No Punches Pulled with Boogalou

[Robert Lotti]

Welcome to another edition of No Punches Pulled. This time it's with former NYWC tag team champion Boogalou.

RL: Were you a wrestling fan growing up?
B: Yes.

RL: When did you decide you were going to be a wrestler?
B: When I lost my wrestling scholarship to West Virgina Tech, I decided to go pro.

RL: What were your initial impressions of Johnny Rodz?
B: I was excited to meet a man whose style I admired growing up.

RL: How hard was the training?
B: Very hard because at the time myself and Damien Dragon were the smallest wrestlers in the school. At the time, Johnny focused on heavyweights more so I had to constantly work harder to stand out.

RL: Is it true you were in the same class with Prince Nana, Damien Dragon, Lo Rida, & Matt Striker?
B: No, Damien & Nana started before me and Striker was in the class with Lo Rida.

RL: How did you & Damien come up with the name Natural Born Killers?
B: We actually didn't, Jac Sabboth did.

RL: What were your inital impressions of Frank Godman?
B: The worst wrestler I ever saw.

RL: What are your memories of matches with Boogie Knights?
B: Always fun, but they were always scared to start.

RL: What are your memories of Big Dick Dudley?
B: Very good guy, easy to wrestle also a pleasure to work with R.I.P.

RL: What are your memories of King Kong Bundy?
B: Him wanting to kick Damien's ass for cursing on the microphone.

RL: What are your memories of Tim Arson?
B: Tim is a real funny guy, but him beating up Camacho in a taxi always stands out.

RL: I wonder who Camacho is. What were your initial impression of LIWF/DPW?
B: Glorified backyarders with very little talent. They were what we didn't want to be at Gleason's.

RL: What were your initial impressions of meeting Homicide?
B: Being told by Goodman that LIWF people were in the building and if we needed to to take them out not knowing we had already spoken.

RL: What are your memories of Laithon?
B: Impressive for his size, moved like a light heavyweight.

RL: What were your initial impression of Jac Sabboth?
B: Good person, bad businessman.

RL: Who came up with the name Psycho Circus(group consisting of Boogalou, Lo Rida, & Little Psycho)?
B: That was Lo Rida.

RL: What are your memories of Danny Demanto?
B: Hitting him with a chair until he cried, slapping him, being resilant enough to make a career for himself. He's come a long way.

RL: He has indeed. What are your memories of Kevin Matthews?
B: His first day of training he dressed like Jeff Hardy and had 8x10s.

RL: What are your memories of SAT/Red?
B: Funny guys. Too abusive to Quiet Storm and not a fan of their choreographed style.

RL: How did you & Homicide come up with the name Natural Born Sinners?
B: He came up with it, I suggested America's Most Wanted.

RL: What are your memories of facing The Hit Squad just days after 9/11?
B: Knocking out Dan Maff.

RL: What are your memories of Divine Storm?
B: Divine sharting on a double stomp. It was a shitty situation.

RL: What are your memories of facing Sandman & Balls Mahoney?
B: We couldn't do anything hardcore because of the commision and Sandman couldn't wrestle out of a paper bag.

RL: What are your memories of wrestling Tom Marquez & Homicide on the same night in ICW?
B: Marquez none, Homicde, our first time working so it was fun and stiff.

RL: What are your memories of teaming with Low-Ki vs. Xaiver & Devine?
B: Clusterfuck. Xavier wanted to dominate and it didn't work out that way.

RL: What are your memories of winning the ICW tag team title?
B: The company closing the next day.

RL: What are your memories of Mike Kruel?
B: No charisma, solid worker.

RL: What are your memories of Devastation Inc in JAPW?
B: I don't know who that was.

RL: What are your memories of Crazy Ivan?
B: Funny guy. Always wanted to do too much.

RL: What are your memories of The Sheik(not the late Ed Farhat)?
B: Who?

RL: What are your memories of matches with Carnage Crew in ROH?
B: Stiff, solid, bloody.

RL: What are your memories of Matches with FBI?
B: Great technical matches. Both excellent workers.

RL: Is it true that ROH stopped booking you because you of XPW?
B: No. I was the scapegoat for other people who wanted to make deals with XPW. People were offered deals with XPW which at the time seemed lucrative. But I was the only one man enough to call Gabe Sapolsky and inform him I was taking the deal. The others said they were coming and in the end backed out.

RL: What were your initial impressions of XPW & Rob Black?
B: XPW was the most money up front. The best production crew and had potential had they walked before they ran. They wanted too much too soon.

RL: Who came up with the name Dead Presidents?
B: XPW officials.

RL: How did you & Lo Rida react when XPW folded?
B: Disappointed. It was a lot of fun.

To Be Continued

[here4now]

ive been a huge lunatics fan for years after seing their feud with AMIL years ago so i cant wait to hear more of this interview. I think Guapo and Boogalou has been one of the most under rated feuds in NYWC history

[Robert Lotti]

The Conclusion
RL: What are your memories of the 4 way hardcore match with Lowlife Louie, Bison Bravado, & New Dynamite Kid?
B: Dynamite wasn't in the match it was Wrecka. I did evrything possible to get Louie over and did my job as he was able to secure a spot for years.

RL: Who came up with Los Lunatics?
B: Lo Rida came up with the name and the gear. It was a chance to team with my brothers so we were able to dominate for a long time in PA.

RL: What are your memories of feuding with Lo Rida in USA Pro?
B: It was a good idea at the time because it showed Ryda's full potential as a worker in USA Pro.

RL: What are your memories of winning WXW's Samoan cup with Homicide?
B: A little known fact about that tournament was that Guapo actually set that up by himself. I was with him as he called teams and set it up from scratch and at the last minute had the entire thing switched which led to fastest tournament finals in history. Looking back you had us, Los Lunatics, All Money Is Legal, SAT, Outcast Killahs, Solution, Island Tribe, Christopher St Connection, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, & a few others which on paper was impressive as hell. Our mother was also sick during the tourny so it was special to dedicate that to her though I wish I would've faced my brothers in the finals because it would've been the ideal situation.

RL: What are your memories of matches with Mana in JRW?
B: Solid matches. Always fun. Mana was a great worker and he's missed.

RL: How did you end up working for NYWC?
B: Mikey contacted me and asked what it would take for me & Ryda to come work. At the time, there was no interest in Guapo.

RL: What are your memories of your match with The Ratpack?
B: Very green at the time but saw potential in 3 of the group.

RL: What are your memories of alligning with Crusher Doogan?
B: All good memories. One of the few managers I enjoyed if not the best.

RL: What are your memories of winning the NYWC tag belts from Myers & Matthews?
B: Great. Always awesome winning the belts with my brother.

RL: What are your memories of Team Tremendous(Ken Scampi & Dan Barry)?
B: I felt our title reign was rushed and at the time they weren't established for that spot.

RL: What are your memories of The Solution?
B: Papadon calling everything while Havoc sat watching. Papadon's potential showed in those matches.

RL: What are your memories of BS Xpress?
B: One of the best tag teams that have ever wrestled in NYWC history.

RL: What are your memories of The Angus Brothers?
B: The worst tag team in NYWC history.

RL: What are your memories of matches with The Outcast Killahs?
B: Oman Tortuga breaking Lo Rida's ribs because he sucked.

RL: What are your memories of matches with Prince Nana & Mega?
B: One of the most underrated tag teams that have stepped foot in NYWC.

RL: What are your memories of your Match with Francis Kipland Stevens?
B: Being interrupted after 3 minutes by Guapo. But enjoyed the time with Kip. He has potential if he stays hungry.

RL: What are your memories of your strap match with Eddie Guapo?
B: Wanting to teach him a lesson. I taught Guapo everything he knows and in the end he will always be my brother. Truth be told, Guapo is one of the most underrated talents in NYWC and I know this because I trained him. I took him from a green piece of shit to make him what he is but facts are facts. I had to man him up. He worried about what wrestlers thought of him, promoters and forgot the hunger that made him who he is. When he was Akbar, I respected him more than him coming out trying to be something he isn't. Eddie Guapo will never relate to fans because he hates fans, and for him being a hypocrite I hate him. The strap match was brutal but the taipei death match will end this. He said this won't end until one of us is dead. So on July 25 I will no longer be my brother's keeper. Instead I will end this.

RL: Has Lo Rida quit the wrestling business? If so why?
B: No he hasn't. He longer lives in New York.

RL: Word Association- Jac Sabboth
B: Good guy

RL: Frank Goodman
B: Jewish

RL: Fat Frank
B: Piece of shit

RL: Rob Feinstein
B: Bootlegger

RL: Afa
B: Pops

RL: Maverick
B: My favorite wrestler.

RL: Plazma
B: Keanu Reeves

RL: Mikey Whipwreck
B: Believed in me.

RL: Curse
B: Poom Pooms

RL: Crusher Doogan
B: Best manager I ever had.

RL: Damien Dragon
B: Superstar

RL: Lo Rida
B: Pound for pound the best wrestler.

RL: Mike Spinelli
B: Missing

RL: Christopher St. Connection
B: Ungrateful pussies who still blog. Still waiting for that comeback.

RL: Eddie Guapo
B: R.I.P. His last match will be July 25

RL: How did you react when Matt Striker lost his teacher's job?
B: Saddened that the school system had been duped.

RL: Did you think Striker would end up in the WWE?
B: Yes

RL: What do you think of people who fake post on message boards?
B: They are called The Christopher St. Connection

RL: What are your thoughts on the NYWC message board?
B: Always good to hear fans opinions without the high school gossip.

RL: Do you think wrestling will have another boom?
B: Maybe. MMA has the advantage right now and guys no longer know how to preserve the business example, the movie The Wrestler with that frozen faces fuck Mickey Rourke. It's hands down the best movie the Lunatics ever turned down.

RL: Where do you see your career in 5 years?
B: Still going.

RL: Do you think NYWC will run more show in the future?
B: My bank account hopes so.

RL: Do you still watch wrestling today?
B: No

RL: I don't blame you. Is there anything you would like to say to the fans?
B: Keep supporting NYWC as they are the only fed left that gets it. Come out July 25 to see the most violent match in NYWC history guaranteed.

RL: I'll be there. Thank you for this interview Boogalou.