Mad Mikey Interview

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This is a recap of an interview done on 8.03.03 on the radio show "Get in the Ring". It is an interview with Mad Mikey (formerly known as Crash Holly)

 

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Sir A asks why Mikey is so mad these days- to which Mikey jokingly responds look where I used to work. In fact, he says if you hang out with Steven Richards you'd be twice as mad. However, Mikey is not mad about his release from the WWE as it was a mutual decision. He admits that he had an argument with Brian Gerwitz, but does not believe that was the reason for his release. He spoke with Johnny Ace and indicated that he would be happier pursuing other options, i.e., NWA-TNA or Japan.

 

Right now is the happiest he's been in years and he's having a lot of fun in TNA.

 

He was very frustrated in the WWE as he believed that he, Matt Hardy and Shannon Moore should have been teamed up in 6 man matches. He thought that they would have gotten over well and they would have done a good job if given the chance.

 

Vince Russo came up with the name Crash Holly and Mikey loves working with Russo. He is not close with Bob Holly but he really respects him and owes him the world because Bob took him under his wing and Crash would have never gotten over without Bob Holly.

 

Sir A mentions that he associates the hardcore title with Mick Foley and Crash' s 24-7 period. Mikey says that Mick Foley is good at falling off the top of cages and landing on thumbtacks if that's a person's definition of hardcore but as far as getting the hardcore belt over, it was people like Tazz, Perry Saturn and the Mean Street Posse who really helped get the belt over in 2000. He adds that Foley is a legend especially when it comes to self-mutiliation but as for entertainment value 24-7 is one of Mikey's one of his proudest moments and he was honored and privileged to be involved with the program. He was not sad when the Hardcore belt was retired as it ran its course.

 

Vince McMahon has hardest the job in the world. It is easy too second-guess him in hindsight but overall he has far more successes than failures.

 

Mikey believes that a lot of people criticize HHH because everyone roots for the underdog and wants to see the top guy fall. When you're in a certain spot and have a lot of power, people want to see you fall. When he finally drops belt it will mean a lot because he has held it for so long.

 

Mikey is looking forward to working with Raven and D-Lo Brown but is happy to work with whomever TNA officials want him to work with. The difference between the TNA and WWE locker rooms is like night and day. In his short stint with TNA, he has noticed wrestlers having more of a good time at the TNA shows.

 

Although he wouldn't go back to the WWE right now if they approached him, he is not bitter and would go back one day. However, right now he is happy in TNA. He feels he would be big hypocrite if he said F the company as they were good to him for many years. He respects all the McMahons for getting in the ring even though they don't have to.

 

His favorite wrestler to watch is Tommy Dreamer. He believes it is a shame that Tommy has not been given a chance and utilized better.

 

Get in the Ring Interview with Mad Mikey (formerly known as Crash Holly) was sponsored by www.gwfwrestling.com's Legends of Wrestling Card Game. Check it out- it's a great game and tell them GIR sent you.

 

 

 

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[SpikeFayeJettEdBebop 0]

Crash would have never gotten over without Bob Holly.

Excuse me????Anyone can get over WIHTOUT Bob Holly...hell if your teamed with holly, unless your in ALabama its holding your ass back.Well then again, unless he's making you look like the biggest star wrestler in theworld, which he can do when he compares himself to anyone else.

[King Cucaracha 0]

Crash would have never gotten over without Bob Holly.

Excuse me????Anyone can get over WIHTOUT Bob Holly...hell if your teamed with holly, unless your in ALabama its holding your ass back.Well then again, unless he's making you look like the biggest star wrestler in theworld, which he can do when he compares himself to anyone else.

Err...if he wasn't with Hardcore Holly, he wouldn't have got the HardCore Title so wouldn't have gotten over half as quickly. If it wasn't for teaming with Holly, he would have been...Erin O'Grady the Friendly Leprachaun or something.