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Bil Patrick Interview - October 2001
Bil Patrick won the Lunatic Wrestling Federation's Intercontinental title for the second time last month,
beating Maverick. Patrick's rise has been quick in the LWF, and his character - an old-school rules loving,
heavy metal freak - is among the most hated in the fed. On Oct. 27, Patrick faces Grin in a "lumberclown"
match for the title. Patrick talks about his character, his style and his philosophy:
AL: Was it always Bil Patrick?
Patrick: Yeah ... the original idea was the old school rules and gimmicks, in the planning, we thought you
might as well say it was the 80s.
AL: Are you a fan of that style of wrestling?
Patrick: Back in the day, I watched the WWF and all that, but now I realize how much better NWA was.
I like when the heels win, but they'd do something despicable. Never win clean. I mean, when the
Honkeytonk Man beat Steamboat, I was upset. I was a little kid then. But the Honkeytonk Man is my favorite
Intercontinental champ, in retrospect.
AL: Do you like the 80s music?
Patrick: Yes, I do. I like heavy metal
AL: Do you own Metal Health (the Quiet Riot album from which Patrick got his theme music)?
Patrick: Yes, I do. As sad as it seems. All that stuff is true.
AL: You go in, make all those crazy 80s rules. Make people adhere to these rules, any inspiration?
Patrick: I was pissed off and I got the idea as a rib on someone. Me and the Blitz were talking and it's like,
I think we're on to something here. I've known Maverick for a long time. Me and Double M cheated on each other
since eighth grade. .... We'd watch the shows and I kept thinking this gimmick would irritate people,
if nothing else.
AL: At first, you'd go into these long promos.
Patrick: They really didn't like me right off the bat.
AL: It got to the point that when your music hit, people would react.
Patrick: Yeah, that was kinda cool. I remember this one, I opened a show and Billy Whack says let's get ready to go,
and I heard a woman, the second my music hit, she screams, oh no. And I couldn't go out, because I was laughing.
I had to compose myself.
AL: People would groan. I'm sure that was by design.
Patrick: I knew they wouldn't like me and I knew they wouldn't like the gimmick, I just didn't realize they wouldn't
like me this quick. The first promo kinda set everything up, and they were booing the hell out of me.
AL: It couldn't be that they're booing Quiet Riot?
Patrick: I would hope not.
AL: You've got your bright outfit, your little boa. Things that are not going to be considered cool, and you are not
considered cool. A lot of the guys would rather be the cool guy, do you mind being uncool?
Patrick: Doesn't bother me at all. The feather boas I got from Kurt Warner's wife from the Super Bowl. She had this
blue shirt with this feather boa collar. I thought, why would she wear that? I kept thinking, I need something.
I found a feather boa at Spencer's. I was never the cool person to begin with.
AL: You have a background in radio. Did you ever think of a different avenue for wrestling, or was it always in the ring?
Patrick: I wouldn't mind commentating. I always thought I could do that, but out of college, I just decided to give
wrestling a shot. If I couldn't, I'd try to weasel my way behind a mic. I'm still trying to weasel my way behind a mic.
But I bring something to the table and as long as they want me to, I'll be a wrestler.
AL: You're a belt-wearing member.
Patrick: Two-time Intercontinental champion.
AL: So when was your debut?
Patrick: They brought me out in the Bloodbath battle royale. Then they brought me out for an interview in January.
My first match was against Warm Carlos, I think it was May. Supreme was my second match at Crestwood.
AL: Did you have 80s rules in the first match.
Patrick: Yes, I went to clothesline him and he pulled me over the top rope, and that's how I won. The seldom-enforced rule.
And that's what the LWF needs. The fans want to see two men in an athletic contest, where the rules mean something.
Where they're enforced. I can't help it if I'm in the only one in this damn company who knows how to read.
AL: Did you like the guys in the 80s and 90s who enforced the rules like that?
Patrick: I just liked guys who would irritate the crowd. Steven Regal, I couldn't stand him, but I've grown to appreciate him.
He'd like yell at some kid, 'Shut up you little brat.' It's just any way you can irritate a crowd.
That's the idea with the rule
book.
AL: The regaining of the title, how did that go?
Patrick: I thought it was a good match. I love working Maverick. He's got all the teeny-boppers in the crowd into him.
So what happened is he kicked my ass for 10 minutes. I had a couple moves. He hit the pedigree. Blitz came in to see
how I'm doing, the Pedigree's a big move, I could have been hurt. He sees I'm OK, and Maverick is jawing at him.
I rolled out of the ring. Me and Blitz consulted and I decide I want to stay out. The ref counts to 10 and everyone
assumes the match is over. But the Blitz was Johnny on the spot and pointed out that the match has a 20-count, under my rules,
the official old-school rules from World Class, and a couple of smart marks are out there, you're going to 20,
aren't you Patrick? I was trying not to laugh. So Maverick was a little pissed off, what are you talking about 20,
so he hits the Blitz. I come in schoolboy, some say I had a handful of tights, I say I'm just grabbing for leverage.
And 1-2-3.
AL: So at first, the whole gimmick was just a joke.
Patrick: Yeah, just a rib, like I'm gonna show him. You booked this crap, who do you think you are? Then it was hey wait
a second, this could be used in the LWF.
AL: You're definitely different.
Patrick: I stand out.
AL: Would you like your character?
Patrick: I would, because I liked the heels. I liked Boz when I came to shows. I didn't really like him when he was the
Mean Street Posse ripoff, but I liked his character, he was a d*ck. He'd just irritate people.
In that aspect, I'd like my character, but I don't know, the boas, we're a little over the top.
AL: What about the 27th?
Patrick: I hear I'm in a "lumberclown" match with Grin.
AL: Explain lumberclown.
Patrick: I wish I could, it's not in the rule book. I found leather strap match and lumberjack match.
So I think the LWF booking committee is trying once again to pull the wool over Bil Patrick's eyes. ...
My first title reign was only a week, but what you didn't know is I was traveling coast to coast to make
it a truly Intercontinental title. I just caught the red-eye home and got shamboozled.
And now, they're throwing this at me, another attempt to hold me down.
AL: So how was it exactly you got into the LWF
Patrick: Well, like I said I grew up with Maverick and Double M. Maverick always talked about bringing me up here.
I came up with my gimmick in 2000, whenever the Rams played in the Super Bowl. I talked to Maverick and you've talked to him,
he's a little lazy at times, he'll admit that. He was teaming with Jensen and I just bugged the sh*t out of both of them
until Jensen said, fine, here's where the factory is, just show up. Me and the Blitz showed up, Acid started the camp.
AL: Who was in your class?
Patrick: Me, the Blitz, some guy who quit. The guy who's running in on Curse. Chef Dementia. ...
It was an interesting class. Bloodbath was right around the corner, Whack asked Jensen and Acid if anyone's ready.
They said me. They asked if you've got a gimmick. People come in, what do you want to be? They're like, uhhhh.
I want to kick ass. Jensen and Maverick told him my gimmick and I guess Whack liked it.
AL: Down the road, I guess your agenda is to defend the title?
Patrick: My agenda is to become the greatest LWF Intercontinental champion of all time. My agenda is to constantly improve,
to not only have good matches, but to have great matches. I want to bring it to the next level, like the Bozes, the Jensens,
the Acids, the Mavericks, the Mimics are.
AL: Can you feel a buzz around Punk?
Patrick: Yeah, they popped pretty darn good at the last show. I was not familiar with Punk. I've heard very nice things.
I think he's a nice guy. The place went nuts for him.
AL: How loud was it?
Patrick: An LWF chant ended the show and he cut a hell of a promo. I tip my cap. ,,, You want to end the show leaving them
something. I look forward to the response at the end of the next show.
AL: Down the line, could you and Blitz be a tag team?
Patrick: Maybe, I don't know. I don't really see myself as a tag team wrestler. It's something we could do, but I'm not
going to push for it anytime soon, don't see him pushing for it anytime soon.
AL: Could you see yourself going after the top title?
Patrick: Sure if I could elevate myself, sure.
AL: Especially considering how quickly you got the Intercontinental title. Did that surprise you?
Patrick: Actually, it did. I think it pissed off a lot of fans. I knew it would piss off a lot of fans, and probably a lot
of guys in back.
AL: It's a title. It means something.
Patrick: If you treat it like it's something, it's going to be perceived like it's something. If you treat it like sh*t,
it'll be perceived like it's sh*t.
AL: Anything else you want to throw out there? Any impressions of Grin?
Patrick: Yeah, he never stops laughing, and I'm looking to change that. I'm not so sure about this lumberclown match.
Me and the Blitz, we're going to research it, we're a little confused. It's not in the book. We're stumped.
It's the Halloween show. Anything can happen, but I wouldn't bet on Grin.
Bil Patrick won the Lunatic Wrestling Federation's Intercontinental title for the second time last month,
beating Maverick. Patrick's rise has been quick in the LWF, and his character - an old-school rules loving,
heavy metal freak - is among the most hated in the fed. On Oct. 27, Patrick faces Grin in a "lumberclown"
match for the title. Patrick talks about his character, his style and his philosophy:
AL: Was it always Bil Patrick?
Patrick: Yeah ... the original idea was the old school rules and gimmicks, in the planning, we thought you
might as well say it was the 80s.
AL: Are you a fan of that style of wrestling?
Patrick: Back in the day, I watched the WWF and all that, but now I realize how much better NWA was.
I like when the heels win, but they'd do something despicable. Never win clean. I mean, when the
Honkeytonk Man beat Steamboat, I was upset. I was a little kid then. But the Honkeytonk Man is my favorite
Intercontinental champ, in retrospect.
AL: Do you like the 80s music?
Patrick: Yes, I do. I like heavy metal
AL: Do you own Metal Health (the Quiet Riot album from which Patrick got his theme music)?
Patrick: Yes, I do. As sad as it seems. All that stuff is true.
AL: You go in, make all those crazy 80s rules. Make people adhere to these rules, any inspiration?
Patrick: I was pissed off and I got the idea as a rib on someone. Me and the Blitz were talking and it's like,
I think we're on to something here. I've known Maverick for a long time. Me and Double M cheated on each other
since eighth grade. .... We'd watch the shows and I kept thinking this gimmick would irritate people,
if nothing else.
AL: At first, you'd go into these long promos.
Patrick: They really didn't like me right off the bat.
AL: It got to the point that when your music hit, people would react.
Patrick: Yeah, that was kinda cool. I remember this one, I opened a show and Billy Whack says let's get ready to go,
and I heard a woman, the second my music hit, she screams, oh no. And I couldn't go out, because I was laughing.
I had to compose myself.
AL: People would groan. I'm sure that was by design.
Patrick: I knew they wouldn't like me and I knew they wouldn't like the gimmick, I just didn't realize they wouldn't
like me this quick. The first promo kinda set everything up, and they were booing the hell out of me.
AL: It couldn't be that they're booing Quiet Riot?
Patrick: I would hope not.
AL: You've got your bright outfit, your little boa. Things that are not going to be considered cool, and you are not
considered cool. A lot of the guys would rather be the cool guy, do you mind being uncool?
Patrick: Doesn't bother me at all. The feather boas I got from Kurt Warner's wife from the Super Bowl. She had this
blue shirt with this feather boa collar. I thought, why would she wear that? I kept thinking, I need something.
I found a feather boa at Spencer's. I was never the cool person to begin with.
AL: You have a background in radio. Did you ever think of a different avenue for wrestling, or was it always in the ring?
Patrick: I wouldn't mind commentating. I always thought I could do that, but out of college, I just decided to give
wrestling a shot. If I couldn't, I'd try to weasel my way behind a mic. I'm still trying to weasel my way behind a mic.
But I bring something to the table and as long as they want me to, I'll be a wrestler.
AL: You're a belt-wearing member.
Patrick: Two-time Intercontinental champion.
AL: So when was your debut?
Patrick: They brought me out in the Bloodbath battle royale. Then they brought me out for an interview in January.
My first match was against Warm Carlos, I think it was May. Supreme was my second match at Crestwood.
AL: Did you have 80s rules in the first match.
Patrick: Yes, I went to clothesline him and he pulled me over the top rope, and that's how I won. The seldom-enforced rule.
And that's what the LWF needs. The fans want to see two men in an athletic contest, where the rules mean something.
Where they're enforced. I can't help it if I'm in the only one in this damn company who knows how to read.
AL: Did you like the guys in the 80s and 90s who enforced the rules like that?
Patrick: I just liked guys who would irritate the crowd. Steven Regal, I couldn't stand him, but I've grown to appreciate him.
He'd like yell at some kid, 'Shut up you little brat.' It's just any way you can irritate a crowd.
That's the idea with the rule
book.
AL: The regaining of the title, how did that go?
Patrick: I thought it was a good match. I love working Maverick. He's got all the teeny-boppers in the crowd into him.
So what happened is he kicked my ass for 10 minutes. I had a couple moves. He hit the pedigree. Blitz came in to see
how I'm doing, the Pedigree's a big move, I could have been hurt. He sees I'm OK, and Maverick is jawing at him.
I rolled out of the ring. Me and Blitz consulted and I decide I want to stay out. The ref counts to 10 and everyone
assumes the match is over. But the Blitz was Johnny on the spot and pointed out that the match has a 20-count, under my rules,
the official old-school rules from World Class, and a couple of smart marks are out there, you're going to 20,
aren't you Patrick? I was trying not to laugh. So Maverick was a little pissed off, what are you talking about 20,
so he hits the Blitz. I come in schoolboy, some say I had a handful of tights, I say I'm just grabbing for leverage.
And 1-2-3.
AL: So at first, the whole gimmick was just a joke.
Patrick: Yeah, just a rib, like I'm gonna show him. You booked this crap, who do you think you are? Then it was hey wait
a second, this could be used in the LWF.
AL: You're definitely different.
Patrick: I stand out.
AL: Would you like your character?
Patrick: I would, because I liked the heels. I liked Boz when I came to shows. I didn't really like him when he was the
Mean Street Posse ripoff, but I liked his character, he was a d*ck. He'd just irritate people.
In that aspect, I'd like my character, but I don't know, the boas, we're a little over the top.
AL: What about the 27th?
Patrick: I hear I'm in a "lumberclown" match with Grin.
AL: Explain lumberclown.
Patrick: I wish I could, it's not in the rule book. I found leather strap match and lumberjack match.
So I think the LWF booking committee is trying once again to pull the wool over Bil Patrick's eyes. ...
My first title reign was only a week, but what you didn't know is I was traveling coast to coast to make
it a truly Intercontinental title. I just caught the red-eye home and got shamboozled.
And now, they're throwing this at me, another attempt to hold me down.
AL: So how was it exactly you got into the LWF
Patrick: Well, like I said I grew up with Maverick and Double M. Maverick always talked about bringing me up here.
I came up with my gimmick in 2000, whenever the Rams played in the Super Bowl. I talked to Maverick and you've talked to him,
he's a little lazy at times, he'll admit that. He was teaming with Jensen and I just bugged the sh*t out of both of them
until Jensen said, fine, here's where the factory is, just show up. Me and the Blitz showed up, Acid started the camp.
AL: Who was in your class?
Patrick: Me, the Blitz, some guy who quit. The guy who's running in on Curse. Chef Dementia. ...
It was an interesting class. Bloodbath was right around the corner, Whack asked Jensen and Acid if anyone's ready.
They said me. They asked if you've got a gimmick. People come in, what do you want to be? They're like, uhhhh.
I want to kick ass. Jensen and Maverick told him my gimmick and I guess Whack liked it.
AL: Down the road, I guess your agenda is to defend the title?
Patrick: My agenda is to become the greatest LWF Intercontinental champion of all time. My agenda is to constantly improve,
to not only have good matches, but to have great matches. I want to bring it to the next level, like the Bozes, the Jensens,
the Acids, the Mavericks, the Mimics are.
AL: Can you feel a buzz around Punk?
Patrick: Yeah, they popped pretty darn good at the last show. I was not familiar with Punk. I've heard very nice things.
I think he's a nice guy. The place went nuts for him.
AL: How loud was it?
Patrick: An LWF chant ended the show and he cut a hell of a promo. I tip my cap. ,,, You want to end the show leaving them
something. I look forward to the response at the end of the next show.
AL: Down the line, could you and Blitz be a tag team?
Patrick: Maybe, I don't know. I don't really see myself as a tag team wrestler. It's something we could do, but I'm not
going to push for it anytime soon, don't see him pushing for it anytime soon.
AL: Could you see yourself going after the top title?
Patrick: Sure if I could elevate myself, sure.
AL: Especially considering how quickly you got the Intercontinental title. Did that surprise you?
Patrick: Actually, it did. I think it pissed off a lot of fans. I knew it would piss off a lot of fans, and probably a lot
of guys in back.
AL: It's a title. It means something.
Patrick: If you treat it like it's something, it's going to be perceived like it's something. If you treat it like sh*t,
it'll be perceived like it's sh*t.
AL: Anything else you want to throw out there? Any impressions of Grin?
Patrick: Yeah, he never stops laughing, and I'm looking to change that. I'm not so sure about this lumberclown match.
Me and the Blitz, we're going to research it, we're a little confused. It's not in the book. We're stumped.
It's the Halloween show. Anything can happen, but I wouldn't bet on Grin.