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PWINSIDER Q&A: TRAINING, BOB BACKLUND, VINCE MCMAHON AND MORE

Do you have to be a certain age to be trained in becoming a professional wrestler?

Different schools have different requirements, and obviously in states where there is no regulation for professional wrestling, there can't be any age limits.  However, I think most reputable schools will want you to at least be around 17 or 18 years old before training you. 

What's up with Bob Backlund? He's a former WWWF champ from the 70's, yet he dresses and acts like he's from the 50's (bow tie, naming all the presidents for an autograph, ect) and he mumbles and acts weird? Is that his TV character or is he really that strange?

It's a character.  However, Backlund will portray the character 24/7, even to the point of keeping the gimmick going when in public and when he's only around fellow wrestlers.  Backlund, to his credit, knows that doing so will set him apart from the rest, and he is hopeful for one more big run as an active wrestler before retiring.

Just out of curiosity, how much would Vince McMahon have to pay the wildlife company to get legal use for the WWF name on archive footage? Is there even a price at all? I just find it hard to believe that something cannot be worked out.

I've often wondered myself whether there is a number that Vince McMahon could put on a check to make the Wildlife Fund go away and get the WWF name back.  However, either the Wildlife Fund won't name a price, or Vince McMahon is unwilling to pay it, because otherwise Vince would have taken care of it and wouldn't have to waste time and money editing the old videos. He'd be able to put out releases a lot faster and make more money as a result.

I know this is a dumb question, but I'll ask it for the hell of it. Would a WWE wrestler try to fail a drug test on purpose so he can get out of his contract and go to another company (maybe TNA)?

Well, he would have to fail three times for that to happen, and I would think TNA would be wary of hiring someone who failed three publicly acknowledged drug tests.  If a person wants to be fired, there are quicker ways to get it done, like just no-showing work or insulting Vince McMahon's physique. 

What was Chris Jericho's last match in the original ECW?

Jericho's last match in the original ECW was on August 3, 1996, where 2 Cold Scorpio defeated him with a Shooting Star Press.  The night before, in Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania, Jericho lost to Sabu in what I believe was their only singles meeting ever.

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