Hi Folks! This is Jay Phillips! Welcome to the J-Transfer! This is my little segment where I show highlights from interviews I've conducted throughout the week in rapid secession! I guess I didn't warrant getting my own section of the website, so I'm stuck under the "Action!" page. Oh well, someday...
With the NRWL Champion tournament brackets now established, I caught up with some of the participants and asked them to weigh in on their matches and opponents.
I found Mark Blood training for his match against Slam Jackson. He had some words for his opponent.
“Slam Jackson? Yeah, I’m looking forward to this match. We’re first on the card and I can tell you that between the two of us, we are guaranteed to start this thing off right. Slam, you seem like a worthy opponent but I have no intention of doing anything less than winning the NRWL Championship. Failure is not an option. I’ll see you Friday.”
Ash had this to say about his match...
"It doesn't really matter who I'm up against in this tournament. I'm gonna give it my all, and see it through to the end. Marty Anderson, watch out! Here I come!"
I spoke with Marty Anderson as well.
“I don’t know who Ash is. I’ve never met the man. What I can offer to him is some advice. Ash, bring your very best because you will need it. I’ll show no mercy. Whether you love me, or you hate me, I’ll make sure you respect me!”
I caught up with Pedro Muchacho at the casino. I had to swim through the entourage of ladies surrounding him, and I never saw anyone play craps in a suit and mask before...
"Que'-zar? Ha ha ha! He ees joke, hombre! He may have takeen heez name from a grande Roman eem-porr-rrar, but he ees no cham-pee-yon! *throws dice* Tell mee theees, seen-yor - what kind ov a man wrey-sools een a reedeeculous mask like that?? *dice are handed back to him* Ees loco! *breathes on dice through mask's mouth-hole and throws them again*"
I managed to find Nick Belhor creeping through the hallways without his two bruisers around, so I wasn't scared to approach him. He seemed less-than-pleased with the match-ups - specifically, the match between his two hulks...
"It's an outrage! It's a farce! I'm even inclined to believe that this is a result of card stacking! Some higher-up did not want two other wrestler out of commission before this season even gets underway, so they pit the two strongest men against each other so only one can continue on! This match should and would be the final match of the tournament brackets for the championship. I'm personally going to file a grievance for this match. If the suits are smart, they will re-seed the brackets. If not, I may have my disciples boycott the match in protest. And that is not an idle threat!"
Mr. Belhor is calling out the NRWL front office on his boys bashin' it up. Will the NRWL execs hear his grievance? If they deny his re-seeding request, will Nick hold true to his word and deny us the match we want to see? Drama drama drama!
But on the other side, Scotty "The Body" Paris seems hardly upset about his match. In fact, he seemed more upset with me...
"*talking on cell phone by his pool* No, I told you. That's not enough for a personal appearance. Who do they think I am? ........ Who the hell is Jesse Ventura??? I'm--hold on? *turns to microphone* What is it, Jay? Can't you see I'm busy here? Oh, you want me to comment on my match, do you? Well, how's this? Storm Harrison is a flake. He sounds like he should be a G.I. Joe action figure! 'Hey Kids! Buy Storm Harrison to battle the evil Cobra Commander! Storm Harrison! Now with Kung-Fu Grip and real simulation tears!' Geeze.... *back on phone* Hello? Sorry, it was just one of the NRWL's minimum-wage clowns taking up more of my valuable time. Now, about that Nike endorsement deal - if they cut ties with LeBron James as an act of good faith, tell them I'll 'consider'...."
I didn’t speak to Rex Anarchy but he posted about his match on his Twitter account.
“The tournament bracket has been announced and I am fighting some jungle dweller named Ingoyama? I promise to send him back there promptly!”
I didn’t even need to find Johnny Young. He found me! He asked me to pass the following along to his opponent, Bruno Kowalski.
“Aww yeah! The Star Player, the ONLY NRWL star good enough to be brought back, is winning the NRWL Championship again come Friday night. Bruno Powerhouse, I hear you’re a great wrestler so you’d better be worth my trouble. I intend to make this look good for one of my highlight reels. I thank you in advance for your part in Johnny Young’s continuing domination in the NRWL.”
And finally, I caught up with "The Polish Powerhouse" Bruno Kowalski, and asking him his opinions on what many people are already talking about as being the "Match of the Night"...
"It's gonna be a helluva match, I can tell you that already. Johnny Young is the real deal. I have to wrestle a perfect match. No questions about it. Even the smallest mistake against him can cost me the win. The man can capitalize on the slightest miscalculation and make you pay in spades. When watching tapes from Season 1 when he won the title, he was good back then, but took things a little more lightly. Now, he's even better, and seems to take things very seriously. I'll have my work cut out for me. If there's a silver lining, it could be that I'll be jumping the highest hurtle first."
I, personally, can't WAIT for this match! It can be one for the ages! Be sure to tune in this Friday, March 11th, when things officially kick-off for Season 4 of the NRWL! I'm Jay Phillips and this was the J-Transfer!
