Yuna_Firerose 0 Report post Posted February 9, 2003 (from lop.net) Aaron Rift sent in the following: The following are highlights from Xtreme Mayhem's interview with Tough Enough III's Jonah! The interview was conducted by Mike Nagel and Jeff Meacham on February 7th, 2003. Visit http://xtreme.themayhem.com/ to listen to the streaming audio or downloadable version of the interview! - Following Tough Enough III's finale, Jonah has been getting back into the wrestling scene. He's going to a local wrestling school (Chaotic Wrestling Center) and Killer Kowaski's school. He's booked for the next couple of months. - Wrestling in high school was the extent of his training prior to applying for Tough Enough. After watching the first two seasons, he figured he'd have a good chance so he sent his his tapes and application. - He talked about his relationship with Jill during the series. He thinks she left because of her age, her relationship with him, and the fact that she was family orientied. There was mixed emotions when she left because other people who didn't make it could have taken her spot, but at the same time it was one last competitor they had to worry about. - At first, he though the rib was played off pretty well on TV. He thinks that the MTV non-wrestling fans who watched the show enjoyed the rib, while wrestlers like Lance Storm thought there was some hidden meaning behind it. Jonah said it was simply a joke to lighten the mood. - Because of his schedule, he isn't able to spend as much time with his girlfriend as he would like to. He feels they have to go their seperate ways for now and possibly get back together in the future. - He said that Matt has become of his best friends in his life. They have developed a special bond from the show. He said that Matt reads the bible everyday and has never taken a drink. He said Matt was an inspiration to everybody from the cast. Jonah was glad to see any of the finalists win and he felt the feeling was mutual because they all knew how hard each other worked. - He felt a mistake he made during the show was that he had some doubts about what he was doing, and that he should have turned those doubts into questions. Everyone from WWE is still very supportive of him and he feels it is time to prove himself to them that he really wants it. - He said he has been getting tons of phone calls for bookings since the show ended, but he is leaving his options open and not going exclusive to anyone because the WWE is where he hopes to eventually end up. - Jonah called Bill DeMott an awesome guy who plays his role as the tough guy very well. He also called Bill DeMott an older brother. - Jonah enjoyed going to Iceland and they did everything possible you could do there. One thing he mentioned was that the women there weren't very hot. - He respects Jamie and called her a tough girl. He said they had a love-hate relationship. - Instead of watching as a fan, he watches to study the wrestlers and how they work their matches. - For the first season of Tough Enough, he thought Chris Nowinski and Taylor were going to win. He thought Jake and Kenny had a good chance of winning the second season. He was surprised to see Jackie win. - They didn't initially know that Bob Holly was really hurting Matt until after it was over. - He felt he would rather be on RAW because he's still green and would want to be around Al Snow. - He called Ivory a hot trainer. - He called Hulk Hogan the greatest of all time. - Jonah said Ric Flair was an inspiration to all wrestlers. - He said HHH was one of the best right now. - He said that Vince McMahon's presence alone was overwhelming. - He said that Raven was very underrated. - He called himself the next next big thing. Real Audio: http://xtreme.themayhem.com/xm.cgi?latest.ram[/i] Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest CoreyLazarus416 Report post Posted February 9, 2003 And then he had a bee-yah. In the words of TripleBHoward... REP YO MASSHOLES~!!~!!!!~ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Youth N Asia Report post Posted February 9, 2003 I can't make myself care about what he has to say. They kept on going on and on about his "personality." I thought if he was any duller he would have fallen over dead. He was boring. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Galactic Gigolo Report post Posted February 9, 2003 - For the first season of Tough Enough, he thought Chris Nowinski and Taylor were going to win. He thought Jake and Kenny had a good chance of winning the second season. He was surprised to see Jackie win. Wow, and I bet he thought himself and the chick were going to win TE 3. I know it's overused, but... WORST PREDICTOR EVER! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest art_vandelay Report post Posted February 10, 2003 - He called Hulk Hogan the greatest of all time. - Jonah said Ric Flair was an inspiration to all wrestlers. - He said HHH was one of the best right now. - He said that Vince McMahon's presence alone was overwhelming. - He said that Raven was very underrated. - He called himself the next next big thing. He's either a mark, or a WWE kiss-ass. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ultimo Dugas 0 Report post Posted February 10, 2003 I'd be kissing WWE's ass too if I was him. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Agent of Oblivion Report post Posted February 10, 2003 At least he's picking the right asses. Imagine if he would've said something like this: "Shane Douglas is an inspiration to me. Jericho is being held down by the glass ceiling. HHH can't work WWE main event style. If I ever get in the ring with Bob Holly, I'm going to kick him right in his hillbilly balls. And that's a fucking shoot, Vince." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest subliminal_animal Report post Posted February 10, 2003 - He called Hulk Hogan the greatest of all time. - Jonah said Ric Flair was an inspiration to all wrestlers. - He said HHH was one of the best right now. - He said that Vince McMahon's presence alone was overwhelming. - He said that Raven was very underrated. - He called himself the next next big thing. He's either a mark, or a WWE kiss-ass. The only thing that could be construed as ass-kissing to me was the HHH comment. But there was nothing wrong with the others. And if was there to kiss ass, why would be mentioning how Raven was underrated? He should've said Taker was. If I ever get in the ring with Bob Holly, I'm going to kick him right in his hillbilly balls. And that's a fucking shoot, Vince. Jonah is not awesome enough to either say that or say it in that way. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest oldschoolwrestling Report post Posted February 10, 2003 - He called Hulk Hogan the greatest of all time. - Jonah said Ric Flair was an inspiration to all wrestlers. - He said HHH was one of the best right now. - He said that Vince McMahon's presence alone was overwhelming. - He said that Raven was very underrated. - He called himself the next next big thing. He's either a mark, or a WWE kiss-ass. He forgot Stephanie. Just for that he'll get held back for being too fat. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
