PureHatred
04-06-2005, 06:02 PM
I'm here in L.A. listeining to AM sports talk at work and JBL called in to speak to the afternoon show AM 570's 'Loose Cannons' show hosted by Michael Thompson and Steve Hartman. Just so you know, Thompson is a huge wrestling fan, while Hartman is just mildly interested. here's a recap of the interview:
--Thomspon says he's sorry he has to introduce JBL as the 'former' champion. BL laughs it off, saying he's not sure what happened at WM. "I've beaten Eddie Guerrero, Undertaker, Booker T..I was the longest reigning champion of the last ten years, it just wasn't my night" Thompson says he was rooting for JBL on Sunday. JBL: "You were the only one!" *laughs*
--Hartman says that L.A. fans should support JBL because he spent a season as an L.A. Raider. JBL puts over his life in the NFL, saying that it was a natural progression to go from working for Al Davis to working for Vince McMahon.
--Says the most fun he had was working with Ron Simmons as the APA. Ron is his "best friend" and served as the best man at his wedding. The APA came about after Voince saw them laughing and drinking at a bar and the next day told them he wanted to "put that on TV."
--The Clothesline from Hell was named by Steve Austin after a house show in England.
--JBL said he "hopes to get a rematch at the next PPV."
--Hartman started talking about JBL's reputation as a stock wizard. Funy stuff here as JBL jokes that being called a 'smart for a wrestler' is like being called 'brave for a Frenchman.' JBL really plays down his stock knowledge and says its just something he picked up since his father was a banker.
--Thompson asks if JBL could buy stock in a wrestler, who would it be? JBL puts over John cena here big time, and also mentions the Undertaker.
--Some chit chat about how important it is to ge tthe fans involved in the product and how the fans decide who to cheer and who to boo. The company has to guess what they want sometimes and sometimes they get it wrong.
--The interview ends with JBl talking about his time at University of Texas and how the OU/Texas feud is always brught up around JR.
Overall, JBL was well-spoken and pretty funny. Definitely the kind of interview that the WWE should be putting out there more often.
--Thomspon says he's sorry he has to introduce JBL as the 'former' champion. BL laughs it off, saying he's not sure what happened at WM. "I've beaten Eddie Guerrero, Undertaker, Booker T..I was the longest reigning champion of the last ten years, it just wasn't my night" Thompson says he was rooting for JBL on Sunday. JBL: "You were the only one!" *laughs*
--Hartman says that L.A. fans should support JBL because he spent a season as an L.A. Raider. JBL puts over his life in the NFL, saying that it was a natural progression to go from working for Al Davis to working for Vince McMahon.
--Says the most fun he had was working with Ron Simmons as the APA. Ron is his "best friend" and served as the best man at his wedding. The APA came about after Voince saw them laughing and drinking at a bar and the next day told them he wanted to "put that on TV."
--The Clothesline from Hell was named by Steve Austin after a house show in England.
--JBL said he "hopes to get a rematch at the next PPV."
--Hartman started talking about JBL's reputation as a stock wizard. Funy stuff here as JBL jokes that being called a 'smart for a wrestler' is like being called 'brave for a Frenchman.' JBL really plays down his stock knowledge and says its just something he picked up since his father was a banker.
--Thompson asks if JBL could buy stock in a wrestler, who would it be? JBL puts over John cena here big time, and also mentions the Undertaker.
--Some chit chat about how important it is to ge tthe fans involved in the product and how the fans decide who to cheer and who to boo. The company has to guess what they want sometimes and sometimes they get it wrong.
--The interview ends with JBl talking about his time at University of Texas and how the OU/Texas feud is always brught up around JR.
Overall, JBL was well-spoken and pretty funny. Definitely the kind of interview that the WWE should be putting out there more often.