Joel Gertner Interview: Talks about ECW One Night Stand II, TNA rumor

Reported by Adam Martin of WrestleView.com
On Thursday, May 11, 2006 at 12:36 PM EST

The following was transcribed by Brian P. Cooper of www.BigVanVader.com:

Joel Gertner was this weeks featured guest on the Get In The Ring radio show. To listen to the show go to www.getinthering.tv or www.wrestlingradionetwork.com.

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- Joel Gertner joins The Phantom and Junior on the show. Phantom immediately asks Joel how much ass he's had since his last appearance on GIR? 'None, it's all a work.' Onto One Night Stand and the 'shoot' kick by JBL. 'When he kicks you in the ass, he kicks you in the head at the same time, so I'm still recovering from it, no, it was wonderful,' and says working for the WWE was 'a dream come true.' He puts over how well organized the WWE product is.

- Junior asks about One Night Stand II? Joel says he doesn't know, but would like an invite. 'It's their call and their decision to make.' Joel says he was asked by this point last year. Phantom asks how much Joel was payed for the ECW PPV? 'They exceeded my expectations.'

- Phantom asks about the TNA deal. 'Things just didn't work out,' but says there is no heat. Phantom akss about the internet rumour of Joel sleeping in his car, with Joel replying he didn't even travel to Nashville in a car. Joel says he is now working for MXW (www.mxwwrestling.com).

- Phantom then asks for his craziest ECW memory. No answer. How about did Joel get any gropies? 'Yeah.' On the Joey Styles shoot on this weeks RAW. 'It was real good.' ON ECW, 'I once saw a woman smoke a woman in an orifice other then her mouth.'

- Joel says ECW was 'like a family,' and said he made a lot of money in ECW, 'I was lucky.' Phantom tries for dirt on Paul Heyman. Joel talks about the origins of the stud muffin gimmick, the neck brace, and working for WWE.

- On being owed money; 'I was owed what some people would consider a substantial amount of money, but at the same time, I'm 25 years old, I'm a team player, I've already made what many, many people would probably consider was a bit too much, and I should've been lucky and just gotten out while the getting was good, and just not complained. Not necessarily for that reason, but because I didn't wanna make a milion.'