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Demetrious Johnson ahead of ONE Dawn of Heroes

I got a few insights from Demetrious Johnson ahead of his Flyweight Grand Prix semi-final bout for ONE Championship.
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Matt Striker Talks Impact Wrestling In Mississauga

It was great getting some time with Matt Striker at Don Kolov Arena on July 14th, 2019. The Mississauga, Ontario crowd left an impression on the man dubbed an honorary Canadian due to his love of Rush and hockey endeavors as a youth. Matt Striker discussed a few things including the Tommy Dreamer sharp corner folding faction.
-Striker's present production role within Impact Wrestling
-Striker's demeanor about how the worst you can do is mess up and how you shouldn't be afraid to take on multiple roles within pro wrestling
-How Striker has only known empowered women and how people should just be seen as athletes in the context of intergender wrestling
-How Lucha Underground could be looking for a third temple sooner than later

Jimmy Jacobs Talks Impact Wrestling in Mississauga

I spoke with Jimmy Jacobs after Impact Wrestling tapings at Don Kolov Arena in Mississauga, Ontario. We touched on multiple topics like the different storytelling devices in wrestling.
-The Mississauga audience's reception to the show
-The studio wrestling vibes of the Don Kolov Arena tapings
-Jimmy's present creative duties with Impact Wrestling's production team
-Jimmy Jacobs being proud of his contributions with The Undead Realm 
-The crossover in independent wrestling today
-The intrigue surrounding intergender wrestling, how Impact presents it, and how important Tessa Blanchard is to the promotion's efforts
-Existential odors throughout the universe

Michael Elgin Talks Impact Wrestling in Mississauga

I was happy to speak with Michael Elgin at Don Kolov Arena in Mississauga, Ontario. Big Mike was there for a couple of Impact Wrestling tapings on July 14th, 2019 and made time to speak with me about topics like the importance of individuality in wrestling.
-Being with a company that has such a strong rapport with the Canadian audience
-The GCW legion hall days being vital to his career
-Big Mike's diet switch being a huge career turn around for him
-The catharsis of getting beyond recent legal troubles
-Wanting to be a guy that other people aspire to wrestle

Willie Mack at Chinlock 5

It was a pleasure to speak with HOH champion Willie Mack ahead of a House of Hardcore show in Kingston, Ontario. The card was a joint venture with Chinlock Wrestling as Chinlock 5 presented a legends convention and a killer pro wrestling show later on in the night. We discussed a myriad of topics including: the importance of representing House of Hardcore as their champion.
-The differences between functioning in a faction versus working as a singles competitor and Willie's work with Lucha Underground
-The influence of Lucha Libre, ECW, and Japanese wrestling on Willie Mack's in-ring approach
-Willie Mack recently signing to Impact and his desire to do an Ultimate X match in the future 
-Whether Lucha Underground has ceased operations or not
-Lucha Underground getting wayward pro wrestling fans back into loving wrestling
-Willie Mack's thoughts on Sami Callihan prior to their main event match that went down at Chinlock 5

Spenny at Chinlock 5

It was great to speak with Spencer Nolan Rice aka Spenny of the acclaimed Canadian show Kenny vs Spenny. We discussed multiple topics in Kingston, Ontario at Chinlock 5 (a joint show put on by Chinlock Wrestling an House of Hardcore) including: When Spenny initially got into pro wrestling with those Frank Tunney cards at Maple Leaf Gardens.
-How Spenny has maintained his enthusiasm for pro wrestling through various permutations of the medium
-How Spenny came to be a part of Chinlock Wrestling
-Meeting Andre The Giant at a Chinese restaurant in Toronto
-The locker room run in with Bubba Ray Dudley 
-The old school managers Spenny draws inspiration from in his own efforts as a Wrestling manager
-The potential for a match with Gilbert Gottfried

Jimmy Korderas at Chinlock 5

I caught up with Jimmy Korderas in Kingston, Ontario at Chinlock 5 (a joint event put on by House of Hardcore and Chinlock Wrestling). 
 
We discussed: -The fraternity that is the pro wrestling industry
-People often asking him about the Daniel Puder/ Kurt Angle situation
-The storytelling aspects of MMA drawing Jimmy in
-Jimmy's new book
-Taking on an analyst role in recent years
-His encounters with "the enlightened" on Twitter
-Jimmy's desire to take on a mentorship role for the new crop of referees

Shockmaster ft Tully Blanchard at Chinlock Wrestling 5

I was happy to get some time to speak with Fred Ottman aka Tugboat aka Shockmaster at Chinlock 5 in Kingston, Ontario.
We talked about the MMA efforts of the Ottman family, the rumored Tugboat vs Hulk Hogan Wrestlemania main event, and Tully Blanchard makes a surprise cameo!