_________________________________________________________________ Q U E S T I O N S F O R T H E P R O S: With Adrian Steel _________________________________________________________________ [Interview conducted by Tony D. on April 23, 1999] TD: What's your real name, and what gimmicks have/do you use? AS: Rob Phipps is my real name. Adrian Steel. TD: What height/weight are you? AS: 6' 0", 275 lbs. TD: What circuits do you currently wrestle in? AS: The World Wrestling Alliance. TD: What titles have you held? AS: 1/2 of the World Wrestling Alliance World Tag Team Titles with The Reaper. TD: When did you decided to become a wrestler? AS: In 1992, but I've loved wrestling my entire life. TD: And how did you get started? AS: Ron Fortune, AKA The Original Dr. X, who's The WWA Commissioner. TD: What has been the greatest moment of your career? AS: Winning the WWA World Tag Team Titles. TD: Who are/were you trained by? What kind of athletic background do you have before you became a wrestler? AS: I was trained by Brad Rheingans and I was into Football, Baseball and normal guy stuff. TD: Who is your favorite wrestler to work with in the ring? AS: Justin "Hawk" Bradshaw of The WWF TD: Any major enemies? If so, who, and why? AS: No enemies, but I'm aggravated with my partner (The Reaper) right now. TD: Which promotion gives you the most heat? AS: WWA TD: Do you ever consider working in the WWF, WCW, or ECW if they are interested in your talent? AS: Yes, if the right offer came along, Ron's been pretty good to me. TD: If you had to pick, WWF, WCW or ECW? Where would you go? And why? AS: WCW, I like the way they're wrestling more. Talent is given more credit than rather or not you suck up. TD: Do you have a computer? If so, what do you think of the reporters and sheet writers on the internet? AS: I don't have a computer. TD: Do you have a college degree or any other higher education? AS: No college degree, High School education and Wrestling Education. TD: Any advice you'd give a wannabee wrestler? AS: Work hard, don't give up. It takes alot of heart. Check into several Wrestling Schools. TD: Any final comments for the readers? AS: They better get used to the name Adrian Steel. I'm not hear to win popularity contests. I don't care if the fans like me or not. Winning is the bottom line.