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What is Paul London up to?
He's in the middle of a storyline with Paul Walter Hauser in MLW. I also know he and his brother have created a comic book based on the story of London landing in another dimension.
How did all the same fans have the same tickets back in the day at WWE and ECW shows?
In the case of the ECW Arena, they sold quarterly packages called "Club ECW" that guaranteed your specific seat for four shows in a row. That started in 1995 and ran through the end of the promotion. Madison Square Garden had subscriptions for the same seats for decades until discontinuing it in 2008. I am assuming you meant these venues as you didn't specifiy in your question, although I am sure lots of venues in the territory age had similar services as well.
Have you ever seen a fan hit the ring and attempt to attack a wrestler?
Obviously, countless moments have aired on TV. As far as being at shows live when it happened, I was there when the fan jumped Seth Rollins in Brooklyn on Raw as Rollins was returning to the back. I've seen lots of fans try to get into it with The Dudley Boyz in ECW and it never ended well for the fans. I can remember an independent show in Woodbury, NJ where Jerry Lawler was insulting the crowd and knocked a woman in the crowd, leaving to her boyfriend hitting the ring to confront Lawler, only to be dragged from the ring by security. There were times in ROH where a fan got handsy and ended up either KO'd by a wrestler on the floor or grabbed and taken down by a referee. I remember Paul Turner once taking a fan down against his will and holding him for security. I've never seen an instance where the fan got the better of the wrestler and hopefully, we never do. As I've written before, I worry someone working in the business is going to get killed because of security lapses while they are on the road. I hope that never happens, however. If a fan does something idiotic, they should be arrested and subject to a lifetime trespass ban from that promotion, the same way theme parks permanently ban people who break the rules there.
When you report on criminal cases, how often do you hear from the accused? Are they mad?
Rarely but never on the record. It wouldn't be smart of them to comment publicly on something when they are facing criminal penalties. I have a job to do, so whether they get made or not is immaterial. I have to report news and unfortunately, they are public figures in this realm, so it falls under that spotlight and that reporting is always based on what is in the public record or from speaking to someone in law enforcement who was involved in the arrest in question. I'd much rather be writing about matches in the ring, trust me on that.
Do you think the Ultimate Warrior shoot interview DVD was the biggest interview you ever did?
I don't know. I think some would argue the CM Punk interview I conducted like on pay-per-view for Starrcast would fit that bill. Some might argue it was interviewing HHH. Interviewing Nailz for Highspots.TV is a person favorite. This isn't a question for me. It's whatever people feel it is. Warror was an experience for sure.
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