today my guest comes from the USA
Please welcome Jeff Daniels
Hello Jeff,thank you for this interview.
Bernd, thank you for having me on. It is a pleasure to do this for you.First let me say that I hope your tour was rewarding and it would be great to some day receive an invitation to it.
Can you please tell the fans who you are?
For those of you who do not know, I am Jeff the Crippler Daniels. I am a 2 time NWA World Champion from the United States, I have been wrestling since 1985.
Jeff ,how do you come to the decision to be a Pro wrestler?
I always wanted to be a wrestler from the time I was 6 or 7 years old. I lived in Houston, Texas and every friday afternoon I would go down to Paul Boesch's office and beg him to help me. After about 2 years of bugging the hell out of him, one day he picked up the phone and called Joe Blanchard in San Antonio, Tx. He sent me to Joe's school where I had the pleasure of having my ass introduced to my face on a daily basis by a man I later grew to love and respect very much. Bruiser Bob Sweetan or some may know him as Mr. Piledriver Bob Sweetan. He trained me and taught me the honor and tradition of the brotherhood and I will always thank him for those lessons.
1992 - 1993 you wrestle for on of my Favorite Wrestling Promotions in the USA the former Smoky Mountain Wrestling. What was your first reminder when you think about this time?
You mentioned SmokyMt. Wrestling. I left USWA for Jerry Jarrett in 1992 and Tracy Smothers and Dutch Mantell got me a shot in SMW, I went in and my first tv drew Kevin Sullivan who was in an angle with Brian Lee The angle was to ban Sullivan and of course Lee didnt want it to happen. to make a long story short, Sullivan busted me hard way with a tv light stand to the back of the head, I recieved 17 staples in my head but the bastard didnt knock me out and I got in his ass in the back about taking liberties. which earned me some respect in the back with the boys so I ended up with a job.
You worked against Kevin Sullivan,The Rock n Roll Express,The Bruise Brothers,Tracey Smothers and many more. Do you still have contact to this guys?
I stay in touch with the boys as much as possible you know sometimes its often and sometimes we just run into each other at shows. Its always good to see everyone. Funny story, Robert Gibson of the r&r exp. still asks every time I see him how my head is, and I always tell him its almost healed Hoot. Met alot of great wrestlers there it was a fun place to work.
When you get inside the Ring what is your Favorite Rule,Heel or Face?And why?
I have worked both as a babyface and a heel, but I absolutely feel my calling is as a heel. I have perfected my Crippler character to the point of even the younger boys around now believe it. which is the ultimate work haha.
Title´s arround your waist you can tell many about that. NWA World Tag Team Champion,NWA TV Champion,USWO TV and Heavyweight Champion and many more. What was the Title you say thats my biggest Championbelt?
Sometimes you wrestle in a Tag team together with Tim Renesto as Disturbing Behaviour.What can you tell me about this time with the Tag Team?
In 1998 I became involved with the NWA. I worked my butt off and Tim Renesto myself and my wife Dominique Farrari as Disturbing Behaviour became the NWA World Tag Team Champions in 2001.it was not long before Tna began and took control of the NWA world titles. They wanted all control so we relinquished the belts to The Heavenly Bodies in 2002. who delivered them to Tna and got exactly what we thought for it. NOTHING.
And when you look at your time in Wrestling what was your personal highlight inside the ring?
I was fortunate that the NWA liked me and my work ethic and became NWA World TV Champion the only world belt Tna didnt control. I held it longer than anyone else in the history of the title breaking Tully Blanchards record. I held it from 3-3-2003 till 1-12 2006 when I retired the title. It is my proudest accomplishment and my favorite title I ever held.
Many Wrestler can told some good Road Trip Storys, can you tell the fans on of yours?
I came in contact with a young man that had as much hunger for the business as I had when I started, his name is Tommy Mercer. I trained him and took my time and passed all the old school secrets and mentality on to him and he has not let me down. I am proud to say you can see him now on TNA as Crimson. He will some day soon main event Wrestlemania. He will be that good.
Where do you wrestle now?
As for me now I am wrestling on the independants and for an upcoming group called SAW Showtime Allstar Wrestling, we are on in the mid south region of the US. Have syndication on the America One network world wide and some syndication in Europe.
And what do the man behind the Wrestler when you not stands in the ring?
I still love the wrestling business and wrestle at least 3 or 4 times a week, I also run my trainig academy "Cripplers School of Hard Knocks" in Nashville Tn.
When a promotions wants to booking you where can they contact you?
as far as booking the Crippler you can reach me at cripplerdaniels@yahoo.com or on facebook @ jeffdaniels . contact me and I will provide telephone info on request.
At the last something to say to your fans ?
I will end this by addressing my fans, love me or hate me when the Crippler is in the house you can garantee 2 things... an ass every 18 inches and ... SOMEBODIES GONNA GET HURT!!! thank you fans for all the support over the years. without you there would be no me.
Thank you being my guest and i hope we see you som
Bernd, my friend, thank you for allowing me this time and best wishes to you, stay in touch.
