-Barbarian discusses working in sumo wrestling
-How the transition was from sumo to pro wrestling
-Memories of Barbarian's very first match
-Ending up in Georgia
-Working in Memphis
-Who came up with his face paint gimmick
-Comparison of Memphis and Georgia
-If he liked the competiton or gimmicks better than the other
-Thoughts of Ronnie Garvin
-How Warlord got started in the business
-If he watched wrestling before he got in
-What Crockett promised him when he got there
-Who Warlord trained with
-Most influential guy to him at the time
-Memories of working with Baby Doll
-Warlords memories of matches and angles with Dusty Rhodes
-First match
-Warlord and Barbarian's thoughts of Dusty Rhodes
-What they remember of Magnum TA's car accident
-Initial thoughts of going to New Japan
-How long it took them to get used to the style
-Thoughts of working with Inoki
-Who's idea it was to put them together as a tag team
-Who they believe is the best team in the business
-Memories of the Road Warriors
-Thoughts on their barbed-wire matches
-Thoughts of scaffold matches
-What they think of Ric Flair
-Opinion of Lex Luger
-Any politics between Flair & Dusty for the top spot?
-Memories of being managed by Ivan Koloff
-Good road stories
-What happened in the bar fight Barbarian got into
-Who approached them to work for the WWF
-If they were under contract or not
-What Dusty thought about them leaving
-Initial impressions of the WWF
-Story of them being ribbed by Mr. Fuji
-Who made the business decisions for the Powers of Pain
-Fueding with Demolition
-Early memories of Mr. Fuji
-What the travel schedule was like in the WWF
-Thoughts of the drug scene in wrestling
-Thoughts of steroids in the business
-Memories of matches with Bret Hart and Jim Neidhart
-What Hulk Hogan was like in and out of the ring
-If there were any locker room leaders or cliques in the WWF
-Matches with the Bushwhackers
-Memories of The Rockers, Shawn Michaels & Marty Jannetty
-When did Vince try to split them up
-Memories of working with Hulk Hogan
-What the Ultimate Warrior was like outside the ring
-Thoughts of Jake Roberts
-Memories of Randy Savage
-If Randy was over protective of Elizabeth
-Story about the Nasty Boys
-Memories of Andre the Giant
-Story of Andre and Warrior
-Thoughts of Zeus
-Fame of being on television
-Memories of Dusty coming into the WWF
-How he was treated by the boys
-Ric Flair coming into the WWF
-Working with Davey Boy Smith
-Working with Kerry Von Erich
-Warlords singles matches with Jimmy Snuka
-Matches with Bret Hart
-Thoughts of Chris Walker
-Barbarian's thoughts of teaming with Fatu
-Working with Ricky Steamboat
-Favorite people to work with in WWF
-Least favorite
-Any politics involved in WWF
-Why they left the WWF
-If WCW ever tried to put them back together
-Teaming with Mick Foley
-Thoughts of match from Superclash
-Memories of working with Tony Atlas
-How he got along with Bill Watts
-Memories of Vader
-Going back to New Japan and working with Scott Norton
-Like working the US or Japan better
-Thoughts on Haku as a person
-Warlord tells the story of Haku biting a guy's nose off in a bar
-Story of Haku in St. Louis laying out 4 guys at a club
-Injuries suffered in the ring
-Working for Tenryu in Japan
-Working for Herb Abrams
-Barbarian's memories of Tower of Doom, triple cage match
-Do they prefer working tag matches or singles
-Did Hogan change at all from WWF to WCW
-Working heel or babyface better
-If anyone ever tried to take advantage of them in the ring
-What led to Warlords retirement in 1996
-What Warlord does now for a job
-Celebrities he works for
-Cities they liked to work in
-What Barbarian does outside of the ring for a job
-Any regrets in the business
-People they would have liked to work with that they didn't get the chance to
-Warlords reaction to his gimmick outfit
-Good rib stories in WWF
-Great rib stories that Mr. Fuji did
-Stories of Jake Roberts and his snake

Watching this shoot, you can tell that Barbarian is shaky about talking in front of a camera, due to his thick accent. Warlord dominates most of this shoot and is actually pretty humorous during the interview. You can tell that both of these men are still friendly today, and still talk to each other, which is a trait you don't see in most retired tag teams today.

Neither man really killed or buried anyone in this shoot. Both seemed to be good natured guys and have just rolled with the punches in the business. The only thing Warlord said he ever regretted was not being vocal enough during his career. Both men talked about working with Hulk Hogan and how much they enjoyed it. For all the stories you hear about people burying Hulk Hogan, the last few shoots I've seen have seen the person getting interviewed putting over Hulk Hogan. Maybe Hogan isn't as bad as a guy that the internet paints him out to be.

Both guys enjoyed feuding with The Roadwarriors. Warlord recollects about watching The Roadwarriors growing up, then how nervous he was wrestling them. He enjoyed working both guys, as did Barbarian. They never had a problem with The Road Warriors.

As far as all the other tag teams, like I said above, The Powers of Pain didn't bury anyone, and put over every tag team. They particularly liked working The Rockers. When asked if they thought HBK would be the star he became today, they said they saw a little of it, but never expected HBK to have the career he wound up having.

Barbarian told a story about being very close with Andre The Giant. He said he was with Andre alot before he died. Barbarian tells some Andre stories here.

Warlord discusses the split between Barbarian and himself on WWF TV. Vince promised them they would be 2 huge heels, but they wound up getting bogged down with corny gimmicks. Warlord talks about his singles matches, and what it was like working Hogan as a heel at the time. Eventually talk goes to Warlord retiring in 1996 due to an injury, and Barbarians several off/on stints with the WWF before going to WCW.

Barbarian didn't mind becoming "Sionne" and teaming with Fatu, but he said he liked teaming up with Warlord better. Talk then turns to Haku, and both guys tell stories about Haku's tough guy reputation. They talk about Haku laying out 4 guys in one incident. They also talk about Haku biting some guys nose off in a barfight. Haku is definitely a guy you don't want to fuck with.

Barbarian talked about his WCW career, and said he did it for the money. He said Hogan still treated him good and looked out for him, in addition to being friendly with him.

After finishing talking about their lengthy careers, both guys talk about what they are doing now. Barbarian owns several businesses in the South. Warlord is a bouncer, and became a bodyguard, even bodyguarding for 50 Cent. Warlord and 50 Cent, what a pair.

The only real regrets either man has was not being vocal enough during their career, and not working The Ultimate Warrior. Both guys were thrilled to work with Hogan.

Final McWord
This was a pretty good interview, even though this interview could be used as a fluff piece when talking about wrestling in the 80s. Neither guy really buries anyone, which is usually the most coolest thing about a shoot interview.

Both guys really did come off as down to earth. If a fan approached them for a picture or autograph, I could see either one taking time out to talk to a fan, as they seemed to be very content with themselves. Some wrestlers come off bitter in interviews, but this was not the case here.

I'm still surprised to hear that Warlord was a bodyguard for 50 cent. I remember hearing a rumor that Warlord worked for Dominos pizza, but that was never discussed in this shoot.

In addition, Warlord also tells a story about how Animal from The Road Warriors was the person who named them The Powers of Pain. Whenever the Road Warriors are mentioned in this interview, the Powers of Pain really put them over as great guys.

Overall
This is a fun interview, and I really liked it because I was a huge fan of The Powers of Pain when I was growing up. This interview is for anyone who is obviously a fan of The Powers of Pain, in addition to anyone looking to find out more about the WWF and NWA in the 80's and 90's. If you're a fan of these guys, it makes the interview better, but I could see how some people might get frustrated that The Powers of Pain don't talk bad about anyone. As for me, I enjoyed the shoot alot.

To pick up this shoot interview, go to http://www.rfvideo.com or go to Powers of Pain Shoot directly.

Sean "The MiC" McCaffrey
BULLSMC@aol.com