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XTRA Q&A: JERICHO, VADER, BRUISER BRODY AND MORE
by Buck Woodward @ 10:00 AM on 11/20/2009

Which do you feel was the best way that a wrestler debuted? I always think of Chris Jericho's WWE debut. Everyone knew it was him, and when "JERICHO" appeared on the Titantron, he got the pop, even though he was a heel.

Jericho's WWE debut was definitely one of the cooler moments of that decade.  I also think Tazz' WWE debut, coming out at the Royal Rumble in Madison Square Garden to choke out Kurt Angle was very well done. 

What are your thoughts on the Larry Fling Live segments from WWE RAW in 1996?

The whole "Larry Fling Live" bits with Billionaire Ted, The Nacho Man and The Huckster, to me, were an indication that Vince McMahon and the WWF were starting to sweat.  WCW was on the rise, and for the first time since the 80's boom period, Vince and WWF were not standing on top of the North American wrestling mountain alone.  For years, WWF had a policy of not acknowledging other wrestling companies, and now, they were making direct shots at them.

Why did Vader stop wearing his big mask that shot smoke in the air?

According to Vader himself, the reason he ditched the mask was because he wasn't that comfortable walking with it on, and felt it made his movements tentative and timid-looking.  Vader said the first time he came out without it, everyone noticed how much more menacing he was, just from his own movements and mannerisms, so he stopped wearing it. 

I was wondering, was the AWA the only place where Bruiser Brody used the name King Kong Brody? I know he started using the King Kong name in the AWA due to Dick The Bruiser being around the promotion, but wondered if he decided to use it anywhere else.

I believe he may have been billed in Puerto Rico at one point as "King Kong Bruiser Brody", but for the most part he was King Kong in the AWA, and Bruiser everywhere else. 



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