SHANE DOUGLAS TALKS ABOUT HARDCORE HOMECOMING, THE PASSING OF CHRIS CANDIDO AND MORE
by Brian Kelley @ 8:44:00 AM on 5/2/2005
Wrestle Talk Radio is a show that can be heard every week on the AudioWrestling.com website. This week's show was a three hour tribute to the late Chris Candido. Guests on this week's show included Shane Douglas, Mick Foley, Dr. Tom Prichard, Big Vito, Lance Hoyt and others! Right now the Shane Douglas interview from this show is already available in streaming audio on the site and the entire show will be available in streaming audio on AudioWrestling.com later this week.
Here is a recap of the Shane Douglas interview which was 27 minutes long.
-Shane Douglas pays respect to his fallen friend who was his partner in ECW with the "Triple Threat" stable.
-Shane was asked about Hardcore Homecoming and Shane said there would be a memorial to Chris and several other wrestlers from ECW that have died over the last few years. A special video package had already been edited for the event featuring Rick Rude, Big Dick Dudley, Pitbull #2, Louie Spicolli and others, but now it will be reedited with Candido included. Shane announces that Candido would have taken on 2 Cold Scorpio at the show in a one-on-one match. Sadly now we can only wonder what a great match that would have been.
-Shane says Chris was the practical joker of ECW and would make himself and Bam Bam Bigelow be laughing for hours backstage at ECW events.
-They discussed the injury to Candido at the Lockdown PPV and Shane put Chris over for how much pain he went through and how he still gutted out a performance two nights later at the TNA TV tapings.
-Shane says Candido was worried about losing his spot in TNA when he got hurt. Shane says he told Chris the only way Chris would lose his spot is if he let the demons back into his life (referring to the personal problems Chris had a few years ago). Chris said he wouldn't let that happen because there was to much good in his life right now.
-Shane said that when Chris started with TNA, Dusty Rhodes wanted everyone to keep an eye out on Chris and make sure he didn't allow those demons back in his life.
-Shane says he had been touring with Chris for several months and he is positive Chris had stayed clean.
-Shane talks about Sonny Siaki and how Chris did not want Sonny to feel guilty because of Chris' injury at Lockdown. Shane says Chris said this in the hospital after the PPV.
-Shane talks about how Chris started in wrestling at the age of 14 and was only 33 when he died. Shane says the age of 33 is still a baby in this business and that Chris was still just starting. Shane mentions great wrestlers like Ric Flair and how much stuff they did from the age of 33 up.
-Shane talks about driving through upstate NY with Tazz one night and how the nickname "No Gimmicks Needed" was invented for Chris. Chris was so talented that he didn't need a gimmick to get over.
-Shane discusses the "Triple Threat" and how it was the "Four Horseman" of the 90's. Shane says Chris was the glue of the stable.
-Shane says when he thinks of pro wrestlers he doesn't think of the build of a Randy Orton as a pro wrestler, he said Chris looked like a pro wrestler.
-Shane talks about becoming the head of TNA talent relations and how recently Candido had helped him with some of the responsibilities. Shane said Chris wasn't making alot of money in TNA but he was just happy to be involved.
-They discuss how Chris Candido and Tammy Sytch had a relationship that was strong and stayed strong in a business where you don't see that often.
-Shane says there will likely be a ton of Chris Candido tribute events at indy shows all over the U.S.
-This was a portion of the interview, the whole interview is now playing on the AudioWrestling.com site. The entire three hour show which also featured Mick Foley, Dr. Tom Prichard, Big Vito, Lance Hoyt and others will be available later in the week on www.audiowrestling.com.
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| Shane was asked about Hardcore Homecoming and Shane said there would be a memorial to Chris and several other wrestlers from ECW that have died over the last few years. A special video package had already been edited for the event featuring Rick Rude, Big Dick Dudley, Pitbull #2, Louie Spicolli and others, but now it will be reedited with Candido included. |
I'm still not keen on any of these ECW Renunion shows, but that's a nice idea. Maybe the WWE will do something similar.
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| Shane announces that Candido would have taken on 2 Cold Scorpio at the show in a one-on-one match. |
No, sorry, but Scorpio stinks and the match would have been a dog.
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Shane says Candido was worried about losing his spot in TNA when he got hurt. Shane says he told Chris the only way Chris would lose his spot is if he let the demons back into his life (referring to the personal problems Chris had a few years ago). Chris said he wouldn't let that happen because there was to much good in his life right now.
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You know, if nothing else, I admire TNA for blatantly saying he wouldn't lose his gig. Shane is head of Talent Relations, IIRC.
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| -Shane talks about Sonny Siaki and how Chris did not want Sonny to feel guilty because of Chris' injury at Lockdown |
Knowing that Siaki feels like garbage at the moment, that's good to hear
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| -Shane says when he thinks of pro wrestlers he doesn't think of the build of a Randy Orton as a pro wrestler, he said Chris looked like a pro wrestler. |
Chris was a 5'5 cruiserweight. Just saying