SK Exclusive: Interview with Brian Zane from 'Wrestling With Wregret'

AP: What do you think needs improvement in today's wrestling product? (WWE, TNA, ROH, etc.)

Brian Zane: In the case of WWE, it goes back to not insulting the intelligence of the fans, instilling some quality control (does this make sense?) and just trying to keep things fresh and unpredictable. I’m afraid I don’t really know enough about TNA or ROH’s situations to know what could be improved upon.

But ROH caters to such a specific type of wrestling fan that there’s only so far they can go in terms of viewership and ratings. If they were to compromise those values in an effort to get better ratings and more money, then it wouldn’t be ROH anymore. So, basically I think ROH should keep doing what they’re doing; it seems to be working out for them.

AP: Which Indy star would you like to see in the WWE or NXT?

Brian Zane: I would love to see Timothy Thatcher get signed. I met him back in 2006 and he was great then, but he’s gotten even better since. I’ve heard that they’ve wanted to sign him for a long time but he has no interest at the moment, which, it’s his prerogative. But if he ever gets the itch to compete for them, the rest of the talent there will have to take notice.

AP: Could you tell us about your favourite wrestlers and favourite matches of all time?

Brian Zane: I’ve always maintained that Brock Lesnar is my favorite of all-time, but I’m basing it more on his work from his first WWE run. Other favorites include Kane, Mick Foley, Undertaker, Kurt Angle and Hulk Hogan. Not for their wrestling abilities, but for their characters and the way they worked the crowds. Favorite matches have to include Taker/HBK at Wrestlemania 25, Angle/Lesnar at Wrestlemania 19, and Eddie Guerrero/Rey Mysterio at Halloween Havoc 97.

AP: If you could change any WWE Storyline, and redo it in your way which one would it be?

Brian Zane: That’s a tough one because I try not to delve too much into fantasy booking, but if I had to go back and change one storyline I would say the Invasion. I still think it could have been done well with the talent they were given, but the one thing I would have changed would have been that the Alliance just beat the piss out of the WWF for the first two months straight, and just never give an inch.

Really establish that this group is taking over and that they are to be taken seriously. The biggest problem with that angle looking back is that the wins and losses were far too even. The Alliance needed to be built up to look like a legitimate threat so the conclusion at Survivor Series wouldn’t have been too obvious.

AP: So, you just released the first episode of the sixth season of WWW, any surprises for us this season?

Brian Zane: I do plan on tackling a lot of the topics that people have been requesting for the last year, including some topics that some fans might not know about! I also intend to do more collaborations with people in the YouTube community (both wrestling and non-wrestling-related), and of course, more cameos from wrestling personalities past and present! I’d love to do at least two music videos in the next year as well, and of course, there are the big Internet Darlings show happening the day before Wrestlemania in Orlando featuring myself, Adam Blampied from WhatCulture, Grim, Steve and Larson, Joe Cronin, JD from NY and more!

AP: Alright we’re down to the final two questions, CM Punk UFC 203, what do you think is the outcome going to be?

Brian Zane: At this point, I couldn’t care less. But if he loses he’ll never hear the end of it. Really he should just pull an Eva Marie and have an announcer say he’s stuck in traffic.

AP: Alright, final question. Where do you see WWW a few years down the line? Do you have any long-term plans for it or would you like to just go with the flow?

Brian Zane: I definitely want the show to be around for a long time. The beauty of pro wrestling is, there’s always going to be new material to talk about because wrestling is always happening. So if I feel like I’m starting to run out of material now, I know that in a couple of months I’ll have new stuff to work with!

We would like to thank Mr. Zane for giving us this opportunity, and we would like to wish him nothing, but the best in his future endeavours.

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