Joanie Laurer News; ECW Rating; Booker T Interview; Duggan Bio; Hyabusa Visits WWE
JOANIE LAURER & PLAYBOY HUGH HEFFNER
The 8/22 edition of ECW on Sci-Fi scored a 2.3 rating, consistent with last week's rating.
Hyabusa, who is currently in the US, visited WWE Tuesday and was backstage at the Smackdown / ECW tapings.
As we mentioned earlier in the week, RF Video conducted a shoot interview with Hyabusa over the weekend which should be a keeper when it's released.
Silvervision has an excellent interview posted with WWE Smackdown Heavyweight Champion, Booker T. Here's just a portion of the interview:
Your introduction to WWE came in the form of an attack on Steve Austin at the 2001 King of the Ring, were you pleased with WWE debut?
In a way, I came in against the top guy on the card and dropped him, but I broke his hand! There was a little bit of animosity and heat from that right there. In wrestling things happen and it wasn't on purpose, we got through it.
You fought Buff Bagwell on the first sanctioned WCW match on WWE TV - what are your recollections of that match?
It was a real stinker, probably one of my worst matches ever. I always felt that I could work with a broomstick, but it proved that night I didn't. That night Buff wasn't prepared for the WWE. A lot of guys in WCW made a lot of money and got real lazy and Buff was a good guy but he was just one of those guys. I sucked it up and people in the company must have known what I'm capable of as I'm still here!
How were the WCW guys received by the WWE guys?
Myself, I was received pretty good - not necessarily with open arms but they were willing to give me a chance. I didn't want to live off what I'd done in WCW, I wanted to go out there and get respect in the ring. I wanted to prove I wasn't one of those guys who was just there to be there, I was there to make an impact. I wanted want to go down as being the best in the business, I want to be in the Hall of Fame when it's all over. Being the best on the card every night is what keeps me going.
How do you think the whole Invasion programme was handled?
It didn't work out too well - WCW didn't really have the players. There was myself and DDP but we were the only ones who could be players, the rest kind of fell off. It was doomed from the start but it was something of great intrigue.
You wrestled Edge at Wrestlemania X-8, how did your experience of Wrestlemania compare to the big PPVs in WCW?
It was something totally different, it was huge. It's something every wrestler wants to do, be at Wrestlemania, so when I walked out in front of that crowd in Toronto I thought that I'd finally made it.
What was Goldust like as a tag team partner?
He was like the most offbeat partner I ever had, but he was also the best too because we had so much fun. Being with him gave the fans a chance to see a different side of me, a little comic relief. Being with Goldust was one of the highlights of my career in WWE.
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Tuesday night (8/22/06) Joanie Laurer appeared at a benefit to raise money for Habitat for Humanity and also support a new book called "Love Letters to the South" which offers messaged of hope and healing from the most loved celebrities to the victims of Hurricanes Rita and Katrina.
Joanie also recently appeared with Playboy's Hugh Hefner at the Birthday party for Tina Jordon.
For those interested, WWE has finally added Hacksaw Jim Duggan's bio on the Raw superstars page.
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