Monday, February 01, 2010
False Rumor!!
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Steve
Match Number One: Johnny Prime versus Gabriel
Gabriel with an uppercut followed by punches and forearms. Gabriel sends Prime into the turnbuckles and hits a number of shoulders. Prime with a suplex and a fireman’s carry or two into an arm bar. Prime with another fireman’s carry but Gabriel with a leg take down and near fall. Prime with a leg take down and a near fall of his own. Gabriel works on the arm but Prime reverses. Gabriel with a forearm and hammer lock but Prime with an elbow. Gabriel throws Prime out of the ring but Prime pops back in and he throws Gabriel out of the ring. Gabriel misses a clothesline and Prime tries for an arm drag but Gabriel blocks it. Gabriel with a gutwrench suplex and then he stomps on Prime’s chest. Gabriel sends Prime into the turnbuckles a few times and then Prime avoids a third attempt. Prime with punches but Gabriel with a forearm and slam for a near fall. Gabriel with a cravate and Prime punches Gabriel but Gabriel holds on to the cravate. Prime gets out of the hold but Gabriel with a boot and European uppercut. Gabriel tries for a European uppercut but Prime drops down and Gabriel falls over Prime and Prime gets the three count.
Winner: Johnny Prime
After the match, Gabriel attacks Prime and connects with cross faces to Prime. Gabriel with a wheelbarrow suplex. Gabriel wants the mic to address the FCW crowd. He says that is how you finish something and how you end a match. Only the strong survive and only the hero stands tall in the end. Gabriel says that everyone came here to find a hero to escape from their lives. Gabriel says that he will be their voice and their hero.
Alan Wojcik: Let’s take it from the top. Talk about the process you went through during the tryout that got you signed by WWE?
Steve Lewington: It was rough at first. I was pretty nervous because I knew it could’ve been one of my only chances to prove myself to the WWE and I wanted to show them I had the skills to be in the number one company in the world. The staff at WWE had my number because I had worked a few shows for them when they were touring and they called me and said that they were coming in for a Raw event and asked if I’d be interested in working for the night. And the rest is history.
Alan Wojcik: 2006 saw you begin training with the Ohio Valley Wrestling promotion. Who was in charge of the training and what a typical day in OVW was like?
Steve Lewington: Al Snow helped me definitely. I consider him one of the most passionate people for this business. He helped all of us day in and day out no matter what else was going on. We would usually meet around 9:30AM every few days, work out, and train, for about five hours. He’d make sure everyone was at their best and he always took the time out to help anybody.
Alan Wojcik: OVW held a weekly TV taping in addition to shows at Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom. Do you feel that help you in getting ready for WWE TV and how was the Kentucky crowd to work in front of?
Steve Lewington: I had a blast in front of the OVW crowds; I had some of my best matches there. As for if I think it prepared me for WWE, I can say it did. It helped me learn what the fans liked and disliked. It helped me figure out what I can do to showcase my skills to the crowd without them turning away from me and not giving me a chance. The Kentucky crowd was very supportive. They always made me feel right at home.
Alan Wojcik: You had a successful tag team with Chet the Jet called Terminal Velocity (who joined FCW for a brief time.) What was right about that team that OVW kept it together?
Steve Lewington: I never really knew how it stayed intact, but I’m glad it did. We both had great times teaming together and we both learned a few things while teaming. I think it worked so well because we worked well together, we had the same style and we knew how to make the crowd happy whenever we performed.
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