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Berlyn
Interview RichInKC: Even if you two had met at the Pay Per View, you could have ended it in a double DQ and continued the feud. Berlyn: Or he could have wrestled someone else and I could have interfered in his match. I could nail him backstage and told the crowd that Bagwell was afraid, was hiding from me. Now, don't get wrong. I do like Jim Duggan. We do have very different styles. He has a more old timer style while mine is more new generation. RichInKC:
I am sure the short notice was difficult on Duggan as well.
Neither of you had much time to prepare. Berlyn: It was the first time we had wrestled one another. I am sure it would be much better next time. RichInKC: You had a win over Bagwell this past week. Berlyn: Yes. RichInKC: Will this feud continue so you can work a program together? Berlyn: It depends on what people decide we should do. I beat him, so if it ends I am ok with it. RichInKC: Who else would you like to work against in the future? Berlyn: There are plenty of people. There are so many talents in WCW. For example, guys like Flair, Dallas, Disco, Kidman, Malenko, Benoit, Eddie Guerrero and Chavo Guerrero. I like wrestling anyone, so I don't really have any preference. And I do not need a preference, because the German machine will destroy each and every one, anyway. But there is one I definitely want to wrestle, that is Dallas. Dallas is one of the guys who really understands the business. What he has achieved so far is unbelievable. His work ethic is unbelievable and he is one of the guys who really wants to help out the young guys also. He sees them as the future of the company and he realizes when the current top guys retire WCW will have problems if they haven't built up the younger talent. He is one of those wrestlers, that you know , he will do everything to have a great match. RichInKC: Do you think Page does that because of the challenges he faced when he was coming up in this business? Berlyn: Oh yeah. I don't know how often I saw him frustrated. He is one of those guys who thinks of the small things, the details. If you do the small things right, then the big picture will fall into place. He's always been like that. There are a lot of people who can't handle that. RichInKC: Let's talk a little about where you have come from. Didn't you start in this business at a young age? Berlyn:
Yes, I was only sixteen years old. RichInKC: How did you get your start? Berlyn: My father had wrestled for 26 years. He was Steven Wright. He wrestled mostly in Europe, Mexico and Japan. He also wrestled for Verne Gagne here in the States. I just grew up in the business ever since I was born. I used to travel with him to every city. He would put me in the ring as a baby and I would play around. As I got older, he would teach me. He showed me everything I know today. He got me my first pro match when I was 16. RichInKC: Did you notice a difference between the European and American style when you came to WCW? Berlyn: Yes, the rules are different. Over there, you have rounds like in boxing. There are no breaks here. The names of moves are different and how you take moves, like a simple hip toss, are different. RichInKC: Maybe Berlyn should insist on European rules and the round system. Berlyn: I have considered that. Berlyn should insist on fighting under European rules only just as he insists on speaking German.
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