ECW Orientated Interview with Wrestling Legend Lance Storm

Background

Lance Storm is one of the most recognizable stars in Professional Wrestling and over his long illustrious career has accomplished great things. Whether it be working for the big three promotions WWE, WCW and ECW or training the stars of the future at his wrestling training Academy, Canadian Native and Stu Hart trained Lance Storm will be remembered as one of the Canadian Greats.

While working for Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) Lance Storm developed in to the legend we know today but it wasn't all plane sailing. ECW has gone through many things and all though it isn't the promotion we once new, there a re a lot of talking points as a result. This interview is primarily ECW orientated although WWE and WCW are also discussed.

So sit back on a steel chair, drink some beer with The Sandman and read this blood soaked account of ECW from Lance Storm's perspective. And yes there were unpaid checks!

First of all its a pleasure to conduct an interview with such a wrestling legend but we'll cut right to the chase how did you first become involved with ECW, Extreme Championship Wrestling?

I was working in Japan with WAR and was interested in getting some exposure in the US. Chris Jericho had been working with ECW and saying good things about it so I asked him for Paul Heyman's number and I called him.

Did you have any preconceptions of the company and if so how did they change once you got there?

I didn't really have too much of an opinion before I got there. Chris Jericho said he liked it, other than that I hadn't heard much.

Did you originally work full time for ECW or was it between other commitments?

For the first 10 month to a year I worked between Japan dates, but eventually made a deal with Paul Heyman to make ECW my full time gig.

How did everyone treat you when you first arrived, was it a case of find a space and sit down or did they hold more respect for you since you were relatively accomplished in Japan, Smokey Mountain Wrestling and were trained by Stu Hart?