Jimmy Snuka Discusses Undertaker Using "The Phenom" Monicker, Being A Heel In ECW, More
Posted by Admin Admin on Sunday, January 27, 2013
Under: ECW Originals
Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka joined ClubWWI.com for a
34 minute uncut interview with James Guttman. Jimmy and James discuss
his new book "Superfly: The Jimmy Snuka
Story", whether he approached to join the New World Order, why he didn't
turn heel and wrestle Hulk Hogan, seeing both his children in WWE, and
much more.
If he realized that he was influencing an entire generation: "You know, brother, not really. It's just like when I'd travel somewhere and meet all these great guys who are coming up and getting into the wrestling business, I have a chance to sit down with them and talk to them. They pick my brain about the wrestling business. (They ask), "Why did you want to become a wrestler?" I tell them, "Brother, you got to love it. You've got to enjoy it. You've got to work at it. You've go to train you've got to take care of number one. You've got to be healthy and you've got to be strong about what you're doing. Don't be negative about nothing. Just go out there and have fun with the fans, bro."
Being a character in the 1980's WWF Rock-n- Wrestling cartoon: "I thought back to being a little kid again, enjoying myself. When I saw myself in the cartoon, I just went coocoo, man. I loved it. It was a beautiful blessing for me."
The Undertaker being called "The Phenom", which used to be his nickname: "I loved it. Because I'm like there like a teacher for these kids. The Undertake? I looked forward to that, brother, when Vince McMahon Jr. told me to wrestle The Undertaker at WrestleMania. Brother, I loved it. I said "Why not?" Here's a kid that's blowing up. He looks the part. He looked good. It was a pleasure for me to go in there and work with him. Look at him today. He hasn't lost yet. But someday- I hope someday that I can come back and beat him for the record you know? (laughs) So I gotta say I'm the real phenom! But he can carry it. That's alright with me. As long as they know I'm the real phenom."
Being a heel in the early days of ECW: "A lot ot (fans bring it up to him). I love it, brother. That's why I enjoy doing thing that I do. Being places and wrestling different guys. It's a beautiful trademark for me. I'm sure it is for them... Being a bad guy, brother. It's totally different than being a good guy, a babyface, against a heel. Brother, if I'm going to be a heel, I'm going to turn who I am, what I ak, and what I'm gonna do. I love it. I love both sides of the fence. When I became a babyface again, I just had to turn the light on, brother."
You can purchase Snuka's new book "Superfly" The Jimmy Snuka Story on Amazon.com You can check out more from the interview at ClubWWI.com
If he realized that he was influencing an entire generation: "You know, brother, not really. It's just like when I'd travel somewhere and meet all these great guys who are coming up and getting into the wrestling business, I have a chance to sit down with them and talk to them. They pick my brain about the wrestling business. (They ask), "Why did you want to become a wrestler?" I tell them, "Brother, you got to love it. You've got to enjoy it. You've got to work at it. You've go to train you've got to take care of number one. You've got to be healthy and you've got to be strong about what you're doing. Don't be negative about nothing. Just go out there and have fun with the fans, bro."
Being a character in the 1980's WWF Rock-n- Wrestling cartoon: "I thought back to being a little kid again, enjoying myself. When I saw myself in the cartoon, I just went coocoo, man. I loved it. It was a beautiful blessing for me."
The Undertaker being called "The Phenom", which used to be his nickname: "I loved it. Because I'm like there like a teacher for these kids. The Undertake? I looked forward to that, brother, when Vince McMahon Jr. told me to wrestle The Undertaker at WrestleMania. Brother, I loved it. I said "Why not?" Here's a kid that's blowing up. He looks the part. He looked good. It was a pleasure for me to go in there and work with him. Look at him today. He hasn't lost yet. But someday- I hope someday that I can come back and beat him for the record you know? (laughs) So I gotta say I'm the real phenom! But he can carry it. That's alright with me. As long as they know I'm the real phenom."
Being a heel in the early days of ECW: "A lot ot (fans bring it up to him). I love it, brother. That's why I enjoy doing thing that I do. Being places and wrestling different guys. It's a beautiful trademark for me. I'm sure it is for them... Being a bad guy, brother. It's totally different than being a good guy, a babyface, against a heel. Brother, if I'm going to be a heel, I'm going to turn who I am, what I ak, and what I'm gonna do. I love it. I love both sides of the fence. When I became a babyface again, I just had to turn the light on, brother."
You can purchase Snuka's new book "Superfly" The Jimmy Snuka Story on Amazon.com You can check out more from the interview at ClubWWI.com
In : ECW Originals