_________________________________________________________________ Q U E S T I O N S F O R T H E P R O S: With The Rock Kerry Rockwood _________________________________________________________________ [Our thanks to TKR reader, and good friend, Tony D. for this: It was conducted in person on March 23, 1999] TKR: What's your real name, and what gimmicks have/do you use? ROCK: Kerry ROCKwood, The ROCK. TKR: What height/weight are you? ROCK: 5'9" and I weigh 205 lbs. TKR: What circuits do you currently wrestle in? ROCK: Mid-South, GCW, CWF, WWA TKR: What titles have you held? ROCK: 3 time Mid-South Cruiserweight Champion GCW Tag-Team Champion TKR: When did you decided to become a wrestler? ROCK: 1994. I've been wrestling for a year and a half. TKR: And how did you get started? ROCK: I wrestled in High School, and I've been a fan for life. TKR: Who has been the biggest influence on your career? ROCK: Ric Flair, he's one of the greatest wrestlers of all time. TKR: What has been the greatest moment of your career? ROCK: Winning the Cruiserweight belt. TKR: Who are/were you trained by? What kind of athletic background do you have before you became a wrestler? ROCK: Crazy Joe and John Saxon trained me, and I wrestled in High School. I'm a Karate expert, and a 2 time Mr. Louisiana. TKR: Who is your favorite wrestler to work with in the ring? ROCK: Junk Yard Dog, I wrestled him the Sunday before he was killed. TKR: Any major enemies? If so, who, and why? ROCK: No, except for people that keep me from accomplishing my goals. TKR: Which promotion gives you the most heat? ROCK: GCW TKR: Do you ever consider working in the WWF, WCW, or ECW if they are interested in your talent? ROCK: Yes, my goal is to go to The WWF. TKR: If you had to pick, WWF, WCW or ECW? Where would you go? And why? ROCK: The WWF has a better atmosphere and it has a better variety of cruiserweights. TKR: Do you have a computer? If so, what do you think of the reporters and sheet writers on the internet? ROCK: Yes, I have a computer, and most of them are full of garbage. TKR: Do you have a college degree or any other higher education? ROCK: No college degree. TKR: Any advice you'd give a wannabee wrestler? ROCK: Don't do it. It's a hard business. It ain't easy. TKR: Any final comments for the readers? ROCK: Perfection is the key to success.