JIM MOLINEAUX MONDAY NIGHT MAYHEM INTERVIEW RECAP
- 07/08/2006 (4:37:45 pm)
- Georgiann Makropoulos
Shoots on the new ECW ….
"Extreme" Official, Jim Molineaux, was one of the special guests on thispast week's live edition (7/3/06) of Monday Night Mayhem, which can be heard
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Here are some of the highlights from the interview provided by the show's senior correspondent, "Mr. DFL."
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Jim Molineaux joined The Big Mosh & The Mayhem's senior show correspondent,
Ho-Ju, this past Monday night for an inside look at "Extreme Championship
Wrestling" -- or what is being called that. Jim was welcomed to the show,
and Mosh got right down to business by asking him what his status is with
ECWWE? Jim cut Mosh off by, saying he lives ten minutes over the bridge in
New Jersey (from The Wachovia Center in Philadelphia, PA) -- and that John
Cena is not there. Go figure! Jim said he was contacted for the One Night
Stand Pay-Per-View, and then it was "an open door policy" for them to come
back if they wished. The WWE said they would "get back to him" & several
others. Jim mentions that "he feels sorry for some of the guys who just
signed brand-new WWECW contracts, because they are making great money for
sitting around and doing nothing."
Jim believes that one of the most under-rated & best wrestlers over the past
few years has been CW Anderson, "who is another talent that the WWE is doing
nothing with because the Creative Team cant figure out a story line for
him." He, along with others that on the current roster that he still keeps
in contact with, know that more of the current roster should have been
exposed to the masses already (one month in), and that unless creative
changes its ways, "the new ECW" can become the "former ECW" really quickly.
Jim also wanted to point out that every week on Sci-Fi, since the Sci-Fi
Network debut, has been an "ECW Rules Match." For those who soon forget,
"there were no rules in the old ECW." Instead of referring to it by its
proper name ("ECW On Sci-Fi"), he prefers now to call it by "what it really
is" ("Tuesday Night RAW"). Mosh & Ho-Ju also brought up the fact of all the
old ECW guys now becoming "enhancement talents," doing jobs for all the new
guys that they are being brought in (Mike Knox & Test). Jim agrees with that
estimation (that ECW does need new talent), but "this is a clear example
that it's not the same as it once was."
Molineaux then gave an example of what really happens in the WWE: the taped
segment with the ECW "extremists" & John Cena from several weeks back was
taped two different ways, but the one national seen on national television
was the one "Mr. McMahon" envisioned. The shocker of the century, huh?
Jim said that "the WWE is stupid, because Philadelphia is the birth place of
America, and for one week straight there were events taking place there --
which took some of the luster away from ECW's triumphant television return
to its own roots." Jim thinks that if the company does not realize, that
then he will keep his mouth shut.
Extreme Championship Wrestling's return to The ECW Arena had more downs,
than ups, as has been reported. From The Big Show's "don't come back" & Paul
Heyman's "sellout" chants by the extreme faithful, to Justin Roberts ring
announcing, & the WWE's "rules and regulations" to the fans over the
loudspeakers that night, we could have very well have seen one of a "one
night stand" there than in New York City. Jim walked Mosh, Ho-Ju, & The
Mayhem audience through the night: "the wrestlers got paid before the show
started at 7:30PM ET, the event was over by 10PM ET, & the boys that live
nearby were home by 10:30 or 11PM ET." This is compared to the old ECW
shows, where the boys would "roll in around 1 or 2AM instead."
Jim explained that the Sci-Fi Network debut was different & weird, because
it was taped along with Friday Night SmackDown -- and he honestly did not
feel like himself (and others) were welcomed. But hey, at least we got to
see the death of something already dead (The Zombie) instead of an alien,
right?
This is just the tip of the iceberg, as we at The Mayhem like to say! For
Molineaux's takes on Rob Van Dam getting suspended by the WWE, where he sees
Sabu headed (and if he thinks "the homicidal, suicidal, genocidal,
death-defying maniac" will stick around with the "E" for much longer), Tommy
Dreamer & Paul Heyman losing creative control in ECW, & what it's like to
"take money from Vince McMahon's pocket," then listen to this entire
interview. Jim speaks the truth, even if that hurts some people.
While you are at it, make sure you catch The Mayhem's exclusive interview
with former "Saved By The Bell" cast member & uber-wrestling fan, Dustin
Diamond. "Your Home Of Wrestling Radio" is proud to be part of the "Save
Screech's House" campaign! Dustin gave his uncensored thoughts in this
intriguing & very interesting 35+ minute interview, which included: an
update on how close he actually is to saving his house, whether or not Mark
Paul Gosselar (Zack Morris) has contributed to the campaign, who Dustin
thinks would win in a real life fight between Mario "Slater" Lopez and New
Jack, what he would do differently if he was a part of the WWE Creative
Team, & his takes on the 2006 WWE Diva Search and Jonny Fairplay. For more
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$15 for an exclusive D-Shirt of Dustin, and only $20 to have it personally
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-- as World Wrestling Insanity's very own James Guttman will join the
program (his book, of the very same name, is now available at www.Amazon.com
& all major bookstores nationwide) to break down one of the most
controversial & shocking weeks of the year (Rob Van Dam losing both
championship belts, Edge capturing the WWE Title & The Big Show winning the
ECW Championship, & the resulting 30-day suspension of himself from World
Wrestling Entertainment & Sabu's $1,000 fine, in addition to CM Punk's
highly-anticipated WWE television debut & Batista's television return back
to the squared circle). MNM's very own TNA National PPV Correspondent &
former NWA World Heavyweight Champion, Dory Funk, Jr., will be board to
preview next Sunday night's TNA Victory Road PPV. And former WCW United
States Champion, former two-time WCW World Tag Team Champion, & the leader
of TNA's LAX, Konnan, will make his return to The Mayhem! It's been a few
weeks shy of one year since Konnan was on our airwaves -- and a lot has
transpired: Eddie Guerrero's untimely passing, Rey Mysterio capturing the
World Heavyweight Championship, the break-up of The Mexicools, the re-birth
of Extreme Championship Wrestling under the WWE umbrella, and of course, TNA
Impact on Spike TV & Jim Cornette as the new face of TNA management. All
these subjects will be discussed in great detail, as "The K-Dawg" has never
been one to shy away from controversy throughout his legendary career. He's
not going to start dodging questions fans!
*We encourage all new & old listeners The Mayhem to check out some of the
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www.AudioWrestling.com -- including: Y2J himself...Chris Jericho, Tyson
Tomko (in his first interview since leaving the World Wrestling
Entertainment), Charlie Haas, WWE Hall Of Famers Bobby "The Brain" Heenan &
"Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff, Christy Hemme, Lance Storm, The Fabulous
Rougeau Brothers (Jacques "The Mountie" Rougeau & Raymond Rougeau), former
NWA World Tag Team Champions America's Most Wanted, "The Fallen Angel"
Christopher Daniels, Tito Santana, Jeff Jarrett, Paul Roma, & many more.
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