Elix Skipper talks TNA, Chase Stevens' Flop, Death of WCW, WWE Run, & More
    Submitted by Daniel Pena on Sunday, April 30, 2006 at 1:23 PM EST



    Thanks to Grand Slam Metal Man for the following report.

    Show: 3 Count Wrestling courtesy of www.WrestlingEpicenter.com
    Guest: "Prime Time" Elix Skipper
    Date: 4/29/06
    Your Hosts: Brian Luquette, Chris Furguson, & James Walsh

    What time is it? Prime Time, baby!

    Elix Skipper stopped by 3 Count Wrestling recently to sit down with Brian, Chris, and James and discuss highlights from his career including his take on TNA's current status and the future of the quickly rising promotion that has everyone talking.

    Also, don't forget to check out the site on Monday as we will post our wonderful 30+ minute interview with Christy Hemme as she joined the Wrestling Epicenter last week LIVE on "The Blaze" 1260 AM as our special surprise guest.

    All of this plus a Lockdown review and so much more can be heard right now at www.WrestlingEpicenter.com

    "PRIMETIME" ELIX SKIPPER INTERVIEW -
    (Interview conducted by Brian Luquette, Chris Furguson and James Walsh)

    After asking what time it is ("It's Primetime, baby!"), we get into
    the interview.

    Elix is surprised about the success of TNA, going into how the
    naysayers had predicted TNA's death from the get go and they're still
    going.

    The next step for TNA, according to Elix, is to get another hour for iMPACT!

    The conversion goes to Lockdown, where Elix was part of the XSCAPE
    match. They talk the spot with Chase Stevens doing the Shooting Star
    Press off the top of the cage and how no one was there to catch him.
    In the words of Elix "we weren't there for him." Chase was also
    "upset" but not "pissed off" at the people who failed to catch him.

    Elix then goes into the often shown highlight of his "New School"
    hurrancanrana on Chase Stevens from Turning Point 2004, including the
    applause from the boys in the backstage area and the crowd chanting
    "Best Move Ever!" Elix adds that the replay buyrates were almost
    equal to the PPV itself because people were talking about that move!

    The interview delves into Elix's career, including his love of
    wrestling as a kid, taking the martial arts, his joining the WCW Power
    Plant, teaming up with Lance Storm and Team Canada, his reaction to
    "Major Gunns" Tylene Buck's new career in adult films and learning how
    to slow down from Jim Duggan.

    When asked about Steve Austin's quote of "No body made a dollar doing
    backflips," Elix responds with A.J. Styles, someone who became TNA
    champion. He also says that if "all you do is an armbar for 20
    minutes, you're gonna lose me."

    Elix feels that Rey Mysterio deserves to be the Smackdown Champion,
    because he can do it all.

    Elix had hoped to see more "Dream matches" when the WWE bought WCW.

    While in the "Heartland Wrestling Association," Elix was doing drills
    with Kid Romeo when Romeo accidently tore Elix's knee. After it
    happened, oddly enough, the WWE had planned on bringing him to TV. He
    was back in the ring in a month, but the WWE didn't want to take a
    chance on him and let him go.

    After Heartland Wrestling Association, Elix toured Japan. There was a
    culture shock for him, as the Japanese fans analyze the matches rather
    than act rowdy and throw stuff. Elix loved the cuisine in Japan,
    unlike Bret Hart and would love to go back just to eat the food.

    Elix goes into his former teammates Christopher Daniels and
    Low-Ki/Senshi and their match at Lockdown.

    Elix puts over Vince Russo as someone who built his confidence in WCW,
    as Elix was intimidated by some of the wrestlers he was put with at
    the time.

    About "Diamonds in the Rough," Elix says that "it's just more work."
    He also feels that the group needs to be put in better angles so the
    fans can get behind them.

    About the BaseBrawl match, Elix was not surprised at the media
    attention. "Has much as people love wrestling, the bottom line is the
    more people we can get to watch it, the more money everybody make and
    I'm all about making money!" He also puts over Dale Torborg, a
    trainer at the WCW Power Plant.

    We will see Elix at TNA's "Sacrifice."

    "Anything can happen" with Elix's future in TNA.

    No one was talking about the rebirth of ECW in the TNA locker room,
    according to Elix. There's also a camaraderie in the backstage area
    of the wrestlers trying to top each other.

    Tracy Brooks said "All the cancer is gone from the TNA Locker Room."
    Elix agrees with it, as everyone there now is working for the company.

    The "Play of the Day/Overdrive" finisher is a martial arts move
    designed to break the opponent's neck or arm. Elix is flattered when
    other people use the move. When Elix became "Primetime," he changed
    the name to "Play of the Day" to reflect the football aspect.

    Elix plugs his website, http://www.primetimeelixskipper.com , and
    gives a plug for 3 Count Wrestling!

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