BG James Not Having Fun; Crying Wrestling Fan Speaks Out

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BG James on Wrestling Weekly March 2 talked about reuniting with Kip James
at TNA, D-Generation X politics, and why he’s not loving wrestling right now
plus Dave “It’s Still Real to me, Damnit!� Wills:::

On Thursday, March 2, Wrestling Weekly co-hosts Doc Young and “Irish� Pete
Doyle welcomed a member of the Armstrong dynasty and the youngest son of
“Bullet� Bob Armstrong, BG James, and the infamous “crying fan,� Dave “It’s
Still Real to me, Damnit!� Wills to the show.

The show opened with Doc and his special co-host this week, “Irish� Pete
Doyle, talking to Bruce Mitchell from the Pro Wrestling Torch. The “Hot
Topic� they discussed was WWE dropping .5 in the ratings after recently
moving HHH into the top heel spot on RAW.

The first guest is Dave Wills, the consummate wrestling fan, the thoughtful
and admittedly emotional fan, who achieved his 15 minutes of fame by
breaking down during a Q&A session hosted by Bobby Eaton, Dennis Condrey,
Jim Cornette and Terry Funk at Tony Hunter’s Tribute to Starrcade fanfest in
Spartanburg, SC last November.

Dave described what led up to the incident that caused him to blurt out,
“It’s still real to me, damnit!� during the session. He said he came to
Starrcade from Atlanta because there was “a lot of great talent that I
really wanted to meet.� He said after meeting fans all morning, witnessing
Harley Race getting out of his car with some difficulty, and the recent
death of Eddie Guerrero made harder by touching comments Terry Funk made
during the Q&A, he became overwhelmed with emotion.

Dave said he was surprised when the clip of him crying began to surface all
over the Internet. He said it was “everywhere� and wanted an opportunity to
respond. He said he wanted to say, “Yeah it’s me and here’s why.� He had
hoped that being asked to go on the Jimmy Kimmel show would have
materialized but it didn’t happen. He said they even asked him, “If we put
other wrestlers in the room would you cry?� Dave said, unfortunately, “I
wasn’t something they wanted.� But Dave is taking advantage of his new found
celebrity to participate in the sport he loves. He is now a regular
columnist for World Wrestling Insanity and is scheduled to ring announce in
Lenoir, NC at Southern Championship Wrestling. Plus he has his own Web site
at www.itsstillrealtome.com or www.davewillswrestling.com.

Wrestling Weekly’s featured guest was the return of TNA superstar BG “Brian
Armstrong� James. Brian began the interview by describing sitting outside
looking at all the goats and pigs in his backyard. He talked about how he
and Bill Gunn (Kip James) are back together at TNA and that although “at
first things were shaky,� it’s smoothing out now. He did admit that when
asked if he’s having fun, he said “It’s definitely not right now.� He
elaborated by saying “It just gets old and turns into a job.� He compared
being in the wrestling business to the “abusive spouse syndrome� where you
get beat down but tell the cops you’re in love when they show up. He said
he’s not “burying the business� because the TNA locker room is great. He
said without elaborating on specifics, “there are a lot of crooked people in
the business that don’t mind messing with your livelihood to make a buck.�

He talked about working with Kip the first time around at WWF but before
D-Generation X formed with HHH, Chynna, and Sean Waltman. He said prior to
the union they were working against each other and according to Brian, “Gong
nowhere fast.� He lamented about having to “go out there and sing that ‘gay’
song� (“With my baby tonight�) as the “Real Double J� after Jeff Jarrett
left. When asked about the song he used to sing before his matches he said,
“No, it wasn’t a good song.� It was written by a WWF writer and he said it
was lame but WWF brass thought they could get some mileage out of it at the
time.

Brian talked about the other members of D-Generation X. He says he sees Sean
Waltman from time to time and Sean is now doing the new MTV wrestling
project. He confirmed that it was true that Chynna didn’t even recognize him
one time even though they worked together extensively and traveled together
while they were both at the WWF. He did say that he heard she was doing
better and added, “I definitely live in a glass house,� referring to his own
substance abuse struggles.

He talked a little bit about the infamous HHH shoot where he was present and
Kip James did the shooting. He said about HHH, he once talked about his
family while they were still working together which didn’t sit well with
him. Sean Waltman, in fact, kept Brian from punching him in the nose that
day. Brian said, “it was the biggest target on his face� but Sean saved his
nose anyway. Brian felt that “He (HHH) thought he was above us� and
D-Generation X all used to stand behind him in the ring while he cut promos,
not allowing the others to get any mic time. He said if WWE ever called “I
wouldn’t even talk to him (Vince McMahon).� Even though Brian was admittedly
a liability at the time, he resents the way he was fired after he asked for
help. He gives them credit for sending him to rehab but “the boys up there
are miserable.� He said he could never go to 20 days on the road with “a
dress code and a drug test.�

Brian talked about Jerry Lawler’s use of the term “puppies,� which he had
originally coined, “Me and Jerry Lawler never got along to well.� He also
said that he “didn’t patent it, he can have it� about the term. He talked
about his first match against Terry Taylor while he was still in the Marine
Corp. And as a veteran of the first Gulf War, he also talked about being a
Bush supporter but having his doubts about the outcome of the current war,
calling it a “catch-22.� He says he considers himself an entertainer as a
wrestler and not so much a technician, high flyer or power wrestler. In fact
that’s what he thinks is missing from TNA, entertainers.

Listen to the entire episode at http://www.wrestlingweekly.com

Next week on Thursday, March 9 Doc Young and Les Thatcher will joined by
ECWA Super 8 Tournament Promoter Jim Ketner and Marcus “Buff� Bagwell.
Wrestling Weekly can be heard every Thursday from 8:00-10:00 pm EST at
www.wrestlingweekly.com.