No Punches Pulled with Quiet Storm

[Robert Lotti]

Welcome to another edition of the No Punches Pulled interview series. This month, it's former NYWC heavyweight champion Quiet Storm.

RL: Were you a wrestling fan growing up?
QS: Yes it was all I thought about since I was 8 years old.

RL: When did you decide you were going to be a pro wrestler?
QS: The first time I saw a wrestling program. It was WWF Superstars Of Wrestling. As soon as the show started, I said I want to do this for the rest of my life.

RL: What were your initial impressions of Mikey Whipwreck?
QS: I thought he was the smartest wrestler in the world. I still do!

RL: How hard was the training?
QS: At first it was very hard and very hard to pick up.

RL: How long did you train before your first match?
QS: 7 months

RL: What are your memories of Hardcore Wrestling Alliance?
QS: A great place to train and do show. Met a lot of great friends because of that place.

RL: What were your initial impresssions of Paul Lauria?
QS: He was shorter than me. (joke) He was cool.

RL: What are your memories of Red/SAT?
QS: I have so many. If I could list them all, I would have a text book.

RL: What are your memories of Chirs Devine?
QS: Very hard working and very funny. Wish he was still around.

RL: What are your memories of Wayne?
QS: He's a very cool guy all the time. He was one of the first guys Mikey taught. We always had great training.

RL: What are your memories of Joey Braggiol?
QS: A great hard working big man.

RL: What are your memories of Tara Charisma?
QS: She was a very nice girl but I don't know where she is now?

RL: How did you end up working for Jac Sabboth's Impact Championship Wrestling?
QS: Me & the guys went to his old store in Queens and showed him a tape.

RL: What are your memories of Frank Goodman?
QS: He was always very funny but he helped me out a lot when I first started.

RL: What are your memories of Brian XL?
QS: At one point I thought he was one of the toughest guys on the indies. He picked up everything quick.

RL: What are your memories of Abunai?
QS: Cool but strange mask.

RL: What are your memories of your 4 way match with Abunai, Lo Rida, & Ghost Shadow to crown the 1st ever ICW Super J title?
QS: Well that was a long time ago but I think we did some great things.

RL: What are your memories of Combat Zone Wrestling?
QS: I loved it there every time I went. It was my first big indie and I was 17 at the time.

RL: What were your initial impressions of John Zandig?
QS: He was the best I owe a lot to him.

RL: What are your memories of matches with Nick Berk?
QS: I loved those matches! Berk always landed on his head.

RL: What are your memories of Ruckus?
QS: Great high flyer and great matches he & I had back in the day.

RL: Why did you stop working for CZW?
QS: I had a lot of other bookings coming and as a wrestler starting out you want to work everywhere.

RL: What are your memories of IWA Puerto Rico?
QS: So many to list but very happy to have worked there.

RL: What were your impressions of Victor Quinoness(RIP)?
QS: Did not get to know him a lot but I thought he was cool.

RL: What were your initial impressions of Taka Michinoku and his dojo in Puerto Rico?
QS: Awesome! It was first time working Japanese wrestlers. Taka gave me a great chance.

To Be Continued

[thebullfather]

should ask him about being locked in a locker at Psycho Circus #1 the original and best!

[Robert Lotti]

Part 2

RL: What are your memories of you & Devine against Jay & Mark Briscoe in TNA?
QS: It was cool but the dark match we had was better.

RL: What are your memories of ECWA?
QS: It was great working for such a historic promotion. Jim Kettner runs his product very good. I learned a lot in the time I was there.

RL: What are your memories of Dernaged?
QS: I remember Joel Maximo training him when he first started out. I also remember him trying to copy a lot of Red's stuff.

RL: What are your memories of winning the USA Pro Wrestling gauntlet title?
QS: Well I think you're the only who remembers that but at the time it was great to win a title at the Elk's Lodge. I do remember working at least 3 guys that night.

RL: What are your memories of working for K-1 dojo?
QS: A dream come true. My dream as a pro wrestler was alaways to go to Japan. Taka gave me that chance. At first, it was very hard to adjust. I was only 19 at the time so it was my first ime gone from home so long. I worked very hard. What started as a 3 month booking ended being somewhere I still work to this day.

RL: Who came up with Summer Santa?
QS: The Great Sasuke

RL: What are your memories of Ring Of Honor?
QS: I remember working some crazy scramble matches. The crowd was always up! It is a great concept with great wrestlers and very good booking.

RL: What are your thoughts on Rob Feinstein, Doug Gentry(RIP), & Gabe Sapolsky?
QS: God bless Doug he was one of the most giving peerson I ever met. He was so smart when it came to wrestling. He was the one that said I should try to go to Taka's dojo in Puerto Rico so I will always be grateful to him. Gabe was always hard working. He always put his heart and soul in his booking. He loves wrestling and that's all you can ask. Rob was always hard working but had always fun with his work. He helped me, Red, & SAT when we were starting out with booklings and a lot of road advice.

RL: What are your memories of The Hit Squad?
QS: Very hard hitting. I remember having a good match with them in ROH and cutting a great promo on them.

RL: What are your memories of Chirstian York & Joey Matthews?
QS: Very solid team. Always had great ideas and great minds for tag team wrestling.

RL: What are your memories of Natural Born Sinners(Boogalou & Homicide)?
QS: A great mix of everything. They worked very well together.

RL: What are your memories of Jersey All Pro Wrestling?
QS: Very good independent comapny that started small and got big. I always loved working for them.

RL: What are your memories of Teddy Hart?
QS: Very athletic. Great look to him. Had a lot of great ideas when I worked him.

To Be Continued

[Robert Lotti]

The Conclusion

RL: What are your memories of your matches with Damien Dragon?
QS: A lot of arm drags! {joke} But I thought we had some very good matches back in the day.

RL: What are your memories of Grim Reefer?
QS: So much fun to work with. There was never an off night working with him.

RL: What are your memories of matches with Mike Mondo?
QS: They were good but I think if we had them now, they would be much better.

RL: What are your memories of Ken Scampi?
QS: I remember beating the shit out of him in training and him coming back every time so credit to him.

RL: What are your memoreis of Dan Barry?
QS: Dan was cool. He had a very good shooting star press.

RL: What are your memories of teaming with Josh Daniels?
QS: I think we had a good team. Every time we teamed, you could always be sure there would be 100 chops in the matches.

RL: Who came up with the name Silent But Violent?
QS: I think it was Mikey.

RL: What are your memories of facing Ultimo Dragon & Red at Patchogue-Medford HS?
QS: It was awesome to have worked Ultimo. I had always looked up to him and working him was very special. A year later he booked me for his produced show in Japan as I represented K-1 dojo. So it worked out good for me.

RL: What are your memories of Billy & Danny Angus?
QS: Good guys.

RL: What are your memories of Javi-Air?
QS: Very talented but I think I only worked him once or twice.

RL: What are your memories of Brian Myers & Brett Matthews?
QS: Great guys. Had a great love for this sport. That's why they're where they are now.

RL: What are your memories of wrestling Jerry Lynn?
QS: Jerry is all around good. I worked him twice in NYWC and each time it was over 20 minutes. It was a great time for me. You have to be in great shape to work 20 minutes and Jerry is always in top shape.

RL: What are your memories of wrestling Josh Daniels in Monticello?
QS: A chop fest! Josh is a very great wrestler. I think we told a great story that night. I had a great time.

RL: What are your memories of the 5 way match with Benny Martinez, Grim Reefer, Dan Barry, & Javi-Air at Psycho Circus 2007?
QS: 5 way matches are hard to pull off but I think we did a good job.

RL: What are your memories of Maverick?
QS: Well I do remember going to a 15 minute draw but it didn't feel like 15 minutes. I would like another shot.

RL: What are your memories of matches with Bruno Marciano?
QS: We had a great match a few years back that ended in a double tap out. It was great.

RL: What are your memories of wrestling Oscar at St. John's Orthodox Church in Blue Point?
QS: Well I do remember going into it with not very high hopes but leaving very happy about what we did.

RL: What are your memories of winning and losing the NYWC heavyweight title?
QS: Shock. I always wanted to win a heavyweight title. It was great to have shocked Deer Park that night. As far as losing it goes, I lost it to Plazma(Trent Baretta). I remember the Deer Park Community Center going nuts. So that's the most important thing to give it all your.

RL: What are your memories of your match with Mikey Whipreck in early 2008?
QS: It was my first and only match against him. I think we told a good story but I still would like another shot.

RL: What are your memories of wrestling Eddie Guapo at Psycho Circus 2008?
QS: Guapo is good. Very underrated. That night was fun for me.

RL: What are your memories of winning the UWA middleweight title.
QS: When I first got into wrestling, one of my goals was to hold a title in Japan. The night was very special to me. It took 6 years for me to win a singles title. I won a hardcore tag team title a few months prior. To win a title that has 30+ years of history is awesome. I remember the Japanese fans pulling for me every time I defended it. So that meant a lot.

RL: How did it feel to defend that title in NYWC?
QS: Very special. I think it was the first time someone brought it to the USA.

RL: What are your memories of matches with Papadon?
QS: Fun. I hope to have more with him in the future.

RL: Word Association. Low-Ki
QS: Wrestler

RL: Xavier
QS: Muscle

RL: Mikey Whipwreck
QS: Best

RL: Curse
QS: Good boss

RL: Crusher Doogan
QS: Funny

RL: Matt Striker
QS: Rap

RL: Rob Eckos
QS: Jacket

RL: Steve Corino
QS: Ribera

RL: Taka Michinoku
QS: Friend

RL: Dick Togo
QS: Friend

RL: Terry Boy
QS: Skill

RL: Justin Credible
QS: ?

RL: King Mega
QS: Good

RL: Prince Nana
QS: Heel

RL: Crazy Ivan
QS: Russian leg sweep

RL: VPW
QS: Donnie Bon Jovi

RL: What do you think of people who fake post on message boards?
QS: Don't care.

RL: What are your thoughts of the NYWC message board?
QS: Never read it but if it helps NYWC, it's cool with me.

RL: Do you think New York wil get another independent?
QS: I hope so.

RL: Where do you see NYWC in 5 years?
QS: I see nothing but good things for them.

RL: Where do you see yourself in 10 years?
QS: In wrestling you always know how to walk in but you never know how you will walk out. So I just hope to be wrestling somewhere.

RL: Do you still watch wrestling today?
QS: Yes of course.

RL: Is there anything you would like to say to the fans?
QS: Continue to support the greatest sport in the workd pro wrestling. Thanks for all the good and bad times. Never give up.

RL: Thank you for your time.