Outback Jack reveals who was nice and who was not in the WWF back in the '80s
May 20, 2008 - 10:42 AM |
In Your Head radio with Outback Jack
Hosts: Jack and One Inch Biceps
Recap by Neal Jones
Airs live Wednesdays from 8:00-10:00 p.m. (EST)
Show available at InYourHead.com.
Jack welcomes Outback Jack to the show. Outback Jack confirms that Humpty Doo, is in fact a real place, and they have a population of 200. Caller Bryan Jones asks about Outback Jack's WWF tenure. Outback Jack tells a story of the Rougeau brothers and Dynamite Kid confrontation, saying that Dynamite Kid deserved what he got. Outback Jack says that Dynamite Kid had a reputation for putting chemicals in wrestler's drinks. Outback Jack states that he learned from Les Thorton and Stu Hart. Outback Jack states that he got his job because WWF was touring Australia, and Arnold Skaaland liked his look. Outback Jack states that he refused to go down into the Hart Dungeon. Outback Jack gives his views on Stu Hart, and how people would warn him about his dungeon.
A caller from Portugal calls in, and asks Outback Jack who helped him out and who tried to sabotage him in the WWF. Outback Jack states that Hillbilly Jim, JYD, and Hulk Hogan helped him out while Bobby Heenan treated him poorly. The caller asks about the state of Australian pro wrestler. Outback Jack answers that he no longer lives in Australia, but he heard that WWE opened up an office in Sydney. For the record, Outback Jack lives in Florida.
Outback Jack informs us that Hilbilly Jim and himself were supposed to win the WWF Tag Team Championships, but the idea fell through. Jack asks if Outback Jack would've liked to play a heel, and Outback responds that he would've liked to and that heels are the more gifted wrestlers because they have to carry the match. Outback Jack has no ill will towards WWF, because they tried there hardest to get him over. Outback would've liked to play the foil to "Skinner" Steve Keirn. Regarding Vince McMahon, Outback states that his feeling towards him are confidential.
Although Jesse Ventura used to call Outback Jack, Outhouse, Outback has no hard feeling towards Ventura and even considers him a friend. One Inch Biceps asks a question regarding Killer Khan. Outback calls him a good guy, but was the laziest guy he's ever met. Outback Jack states that Steve Strong tried to intentionally beat him up in a ring, but after the match he beat up Strong. Regarding the travel in the 80's WWF, Outback states that the travel wasn't bad, but he took various chemicals to help him cope. Outback Jack admits that he used steroids. He goes into a lengthy discussion about the affect of steroids and whether they should be illegal. Outback says that he is a conservative, but believes marijuana should be legal.
One Inch Biceps asks if he was ever approached about a WWF Legends Contract. Outback says that no he hasn't, but he did have a good selling doll when he was in WWF. Jack states that guys call their doll-action figures.
Outback says that he was the first ever person that Ted DiBiase put the hundred dollar bill in their mouth. Outback states that DiBiase wanted it back after the match, but he refused. Outback says that while DiBiase was hated as a heel, he was an absolute gentlemen.
Outback Jack says he left WWF when he got a TV Show called "This is Adventure with Outback Jack". At the time he left he still felt loyal to the WWF, and didn't try and go to WCW. Outback Jack says that he owns the rights to the Outback Jack character. Jack brings up The Bushwackers, and Outback Jack calls them great guys. Outback Jack states that he used to compete in strong man competitions. Outback Jack is blind in one eye, due to a helicopter crash. He is also half blind in the other, due to diabetes.
A listener in the chat room asks about Outback's feeling about the Outback Steakhouse. Outback Jack says that he is a fan of the restaurant. Jack asks about Outback's Boomerang finisher. Outback states that Arnold Skaaland and Jay Strongbow came up with the idea of the finisher.
Regarding Frenchy Martin, Outback Jack states he was a stand up guy, and he had fun wrestling him all around the world. Outback Jack says that the weirdest guy he's ever wrestled was The Ultimate Warrior. Outback Jack thanks the fans for cheering him during his tenure. Jack brings up Outback Jack's match against Iron Mike Sharpe at Wrestlemania 3. Outback says he had fun wrestling him, and he would be sore after matches with him. Outback Jack brings up singing Piledriver at the Slammy's with Koko B. Ware. And with that the interview is over.
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After the interview Jack found that Bushwacker Butch is opening a wrestling school in New Zealand. The hosts talk about the WWE wanting a multi-cultural group of giants. They talk about Nathan Jones, and if he was wrestling in the 80's he could of been huge. They then talk about Heidenreich's clip of him thrusting behind Michael Cole that was aired on Raw a few weeks ago.
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