I'd like to thank Celtdan for taking his time to make this interview i had alot of fun doing it with him! so enjoy guys! :)
Tyress: give us a small introduction about yourself
Celtdan: Alright, well I'm Celtdan McMahon, current play-by-play commentator for DCWF on Saturdays a semi-retired wrestler and a semi retired wrestler I should say first CEltism of the interview
Tyress: IF you have a Stage/nickname: How did you get it?
Celtdan: Well I suppose my nickname is "Jaboom!", which has a funny story about it. In a match in early 2009, I was going for my finisher, the powerbomb, and as I went to type in Kaboom, I typo'd and it came out as Jaboom! It caught on immediately and has stuck on ever since.
Tyress: Interesting way of a nickname to appear from
Tyress: How did you Find Second Life and what made you join?
Celtdan: I found out about it on Sky News in the UK and it looked interesting so I decided to find out what it was all about, so I signed up and I immediately became obsessed with this crazy world
Tyress: Crazy? there is no such thing as cra- oh wait...second life Wrestling..
Tyress: How did you get into SL wrestling?
Celtdan: Well, I found out about a federation named Evolution Pro Wrestling which was looking to make itself big in SL, and I checked out the arena and was amazed at how well detailed it was. I originally applied to be a referee before deciding to wrestle, but I was fired before I could wrestle a match, and the place never got of the ground. As for DCWF/SLCW, I found it randomly on the internet. It was a geocities website created by former owner Ivan Halfpint, and as they say, the rest was history. :P
Tyress: What Made you decide to get into SL Wrestling?
Celtdan: I'm a big wrestling fan IRL, and the idea of getting involved in something that at the time was revolutionary really appealed to me. Of course, I had no idea at the time what SL wrestling would become and how much it would eventually mean to me.
Tyress: Yeah it tends to Suck you in litterly
Celtdan: Damn right
twice I nearly got out and nearly went other places...but no, they just wouldn't let go
Tyress: do you have a Dream achievement to accomplish in SL wrestling?
Celtdan: Well, most of my dreams have been accomplished, in terms of wrestling certain people like Drewski and Big Evil. I suppose my dream achievement is to either wrestle in the Main Event of WrestleFest or become DCWF World Champion. Technically, I have been world champion but it was taken off me by the bastard owner Eric at the time who was very protective of his world title. I held it for about 20 seconds
I might not get those opportunities though, as I'm a commentator these days, and wrestling matches isn't something I do very often. It's certainly something I want to go do more often again, though.
Tyress: Ouch 20 seconds :s
Tyress: What do you think makes Your Character Special?
Celtdan: Good question! I suppose as a commentator, people appreciate my love for the business and my passion for my job as a commentator. I love commentating because it gives me something different to do, and I appreciate that people enjoy my work. As a wrestler, I don't really know if there is anything particularly special about my character, although during my drunk gimmick days, it was certainly very unique, that's for sure.
,
Tyress: one of my Favorite commentators over at DCWF had to be said.
Celtdan: Thank you :)
Tyress: what is the name of your finishers and what are they?
Celtdan: My finisher is "Jaboom", a sitdown powerbomb. My old finishers were the "Dublin Driver", the rock bottom and I used to use a crossface known as the "Celtdan Crossface"
Tyress: some interesting names on those finishers
Celtdan: My old character was actually meant to be Irish even though I'm scottish and was announced from Scotland
so that's why it was called the Dublin Driver
Tyress: how long have you been in SL wrestling?
Celtdan: I've been in SL wrestling since August 2007, which is when I signed up with EPW. The only person around as long is Ari Lane, who actually started in EPW with me. We've been friends (and enemies) ever since.
Tyress: do you have any Dream Matches?
Celtdan Ok, for me personally, I would LOVE to face Curt Bombastic. Now that he's back, hopefully one day the opportunity will rise. As for a match I want to see, I'd love to see maybe the champions of DCWF, VWE and UHW square off in the ultimate non-title champion of champions triple threat match!
Now, that would be AWESOME!
tyress: that would be an epic match i am sure of!
Tyress: if you could pick 5 Matches in any Federation which has been your favorites?
Celtdan: Well, I've probably seen nearly every DCWF match, ever. I suppose I would have to go with 1. Alpin vs. TEnzan - I Quit at WrestleFest I, 2. Ceri vs. Misaki at Backyard Brawl 2010, 3. Nanny vs. Horses at WrestleFest IV, 4. Vince vs. Mythil at WrestleFest III and 5. Women's Elimination Chamber at Blizzard 2011
Tyress: How long have you been in your current Fed?
Celtdan: Well, since it's technically the only fed I've ever been in, that's just over 4 years in DCWF. I was part of the first show, and I've never looked back at all really since.
I thought lasting 1 year was something my god
Tyress: what have you accomplished in SL wrestling?
Celtdan: Well, in DCWF I've been World Champion, I was tag team champion with Ari Lane in MOrse Code, still the longest reigning champions too. It embarrasses me to say this, and I know people will laugh, but I held the old CCW/VWA Canadian National CHampionship for a couple of weeks back in 2008. Make sure I don't mention that again.
I've also won a few awards in DCWF, including my very own Celtdan McMahon Lifetime Achievement Award for Epic Failure and this year I won the Most Memorable Moment award for my part in the famous Duchess of Coventry match with Paula and Horses that I commentated.
if you're wondering about the lifetime achievement award, it's one of hte joke awards we give out or moments when we fuck up
I was just going to say that I won the lifetime achievement award for having my mic turned off while we had a huge brawl between OEW and DCWF wrestlers
Tyress: do you have a Dream Tag team Partner/Stable members?
Celtdan: I suppose Drewski's my dream tag team partner, but I've had the opportunity to tag up with him before. I'll go out on a limb and say...Benja. I think we'd be an awesome tag team
I think we could do some crazy things together as a team
Big Cookies
Tyress: *laughs* interesting names and even more interesting tag team name
Tyress: if you could be the booker for 1 day and you could pick Any wrestler male or female from any fed who would you pick for the Mainevent?
Celtdan: : For the Main Event...I think I would have Alpin Criss and Brakman Wylder. Just thinking about that, that could be one hell of a match.
Tyress: Very interesting match idea
Tyress: who trained you?
Celtdan :I never actually had a trainer as such I had started off as a referee and learned the HUD from that it was easy enough to learn...Alpin Criss showed me how to use the HUD and it was natural from then on in those were the days
Tyress: if you have a top 1 moment since the beginning of your Career to now can you tell us about that and why?
Celtdan: I suppose my greatest moment was having the "UK Civil War" feud with Mike Freeman and Morpheus over the DCWF International title. It started off from the Elimination Chamber we did at Blizzard 2008, and I had some kick ass single matches with Morph and Mike, and eventually together in the first ever Ring Of Steel match and then the triple threat match for the title at WrestleFest. I loved working with those guys and they are still right up there with the best matches I've ever done.
Tyress: is there anyone you'd like to thank for being there since you began your adventure in SL wrestling?
Celtdan: Well..I suppose I would have to thank Ivan Halfpint for allowing me to be part of SLCW when it started, Alpin Criss for developing the system, I know it's controversial, but Eric Stuart, I love the guy, and he gave me some great moments and allowed me to do some awesome things.
Right now I gotta thank Numbers Rossini for being an awesome boss and commentary partner, Scarlette and Drew for being awesome friends, and Ari Lane for being my ultimate enemy and best friend here in SL.
I should just mention that me and Scarlette are still, without a goddamn doubt the MOST Unbiased commentary team in ALL of professional wrestling
Tyress: If you have been in more then One Federation how many have you been in and what was the names?
Celtdan: EPW,SLCW/DCWF
Tyress: do you have anyone that inspires you in SL wrestling? and why?
Celtdan: God...I think I'm inspired by some of the women in SL wrestling like Nanny, Horses, Vendetta and Misaki for the hard work and time they put into what they do. Some of the matches those four have been involved in have been amazing, and I think everyone in SL wrestling apppreciates the work that they do, not just for their own feds, but in the case of Nanny and Ven, for HAWX. HAWX is loved by just about everybody in SL wrestling, and is one of the cool things that has brought us all together a lot more recently. Big kudos to them.
Tyress: I cant but agree to that.
Tyress: Do you have anyone that inspires you in RL wrestling and why?
Celtdan: I gotta say, I think I'm most inspired by Mick Foley. Foley near damn killed himself 90% of the time he went out there. If you look at matches like Hell in a Cell in 1998 against the Undertaker and even the I Quit match against The Rock at Royal RUmble 1999, a match he actually done with his family watching at ringside, you gotta respect how much he's willing to put himself through just for the entertainment of the fans.
I don't think anybody else, even guys like Terry Funk, would put themselves through some of the shit Foley has in the past.
Tyress: If you have a custom Attire what is the colors?
Celtdan: My custom attire is black trunks with "cWo" on my ass, and some celtic designs on the front
Tyress: cWo?
Celtdan: Celt World Order Voodoo made me a t-shirt that said that on it.
it stuck lol
Tyress: can you name your top 5 Favorite matches in DCWF that you have been in?
Celtdan: Oooh. I think I would say 1. My retirement match against Ari Lane at WrestleFest II, 2. TLC match with me and Ari against Mike and Eric when they were Anarchy for the tag titles (I put Eric through two flaming tables, something a lot of people can only dream of doing :D), 3. Triple Threat match with Morph, Mike and I at WrestleFest I for the international title, 4. Ring of steel again with me, Mike and Morph and 5. Me vs. Drew at New Year's Bash this year
Tyress: as we know theres alot of rumors in SL wrestling some are bad some are good what do you think causes these rumors?
Celtdan: I think stupid people cause most of these rumours. I wish we would get rid of the rumours, but in SL wrestling, the way it is, I'm afraid it's probably never going to happen. When people are stupid and spread rumours, it's often because they have a grudge against a fed or certain people in a fed, and it more often causes problems than fixes things.
Tyress: if you could name top 3 Feds which would they be and why?
Celtdan: I am biased, so No.1 DCWF for being the old head in SL wrestling and being awesome, No.2 VWE for being our rival and for putting on very entertaining shows with something different every week, and No.3 HAWX for putting on great shows and being something that brings SL wrestling together like nothing else ever has in my opinion
Tyress: YAY Rival....Wait...there is a Rival in my house!!!
Celtdan: I'M INN A RIVAL'S HOUSE! Traitors! :P
Ain nothin' wrong with a bit of competition
Tyress: Competition is what brings the best in the matches i think.
Tyress: what is your opinion on the "SL Wrestling Community"
Celtdan: I love the idea of a "community" Back when me, Ranma, Okita and Ari launched the DWRT radio show, the idea was for it to bring SL wrestling together, and for a short time it did. Right up until the infamous appearance by Eric Stuart, which resulted in me leaving the show. My dream is for one day that most, if not all feds can work together, co-operate and help each other. While we should still be competitive, I don't think it would do any harm to help each other out and be supportive.
Tyress: If Celtdan were to pull out an object from under the ring what would it be and why?
Celtdan: It would be my trusty guitar. I started bringing out a guitar for no particular reason, probably because at the time I was a TNA "mark" and I liked Jeff Jarrett and got called a JJ mark for it, lol
It became my trademark.
Tyress: does Celtdan have any Favorite saying if so what is it?
Celtdan: I have a few. there's "That's Unbelieveable", or "We have Sex(Six) matches tonight", "BAH GAWD!
oh and of course "DON'T TOUCH MY TABLE!"
Tyress: what is your thoughts on about this Blog interviews?
Celtdan: I love them. It's another great way to bring the community together and to hear the thoughts of the different personalities we have in SL wrestling. Long live the blog! :)
Tyress: Yay for the blog! *coughs trying not to be bias* <.< >:>
Tyress: Ten Question Game! i will say 10 names/words say the first thing that pops up in your head..
1: UHW
A: Something different
2: Seth Cameron
A: A flawed innovator
3: Numbers Rossini
A: That bald headed bastard boss I have
4: Jennf Parkin
A: Fucking crazy ass hardcore freak
5: Vendetta Za-
A: Very creative
6: Maxine Endrizzi
A: Hard working, wants what she does to succeed
7: Scarlette Hoxley
A: reat friend and unbiased commentating partner
8: Katheryn Blackadder
A: One of the nicest, most hard-working, committed and caring people I know
9: Lee Valentine
A: Funny and very good at animating
10: Wolfy Kessel
A: you won't believe this...Daddy!
Tyress: Kings And Queens these are not who holds current belts or was the best champions. but who you think are the Best in their division
1: King of DCWF
A: Drewski Hoxley
1: Queen of DCWF
A: Tara Duffield, of course
2: King of UHW
A: Wolfy Kessel
2: Queen of UHW
A: Maxine Endrizzi
3: Queen of HAWX
A: Nanny Gothly
4: King of VWE
A: Brakman Wylder
4: Queen of VWE
A Briana Afterthought
Tyress: any last words?
Celtdan: Hmm...pretty simple...This interview has been unbelieveable! Six Cookies! :D
Tyress: yay Cookies!
Off Interview Note:
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Friday, February 24, 2012
Friday, February 17, 2012
Nova's Interview with Benja Nirvana
i wanted to thank Benja for his time it sure was fun interviewing him and i hope you all will enjoy reading the interview I am currently still open for more people to interview so hit me up! ;) you can also follow me on here or Facebook for easy access to the blog.. now enjoy!
Tyress: give us a small introduction about yourself
Benja: Yo. Names Benja Nirvana. Known as the Big Shot. Been in SL pro wrestling for about 2 years runnin now. I do what I do because I enjoy what I do. Mostly goofy person but I do it out of having fun in SL and around people. Im one hell of a dancer and will always love being me.
Tyress: IF you have a Stage/nickname: How did you get it?
Benja: Funny thing was I was originally gonna be named Benja Magnum. When I hit I hit as hard as a shot from a magnum handgun. Though the Big Shot came from my law background. When people asked me about my law school they would always ask, "You gonna be a Big Shot lawyer?" So thats where the name came from.
Tyress: How did you Find Second Life and what made you join?
Benja: *pets tao* Well I was rampant around message boards. I used to do alot of sim battle boards where I held many titles. I am a pretty good RPer (roleplayer for all you people asking what the hell that is). A buddy of mine was talking about their days in second life and I asked questions. Could I have a shotgun? Could I smoke cigars? Could I ride a motorcycle. The rest was history. I have been on SL for over 2 and a half years now and have enjoyed it ever since. *nuzzles tao*
Tyress: lol, interesting
Tyress: How did you get into SL wrestling?
Benja: *pets tao* Well I was a strip club bouncer starting off in SL. A girl wanted me to bodyguard her while she went to parties. There I met a girl named Morgan. Morgan asked me what I wanted to do in SL. I told her that I wondered if there was wrestling in SL. She said she actually knew someone that did indeed wrestle in SL. His name was Curt Bombastic (cuddlemuffin! ^_^). I contacted Curt Cuddlemuffin and went from there to start at XWA which would later become VWE.
Tyress: Benja the Big gun?
Tyress: What Made you decide to get into SL Wrestling?
Benja: *scratches taos ears* Well I am a big guy. My avatars height pretty much represents what I am in real life. I am 6'7 in real life. I wanted to use my size to wrestle and get into wrestling. I love to entertain people. I thought why not use my body and size to entertain people along with my voice as well. I love to talk and be able to get my voice across. Many can claim that I do as well.
Tao: I want some meatbunz
Tyress: do you have a Dream achievement to accomplish in SL wrestling?
Benja: *nuzzles tao and scratches under her chin* My dream, is to hold that VWE World Heavyweight Championship. I was promised it many times only to have it taken away. You know some say its just a prim belt. I say its more than that. Its more a sense of accomplishment and its the company telling you, "Thank you for all your hard work, we appreciate what youve done and we wish to reward you with this." So its not just a prim belt to me, its something that I have been working for my whole SL wrestling career. *pets Tao*
Tao: I really want some meatbunz...
Tyress: What do you think makes Your Character Special?
Benja: *hands tao a coke and smiles* What makes me special is the fact that I can use my law skills along with being able to fast talk anyone. I am a really good negotiator and I can do anything with it all. I can fast talk, I can loophole, I can hustle people. I can do many things with that. But also the fact that I love to goof around and have a good time is something that I pride myself on and many people have taken notice of.
Tyress: what is the name of your finishers and what are they?
Benja: *opens the coke for tao and nuzzles* Well I have whats called The Dead Mans Hand. Its a chokeslam that goes into a spinebuster. No one really gets up from that due to my size and being able to put them down. I use a superkick that I recently added that I like to call "Flip the Switch". I used to use the chokeslam as my finisher but I decided to evolve that into something more. I also have a muscle buster move that I call the Bombastic Buster in homage to the man who got me into this business, Curt "Cuddlemuffin" Bombastic.
Tyress: how long have you been in SL wrestling?
Benja: tickles tao* I have been in SL wrestling 2 years strong now. I started right after Wrestleseries 1 along with a certain NOVA as well.
Tyress: Yay!
Tyress: do you have any Dream Matches?
Benjitude:*nips taos ear* Do I ever! I want Tao here as my manager! She has gotten me through some bad situations. I also want to face my brotha from another motha Drewski Hoxley (spanky). I also want to face Acheron Nightfire becuase our match didnt hit off the way we planned. I also want to face Curt Cuddlemuffin in a Canadian Strap Tables match. Its time to show that guy that I WILL put him through the table and deal with my past issues. But in all honesty, I will face anyone who wants to face me, just let me know. Oh, I also want to face Vince Easterwood, The Gambler Ace Nightfire, James Hardy, Derrick Zane (oh the promos!), Wolf man kessel would be one I would want to do RIGHT THIS TIME! Pretty much around those.
Tyress: if you could pick 5 Matches in any Federation which has been your favorites?
Benja: *plays with taos paws* To be honest, all are my favorites and ill tell you why. Everyone busts their ass to try to plan their matches and try to go out and entertain. So every match is something to watch because of the way they work and try to entertain the people. I cannot pick.
Tyress: How long have you been in your current Fed?
Benja: *mews with tao* I have been in XWA/VWE going on 2 years now. I havent jumped ship or switched any feds.
Tyress: what have you accomplished in SL wrestling?
Benja: *dangles a string and watches tao bat at it* I hold the record in VWE for most tag title reigns with 4. I have held the US title once, the Exhibition title once and I also put a boy through a flaming table. God Jenn was so proud of me at that moment!
I was also the first King of the Arena.
Tyress: do you have a Dream Tag team Partner/Stable members?
Benja: *watches tao paint a picture* I always wanted to do the texas connection thing with my brotha man Drewski. I could team with Acheron, Adune Snowpaw (law and order), Tao, Vendetta, Nanny and others. As for a stable, well thats happening already with Big Money, it aint just gonna be me and Brak for long, trust me, we are growing.
Tyress: if you could be the booker for 1 day and you could pick Any wrestler male or female from any fed who would you pick for the Mainevent?
Benja: *keeps watching tao paint a picture* I would certianly book a 4 fed match. Dcwf, uhw, vwe and hawx fatal four way. Venners vs. Drewski vs. Benja Nirvana vs. Acheron Nightfire. WHO WILL WIN, TUNE IN TO FIND OUT! SAME BENJA TIME SAME BENJA CHANNEL!
Tyress: who trained you?
Benja: *smiles at the picture tao painted of her and him* Cute tao! Anyways, Derrick "Big Baby" Cult trained me. Hell of a trainer and a man with alot of patience. I owe most of my wrestling to that guy. I also had help along the way from alot of wrestlers, and for that I will always appreciate it.
Tyress: if you have a top 1 moment since the beginning of your Career to now can you tell us about that and why?
Benja: *give tao a chunk of meat and watches her nom* Thats about to happen. I was never really given a chance. I am given it now with that big elimination dome match at versus. Its time finally for me to shine and now im gonna take it. It was given to me so many times and then taken away so a guy could have fun with himself and his buddies. Now its time for all of us who were held down to have our chance, and you better bet your bottom dollar we are!
Tyress: is there anyone you'd like to thank for being there since you began your adventure in SL wrestling?
Benja: *scratches taos ears again* I want to thank everyone whos ever been behind me. Without them I wouldnt be where I am today. Acheron, Wolf man, Cuddlemuffin, Brotha man, TAO, Maxine, Venners, Nanners, James Hardy, Vince Easterwood, Nap, Mad max, the struk brothers, TY TY, Vicious, B man, and most especially Jenn. That girl saw something in me and god knows what the hell she saw, but she protected me ever since I started. and Adune Snowpaw
Tyress: do you have anyone that inspires you in SL wrestling? and why?
Benja: *cuddles tao* There are many who do, but all who lace up those boots and get in that ring gets my respect for doing so.
Tyress: Do you have anyone that inspires you in RL wrestling and why?
Benja: Same Answer as the other
Tyress: If you have a custom Attire what is the colors?
Benja: *pets tao* I always wear blue and black, those are my colors, and never forget the deck of cards on them either.
Tyress: can you name your top 5 Favorite matches in VWE?
Benja: *keeps petting tao* Alright if I have to. 1. The first king of the arena finals, Benja vs. Sam the Man 2. The scaffold match between Akasha and Vendetta 3. The buried alive match Acheron vs. Wolfy 4. Derrick Cult vs. Jenn Parkin 5. Elimination Royal 1st and 2nd
Tyress: as we know theres alot of rumors in SL wrestling some are bad some are good what do you think causes these rumors?
Benja: *laughs as tao looks at him* Rumors always will make its rounds. Right now since theres a change in VWE we are hearing nothing but good rumors. Funny how that happened eh? We will roll with whatever comes our way and look forward to new partnerships and coming together.
Tyress: if you could name top 3 Feds which would they be and why?
Benja: *wiggles tao and smiles* No order, but VWE, DCWF and HAWX. UHW is gettin there.
Tyress: what is your opinion on the "SL Wrestling Community"
Benja: *nuzzles tao again* We are now coming together with it. At first we wanted to seperate ourselves from it and what did it get us? People being released and them made out to be the bad guy, and we were number 1. Truth be told, we were the bad guys but it wanted to be overseen. Now we are coming together and things are getting better now, thank god, because seriously, that was gettin horrid.
Tyress: as we know you will be in VWE's first Elimination Dome Match at Versus how does it feel to not only go for the world heavyweight championship but also be one of the first in VWE to enter this match type?
Benja: *sighs as tao nuzzles him* Its finally my time to shine. I have been tossed around and overlooked for so long that I am finally gettin whats due to me. I am proud to be a part of it and I am lookin forward to stepping in there and showing the world what I can finally do. I am not a member of a family so it spelt doom for me earlier, but now that things are different, I can now finally say that I can shine.
Tyress: Any plans for what you will do if it turns out you walk out the chamber with the world title?
Benja: *pets tao* Victory laps around each arenas. People will celebrate and people will cheer. Thats all I could ever hope for. I certainly will be at shows and show up to them and not stay out 6 months.
Tyress: and what if you walk out without the title?
Benja: *frowns as tao nuzzles him* People will weep, but I will not give up, I have finally been given the chance and you know as well as anything ty sweety that I will not give up that chance to shine now!
Tyress: anything you'd like to say to the readers or your opponents?
Benja: *pets tao* All who read this, I hate Mr. Orange and Mr. Green! They screwed up our UNA game and I dont wanna see their faces ever again! As for my readers, thank you for your support and youll see more of the Big Shot around. As for the opposition, im comin out there and provin why I need to be there.
Tyress: Which Free-Per-View has been your number one moment?
Benja: : *rawrs at tao as she rawrs back at him and he chuckles* Simple, King of the Arena.
Tyress: Ten Question Game! i will say 10 names/words say the first thing that pops up in your head..
1: SL wrestling
A: Hard hitting
2: Rookie of the year
A: Kayden Hydraconis
3: DCWF
A: Hard workin women and men
4: VWE
A: New era, better changes comin
5: Drewski Hoxley
A: BROTHA MAN!
6: Vicious Sion
A: Our greeting (he knows what it is)
7: Bryce Ketterly
A: Improving with the people greatly.
8: Numbers Rossini
A: Not really what people made him out to be
9: Number One
A: Benja Nirvana, trying to be
10: Return of the year
A: Shinja
Tyress: Kings And Queens these are not who holds current belts or was the best champions. but who you think are the Best in their division
1: King of UHW
A: Acheron
1: Queen of UHW
A: Maxine
2: King of DCWF
A: Drewski BROTHA MAN Hoxley
2: Queen of DCWF
A: Misaki
3: Queen of HAWX
A: Vendetta
4: King of VWE
A: Benja Nirvana
4: Queen of VWE
A: Ty Ty ( Tyress )
Tyress: any last words?
Benja: *watches as tao sleeps* Yes. We are coming together finally and a new change is happening. This is the Big Shot saying if you do something, name it after me.
Tyress: give us a small introduction about yourself
Benja: Yo. Names Benja Nirvana. Known as the Big Shot. Been in SL pro wrestling for about 2 years runnin now. I do what I do because I enjoy what I do. Mostly goofy person but I do it out of having fun in SL and around people. Im one hell of a dancer and will always love being me.
Tyress: IF you have a Stage/nickname: How did you get it?
Benja: Funny thing was I was originally gonna be named Benja Magnum. When I hit I hit as hard as a shot from a magnum handgun. Though the Big Shot came from my law background. When people asked me about my law school they would always ask, "You gonna be a Big Shot lawyer?" So thats where the name came from.
Tyress: How did you Find Second Life and what made you join?
Benja: *pets tao* Well I was rampant around message boards. I used to do alot of sim battle boards where I held many titles. I am a pretty good RPer (roleplayer for all you people asking what the hell that is). A buddy of mine was talking about their days in second life and I asked questions. Could I have a shotgun? Could I smoke cigars? Could I ride a motorcycle. The rest was history. I have been on SL for over 2 and a half years now and have enjoyed it ever since. *nuzzles tao*
Tyress: lol, interesting
Tyress: How did you get into SL wrestling?
Benja: *pets tao* Well I was a strip club bouncer starting off in SL. A girl wanted me to bodyguard her while she went to parties. There I met a girl named Morgan. Morgan asked me what I wanted to do in SL. I told her that I wondered if there was wrestling in SL. She said she actually knew someone that did indeed wrestle in SL. His name was Curt Bombastic (cuddlemuffin! ^_^). I contacted Curt Cuddlemuffin and went from there to start at XWA which would later become VWE.
Tyress: Benja the Big gun?
Tyress: What Made you decide to get into SL Wrestling?
Benja: *scratches taos ears* Well I am a big guy. My avatars height pretty much represents what I am in real life. I am 6'7 in real life. I wanted to use my size to wrestle and get into wrestling. I love to entertain people. I thought why not use my body and size to entertain people along with my voice as well. I love to talk and be able to get my voice across. Many can claim that I do as well.
Tao: I want some meatbunz
Tyress: do you have a Dream achievement to accomplish in SL wrestling?
Benja: *nuzzles tao and scratches under her chin* My dream, is to hold that VWE World Heavyweight Championship. I was promised it many times only to have it taken away. You know some say its just a prim belt. I say its more than that. Its more a sense of accomplishment and its the company telling you, "Thank you for all your hard work, we appreciate what youve done and we wish to reward you with this." So its not just a prim belt to me, its something that I have been working for my whole SL wrestling career. *pets Tao*
Tao: I really want some meatbunz...
Tyress: What do you think makes Your Character Special?
Benja: *hands tao a coke and smiles* What makes me special is the fact that I can use my law skills along with being able to fast talk anyone. I am a really good negotiator and I can do anything with it all. I can fast talk, I can loophole, I can hustle people. I can do many things with that. But also the fact that I love to goof around and have a good time is something that I pride myself on and many people have taken notice of.
Tyress: what is the name of your finishers and what are they?
Benja: *opens the coke for tao and nuzzles* Well I have whats called The Dead Mans Hand. Its a chokeslam that goes into a spinebuster. No one really gets up from that due to my size and being able to put them down. I use a superkick that I recently added that I like to call "Flip the Switch". I used to use the chokeslam as my finisher but I decided to evolve that into something more. I also have a muscle buster move that I call the Bombastic Buster in homage to the man who got me into this business, Curt "Cuddlemuffin" Bombastic.
Tyress: how long have you been in SL wrestling?
Benja: tickles tao* I have been in SL wrestling 2 years strong now. I started right after Wrestleseries 1 along with a certain NOVA as well.
Tyress: Yay!
Tyress: do you have any Dream Matches?
Benjitude:*nips taos ear* Do I ever! I want Tao here as my manager! She has gotten me through some bad situations. I also want to face my brotha from another motha Drewski Hoxley (spanky). I also want to face Acheron Nightfire becuase our match didnt hit off the way we planned. I also want to face Curt Cuddlemuffin in a Canadian Strap Tables match. Its time to show that guy that I WILL put him through the table and deal with my past issues. But in all honesty, I will face anyone who wants to face me, just let me know. Oh, I also want to face Vince Easterwood, The Gambler Ace Nightfire, James Hardy, Derrick Zane (oh the promos!), Wolf man kessel would be one I would want to do RIGHT THIS TIME! Pretty much around those.
Tyress: if you could pick 5 Matches in any Federation which has been your favorites?
Benja: *plays with taos paws* To be honest, all are my favorites and ill tell you why. Everyone busts their ass to try to plan their matches and try to go out and entertain. So every match is something to watch because of the way they work and try to entertain the people. I cannot pick.
Tyress: How long have you been in your current Fed?
Benja: *mews with tao* I have been in XWA/VWE going on 2 years now. I havent jumped ship or switched any feds.
Tyress: what have you accomplished in SL wrestling?
Benja: *dangles a string and watches tao bat at it* I hold the record in VWE for most tag title reigns with 4. I have held the US title once, the Exhibition title once and I also put a boy through a flaming table. God Jenn was so proud of me at that moment!
I was also the first King of the Arena.
Tyress: do you have a Dream Tag team Partner/Stable members?
Benja: *watches tao paint a picture* I always wanted to do the texas connection thing with my brotha man Drewski. I could team with Acheron, Adune Snowpaw (law and order), Tao, Vendetta, Nanny and others. As for a stable, well thats happening already with Big Money, it aint just gonna be me and Brak for long, trust me, we are growing.
Tyress: if you could be the booker for 1 day and you could pick Any wrestler male or female from any fed who would you pick for the Mainevent?
Benja: *keeps watching tao paint a picture* I would certianly book a 4 fed match. Dcwf, uhw, vwe and hawx fatal four way. Venners vs. Drewski vs. Benja Nirvana vs. Acheron Nightfire. WHO WILL WIN, TUNE IN TO FIND OUT! SAME BENJA TIME SAME BENJA CHANNEL!
Tyress: who trained you?
Benja: *smiles at the picture tao painted of her and him* Cute tao! Anyways, Derrick "Big Baby" Cult trained me. Hell of a trainer and a man with alot of patience. I owe most of my wrestling to that guy. I also had help along the way from alot of wrestlers, and for that I will always appreciate it.
Tyress: if you have a top 1 moment since the beginning of your Career to now can you tell us about that and why?
Benja: *give tao a chunk of meat and watches her nom* Thats about to happen. I was never really given a chance. I am given it now with that big elimination dome match at versus. Its time finally for me to shine and now im gonna take it. It was given to me so many times and then taken away so a guy could have fun with himself and his buddies. Now its time for all of us who were held down to have our chance, and you better bet your bottom dollar we are!
Tyress: is there anyone you'd like to thank for being there since you began your adventure in SL wrestling?
Benja: *scratches taos ears again* I want to thank everyone whos ever been behind me. Without them I wouldnt be where I am today. Acheron, Wolf man, Cuddlemuffin, Brotha man, TAO, Maxine, Venners, Nanners, James Hardy, Vince Easterwood, Nap, Mad max, the struk brothers, TY TY, Vicious, B man, and most especially Jenn. That girl saw something in me and god knows what the hell she saw, but she protected me ever since I started. and Adune Snowpaw
Tyress: do you have anyone that inspires you in SL wrestling? and why?
Benja: *cuddles tao* There are many who do, but all who lace up those boots and get in that ring gets my respect for doing so.
Tyress: Do you have anyone that inspires you in RL wrestling and why?
Benja: Same Answer as the other
Tyress: If you have a custom Attire what is the colors?
Benja: *pets tao* I always wear blue and black, those are my colors, and never forget the deck of cards on them either.
Tyress: can you name your top 5 Favorite matches in VWE?
Benja: *keeps petting tao* Alright if I have to. 1. The first king of the arena finals, Benja vs. Sam the Man 2. The scaffold match between Akasha and Vendetta 3. The buried alive match Acheron vs. Wolfy 4. Derrick Cult vs. Jenn Parkin 5. Elimination Royal 1st and 2nd
Tyress: as we know theres alot of rumors in SL wrestling some are bad some are good what do you think causes these rumors?
Benja: *laughs as tao looks at him* Rumors always will make its rounds. Right now since theres a change in VWE we are hearing nothing but good rumors. Funny how that happened eh? We will roll with whatever comes our way and look forward to new partnerships and coming together.
Tyress: if you could name top 3 Feds which would they be and why?
Benja: *wiggles tao and smiles* No order, but VWE, DCWF and HAWX. UHW is gettin there.
Tyress: what is your opinion on the "SL Wrestling Community"
Benja: *nuzzles tao again* We are now coming together with it. At first we wanted to seperate ourselves from it and what did it get us? People being released and them made out to be the bad guy, and we were number 1. Truth be told, we were the bad guys but it wanted to be overseen. Now we are coming together and things are getting better now, thank god, because seriously, that was gettin horrid.
Tyress: as we know you will be in VWE's first Elimination Dome Match at Versus how does it feel to not only go for the world heavyweight championship but also be one of the first in VWE to enter this match type?
Benja: *sighs as tao nuzzles him* Its finally my time to shine. I have been tossed around and overlooked for so long that I am finally gettin whats due to me. I am proud to be a part of it and I am lookin forward to stepping in there and showing the world what I can finally do. I am not a member of a family so it spelt doom for me earlier, but now that things are different, I can now finally say that I can shine.
Tyress: Any plans for what you will do if it turns out you walk out the chamber with the world title?
Benja: *pets tao* Victory laps around each arenas. People will celebrate and people will cheer. Thats all I could ever hope for. I certainly will be at shows and show up to them and not stay out 6 months.
Tyress: and what if you walk out without the title?
Benja: *frowns as tao nuzzles him* People will weep, but I will not give up, I have finally been given the chance and you know as well as anything ty sweety that I will not give up that chance to shine now!
Tyress: anything you'd like to say to the readers or your opponents?
Benja: *pets tao* All who read this, I hate Mr. Orange and Mr. Green! They screwed up our UNA game and I dont wanna see their faces ever again! As for my readers, thank you for your support and youll see more of the Big Shot around. As for the opposition, im comin out there and provin why I need to be there.
Tyress: Which Free-Per-View has been your number one moment?
Benja: : *rawrs at tao as she rawrs back at him and he chuckles* Simple, King of the Arena.
Tyress: Ten Question Game! i will say 10 names/words say the first thing that pops up in your head..
1: SL wrestling
A: Hard hitting
2: Rookie of the year
A: Kayden Hydraconis
3: DCWF
A: Hard workin women and men
4: VWE
A: New era, better changes comin
5: Drewski Hoxley
A: BROTHA MAN!
6: Vicious Sion
A: Our greeting (he knows what it is)
7: Bryce Ketterly
A: Improving with the people greatly.
8: Numbers Rossini
A: Not really what people made him out to be
9: Number One
A: Benja Nirvana, trying to be
10: Return of the year
A: Shinja
Tyress: Kings And Queens these are not who holds current belts or was the best champions. but who you think are the Best in their division
1: King of UHW
A: Acheron
1: Queen of UHW
A: Maxine
2: King of DCWF
A: Drewski BROTHA MAN Hoxley
2: Queen of DCWF
A: Misaki
3: Queen of HAWX
A: Vendetta
4: King of VWE
A: Benja Nirvana
4: Queen of VWE
A: Ty Ty ( Tyress )
Tyress: any last words?
Benja: *watches as tao sleeps* Yes. We are coming together finally and a new change is happening. This is the Big Shot saying if you do something, name it after me.
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Nova's interview with Acheron Nightfire
I wanted to thank Acheron for his time and Maxine for being real great and a savior of logging. still wanting more people to interview so i dont run out! so if you're interested to be interviewed or read the interviews feel free to hit me up or Follow the blog or Facebook Tyress serevi . enjoy the interview ;)
Tyress: Give us a small introduction about yourself.
Acheron: Well, I'm Acheron Nightfire, I have been a wrestler for 3 and a half years. I'm a fairly quiet person or at least I used to be. lol
Tyress: IF you have a Stage/nickname: How did you get it?
Acheron: My Stage Name is "The Voodoo King" its a pretty interesting story. When I started wrestling, like most people I had no direction, no persona or gimmick, Then as I grew into my character I became "The Ragin' Cajun" Which lasted for a few months. It wasn't much but it was what I knew and could identify with. I had a few ideas of what i wanted to become, i had toyed around with the idea of a voodoo priest but didn’t really know how to bring it into existence. Then one day at a show at HKWF where I was wrestling at the time. They had a match cancellation, Shinja and I hadn't wrestled on that show and he asked me if I wanted to jump in the ring to fill the open slot. So we did. and in that match he spit fire into my face. For a few weeks after that I messed around with different looks and came back to the voodoo priest. So thanks to Shinja it kinda skyrocketed what would have otherwise probably been a lengthy transition from one gimmick to another.
Tyress: Interesting. :D
Tyress: I only knew the part of the shinja spitting fire.
Tyress: How did you Find Second Life and what made you join?
Acheron: I found Second Life through a friend of mine, we go way back, We've been through Ultima Online together then City of Villains, then when most of the other people we played with moved on to WOW, i kind of stopped playing for a while. He told me about Second Life, so i got on and gave it a shot.
Tyress: How did you get into SL wrestling?
Acheron: After a year or so of running a night club with my friend and DJing, his RL caught up with him and he couldn’t devote any time to SL, so I started looking for other things to do. I'd always wanted to be a wrestler when I was a kid, I've enjoyed wrestling almost all my life so I did a search for wrestling, and came across SLCW, I went there a few times but I never could make it to any of their shows. I went back to DJing at a few different clubs but I was beginning to get burned out with Djing. After a few months I looked into wrestling again, and saw a few different places had opened. I wandered into HKWF which was still building the SIM, I looked around thought it was looking pretty cool. went to their first show liked what i saw. so i put in an application.
Tyress: What Made you decide to get into SL Wrestling?
Acheron: Well as I said, I'd always wanted to be a wrestler when I was a kid, but different things prevented that from happening in RL. Since in SL anything is possible I was thrilled to see it was here and I could finally achieve my boyhood dream.
Tyress: :D
Tyress: Do you have a Dream achievement to accomplish in SL wrestling?
Acheron: If there was one thing I want to achieve in SL Wrestling is to bring fun back to it. Now that everyone and their grandmother owns a Wrestling fed, each with their own style and rules. Which is good, we need diversity, but with all the politics and drama there is, and all the hustle to make your particular fed stand out above all the rest, some people have lost sight of the fact that we do this because its fun, we do this because we love it. Sometimes you need to make sacrifices which makes it more like a job than a hobby and that’s where things start getting sticky. The politics and drama are less then they were a year ago, and i think that’s partially due to the fact that people are beginning to relax and remember we are here doing this because its fun and aren’t taking things as personally as they once did. We still have a ways to go before that dream is achieved but we have made significant strides in the last six months in a positive direction.
Tyress: What do you think makes Your Character Special?
Acheron: What makes my character special is its mysterious, intriguing, and people like to see the special effects. I won't say its unique, because there are no more original ideas, everything has been done by someone, somewhere. But what I did with "The Voodoo King is I took elements of different people I grew up watching and rolled them together and made it my own. I go the extra mile to make sure things look in the ring the way I envision them in my head, and I try to keep it unpredictable. That’s what keeps people coming back for more the need to see whats going to happen next, and just when they think they have it figured out you throw in a twist that would make even M Night Shamalan say WTF. Also, knowing where you are going before you start helps avoid the pitfalls of building something too much only to let the fans down at the end because it burned too bright too fast and the finale can no longer live up to the expectations that were set.
Tyress: what is the name of your finishers and what are they?
Acheron: My Finishers are Legba's Curse which is a flip Pile Driver aka Canadian Destroyer, The Zombie Maker which is an inverted superplex where my opponent lands face down instead of on their back. and The Voodoo Drop, which is a Back to Belly Pile Driver, I can't tell you how it feels but I can tell you it doesn’t look like it feels very nice.
Maxine: REALLY not pretty.
Tyress: :P
Tyress: how long have you been in SL wrestling?
Acheron: About 3 and a half years.
Tyress: Do you have any Dream Matches?
Acheron: Several, actually. A few of them are people I never got to face in prior feds. Alpin Criss would be one, I was supposed to face him back in HKWF but never got the chance to do so. Benbe Kirax, Bryce Ketterly, Derrick Cult, Jenn Parkin I'd like to face or team up with Jenn in match. The Gavel, Drewski Hoxley, Ranma Yoshiro, and Benja Nirvana we had one match back in VWE that never got resolved due to technical problems, I'd like to one day finally see how that would have played out.
Maxine's note – The Match that ended in emotes!
Tyress: If you could pick 5 Matches in any Federation which has been your favorites?
Acheron: Jenn vs Loody at HKWF where she ran him over with an Ambulance, Myself vs TonydaTiger also in HKWF where I threw him off the stage and then into the back of the ambulance to win the match. Ranama vs Big Evil at Wrestlefest 4 and VWE Six Feet Under Casket Match between Myself and Wolfy Kessel, and the cage match vs Sheamus in uHw.
Tyress: How long have you been in your current Fed?
Acheron: About 6 months as uHw if you count uWs as part of that then about a year.
Tyress: What have you accomplished in SL wrestling?
Acheron: HKWF World Heavyweight Champion, 2x VWE Extreme Champion, 1x VWE Tag Team Champion and 1x uHw United Universal Champion
Tyress: do you have a Dream Tag team PArtner/Stable members?
Acheron: like i said before Jenn would be a tag partner. The stable I am in currently The Night Terrors with Maxine and Wolfy, maybe adding someone else to that mix somewhere down the line just not sure who
Tyress writes in her notepad be less nice to Unkie Acheron
Tyress: :x
Acheron: I already got to team with my favorite niece :p
Tyress: Oh yeah.
Tyress: If you could be the booker for 1 day and you could pick Any wrestler male or female from any fed who would you pick for the Main event?
Acheron: I would like to see a Triple Threat Match between Maxine, Jenn and Kitty (Katheryn Blackadder).
Tyress: If you have a top 1 moment since the beginning of your Career to now can you tell us about that and why?
Acheron: The Top moment of my career was the day I was accepted as wreslter in HKWF, without that one moment none of the rest of this would really have happened.
Tyress: Is there anyone you'd like to thank for being there since you began your adventure in SL wrestling?
Acheron: Louve McMahon, for giving me a chance and beleiving in me. Jenn Parkin for being a someone I could talk to when i had an idea and needed more input to see if it would fly. Shinja for making me what I am today through a lot of grueling matches and giving me some very sage advice when i first steped into the SL ring. Maxine for allowing me to use her as a catalyst to propel my gimmick to new heights by becoming The Zombie, and all my friends and Family who keep me grounded and believing in myself.
Tyress: If you have been in more then One Federation how many have you been in and what was the names?
Acheron: HKWF, VWE, UWS/UHW
Tyress: Do you have anyone that inspires you in SL wrestling? and why?
Acheron: Maxine, she's always got the answers to my questions, she helps me look at things from more than one perspective, and she gives 110% to making sure things get done when no one else can be there to do it.
Tyress: Do you have anyone that inspires you in RL wrestling and why?
Acheron: RL wrestling I'd have to say The Undertaker, he's a big part of the inspiration behind The Voodoo King Persona. And all of the stories I hear about him from people that are in the business RL say he's a real down to earth guy as well as a leader in the locker room.
Tyress: If you have a custom Attire what is the colors?
Acheron: Mostly all black, when I'm working face, its mostly all white.
OWNER QUESTIONS
Tyress: Has there been any regrets in your decisions?
Acheron: In the decisions I have made? Not one regret. I try to obtain as much information before jumping to any conclusions. So I am confident that when I do make a decision its the right decision
Tyress: Can you name your top 5 Favorite matches in your Federation?
Acheron: Curt Bombastic vs Derrick Zane, Myself vs Ryan Fury, Savannah Mohegan vs Lee Quirina to crown the 1st uHw Women's Champion, Honey Bluntz vs Alexa in the falls count anywhere match. and Wolfy Kessel vs James Hardy
Tyress: Can you name your top 5 Feuds in any Fed of SL wrestling?
Acheron: Shinja vs Myself, Seth Cameron vs Loody Graves, Jenn Parkin vs Kim Soulstar, Sam the Man vs Brakman Wylder, Tyress vs Jenn Parkin
Tyress: Any Special Match you'd like to see? if so between who?
Acheron: One more time, Shinja vs Acheron in a three stages of Hell Match.
Tyress: Has it been easy being the co-owner of the federation?
Acheron: Yes and No, There are times when I know exactly what needs to be done and do it without a problem, then there are times when I just want to grab someone by the hair and bash their face against the wall. People with their petty drama having a hissy fit over minor details without looking at the bigger picture.
Tyress: As we know there’s a lot of rumors in SL wrestling some are bad some are good what do you think causes these rumors?
Acheron: It all boils down to attention, some people can't wrap their head around the concept of working in the ring, which leads to them being underutilized if at all, so they start feeling resentment and start spreading rumors to keep themselves relevant but they don’t realize that most of the time the only person they are hurting is themselves.
Tyress: Is there any certain Federation you would love to work UHW?
Acheron: I'd love to see some cross branding between DCWF and uHw as well as VWE and uHw.
Tyress: If you could name top 3 Feds which would they be and why?
Acheron: uHw - Storylines, DCWF - Match variety and quality, VWE - Production Value
Tyress: what is your opinion on the "SL Wrestling Community"
Acheron: It is slowly coming together the huge gaps that once existed are starting to be bridged, its making positive traction toward working together. I hope that it continues to progress.
Tyress: Ten Question Game! i will say 10 names/words say the first thing that pops up in your head..
Tyress: SL wrestling
Acheron: Entertaining
Tyress: UHW
Acheron: Growing
Tyress: DCWF
Acheron: Established
Tyress: VWE
Acheron: Back on Track
Tyress: Numbers Rossini
Acheron: Loves Dick
Tyress: Brakman Wylder
Acheron: Always nice to talk to
Tyress: Vendetta
Acheron: Innovator of innovation
Tyress: Adune Snowpaw
Acheron: Lost contact
Tyress: Rising wrestler
Acheron: Bazza Windlow
Tyress: Manager of Managers
Acheron: Maxine
Tyress: Awwwww
Tyress: Who trained you?
Acheron: Originally it was Cheryl Silvercloud but over the course of my career I have learned a lot from Shinja and Jenn as well as a lot of the opponents I have faced since. One never stops learning.
Tyress: Now the kings & queens questions :D
Tyress: Kings And Queens these are not who holds current belts or was the best champions. but who you think are the Best in their division
Tyress: King of UHW
Acheron: Wolfy Kessel
Tyress: Queen of UHW
Acheron: Honey Bluntz
Tyress: King of DCWF
Acheron: Drewski Hoxley
Tyress: Queen of DCWF
Acheron: Nanny Gothly
Tyress: King of VWE
Acheron: Benja Nirvana
Tyress: Queen of VWE
Acheron: Tyress Serevi Parkin
Tyress: Yay!
Tyress: Queen of HAWX
Acheron: Kelley Ariantho
Tyress: Any last words?
Acheron: Relax, do this because its fun, not to stroke your own egos. Remember we do this for the fans before everyone else. Be loyal to your promotion or fed but do not be a zealot. Take some time and look around at whats going on around you. Just because someone does things differently doesn’t make it any better or worse. Everyone could learn a thing or two from others. Take what works for you and leave the rest behind.
Tyress: Give us a small introduction about yourself.
Acheron: Well, I'm Acheron Nightfire, I have been a wrestler for 3 and a half years. I'm a fairly quiet person or at least I used to be. lol
Tyress: IF you have a Stage/nickname: How did you get it?
Acheron: My Stage Name is "The Voodoo King" its a pretty interesting story. When I started wrestling, like most people I had no direction, no persona or gimmick, Then as I grew into my character I became "The Ragin' Cajun" Which lasted for a few months. It wasn't much but it was what I knew and could identify with. I had a few ideas of what i wanted to become, i had toyed around with the idea of a voodoo priest but didn’t really know how to bring it into existence. Then one day at a show at HKWF where I was wrestling at the time. They had a match cancellation, Shinja and I hadn't wrestled on that show and he asked me if I wanted to jump in the ring to fill the open slot. So we did. and in that match he spit fire into my face. For a few weeks after that I messed around with different looks and came back to the voodoo priest. So thanks to Shinja it kinda skyrocketed what would have otherwise probably been a lengthy transition from one gimmick to another.
Tyress: Interesting. :D
Tyress: I only knew the part of the shinja spitting fire.
Tyress: How did you Find Second Life and what made you join?
Acheron: I found Second Life through a friend of mine, we go way back, We've been through Ultima Online together then City of Villains, then when most of the other people we played with moved on to WOW, i kind of stopped playing for a while. He told me about Second Life, so i got on and gave it a shot.
Tyress: How did you get into SL wrestling?
Acheron: After a year or so of running a night club with my friend and DJing, his RL caught up with him and he couldn’t devote any time to SL, so I started looking for other things to do. I'd always wanted to be a wrestler when I was a kid, I've enjoyed wrestling almost all my life so I did a search for wrestling, and came across SLCW, I went there a few times but I never could make it to any of their shows. I went back to DJing at a few different clubs but I was beginning to get burned out with Djing. After a few months I looked into wrestling again, and saw a few different places had opened. I wandered into HKWF which was still building the SIM, I looked around thought it was looking pretty cool. went to their first show liked what i saw. so i put in an application.
Tyress: What Made you decide to get into SL Wrestling?
Acheron: Well as I said, I'd always wanted to be a wrestler when I was a kid, but different things prevented that from happening in RL. Since in SL anything is possible I was thrilled to see it was here and I could finally achieve my boyhood dream.
Tyress: :D
Tyress: Do you have a Dream achievement to accomplish in SL wrestling?
Acheron: If there was one thing I want to achieve in SL Wrestling is to bring fun back to it. Now that everyone and their grandmother owns a Wrestling fed, each with their own style and rules. Which is good, we need diversity, but with all the politics and drama there is, and all the hustle to make your particular fed stand out above all the rest, some people have lost sight of the fact that we do this because its fun, we do this because we love it. Sometimes you need to make sacrifices which makes it more like a job than a hobby and that’s where things start getting sticky. The politics and drama are less then they were a year ago, and i think that’s partially due to the fact that people are beginning to relax and remember we are here doing this because its fun and aren’t taking things as personally as they once did. We still have a ways to go before that dream is achieved but we have made significant strides in the last six months in a positive direction.
Tyress: What do you think makes Your Character Special?
Acheron: What makes my character special is its mysterious, intriguing, and people like to see the special effects. I won't say its unique, because there are no more original ideas, everything has been done by someone, somewhere. But what I did with "The Voodoo King is I took elements of different people I grew up watching and rolled them together and made it my own. I go the extra mile to make sure things look in the ring the way I envision them in my head, and I try to keep it unpredictable. That’s what keeps people coming back for more the need to see whats going to happen next, and just when they think they have it figured out you throw in a twist that would make even M Night Shamalan say WTF. Also, knowing where you are going before you start helps avoid the pitfalls of building something too much only to let the fans down at the end because it burned too bright too fast and the finale can no longer live up to the expectations that were set.
Tyress: what is the name of your finishers and what are they?
Acheron: My Finishers are Legba's Curse which is a flip Pile Driver aka Canadian Destroyer, The Zombie Maker which is an inverted superplex where my opponent lands face down instead of on their back. and The Voodoo Drop, which is a Back to Belly Pile Driver, I can't tell you how it feels but I can tell you it doesn’t look like it feels very nice.
Maxine: REALLY not pretty.
Tyress: :P
Tyress: how long have you been in SL wrestling?
Acheron: About 3 and a half years.
Tyress: Do you have any Dream Matches?
Acheron: Several, actually. A few of them are people I never got to face in prior feds. Alpin Criss would be one, I was supposed to face him back in HKWF but never got the chance to do so. Benbe Kirax, Bryce Ketterly, Derrick Cult, Jenn Parkin I'd like to face or team up with Jenn in match. The Gavel, Drewski Hoxley, Ranma Yoshiro, and Benja Nirvana we had one match back in VWE that never got resolved due to technical problems, I'd like to one day finally see how that would have played out.
Maxine's note – The Match that ended in emotes!
Tyress: If you could pick 5 Matches in any Federation which has been your favorites?
Acheron: Jenn vs Loody at HKWF where she ran him over with an Ambulance, Myself vs TonydaTiger also in HKWF where I threw him off the stage and then into the back of the ambulance to win the match. Ranama vs Big Evil at Wrestlefest 4 and VWE Six Feet Under Casket Match between Myself and Wolfy Kessel, and the cage match vs Sheamus in uHw.
Tyress: How long have you been in your current Fed?
Acheron: About 6 months as uHw if you count uWs as part of that then about a year.
Tyress: What have you accomplished in SL wrestling?
Acheron: HKWF World Heavyweight Champion, 2x VWE Extreme Champion, 1x VWE Tag Team Champion and 1x uHw United Universal Champion
Tyress: do you have a Dream Tag team PArtner/Stable members?
Acheron: like i said before Jenn would be a tag partner. The stable I am in currently The Night Terrors with Maxine and Wolfy, maybe adding someone else to that mix somewhere down the line just not sure who
Tyress writes in her notepad be less nice to Unkie Acheron
Tyress: :x
Acheron: I already got to team with my favorite niece :p
Tyress: Oh yeah.
Tyress: If you could be the booker for 1 day and you could pick Any wrestler male or female from any fed who would you pick for the Main event?
Acheron: I would like to see a Triple Threat Match between Maxine, Jenn and Kitty (Katheryn Blackadder).
Tyress: If you have a top 1 moment since the beginning of your Career to now can you tell us about that and why?
Acheron: The Top moment of my career was the day I was accepted as wreslter in HKWF, without that one moment none of the rest of this would really have happened.
Tyress: Is there anyone you'd like to thank for being there since you began your adventure in SL wrestling?
Acheron: Louve McMahon, for giving me a chance and beleiving in me. Jenn Parkin for being a someone I could talk to when i had an idea and needed more input to see if it would fly. Shinja for making me what I am today through a lot of grueling matches and giving me some very sage advice when i first steped into the SL ring. Maxine for allowing me to use her as a catalyst to propel my gimmick to new heights by becoming The Zombie, and all my friends and Family who keep me grounded and believing in myself.
Tyress: If you have been in more then One Federation how many have you been in and what was the names?
Acheron: HKWF, VWE, UWS/UHW
Tyress: Do you have anyone that inspires you in SL wrestling? and why?
Acheron: Maxine, she's always got the answers to my questions, she helps me look at things from more than one perspective, and she gives 110% to making sure things get done when no one else can be there to do it.
Tyress: Do you have anyone that inspires you in RL wrestling and why?
Acheron: RL wrestling I'd have to say The Undertaker, he's a big part of the inspiration behind The Voodoo King Persona. And all of the stories I hear about him from people that are in the business RL say he's a real down to earth guy as well as a leader in the locker room.
Tyress: If you have a custom Attire what is the colors?
Acheron: Mostly all black, when I'm working face, its mostly all white.
OWNER QUESTIONS
Tyress: Has there been any regrets in your decisions?
Acheron: In the decisions I have made? Not one regret. I try to obtain as much information before jumping to any conclusions. So I am confident that when I do make a decision its the right decision
Tyress: Can you name your top 5 Favorite matches in your Federation?
Acheron: Curt Bombastic vs Derrick Zane, Myself vs Ryan Fury, Savannah Mohegan vs Lee Quirina to crown the 1st uHw Women's Champion, Honey Bluntz vs Alexa in the falls count anywhere match. and Wolfy Kessel vs James Hardy
Tyress: Can you name your top 5 Feuds in any Fed of SL wrestling?
Acheron: Shinja vs Myself, Seth Cameron vs Loody Graves, Jenn Parkin vs Kim Soulstar, Sam the Man vs Brakman Wylder, Tyress vs Jenn Parkin
Tyress: Any Special Match you'd like to see? if so between who?
Acheron: One more time, Shinja vs Acheron in a three stages of Hell Match.
Tyress: Has it been easy being the co-owner of the federation?
Acheron: Yes and No, There are times when I know exactly what needs to be done and do it without a problem, then there are times when I just want to grab someone by the hair and bash their face against the wall. People with their petty drama having a hissy fit over minor details without looking at the bigger picture.
Tyress: As we know there’s a lot of rumors in SL wrestling some are bad some are good what do you think causes these rumors?
Acheron: It all boils down to attention, some people can't wrap their head around the concept of working in the ring, which leads to them being underutilized if at all, so they start feeling resentment and start spreading rumors to keep themselves relevant but they don’t realize that most of the time the only person they are hurting is themselves.
Tyress: Is there any certain Federation you would love to work UHW?
Acheron: I'd love to see some cross branding between DCWF and uHw as well as VWE and uHw.
Tyress: If you could name top 3 Feds which would they be and why?
Acheron: uHw - Storylines, DCWF - Match variety and quality, VWE - Production Value
Tyress: what is your opinion on the "SL Wrestling Community"
Acheron: It is slowly coming together the huge gaps that once existed are starting to be bridged, its making positive traction toward working together. I hope that it continues to progress.
Tyress: Ten Question Game! i will say 10 names/words say the first thing that pops up in your head..
Tyress: SL wrestling
Acheron: Entertaining
Tyress: UHW
Acheron: Growing
Tyress: DCWF
Acheron: Established
Tyress: VWE
Acheron: Back on Track
Tyress: Numbers Rossini
Acheron: Loves Dick
Tyress: Brakman Wylder
Acheron: Always nice to talk to
Tyress: Vendetta
Acheron: Innovator of innovation
Tyress: Adune Snowpaw
Acheron: Lost contact
Tyress: Rising wrestler
Acheron: Bazza Windlow
Tyress: Manager of Managers
Acheron: Maxine
Tyress: Awwwww
Tyress: Who trained you?
Acheron: Originally it was Cheryl Silvercloud but over the course of my career I have learned a lot from Shinja and Jenn as well as a lot of the opponents I have faced since. One never stops learning.
Tyress: Now the kings & queens questions :D
Tyress: Kings And Queens these are not who holds current belts or was the best champions. but who you think are the Best in their division
Tyress: King of UHW
Acheron: Wolfy Kessel
Tyress: Queen of UHW
Acheron: Honey Bluntz
Tyress: King of DCWF
Acheron: Drewski Hoxley
Tyress: Queen of DCWF
Acheron: Nanny Gothly
Tyress: King of VWE
Acheron: Benja Nirvana
Tyress: Queen of VWE
Acheron: Tyress Serevi Parkin
Tyress: Yay!
Tyress: Queen of HAWX
Acheron: Kelley Ariantho
Tyress: Any last words?
Acheron: Relax, do this because its fun, not to stroke your own egos. Remember we do this for the fans before everyone else. Be loyal to your promotion or fed but do not be a zealot. Take some time and look around at whats going on around you. Just because someone does things differently doesn’t make it any better or worse. Everyone could learn a thing or two from others. Take what works for you and leave the rest behind.
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