want to thank Akasha for her time and for breaking the new and longest interview time on 3 hours and 11 minutes O_O sure took a while but enjoy guys! and as always if you're interested in being interviewed hit me up on SL or Facebook // Tyress Serevi
give us a small introduction about yourself
I'm Akasha Faulkes, a.k.a "The Uncanny Enigma" and one half of the Queens of Anarchy .
IF you have a Stage/nickname: How did you get it?
The Uncanny Enigma ... *sighs and smiles* It is actually the reflection of my personality ... I'm an enigma, a mystery to people and even to myself must I admit ... People never really know how to react towards me because one day I can be with them, and the other against them ... I kind of have this uncanny ability to always have a plan in advance and to unsettle people ... *smirks* I'm a living Uncanny Enigma ...
How did you Find Second Life and what made you join?
Actually I was a student when i joined Second Life, I wanted to know people from all over the world and practice my English everyday, I thought this would be a great idea to give it a try !
How did you get into SL wrestling?
*grins* wow ... this was a long time ago ... I was looking for something fun to do and I discovered that people opened wrestling federations, I went there to have a look and watch some shows ... And there, somebody contacted me for VCW. They were looking for new wrestlers and they were interested in me, so I had an interview and they hired me as a wrestler. Best day of my SL *chuckles*
What Made you decide to get into SL Wrestling?
For once people believed in me and in what i was capable of doing ... It felt like home ... I knew I had to become a wrestler ... When I met Seth Cameron at VCW, I was literaly in awe and I was busting my ass off and promised myself to reach the top, because I wanted to be like him ...
do you have a Dream achievement to accomplish in SL wrestling?
I've had the most insane career i've ever imagined, I've been in the epic Scaffold Match, I've been fighting in an electrified cage, I've gone totally crazy on hardcore things, flew from incredible heights, won awards and I have the best tag team partner one could ever dream of ... I've never been running after titles so much but I guess the only thing I haven't had yet is the VWE Women's Championship ...
Why did you decide to use a Raven as your Pet?
Ahhh Nevemore ... *grins* I am fascinated by crows and ravens ... I am a huge fan of "The Crow", Eric Draven being one of my mentors in life , and I always had a kind of bond with crows ... I also love Edgar Allan Poe and one of the most beautiful poem he wrote "The Raven", that is why I called my Raven 'Nevermore' ...
What do you think makes Your Character Special?
" I am the Uncanny Enigma and I have no limit " ... This sentence could almost answer to that question ... I'm not afraid of pushing myself to the extreme, I'm not afraid to bleed, to jump from insane places and I always find something crazy to do wherever i wrestle ... I think what makes my character special is that constant creativity and insanity in the ring, I want the crowd to react, may they scream, cheer, boo, have their breath taken, I'm a performer and I'm here for them and I give everything I have to come up with the craziest sh*t.
why did you decide to go with the Uncanny Gimmick?
It's a way for me to express myself and to release in the ring everything that is buried within me, to release that rage from the difficulties of life and use it as a strength ... I have evolved a lot in my career, I used to be that kind of mysterious freak, appearing at anytime, twisting people's mind and playing mind games with them ... I'm still that kind of character nowadays but in a more um ... let's say realistic way ... the crowd has loved me and now hates me so bad ... *smirks* that is such a thrilling feeling to have people reacting whenever you enter the ring ... I wanted to be uncanny to constantly surprise people and not have them staying in a kind of "routine" with me ...
what is the name of your finishers and what are they?
I have two finishers : the "Enigmalicious Swirl" which is a front flip DDT, and the "Mystery in Motion" which is um ... *rubs the back of her neck* a weird move, i don't really know how to describe it, it's a bit like an Inverted 360 Shooting Star Press *winces and laughs* not sure it's understandable !
how long have you been in SL wrestling?
Hm ... In total it has been about 3 years and a half but I've had a break due to VCW closing so I was unemployed for let's say 4 months.
do you have any Dream Matches?
I do ... Actually there is one girl that i've never faced ... Well i did face her a long time ago in a 3-way TLC, but I mean like a real face to face ... She happens to be my only ally right now but this is "The Hardcore Freak" Jennf Parkin ! Just me and her in this ring, giving everything we have in one of the most hardcore matches ever would make history ! *laughs*
if you could pick 5 Matches in any Federation which has been your favorites?
Hm ... There are a lot of incredible matches that have happened in the wrestling community ... I love that crazy match at HKWF for the Hardcore title, Jenn ran into Loody Graves with the ambulancy truck, EPIC ! Another one was Benbe Kirax VS Seth Cameron at Elimination Royale, simply amazing ! Oh and definitely the BWA match between Jenn and Elisa !!! *scratches her head* Ahh so many matches, how many have i said so far 3? Wow ... Hard to choose ...
Nah, I really can't choose *shakes her head
How long have you been in your current Fed?
Forever ! I am actually one of the founders of VWE.
what have you accomplished in SL wrestling?
Oh boy ... Well as i said earlier I'm one of the founders of VWE, I created and was the first GM of VWE Primetime ... In terms of titles I've been the last HKWF Women's Champion, the first VWE Xtreme Women's Champion and the HAWX Hellkatz Champion ... I've been awarded 3 times, I've received the award of the VWE General Manager of the Year 2010, VWE Feud of the Year 2010 and the VWE Bombshell Match of the Year 2011 ... When it comes to performances I've been winning the 1st Scaffold Match as well as the 1st Electrified Fence Match, both for titles, and on a lighter note i've been the cover of the 1st VWE Bombshell Magazine, special Lingerie.
do you have a Dream Tag team Partner/Stable members?
*grins* Well ... I think i have fulfilled one of my dreams when it comes to Tag Teams as i'm currently teaming up with Jennf Parkin, but there is one person I would've dreamt of teaming up with if I ever had the chance to, and that is "The Eliminator" Seth Cameron ... *nods* Yeah ... That would definitely be my perfect tag team partner ...
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?
Tough one ... I would make a mixed tag team match i think ... Shinja Ugajin, Jennf Parkin & MadMax Vaher VS Tyress Serevi, Benbe Kirax & Seth Cameron
who trained you?
I was not really familiar with the ACPWS HUD when i arrived in HKWF, so the friend i made there and a very talented wrestler, Kimberly Soulstar, took some of her time to show me how to kick some ass. *grins*
if you have a top 1 moment since the beginning of your Career to now can you tell us about that and why?
Without any doubt, the end of the Feud with Vendetta, the hardcore Scaffold Match at VWE Over Drive 2010 for the GM Rights of Primetime and the VWE Xtreme Women's Championship. We've been feuding for 6 months, the heat was so intense and what was on the line was so important .... I fought for my rights, I wanted Primetime back, I wanted my show back and I was ready to do anything to get it back even if i had to die for it. I was the current Xtreme Women's Champion and it was a "Winner gets all" match ... Getting out of this mess, this pile of steel, filled with weapon, even that freaking chainsaw ... I've been crawling backstage, but victorious ... That ... Was the top 1 moment of my entire career, and will probably forever be ...
is there anyone you'd like to thank for being there since you began your adventure in SL wrestling?
*takes a deep breath and joins her hands nervously*
I have known one person in here since the first day of my career ... All this time this person is my idol, my model ... Times goes by and he became my inspiration, my mentor, the big brother i've never had and the most precious friend i have in here ... Thanking this person is just so weak compared to all the thing he did for me, he's always been there whenever i needed too, he always gave me that hand to get back on my feet whenever i had fallen, he was also there to bop me on the head when i was seeing things clearly ... I never thought such support could come from only one person ... Without him I would've never been where I am now and I would've given up so many times ... He's to me the best wrestler and performer our community had and will ever have ... I wanna thank from the bottom of my heart ... *pauses* Seth Cameron ...
I would also like to thank my family in here and all those that i love to death and came on my path throughout my SL ... Benbe
, Bryce, Tyress, Jenn ... The list is long and i would spend hours talking about them all ... So please don't think ill of me if your name is not mentionned in this interview, you all know who you are and i love you ...
And last but not least, I want to thank all my fans who supported me ... My Enigma-G-Nation, you're the best fans a performer could ever dream of having, you're my force, you're the reason why i wake up every morning and work hard on being the best .... Thank you all
If you have been in more then One Federation how many have you been in and what was the names?
I have started with VCW, then went to HKWF, co-founded VWE (which had so many different names at the beginning) and i've also been working at HAWX.
do you have anyone that inspires you in SL wrestling? and why?
I think i have mentionned his name like a thousand times already *laughs* but Seth is my main inspiration when it comes to wrestling, that guy never sleeps and gives so much to the community ... He's an amazing performer and has a lot of charisma ... I also admire people like Jenn who works like crazy and had achieved so much ... Dude! She's been an effing World Heavyweight Champion !!! I must also admit that Vendetta has inspired me a lot during our feud ... She's so creative and has a lot of very interesting ideas ...
Do you have anyone that inspires you in RL wrestling and why?
I do ... I think it's kind of obvious that Lita is one of my main influences when it comes RL wrestling ... That chick is just crazy, she's tough and sexy, she can kick ass and make guys and girls completely melt ... She has a hell lot of talent and potential ... And I dare anybody to prove me wrong, she's been the best diva ever ...
If you have a custom Attire what is the colors? if not what do you normally wear?
I've had lots of different styles, but i've almost always been wearing baggy pants, and i'm mostly wearing grunge/urban edgy clothes ... I used to change my hair color all the time but lately i've stuck with red , it's a color that fits very well with what i am.
what is your Ring Style?
I'd say ... I'm an Extreme Highflyer ... Taking a lot of risks and flying from everywhere, even if you take off the ropes i always find a way to fly ... And extreme for the hardcore side as well as the crazy sh*t i can put on at times *grins* gosh I miss my barbwire table, don't you? *smirks*
what is your favorite Move?
I gotta admit i have a soft spot for the Moonsault, you can use that move in so many ways and come up with insane settings, I simply LOVE it !
name top 5 Finishers in SL wrestling Custom and Non-custom that you have seen in a match:
I can't really make a top 5 but my favorite finishers would be your Hyper Nova, Misaki's Black Widow Choke, Shinja's Nuclear Anarchy , Bryce's Perfect Effect , and maybe Vendetta's Awesome Sauce
can you name your top 5 Feuds in any Fed of SL wrestling?
Vendetta VS Cinthia Falmer at the decay of JHG - Elisa Riddler VS Nanny Gothly at HAWX - Brakman Wylder VS Alexius Gant - I like the big storyline with Impac Mafia and Seth betraying Ben was some really heavy and the feud Seth had with Loody when he
once again, not a top 5 , just picking some of my favorites
Any Special Match you'd like to see? if so between who?
I think a buried alive match between Draconia and Lilith would be quite badass !
as we know theres alot of rumors in SL wrestling some are bad some are good what do you think causes these rumors?
That's always a very burning issue in here ... I'm trying to ignore it as much as i can because this whole situation is just free cruelty and useless drama ... I think that here, like everywhere there are people with bad intentions ready to do absolutely everything to ruin their competitors and gain more power ... Rumors are the best weapons and ignorance the best defense ... And I think that people are taking those rumors too seriously and this is how the heat grows and grows and BAM it explodes ... People forget a lot that this is a game, that we're here to entertain people and to do our best to do it ... This is because of people like those who spread rumors and crap that it deteriorates our job and make people lose interest.
if you could name top 3 Feds which would they be and why?
I'll admit i'm totally biased on that one *laughs* but I will say VWE because we've grown up so incredibly in a couple of months and we've gone further than we've ever thought ... Then, because they're the oldest federation to still be 'alive' and that i admire how long they've been in action despite some issues they've gone through, i have to give credits to the DCWF ... And the last fed I really like is HAWX, i really love this idea of having an exclusively female federation, it gives the opportuniy to women to show up what they're worth and to prove that we can do amazing performances... And even be better than guys *winks*
what is your opinion on the "SL Wrestling Community"
It's a community in constant evolution, with its ups and downs, currently going through a lot of changes and sadly drama ... I wish people were more united, we're all here for the same thing, wrestling ... So why do we have to constantly spread rumors, spy on each other, be in war with this or that federation, i really don't get it ... I'm not gonna play the "we should be a big family and love each other like brothers and sisters" but FOR F*CK SAKE people grow up and stop making this a pain to everybody ...
any last words?
nah it's not my last word xD
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Nova's interview with Shinja Ugajin
give us a small introduction about yourself
Well my name is Shinja Ugajin, I prefer just SHINJA. Most know me as the Japanese Sycho Sin!sation and the Hydeous Mutant Freak.
IF you have a Stage/nickname: How did you get it?
I like to sum up each word of my stage name as it pertains to who I am and my ways in the ring as well as my outside life. Japanese because obviously I am Japanese. Sycho a play on the word "psycho" because I am not afraid to fly in the ring and I am not afraid to face anyone and do whatever it takes to win. And Sin!sation because I can be both naughty and exciting at the same time in the ring which is how I want to appeal to my fans.
How did you Find Second Life and what made you join?
I actually found Second Life before sl wrestling really existed. Possibly around the time Second Life was just in it's early stages. I've always been into character creation and was searching one day and came across Second Life. I decided to check it out and see what kind of person I could make. After about two days of not really finding anything interesting about it i left SL.
I came back after telling a friend of mine from online chatting about it and me and her checked it out and we ran around in SL. Checked out some freebie clothing. But once again we grew bored.
How did you get into SL wrestling?
Well that's a funny thing. After me and my friend had grown bored with Second Life, I had pretty much just given up on Second Life all together. Me and my friend, her name was Danielle Dawes by the way, were both pro wrestling fans. One day she contacts me telling me second life has a wrestling federation now. Of course I was skeptical about it and just blew it off after she showed me a video of it. Curiosity got the better of me though, so for a third time I joined Second Life. She took me to SLCW "Second Life Championship Wrestling" and that's how it all started. If not for her I probably would not have been here.
What Made you decide to get into SL Wrestling?
Before Second Life wrestling I was very into efeds which are text based wrestling feds. In e-feds you make your character and then you compete against others by doing a series of promos. Some efeds have owners who judge promos and based on who they think out did the other they write the match themselves with the better writer winning. Some e-feds however prefer you write a spot card and then they make the match from that. When Second Life wrestling came along I saw it as a chance to bring my characters to life in a way. Take them from text to actually seeing the wrestler wrestle.
What was the E-fed called?
A few feds that really come to mind are Survival Wrestling Association, Global Wrestling Association and Real Action Wrestling Federation. In these three feds I used a character by the name of Nightmare. He was a masked powerhouse type. With him I won titles in all 3 of these feds. But this is probably what should best be mentioned about him though. In SWA a new fed owner took place and set out to make Nightmare a joke. We had personal hatred both in fed and outside of fed towards each other because I felt he abused power. So we agreed that we'd face each other and in a poll on board fans and members would decide who wins. If the president of the fed got the most votes Nightmare would lose and be banned and I could no longer use the name.
Well I lost the match. Nightmare was banned and lost the name.
So this is where it gets interesting. Instead of bitching and moaning. I decided to unmask Nightmare and give him a name.
I named him Bryan Payne. He was a dark demented guy who went from a wrestler on top of the world to a down on his luck washed up has been. Bryan Payne I would later bring to Second Life as Tenzan Karu.
do you have a Dream achievement to accomplish in SL wrestling?
To be honest I have had many matches with great opponents. Been in some great feds. I have won several titles. I am happy with all I have achieved. I don't really care about titles too much any more because I have known them to be both a blessing and a curse. But I think I'd like to atleast hold just one more World Title. As far as Dream Achievements, everything I have achieved in SL Wrestling, the fame, the respect, titles, friends. great matches. They have all been my dream achievements come true.
I think the moment someone decides they want to be a wrestler in second life. Their main achiements should be to have fun and to entertain period! And never let that go. IF I have a great match with someone be it the first match on the card or the last. Rather I lose or win, if the match was great and we had fun doing it and pleased the crowd. Then I have just fulfilled a dream achievement.
What do you think makes Your Character Special?
Hmm that's hard. I'd like to say because I always keep people guessing. SHINJA never stays the same. I built my career on being an unpredictable performer. You're not going to many feds and find a SHINJA there. Uniqueness and originality is important to a character and I think many should take that into consideration. One thing that people notice and sometimes its a runnin joke is I never seem to have the same hairstyle all the time. It's always changing. And thats all a part of who I am. That's why I am the Hydeous Mutant Freak.
But I think also because I try to bring a mix of styles into the ring. The Freak Style consist of light martial arts, Japanese Puroresu, Mexican Lucha Libre, Hardcore Wrestling. But I also like to get technical and do some ground work.
what is the name of your finishers and what are they?
I have several moves and severl ways I like to end a match. While I dont have a set true finisher my moves I have been known to end matches with are as follows. The Glowing Mutant which is a Shining Wizard. The Neurotoxin which is an Armtrap Crossface. Toxic Fusion which is the Scoop Piledriver. The Face Mutator which is a sitout Gordbuster. And last, Nuclear Anarchy a Flying DDT.
how long have you been in SL wrestling?
I started around probably April of 2008 so about 4 years it seems.
do you have any Dream Matches?
I have 4 dream matches. A 60 minute Ironman Match with my mentor Alpin Criss. A Extreme Rules Match with one of my best sl friends MikeFreeman Straff. An actual match, any kind of match since we never got to have one, against Seth Cameron. And finally probably the match I most want to have in all of SL Wrestling. An Extreme Rulez match with one of my top best friends in SL Wrestling, training partner and mentor. I taught her and she's taught me. "The Hardcore Freak" Jenn Parkin.
if you could pick 5 Matches in any Federation which has been your favorites?
Top if the list would have to be the match I had with Alpin Criss. It was Gold vs Gold. My world title for his gold watch. The stretcher match between Misaki Yumako and Shiva Auerbauch. The Glass Match between Jenn Parkin and Vendetta. Seth Cameron vs Derrick at Beach Brawl 2011. The Fatal 4 Way Hell In A Cell back in SLCW to determine the GM of SLCW between Eric Stuart, Alpin Criss, Mike Freeman, forgot last participant.
How long have you been in your current Fed?
Probably just a month lol.
I've recently came out of retirement. So yeah possibly a month.
what have you accomplished in SL wrestling?
I've held the World Title in SLCW/DCWF. The world title of the now defunct HKWF. The Xtreme Title in VWE, The U.S title in VWE, The Japanese title in VWE, 1/2 Tag Team Champions in VWE. Debut of the Year 2009 Golden Rope Awards.
Other accoplishments and most important to me is the friends I have made through all the matches and feds. All the wonderful matches I have had. Even the bad times and fighting through to the otherside I feel is an accomplishment for anyone.
do you have a Dream Tag team Partner/Stable members?
My overall dream stable in sl wrestling would be the coalition of freaks/psychos/lunatics coming together. SHINJA, Jenn Parkin and Madmax Vaher.
And if there's any other lunatics out there, we'd accept them too.
What would you have named the stable?
hmm that's hard lol
Carnevil of Anarchy was one.
Team DILLIGAF was another.
that's all I have right now lol.
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?
May sound funny, but MikeFreeman vs Jenn Parkin. To me Mike is one of the male pioneers for extreme wrestling in sl. And Jenn Parkin is like the first lady of hardcore in SL, atleast in my book. So seeing those two clash would be an epic battle to me.
who trained you?
Back when I started the system only had maybe around 12 moves or so. Danielle Dawes the person who brought me to SL Wrestling taught me the moves. After one lesson I was thrown to the wolves. Paul Wilcox was my first match and basically showed me what it would be like. Alpin Criss my main mentor taught me all about psychology which is very important in the ring. And as I said before me and Jenn taught each other innovatiness.
if you have a top 1 moment since the beginning of your Carrer to now can you tell us about that and why? (Including Tenzan's carrer)
There's several moments that come to mind. But probably the moment I most cherish and remember is back in SLCW to determine pro status. We had to write a match ourselves and perform it with someone and you got judged pass or fail. Well Alpin Criss decided he wanted to be my opponent lol. I was a nervous wreck because this was like the big bossm. The big daddy of them all. So we had our match and he complimented me and I earned my pro status.
is there anyone you'd like to thank for being there since you began your adventure in SL wrestling?
I think everyone I have learned from Alpin, Paula, Danielle, Jenn etc.. Anyone who has accepted me in their fed. Anyone who was scheduled to have a match with me, showed up and we worked hard on the match and put on a good show. Anyone I have maintained friendship with through my sl wrestling advernture. All the fans who come and they decided to cheer or boo me lol. I think all of these people deserve a great big thank you.
If you have been in more then One Federation how many have you been in and what was the names?
Started off in Second Life Championship Wrestling later renamed Digital Championship Wrestling Federation. Hard Knocks Wrestling Federation. Birthright Pro Wrestling, Virtual Wrestling Entertainment, Over the Edge wrestling(never had a match) and United Honor Wrestling. I also ref from time to time at Hellkat Angels Wrestling X.
do you have anyone that inspires you in SL wrestling? and why?
Most of my inspiration probably has come from Alpin Criss. He was one of the founding creators of the wrestling system that most use rather is his original system or a modified version of his system. He taught me about ring psychology. Entertaining the fans and all. He also taught me to respect each and every fed that comes out no matter who is running it. Because of that I find there is a place for every fed in sl wrestling. He taught me to be supportive of other wrestlers. Because of that if a wrestlers does a good job I tell them they did as I feel all wrestles need to hear that every once in a while. To know someone is watching them closely. Alpin basically taught me what it is to be a true professional even if I have slipped at moments.
Do you have anyone that inspires you in RL wrestling and why?
I definately have several inspirations from RL Wrestling. There's so many to mention however so I will try to pick out the main ones. Keiji Mutoh a.k.a. The Great Muta. He had a very interesting persona that was very original. Ricky Steamboat. He had great charisma and athleticism in the ring. He was the ultimate good guy when it came to Pro Wrestling. I can watch many of his matches and get lots of inspiration from them. Hayabusa from the now defunct Frontier Martial Art Wrestling fed. He had an awesome hight flying style and he was this mysterious yet highly charismatic star. Nosawa Rongai, perhaps one of my main inspiration. His look is unique and his is a crazy lunatic much like me. Infact one of his nick names inspired mine as he is known as the Japanese Juggalo Sensation, I started calling myself the Japanese Sycho Sin!sation. Mick Foley and Arn Anderson, they are two of the best on the mic and anyone who wants to know how to do a promo should study those two.
Raven and Sabu are two others. When Sabu came into the mix I don't think many were ready for him. The way he'd do so much crazy stuff and put his body on the line was just amazing. Raven is probably one of the top tier guys when it comes to mic work. His promos were almost poetic at times in a dark way.
If you have your custom Attire what is the colors?
I dont have a custom attire. Infact I dont have one set attire. To me normal is boring no offense to others, this is just who I am. As I said before I like to keep people guessing and the same goes with my attire. I love change, and I love difference. So my attire is forever changing. Be it design or other. The hair is a part of my attire which is why it chanegs so much. It's all a part of what makes SHINJA, SHINJA.
as we know theres alot of rumors in SL wrestling some are bad some are good what do you think causes these rumors?
Many factors of course. But I don't think rumors are bad when they are stated I think they become bad when people listen to the rumors and won't just laught, ignore them and let it go. Thee's so much he said she said bullshit drama in SL Westling. Pardon my language. Too many saying this fed owner screwed this fed or this person or that fed owner screwed that fed and that person. To me no one is 100% innocent. I'm guilty of being unprofessioal as well as all others.
It gets worse when people just cannot let it go. I wish people would just let the past go. Rather it was someone in sl wrestling you had a relationship with and it went sour. It's no grounds for you to make life hard for that person when they are around you or you are around them. You have to let stuff go and move on. The more you dwell on the past the worst hole you only dig yourself into. I wish people would stop pointing fingers are everyone else and just take a look in the mirror and see who the real enemy might be. That's something I had to do.
I know it easy to blame others. It's easy to blame other fed owners for you getting fired or someone else getting fired or your or their unhappiness. But when its taking it to far when you start attacking a person's personal life. THIS SHIT NEEDS TO STOP THROUGH OUT ALL OF SL WRESTLING. That's what I believe JUST PLEASE LET IT GO AND MOVE ON. All feds have a place in sl wrestling. So do all wrestlers. Just wish we all could exist without the continued hatred.
if you could name top 3 Feds which would they be and why?
I really can't do that. Just like in martial arts, their is no one best or better martial art over the other. I refuse to categorize the fed in sl. To me if their members are having fun, working with heart and spirit, putting on good matches, entertaining crowds, then you are a top fed. If you own a fed and listen to the concerns of your members when they have ideas that could help the fed, then to me you are a top promoter. But if your fed and its members do work with heart and spirit, if morale is always at a low, if you don't listen to your members then you are doomed to fail. If not fail you will always just be looked at as a low quality fed.
what is your opinion on the "SL Wrestling Community"
....You know it's like a glass dish someone took, climb up to the rood and let fall and shatter on concrete. The community is all over the place now because of the above question you asked me, the rumors. People hating other fed owners. Making semi-hate groups. Attacking peoples personal lives. All this is high school bullshit. We all should be above this. I am not saying we should all sit around holding hands singing i love you songs. What I am saying is I understand there will be disagreements but are you professional enough to disagree and just leave it at that. Because of the bullshit that has gone on, it has caused member who could be wrestling at other feds to be banned from those said feds. Negative antics, personal shit, drama, fed hate, fed owner hate. It all just leads to a dead end. The community needs to get back on track and find acceptance for everyone in some form or another.
I mean when one person from a fed somone hates comes to see their friends perform at the fed that hates their fed. They shouldn't have to be worried about being rediculed for wearing the tag of their fed. Or wearing the title they won from that fed. Or for visiting your fed period. And fed owners should have the common decency to say to it's members hey this is not what we are about. Just because we dont agree with that feds owner or ways doesn't mean we should go around attacking that fed or their memebers. Be it verbal or other wise.
In the long run hatred and negativity only ruin your fed. Members start to get fed up with it. Fans start to get fed up with it. When is enough enough? That's what I want to know. I have found respecting all feds goes a long way in the long run. There is going to be disagreements. I understand that. But damn it stop carrying hatred for months and years cause it only turns you into a mole. And the same terrorist or troll you think one fed owner is, if you keep hating and attacking you become a terrorist and troll yourself.
Why Did You Stop Using Tenzan?
Tenzan was a character. Ok let me say Tenzan is definately a part of me in some ways. But i brought him to sl as a charater and nothing more. So it was hard to break character with him. Something happened in DCWF im not sure on full details. Tenzan last match saw him lose his title after an undefeated streak. He lost by walking through fire in an inferno match. And to keep the angle real I couldn't be seen as Tenzan. Shinja is basically me being myself so I can use Shinja inside the ring and im myself outside the ring. I was so worn out on using Tenzan, always being in character, pushed as this unstoppable monster that i started to get sick of being him. After using Shinja for a while I just knew I never wanted to be Tenzan again.
Any thoughts on your past as Tenzan?
I will always miss the days of old sl wrestling as Tenzan. The old Russo sim that no longer exist which was probably the best location SLCW was ever at. Then we moved to hell island. I call it Hell Island because thats when everything fell apart and i stopped using Tenzan lol. Tenzan will always be where i learned the ropes. I had a lot of my best matches on Tenzan and I will never forget the people who made me when i was Tenzan.
anything you'd like to tell those in SL Wrestling?
Always perform with heart and spirit. Always seek to have fun and entertain first. Fed owners take pride in your fed and it's product. Listen to your members and do your best to make them feel comfortable with the way things are run. Don't be closed minded. Don't get into drama. If it comes knocking at your door, tell it you are no interested. Sometimes it gets in but you will always have the path to show drama to the door. Wrestlers take pride in yourselves and your persona. If you want to be noticed try to be unique. If a fed has too many or even 1 or 2 with a gimmicklike you want to do, try to decide on something else because you will only be noticed less if you are too much the same. Always show respect to the fed, its members its fan. Always be supportive and respect other feds, I gurantee it goes a long way in the long run.
Everyone and every fed has a place in the community. Be professional about it. Open your hearts and your minds people and stop wanting to hog all the glory. SL Is just a spec in the world of Second Life but to us wrestlers and promoters it is larger than life. People talk about being loyal to a fed. Me I am loyal to the sport of wrestling. I am loyal to the fans who come to see the shows. Without them there would be no point to any of this.
SL Wrestling is just a spec i mean
any last words?
I love you all, Thank you everyone, promoters, wrestlers and fans.
Well my name is Shinja Ugajin, I prefer just SHINJA. Most know me as the Japanese Sycho Sin!sation and the Hydeous Mutant Freak.
IF you have a Stage/nickname: How did you get it?
I like to sum up each word of my stage name as it pertains to who I am and my ways in the ring as well as my outside life. Japanese because obviously I am Japanese. Sycho a play on the word "psycho" because I am not afraid to fly in the ring and I am not afraid to face anyone and do whatever it takes to win. And Sin!sation because I can be both naughty and exciting at the same time in the ring which is how I want to appeal to my fans.
How did you Find Second Life and what made you join?
I actually found Second Life before sl wrestling really existed. Possibly around the time Second Life was just in it's early stages. I've always been into character creation and was searching one day and came across Second Life. I decided to check it out and see what kind of person I could make. After about two days of not really finding anything interesting about it i left SL.
I came back after telling a friend of mine from online chatting about it and me and her checked it out and we ran around in SL. Checked out some freebie clothing. But once again we grew bored.
How did you get into SL wrestling?
Well that's a funny thing. After me and my friend had grown bored with Second Life, I had pretty much just given up on Second Life all together. Me and my friend, her name was Danielle Dawes by the way, were both pro wrestling fans. One day she contacts me telling me second life has a wrestling federation now. Of course I was skeptical about it and just blew it off after she showed me a video of it. Curiosity got the better of me though, so for a third time I joined Second Life. She took me to SLCW "Second Life Championship Wrestling" and that's how it all started. If not for her I probably would not have been here.
What Made you decide to get into SL Wrestling?
Before Second Life wrestling I was very into efeds which are text based wrestling feds. In e-feds you make your character and then you compete against others by doing a series of promos. Some efeds have owners who judge promos and based on who they think out did the other they write the match themselves with the better writer winning. Some e-feds however prefer you write a spot card and then they make the match from that. When Second Life wrestling came along I saw it as a chance to bring my characters to life in a way. Take them from text to actually seeing the wrestler wrestle.
What was the E-fed called?
A few feds that really come to mind are Survival Wrestling Association, Global Wrestling Association and Real Action Wrestling Federation. In these three feds I used a character by the name of Nightmare. He was a masked powerhouse type. With him I won titles in all 3 of these feds. But this is probably what should best be mentioned about him though. In SWA a new fed owner took place and set out to make Nightmare a joke. We had personal hatred both in fed and outside of fed towards each other because I felt he abused power. So we agreed that we'd face each other and in a poll on board fans and members would decide who wins. If the president of the fed got the most votes Nightmare would lose and be banned and I could no longer use the name.
Well I lost the match. Nightmare was banned and lost the name.
So this is where it gets interesting. Instead of bitching and moaning. I decided to unmask Nightmare and give him a name.
I named him Bryan Payne. He was a dark demented guy who went from a wrestler on top of the world to a down on his luck washed up has been. Bryan Payne I would later bring to Second Life as Tenzan Karu.
do you have a Dream achievement to accomplish in SL wrestling?
To be honest I have had many matches with great opponents. Been in some great feds. I have won several titles. I am happy with all I have achieved. I don't really care about titles too much any more because I have known them to be both a blessing and a curse. But I think I'd like to atleast hold just one more World Title. As far as Dream Achievements, everything I have achieved in SL Wrestling, the fame, the respect, titles, friends. great matches. They have all been my dream achievements come true.
I think the moment someone decides they want to be a wrestler in second life. Their main achiements should be to have fun and to entertain period! And never let that go. IF I have a great match with someone be it the first match on the card or the last. Rather I lose or win, if the match was great and we had fun doing it and pleased the crowd. Then I have just fulfilled a dream achievement.
What do you think makes Your Character Special?
Hmm that's hard. I'd like to say because I always keep people guessing. SHINJA never stays the same. I built my career on being an unpredictable performer. You're not going to many feds and find a SHINJA there. Uniqueness and originality is important to a character and I think many should take that into consideration. One thing that people notice and sometimes its a runnin joke is I never seem to have the same hairstyle all the time. It's always changing. And thats all a part of who I am. That's why I am the Hydeous Mutant Freak.
But I think also because I try to bring a mix of styles into the ring. The Freak Style consist of light martial arts, Japanese Puroresu, Mexican Lucha Libre, Hardcore Wrestling. But I also like to get technical and do some ground work.
what is the name of your finishers and what are they?
I have several moves and severl ways I like to end a match. While I dont have a set true finisher my moves I have been known to end matches with are as follows. The Glowing Mutant which is a Shining Wizard. The Neurotoxin which is an Armtrap Crossface. Toxic Fusion which is the Scoop Piledriver. The Face Mutator which is a sitout Gordbuster. And last, Nuclear Anarchy a Flying DDT.
how long have you been in SL wrestling?
I started around probably April of 2008 so about 4 years it seems.
do you have any Dream Matches?
I have 4 dream matches. A 60 minute Ironman Match with my mentor Alpin Criss. A Extreme Rules Match with one of my best sl friends MikeFreeman Straff. An actual match, any kind of match since we never got to have one, against Seth Cameron. And finally probably the match I most want to have in all of SL Wrestling. An Extreme Rulez match with one of my top best friends in SL Wrestling, training partner and mentor. I taught her and she's taught me. "The Hardcore Freak" Jenn Parkin.
if you could pick 5 Matches in any Federation which has been your favorites?
Top if the list would have to be the match I had with Alpin Criss. It was Gold vs Gold. My world title for his gold watch. The stretcher match between Misaki Yumako and Shiva Auerbauch. The Glass Match between Jenn Parkin and Vendetta. Seth Cameron vs Derrick at Beach Brawl 2011. The Fatal 4 Way Hell In A Cell back in SLCW to determine the GM of SLCW between Eric Stuart, Alpin Criss, Mike Freeman, forgot last participant.
How long have you been in your current Fed?
Probably just a month lol.
I've recently came out of retirement. So yeah possibly a month.
what have you accomplished in SL wrestling?
I've held the World Title in SLCW/DCWF. The world title of the now defunct HKWF. The Xtreme Title in VWE, The U.S title in VWE, The Japanese title in VWE, 1/2 Tag Team Champions in VWE. Debut of the Year 2009 Golden Rope Awards.
Other accoplishments and most important to me is the friends I have made through all the matches and feds. All the wonderful matches I have had. Even the bad times and fighting through to the otherside I feel is an accomplishment for anyone.
do you have a Dream Tag team Partner/Stable members?
My overall dream stable in sl wrestling would be the coalition of freaks/psychos/lunatics coming together. SHINJA, Jenn Parkin and Madmax Vaher.
And if there's any other lunatics out there, we'd accept them too.
What would you have named the stable?
hmm that's hard lol
Carnevil of Anarchy was one.
Team DILLIGAF was another.
that's all I have right now lol.
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?
May sound funny, but MikeFreeman vs Jenn Parkin. To me Mike is one of the male pioneers for extreme wrestling in sl. And Jenn Parkin is like the first lady of hardcore in SL, atleast in my book. So seeing those two clash would be an epic battle to me.
who trained you?
Back when I started the system only had maybe around 12 moves or so. Danielle Dawes the person who brought me to SL Wrestling taught me the moves. After one lesson I was thrown to the wolves. Paul Wilcox was my first match and basically showed me what it would be like. Alpin Criss my main mentor taught me all about psychology which is very important in the ring. And as I said before me and Jenn taught each other innovatiness.
if you have a top 1 moment since the beginning of your Carrer to now can you tell us about that and why? (Including Tenzan's carrer)
There's several moments that come to mind. But probably the moment I most cherish and remember is back in SLCW to determine pro status. We had to write a match ourselves and perform it with someone and you got judged pass or fail. Well Alpin Criss decided he wanted to be my opponent lol. I was a nervous wreck because this was like the big bossm. The big daddy of them all. So we had our match and he complimented me and I earned my pro status.
is there anyone you'd like to thank for being there since you began your adventure in SL wrestling?
I think everyone I have learned from Alpin, Paula, Danielle, Jenn etc.. Anyone who has accepted me in their fed. Anyone who was scheduled to have a match with me, showed up and we worked hard on the match and put on a good show. Anyone I have maintained friendship with through my sl wrestling advernture. All the fans who come and they decided to cheer or boo me lol. I think all of these people deserve a great big thank you.
If you have been in more then One Federation how many have you been in and what was the names?
Started off in Second Life Championship Wrestling later renamed Digital Championship Wrestling Federation. Hard Knocks Wrestling Federation. Birthright Pro Wrestling, Virtual Wrestling Entertainment, Over the Edge wrestling(never had a match) and United Honor Wrestling. I also ref from time to time at Hellkat Angels Wrestling X.
do you have anyone that inspires you in SL wrestling? and why?
Most of my inspiration probably has come from Alpin Criss. He was one of the founding creators of the wrestling system that most use rather is his original system or a modified version of his system. He taught me about ring psychology. Entertaining the fans and all. He also taught me to respect each and every fed that comes out no matter who is running it. Because of that I find there is a place for every fed in sl wrestling. He taught me to be supportive of other wrestlers. Because of that if a wrestlers does a good job I tell them they did as I feel all wrestles need to hear that every once in a while. To know someone is watching them closely. Alpin basically taught me what it is to be a true professional even if I have slipped at moments.
Do you have anyone that inspires you in RL wrestling and why?
I definately have several inspirations from RL Wrestling. There's so many to mention however so I will try to pick out the main ones. Keiji Mutoh a.k.a. The Great Muta. He had a very interesting persona that was very original. Ricky Steamboat. He had great charisma and athleticism in the ring. He was the ultimate good guy when it came to Pro Wrestling. I can watch many of his matches and get lots of inspiration from them. Hayabusa from the now defunct Frontier Martial Art Wrestling fed. He had an awesome hight flying style and he was this mysterious yet highly charismatic star. Nosawa Rongai, perhaps one of my main inspiration. His look is unique and his is a crazy lunatic much like me. Infact one of his nick names inspired mine as he is known as the Japanese Juggalo Sensation, I started calling myself the Japanese Sycho Sin!sation. Mick Foley and Arn Anderson, they are two of the best on the mic and anyone who wants to know how to do a promo should study those two.
Raven and Sabu are two others. When Sabu came into the mix I don't think many were ready for him. The way he'd do so much crazy stuff and put his body on the line was just amazing. Raven is probably one of the top tier guys when it comes to mic work. His promos were almost poetic at times in a dark way.
If you have your custom Attire what is the colors?
I dont have a custom attire. Infact I dont have one set attire. To me normal is boring no offense to others, this is just who I am. As I said before I like to keep people guessing and the same goes with my attire. I love change, and I love difference. So my attire is forever changing. Be it design or other. The hair is a part of my attire which is why it chanegs so much. It's all a part of what makes SHINJA, SHINJA.
as we know theres alot of rumors in SL wrestling some are bad some are good what do you think causes these rumors?
Many factors of course. But I don't think rumors are bad when they are stated I think they become bad when people listen to the rumors and won't just laught, ignore them and let it go. Thee's so much he said she said bullshit drama in SL Westling. Pardon my language. Too many saying this fed owner screwed this fed or this person or that fed owner screwed that fed and that person. To me no one is 100% innocent. I'm guilty of being unprofessioal as well as all others.
It gets worse when people just cannot let it go. I wish people would just let the past go. Rather it was someone in sl wrestling you had a relationship with and it went sour. It's no grounds for you to make life hard for that person when they are around you or you are around them. You have to let stuff go and move on. The more you dwell on the past the worst hole you only dig yourself into. I wish people would stop pointing fingers are everyone else and just take a look in the mirror and see who the real enemy might be. That's something I had to do.
I know it easy to blame others. It's easy to blame other fed owners for you getting fired or someone else getting fired or your or their unhappiness. But when its taking it to far when you start attacking a person's personal life. THIS SHIT NEEDS TO STOP THROUGH OUT ALL OF SL WRESTLING. That's what I believe JUST PLEASE LET IT GO AND MOVE ON. All feds have a place in sl wrestling. So do all wrestlers. Just wish we all could exist without the continued hatred.
if you could name top 3 Feds which would they be and why?
I really can't do that. Just like in martial arts, their is no one best or better martial art over the other. I refuse to categorize the fed in sl. To me if their members are having fun, working with heart and spirit, putting on good matches, entertaining crowds, then you are a top fed. If you own a fed and listen to the concerns of your members when they have ideas that could help the fed, then to me you are a top promoter. But if your fed and its members do work with heart and spirit, if morale is always at a low, if you don't listen to your members then you are doomed to fail. If not fail you will always just be looked at as a low quality fed.
what is your opinion on the "SL Wrestling Community"
....You know it's like a glass dish someone took, climb up to the rood and let fall and shatter on concrete. The community is all over the place now because of the above question you asked me, the rumors. People hating other fed owners. Making semi-hate groups. Attacking peoples personal lives. All this is high school bullshit. We all should be above this. I am not saying we should all sit around holding hands singing i love you songs. What I am saying is I understand there will be disagreements but are you professional enough to disagree and just leave it at that. Because of the bullshit that has gone on, it has caused member who could be wrestling at other feds to be banned from those said feds. Negative antics, personal shit, drama, fed hate, fed owner hate. It all just leads to a dead end. The community needs to get back on track and find acceptance for everyone in some form or another.
I mean when one person from a fed somone hates comes to see their friends perform at the fed that hates their fed. They shouldn't have to be worried about being rediculed for wearing the tag of their fed. Or wearing the title they won from that fed. Or for visiting your fed period. And fed owners should have the common decency to say to it's members hey this is not what we are about. Just because we dont agree with that feds owner or ways doesn't mean we should go around attacking that fed or their memebers. Be it verbal or other wise.
In the long run hatred and negativity only ruin your fed. Members start to get fed up with it. Fans start to get fed up with it. When is enough enough? That's what I want to know. I have found respecting all feds goes a long way in the long run. There is going to be disagreements. I understand that. But damn it stop carrying hatred for months and years cause it only turns you into a mole. And the same terrorist or troll you think one fed owner is, if you keep hating and attacking you become a terrorist and troll yourself.
Why Did You Stop Using Tenzan?
Tenzan was a character. Ok let me say Tenzan is definately a part of me in some ways. But i brought him to sl as a charater and nothing more. So it was hard to break character with him. Something happened in DCWF im not sure on full details. Tenzan last match saw him lose his title after an undefeated streak. He lost by walking through fire in an inferno match. And to keep the angle real I couldn't be seen as Tenzan. Shinja is basically me being myself so I can use Shinja inside the ring and im myself outside the ring. I was so worn out on using Tenzan, always being in character, pushed as this unstoppable monster that i started to get sick of being him. After using Shinja for a while I just knew I never wanted to be Tenzan again.
Any thoughts on your past as Tenzan?
I will always miss the days of old sl wrestling as Tenzan. The old Russo sim that no longer exist which was probably the best location SLCW was ever at. Then we moved to hell island. I call it Hell Island because thats when everything fell apart and i stopped using Tenzan lol. Tenzan will always be where i learned the ropes. I had a lot of my best matches on Tenzan and I will never forget the people who made me when i was Tenzan.
anything you'd like to tell those in SL Wrestling?
Always perform with heart and spirit. Always seek to have fun and entertain first. Fed owners take pride in your fed and it's product. Listen to your members and do your best to make them feel comfortable with the way things are run. Don't be closed minded. Don't get into drama. If it comes knocking at your door, tell it you are no interested. Sometimes it gets in but you will always have the path to show drama to the door. Wrestlers take pride in yourselves and your persona. If you want to be noticed try to be unique. If a fed has too many or even 1 or 2 with a gimmicklike you want to do, try to decide on something else because you will only be noticed less if you are too much the same. Always show respect to the fed, its members its fan. Always be supportive and respect other feds, I gurantee it goes a long way in the long run.
Everyone and every fed has a place in the community. Be professional about it. Open your hearts and your minds people and stop wanting to hog all the glory. SL Is just a spec in the world of Second Life but to us wrestlers and promoters it is larger than life. People talk about being loyal to a fed. Me I am loyal to the sport of wrestling. I am loyal to the fans who come to see the shows. Without them there would be no point to any of this.
SL Wrestling is just a spec i mean
any last words?
I love you all, Thank you everyone, promoters, wrestlers and fans.
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
Nova's interview with Drewski Hoxley
I'd like to thank Drewski for being part of my interview i loved hearing his story and found some stuff even I didnt know about him! so enjoy guys! and as always if you're interested to be interviewed feel free to Contact me on SL or Facebook ( Tyress Serevi )
give us a small introduction about yourself
Howdy! I'm Drewski Hoxley, aka "The Cowboy" in the ring. Thanks for having me here.
IF you have a Stage/nickname: How did you get it?
My stage name in the ring is "The Cowboy." The name came from a couple of reasons. One of them being that I'm from Texas, and Texas can be known for having cowboys. The name also came due to the fact that I started wrestling in jeans and cowboy boots when I debuted, so I thought I'd give the name a try and see what happens. It's stuck with me ever since.
How did you Find Second Life and what made you join?
My best friend Ben (who everyone knows as Eric Stuart) introduced me to this. We were at an anime convention in Dallas, TX during Labor Day weekend 2009. I saw him checking out PW Insider on his phone. We talked about wrestling for a little bit and he asked me if I had ever heard of Second Life. At the time I had heard of it but that was about it. He then went to tell me he was the owner of the longest wrestling federation in Second Life (he was running the DCWF at that time). He told me a little about how wrestling works in SL and it got me thinking it might be something fun to do since wrestling had always been a passion of mine.
So once I got a better running computer at home I logged on and would watch the shows. I got a better running laptop for my birthday in December so I was finally able to see if I could actually do this.
How did you get into SL wrestling?
*see above answer*
What Made you decide to get into SL Wrestling?
Like I mentioned before I have been a fan of professional wrestling since I was a kid. It had always been a dream of mine to do something in wrestling, so once I heard there was a way to do so online I jumped at the opportunity as soon as I could.
do you have a Dream achievement to accomplish in SL wrestling?
For me it's never honestly been about titles, popularity or getting noticed. The main thing I wanted to do since I started wrestling was have fun, put on good matches and give the crowd something to watch.
Now I'll also admit when I started I said I'd like to prove my worth and maybe get a shot at DCWF World Heavyweight Championship and I was fortunate to have that happen as well, but that's for another story.
As long as I can keep having great matches and continue to have fun in the ring I'd say that all I'd like to accomplish.
......and maybe someday when the Tag Team belts with my wife, Scarlette, lol.
What do you think makes Your Character Special?
When I started I was asked what wrestlers could my character be associated with and I had a combination of four at the time: Stone Cold Steve Austin, Dusty Rhodes, Sting and colt Cabana. I kept that mindset when I first started wrestling. Once I started playing with my character it got to be more solidified.
As time has gone on though I've pretty much been myself in the ring. No, I can't honestly talk that well on the microphone, but I make up for that in entertaining the crowd and wrestling. Plus I don't honestly mind having fun in the ring. Basically what you're seeing is how I would envision myself if I wrestled in RL as well. A fun loving guy who loves to entertain, but isn't afraid to knock the crap outta someone if need be.
what is the name of your finishers and what are they?
I have, oddly enough, three finishers that I use. My main finisher is known as "The Brander," which is basically a running big boot to the head. I've been pretty agile for a guy my size and I always loved kicking people in the head, literally, if need be. The name came about because it feels like I'm "branding" my boot into their skull, lol
The second one is called the Cattle Driver, a Rock Bottom. I always loved that move in particular because of the energy and high impact. The name came about from one of my favorite cartoons as a kid where one of the lines in the opening song was "the sound of a thousand cattle drives."
My last finisher is called Whiskey Lullaby, which is a modified sleeper. Along with an actual sleeperhold I have my arm underneath my opponant's arm as well, causing more pressure to the neck. I also use this move in RL to some of my friends that tend to act rowdy, drunk or if they're just being straight up jackasses, lol. The name came about from the Brad Paisley song "Whiskey Lullaby."
When I thought of the name I had no idea how to use it so when I thought of getting the submission made I thought "Ooooh, that works
how long have you been in SL wrestling?
My debut match was in February of 2010, so a little over a year and a half now.
do you have any Dream Matches?
There are many great wrestlers I've had the honor and privilege to wrestle. Two of them honestly come to mind. I would love to one of these days to team up with my brother from another mother, "The Big Shot" Benja Nirvana. Honestly I would love to face the man that got me into this thing more than anything, "The Phoenix" Eric Stuart. I was supposed to have that opportunity after my wedding but sadly it never came to be. I'd love to step in the ring with him in SL just once. But for now I'm stuck with WWE SmackDown VS RAW 2011, lol.
if you could pick 5 Matches in any Federation which has been your favorites?
Personal favs in no particular order:
1) Resin Galaxy vs Drewski Hoxley for the DCWF Hardcore Title (Wheel of Misfortune 2011; St. Pete Street Fight)
2) Briana Afterthought vs Scarlette Abeyante (this was before we started dating, lol)
3) Derrick Cult vs Sam "The Man" Singletary for the VWE Heavyweight Title (Primetime)
4) Benja Nirvana vs Loody Graves in a Street Fight (Six Feet Under 2010)
5) MadMax Vaher vs Adune Snowpaw (VWE Massacre 2010)
How long have you been in your current Fed?
A year and 10 months
what have you accomplished in SL wrestling?
DCWF World Heavyweight Championship
DCWF/OEW Television Championship
DCWF Hardcore Championship (current)
2010 Rookie of the Year
Competed in the first ever Apple Pie Strap Match.
do you have a Dream Tag team Partner/Stable members?
I'm fulfilling one right now with teaming up with my wife, Scarlette Abeyante. We've teamed together a few times and I've loved every minute of it.
There was a dream tag team that Benja and I thought of. The two of us and we would also have Brakman Wylder, Derrick Cult and Wylde Chylde Vendetta, and we would call ourselves "The Texas Connection". It was mainly set up as a joke but in this day and age in Second Life Wrestling you never know what's going to happen.
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?
Ohhh......oh ho ho ho......so many decisions.....ooooooh......
Two come to mind off the top of my head. I would love to see "The Hardcore Dragon" Mad Mike Straaf take on Shinja Ugajin in a Hardcore match.
And one match I would love.....LOVE to see would be "The Black Widow" Misaki Yumako vs "The Hardcore Freak" Jenn Parkin
who trained you?
My main trainer was Celtdan McMahon. He taught me the ropes of the system and got me started.
I can also give credit to Mad Mike Straaf and Scarlette Abeyante for teaching me how to think outside the box. As well I have to give props to Curt Bombastic for teaching me how to string moves, counter and how to write an efficient match.
if you have a top 1 moment since the beginning of your Carrer to now can you tell us about that and why?
As corny as it sounds, it was the night I won the DCWF World Heavyweight Championship. Not only that, but shortly after I asked Scarlette to marry me in the middle of the ring. It was the happiest night of my life in more ways than one.
is there anyone you'd like to thank for being there since you began your adventure in SL wrestling?
I'll say thank you to Ben (Eric) first and foremost for telling me about this crazy world of SL Wrestling. He may not have been there but he loves hearing about all the accomplishments and accolades I've earned since I've been here.
Definitely thank you to my wife, Scarlette, for being by my side, keeping me strong, and sane, lol.
And thank you to everyone that have supported me and have been there for me, inside the ring and out. I wouldn't be here without any of y'all, and that's the cold hard truth.
If you have been in more then One Federation how many have you been in and what was the names?
I've been in DCWF since the beginning of my career (Year and 10 months), and I recently became an announcer at HAWX, as well as manager to Scarlette when I'm able to be there (if RL doesn't intervene....grumble grumble WORK grumble grumble...
do you have anyone that inspires you in SL wrestling? and why?
A little bit of everybody. When I first started really training to be a wrestler I would go to matches and study study study to see what new moves and combos to think of. Everyone inspires me in their own unique way. From the technical wrestlers like Misaki Yumako and Vince Easterwood, to the entertaining guys like Brakman Wylder and Benja Nirvana, to the hardcore people like Jenn Parkin and Tyress Serevi. The list could go on and on and on and on, but everyone hoenstly does inspire me in some way or facet.
Do you have anyone that inspires you in RL wrestling and why?
Probably the wrestlers I model myself after in RL. Stone Cold Steve Austin for being that smash mouth guy with his "go to hell" attitude, "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes for the way he would talk and entertain, Sting for always being the entertaining guy but could get the job done when needed to, and Colt Cabana who honestly proves that you can be as goofy as hell as you want in the ring, which I can honestly relate A LOT with.
If you have a custom Attire what is the colors?
Nothing custom. I've been wrestling in jeans and cowboy boots since day one. Every now and then I wear shorts when I feel like doing something different. When I wrestle Hardcore nowadays I wear a red and black flannel shirt in honor of Mick Foley.
Plus I've tried wrestling tights before.....it just doesn't feel or look right, lol.
What is your Opinion on the SL wrestling Community?
Let's be honest, we've all heard about the drama that goes on inside the wrestling community. Personally all I hear is a lot of people with egos, people that think their high and mighty, people that think they can walk around like there crap doesn't stink, and so on and so forth. I've personally loved every minute I've been in this community, I've met some of my best friends and my wife in this community.
But if I honestly had one thing to say it'd be this: "Shut the hell up and let's wrestle." No drama, no egos, let's just go have fun doing what we love to do.
have you ever thought on leaving SL wrestling?
I've considered it on some occasions. There have been times where it felt like my RL was taking a downward turn because I was in SL way too much. As for right now I don't honestly see myself leaving. I love SL Wrestling too damn much to do so.
Plus part of my SL has gone into my RL so I'm not complaining.
any last words?
WHERE'S THE PIE!? lol
But seriously, thank you all very much for being there for me in this crazy world we call Second Life. I wouldn't trade these moments for anything. It's been good times and great memories and here's to more of them. Yeehaw!!!!!
give us a small introduction about yourself
Howdy! I'm Drewski Hoxley, aka "The Cowboy" in the ring. Thanks for having me here.
IF you have a Stage/nickname: How did you get it?
My stage name in the ring is "The Cowboy." The name came from a couple of reasons. One of them being that I'm from Texas, and Texas can be known for having cowboys. The name also came due to the fact that I started wrestling in jeans and cowboy boots when I debuted, so I thought I'd give the name a try and see what happens. It's stuck with me ever since.
How did you Find Second Life and what made you join?
My best friend Ben (who everyone knows as Eric Stuart) introduced me to this. We were at an anime convention in Dallas, TX during Labor Day weekend 2009. I saw him checking out PW Insider on his phone. We talked about wrestling for a little bit and he asked me if I had ever heard of Second Life. At the time I had heard of it but that was about it. He then went to tell me he was the owner of the longest wrestling federation in Second Life (he was running the DCWF at that time). He told me a little about how wrestling works in SL and it got me thinking it might be something fun to do since wrestling had always been a passion of mine.
So once I got a better running computer at home I logged on and would watch the shows. I got a better running laptop for my birthday in December so I was finally able to see if I could actually do this.
How did you get into SL wrestling?
*see above answer*
What Made you decide to get into SL Wrestling?
Like I mentioned before I have been a fan of professional wrestling since I was a kid. It had always been a dream of mine to do something in wrestling, so once I heard there was a way to do so online I jumped at the opportunity as soon as I could.
do you have a Dream achievement to accomplish in SL wrestling?
For me it's never honestly been about titles, popularity or getting noticed. The main thing I wanted to do since I started wrestling was have fun, put on good matches and give the crowd something to watch.
Now I'll also admit when I started I said I'd like to prove my worth and maybe get a shot at DCWF World Heavyweight Championship and I was fortunate to have that happen as well, but that's for another story.
As long as I can keep having great matches and continue to have fun in the ring I'd say that all I'd like to accomplish.
......and maybe someday when the Tag Team belts with my wife, Scarlette, lol.
What do you think makes Your Character Special?
When I started I was asked what wrestlers could my character be associated with and I had a combination of four at the time: Stone Cold Steve Austin, Dusty Rhodes, Sting and colt Cabana. I kept that mindset when I first started wrestling. Once I started playing with my character it got to be more solidified.
As time has gone on though I've pretty much been myself in the ring. No, I can't honestly talk that well on the microphone, but I make up for that in entertaining the crowd and wrestling. Plus I don't honestly mind having fun in the ring. Basically what you're seeing is how I would envision myself if I wrestled in RL as well. A fun loving guy who loves to entertain, but isn't afraid to knock the crap outta someone if need be.
what is the name of your finishers and what are they?
I have, oddly enough, three finishers that I use. My main finisher is known as "The Brander," which is basically a running big boot to the head. I've been pretty agile for a guy my size and I always loved kicking people in the head, literally, if need be. The name came about because it feels like I'm "branding" my boot into their skull, lol
The second one is called the Cattle Driver, a Rock Bottom. I always loved that move in particular because of the energy and high impact. The name came about from one of my favorite cartoons as a kid where one of the lines in the opening song was "the sound of a thousand cattle drives."
My last finisher is called Whiskey Lullaby, which is a modified sleeper. Along with an actual sleeperhold I have my arm underneath my opponant's arm as well, causing more pressure to the neck. I also use this move in RL to some of my friends that tend to act rowdy, drunk or if they're just being straight up jackasses, lol. The name came about from the Brad Paisley song "Whiskey Lullaby."
When I thought of the name I had no idea how to use it so when I thought of getting the submission made I thought "Ooooh, that works
how long have you been in SL wrestling?
My debut match was in February of 2010, so a little over a year and a half now.
do you have any Dream Matches?
There are many great wrestlers I've had the honor and privilege to wrestle. Two of them honestly come to mind. I would love to one of these days to team up with my brother from another mother, "The Big Shot" Benja Nirvana. Honestly I would love to face the man that got me into this thing more than anything, "The Phoenix" Eric Stuart. I was supposed to have that opportunity after my wedding but sadly it never came to be. I'd love to step in the ring with him in SL just once. But for now I'm stuck with WWE SmackDown VS RAW 2011, lol.
if you could pick 5 Matches in any Federation which has been your favorites?
Personal favs in no particular order:
1) Resin Galaxy vs Drewski Hoxley for the DCWF Hardcore Title (Wheel of Misfortune 2011; St. Pete Street Fight)
2) Briana Afterthought vs Scarlette Abeyante (this was before we started dating, lol)
3) Derrick Cult vs Sam "The Man" Singletary for the VWE Heavyweight Title (Primetime)
4) Benja Nirvana vs Loody Graves in a Street Fight (Six Feet Under 2010)
5) MadMax Vaher vs Adune Snowpaw (VWE Massacre 2010)
How long have you been in your current Fed?
A year and 10 months
what have you accomplished in SL wrestling?
DCWF World Heavyweight Championship
DCWF/OEW Television Championship
DCWF Hardcore Championship (current)
2010 Rookie of the Year
Competed in the first ever Apple Pie Strap Match.
do you have a Dream Tag team Partner/Stable members?
I'm fulfilling one right now with teaming up with my wife, Scarlette Abeyante. We've teamed together a few times and I've loved every minute of it.
There was a dream tag team that Benja and I thought of. The two of us and we would also have Brakman Wylder, Derrick Cult and Wylde Chylde Vendetta, and we would call ourselves "The Texas Connection". It was mainly set up as a joke but in this day and age in Second Life Wrestling you never know what's going to happen.
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?
Ohhh......oh ho ho ho......so many decisions.....ooooooh......
Two come to mind off the top of my head. I would love to see "The Hardcore Dragon" Mad Mike Straaf take on Shinja Ugajin in a Hardcore match.
And one match I would love.....LOVE to see would be "The Black Widow" Misaki Yumako vs "The Hardcore Freak" Jenn Parkin
who trained you?
My main trainer was Celtdan McMahon. He taught me the ropes of the system and got me started.
I can also give credit to Mad Mike Straaf and Scarlette Abeyante for teaching me how to think outside the box. As well I have to give props to Curt Bombastic for teaching me how to string moves, counter and how to write an efficient match.
if you have a top 1 moment since the beginning of your Carrer to now can you tell us about that and why?
As corny as it sounds, it was the night I won the DCWF World Heavyweight Championship. Not only that, but shortly after I asked Scarlette to marry me in the middle of the ring. It was the happiest night of my life in more ways than one.
is there anyone you'd like to thank for being there since you began your adventure in SL wrestling?
I'll say thank you to Ben (Eric) first and foremost for telling me about this crazy world of SL Wrestling. He may not have been there but he loves hearing about all the accomplishments and accolades I've earned since I've been here.
Definitely thank you to my wife, Scarlette, for being by my side, keeping me strong, and sane, lol.
And thank you to everyone that have supported me and have been there for me, inside the ring and out. I wouldn't be here without any of y'all, and that's the cold hard truth.
If you have been in more then One Federation how many have you been in and what was the names?
I've been in DCWF since the beginning of my career (Year and 10 months), and I recently became an announcer at HAWX, as well as manager to Scarlette when I'm able to be there (if RL doesn't intervene....grumble grumble WORK grumble grumble...
do you have anyone that inspires you in SL wrestling? and why?
A little bit of everybody. When I first started really training to be a wrestler I would go to matches and study study study to see what new moves and combos to think of. Everyone inspires me in their own unique way. From the technical wrestlers like Misaki Yumako and Vince Easterwood, to the entertaining guys like Brakman Wylder and Benja Nirvana, to the hardcore people like Jenn Parkin and Tyress Serevi. The list could go on and on and on and on, but everyone hoenstly does inspire me in some way or facet.
Do you have anyone that inspires you in RL wrestling and why?
Probably the wrestlers I model myself after in RL. Stone Cold Steve Austin for being that smash mouth guy with his "go to hell" attitude, "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes for the way he would talk and entertain, Sting for always being the entertaining guy but could get the job done when needed to, and Colt Cabana who honestly proves that you can be as goofy as hell as you want in the ring, which I can honestly relate A LOT with.
If you have a custom Attire what is the colors?
Nothing custom. I've been wrestling in jeans and cowboy boots since day one. Every now and then I wear shorts when I feel like doing something different. When I wrestle Hardcore nowadays I wear a red and black flannel shirt in honor of Mick Foley.
Plus I've tried wrestling tights before.....it just doesn't feel or look right, lol.
What is your Opinion on the SL wrestling Community?
Let's be honest, we've all heard about the drama that goes on inside the wrestling community. Personally all I hear is a lot of people with egos, people that think their high and mighty, people that think they can walk around like there crap doesn't stink, and so on and so forth. I've personally loved every minute I've been in this community, I've met some of my best friends and my wife in this community.
But if I honestly had one thing to say it'd be this: "Shut the hell up and let's wrestle." No drama, no egos, let's just go have fun doing what we love to do.
have you ever thought on leaving SL wrestling?
I've considered it on some occasions. There have been times where it felt like my RL was taking a downward turn because I was in SL way too much. As for right now I don't honestly see myself leaving. I love SL Wrestling too damn much to do so.
Plus part of my SL has gone into my RL so I'm not complaining.
any last words?
WHERE'S THE PIE!? lol
But seriously, thank you all very much for being there for me in this crazy world we call Second Life. I wouldn't trade these moments for anything. It's been good times and great memories and here's to more of them. Yeehaw!!!!!
Thursday, September 29, 2011
Nova Interviews the American Athlete
I'd like to thank Nanny for her time she was a blast interviewing. and also if you're interested to be interviewed throw me an IM on SL or Facebook ;) enjoy everyone - Tyress Serevi
give us a small introduction about yourself
I'm Nanny Gothly - my wrestling nickname is the American Athlete. I started wrestling in SL in 2009. I began in poseball, as that was very similar to the Yahoo emoting style I came from. I ran across hud based wrestling a few weeks later, when I found Hard Knocks Wrestling Federation in a search. I met Louve McMahon, Kimberly Soulstar, and Jenn Parkin, and my life as a SL ACPWS wrestler began!
IF you have a Stage/nickname: How did you get it?
Well, as I said my nickname is the American Athlete. I decided on it because I am a very athletic person. I enjoy tennis, and working out, and running, and swimming, and biking, and yes, even wrestling. Also, being from Washington DC, how could I not love America?
How did you Find Second Life and what made you join?
I was very active in the Yahoo wrestling community, and people started leaving Yahoo for SL from 2006 on. I opened an account in SL in 2008, and was not impressed at all. I didn't know anyone, and didn't understand how things worked, so I got lost a lot and was ignored a lot. So I gave up on it. After my very first Iron Man triathlon in 2009, I decided to try again, this time trying to find my Yahoo friends. And slowly I did, and met people like Stacey Cardalines and Rikki Reichmann - people I knew in Yahoo, who were really nice, and very generous, helping me get out of noob mode, making my avi look more realistic, and getting me out of my awful noob clothes. And I've been active for all but about 4 months since!
How did you get into SL wrestling?
I started as a poseball wrestler, wrestling for Divas. Poseball is a style based on animations controlled by a menu, and enhanced by emoting - more like a roleplay than temporally realistic play. It's fun but rather slow. I was looking around after a few weeks of poseballing, and found HKWF - which was an ACPWS hud-based wrestling federation run by Louve McMahon and Sugarcube Woller. I was there hanging out and met Kimberly Soulstar. We started trash talking one another playfully, and she was impressed that I could keep up with her. She started talking me into joining, and finally I did.
What Made you decide to get into SL Wrestling?
well I love wrestling outside of SL - I have done it for over 20 years, but as we get older and have children and lives and things, our side passions become hard to do outside the home, so yahoo and SL help fill the gap sometimes when there isn't time rl. But as for becoming active in SL wrestling, at least Hud based - Louve wouldn't let me slack off and had me trained and tested within two weeks. she even had me test while on vacation at the beach! What a slave driver!
do you have a Dream achievement to accomplish in SL wrestling?
I have been a champion in three feds now, but championships have never been the most important thing to me. If everyone I have worked with, ever, when I am done with the sport, can look back on my match with her (or him) and say - "You know what? I had a great time in my match with Nanny", I think I will have accomplished what I wanted to. But don't get me wrong, I love titles too! ㋡ Seriously, fun matches are what I love to have, and I have had a lot of fun matches! I just want to continue doing that.
What do you think makes Your Character Special?
I made my character based on the real Nanny - she's short, she's tough as nails, and she's fearless. I'm a face, meaning I'm a good girl - I have toyed with becoming a heel but it's just never seemed to be the right time. What makes me special is I come out - I entertain - whether it's talking a little smack, making some jokes, whatever, but I also make sure I know my match as well as I can - so that I perform it as best as I can. I hope people come to see nanny because they want to see a well performed match that makes them cheer, boo, smile, and get mad, all in the span of 10-15 minutes.
what is the name of your finishers and what are they?
Oh my gosh this could take all day! lol! Well when I started wrestling, I used the All American, which is a cutter bulldog. Then I moved on to the Flag in the Wind, which I still use as a signature move - it is a flying cross body with pin. Now I use three finishers most often - the American Dragon sleeper, the SmartBomb, which is like Nikki Roxx's Barbie Crusher, and the Shock and Awe, which is a guillotine choke and body scissor combo.
how long have you been in SL wrestling?
I joined HKWF in September 2009, so two years now.
do you have any Dream Matches?
I do. I'd love to be in something like a Hell in a Cell match with Vendetta. I think that would bring out the best in both of us. I'd also like to have any kind of match with Nina Prater - and hopefully now that she's in HAWX, that dream match isn't too far away!
if you could pick 5 Matches in any Federation which has been your favorites?
hmmm. This will be tough. I loved the three way ladder match at HKWF between Jenn, Kashi, and Kimberly. I enjoyed watching Loody vs Tony at WS1. Even though I was away, someone called me and told me I had to turn on the stream for this next one, and I marked out so bad I almost peed myself - was Vendetta vs Akasha in the crazy hardcore scaffold match. Then the ladder match between Kim and Elisa, where Elisa defended her HAWX title would be up on the list because that was amazing. And finally - and this happened just this past Sunday - was Jericho scarbridge vs Bazza Windlow in the Las Vegas Strip Duelling Elvises match at Bytch School.
How long have you been in your current Fed?
I will speak of HAWX first - I was one of the founding ten members of that in January of 2010, so 21 months now. For DCWF - I joined that in August, so only a couple months.
what have you accomplished in SL wrestling?
I have held several titles - the VWE Women's Championship, the HKWF Women's Championship, the HAWX lightweight title, the Hellkatz title, and the Hawx Cupcake title - but really what I accomplished here that is most important to me, and probably to the SL Wrestling community, was I organized and ran the Tamsi iNvitation Tournament in March and April of 2010, which raised 500,000 lindens for cancer research, and that I matched with my own money outside of SL. That is what has made me most proud of myself, and my friends here - how we banded together to remember a dear friend, and raise money for a good cause.
do you have a Dream Tag team Partner/Stable members?
well if I were to go into battle with anyone, I'd choose the Fearsome Fivesome. That is the 5 women I trained with, learned from, helped learn, and just went through the battles with, in the early days for me in SL wrestling. The other four members of what I call the Fearsome Fivesome are Jenn Parkin, Kim Soulstar, Elisa Riddler, and Vendetta. If I had to pick one alone to be my tag partner, it would be Vendetta.
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?
well I am a booker, so I can make dream matches a lot! But if I were able to take away the constraints of federation rules and all the silly drama, I'd choose Misaki Yumako vs Jenn Parkin in maybe a 60 minute iron woman match for the main event.
who trained you?
I was trained by four people - mostly Kimberly Soulstar, but also I was trained and helped along the way by Jenn Parkin, Akasha Faulkes, and Louve McMahon. And - well I train every day - mostly with Vendetta - she's always finding great new ways to make this sport more entertaining, and I'm always in awe of her.
if you have a top 1 moment since the beginning of your Carrer to now can you tell us about that and why?
a top moment - wow. There are so many in 2 years of wrestling. I've had so many moments and so many accomplishments that I never expected I'd have. But probably it would be winning the championship for the federation that started me off. Winning the HKWF Women's title is probably my most shining moment to date.
is there anyone you'd like to thank for being there since you began your adventure in SL wrestling?
Tons of people! Louve McMahon for not letting me slack off and start wrestling because she knew I was ready before I knew. Jenn and Kashi and Kim for training me and not holding anything back - for helping me grow into a solid wrestler from a rookie. To Seth Cameron for letting me sound off my opinions on him even when he didn't like them, and for putting up with me for as long as he did. To Elisa and Tyress and Rubie and Kashi and Jenn and all those who wrestled in VWE with me. To so many others I have run into through these two years that I can't remember at this moment but as soon as the interview gets published I say "holy moly I forgot XXX" . To Kelley Ariantho - who is an invaluable member of the HAWX management team and an awesome person and friend. And most importantly, to Vendetta, who is my partner in crime at HAWX. Well technically she's my boss, but she'll never admit to it....but she's my best friend here, my confidante, my roommate, and just the coolest person I know in second life. The things she does for me, for her friends, and for the wrestling community are spectacular, and her generosity knows no bounds.
If you have been in more then One Federation how many have you been in and what was the names?
I began in HKWF, and have wrestled in MPW, and XWA - both predecessors to VWE, and of course VWE, and RAGE, and UHW for a special tournament for the Women's title, and for DCWF and of course HAWX, which I help run with Vendetta and Kelley
do you have anyone that inspires you in SL wrestling? and why?
Vendetta inspires me every day to try harder, to do more, and to think outside the box. For every HAWX PPV she comes up with something special that makes us stand apart from the other feds out there. She makes moves that are perfectly timed and painfully made. She runs a fed, which is hard enough in this second life full of drama and back biting and bitching and moaning and drama, and yet everyone loves her to death! How can you not be inspired by that! She's truly a special and amazing person.
Do you have anyone that inspires you in RL wrestling and why?
In real wrestling, I love the independent scene best and I love to watch Daizee Haze, Portia Perez, Daffney, Sara Del Rey, and MsChif. I also enjoy watching Lightning Mike Quackenbush, Los Ice Creams, and the Ant Colony. I like to think they all get mushed into a ball and thrown into my brain to make me someone who merges all those styles, into something unique of my own.
If you have a custom Attire what is the colors?
I have lots of different outfits, but to wrestle I almost always wear a flag based theme. And by flag, I mean the only flag worth saluting, and that's the American flag!
FED OWNERS questions:
what made you decide to start your own Federation?
Wrestling is a male dominated sport. You can see it at all the big feds - often there are 3-4 men's matches for every 1 women's match. However when you look at the rosters, often the ratio of men to women is 1-1. So it's obvious women want to wrestle as much as men do. They're just not always given the same opportunities. HAWX or Hellkatz Angels Wrestling Xtreme, was created by Vendetta for just that reason - to give women the spotlight for once. 75 minute men's matches are fine, but we want our time too. That is what HAWX is there to do - to provide that time to shine.
has there been any regrets?
A knee jerk reaction would be to say that not striking out on our own sooner would be my biggest regret, but I don't think that's the case. I think we picked a perfect time for breaking away from VWE and becoming a fed that truly any woman could join and wrestle in no matter what federation she was from. So, that's certainly not a regret. I regret firing two people from HAWX, under pressure form the federation we were associated with at the time. We fired Charisma Aries, being pressured that we might lose our affiliation with that company if we kept her. I also regret firing Maxine Endrezzi for similar reasons, although at the time I thought they were good reasons. After reflecting on that whole situation - allowing her to remain in management at HAWX was not the right thing to do, but releasing her completely was a mistake and I regret it.
can you name your top 5 Favorite matches in Your Federation?
yes I'd be happy to. The title match between Kimberly Soulstar and Elisa Riddler, which was a ladder match, is one of my favorites. Also I did a drunk match with Horses Morrissey which made me laugh so hard I threw up rl. That has got to be up there. I really enjoyed Vendetta vs Lillith Aftermath for the hardcore title in the scramble match. Also Jelly vs Bazza in the elvises match was hilarious and fun, so that has to be in there - even though it was a men's dark match in an all women fed, it was awesome. I hate to mention myself twice but it's a great match and was fun to do - but the best of three falls hardcore match that Ven and I did to mark our move from Blacksilk to MetaMix studios is probably up there too. I must sound like an awful egomaniac, but I think that's it.
can you name your top 5 Feuds in any Fed of SL wrestling?
well the one feud that was boiling when I came into wrestling was Jenn vs Kim and that was a great one so that has to be up there. I loved the short but very volatile Kashi vs Cinthia falmer feud at hawx. The competitive, friendly feud of Brakman Wylder and Alexius Gant was great, with lots of well thought out and innovative spots. Any feud where loody was a heel in the 2010 time frame was classic because he made it so. And the love/hate relationship between Acheron and Maxine, which started in VWE and continues in UHW, still hasn't gotten boring for me - they always find ways to make it interestign
Any Special Match you'd like to see? if so between who?
well I know one I'd love to participate in, and that's is me vs Cinthia Falmer in a 60 minute Iron Woman match - yes it's the second time I have brought up Iron Woman matches in this interview - it's kind of a theme for me.
has it been easy being the owner of a federation?
Absolutely not. Ven is the nice one and everyone loves her. I'm the disciplinarian. I scold those who are slacking off. I yell at griefers and barrier jumpers. I ban people. I hire people. I fire people. I book shows and make difficult decisions working with lots of egos. It's not easy. But in the end, when a show goes off great, it's all worth it.
as we know theres alot of rumors in SL wrestling some are bad some are good what do you think causes these rumors?
People not going to the source and asking whether the rumour is true or not. People would rather whisper among themselves and make the rumour grow like a week than cut it off and tell people to shut up about it.
is there any certain Federation you would love to work with your federation?
I have loved working with DCWF and OEW and UHW and XLW but I still miss my friends at VWE and would love for them to work with us again, letting their exclusives work with other women like these other feds have. They have all (those that have them) relaxed their exclusivity rules for HAWX, and I'd love to see VWE do that again, so we can see those dream matches of Saki vs Jenn or Ty Vs Paula or whatever!
if you could name top 3 Feds which would they be and why?
well I think HAWX is the best of course, as I have a lot invested in it! After that, I'd have to say DCWF, as I like more wrestling-based action and less with the promos. Then I think VWE must be mentioned, as they have the highest value of production, so they appeal to a different but important audience. I think UHW is really coming up - I remember watching them when they started and thought - good lord what a train wreck - but then I remember, so were we at hawx in early 2010. UHW will become a major player, even more than they have. OEW, I think, needs to recombine - I have told David and Vince that in many ways, through many media outlets. I just can't get get my head around all these different feds with people from all feds mingling between. I think they need a rebranding, and brand consolidation, to become a major player again. Again, the views of Nanny are not necessarily the views of HAWX, or the intervierwer today!
what is your opinion on the "SL Wrestling Community"?
There are lots of great people, but also a lot of egos. Mine included. I'm no saint, and I have my opinions on things and they are strong opinions and I speak them good or bad. I love where UHW, DCWF and HAWX, and to a lesser but still important way XLW and OEW, are taking to work more openly with the other feds. Yeah we compete a little, but in the end this is SL and the winner should not be the person who screwed over the most people, but the person who had the most fun. After all we're here to have a good time right? I think if we can get there and maintain that as a community, where people are having fun, and not sniping each other all the time, then we can call ourselves a success as a community.
any last words?
HAWX is live from the Hellkatz Arena on Thursdays at 6 pm and Sundays at 2 pm. There is also a combined federation show called Friday Night X on Fridays at 5, combining the talents of HAWX, UHW, DCWF, and XLW. Come on out to the Hellkatz arena and see us!
give us a small introduction about yourself
I'm Nanny Gothly - my wrestling nickname is the American Athlete. I started wrestling in SL in 2009. I began in poseball, as that was very similar to the Yahoo emoting style I came from. I ran across hud based wrestling a few weeks later, when I found Hard Knocks Wrestling Federation in a search. I met Louve McMahon, Kimberly Soulstar, and Jenn Parkin, and my life as a SL ACPWS wrestler began!
IF you have a Stage/nickname: How did you get it?
Well, as I said my nickname is the American Athlete. I decided on it because I am a very athletic person. I enjoy tennis, and working out, and running, and swimming, and biking, and yes, even wrestling. Also, being from Washington DC, how could I not love America?
How did you Find Second Life and what made you join?
I was very active in the Yahoo wrestling community, and people started leaving Yahoo for SL from 2006 on. I opened an account in SL in 2008, and was not impressed at all. I didn't know anyone, and didn't understand how things worked, so I got lost a lot and was ignored a lot. So I gave up on it. After my very first Iron Man triathlon in 2009, I decided to try again, this time trying to find my Yahoo friends. And slowly I did, and met people like Stacey Cardalines and Rikki Reichmann - people I knew in Yahoo, who were really nice, and very generous, helping me get out of noob mode, making my avi look more realistic, and getting me out of my awful noob clothes. And I've been active for all but about 4 months since!
How did you get into SL wrestling?
I started as a poseball wrestler, wrestling for Divas. Poseball is a style based on animations controlled by a menu, and enhanced by emoting - more like a roleplay than temporally realistic play. It's fun but rather slow. I was looking around after a few weeks of poseballing, and found HKWF - which was an ACPWS hud-based wrestling federation run by Louve McMahon and Sugarcube Woller. I was there hanging out and met Kimberly Soulstar. We started trash talking one another playfully, and she was impressed that I could keep up with her. She started talking me into joining, and finally I did.
What Made you decide to get into SL Wrestling?
well I love wrestling outside of SL - I have done it for over 20 years, but as we get older and have children and lives and things, our side passions become hard to do outside the home, so yahoo and SL help fill the gap sometimes when there isn't time rl. But as for becoming active in SL wrestling, at least Hud based - Louve wouldn't let me slack off and had me trained and tested within two weeks. she even had me test while on vacation at the beach! What a slave driver!
do you have a Dream achievement to accomplish in SL wrestling?
I have been a champion in three feds now, but championships have never been the most important thing to me. If everyone I have worked with, ever, when I am done with the sport, can look back on my match with her (or him) and say - "You know what? I had a great time in my match with Nanny", I think I will have accomplished what I wanted to. But don't get me wrong, I love titles too! ㋡ Seriously, fun matches are what I love to have, and I have had a lot of fun matches! I just want to continue doing that.
What do you think makes Your Character Special?
I made my character based on the real Nanny - she's short, she's tough as nails, and she's fearless. I'm a face, meaning I'm a good girl - I have toyed with becoming a heel but it's just never seemed to be the right time. What makes me special is I come out - I entertain - whether it's talking a little smack, making some jokes, whatever, but I also make sure I know my match as well as I can - so that I perform it as best as I can. I hope people come to see nanny because they want to see a well performed match that makes them cheer, boo, smile, and get mad, all in the span of 10-15 minutes.
what is the name of your finishers and what are they?
Oh my gosh this could take all day! lol! Well when I started wrestling, I used the All American, which is a cutter bulldog. Then I moved on to the Flag in the Wind, which I still use as a signature move - it is a flying cross body with pin. Now I use three finishers most often - the American Dragon sleeper, the SmartBomb, which is like Nikki Roxx's Barbie Crusher, and the Shock and Awe, which is a guillotine choke and body scissor combo.
how long have you been in SL wrestling?
I joined HKWF in September 2009, so two years now.
do you have any Dream Matches?
I do. I'd love to be in something like a Hell in a Cell match with Vendetta. I think that would bring out the best in both of us. I'd also like to have any kind of match with Nina Prater - and hopefully now that she's in HAWX, that dream match isn't too far away!
if you could pick 5 Matches in any Federation which has been your favorites?
hmmm. This will be tough. I loved the three way ladder match at HKWF between Jenn, Kashi, and Kimberly. I enjoyed watching Loody vs Tony at WS1. Even though I was away, someone called me and told me I had to turn on the stream for this next one, and I marked out so bad I almost peed myself - was Vendetta vs Akasha in the crazy hardcore scaffold match. Then the ladder match between Kim and Elisa, where Elisa defended her HAWX title would be up on the list because that was amazing. And finally - and this happened just this past Sunday - was Jericho scarbridge vs Bazza Windlow in the Las Vegas Strip Duelling Elvises match at Bytch School.
How long have you been in your current Fed?
I will speak of HAWX first - I was one of the founding ten members of that in January of 2010, so 21 months now. For DCWF - I joined that in August, so only a couple months.
what have you accomplished in SL wrestling?
I have held several titles - the VWE Women's Championship, the HKWF Women's Championship, the HAWX lightweight title, the Hellkatz title, and the Hawx Cupcake title - but really what I accomplished here that is most important to me, and probably to the SL Wrestling community, was I organized and ran the Tamsi iNvitation Tournament in March and April of 2010, which raised 500,000 lindens for cancer research, and that I matched with my own money outside of SL. That is what has made me most proud of myself, and my friends here - how we banded together to remember a dear friend, and raise money for a good cause.
do you have a Dream Tag team Partner/Stable members?
well if I were to go into battle with anyone, I'd choose the Fearsome Fivesome. That is the 5 women I trained with, learned from, helped learn, and just went through the battles with, in the early days for me in SL wrestling. The other four members of what I call the Fearsome Fivesome are Jenn Parkin, Kim Soulstar, Elisa Riddler, and Vendetta. If I had to pick one alone to be my tag partner, it would be Vendetta.
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?
well I am a booker, so I can make dream matches a lot! But if I were able to take away the constraints of federation rules and all the silly drama, I'd choose Misaki Yumako vs Jenn Parkin in maybe a 60 minute iron woman match for the main event.
who trained you?
I was trained by four people - mostly Kimberly Soulstar, but also I was trained and helped along the way by Jenn Parkin, Akasha Faulkes, and Louve McMahon. And - well I train every day - mostly with Vendetta - she's always finding great new ways to make this sport more entertaining, and I'm always in awe of her.
if you have a top 1 moment since the beginning of your Carrer to now can you tell us about that and why?
a top moment - wow. There are so many in 2 years of wrestling. I've had so many moments and so many accomplishments that I never expected I'd have. But probably it would be winning the championship for the federation that started me off. Winning the HKWF Women's title is probably my most shining moment to date.
is there anyone you'd like to thank for being there since you began your adventure in SL wrestling?
Tons of people! Louve McMahon for not letting me slack off and start wrestling because she knew I was ready before I knew. Jenn and Kashi and Kim for training me and not holding anything back - for helping me grow into a solid wrestler from a rookie. To Seth Cameron for letting me sound off my opinions on him even when he didn't like them, and for putting up with me for as long as he did. To Elisa and Tyress and Rubie and Kashi and Jenn and all those who wrestled in VWE with me. To so many others I have run into through these two years that I can't remember at this moment but as soon as the interview gets published I say "holy moly I forgot XXX" . To Kelley Ariantho - who is an invaluable member of the HAWX management team and an awesome person and friend. And most importantly, to Vendetta, who is my partner in crime at HAWX. Well technically she's my boss, but she'll never admit to it....but she's my best friend here, my confidante, my roommate, and just the coolest person I know in second life. The things she does for me, for her friends, and for the wrestling community are spectacular, and her generosity knows no bounds.
If you have been in more then One Federation how many have you been in and what was the names?
I began in HKWF, and have wrestled in MPW, and XWA - both predecessors to VWE, and of course VWE, and RAGE, and UHW for a special tournament for the Women's title, and for DCWF and of course HAWX, which I help run with Vendetta and Kelley
do you have anyone that inspires you in SL wrestling? and why?
Vendetta inspires me every day to try harder, to do more, and to think outside the box. For every HAWX PPV she comes up with something special that makes us stand apart from the other feds out there. She makes moves that are perfectly timed and painfully made. She runs a fed, which is hard enough in this second life full of drama and back biting and bitching and moaning and drama, and yet everyone loves her to death! How can you not be inspired by that! She's truly a special and amazing person.
Do you have anyone that inspires you in RL wrestling and why?
In real wrestling, I love the independent scene best and I love to watch Daizee Haze, Portia Perez, Daffney, Sara Del Rey, and MsChif. I also enjoy watching Lightning Mike Quackenbush, Los Ice Creams, and the Ant Colony. I like to think they all get mushed into a ball and thrown into my brain to make me someone who merges all those styles, into something unique of my own.
If you have a custom Attire what is the colors?
I have lots of different outfits, but to wrestle I almost always wear a flag based theme. And by flag, I mean the only flag worth saluting, and that's the American flag!
FED OWNERS questions:
what made you decide to start your own Federation?
Wrestling is a male dominated sport. You can see it at all the big feds - often there are 3-4 men's matches for every 1 women's match. However when you look at the rosters, often the ratio of men to women is 1-1. So it's obvious women want to wrestle as much as men do. They're just not always given the same opportunities. HAWX or Hellkatz Angels Wrestling Xtreme, was created by Vendetta for just that reason - to give women the spotlight for once. 75 minute men's matches are fine, but we want our time too. That is what HAWX is there to do - to provide that time to shine.
has there been any regrets?
A knee jerk reaction would be to say that not striking out on our own sooner would be my biggest regret, but I don't think that's the case. I think we picked a perfect time for breaking away from VWE and becoming a fed that truly any woman could join and wrestle in no matter what federation she was from. So, that's certainly not a regret. I regret firing two people from HAWX, under pressure form the federation we were associated with at the time. We fired Charisma Aries, being pressured that we might lose our affiliation with that company if we kept her. I also regret firing Maxine Endrezzi for similar reasons, although at the time I thought they were good reasons. After reflecting on that whole situation - allowing her to remain in management at HAWX was not the right thing to do, but releasing her completely was a mistake and I regret it.
can you name your top 5 Favorite matches in Your Federation?
yes I'd be happy to. The title match between Kimberly Soulstar and Elisa Riddler, which was a ladder match, is one of my favorites. Also I did a drunk match with Horses Morrissey which made me laugh so hard I threw up rl. That has got to be up there. I really enjoyed Vendetta vs Lillith Aftermath for the hardcore title in the scramble match. Also Jelly vs Bazza in the elvises match was hilarious and fun, so that has to be in there - even though it was a men's dark match in an all women fed, it was awesome. I hate to mention myself twice but it's a great match and was fun to do - but the best of three falls hardcore match that Ven and I did to mark our move from Blacksilk to MetaMix studios is probably up there too. I must sound like an awful egomaniac, but I think that's it.
can you name your top 5 Feuds in any Fed of SL wrestling?
well the one feud that was boiling when I came into wrestling was Jenn vs Kim and that was a great one so that has to be up there. I loved the short but very volatile Kashi vs Cinthia falmer feud at hawx. The competitive, friendly feud of Brakman Wylder and Alexius Gant was great, with lots of well thought out and innovative spots. Any feud where loody was a heel in the 2010 time frame was classic because he made it so. And the love/hate relationship between Acheron and Maxine, which started in VWE and continues in UHW, still hasn't gotten boring for me - they always find ways to make it interestign
Any Special Match you'd like to see? if so between who?
well I know one I'd love to participate in, and that's is me vs Cinthia Falmer in a 60 minute Iron Woman match - yes it's the second time I have brought up Iron Woman matches in this interview - it's kind of a theme for me.
has it been easy being the owner of a federation?
Absolutely not. Ven is the nice one and everyone loves her. I'm the disciplinarian. I scold those who are slacking off. I yell at griefers and barrier jumpers. I ban people. I hire people. I fire people. I book shows and make difficult decisions working with lots of egos. It's not easy. But in the end, when a show goes off great, it's all worth it.
as we know theres alot of rumors in SL wrestling some are bad some are good what do you think causes these rumors?
People not going to the source and asking whether the rumour is true or not. People would rather whisper among themselves and make the rumour grow like a week than cut it off and tell people to shut up about it.
is there any certain Federation you would love to work with your federation?
I have loved working with DCWF and OEW and UHW and XLW but I still miss my friends at VWE and would love for them to work with us again, letting their exclusives work with other women like these other feds have. They have all (those that have them) relaxed their exclusivity rules for HAWX, and I'd love to see VWE do that again, so we can see those dream matches of Saki vs Jenn or Ty Vs Paula or whatever!
if you could name top 3 Feds which would they be and why?
well I think HAWX is the best of course, as I have a lot invested in it! After that, I'd have to say DCWF, as I like more wrestling-based action and less with the promos. Then I think VWE must be mentioned, as they have the highest value of production, so they appeal to a different but important audience. I think UHW is really coming up - I remember watching them when they started and thought - good lord what a train wreck - but then I remember, so were we at hawx in early 2010. UHW will become a major player, even more than they have. OEW, I think, needs to recombine - I have told David and Vince that in many ways, through many media outlets. I just can't get get my head around all these different feds with people from all feds mingling between. I think they need a rebranding, and brand consolidation, to become a major player again. Again, the views of Nanny are not necessarily the views of HAWX, or the intervierwer today!
what is your opinion on the "SL Wrestling Community"?
There are lots of great people, but also a lot of egos. Mine included. I'm no saint, and I have my opinions on things and they are strong opinions and I speak them good or bad. I love where UHW, DCWF and HAWX, and to a lesser but still important way XLW and OEW, are taking to work more openly with the other feds. Yeah we compete a little, but in the end this is SL and the winner should not be the person who screwed over the most people, but the person who had the most fun. After all we're here to have a good time right? I think if we can get there and maintain that as a community, where people are having fun, and not sniping each other all the time, then we can call ourselves a success as a community.
any last words?
HAWX is live from the Hellkatz Arena on Thursdays at 6 pm and Sundays at 2 pm. There is also a combined federation show called Friday Night X on Fridays at 5, combining the talents of HAWX, UHW, DCWF, and XLW. Come on out to the Hellkatz arena and see us!
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Nova's interview with the Icon Davidhawk!
I'd like Thank Davidhawk for taking his time i am sure alot of you will find this interesting! ;) once again thank you david :)
give us a small introduction about yourself
- Born in Boise, Idaho and was raised in a small town outside Boise called Kuna. I first became a fan of wrestling in 1990 about the time Undertaker first appeared in the WWF. I started Kickboxing when I was 7, started doing Tae Kwon Do when I was 13, did Karate, Ko Kon Do and Jukido for a year each. I joined the Navy after I graduated High School at 17, did that for eight years and thats where I first got into Backyard Wrestling. Got into SL in 2009 because of Star Trek Roleplay, and got into Wrestling on March 13, 2010.
IF you have a Stage/nickname: How did you get it?
- I started out as The Renegade in my Backyard Fed in Virginia because my dad is a truck driver who's handle is The Wyoming Renegade. So in SL it was just natural for me to stay as my normal character and be The Renegade. Then it was clear the people wanted me as a face so I became a tribute character to Sting circa early 90's and changed to The Stinger. Once I was transfered to AWF, I lost the facepaint and got back to The Renegade but now as a character I'm taking my rightful place as The Icon.
How did you Find Second Life and what made you join?
- As I said earlier, I got into Second Life because I was doing play by email Star Trek roleplay and someone suggested checking out SL. I got into it and immediately found the UFS, a Federation Star Trek group. Soon after, I found superhero roleplay and as a writer my creative juices just kicked into overdrive.
How did you get into SL wrestling?
- On March 13, 2010, Lex Umaga told me about his friend Derrick Zane and how they were talking to Savannah Mohegan about joining a wrestling organization, the SWF. As a huge fan myself, I immediately said I was interested. Met Savannah, joined SWF and then went looking for a trainer. I found Morpheus Shelman of BPW and got trained rather quickly. That same day, SWF had a free per view and prior to the show I was at the arena and Wither Winogrod needed a rookie as an opponent. I stepped up and had my very first match that night. Unfortunately, the future Icon lost.
What Made you decide to get into SL Wrestling?
- When I got into SL I didnt even know wrestling existed here. So when I found out, I immediately jumped on board and started doing everything I could to learn more and help out as much as possible.
do you have a Dream achievement to accomplish in SL wrestling?
- I live my dream every week. As a writer, I love seeing my stories played out and after we fo
unded the OEW, that let me live my dream out and also entertain people with the voice acting of DavidHawk Actor. If we're talking about in the ring, my dream achievement is to one day face Seth Cameron.
What do you think makes Your Character Special?
- As a face my character never stayed down. He took beatings all over the place and kept getting up. It was a way to get people on my side. Back as my normal self now, I get to let my passion, my agression out and those emotions come through in my voice acting. The goal of everyone is to make their character believable and in my case, I'm just letting my real self out so that helps the people watching take hold of everything I say. When I say I'm doing this to show my brother who the biggest legend of the OEW is, they believe it.
what is the name of your finishers and what are they?
- I've had a couple. When I was the Stinger, of course I had the Stinger Splash, which was a corner splash. The Scorpion Deathlock which is just the Sharpshooter and the Scorpion Death Drop which is an inverted DDT. But the move that I love more than any other is the NMP (Not My Problem), which is my catchphrase and its a transition from a Fireman Carry swinging them back off your shoulder into a Cutter.
how long have you been in SL wrestling?
- Just over a year and a half, since March of 2010.
do you have any Dream Matches?
- Like I said, I would love to face Seth Cameron. Other people I'd like to face is Drewski Hoxley, Loody Graves, Derrick Cult and would love another match against Derrick Zane, who I started with and had most of my best matches with.
if you could pick 5 Matches in any Federation which has been your favorites?
- Derrick Zane vs Francis Constantine (Buried Alive Match)
- Nina Prater vs Shelly The Bod (HAWX)
- Loody Graves vs Hulk Parkin (VWE Championship Match)
- Drewski Hoxley vs Vince Easterwood (DCWF Championship Match)
- DavidHawk Actor vs Vince Aftermath (Loser Leaves OEW Match)
How long have you been in your current Fed?
- With AWF, since July 7th, 2011. Before that I was with OEW since Derrick Zane, Lex Umaga, Jedrek Leodhais and I founded the company in mid March 2010.
what have you accomplished in SL wrestling?
- Besides founding arguably the largest wrestling company in SL Wrestling? (laughs). I've been the OEW Champion four times, AWF Champion currently. OEW Tag Team Champion with my brother, Jedrek Leodhais. SWF United States Champion, NWE Intercontinental Champion, OEW Cruiserweight Champion and OEW Intercontinental Champion.
do you have a Dream Tag team PArtner/Stable members?
- I got to have a stable with my brother, Jedrek. So I would enjoy teaming with him again as well as Bannock Ogg and Bryce Ketterley as a new type of The Outlaws.
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?
- The easy answer is picking Seth Cameron vs DavidHawk Actor, but I'll go the other route and chose the alts. I'd like to see "The Immortal" Hulk Parkin vs "Superstar" BJ OHare!
who trained you?
Morpheus Shelman at the BPW training center.
if you have a top 1 moment since the beginning of your Carrer to now can you tell us about that and why?
- I'd have to say it was the first OEW fpv-style Adrenaline where I was honored enough to face Derrick Zane in a Cage Match for the OEW Championship. Thanks to some timely interference I took the win to become the first OEW Champion.
is there anyone you'd like to thank for being there since you began your adventure in SL wrestling?
- How do I list everyone? Definately Lex Umaga and Derrick Zane who helped me found the OEW. Zorina Koray for giving us land to do it. Willow Halfpint who helped build the first arena and a few since. Every person who's ever been in the staff or on the roster or even in the audience. I have no misconceptions. Without OEW, DavidHawk Actor as a character wouldn't be as big as he is, so I have to thank each of those people who helped make OEW as big as it is.
If you have been in more then One Federation how many have you been in and what was the names?
- I started in SWF (Showdown Wrestling Federation) and during that same time joined BPW (Birthright Pro Wrestling) and AHWF (All Hardcore Wrestling Federation). Then OEW (Over the Edge Wrestling) got started. So I was working four at the same time, AHWF shut down and NWE (New Wrestling Entertainment) and ASW (All Star Wrestling) started up, so then I'm working five at a time. SWF ended up with a huge walkout and shut down. BPW didn't last much longer after that, although they're now back. NWE didn't last but a few weeks and ASW only lasted one show. Then I started the ICW (Impact Championship Wrestling) project as Bruce Dashuria, worked in VWE (Virtual Wrestling Entertainment) as "Superstar" BJ OHare and currently work in AWF (Assault Wrestling Federation). Then of course there is my newest project the DWA (Digital Wrestling Alliance) which started with OEW, XLW and CWW. But then CWW got thrown out for behavior issues, we added ICW and AWF to the Alliance and unfortunately XLW then left. But with the beginning of WMW (Wonderful Maidens of Wrestling) and the return of EVW (Extreme Virtual Wrestling), DWA is doing well.
do you have anyone that inspires you in SL wrestling? and why?
- I like to say no specific person inspires me. What I try to do is take the best of everyone I know and blend it into something that resembles what you see every week. I've learned alot from Derrick Zane, Zorina Koray, Tiesa Piers, Nina Prater, Catalina Luckstone, Vince Aftermath, Stuart Warf, Loody Graves, etc... Almost each person that comes into the community has a special skill that they can do better than anyone else. I never knew how to film, learned how to do that. Profile pictures, didn't know until I had someone show me. Same with clothing. So everything I can do I owe to other people except for my storyline writing ability.
Do you have anyone that inspires you in RL wrestling and why?
- Guys like Shawn Michaels and Chris Jericho are who I pattern myself off of. Technical ability with the willingness to put your body on the line when a high spot is called for.
If you have your custom Attire what is the colors?
- I keep my attire tintable and like to change my colors. My three favorites are blue, red and green. But mostly its one of those colors with my logos in white.
FED OWNERS questions:
what made you decide to start your own Federation?
- Once we got into the wrestling world, Derrick Zane started thinking about doing his own company, but wanted to wait a few months. Lex Umaga and I were talking and got too excited, basically convincing Derrick to do it alot sooner. Thanks to Zorina Koray who owned The Streets where I was running a DC Superhero rp for letting us hold OEW there on her land, we had experienced builders and a DJ. Right off the bat what made us unique was we didn't do videos we streamed music to reduce lag. It was a great beginning.
has there been any regrets?
- In any choice there are pros and cons. I have always done what I thought was best for the group and unfortunately that has cost me friendships, co-workers, etc... I always live in the moment. I chose what I think is best. Sometimes it turns out that it wasn't the right choice but I think more times than not I've been right.
can you name your top 5 Favorite matches in Your Federation?
- My top five matches in OEW would have to be...
- Derrick Zane vs DavidHawk Actor
- Nina Prater vs Tiesa Piers
- Vince Aftermath vs The Feral Wolf
- Jedrek Leodhais vs Ungangi
- Derrick Zane vs Curt Bombastic
can you name your top 5 Feuds in any Fed of SL wrestling?
- Seth Cameron vs Benbe Kirax
- Vince Easterwood vs Big E
- Derrick Zane vs DavidHawk Actor
- Nina Prater vs Tiesa Piers
- Nanny Gothly vs Akasha Faulkes
Any Special Match you'd like to see? if so between who?
- I'm waiting for Nanny Gothly vs Nina Prater. These two are two of the most iconic women in the community and eventually it has to happen with both of them working in HAWX.
has it been easy being the owner of a federation?
- Not at all. Its a constant challenge, but one that I have risen up to. I have, thankfully, had people I could share the responsibility with. There was a three month stint where I was booking and running all three shows each and every week. That got rough but then I opened up and trusted new people, created a new staff.
as we know theres alot of rumors in SL wrestling some are bad some are good
what do you think causes these rumors?
- I think most rumors come from not understanding. When DCWF and OEW began working together, everyone thought DCWF would take over the OEW, but that was never in danger of happening. Another cause is spite when people leave the company they just start throwing out what they can cause they are hurt just as much as the people still in the group.
is there any certain Federation you would love to work with your federation?
- We have worked with PRWW, HAWX, DCWF, XLW and VWE. At this time, we've shown we'll work with anyone and we'd be happy to work with everyone. Thats the goal of the Digital Wrestling Alliance is to pull companies together in a non-competitive way. Yes, I founded AWF, OEW and ICW. WMW is Nina Prater's company, EVW is Maven Gothly's company. This Alliance isn't just OEW projects, its a place where we help people who want to run their own companies. If everyone wanted to be in the DWA, we'd love it cause then we could work more interpromotional stuff. So there isn't any certain promotion, cause we'd like to work with everyone.
if you could name top 3 Feds which would they be and why?
- VWE - their production value is far and away the best thing out there.
- DCWF - gotta give love to the longest running federation because they've got talent to spare and are clearly doing something right.
- OEW - came out of no where with a fresh way of running the shows and blew up. We dont do booking boards, we give you as a player as much freedom as we can to create whatever story you want to do.
what is your opinion on the "SL Wrestling Community"
- There is a lot of hurt out there. Some companies started because of people leaving another company and that hurt is still there. I want people to remember that the community is constantly evolving and if you dont help it change for the better then you are the problem. By working with almost everyone, OEW has shown that its possible to work well together, all the others have to do is be open to the idea. I'm glad to see HAWX working with so many, but of course thats only for the ladies. So for the men in the community, we have to work better together. I'd be for a meeting of the fed owners to try to work something huge out. Eric Stuart tried to get a huge convention together, something for everyone. Great idea, but I'd love to see interpromotional matches at something like that.
any last words?
- To those of you who ever thought you could do it better, dont put that thought out of your head cause OEW showed you could have a different way and make it work. Also remember that not everyone is their character, not everyone is who others make them out to be. I've found out that even the most "vile" of people are easy to work with when you have a good idea. A last thankyou to everyone that has ever helped OEW backstage, in the ring or in the audience. We couldn't do this without you, period.
give us a small introduction about yourself
- Born in Boise, Idaho and was raised in a small town outside Boise called Kuna. I first became a fan of wrestling in 1990 about the time Undertaker first appeared in the WWF. I started Kickboxing when I was 7, started doing Tae Kwon Do when I was 13, did Karate, Ko Kon Do and Jukido for a year each. I joined the Navy after I graduated High School at 17, did that for eight years and thats where I first got into Backyard Wrestling. Got into SL in 2009 because of Star Trek Roleplay, and got into Wrestling on March 13, 2010.
IF you have a Stage/nickname: How did you get it?
- I started out as The Renegade in my Backyard Fed in Virginia because my dad is a truck driver who's handle is The Wyoming Renegade. So in SL it was just natural for me to stay as my normal character and be The Renegade. Then it was clear the people wanted me as a face so I became a tribute character to Sting circa early 90's and changed to The Stinger. Once I was transfered to AWF, I lost the facepaint and got back to The Renegade but now as a character I'm taking my rightful place as The Icon.
How did you Find Second Life and what made you join?
- As I said earlier, I got into Second Life because I was doing play by email Star Trek roleplay and someone suggested checking out SL. I got into it and immediately found the UFS, a Federation Star Trek group. Soon after, I found superhero roleplay and as a writer my creative juices just kicked into overdrive.
How did you get into SL wrestling?
- On March 13, 2010, Lex Umaga told me about his friend Derrick Zane and how they were talking to Savannah Mohegan about joining a wrestling organization, the SWF. As a huge fan myself, I immediately said I was interested. Met Savannah, joined SWF and then went looking for a trainer. I found Morpheus Shelman of BPW and got trained rather quickly. That same day, SWF had a free per view and prior to the show I was at the arena and Wither Winogrod needed a rookie as an opponent. I stepped up and had my very first match that night. Unfortunately, the future Icon lost.
What Made you decide to get into SL Wrestling?
- When I got into SL I didnt even know wrestling existed here. So when I found out, I immediately jumped on board and started doing everything I could to learn more and help out as much as possible.
do you have a Dream achievement to accomplish in SL wrestling?
- I live my dream every week. As a writer, I love seeing my stories played out and after we fo
unded the OEW, that let me live my dream out and also entertain people with the voice acting of DavidHawk Actor. If we're talking about in the ring, my dream achievement is to one day face Seth Cameron.
What do you think makes Your Character Special?
- As a face my character never stayed down. He took beatings all over the place and kept getting up. It was a way to get people on my side. Back as my normal self now, I get to let my passion, my agression out and those emotions come through in my voice acting. The goal of everyone is to make their character believable and in my case, I'm just letting my real self out so that helps the people watching take hold of everything I say. When I say I'm doing this to show my brother who the biggest legend of the OEW is, they believe it.
what is the name of your finishers and what are they?
- I've had a couple. When I was the Stinger, of course I had the Stinger Splash, which was a corner splash. The Scorpion Deathlock which is just the Sharpshooter and the Scorpion Death Drop which is an inverted DDT. But the move that I love more than any other is the NMP (Not My Problem), which is my catchphrase and its a transition from a Fireman Carry swinging them back off your shoulder into a Cutter.
how long have you been in SL wrestling?
- Just over a year and a half, since March of 2010.
do you have any Dream Matches?
- Like I said, I would love to face Seth Cameron. Other people I'd like to face is Drewski Hoxley, Loody Graves, Derrick Cult and would love another match against Derrick Zane, who I started with and had most of my best matches with.
if you could pick 5 Matches in any Federation which has been your favorites?
- Derrick Zane vs Francis Constantine (Buried Alive Match)
- Nina Prater vs Shelly The Bod (HAWX)
- Loody Graves vs Hulk Parkin (VWE Championship Match)
- Drewski Hoxley vs Vince Easterwood (DCWF Championship Match)
- DavidHawk Actor vs Vince Aftermath (Loser Leaves OEW Match)
How long have you been in your current Fed?
- With AWF, since July 7th, 2011. Before that I was with OEW since Derrick Zane, Lex Umaga, Jedrek Leodhais and I founded the company in mid March 2010.
what have you accomplished in SL wrestling?
- Besides founding arguably the largest wrestling company in SL Wrestling? (laughs). I've been the OEW Champion four times, AWF Champion currently. OEW Tag Team Champion with my brother, Jedrek Leodhais. SWF United States Champion, NWE Intercontinental Champion, OEW Cruiserweight Champion and OEW Intercontinental Champion.
do you have a Dream Tag team PArtner/Stable members?
- I got to have a stable with my brother, Jedrek. So I would enjoy teaming with him again as well as Bannock Ogg and Bryce Ketterley as a new type of The Outlaws.
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?
- The easy answer is picking Seth Cameron vs DavidHawk Actor, but I'll go the other route and chose the alts. I'd like to see "The Immortal" Hulk Parkin vs "Superstar" BJ OHare!
who trained you?
Morpheus Shelman at the BPW training center.
if you have a top 1 moment since the beginning of your Carrer to now can you tell us about that and why?
- I'd have to say it was the first OEW fpv-style Adrenaline where I was honored enough to face Derrick Zane in a Cage Match for the OEW Championship. Thanks to some timely interference I took the win to become the first OEW Champion.
is there anyone you'd like to thank for being there since you began your adventure in SL wrestling?
- How do I list everyone? Definately Lex Umaga and Derrick Zane who helped me found the OEW. Zorina Koray for giving us land to do it. Willow Halfpint who helped build the first arena and a few since. Every person who's ever been in the staff or on the roster or even in the audience. I have no misconceptions. Without OEW, DavidHawk Actor as a character wouldn't be as big as he is, so I have to thank each of those people who helped make OEW as big as it is.
If you have been in more then One Federation how many have you been in and what was the names?
- I started in SWF (Showdown Wrestling Federation) and during that same time joined BPW (Birthright Pro Wrestling) and AHWF (All Hardcore Wrestling Federation). Then OEW (Over the Edge Wrestling) got started. So I was working four at the same time, AHWF shut down and NWE (New Wrestling Entertainment) and ASW (All Star Wrestling) started up, so then I'm working five at a time. SWF ended up with a huge walkout and shut down. BPW didn't last much longer after that, although they're now back. NWE didn't last but a few weeks and ASW only lasted one show. Then I started the ICW (Impact Championship Wrestling) project as Bruce Dashuria, worked in VWE (Virtual Wrestling Entertainment) as "Superstar" BJ OHare and currently work in AWF (Assault Wrestling Federation). Then of course there is my newest project the DWA (Digital Wrestling Alliance) which started with OEW, XLW and CWW. But then CWW got thrown out for behavior issues, we added ICW and AWF to the Alliance and unfortunately XLW then left. But with the beginning of WMW (Wonderful Maidens of Wrestling) and the return of EVW (Extreme Virtual Wrestling), DWA is doing well.
do you have anyone that inspires you in SL wrestling? and why?
- I like to say no specific person inspires me. What I try to do is take the best of everyone I know and blend it into something that resembles what you see every week. I've learned alot from Derrick Zane, Zorina Koray, Tiesa Piers, Nina Prater, Catalina Luckstone, Vince Aftermath, Stuart Warf, Loody Graves, etc... Almost each person that comes into the community has a special skill that they can do better than anyone else. I never knew how to film, learned how to do that. Profile pictures, didn't know until I had someone show me. Same with clothing. So everything I can do I owe to other people except for my storyline writing ability.
Do you have anyone that inspires you in RL wrestling and why?
- Guys like Shawn Michaels and Chris Jericho are who I pattern myself off of. Technical ability with the willingness to put your body on the line when a high spot is called for.
If you have your custom Attire what is the colors?
- I keep my attire tintable and like to change my colors. My three favorites are blue, red and green. But mostly its one of those colors with my logos in white.
FED OWNERS questions:
what made you decide to start your own Federation?
- Once we got into the wrestling world, Derrick Zane started thinking about doing his own company, but wanted to wait a few months. Lex Umaga and I were talking and got too excited, basically convincing Derrick to do it alot sooner. Thanks to Zorina Koray who owned The Streets where I was running a DC Superhero rp for letting us hold OEW there on her land, we had experienced builders and a DJ. Right off the bat what made us unique was we didn't do videos we streamed music to reduce lag. It was a great beginning.
has there been any regrets?
- In any choice there are pros and cons. I have always done what I thought was best for the group and unfortunately that has cost me friendships, co-workers, etc... I always live in the moment. I chose what I think is best. Sometimes it turns out that it wasn't the right choice but I think more times than not I've been right.
can you name your top 5 Favorite matches in Your Federation?
- My top five matches in OEW would have to be...
- Derrick Zane vs DavidHawk Actor
- Nina Prater vs Tiesa Piers
- Vince Aftermath vs The Feral Wolf
- Jedrek Leodhais vs Ungangi
- Derrick Zane vs Curt Bombastic
can you name your top 5 Feuds in any Fed of SL wrestling?
- Seth Cameron vs Benbe Kirax
- Vince Easterwood vs Big E
- Derrick Zane vs DavidHawk Actor
- Nina Prater vs Tiesa Piers
- Nanny Gothly vs Akasha Faulkes
Any Special Match you'd like to see? if so between who?
- I'm waiting for Nanny Gothly vs Nina Prater. These two are two of the most iconic women in the community and eventually it has to happen with both of them working in HAWX.
has it been easy being the owner of a federation?
- Not at all. Its a constant challenge, but one that I have risen up to. I have, thankfully, had people I could share the responsibility with. There was a three month stint where I was booking and running all three shows each and every week. That got rough but then I opened up and trusted new people, created a new staff.
as we know theres alot of rumors in SL wrestling some are bad some are good
what do you think causes these rumors?
- I think most rumors come from not understanding. When DCWF and OEW began working together, everyone thought DCWF would take over the OEW, but that was never in danger of happening. Another cause is spite when people leave the company they just start throwing out what they can cause they are hurt just as much as the people still in the group.
is there any certain Federation you would love to work with your federation?
- We have worked with PRWW, HAWX, DCWF, XLW and VWE. At this time, we've shown we'll work with anyone and we'd be happy to work with everyone. Thats the goal of the Digital Wrestling Alliance is to pull companies together in a non-competitive way. Yes, I founded AWF, OEW and ICW. WMW is Nina Prater's company, EVW is Maven Gothly's company. This Alliance isn't just OEW projects, its a place where we help people who want to run their own companies. If everyone wanted to be in the DWA, we'd love it cause then we could work more interpromotional stuff. So there isn't any certain promotion, cause we'd like to work with everyone.
if you could name top 3 Feds which would they be and why?
- VWE - their production value is far and away the best thing out there.
- DCWF - gotta give love to the longest running federation because they've got talent to spare and are clearly doing something right.
- OEW - came out of no where with a fresh way of running the shows and blew up. We dont do booking boards, we give you as a player as much freedom as we can to create whatever story you want to do.
what is your opinion on the "SL Wrestling Community"
- There is a lot of hurt out there. Some companies started because of people leaving another company and that hurt is still there. I want people to remember that the community is constantly evolving and if you dont help it change for the better then you are the problem. By working with almost everyone, OEW has shown that its possible to work well together, all the others have to do is be open to the idea. I'm glad to see HAWX working with so many, but of course thats only for the ladies. So for the men in the community, we have to work better together. I'd be for a meeting of the fed owners to try to work something huge out. Eric Stuart tried to get a huge convention together, something for everyone. Great idea, but I'd love to see interpromotional matches at something like that.
any last words?
- To those of you who ever thought you could do it better, dont put that thought out of your head cause OEW showed you could have a different way and make it work. Also remember that not everyone is their character, not everyone is who others make them out to be. I've found out that even the most "vile" of people are easy to work with when you have a good idea. A last thankyou to everyone that has ever helped OEW backstage, in the ring or in the audience. We couldn't do this without you, period.
Sunday, September 18, 2011
Nova Interviews Perfection
I'd like to thank Bryce for taking his time from Busy Real life to be interviewed i found it pretty much a good story :)
give us a small introduction about yourself
Small introduction...hmmm...simple. I am Perfection
IF you have a Stage/nickname: How did you get it?
Well, to be honest, there we many different influences on the stage name "Perfection", and to be honest, I really have no clue how it all came to be. I remember as I was training with Derrick Cult, and he was just throwing out gimmick ideas and mentioned Mr. Perfect. Well, then, people were asking to design my tights.
Well, when people were making my tights, I thought it be hilarious to have the word "Perfection" written across my ass
Somehow, Loody Graves saw this and thought it was my stage name
So on my debut show, he had them call me "Perfection"
and well...as you can see...it stuck.
How did you Find Second Life and what made you join?
Well, I heard about SL about 3 years ago when I was underage...
But when I turned 18 a year ago, I thought Id give it a shot
Little did I know what my experience would have been
How did you get into SL wrestling?
I actually was looking for a way to earn some money. I had been on SL for a few days and was about to say screw it and go away forever. Then, on my last search before I was gonna close SL forever. I found the VWE.
I was immediately amazed by the stadium.
I started talking to people like Derrick, Loody, and Rubie Jules
I originally put in a application with a RL friend of mine to do a tag team bit, but never got a response.
VWE almost didnt have a Bryce Ketterley ha!
But Rubie Jules convinced me to apply again after I saw a couple of shows.
I was a total mark at the time. 100% mark
What Made you decide to get into SL Wrestling?
The People.
I became really good friends with people here.
I wanted to be apart of what everyone was doing, and ever since then I love every freaking moment I get here.
If I didn't enjoy being around the people here...my ass wouldn't be here.
do you have a Dream achievement to accomplish in SL wrestling?
Dream achievement...goodness I gotta sort through them ha!
I've accomplished so many of them.
Everyone has that common goal of being the top dog, the World Champ, of course.
but
I would say my dream achievement would have to be climbing the ladder...the right way.
No bullcrap, throw the title on ya for no reason. No handed titles.
I wanna say, I earned my chance at representing the VWE as the World Champion.
What do you think makes Your Character Special?
Oh boy, we will be here all day if I go into detail ha!
Lets see if I can narrow it down.
Besides, the spikey hair, the shiney skin, the short ass tights, and the bright ass yellow I wear...
I think it's my character voice talent.
My character just has the thing about him where he can be beat on any given night, but he just seems to pull it out almost everytime.
And he makes sure you all know about it.
He is so caught in this idea that he is Perfect. That when he loses, or something doesn't go the correct way.
It's not his fault, it's your fault.
He is a snake....in bright yellow.
what is the name of your finishers and what are they?
: Well I have one I use all the time, its the "Perfect Effect", a modified version of the Side Effect made famous by Matt Hardy. I also have a much less common one that I used at the Beginning of my career, and on Loody Graves at Frostbyte, called the "DDP" (Double Dose of Perfection), a Double Rotation Moonsault.
how long have you been in SL wrestling?
1 year
do you have any Dream Matches?
Oh boy, this is gonna be interesting. I actually have a dream promo war. I'd love to promo against Vince Aftermath. Dream match wise...I'd love to be in some sort of Elimination Chamber sort of match. Against Adune Snowpaw, Brakman Wylder, Sam "The Man" Singletary, Alexius Gant, and Derrick Cult.
if you could pick 5 Matches in any Federation which has been your favorites?
5) Jennf Parkin vs Tyress Serevi at Wrestleseries 2
4) Derrick Cult vs Sam "The Man" Singletary on Primetime
3) Akasha Faulkes vs Elisa Riddler, the Electrified Steel Cage Match at Beginnings 2
2) Brakman vs Shinja Ugajin vs Wolfy Kessel, Triple Threat on a Edge
1) Brakman vs Alexius, Ladder Match at Beachbrawl
How long have you been in your current Fed?
1 year
what have you accomplished in SL wrestling?
1) Longest Reigning VWE Exibition and Tag Team Champion. 2) Shortest time in the Elimination Royale with 3.25 seconds (Not sure if thats an accomplishment) 3) 3 Time Golden Rope Award Winner ( Stable of the Year, Feud of the Year, and Breakout Superstar of the Year) 4) Had a 26-0 Undefeated Streak to start my Career.
do you have a Dream Tag team Partner/Stable members?
Well, I just finished up by tenure with Ascension, and my tag team run with Surik Oanomochi, but I wouldn't mind doing a bit with Tony "Lil T" Hanson just for sh*ts and giggles.
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?
The Bunneh vs Stuart Warf in a fight to the death....no I am kidding...I'd love to see a cross promotion match...Derrick Zane vs Derrick Cult
who trained you?
The Cornbread Eatin, Ass whoppin, Son of a Gun himself...Derrick Cult
if you have a top 1 moment since the beginning of your Carrer to now can you tell us about that and why?
Main Eventing Beachbrawl this year. It was such a high point in my career. I joined the VWE on the Night of Beachbrawl. Who would have thought that the random rookie in the crowd that year was going to Main Event the FPV the next year!?
is there anyone you'd like to thank for being there since you began your adventure in SL wrestling?
Everyone who lost to me during my 26-0 streak ha! I know so many people didn't like knowing that a low carder was going to have to win against them. Derrick for putting up with my ass. Wildfire Morgwain for keeping me out of trouble and being Momma Bear to me. Seth Cameron for putting his trust in me enough to push me as far as he has, and not killing me in the process cause God knows we want to murder each other at times, Jennf Parkin for being the blunt, common sense thinker for me, cause I do lose focus sometime and I needed that kick in the ass sometimes, and finally, Loody Graves, the man who taught me how to be an arrogant douche. Awesome Inc was critical in my development.
and you Ty for being the hyper snowball bopper to keep stupid ideas out of my head lol and the inspiration for the "Oo a Coke" moment
If you have been in more then One Federation how many have you been in and what was the names?
VWE Virtual Wrestling Entertainment
do you have anyone that inspires you? SL or RL Wrestling?
RL would have to be Aj Styles and Evan Bourne, their styles have been a decent influence on me. SL wise, kinda corny, but Seth Cameron. The guy puts up with so much and has done so much from nothing, that you can't help but admire the guy, and only hope to be as successful as him one day.
who is your favorite wrestlers in SL Wrestling?
1) Brakman Wylder 2) Jennf Parkin 3) Adune Snowpaw 4) Sam "The Man" Singletary 5) Akasha Faulkes
who is your favorite wrestlers in RL wrestling?
Cena, Micheals, Aj Styles, Eddie Guerrero, CM Punk, Evan Bourne, Miz I really could go all day
Any Last Words?
I am Perfect. That's all.
give us a small introduction about yourself
Small introduction...hmmm...simple. I am Perfection
IF you have a Stage/nickname: How did you get it?
Well, to be honest, there we many different influences on the stage name "Perfection", and to be honest, I really have no clue how it all came to be. I remember as I was training with Derrick Cult, and he was just throwing out gimmick ideas and mentioned Mr. Perfect. Well, then, people were asking to design my tights.
Well, when people were making my tights, I thought it be hilarious to have the word "Perfection" written across my ass
Somehow, Loody Graves saw this and thought it was my stage name
So on my debut show, he had them call me "Perfection"
and well...as you can see...it stuck.
How did you Find Second Life and what made you join?
Well, I heard about SL about 3 years ago when I was underage...
But when I turned 18 a year ago, I thought Id give it a shot
Little did I know what my experience would have been
How did you get into SL wrestling?
I actually was looking for a way to earn some money. I had been on SL for a few days and was about to say screw it and go away forever. Then, on my last search before I was gonna close SL forever. I found the VWE.
I was immediately amazed by the stadium.
I started talking to people like Derrick, Loody, and Rubie Jules
I originally put in a application with a RL friend of mine to do a tag team bit, but never got a response.
VWE almost didnt have a Bryce Ketterley ha!
But Rubie Jules convinced me to apply again after I saw a couple of shows.
I was a total mark at the time. 100% mark
What Made you decide to get into SL Wrestling?
The People.
I became really good friends with people here.
I wanted to be apart of what everyone was doing, and ever since then I love every freaking moment I get here.
If I didn't enjoy being around the people here...my ass wouldn't be here.
do you have a Dream achievement to accomplish in SL wrestling?
Dream achievement...goodness I gotta sort through them ha!
I've accomplished so many of them.
Everyone has that common goal of being the top dog, the World Champ, of course.
but
I would say my dream achievement would have to be climbing the ladder...the right way.
No bullcrap, throw the title on ya for no reason. No handed titles.
I wanna say, I earned my chance at representing the VWE as the World Champion.
What do you think makes Your Character Special?
Oh boy, we will be here all day if I go into detail ha!
Lets see if I can narrow it down.
Besides, the spikey hair, the shiney skin, the short ass tights, and the bright ass yellow I wear...
I think it's my character voice talent.
My character just has the thing about him where he can be beat on any given night, but he just seems to pull it out almost everytime.
And he makes sure you all know about it.
He is so caught in this idea that he is Perfect. That when he loses, or something doesn't go the correct way.
It's not his fault, it's your fault.
He is a snake....in bright yellow.
what is the name of your finishers and what are they?
: Well I have one I use all the time, its the "Perfect Effect", a modified version of the Side Effect made famous by Matt Hardy. I also have a much less common one that I used at the Beginning of my career, and on Loody Graves at Frostbyte, called the "DDP" (Double Dose of Perfection), a Double Rotation Moonsault.
how long have you been in SL wrestling?
1 year
do you have any Dream Matches?
Oh boy, this is gonna be interesting. I actually have a dream promo war. I'd love to promo against Vince Aftermath. Dream match wise...I'd love to be in some sort of Elimination Chamber sort of match. Against Adune Snowpaw, Brakman Wylder, Sam "The Man" Singletary, Alexius Gant, and Derrick Cult.
if you could pick 5 Matches in any Federation which has been your favorites?
5) Jennf Parkin vs Tyress Serevi at Wrestleseries 2
4) Derrick Cult vs Sam "The Man" Singletary on Primetime
3) Akasha Faulkes vs Elisa Riddler, the Electrified Steel Cage Match at Beginnings 2
2) Brakman vs Shinja Ugajin vs Wolfy Kessel, Triple Threat on a Edge
1) Brakman vs Alexius, Ladder Match at Beachbrawl
How long have you been in your current Fed?
1 year
what have you accomplished in SL wrestling?
1) Longest Reigning VWE Exibition and Tag Team Champion. 2) Shortest time in the Elimination Royale with 3.25 seconds (Not sure if thats an accomplishment) 3) 3 Time Golden Rope Award Winner ( Stable of the Year, Feud of the Year, and Breakout Superstar of the Year) 4) Had a 26-0 Undefeated Streak to start my Career.
do you have a Dream Tag team Partner/Stable members?
Well, I just finished up by tenure with Ascension, and my tag team run with Surik Oanomochi, but I wouldn't mind doing a bit with Tony "Lil T" Hanson just for sh*ts and giggles.
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?
The Bunneh vs Stuart Warf in a fight to the death....no I am kidding...I'd love to see a cross promotion match...Derrick Zane vs Derrick Cult
who trained you?
The Cornbread Eatin, Ass whoppin, Son of a Gun himself...Derrick Cult
if you have a top 1 moment since the beginning of your Carrer to now can you tell us about that and why?
Main Eventing Beachbrawl this year. It was such a high point in my career. I joined the VWE on the Night of Beachbrawl. Who would have thought that the random rookie in the crowd that year was going to Main Event the FPV the next year!?
is there anyone you'd like to thank for being there since you began your adventure in SL wrestling?
Everyone who lost to me during my 26-0 streak ha! I know so many people didn't like knowing that a low carder was going to have to win against them. Derrick for putting up with my ass. Wildfire Morgwain for keeping me out of trouble and being Momma Bear to me. Seth Cameron for putting his trust in me enough to push me as far as he has, and not killing me in the process cause God knows we want to murder each other at times, Jennf Parkin for being the blunt, common sense thinker for me, cause I do lose focus sometime and I needed that kick in the ass sometimes, and finally, Loody Graves, the man who taught me how to be an arrogant douche. Awesome Inc was critical in my development.
and you Ty for being the hyper snowball bopper to keep stupid ideas out of my head lol and the inspiration for the "Oo a Coke" moment
If you have been in more then One Federation how many have you been in and what was the names?
VWE Virtual Wrestling Entertainment
do you have anyone that inspires you? SL or RL Wrestling?
RL would have to be Aj Styles and Evan Bourne, their styles have been a decent influence on me. SL wise, kinda corny, but Seth Cameron. The guy puts up with so much and has done so much from nothing, that you can't help but admire the guy, and only hope to be as successful as him one day.
who is your favorite wrestlers in SL Wrestling?
1) Brakman Wylder 2) Jennf Parkin 3) Adune Snowpaw 4) Sam "The Man" Singletary 5) Akasha Faulkes
who is your favorite wrestlers in RL wrestling?
Cena, Micheals, Aj Styles, Eddie Guerrero, CM Punk, Evan Bourne, Miz I really could go all day
Any Last Words?
I am Perfect. That's all.
Thursday, September 8, 2011
Tyress Interview with the Black Widow Misaki Yumako
first off I'd like to Thank Misaki for taking her time to be interviewed i am sure you all will find it interesting as much as I did!
give us a small introduction about yourself
My name is Misaki Yumako and I am from the land of the rising sun, Japan. I was born in a small fisher village at the coast, but moved with my parents during my first few years to Tokyo. At the age of 16 I started with my first wrestling training in the japanese strong style. My debut was at the age of 17 and from that point I moved on to hon my craft to perfection. At the moment I am 31 years and have wrestled the last 4 years in the DCWF where I become Women's champion as well as Tag Team Champion. I am also HAWX Champion at the current time, which I won by defeating in the debut for this promotion the reigning Champion Countess Draconia Fallen
IF you have a Stage/nickname: How did you get it?
People tend to call me the Black Widow, if this can be considered as nickname. I think the first time the name was mentioned or used was after I came back to the DCWF after a small hideous. I was in Japan to spend some time with my family, friends and my sensai, it was actually her who gave me the spider type of attire, which i used in my returning match. Eric, who was commentator at the time called me the Black Widow, based on my attire and my submission skills and the name kinda followed me since then.
How did you Find Second Life and what made you decide to join?
I was doing wrestling efeds at the time, which used the SvR game for simulated matches. Basically you created your character/wrestler and RPed that one on the forum, while the matches itself were similated. I heard at the time about Second Life from a TV report they did on it. So I joined to take basically just a look at the character creation, how good and advanced it was. I dunno why I sticked around in SL, but I did it and then I found wrestling in here too which was my Second Life since that day.
How did you get into SL wrestling?
I was bored of the usual SL activities that were popular at that time and like I said earlier I was a wrestling fan who did wrestling efeds. So one day after a half year in SL I just thought ... there must be wrestling in SL too. So I went out to find wrestling, it was a bit frustrating at the beginning as I found only the naughty poseball wrestling stuff. But then I had luck and found the DCWF or how it was called earlier on the SLCW. I was basically one of the first people who used that system that nowadays is the standard in all the wrestling feds. It was quite interesting to see how the system grow and got bigger to what it is now.
What Made you decide to get into SL Wrestling?
My Love For Wrestling.
do you have a Dream achievement to accomplish in SL wrestling?
That is hard to tell as I have accomplished pretty much everything you can think of in my 4 year spanning career. I was Women's Champion, Tag Team Champion and now HAWX Champion. This are things many people dream off, but if I am honest about it, titles are not an Achievement I wanted to be known for. For me the most important thing is to put on the best match possible ... a match that makes me sweat, cause of the intensity, the storytelling and the skill level that is require to do it. This is what I want to accomplish, the best match possible to give to the fans for their enjoyment. It is that type of accomplishment that starts over and over again. You think ya got it done and at the next show you try to do it again.
What do you think makes Your Character Special?
Honestly ... Nothing. I see not a lot that is special about me and my character. I mean I don't do spider things that would suits to my nickname like opposite to a voodoo based character who uses magic and tricks to confused their opponent. I am just a very disciblined person who tries her best to entertain the fans. I think that shines through that I have fun at that what I am doing. Beside the fact I am really good at what I am doing ... so if you consider this as special, then so shall it be. But for myself I am just who I am and for my character goes the same, which is just an extension of myself.
what is the name of your finishers and what are they?
I know for the use of the Black Widow Choke which is also known as Spider Twist. It is a head, neck and arm submission hold which I use to make people tap. I also use an Air Raid Crash on special occasion and the Spider Bite ... The original version was an Gordbuster, but as too many people tend to use that move as regual move in their movesets I have switched to an Elevated Doublearm Sitout Facebuster, which is also known as Impact Buster.
how long have you been in SL wrestling?
I am in my 4th year of wrestling in Second Life, as long as the system is out we are using these days.
do you have any Dream Matches?
Hmm ... difficult question. But as answer i would give a No. Sure there are people I would like to face in the future like Nanny Gothly, Vendetta, Jennf Parkin, Tyress Parkin ...and a few more that would be interesting to face. But more because that people have a great mind when it comes to their wrestling styles and matches ... but I wouldn't call them dream matches. That is just a therme that the fans uses ...
if you could pick 5 Matches in any Federation which has been your favorites?
1:Ceri Denimore vs Misaki Yumako for the DCWF Women's Championship - Great MAtch I realy enjoyed it
2: Alpin Chriss Vs Tenzan
3:Morphous Shelman vs Celtan McMahon vs MadMike in a Bar brawl. - all of them were drunk
4:The Match Series with Katheryn Blackadder for the vacant SLCW Women's title was great too
5:Antonia Faggarty vs Mad Mike ... where she drove Mike over with a Zamboni
How long have you been in your current Fed?
4 years
what have you accomplished in SL wrestling?
1 time SLCW women's champ (longest running)
1 time DCWF Women's champ
2 time DCWF Tag champ
DCWF Hall of Famer
1 time HAWX champion
do you have a Dream Tag team Partner/Stable members?
Not at the current time. I am focusing on my single career again, so beside some time to time Team ups with Paula, Tag teams are out of the window for me. The same goes for thinking about possible tag or stable members.
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?
Curt Bombastic vs Derrick Zane vs Seth vs Numbers in a Fatal 4 Way ... with the person who got pinned got stripped of the microphone for 6 months.
who trained you?
I got my introduction to the basics of the W1 and W1 ACPWS system from Alpin Criss, the rest was learning by doing.
if you have a top 1 moment since the beginning of your Carrer to now can you tell us about that and why?
: I think it was in a match between me and Shiva Auerbach - I had her on the ground outside and placed her arm between 2 chairs. After that I jumped down from the apron and hit a legdrop with the intention to break her arm. The special moment I will never forget was I jumped down and hit the move and one of the chairs I landed on started to take off hight in the air and flow over the barricade. It was such an OMG moment for me ... that was soo cool.
is there anyone you'd like to thank for being there since you began your adventure in SL wrestling?
Hm that would be Paula Wilcox, Ceri Denimore, Cathy Grey and Jennf to keep up with my rambeling. - who not to
If you have been in more then One Federation how many have you been in and what was the names?
SLCW/DCWF and HAWX
If you had the power to Create a Stable of 5 People from Any Fed who would you pick to stable with you and why? (Male or Female or Both)
I would create a stable which would follow the japanese strong style mentality, for the members of the stable I would probably pick Shinja, Tomoko, Ceri (she is my student) and myself. I might pick another male, but at the moment none comes to my mind who would fit in such a stable.
do you have a catchphrase?
I am not doing a lot of promo stuff so I am not sure about it. One of the phrases I liked to use was ... You got 2 Choices, You can Tap or you can break. The other one was a bit cheesy and went like this : Hit me as much as you want, but after 1 bite this story is over.
any last words?
Have fun enjoying the shows, we the wrestlers try our best to entertain you. So have fun ... and peace out :P
Also if you'd like to be interviewed either contact me on Facebook Tyress Serevi or on SL Tyress Serevi ;)
once again thank you Misaki for taking your time for this interview!
give us a small introduction about yourself
My name is Misaki Yumako and I am from the land of the rising sun, Japan. I was born in a small fisher village at the coast, but moved with my parents during my first few years to Tokyo. At the age of 16 I started with my first wrestling training in the japanese strong style. My debut was at the age of 17 and from that point I moved on to hon my craft to perfection. At the moment I am 31 years and have wrestled the last 4 years in the DCWF where I become Women's champion as well as Tag Team Champion. I am also HAWX Champion at the current time, which I won by defeating in the debut for this promotion the reigning Champion Countess Draconia Fallen
IF you have a Stage/nickname: How did you get it?
People tend to call me the Black Widow, if this can be considered as nickname. I think the first time the name was mentioned or used was after I came back to the DCWF after a small hideous. I was in Japan to spend some time with my family, friends and my sensai, it was actually her who gave me the spider type of attire, which i used in my returning match. Eric, who was commentator at the time called me the Black Widow, based on my attire and my submission skills and the name kinda followed me since then.
How did you Find Second Life and what made you decide to join?
I was doing wrestling efeds at the time, which used the SvR game for simulated matches. Basically you created your character/wrestler and RPed that one on the forum, while the matches itself were similated. I heard at the time about Second Life from a TV report they did on it. So I joined to take basically just a look at the character creation, how good and advanced it was. I dunno why I sticked around in SL, but I did it and then I found wrestling in here too which was my Second Life since that day.
How did you get into SL wrestling?
I was bored of the usual SL activities that were popular at that time and like I said earlier I was a wrestling fan who did wrestling efeds. So one day after a half year in SL I just thought ... there must be wrestling in SL too. So I went out to find wrestling, it was a bit frustrating at the beginning as I found only the naughty poseball wrestling stuff. But then I had luck and found the DCWF or how it was called earlier on the SLCW. I was basically one of the first people who used that system that nowadays is the standard in all the wrestling feds. It was quite interesting to see how the system grow and got bigger to what it is now.
What Made you decide to get into SL Wrestling?
My Love For Wrestling.
do you have a Dream achievement to accomplish in SL wrestling?
That is hard to tell as I have accomplished pretty much everything you can think of in my 4 year spanning career. I was Women's Champion, Tag Team Champion and now HAWX Champion. This are things many people dream off, but if I am honest about it, titles are not an Achievement I wanted to be known for. For me the most important thing is to put on the best match possible ... a match that makes me sweat, cause of the intensity, the storytelling and the skill level that is require to do it. This is what I want to accomplish, the best match possible to give to the fans for their enjoyment. It is that type of accomplishment that starts over and over again. You think ya got it done and at the next show you try to do it again.
What do you think makes Your Character Special?
Honestly ... Nothing. I see not a lot that is special about me and my character. I mean I don't do spider things that would suits to my nickname like opposite to a voodoo based character who uses magic and tricks to confused their opponent. I am just a very disciblined person who tries her best to entertain the fans. I think that shines through that I have fun at that what I am doing. Beside the fact I am really good at what I am doing ... so if you consider this as special, then so shall it be. But for myself I am just who I am and for my character goes the same, which is just an extension of myself.
what is the name of your finishers and what are they?
I know for the use of the Black Widow Choke which is also known as Spider Twist. It is a head, neck and arm submission hold which I use to make people tap. I also use an Air Raid Crash on special occasion and the Spider Bite ... The original version was an Gordbuster, but as too many people tend to use that move as regual move in their movesets I have switched to an Elevated Doublearm Sitout Facebuster, which is also known as Impact Buster.
how long have you been in SL wrestling?
I am in my 4th year of wrestling in Second Life, as long as the system is out we are using these days.
do you have any Dream Matches?
Hmm ... difficult question. But as answer i would give a No. Sure there are people I would like to face in the future like Nanny Gothly, Vendetta, Jennf Parkin, Tyress Parkin ...and a few more that would be interesting to face. But more because that people have a great mind when it comes to their wrestling styles and matches ... but I wouldn't call them dream matches. That is just a therme that the fans uses ...
if you could pick 5 Matches in any Federation which has been your favorites?
1:Ceri Denimore vs Misaki Yumako for the DCWF Women's Championship - Great MAtch I realy enjoyed it
2: Alpin Chriss Vs Tenzan
3:Morphous Shelman vs Celtan McMahon vs MadMike in a Bar brawl. - all of them were drunk
4:The Match Series with Katheryn Blackadder for the vacant SLCW Women's title was great too
5:Antonia Faggarty vs Mad Mike ... where she drove Mike over with a Zamboni
How long have you been in your current Fed?
4 years
what have you accomplished in SL wrestling?
1 time SLCW women's champ (longest running)
1 time DCWF Women's champ
2 time DCWF Tag champ
DCWF Hall of Famer
1 time HAWX champion
do you have a Dream Tag team Partner/Stable members?
Not at the current time. I am focusing on my single career again, so beside some time to time Team ups with Paula, Tag teams are out of the window for me. The same goes for thinking about possible tag or stable members.
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?
Curt Bombastic vs Derrick Zane vs Seth vs Numbers in a Fatal 4 Way ... with the person who got pinned got stripped of the microphone for 6 months.
who trained you?
I got my introduction to the basics of the W1 and W1 ACPWS system from Alpin Criss, the rest was learning by doing.
if you have a top 1 moment since the beginning of your Carrer to now can you tell us about that and why?
: I think it was in a match between me and Shiva Auerbach - I had her on the ground outside and placed her arm between 2 chairs. After that I jumped down from the apron and hit a legdrop with the intention to break her arm. The special moment I will never forget was I jumped down and hit the move and one of the chairs I landed on started to take off hight in the air and flow over the barricade. It was such an OMG moment for me ... that was soo cool.
is there anyone you'd like to thank for being there since you began your adventure in SL wrestling?
Hm that would be Paula Wilcox, Ceri Denimore, Cathy Grey and Jennf to keep up with my rambeling. - who not to
If you have been in more then One Federation how many have you been in and what was the names?
SLCW/DCWF and HAWX
If you had the power to Create a Stable of 5 People from Any Fed who would you pick to stable with you and why? (Male or Female or Both)
I would create a stable which would follow the japanese strong style mentality, for the members of the stable I would probably pick Shinja, Tomoko, Ceri (she is my student) and myself. I might pick another male, but at the moment none comes to my mind who would fit in such a stable.
do you have a catchphrase?
I am not doing a lot of promo stuff so I am not sure about it. One of the phrases I liked to use was ... You got 2 Choices, You can Tap or you can break. The other one was a bit cheesy and went like this : Hit me as much as you want, but after 1 bite this story is over.
any last words?
Have fun enjoying the shows, we the wrestlers try our best to entertain you. So have fun ... and peace out :P
Also if you'd like to be interviewed either contact me on Facebook Tyress Serevi or on SL Tyress Serevi ;)
once again thank you Misaki for taking your time for this interview!
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