Josh Lazie has seen and done it all in the entertainment industry. As
the former-bassist for the rock band Danzig, he has headlined concerts
in the biggest arenas thinkable, ranging from Japan to Germany to
Mexico. After leaving the music industry, he - for the better part of
two years - basically lived with Sabu. He was Sabu's booking agent, his
in-ring manager, his friend, his personal confidant, and his traveling
buddy.
At the same time, Lazie was Rob Black's best friend and worst enemy. In
mid-2001, Lazie had a falling out with his former-best friend Rob
Black. The result was he, Sabu, and The Messiah all leaving XPW the
same week. Since then, he has refused to comment on the specifics of
the problems between himself and Rob Black.until now.
On Tuesday, December 20, 2005, the one and only Josh Lazie made his
impact on the "History of XPW: Bleeding Was Only HALF the Job"
retrospective like only he can. Lazie made it clear going into the
interview that there was no topic whatsoever that was off-limits in
this interview. The result was not only some great stories about Steve
Corino, UPW promoter Rick Bassman, Bruce Hart, and others, but also
some very candid comments.
For the first time ever, Lazie grants complete access to his personal
life. He makes some very frank remarks about The Messiah and their
real-life heat, and he gives the details of he and Kristi Myst's
relationship (How'd it start? How did Messiah play into it? What went
wrong?), and he explains exactly where things went wrong between
himself and Rob Black.
Lazie also takes you behind closed doors and into the inner workings of
XPW. Exactly what was discussed in he and Sabu's private meetings with
Bruce Hart, Atsushi Onita, and Shoichi Arai? How close did XPW come to
running shows in Japan? What's the TRUTH about drugs and sexual favors
in the XPW locker room?
And perhaps best of all, find out exactly what it was like hanging out
with the one and only Sabu, 24/7 (What strip club did the two frequent
most often?). This includes Lazie telling the story of how one night,
he and Sabu found themselves locked together in a jail cell in Mexico.
These are just some quick previews of what you can expect from Lazie's
part in this retrospective:
"We had to turn a blind eye to it in order for.[read the retrospective
and find out!]." - about drugs in the XPW locker room
"I wouldn't leave my wife alone with him." - on The Messiah
"If you had a drug or attitude problem or were a WWF, WCW, or ECW
reject, then we wanted you here because you were tailor-made for XPW."
- paraphrased
"If I had a nickel for every time Rob said 'This is how Paul [Heyman]
would do it,' I would be rich."
"If you really want to strike up a conversation with him, ask him about
barbecuing." - about Abdullah the Butcher
"Sabu wanted so badly for XPW to work."
"He's the type of guy who - when he's talking - you just sit there and
devote every single last ounce of your attention and respect to and
savor every word he says." - about Sabu's uncle, Ed "The Original
Sheik" Farhat
"Hayabusa and [Masato] Tanaka had every single intention of working for
us."
"I don't have anything positive to say about her, but I won't shoot on
her here out of respect for [her husband and former-XPW wrestler
Johnny] Webb because I have so much respect for him." - about Veronica
Caine
"It's so sad the way she was treated there and the way she let herself
be treated." - on Kristi Myst
"He's the type of guy who - if you're at a restaurant and you have no
money - he'll take the tab. He hates kayfabe being broken, especially
around him, but he's got such a big heart." - on Sabu
If you've never been in the heart of Los Angeles, California, the next
best thing is to let Josh Lazie take you there in this no-holds-barred
interview. From the wrestling to the business to the partying to the
controversy, Lazie is an open book on his experiences in XPW.
By contributing to this retrospective, Lazie joins Shane Douglas, Jerry
Lynn, Shark Boy, Vic Grimes, Kevin Kleinrock, Chris Hamrick, Kris
Kloss, Larry Rivera, all of the homegrowns (from Supreme to Pogo to
Kaos to Jimmy to everyone else), and many more names to be announced.
Also endorsed by former-WWE and WCW superstar Chris Kanyon, the
"History of XPW: Bleeding Was Only HALF the Job" retrospective will
show you XPW as you've NEVER seen it before.
For more information,
please e-mail Piratez4v3go2@aol.com.
Also, keep your eye out for news
on the retrospective as a web site devoted to it will be launched in
the coming weeks.
