Excalibur interview
by Jason McCord
Recently I caught up with Excalibur and got to
ask him some questions about his career. In this interview he
talks about happenings in his career such as his matches with
Super Dragon, his former tag team partner TARO, his views on XPW,
and penis sizes?
Jason McCord: First off, thank you for taking
the time to do this interview with me.
Excalibur: Not a problem
McCord: I wanted to ask you, you put on a
really good show in the "Spirit of the Revolution Tournament".
How well did you think you did?
Excalibur: Not as well as I would have liked
to. The thing I was happiest about was the win over Super Dragon,
and soon as I got that, I think the tournament was worth while.
McCord: Do you think that has put you over
more on your opponents?
Excalibur: I don't know, I think that probably
helped along with me just being around so much. You know, people
recognize me, like anyone else. You see them come back week after
week and then it finally clicks with the fans and "Hey, this guy's
here". Gotta cheer for somebody!
McCord: It seems the fans have taken you
more seriously since that win over Super Dragon.
Excalibur: Well, that's good, that's kind
of what I wanted. For a long time I think I was just stuck being
an unknown. I think if the fans did take notice of something,
that probably would be it.
McCord: What was you first match?
Excalibur: My first match was myself and
Ultra Taro Jr. against Super Dragon and Rising Son in January
of 2000.
McCord: One thing I thought was strange
was on socal-wrestling.com sometime last year, you were being
ranked before you even won a match.
Excalibur: You know, the rankings are a little
weird I think because I know cawrestling.com did their rankings
based on win/loss records, which I think is a really stupid way
of doing it. I think alot of it should be based on in-ring work
and if whoever voted on socalwrestling.com thought I was good
enough to be ranked, then that's great and it's a tremendous compliment
to me.
McCord: What did you think about being ranked
number one on socaluncensored.com for the month of June?
Excalibur: I don't know, I didn't really
agree with it because I know, number one, there are alot of wrestlers
in So-Cal. Number two, I know there are alot of guys in our group
that had better matches than me in that month, but like I said
before, if that's how the fans voted then that's a tremendous
compliment to me.
McCord: What seems to be one of your most
memorable matches?
Excalibur: Good question, I think any chance
I get to wrestle Super Dragon in a singles match, it's a big thing
for me. Three times, we have had singles matches. Each one of
those are some of my favorite matches. I think the one at "Brutality"
on April 27 for a variety of reasons, not just in-ring wrestling.
It was one of my favorites.
McCord: I think that was the first time he
ever used the "Psycho Driver 2001".
Excalibur: That was interesting, he just
brought it out and all I could do was just land, and hope I didn't
die.
McCord: Painful?
Excalibur: Not so much painful, but shocking.
Afterwards, I was like "What the fuck did I just do"? I watched
the tape later, and thought "How can I still be walking"?
McCord: I noticed throughout your career,
you have tagged up with many people. Who is your favorite tag
team partner so far?
Excalibur: It would probably be TARO, not
because on in-ring work or wins and losses or anything. Just because
I think he has a really good knowledge of how to work a crowd
and how to keep a crowd into it. That's been one of our problems
as of late, the crowd has just been kind of dead. When TARO was
in there, he would jaw with the crowd and he would bring them
back into it. I think becuase of that reason, he would be my favorite.
McCord: How would you compare TARO with your
current tag team partner Yakuza?
Excalibur: I really can't compare the two,
because they are so different.
McCord: They contrast?
Excalibur: Totally, it's black and white
definately.
McCord: There seems to be a contrast between
yourself and Yakuza as well.
Excalibur: Well, yes and no. We are close
enough to the same style and close enough to the same goals that
we are a pretty good pairing. I think the contrast is what keeps
it interesting. Same as me and TARO, we had a big contrast. I
was working as the big man in the matches. Now with Yakuza, we
have a legitamate big man.
McCord: I notice sometimes even though you
are a heel, you get a pretty good reaction. Do you ever see yourself
going face?
Excalibur: Probably not, because I cuss too
much. I can't forsee it in the near future. I think with this
whole Rev Pro vs. The World thing, this will be as close to a
face as I will get. It is still uneasy with me, because I will
go out there getting cheered for stuff that I did a few weeks
ago getting booed for.
McCord: So do you think this might be like
the WWFWCW/ECW Invasion angle?
Excalibur: In a way,but I would put it more
closely with the original NWO stuff because it started out with
one guy and then it just grew, and grew, and grew.
McCord: So TARO kinda plays the part of Hollywood
Hogan in this whole angle?
Excalibur: Yeah, that would be accurate,
but I think that TARO has an infinite amount more wrestling ablility
than Hogan does.
McCord: Definately! Let's do a little bit
of word association, Christopher Daniels.
Excalibur: He's a great wrestler. I haven't
had a chance to see him work live, but what I have seen of him
in Japan and Windy City is definately impressive. I think him
going to Japan recently is the best move he could have had for
his career than the current landscape of pro wrestling.
McCord: XPW
Excalibur: They work hard, and that's the
thing. Say what you want about their wrestling product, but every
guy that goes out there gives it their all. When we (Himself,
Super Dragon, Rising Son, and TARO) worked there, they treated
me with nothing but respect. Everybody was really cool back there.
I have nothing but good things to say about them.
McCord: Revolution Pro.
Excalibur: Ummm..... what would you say about
Revolution Pro? (looks at Super Dragon)
Super Dragon: I would like to say that Excalibur
has a nine inch penis.
Excalibur: Oh boy, how can I top that?
Dragon: Express your happiness about that
big bulge in your pants!
Excalibur: (laughs) I love Revolution Pro,
I was lucky enough to get my start here, and get a fairly big
break. Back in Detroit, me and my friends went to couple different
wrestling schools, and they didn't want to have anything to do
with us, or they weren't running enough, and give a bunch of excuses.
Coming out here, and being a part of a group, and being a part
of a wrestling family has been a really good experience for me.
McCord: Did you ever work in Detroit?
Excalibur: No I didn't. Me and my friends
have always had dreams of working there, but nothing ever really
panned out. I flew out here a few times, and started training
at the original Rudos Dojo and finally I moved out here full time.
McCord: Back to word association, Scrub.
Excalibur: What about Scrub? He's a nice
guy, I really like him.
Dragon: He also has an enormous penis!
Excalibur: He does have an enormous penis!
I haven't seen it.
Dragon: I have seen it!
McCord: Ladykiller?
Excalibur: Yes he is
McCord: Super Dragon.
Excalibur: He has a fourteen inch penis!
(laughs) This interview has kind of degenerated, but whether I
am wrestling him or not, I always love to see his matches because
he is a tremendous talent and definately the number one guy in
our group, and in my opinion he is one of the best wrestlers I
have had the chance of seeing live. He is also the guy who trained
me, so I owe alot to him there too.
McCord: Japanese Wrestling
Excalibur: I love it, that's basicly all
I can say. Not every single aspect of it, but the in-ring work,
and the business side is just another story just like it is over
here. I have been a fan for a long time, and I can see myself
being a longtime fan of Japanese Wrestling.
McCord: Any closing thoughts you would like
to add?
Excalibur: Thanks for all the people who
voted for me, whether you thought I deserved it or I was a charity
case. I just hope all the people who read this interview continue
to support socaluncensored.com and independent wrestling in general.
McCord: Well thank you for taking the time
to do this interview with me.
Excalibur: Thank you. |