Steve Gerweck sent this in.
The Gerweck Report podcast conducted a three part interview with former WWE superstar Paul London.
Highlights:
– Why he vanished from Ring of Honor. London: “I was upset with the way Ring of Honor conducted business with me. I had agreed to wrestle Roderick (Strong), that is what I agreed to, we both wanted to do the rematch. I found out through Twitter that I was wrestling Cedric Alexander (in Pittsburgh). Nothing against Cedric, but that wasn’t the match I agreed to. That wasn’t the match I was looking forward to. No one from Ring of Honor told me that Roderick was hurt.”
– Why he didn’t go to TNA after being released by WWE? London: “I was taken back by the number they offered me. They were going to offer me a really low amount of money for what I put my body through. You are going to offer me peanuts, just the peanut shells, and its just a try out?”
– Return to WWE? London: “I would be open to collaboration, but I don’t trust them guys as far as I could throw ’em. It would take a lot.”
– On why he doesn’t trust WWE? London: “I don’t have any faith or confidence in them that they are real people or that they are real human beings with actual emotion.”
– The sloppiest wrestler London ever worked against? London: “Ken Anderson, terrible. No regard from anybody’s well being, just very hard to work with physically. And he thinks he’s amazing. I would rather wrestle a car door than that guy.”
Other topics included:
– His smile during the McMahon limo being blown up angle
– WWE not caring about the wrestler’s well being
– His thoughts on NXT
– Suffering concussions while working for WWE
– WWE banning the 450
– The death of kayfabe
– Working with Chris Benoit
– The media’s coverage of the Benoit tragedy
– WWE’s attempt to remove Benoit from the history books
– What Chris Kanyon told him about working in WWE
– Force feeding the wrestling fan today
– What is wrong with today’s wrestling product
– How many was he actually offered by TNA, and receiving a royalty check from the company for less than a buck
– And more!
Warning: Strong language
A link to Part I
A link to Part II
A link to Part III
Follow Paul London on Twitter @LondonFu
Want to train with London – email PLProDojo@gmail.com
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