David Shultz Shoot Interview

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If your a old school wrestling fan you know about the reputation of Dr. D David Shultz. He is one of the toughest and most feared pro wrestlers alive. Nearly 22 years ago on ABC’s 20/20, Dr. D David Shultz slapped, news reporter John Stossel twice in the face. Dr. D would get fired for that incident only a few weeks later from Vince. Basically, if you have not seen the footage, John Stossel told Dr D that he thought the business was fake. Back in the 80’s protecting wrestling was a huge among the wrestlers. The puff peice that Stossel was working on that night was exposing the business. For the last 22 years Dr. D would never do a interview about that day until now with only RF VIDEO. You will hear everything leading up to that incident and what really happened backstage after the slap heard around the world. There are so many details of what happened to him after he got to the hotel that night. Why was he sent to Japan? What did other wrestlers say to him after he did this? Did he get sued? Dr. D was one of the first three men ever to come into the WWF when Vince started to take over all of the territories with Roddy Piper and Paul Orndorff. Straight from one of the hottest fueds in the AWA with Hulk Hogan, David Shultz was one of the biggest heels in the WWF in the early 80’s. He has worked all over the world for Portland, Memphis, Florida’s Southeastern, Stu Hart’s Calgary Stampede, and New Japan Pro wrestling. He is also ranked the world’s #1 bounty hunter and most dangerous individual alive. He has brought in over 1700 criminals and had many gun battles that he talks about during this shoot interview. Were you a fan growing up Who did you enjoy watching How did you break in, who trained you What was his training like What was the hardest thing to pick up in training Memories of your first match Was it harder or easier to make it and get bookings back then Did anyone mentor your and if so, who Memories of Memphis in the 70s Memories of matches with Dundee Memories of Lawler Memories teaming with Dutch Mantell In the 70s what was the scene like with groupies, partying, etc Who did you drive with Road stories Can you talk about the Gulas-Jarrett feud What do you remember about the Poffos at that time Memories of teaming with Roger Kirby What do you remember about Lawler coming into power Why did you wind up leaving Memories of Southeastern area Thoughts on the Fullers Thoughts on Bob Armstong and memories of matches Did you meet Hogan down here at all and if so, first impressions Memories of Austin Idol How did you wind up back in Memphis in the early part of 1980s Memories of teaming with Dennis Condrey Thoughts/memories of Billy Robinson…some people say he was a bully, thoughts on that How did Lawler change with power How did you wind up in Stampede Thoughts on Stu Hart Did Stu try and stretch you at all Memories of your series with Bret Hart Did you think hed go on to as much success as he had Thoughts on the Dynamite Kid Thoughts on Bad News Allen Memories/thoughts on Junkyard Dog How did you adjust to the cold since you grew up in the south Any good road stories Memories of Davey Boy Smith Why did you leave How did you wind up in the AWA Thoughts on Verne Memories teaming with Mr. Saito Memories of Gene Okerlund Memories of Jesse Ventura Memories of Greg Gagne Thoughts on Bobby Heenan Thoughts on Nick Bockwinkel Thoughts on Crusher and Bruiser At the time Verne had a real strong roster, do you think he could have went national Memories of your first Japanese tour Thoughts on Inoki Any good road stories from Japan Memories of Mad Dog Vachon In reading results of the AWA it looked like you didn’t get a push for several months as early on you pretty much worked with Brunzell and Rhenigans, why was that Memories of your series with Hogan What do you remember about the time Hogan started to get real big Could you tell by the reaction he was getting in your matches that he was going to blow up Memories teaming with Superstar Graham in the AWA Memories of working with Andre in the AWA How did you find out that Vince raided Hogan How soon did you go to Vince How were you contacted How did Verne take it and did you two leave on good terms Is it true that Greg challenged you Do you believe the story that Verne tried to pay Iron Sheik 100 grand to break Hogans leg What were you promised by Vince Initial impressions of Vince How did Hogan change in the WWF with his success Thoughts on being managed by Roddy Piper Thoughts on teaming with Piper and Orndorff Memories of matches with Rocky Johnson and Tony Atlas Memories/thoughts on matches with Snuka What do you remember about the heat during the tag matches you had with Roddy against Snuka and his partners What is the story about a match you and Hogan had in front of the boys Memories of the now legendary Minneapolis Massacre match with Hogan How different was wrestling Hogan here as compared to a year ago in the AWA Why did you and Hulk never headline Madison Square Garden Memories of Iron Sheik Memories of singles matches with Andre Memories of the segment you did for TNT from your house Did you like doing those goofy kinda segments Memories of your MSG debut against the Invaders Who surprised you the most jumping to the WWF during your time there It seemed like for awhile they really didn’t have a program for you other than your title matches with Hogan, you worked with a lot of enhancement guys on the house shows or Ivan Putski, why was that Is it true that you came with the idea and name for Wrestlemania There is a story that Hogan heard the idea and name and behind your back went to Vince, is that true John Stossel, what were you told by Vince ahead of time about the interview Did he tell you to slap him Were you surprised he got up after the first slap Looking back now, do you think you overreacted Do you feel insulted that you sacrificed your career to protect kayfabe and now 20 years later its basically gone What did Vince say immediately following the slap You wrestled for several weeks after for the WWF, at what point were you pulled off of the road What were you told and who told you Were you immediately fired Were you personally sued Is it true that you challenged Mr. T to a fight and what happened Did you expect to be red hot coming off of all the publicity How come you didn’t go back to Verne or go to Crockett You did indys at that time, what were the indys like Thoughts on going back to Memphis Memories of teaming with Randy Savage against Bruiser Brody and Jerry Lawler Are you surprised Lawler wound up going to work for Vince Memories of working with Abdullah The Butcher How did you get into Bounty Hunting You wrestled Ric Flair for the NWA Title in Rhode Island, memories of that match and Flair How did you get involved in the federal investigation against Vince McMahon What were some of the things you testified too Did Vince or anyone from the WWF try and contact you before you testified Why do you think the things you said were found untrue What do you miss most about the business What do you think of the current product Are you surprised that Vince bought WCW Have you ever thought of releasing a book Who do you think were the toughest guys in the business during your time Have you had any contact with Vince over the last several years Do you still watch or keep up with the business Did you personally have to pay any money to John Stossell Best ribs you ever saw Do people recognize you Do you still stay in touch with your peers Road stories from anytime At what point did you realize your wrestling career was over Did you see Beyond the Mat and if so, thoughts Are you surprised by guys like Hogan and Flair continuing to wrestle Is there anyone you didn’t get a chance to work with that you wished you would have What is your favorite moment in your career Favorite and least favorite territory Favorite and least favorite guys to work with Show more