The Mighty 1090 in San Diego interview
Enfield talks about becoming the head basketball coach at USC:
It’s pretty special. To take FGCU to the Sweet 16 and see what it has done for that University and the communities of Florida, I will never forget. It has been amazing. Then to be hired as coach at such a premiere academic institution with an unparalleled sports tradition and program here at USC, it’s just a dream and I’m so excited to start.
4th and Pain interview
Kingston talks to 4th and Pain about being mistaken for NFL Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III in public.
I get a lot of RGIII comparisons. I’ve been stopped at several airports. People want to know… ‘Hey! Are you… are you RGIII? I’m just like ‘Come on man!’ We just have long hair. I’ve got dreadlocks, he has twists. They’re not even the same thing!
Associated Press interview
Johnson talks to Associated Press about wrestling John Cena again and balancing his crazy schedule never being too much to handle.
I never feel that it’s too much, because I’m aware of the plan. I put the plan together (laughs). But in that, comes really incredible challenges that require a lot of people to embrace the vision of it, to support it.
Associated Press interview
Cena talks to Associated Press about The Rock and people complaining about his part time schedule.
When he gets a small opportunity, he kicks the damn door down and owns the horse. Often times here, we have Superstars that remind me of a hamster on the treadmill and those are the guys that usually complain. I don’t take too kindly to them. I’m fortunate Rock’s here and I’m glad he’s here. He can show up whenever he wants.
Grand Slam Sports interview
Ross talks to Grand Slam Sports Undertaker and if John Cena will ever turn heel.
Last night, I was going into the show thinking that Rock won last year, so Cena will automatically win this year to even their big match rivalry at one apiece. But after last night, I’m not so sure that’s going to happen. I was intrigued that Cena’s promo was a little bit edgy. I thought, is that just the character, the persona, being what it’s cast to be, or is it the human being processing what I said earlier? We have to follow everything. We have to close the show. It’s game day for us. So I don’t know. It’s provocative to me because I try to stay away from all the creative stuff. I don’t want to know what’s going to happen.
The Art of Wrestling interview
Anderson is a guest on The Art of Wrestling to discuss working in TNA, indy wrestling and wrestlers doing their own taxes.
Snitsky tried to write off his couch. He bought like a whole living room suit and wrote it off like, “I need to relax from wrestling.” I think you can write off anything.
Tavis Smiley interview
Mendes discusses her career and her role in the indie drama, The Place Beyond the Pines, in this interview for PBS. On still being a student of acting:
But I love it, because it’s a chance for me to be creative and put something out there, and then your teacher’s right there to critique you, and it’s always – I worked with Ivana Chubbuck. She’s an amazing, amazing teacher. I’ve taken class with Larry Moss, who’s more kind of in the theater world, so he’s really educated me about playwrights.
Busted Open interview
Cole talks to Busted Open Radio about John Cena turning heel and three hours of RAW weekly.
John is the most wonderful human being on the planet. He’s one of these guys, I’ll preface this by saying he’s one of my closest friends in the business, but John has not changed in ten years here. John is one of these guys who has never changed who he is when he became famous. He’s the same guy that he was when he first walked in that door 10 years ago. He’s the same guy that’ll sit down in a lounge a chair and have a beer with you and put on some country music and shoot pool. He’s that way today just like he was 10 years ago. John does so much and you cannot overstate what John does not only for this company but for the charity organizations out there.
Ashbury Park Press interview
Punk talks to Ashbury Park Press about using Paul Bearer’s death in his storyline with The Undertaker.
Everything is designed to push people’s buttons – so it’s unfortunate that Percy had to die for him to be a part of this story – but trust me, he would have loved it, he really would have loved it.
Wrestling101.com interview
Sammartino gives his thoughts about his two WWE World Title reigns:
In those eleven plus years that I was champion I wrestled all over but some of the most memorable matches that I had were against the likes of, Killer Kowalski, Ivan Koloff, Don Leo Jonathan, Dr. Bill Miller, Gorilla Monsoon, and Hans Mortier who was also European and the list goes on. I had some big matches in Japan against Shohei Baba and we fought for over an hour many times, I wrestled guys in Australia, Mexico, and Spain.
Tavis Smiley interview
Piven discusses his career and his new title role in the PBS Masterpiece Classic series, Mr. Selfridge, in this interview for PBS. On the Chicago department store Marshall Field’s being an inspiration:
He came up with this bargain basement sale. He just transformed shopping in Chicago. Thought if we have these enormous windows and we treat it like a play and we depict a scene, then people will come in. That was his theater.
The Dan Patrick Show interview
Stevens talks about if he recruits players who would leave for the NBA after their freshman season:
My thing on guys that have the ambition to be NBA players, first of all a lot of players do. Interestingly enough, I think at Butler we probably have more guys that have recognized that they have limitations and probably won’t be at the NBA level. Sometimes those guys are a lot easier to coach because they know this is really their last hurrah. … I absolutely would if they are ultimately committed to getting a degree from Butler. … When Gordon Hayward left after his sophomore year, I felt great peace with that because I know that he was only 47 hours away from getting a degree.
NorthJersey.com interview
Ryback talks to NorthJersey.com about Wrestlemania and his match with Mark Henry.
You’re going to see two monsters going out there and it’s going to be a match unlike any other match on the card. I think at the end of the day it’s going to be a match people remember; Ryback lifting Mark Henry over his head Shell Shocking him and 70,000 plus screaming at the top of their lungs ‘Feed Me More’ with me.
Sports Illustrated interview
Big Show talks to Sports Illustrated about playing college basketball and Wrestlemania in New Jersey.
It’s completely different. New York and New Jersey fans are like no other fans anywhere in the world. It’s funny because New York is known for being competitive. New York likes champions. If you’re not pulling your weight, New York lets you know. Trust me: If you have a crappy match, New York fans will let you know right in the middle of it. They’ll chant boring. They’ll chant you suck. They’ll chantyou messed up. The pressure to do well is always a little bit higher in New York. But like anything, that pressure makes you better. So the only thing that I’m a little concerned about is the weather. Because, you know, I’m not wearing much. I’m wearing Spandex. It’s gonna be a little chilly out there.
Poughkeepsie Journal interview
Heyman talks to Poughkeepsie Journal about Wrestlemania, and today’s WWE product.
I’d say the global scale of it all. And the push to new screens that are still developing. People will say, ‘oh man, how exciting would have been to be around in the 1950s when television was expanding’ or ‘oh man, it would have been great to be watching in the 1980s when pay-per-view and cable television truly exploded.
KISS-FM interview
Kane talks to KISS-FM radio about Team Hell No and locker room jealousy over The Rock and Brock Lesnar.
When the Rock comes back, that takes to a completely different level. The interest he generates is mainstream. It’s beneficial, more so than anyone else can do, frankly. Any petty jealousies that there might be need to be set aside, because we all benefit. It’s like when people say I don’t like so and so because they’re in the top spot, and I’m like well I do like them because I get to work with them and make more money.
Pro Wrestling Radio interview
Koloff speaks about what he first thought about the wrestling industry when he entered it:
Well, it was somewhat, or quite overwhelming initially, early on you know cause I didn’t have the experience that the other guys had or gone through a camp or something of that nature. I was fortunate and blessed to have the ability to adjust to it quickly, and what we did for the next couple months is, we’d get to the towns and I’d have on the job training. Uncle Ivan and Don Kernodle would work out with me and then I’d have a single match that would last about 13 seconds again and they’d have a world tag title match and I’d sit in their corner and I’d sit in my corner and that’s just how it evolved.
Maxim Interview
Palicki talks about why she liked doing many of her own stunts in the movie GI Joe: Retaliation:
It looks better when you do your own stunts, because seeing somebody’s face when they’re doing them is fun for the audience. So I did my own till my double was like, I’ll do this one, because I don’t want you to die.
Comcast interview
Ziggler talks to Comcast part time wrestlers headlining Wrestlemania instead of full-time wrestlers.
It really pisses me off. But, it also is good business. Every year a part timer comes back, but there’s a reason that they’re back. Whether it’s the fans want to see them, if they’re a draw, if they’re a movie star, there’s a reason that they’re back. They’re not back just to do it. There’s business to be had. And it pisses me off and it motivates me a hundred percent. It makes me want to be that guy that they’re begging to come back.
Tavis Smiley interview
Rossum discusses her career, including her role on the Showtime drama Shameless and new CD, Sentimental Journey, in this interview for PBS. On her love of both music and acting:
I listened to all kinds of jazz piano and classical music in my house growing up and I love music, but I just love the – I like playing pretend. I like being on stage and the costumes and the element of imagination that came into getting transported into another time. So I think for me, I always thought first I’d go onto Broadway, but I ended up going out for films and getting some indies and yeah.