WORLD-1 On 1 w/RUTHLESS RYAN SAWYER
Posted by Curt Lemon on October 29th, 2009 | Comments Off
WORLD-1
ON 1 w/Curt Lemon &
RUTHLESS RYAN SAWYER
Welcome to the first edition of Pro-Wrestling WORLD-1’s:
WORLD-1 On 1.
WORLD1Online.com’s Curt Lemon will interview a different
W-1 fighter every week. This week we interview the 2009 Shinya
Hashimoto Memorial Tournament winner Ruthless Ryan Sawyer.
This is a very interesting and revealing look into this
young 18 year old prodigy.
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W-1 On 1: We want to get right into the interview with asking you how
it felt to win the second annual Shinya Hashimoto Memorial Tournament
on August 28th in Morganville, NJ? You had to go through Australia’s
Craven, current WORLD-1 heavyweight champion Steve Corino, and North
American champion Alex Anthony to win the tournament.
RRS: It felt Great to win the Hashimoto Tournament, but I’m not
surprised. Craven, Corino And Anthony are all great fighters, and have
done many great things in their careers, but when it comes down to it,
it just shows that they couldn’t survive with the “Ruthless One”.
W-1 On 1: You defeated one of your original trainers, Steve Corino, by
disqualification to advance to the finals and your other original
trainer Ricky Reyes was the first winner of the Hashimoto Tournament.
Since you hold a victory over Corino do you now plan on challenging
Reyes to a one on one match?
RRS: To be honest I haven’t given it much thought. I have been
thinking day and night about one person and one person only. Kevin
Kannon. I think it would be a great honor to fight Ricky. After all he
helped train me and I think we would have a great fight.
W-1 On 1: Most fans reading on WORLD1Online.com and various website
don’t realize that you are just 18 years old and have already been
wrestling professionally for 18 months. Looking back on pro-wrestling
history one could compare you to the late Terry Bamm Bamm Gordy of The
Freebirds. Gordy started at a very young age, but by the time he was
20 he had many championships under his belt. In a year and a half you
have won the 3KWrestling Premier tag team titles, B4W tag team titles
(now WORLD-1 tag team titles), and the UWC tag team titles. Are you
looking to win your first singles title?
RRS: Oh absolutely. Since day one I always wanted to win a singles
title. I’m proud of all that I have done so far, and am very honored to
be compared to Terry Gordy. He is one of my idols and I aspire to be
like him.
W-1 On 1: Now on to a sensitive subject. You trained in the WORLD-1
Revolution Dojo under Corino and Reyes and although nine original
members signed up, only you and Kevin Kannon (Kevin Payne) graduated.
And from there you and Kannon, although total opposites, became not
only a tag team, but a very successful tag team but it all came to an
end on May 31 when your team lost the W-1 tag team titles to Tommy
Thunda and Chris Rockwell. Why did you turn on Kannon? Was this
something you planned or did you just snapped?
RRS: The saying goes that opposites attract. I assume that was the
case here. Me and Kevin both had very strong dreams of becoming
wrestlers at the beginning of our training and quickly became friends.
He and I worked the hardest together, and found we could work together
as a good team, hence “RuthlessPayne” was born. The thing that made us
successful was that we used each other to get to the top, but Kevin used
me to stay at the top. Every match after winning all those titles was
me doing the grunt work and Kevin taking the credit. He saw me as the
background brute that would destroy the competition, and then he would
come in and get the pin and the glory. A guy can only take so much of
not getting the respect and acknowledgement that he deserves.
W-1 On 1: We understand your frustration but what about the fans? You
were loved by the W-1 followers and now you are right up there with
Dark Horse Greg Spitz as the most hated wrestler by the fans and other
wrestlers. Why should the fans be punished because you are upset with
Kevin Kannon?
RRS: Because they didn’t give me the glory I deserved either! Did
you ever hear a “Lets go Ruthless” chant or a “Ruthless Ryan” chant when
RuthlessPayne was in the ring… let me answer for you, no you didn’t! it
was always “Bring the Pain” or “lets go Kevin”. They saw him as a great
wrestler and I was his bodyguard. They put him on the top of the
wrestling ladder and now I’m going to knock him down and they are going
with him.
W-1 On 1: On November 22 at WORLD-1 event ZERO1USA: Vast Energy Vol.1
in Neptune, NJ you will finally clash with Kevin Kannon in your first
one-on-one contest. What can the fans expect to see out of this Grudge
Fight? If Kannon defeats you will you try and work on your friendship
with him? Or will you continue your reign of terror on W-1 fan
favorites?
RRS: The way I see it there are two outcomes to this fight. One is
that I get my vengeance and me and Kevin can go our separate ways. And
two is that I lose because I get carried away and get disqualified for
what I put Kevin through. that’s all I have to say about this subject.
W-1 On 1: One of the major motivation factors of the fighters at the
November 22 event will be that they will all be fighting for a chance
to travel to Japan to wrestle for Pro-Wrestling ZERO1. W-1 champion
Steve Corino has done 72 tours, Ricky Reyes 5 (2 with ZERO1, 3 with
New Japan Pro-Wrestling), and Alex Anthony toured last October. In
fact the first WORLD-1 champion was Masato Tanaka. Are you going to be
more focused on trying to impress the Japanese or will it be 100%
Kevin Kannon in your sights?
RRS: I would like to say that I would be trying to impress them, but
I have been dreaming of this fight with Kevin for many months. I
haven’t slept for a couple of nights because I have been waking up in
cold sweats having nightmares of the horrors that Kevin could possibly
go through. That night will be a night to remember.
W-1 On 1: Speaking about Pro-Wrestling ZERO1 in Japan, Toshiaki Kawada
recently defeated Masato Tanaka for the ZERO1 Heavyweight
championship. Do you think that you are ready to make a challenge for
Kawada or would you like to focus on the North American and/or WORLD-1
title first?
RRS: I personally don’t think that I am ready mentally of physically
to fight Kawada. I think he is a great fighter and would like to
prepare myself before even thinking about it.
W-1 On 1: We here at WORLD-1 On 1 would like to thank this young
budding superstar for his time. Mr. Sawyer do you have any parting
words for the W-1 fans and Kevin Kannon?
RRS: as to the fans I want them to know that I don’t blame them.
They were brain washed by the cynical, filthy, back stabbing dog known
as Kevin Kannon. As for Kevin…. I hope you have prepared yourself for
the 22nd. I want you at your best, I want you at 100% so that there is
no dispute of who the better man is. Thank you for allowing me to
explain myself.
W-1 On 1: Pro-Wrestling WORLD-1 returns to Neptune, NJ with a double
header on November 22 starting at 2pm. Tickets are only $5 per
show!!! Come out and enjoy a great day of pro-wrestling!
