_________________________________________________________________ Q U E S T I O N S F O R T H E P R O S: With Moondog Chopps _________________________________________________________________ [Interview conducted by Tony D. on April 3, 2000] TD: What's your real name, and what gimmicks have/do you use? MC: My real name?! Well.. most just call me Jay. As far as gimmicks go, I've wrestled as Moondog Chopps, and as Orderly Chopps (an attendant from a mental hospital) TD: What height/weight are you? MC: I am 6'4 and weigh around 330 lbs TD: What circuits do you currently wrestle in? MC: At the moment I am not wrestling. TD: What circuits have you wrestled in? MC: I have wrestled for Extreme Canadian Championship Wrestling, and Championship Wrestling USA TD: What titles have you held? MC: I'm a 2 time EccW tag team champion, with my partner the soon to be hardcore legend, Moondog Manson TD: When did you decide to become a wrestler? MC: Being a wrestler is something I've wanted to do since I was a kid, but never really thought I'd follow up on the dream. Finally after attending many eccw shows I said I gotta give this a try... TD: And how did you get started? MC: I (and a group of other wrestling hopefuls) met with Gorgeous Michelle Starr after a show and found out about his wrestling school TD: Who has been the biggest influence on your career? MC: Well.. I'd say Starr has been a big influence on my career, I wish I was 1/2 as good as he is. TD: What has been the greatest moment of your career? MC: I guess I'd hafta say winning the tag belts for the first time in a triple threat barbwire match against the GoD (Starr and Johnny Canuck) and the Portland Connection (Chad Manning and Tony Kozina) TD: Who are/were you trained by? What kind of athletic background do you have before you became a wrestler? MC: I was trained by Michelle Starr and his assistant (at the time) Torch. As for an atheletic background, I played rugby in high school and roller hockey after that. TD: Who is your favorite wrestler to work with in the ring? MC: I really enjoyed our matches with the GoD. Starr and Canuck were great to work with, even if I did occasionally fuck up a match.. heh.. also, Southern Comfort Ray Brooks, I love working with him. TD: Any major enemies? If so, who, and why? MC: No, no real enemies, most guys I've worked have been really professional and good guys to work with. TD: In Which promotion are you the most over? MC: ECCW TD: Do you ever consider working in the WWF, WCW or ECW if they are interested in your talent? MC: If they were intersted in my talent, hey.. why not. Really, I'm wrestling at the level I wanted to, I really got into it so I could say I did it. TD: If you had to pick WWF, WCW or ECW, where would you go and why? MC: Probably the WWF, isn't that the dream of every 12 year old boys?! =) TD: Do you have a computer? If so, what do you think of the reporters and sheet writers on the internet? MC: I read alot of reports and sheets. I find alot of it to be garbage, but alot of it is very intersting, I kinda like knowing whats going on. TD: Do you have a college degree or any other higher education? MC: I have a computer tech. certificate from Kwantlen University College. TD: Any advice you'd give a wannabe wrestler? MC: Workout hard, make sure ya have good cardio TD: Any final comments for the readers? MC: Look for Moondog Chopps to be making his return to the ring very shortly at the eccw House of Pain, in langley, bc Canada... check out the eccw site... www.eccw.com.