, the first two happening because of WXW workers (surprise!). That running down the top rope thing he does…I’m going to steal it. I’ll probably fall on my head, though. Oh, well…the crowd will pop anyway.

Dan Barry
Oh, the __other__ Irish wrestler. Seriously, he should get the bowtie and suspenders and do the gimmick of the British guy from Amazing Discoveries…he is a dead ringer for that guy. Actually, Dan is awesome….I don’t this, “I’m the champ.” stuff, but whatever….Irish people are quirky.

Danny Demanto
Who? Hahaha…oh, my. No, seriously. Danny is…yeah. Danny is Danny. He’s cool, and he’s dedicated.

Homicide
I hear his promos in MLW are…a thing to behold. He’s responsible for a lot of the guys people are talking about now, and every time I see him, he’s as solid a worker as you’ll find. I’ve never had the chance to work with him, but once again, you just never know.

Noel
She does not have a big forehead, and is everyone’s favorite MILF…I would think. She is probably the fastest learner I have ever seen, though. She’s like a wrestling sponge…a real sponge, not the contraceptive.

Smart Marks
They’re harmless. Actually, I think they like me better than regular fans do, because catering to them and succeeding is another true art form in this business.

Fans
I have one in my room. I plug it in and turn it up to about 2 when it gets too hot. I usually aim it at my feet to feel the cool breeze while I play Hot Shots Golf 3 on the PS2.

JCW Sign Guy
Yes, that was my head that broke your sign, beeyotch. You love it. Why is it whenever they give away free tickets, he seems to win them. I smell a C-O-N-…spiracy.

Message Boards
I frequent a few….non-wrestling, of course. See the end of this interview for details. Otherwise, they are a useful tool for disseminating information to a needy public and receiving feedback from consumers.

Heineken
It’s not Guiness or Corona, but it’s Holland’s finest brew.

Ricky O's Spelling
FUCKING HORRIBLE. Sometimes I come home from work and I run across a Ricky O post and I cry….he really shouldn’t type without me there…someone could get hurt.

Devin Sturgis
He means well. I think he’s really well versed and has a ton of great ideas, but he gets ahead of himself at times. Other than that, I think he’s great to hang around. You can get to his journal from mine.

Bastion Booger
Actually did some great work when he was in Stampede as Makhan Singh. That was him, right? Someone ask Greco.

Giant Gonzales
Another great idea from the booking genius that was that era of WWF programming.

Declaration of Independents
I read it. That should be a good enough plug for anyone. You hear that? I READ IT. WHERE’S MY PICTURE OF ME HOLDING THE MAGAZINE WITH A GOOFY LOOK ON MY FACE? L (DOI NOTE: coming soon!)

"Showtime" Shawn Sheridan
The purest hybrid of entertainer and wrestler, and probably missed his calling as a Vaudeville act in the 1920’s. I always was and always will be the master of the neckbreaker…I think I’m up to 20 variations. I can only see things going up from here, and hopefully I’ll be going more and more places sooner than we all think.

Sean “The MiC” McCaffrey: Do you have any prematch superstitions?

“Showtime” Shawn Sheridan: No, I really don’t, though if I could, I’d love to take a nap before my matches…but that hardly ever happens. One time I took a nap right in my worker bag. It was awesome.

Sean “The MiC” McCaffrey: What would be your dream match?

“Showtime” Shawn Sheridan: I want to be in the first wrestling match on the moon. I don’t care who my opponent is, because I can gorilla press people on the moon, and do like…a 1440 splash. Yeah, eat that, Red. 1440. Unh.

Sean “The MiC” McCaffrey: What is your favorite 80's song? How cool was 867-5309, and did you ever prank call someone with those numbers?

“Showtime” Shawn Sheridan: I’ve always been partial to “Take On Me” by A-Ha. That’s the greatest song ever. But I really shouldn’t get myself started on music…oh…too late. I also loved Genesis, and all of the people involved (Phil Collins, Mike Rutherford, Peter Gabriel….all their solo/other band stuff is great, too). A lot of the music I listen to today had its roots in the 80’s underground. If it wasn’t for Rites of Spring in the mid to late 80’s, there would be no emo music today, and techno bands like Kraftwerk really came into their own in the 80’s.

No, I never did the 867-5309 prank, but Tommy Tutone is a great band, as are most of the 80’s one-hit wonders…which there are way too many to list. I’m going to stop now…and Baltimora. O-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o…O-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o…

Sean “The MiC” McCaffrey: Have you met any goals yet? What are your short and long term career goals?

“Showtime” Shawn Sheridan: One day at a time, hoss. One day at a time. I’d rather be pleasantly surprised with progress than set a goal I may not attained. It’s just a hobby for me…this isn’t a career….yet.

Sean “The MiC” McCaffrey: What do you want to say to anyone reading this?

“Showtime” Shawn Sheridan: You can reach my website at http://www.shawnsheridan.com, or just go straight to my infamous web journal at http://triplesh.easyjournal.com. If you need even more of my writing, I’m a regular on Rosh Koch’s message site/board, which are located at http://roshkoch.com and http://blownload.proboards18.com. Also, make sure you check out JCW at http://www.jcwwrestling.com.

I think that’s it.
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Sean “The MiC” McCaffrey: Thanks a lot for giving us this informative interview!