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July 25, 2005 - William Alvin Moody (Paul Bearer) with news
William Alvin Moody, better known to some as Percival Pringle III and to
most as Paul Bearer, began his interview with talk about his special
contractual status at WWE as a Legend. His contract includes a multi-year
affiliation with WWE that allows him to enjoy the best of worlds, the
connection to the behemoth World Wrestling Entertainment and the involvement
in the independent wrestling promotions he adores. Called a win, win
situation by Percy himself, he has a new Paul Bearer action figure coming
out soon and he can now also take outside bookings for the first time in 14
years.
When the conversation turned to his new action figure, he joked that it will
require less plastic to complete it, referring to his recent gastric bypass
surgery. The surgery was the result of a signing bonus he received when he
re-signed his contract with the WWE. He said in 2003 he topped off at 525
lbs. I was dying. Percy said. Right about that time, Jim Ross called him.
He was ashamed of the weight he had gained, so he did not return Jim Ross
phone calls. He eventually did contact Jim by email, declining the offer to
appear with the Undertaker in Wrestlemania XX. Percy said, (There was) no
way in hell I could go on the road. Jim knew something was up and
eventually Percy confided in him about his life-threatening health dilemma.
The WWE decided to sign him for three years with the added bonus of
financing the life-saving surgery that he could not afford. Unfortunately,
at that time the weight loss surgery left him feeling weak because he was
sometimes losing two pounds a day, so prior to his appearance in
Wrestlemania XX, the decision was made to bury Paul Bearer. Still, he is
happy about the weight lossnow enjoying weighing less than 300 lbs. for the
first time in 20 years. I can see some body parts I havent seen in a long
time, he said.
A few moments were spent talking about the recent death of Lord Alfred
Hayes, the former announcer at WWF. Percy relayed a story about how in 1991,
he appeared as Paul Bearer on the old WWF primetime wrestling talk show
demonstrating how the embalming process works. Both Bobby The Brain Heenan
and Vince McMahon were there and he said his most vivid memory of that
experience was that Lord Alfred Hayes played the corpse during the
demonstration.
When Percy talks about his ongoing relationship with WWE, he describes his
affiliation as being a dream world. Prior to getting there in 1990, he was
out of work as a wrestling manager and contemplating returning to his former
profession in funeral service. His old friend, Rick Rude, told him to hold
on and hooked him up with Vince McMahon within days. He describes when Vince
found out about his former profession, he laughed and said, We are looking
for a manager for the Undertaker, making the job a perfect fit. Although
Paul Bearer was buried in concrete at Wrestlemania XX, hes leaving it
open-ended, As long as there is an Undertaker and Kane, the Paul Bearer can
come back anytime.
A listener asked about kayfabe and whether he thinks it will ever return to
wrestling. Percy made a definitive, no. He continued, The man behind the
curtain has been exposed. Another listener asked who he enjoyed managing
the most. Percy describes all his charges as his children, that it would
be hard to pick one as a favorite. However as far as longevity, he picked
the Undertaker, adding that he worked with a lot of great guys over the
years.
Percy, a notorious wrestling fan, admits If theres wrestling, Im there.
Hes been attending independent shows lately in the Gulf Coast area near his
home in Mobile. He joked, My wife makes me go. Percy resides in Mobile,
Alabama with his wife and youngest son. You can read much more about Percys
life and career at www.percypringle.com.
July 25, 2005 - Undertaker's victory went too far
The Undertaker once again had another victory, this time the victory went way too far for some people.
On July 24, 2005, at the Pay-Per-View event called the "Great American Bash", The Undertaker (Mark Calaway) was victorious over Muhammad Hassan (Mark Magnus) with a Chokeslam for the win. After the match, The Undertaker attacked Hassan's 5 masked men by brutally beating them up, then he attacked Daivari, but Undertaker's victory wasn't over yet. Undertaker came towards the helpless Hassan and did the unthinkable and perhaps one of the most dangerous attempts in the WWE, he Last Ride powerbombed Hassan from the ramp to the arena floor (concrete floor). Hassan was badly injured and was sent to medical facility. Sources now say that Hassan will no longer be coming back and is out of the WWE for good after the attacks he suffered from Undertaker. (Hassan is actually leaving WWE due to the terrorists attacks in London, England and Hassan will be sent back to OVW)
July 27, 2005 - Early Smackdown! Results (credit to www.freewebs.com/wwespot)
Smackdown! General Manager Theodore Long promised to reveal the Main Event for SummerSlam as he was suppose to say that the World Heavyweight Champion Batista will be facing the Undertaker but JBL came out and demanded Long to let him face Batista at SummerSlam instead of Undertaker. So, Long made a Main Event for Smackdown! and it is JBL vs Undertaker for the No.1 Contendership for the World Heavyweight Championship. And the winner, JBL. Randy Orton once again RKO'd Taker causing him the match.
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