This week I managed to interview “The CLAW” Claudia Reiff. Claudia is the head referee at the Funking Conservatory as well as being Personal Assistant to Dory Funk jnr and his Wife Marti. On top of this Claudia has recently been voted one of the top refs on the Indy circuit. We chatted about many things regarding her personal career as well as the Funking Conservatory including the possibility of it becoming a WWE developmental territory.
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FWA No Surprises 4
Lots of sites have done reports about the results and matches at the event and as I was actually at the event I thought I would write slightly differently and talk about my personal experiences of the day and how it all panned out for me. This is so I can give you guys a taste of the atmosphere for those who have never been to an FWA event.
This week I managed to catch up with the guy the future of the Scottish Scene is in, the hands of Aidan Corrigan. Aidan has taken over the reigns of Scottish Championship Wrestling after Kenny Morrison decided it was his time to step down. After a quiet time on the SCW front Aidan tells us all about his plans he has for the company.
Red Lightning has been training in Scotland for a few months under Colin McKay of CSF and is scheduled to make his debut on a tour in September. He is also lined up for a 6 Man Tag Match for WI*LD on September 27th. I caught up with him this week to find out how he is getting on with his training and preparation for his upcoming debut.
This week I managed to interview one of the busiest Wrestling journalists and broadcasters in the UK at the moment. Over the past year Simon Lilsboy has brought proper Wrestling coverage to the Sun online site with in depth columns, interviews and reviews. Simon has imposed his character and knowledge on to the Talk Wrestling (The new name for WrestleTalk) radio show every Saturday night to the point that he is now co-host of the show. Now you are all wondering how he got where he is and what have been his highlights of an eventful year well read on to find out. Happy birthday to Simon and Richard who are celebrating their first year anniversary of the Lilsboys.
This week I managed to catch up with K-Star commissioner Carl Mizzery. Carl has been on the UK Scene since 1998 and has worked for various promotions in his short time and gained a following. We talked on his time in Brawl his opinion on the UK Scene and why he is overlooked.
This week I managed to catch up with one of the most influential men in wrestling training this side of the pond. Mark Sloan started by setting up his own gym which has now turned in to one of the biggest and most respected training academies in the UK for the FWA. I talked to him about the successes of the ground breaking FutureShock shows as well as the new talent coming through.
Just after his death defying performance at Revival I managed to catch up with “Solid Gold” Scott Parker. Scott has worked his way through the FWA with solid performances night after night and has lead to him being in contention for a future FWA title shot. I found out what he thought of how things were going for him in the UK Scene.
This week I managed to talk to the young up and coming star in the UK Scene Mark Belton aka Five Star Flash. Mark is currently the AIWF-GBH Cruiserweight champion and is starting to make a real name for himself. I managed to get the low down on his so for short but eventful career in wrestling and to see what his aims are for the future.
This week I managed to catch up with Stevie Knight the 11 year wrestling veteran with the brand new wrestling organisation EWC who are causing waves going in to their first tour. Stevie has wrestled for many federations like UWA and EWW just to name two and now he wants to bring in a federation of his own.