these wrestlers were ageing, and, with WWE having recently monopolised the industry, there were few other avenues through which to earn money. And thus, the 2000s shoot interview circuit was born.

In a true shoot interview, a wrestler is out of character and literally ... All of the young guys are marks for themselves, 3 hour wrestling shows We couldn t keep it interesting ...

Adnan attended high school with the future Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein before becoming a soccer player and amateur wrestler ... ended up in Verne Gagne's American Wrestling Association, where ...

Nothing off the cuff next to Gordon Solie on Florida Championship Wrestling or next to Bob Caudill at an announcers podium. Oh, how I miss the days of the NWA and the impromptu "shoot" interview.

was this a work, a shoot or a worked shoot? I will elaborate for the uneducated. A work is the standard method in professional wrestling ... as in a shoot interview, where the wrestler interviewed ...

Verne Gagne was on an eight-year run of holding the American Wrestling Association's heavyweight ... Bockwinkel's father, Warren, was a prominent wrestler in St. Louis. Nick was a football player ...