----“Jerry Lawler is a piece of shit and a two face hypocrite. He is a piece of trash – he has desecrated Memphis Wrestling. He is probably the most insecure man I know. Who is going to believe that a man his age can still pull down his strap? Lawler wants everyone to know he is a WWE superstar. He then gets beat by Randy Orton on TV. He is killing Memphis Wrestling. Cory is ignorant to the business. Everybody knows this, but are afraid to say anything. If Jerry Lawler never wrestled again on Memphis TV, he would not be missed.”
----Those were very strong comments from the man known as Spellbinder, Harry Del Rios who was a guest tonight for about a hour and half on internet wrestling radio http://www.wrestlingradionetwork.com/wiw on Wrestling Informer Weekly. Del Rios debuted in the business in 1992 and claims to have been the first ever developmental guy. JJ Dillon got a look at him after he only trained for a little time with Johnny Rod and wanted to use him. He was ask to move from his home in New York City, NY to Memphis to learn the ropes with all the guys that had been in the business forever. He stayed under the developmental program for almost four years getting checks every week from the WWE. He was took off the program and later got another shot when MCW was part of the developmental program in Memphis.
----Spell talked about his time doing the magic gimmick in WWE as Fantasio. He felt he was “too good for his own good” as the gimmick got over with management, but not the boys. He felt that The Undertaker had sabotaged his chances when he had told Vince McMahon that the gimmick was too close to the Undertaker gimmick and they didn’t need it in the WWE. I loved that gimmick and thought it had lots of potential. I was told many times that Spell didn’t make in the WWE, because he just didn’t “get it” as a worker.
----Spell spoke of his friendship with Brian Christopher and he thought they were the best of friends, but that Brian would always treat him like crap behind his back. He told of Brian ribbing Spell to show up at TNA in a Scott Steiner gimmick, but no one but him knowing about it. Jerry & Jeff Jarrett looked at him like he was nuts. That was a sad rib. He also told the story of Johnny Dotson beating up Brian, and him saving Brian. I had been told that Spell/Brian both got beat up by Dotson. He told he was Brian’s best man in his wedding and his parting shots on Brian were, “He has really pissed his career away. No one likes him in the dressing room. No one thinks he is funny.”
----Spell kept saying he was honest and upfront. He did have some interesting comments about some of the local talent as the hosting team pitched him questions from the chat room.
** Pokerface – “He is a goof. He comes out as a jester but does nothing with it. He did the Clown gimmick and looked worse doing that. Not that good of a wrestler.
**Kevin White – “He needs some more mic work. He has the potential to be a top dog. He is an excellent wrestler. Every time he is on verge, they don’t let him get off. If I was Kevin I would go tell them to fuck off.”
**DK is a sweatheart of a guy. As business wise he is an idiot. He books this out of town shows with 40 or 50 people. He has kids that work for him that give DK money to wrestle. A good guy and good talent. I would wrestle him every day of the week and twice on Sunday. Everyone knows he is a homosexual. If you are listening Derrick, I like you even though you are a faggot.”
**Brandon Baxter – “Super nice guy. Great manager. When Power Pro shut down it took everything out of it.”
**”Picture Perfect” – The first time I saw them – they didn’t have size. Their outfits match. They got the IQ of a frog if you put them together. They are plain stupid. I tell them -- it is easy – all you got to do is get squashed. They come from Derrick’s stable. Never say never, but I never see them doing shit. They are just not evolving.”
----Brutally honest from a guy that so many of the boys have told me that they think is a goof. Spell has always had the size and at times been super over, but I never have considered him a good worker. He either just squashed people or just does something really stupid in the middle of a match. And, be honest here – his mic skills have never been good either. My favorite thing he ever done was the magic gimmick.
----I didn’t cover everything here as the guys/gals over at Wrestling Informer Weekly probably want you to take a listen to it when it gets put up. Give them a few days and check the link. Del Rios had many more interesting stories and comments.
