What's up everyone and welcome to a big combined shoot interview review. Recently, I had the opportunity to check out alot of new shoot interviews, which were conducted by RF Video. Instead of flooding the site with too many reviews, I decided to present you a different type of review by recapping four shoot interviews here. The following will review the following shoot interviews:
Rugged Ron Garvin
Kamala
Butch Reed
Lanny Poffo

I should say before I continue, that I am a bigger fan of watching shoots, rather than watching show tapes, because it's always interesting and cool to hear the real stories behind the wrestlers. They are also alot easier to recap as well! Anyway, here are my reviews:

Rugged Ron Garvin
The topics discussed in this interview are:

-Getting into the wrestling business
-Who training him and what it was like
-Talks about his first match
-Early promotions
-Talks about Pat Patterson
-Teaming with Terry Garvin
-Wrestling in Florida in the late 60's
-Getting the nicknames of Hands of Stone and The One Man Gang
-Going to Georgia
-Teaming with Ole Anderson
-Teaming with Terry Garvin to feud with Bob Armstrong & Robert Fuller over the NWA Georgia tag titles in early 1974
-Favorite matches and angles in Georgia
-Wrestling in South Eastern Championship Wrestling?
-Working for Angelo Poffo
-His feud with Randy Savage
-The Miss Atlanta Lively gimmick and teaming with Jimmy Valiant against The Midnight Express at Starrcade 85
-How he went around town in the Miss Atlanta Lively gimmick the week prior to the show
-Memories of the first Jim Crockett Memorial Tag Team Tournament?
-Talks about his feud with Tully Blanchard and the taped fist series at Bash 86
-Was the blade used too much in the NWA
-What were the backstage politics like back then
-Wrestling Nikita Koloff
-Did Magnum TA's auto accident effect the morale in the locker room
-The fireball angle with Jim Cornette
-Teaming with Barry Windham
-Feuding with The Midnight Express
-Jimmy Garvin's babyface turn
-The hotel angle where he dressed up in drag and knocked out Ric Flair
-Finding out he was winning the NWA Title
-Memories of that match in Detroit with Flair
-The decision to take the belt off him
-Wrestling as world champion but not positioned as the main event on house shows
-The cage match at Starrcade '87
-Talks about the Four Horsemen concept and was there any particular member he prefered to work with
-Thoughts when Crockett bought the UWF from Bill Watts
-Memories of the fued with The Garvins vs. The Varsity Club
-The Tower of Doom match
-The decision to turn heel on Dusty Rhodes at Bash '88 and why it happened
-Why he quit the company shortly after the heel turn
-Thoughts on Dusty Rhodes as a booker
-Favorite matches and angles in the NWA
-Going to work for the AWA and thoughts on Verne Gagne
-His feud with Greg Gagne
-How he ended up going to WWF
-Talks about his time in the WWF and why he respects Vince McMahon
-Why left WWF
-Memories of wrestling for WWC in Puerto Rico
-Carlos Colon
-Fire matches in Puerto Rico
-Working for Jim Cornette in Smoky Mountain Wrestling
-His feud with Paul Orndorff
-Working on the indies
-Thoughts on today's wrestling

Garvins tone of voice in this interview comes out truthful and straight up. Garvin, in this interview, comes off just as having a normal conversation. He kind of came off like a "grampa" figure, as it seemed like he was telling stories like the way you would tell stories to your grandkids.

Personally, being a pro-WWF fan, while Garvin was peaking elsewhere in his career, I got to learn alot about him and his career. I enjoy wrestling history, so this interview was cool to watch, as I found out alot of stuff that I didn't know before. Just like his wrestling nickname "Hands of Stone", Garvin comes off as "Voice of Stone", as he gets to the point straight away. He does go off-topic several times, which makes this interview better.

My favorite stories in this interview were Garvin winning the title from Flair, his Dusty Rhodes stories and joining the WWF. Garvin goes into detail on all three topics.

Overall- this interview may come off dry to some, but you can tell he wasn't hiding anything. I'd really only recommend this interview for people interested in the NWA, Ron Garvin and people looking to know more about wrestling history. This interview doesn't have the pizazz or "kill" factor, that other shoots have, but it was still interesting to watch.

To pick up this interview, go to http://www.rfvideo.com/merchant/index.cfm?action=moreinfo&id=8390

Kamala
The topics in this interview are:


-What did you do before wrestling?
-Were you a fan prior?
-How did you break in?
-How did your training in the UK help you in the states?
-Q: What was your gimmick as Sugar Bear Harris?
-Early memories of Percy Pringle/Paul Bearer?
-Early memories of Europe?
-When did you start painting your face?
-What brought you to Memphis and how did the Kamala gimmick come about?
-Who came up with the original gimmick video of Kamala and where was it shot?
-How did you come up with your style?
-Was it frustrating taht you couldnt show people that you were a good wrestler?
-How dangerous was the fire you played with in Memphis?
-Memories of working with Stan Frazier?
-Did you live the gimmick in public?
-Did your other friends and family think it was too racial?
-How did you get along with Jerry Lawler?
-When was the first time you worked with Andre The Giant
-Thoughts on Andre and the first few matches?
-How did you wind up in Mid South
-Thoughts on Bill Watts
-Was Bill racist in your opinion?
-Thoughts on working Duggan in M South?
-Thoughts on working with JYD?
-Thoughts on Dibase
-Thoughts on Steve WIlliams
-Did you see Bill abuse younger talent?
-Thoughts on working the World Class area
-Thoughts on Fritz?
-Were the Von Erichs out of control
-Favorite Von Erich to work?
-Thoughts on working with Terry Gordy?
-What was Bruiser Brody like to work with?
-Did you have any heat with Abdullah The Butcher since the 2 of you had somewhat similar gimmicks?
-Thoughts on Verne Gagne?
-What do you remember about Wrestlerock?
-How did you wind up in WWF
-Initial thoughts on Vince?
-Was it difficult working a long series with Andre?
-Is it true Andre made racist jokes?
-Who was your favorite Kim Chee/Friday?
-How did you get along with Blassie?
-Did you have fun doing the TNT skits?
-You didnt stay in the WWF long, why?
-What was the locker room like at the time?
-Thoughts of working the Mid Atlantic region?
-Memories of the Great American Bash against Magnum TA why it was edited
-Thoughts on Jimmy Valiant?
-What brought you back to the WWF?
-Did Vince change at all?
-Memories of working with Hogan?
-You worked with Jake Roberts, describe Jake in and out of the ring?
-Would you say the same about Tony Atlas?
-You actually stretched Mick Foley during this time period?
-Memories of working with Curtis Iakea?
-Thoughts on teaming with Sika
-Thoughts on being paired with Mr. Fuji
-Fuji ribs?
-Again your run in the WWF was fairly brief, why?
-Who were your favorite opponents back then?
-What was the party scene like?
-Do you think it was punishment for something when you were put in a feud with the Young Stallions?
-After WWF you went back to Texas, how did things change in Texas from the first time you were there?
-Were you frustrated with the business by this point?
-Did you think about a career change?
-You went back to working in the USWA, was this a fun or depressing period for you?
-Were you surprised once Lawler started working for Vince?
-Is the party and groupie scene more crazy in WWF or Memphis?
-Explain the circumstances for your return to the WWF in 1992?
-Again, how had things changed from the runs in the mid-late 80s in WWF?
-Was Vince different?
-Thoughts on working with the Ultimate Warrior?
-Do you think he is given a bad rap?
-Memories working with the Undertaker?
-Did you think he would last this long on top?
-How were things different with Bret Hart on top rather than Hogan?
-Talk about the pay disperity between you and the Undertaker and how you came to find out?
-Thoughts on your casket matches?
-How did the babyface turn come about?
-Do you think the line was ever crossed between hate and fun with the racial stereotype angles/vignettes?
-Any you liked or didnt like (aka: Kamala bowling)
-Interestingly enough you never appeared at a Wrestlemania during your original 3 stints. How come your Wrestlemania 9 match against Bigelow was canceled prior to the show?
-Thoughts on working with Shawn Michaels?
-After you left the WWF what did you do?
-Were friends and family in and out of the business surprised at how little money you made?
-Do you think you made more money in the territories in the 80s than in your WWF runs?
-Do you think your pay was based on the color of your skin?
-You did occasional indies, thoughts on working indies?
-How did you wind up in WCW in the mid 90s?
-Do you think Hulk Hogan gets a bad rap?
-Thoughts on Eric Bischoff?
-Compare Vince to Bischoff?
-Thoughts on being paired with Kevin Sullivan and the DOD?
-You worked without a contract, were you hoping Vince would take you away?
-How did your Wrestlemania appearance in the gimmick battle royal come about?
-Recently you have been back to working regularly in Memphis. YOur character has done some crazy things like sing dinner music and dress in suits. Thoughts?
-How did you wind up back on Raw recently for the Diva contest?
-What were you thinking during the contest?
-How did the younger wrestlers treat you at the show? Were they respectful?
-During the 80s when wrestling was more kayfabe, were you ever contacted by any civil rights groups?
-Thoughts on Ben Peacock's Kimala 2 gimmick?
-Thoughts on working with Dusty Rhodes?
-Thoughts on Jerry Lawler overall over the years?
-Did you ever just wanna go out there and work a 30-60mn wrestling match without the gimmick?
-Favorite Kim Chee?
-Least favorite Kim Chee?
-Best rib you ever saw?
-Good road stories?
-Favorite opponents?
-Least favorite opponents?
-During the 80s when you worked southern territories that were still fairly racist, did you have any close calls with fans?
-Do you think it is a racist business?
-do you expect another call from Vince?
-Do you think you should be in the WWF Hall of Fame?
-Was there ever anyone you wanted to work with you never have?
-What do you think of the current WWF product?
-Have you ever stepped on glass or tacks accidently since you walk barefoot to the ring?
-How do you explain your longevity in the business?
-Would you say Kamala was a good worker?
-For a man your size, how do you stay in cardiovascular shape and not blow up early?
-Do you think it is a Catch 22 in that if you lose weight and work on your health you are pretty much out of wrestling bookings?
-can a skinny Kamala draw?
-What is the biggest meal you ever ate?
-Did Kamala get ring rats?
-Advice to aspiring wrestlers?
-Do you think the business will ever boom like it did years ago?
-He also talked about having a Gun and knife with him
-Working Raw with the Diva contest

This was easily one of the best shoot interviews I've seen, and deserves a full review in itself. This was my favorite shoot out of the four I'm reviewing today. Kamala is well known all over the world, and after watching this shoot, you feel for the guy and respect Kamala even more. From this shoot, we get that Kamala never was interested in playing politics. In fact, he'd rather drive a truck then deal with the crap in wrestling. And he did just that, as he talks about how he left wrestling several times to go back to driving trucks.

Kamala talked about all the politics he faced through the years, but said that he always loved Hulk Hogan. He said that Hogan always looked out for him, especially in WCW, where Kamala said that Eric Bischoff is an asshole and didn't know what he was doing. Kamala even added that Hulk Hogan was the best champion while he was wrestling.

The only time Kamala really gets angry is when talking about Abdullah the Butcher. Kamala says that Abby was jealous of him, and that Abby always wanted to be the only black man in Japan. Going to Japan was just a money opportunity for Kamala, so he didn't care being there either way. He told alot of stories about how Abby tried to make Kamala look bad, and Kamala expressed his disdain about Abby.

Kamala comes off like a simple man, who just wanted to make money and enjoy life. He talked about what he liked in the wrestling business, and also how he was screwed. Kamala told one story, about how he was wrestling Undertaker during a Summerslam main event match, and when it all came down to it, Kamala got paid $17,000 and Undertaker got paid $250,000. Kamala said he saw Pat Pattersons briefcase with all the financial figures in it one day, and that's how he knows. He thinks that the WWF looked at him as a big southern black man, who wouldn't realize it.

Like the above story, Kamala talks about money very openly. He talks about some territories where he went home hungry every night and he told some stories about how he was doing well.

Overall- this is an interview for any wrestling fan. This is one of the top shoot interview's I've seen, and I've seen alot of shoots. Kamala really came off good here, and you will get so into the interview, you won't even realize that 2+ hours passed by. I definitely highly recommend this interview.

To pick up this interview, go to http://www.rfvideo.com/merchant/index.cfm?action=moreinfo&id=8812

Butch Reed
The topics discussed in this interview are:

-How did you get into the business
-What was your athletic background before you got into the business
-Did you ever use steroids
-How did you wind up goin from Bruce to Butch
-Memories of working for Bob Geigel
-Thoughts on Sam Muchinik
-Memories of Jesse Ventura from your match in St Louis
-Memories, thoughts on working for and with Harley Race
-Memories of working with Bob Sweetan early in your career
-Memories of Jim Duggan from Central States
-Any good road stories from the area
-Memories of Bruiser Brody, thoughts
-Memories of working for World Class
-Thoughts on the Von Erichs, drugs
-Memories wrestling Kerry
-Memories of Iceman Parsons
-Memories of Gino Hernandez
-Was Jake Roberts already a hardcore drug addict at this time
-Memories of the Freebirds
-Thoughts on Fritz as a booker
-Memories of your run in Florida
-Memories of Eddie Graham, thoughts on him as a booker
-Memories of your first matches with Ric Flair
-Memories of your match where Flair was accompanied by David and Kerry
-Memories of your matches with David Von Erich
-Thoughts on Dusty
-Memories of Big John Studd
-Thoughts on Angelo Mosca
-Road stories
-Did you encounter any racist old timers early in your career
-Thoughts on working for Georgia and Ole Anderson
-Memories of Randy Savage back then
-How did you wind up in the Mid South
-Thoughts on Bill Watts as a booker and a boss
-Any good Watts stories
-Do you think Watts was a bully
-Memories/thoughts on Buddy Landel
-Memories of Andre The Giant back in the territories as compared to the WWF
-Memories/thoughts on Ted Dibiase
-Memories of teaming with Jim Neidhart
-Memories of Steve Williams'
-memories of your matches with Magnum TA
-memories of Mr. Wrestling 2
-Memories of Terry Taylor
-Memories of your babyface run in Mid South
-How crazy were the crowds back then
-Memories of Dick Slater
-Memories of what some call the greatest angle of all time between you, Flair, and Slater - neckbrace angle
-Do you think Watts was racist
-Memories of your turn against JYD and your series with him
-Rate JYD as a worker
-Fav matches or moments
-Talk about how hot the feud got
-Do you think if Watts kept his TBS time slot he could have been a success nationally
-Memories of your run as champ
-What was the road schedule like
-What was it like when JYD left for the WWF
-Did Bill Watts blame you and JYD for the lower crowd at the Superdome in November 83
-Memories of Eddie Gilbert
-What lead to you finally leaving Mid South and returning to Central States
-Whos idea was it to bleach your hair blonde in Central States
-Memories of first meeting and working with Slick
-Memories of your matches with Brody
-What did you know at that time of Harley Race confronting Hogan at a WWF show
-How did you wind up in the WWF
-Were you and Slick a package deal
-How were things different there then any of the territories you had worked previous
-Was there any jealousy when you came being that someone was going to lose their spot
-Initial thoughts on Vince Jr
-Memories and thoughts on Hogan
-Memories of your series with Koko
-Memories of Wrestlemania 3
-Why do you think you never had a major pay per view or tv run against Hogan
-Who did you ride with in the WWF
-Memories of matches with Steamboat, rate him?
-How bad were drugs in the locker room during this time
-Memories wrestling Bruno Sammartino on a Toronto house show
-Did you feel Harley had sold out by going here
-Memories of the Dynamite Kid
-How different was it wrestling Duggan in the WWF compared to Mid South
-Memories of your matches with Superstar Graham
-Honky Tonk Man said , "The Natural" Butch Reed was in line to win the title from Ricky Steamboat, but no-showed" What happened the night you no-showed and were supposed to get the IC title from Steamboat?
-Did your relationship with Vince change forever with that
-Were you afraid youd be fired
-Do you think he punished you in anyway by doin jobs or working certain people
-Memories of your series with Muraco
-Memories of working with the Ultimate Warrior
-What was he like in the locker room
-What did the boys think of him
-Were you disappointed you only had a 4 minute match with Savage at Mania 4
-You pretty much disappeared after the match, did you know your run was up around that time
-How did things finally end
-Fav matches, least fav during your run here
-What was the travel schedule like
-Have you talked to Vince at all since this time
-How did you wind up in WCW
-Thoughts on Jim Herd
-Was Ric Flair any different around this time, in his book he talks about being very anxious due to the pressure
-Was it different wrestling JYD here then the other places? Was he different
-How did the party scene differ from WWFs
-What were your expectations coming into WCW
-How did the Doom gimmick come about
-Did you find it silly wrestling under a mask since most people knew who you were
-Memories of your matches with the Steiners
-Is it true Rick punched Scott to give him a real black eye after one of your angles
-How stiff were your matches
-Memories of Terry Funk
-Were things more difficult with a booking committee
-What were the politics like
-How come you guys were buried in the Starrcade finals after such a strong last few months of the year against the Steiners and Road Warriors
-Were the Road Warriors hard to work with
-Memories of your series with the Horseman
-Thoughts on Arn, Barry, and Sid
-Was it any different working with Flair during this time as compared to others
-What was it like for morale when Flair left
-How did you feel as an employee when you saw Flair bring the NWA belt on tv and what was the reaction from everyone else
-Thoughts on Sting
-Memories of matches with the Freebirds
-Were you and Ron against the turn on each other
-Thoughts on Ron
-Memories of Oliver Humperdink
-Do you think if you were in WCW at the time that Bill watts would have put the WCW Title on you
-Fav matches, least fav during your run here
-How did you wind up leaving WCW
-Were you worried thinking you had two bridges burnt
-Was it hard to adjust to making a living off of USWA payoffs as compared to WCW and WWF
-How did you handle things mentally
-How weird was it once again feuding with JYD
-How did you find out that JYD had passed away, final thoughts on him
-Did you think working USWA would get you back into the WWF
-Thoughts on Lawler and Jarrett at this time
-Memories of Global
-Did you think that it would take off
-Who did you think from that place would make it
-Why did you just pick up and leave as champion
-When did you get into the Pro Rodeo tour
-Compare being on that tour to being on tour in the business
-Is it true that were you considered to be a part of the Nation of Domination with Farooq
-What do you think of some of today's African American wrestlers
-Thoughts on New Jack
-What do you think of the overall product today
-Are you surprised at Austin and Foley's success
-Do you think its time for guys like Flair from your era to step aside
-How involved are you with Harley's company WLW
-Do you miss the business
-Who are some of the guys you worked with that you thought had great potential that never realized it
-Fav opponents and least overall
-Ribs
-Good road stories
-Any regrets
-Do all of the recent deaths over the last 3 years in wrestling scare you.

This was an interesting interview. Butch Reed really has no problem ripping anyone in this interview, as well as putting over people he likes. Butch talks about the famous Honky Tonk Man IC title reign, and how Butch was actually supposed to be the IC champ and not the HTM. Butch gets in full detail when talking about this and gets emotional. He also describes the fallout between him and Vince McMahon.

Butch really gets into the racism in wrestling. He talks about all his experiences as a black wrestler, and tells a story about his run-in with the KKK, as he beat up one KKK member in California, after a KKK member instigated trouble with him.

Overall- I definitely recommend this interview. While Kamala is the best out of the four interviews I'm reviewing today, Butch was a close number 2 and was brutally honest as can be, when talking about everything. I was surprised with alot of the racism stories, and how much the race card was talked about, but at least it didn't get to Al Sharpton levels.

To pick up this interview, go to http://www.rfvideo.com/merchant/index.cfm?action=moreinfo&id=8861

Lanny Poffo


-What was it like growing up in a wrestling family
-How close were you and your brother to the inside of the business as kids
-Did your dad kayfabe you
-At what point did you want to be a wrestler
-Traveling on the road with his dad and Randy
-Randy Savages baseball background
-WHo was a better worker and how they both got trained by their fathers
-Talks about thier first matches in the ring
-His first gimmick and how he created it
-Talked about going all over with his Dad and Randy before starting thier own promotion
-Why they never got along with anyone when they first ran
-Early memories of Roddy Piper in Portland Wrestling
-How Terry Funk put him over in TX and what he went thru in that promotion
-What was it like running opposition to Lawlers group
-Is it true that you and your brother used to carry a gun around
-Thoughts of Jimmy Crocketts NWA in the late 70's
-Lanny talks about his problems with Ole Anderson for over 20 minutes and this is one of the best parts of this interview as he defends Rick Flair against Ole Anderson
-Why there was so much heat between the two and what the fighting was really about
-When do you first remember meeting Elizabeth
-How did you find out that your Dad made a deal with Lawler and Jarrett
-Were you aprehensive about going into the Memphis locker room for the first time
-How did you and your family prevent any kind of a double cross
-Memories of first working with lawler
-Memories of your series with the RnR Express
-Do you see yourself as an innovator of table breaking with the famous pile driver spot
-How did you and your brother wind up in the WWF
-How Vince saw his brother for the first time drop the elbow from the top rope
-What his brother did to get him into the WWE
-Dr D David Shultz and 20-20
-How many of the boys told him in the wwe that he was only there because of Randy and how did he handle it
-What advice did your Dad give you before you went to NY
-Initial impressions of Vince McMahon
-How did you come about doing the moonsault?
-Early memories of Tiger Mask vs Dynamite Kid from MSG
-His thoughts on Chris Benoit
-Were you the first ever to do it in the US the moonsault
-Did you ever catch your foot on the turnbuckle doing the flip
-You worked mainly preliminaries early on in the WWF. Was that the role you had agreed too?
-At any point were there suggestions to acknowledge that you and your brother were related
-Stories about Randy locking Liz up in closets. Lanny gets really mad at this point about this subject
-Initial impressions of Hogan
-Who were your favorite traveling partners
-How hot was the Orndoff-Hogan feud
-Memories of Roddy Piper at this time
-Did anyone ever try to play you and your brother against each other
-How crazy was the WWF drug scene at this time
-Memories of your series with Honkytonk Man
-Memories of the Bulldogs
-Did Bruno Sammartino not fit in with the current lifestyle of the locker room when he came back
-Memories of Jake Roberts
-Were you disappointed you werent on Wrestlemania 3
-Did you become frustrated during your first 2-3 yrs working in preliminaries
-Do you think there was a lot of pressure on your brother when he had the belt
-Were the boys jealous of Beefcake and Hogans relationship
-Was Andre miserable towards the end of his run
-Great stories on Andre and drinking
-The fist fight between Dynamite Kid and the Mountie
-How did the whole idea of the Genius come about
-What were the long range plans for the Genius?
-Do you think Vince forgot about you for awhile when it came to ideas?
-Memories of your series with Koko B Ware
-How did you handle the fact your character was very ambigious?
-When Dusty came in with the polka dots did everyone laugh behind his back
-Memories/thoughts on the Ultimate Warrior
-Did the boys ever politic in favor of Hogan if only for better houses, better paydays?
-How did you wind up with Curt Hennig?
-Were you told that your wrestling role would phase out?
-How did you get along with Curt?
-Did you enjoy working with Hulk?
-Was there any bitterness between you and your brother since now you were working with Hogan and he was under with Duggan?
-Did yuou see the potential in Shawn Michaels and Bret Hart?
-Did you fear for your spot when Curt got hurt?
-How did Ric Flair fit in?
-At any point did you plan for a post wrestling career
-How were you told that you were being let go by Vince
-How did you wind up in WCW
-How long were you under contract with WCW
-How many times did you wrestle during that time
-A lot of the boys point to your kind of contract as what was wrong with WCW, how do you respond?
-How do you explain the relationship between your brother and Hogan
-What do you remember about the fighting between Randy and Hawk
-Do you think your brother is finished?
-Why do you think Vince hasnt brought back your brother?
-Were you surprised Vince bought WCW
-Do you watch the current product?
-Do you think you were a pioneer to high flying in the USA
-Do you miss actively wrestling
-Thoughts on the death of Elizabeth as this gets super emotional
-Good road stories
-Good ribs
-Least favorite opponent
-Favorite opponent
-Do you think Jerry Lawler had always been honest with your family about business
-Talks about his books
-He reads many poems
-Death of Owen Hart
-Thoughts on Ric Flair's book

This was like watching 2 interviews in one. Lanny Poffo went out to make this one of the best shoot interviews ever. While I don't think it was one of the top 10, it was certainly interesting. The topic list above is not even half of what Lanny talks about. Watching Lanny talk, I felt like I was talking to Simon Diamond, because the man comes off so intelligent, and described all his thoughts and ideas in a way that any idiot could understand.

A big topic in this interview of course is The Macho Man Randy Savage. Lanny talks about his famous brother, and you can see he respects him and loves him. Lanny answered some questions about his brother and said that some questions would be better off asking Randy, rather than Lanny.

Some of the things I liked about this interview was Poffo talking about the Honky Tonk Man. When asked about HTM calling himself the greatest Intercontinetal Champion of all time, Poffo said, "HTM stop, you're insulting alot of people there." Lanny also talked about Elizabeth's death, and indirectly blamed it on Lex Luger. He said that many people called the Macho Man overprotective of Liz, when they were married, and he said if Luger was as protective of Liz, as Randy, then Liz would be alive today. Can't argue with him, based on all the facts I know.

This interview is four hours long, and if you have a spare four hours, you'll enjoy the first 3 hours. The last hour of this interview is Poffo closing it off. RF Video asked Poffo for any final words, an Poffo went an hour describing his life now. Poffo reiterated at the end, and throughout the interview that 1. He is not gay, and 2. He hates smoking and cigarettes. The last hour is not about wrestling and comes off like a public service announcement for an anti-smoking campaign.

Overall- this is a great interview for anyone looking to find out what the WWF was like not only in the '80s, but in the '90s as well. Lanny does come off as a true genius in this, and even admits to using gimmick more than talent in the ring, but that's what makes him a great wrestler, and not a great worker. The first three hours is very solid, but the last hour is a bore, so I'd recommend this interview, but I'd also recommend turning it off once Lanny goes into his anti-smoking hour rant.

To pick up this interview go to http://www.rfvideo.com/merchant/index.cfm?action=moreinfo&id=8814

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Sean "The MiC" McCaffrey
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