Q: Thank you for the interview Steve. How did you get your start in wrestling?
Ref: I was a fan of with big dreams, and then I met Skabbs, and gave it to me straight. He let me know it wasn't all glitz and show.
Once he knew I was dedicated, he helped me get into the business
Q: What refs do you look up to/ respect?
Ref: Brian Hildebrandt, Charles Robinson, Mike Chiota, Peewee.
Q: Who are the wrestlers that you look up to?
Ref: Foley, Snow, Spike Dudley, Muta, Liger, Super Crazy, any guy who's smaller and still holds his own.
Q: Who is your inspiration?
Ref: I suppose I'd say my mother.
Q: What do you do on top of refereeing?
Ref: I ring announce some, i manage some, and I wrestle some, but my main focus is being a ref.
Q: What is your style of wrestling?
Ref: I generally excel at losing.
Q: Did you grow up with wrestling?
Ref: Actually i used to watch as a kid, but my dad made me turn it off, because he said I was "smarter" than
that wrestling crap.
Q: Who do you admire from wrestling generations gone by?
Ref: There are many people that I never got to meet, like Andre, Owen, JYD, Gorilla, Rude, Marc Curtis. That's why I try to work with as many people as possible.
Q: What was your favorite feud?
Ref: Mick Foley vs Ringsteps.
Q: Where do you see yourself in 1 year?
Ref: Trying to graduate college so I can devote more time to wrestling/
Q: Where do you see yourself in 5 years?
Ref: Hopefully with a nice long contract.
Q: What are do you do well as a ref?
Ref: I'm quick, I stay out of the way, and I don't draw attention to myself. Oh yeah, I bump well too.
Q: What is your dream match?
Ref: Funk, Foley, Snow, Pondo, Abdullah, and all of ECW in a Coal Miner's glove match.
Q: What organizations have you worked for?
Ref: Alot... check my bio on the page.
Q: What advice would you give other independent guys?
Ref: Don't take yourself too seriously. And don't drive tired.
Q: What’s the craziest thing you’ve ever seen happen at a show?
Ref: Sherri's boob popping out, George Steele biting my arm, and POD running from Vis.
Q: Describe a typical day in your life?
Ref: Wake up, figure out where I am, go to class, work on the computer, eat something, drink something, sleep.
Q: Who was your toughest match?
Ref: In Minnesota when I worked for Stan Kowalski's fed, I took a big beating, and I actually left the arena in a trash can.
Other tough matches are with the Bushwhacker's because I don't know what they're saying, like "duck ref!"
Q: Who has been most helpful to you in wrestling?
Ref: Skabbs.
Q: What was your best match?
Ref: Probably the best techincal match was Sharkboy vs Tarek the Great, I also had a good match with Lenny vs Tony D'Nucci.
Q: What is your favorite kind of match?
Ref: Coal Miner's Glove.
Q: Who do you know that is up and coming and should make it in the big time?
Ref: Jesters, POD, Pondo, Puppet, all the little guys, Mitch, Navajo Warrior, Malia Hosaka, Scotty Sideswipe, and other guys I'm forgetting.
Q: Allright, in this section, I’ll name something or someone and you tell me the first thing that comes to mind, first, McMahon.
Ref: Boss? dad?
Q: Bischoff.
Ref: I wonder if he knew he'd be totally out of it a year ago.
Q: Paul E.
Ref: Boss? dad? brother?
Q: POD.
Ref: The biggest little motherf***** I know.
Q: Skabbs.
Ref: Relentless.
Q: Vomit.
Ref: SahWEEEET!
Q: Foley.
Ref: Dedication, hey i've lived out of my car too... he's a huge inspiration.
Q: Benoit.
Ref: Intensity.
Q: Owen.
Ref: Sorry that I never got the chance.
Q: Mad Man Pondo.
Ref: Respect.
Q: TJ Powers.
Ref: Likes to scare me for his kids.
Q: Adam Pearce.
Ref: Good Talent.
Q: Shane Douglas.
Ref: Top 10 mic skills in the world.
Q: Puppet.
Ref: Tough sonofabitch. And a pimp.
Q: Bounty Hunter.
Ref: Honorable.
Q: Shadow.
Ref: Not as Honorable.
Q: Diceman Ronnie Vegas.
Ref: I think he secretly likes me behind that wall of hate :)
Q: Bobo Brazil Jr.
Ref: Hardest head ever, obviously.
Q: Terry Funk.
Ref: I would love to ref one of his matches before he's done.
Q: Honky Tonk Man.
Ref: Golfer.
Q: Scary Sherry.
Ref: I think she's the hottest older babe I know.
Q: Heaven and Hell.
Ref: Got the best look of any indy tag team.
Q: Greg Valentine.
Ref: Battle Royale Debaucle.
Q: Strip Clubs.
Ref: Jasmine.
Q: Blaze Bigelow.
Ref: Drowning Water Buffalo Snore.
Q: Cameraman Joe.
Ref: Definately a pimp, and a vid magician.
Q: Rob Van Dam.
Ref: Best athelete in wrestling.
Q: Sabu.
Ref: Stole the Hardy Boyz moves.
Q: Eliminators.
Ref: In their time, they were the best.
Q: New Jack.
Ref: Pondo will get his revenge.
Q: Buh Buh Ray Dudley.
Ref: The most intimidating man in the world.
Q: Jack Victory.
Ref: Talking Tequila bottle.
Q: Jerry Lawler.
Ref: Terry Funk, empty arena.
Q: Freebirds.
Ref: Highlander.
Q: Lou Thesz.
Ref: Shooter.
Q: Stone Cold Steve Austin.
Ref: Having sex with Debra.
Q: The Rock.
Ref: Flex Kavana.
Q: Hogan.
Ref: Should've retired on top.
Q: Debra.
Ref: Dolly Parton.
Q: Johnny Stewart.
Ref: Beating up George's doll.
Q: Deputy Dog.
Ref: Salsbury steak.
Q: Billy Bart.
Ref: Wild Thing.
Q: Rob Ramer.
Ref: Wild Thing.
Q: Don Basher.
Ref: Contraversial Big Daddy pin.
Q: Indiana Kidd Jr.
Ref: Paradigm.
Q: Cousin Bubba.
Ref: Didn't he eat James Dean?
Q: Sacrifice.
Ref: Wally Titleist
Q: Dale Gagne.
Ref: Verne?
Q: John Osborne.
Ref: Maroon Boots.
Q: Okay, in this section tell me what your favorite is, to start, what is your favorite chant?
Ref: Holy S***!
Q: Sign.
Ref: STOP
Q: Promotion.
Ref: Smoky Mountain/ ECW
Q: Move.
Ref: Midget Chokeslam.
Q: Champion.
Ref: Joe Stecher (early 1900's world champ)
Q: Tag Team.
Ref: Dudley Boyz.
Q: Upset.
Ref: Spike over Bam Bam
Q: Feud.
Ref: RVD vs Jerry Lynn
Q: Good Guy.
Ref: Iron Shiek
Q: Bad Guy.
Ref: Andy Kaufmann
Q: Change of Heart.
Ref: When Dice turned face.
Q: Betrayal.
Ref: Terry the crackhead promoter not paying us.
Q: Bump.
Ref: Tough to argue with hell in the cell, Foley
Q: Wannabe.
Ref: Doink.
Q: Rat.
Ref: The ones Jack Victory told me about.
Q: Chop.
Ref: That one that Kaboom put on Wifebeater.
Q: Pop.
Ref: When a ref takes a dive.
Q: Thank you for the interview Steve.
Ref: No problem.
