[Ignore the first one, it wasn't supposed to post, but I fell asleep whilst typing - apologies to creative.]
We're in an empty old theatre style arena with a wrestling ring in the middle. Johnny Klamor is sitting on a chair that has been placed in the ring, opposite Daddy Mack who is sitting on another chair.
Klamor: You join me now for a very special interview with Daddy Mack ahead of the ladder match at Kingdom Come Vi, live on PPV this weekend. Now, my first question is why did you decide on such an ornate but unsual venue for this interview?
Daddy Mack: Well, this is where it all began and where I had my first ever fight, yeah, against The Outlaw John Dixon, so it seemed like a great place to come back to before what could be my last ever fight. I wanted to come and be a little more serious and reflective than I usually am.
Klamor: You mentioned Dixon there, but you have also fought against some of the biggest name players throughout the last thirty years - King Samoa, Rocket Rodgers etc. What has given you such longevity?
Daddy Mack: I have lived much more of a clean lifestyle compared to these guys - my addiction has been to this sport, to this ring, to this level. Whereas some of those guys have found demons elsewhere, yeah, my demons are the guys that I face every night, yeah, and fortunately I have the chance to exorcise some of those demons on a regular basis, yeah.
Klamor: Of course, this is your opportunity to try and win the first ever major title of your career, is that a demon that you need to exorcise?
Daddy Mack: Yeah, I've been around and I've seen a lot, some of the best and worst of all time, yeah, but back when I started there was only one champion, yeah, and for all of that time, I was the number two or the number three, and that was fine. But now, here I am in a company that has a lot of titles and a lot of wrestlers. If you cannot win a title, then you are not competitive.
I said this sport was my addiction, and it is, it runs through my veins and it's like a shot of adrenaline, I am well over 50 years old, yet when I get in the ring I am capable of an enormous wealth of things, I feel bigger and stronger than ever, but if I can't get the job done, if I can't be competitive then I am taking the spot of someone who can. Pro wrestling has too many people struggling to get in and too many people hanging on by their fingertips. I swore in 1978 that I'd never be that guy, and now in 2014, I have to put my money where my mouth is.
Klamor: Do you worry that putting it all on the line in a match as unpredictable as a ladder match is a good idea?
Daddy Mack: The cream of the crop will rise to the top, no matter the circumstances. People look at the ladder, look at the old guy and say 'he doesn't stand a chance.' Well I may not be the youngest guy, but the quality of paint job on my shed roof will show you I am more than capable of climbing a ladder still.
The speed is something that people will point too, but I don't need to remind you that I'm the biggest guy in this fight by some distance, and will remain so unless Dorian Slaughter wins the battle royal. Which would you put your faith in - a guy the size of me putting a guy the size of elegANT down long enough to climb a ladder or vice versa?
The difficulty in this match comes from the fact that we are going to have 5 participants all going for the same thing, and 5 being an odd number, it means that there will almost always be one person not engaged with a fight, but looking to sneak up the ladder. That effects us all in the same way, but again that is where my years of experience are an advantage, far from being a hindrance.
Klamor: You touched briefly on elegANT, one of your opponents there, what do you make of the line up of the match?
Daddy Mack: Well, there's a lot to contend with certainly. elegANT is such an unusual character, and like I said before, he has an obvious size disadvantage to me. I think the other problem, and this is not a knock on him, but it is true to say that he is very prim and proper and I think in the inferno, the battle ground of twisted carnage that is a match like this, he might feel a little out of his element. Or indeed elemANT.
M is most definitely a mover and shaker with a lot of momentum in this company. His moves and manoeuvres are much to contend with, and he is malicious. He is the guy that I believe may try and steal a quick win on us, and his deviousness definitely gives him an edge in that respect. If this was a usual match make up with your standard wrestlers, this would present him a big advantage. Unfortunately Theron, elegANT and I all want to win the right way and I think if M tries to take a shortcut, he'll find himself on the road to nowhere.
Theron, like I said is a noble guy, but he relies too much on chance to get himself through. A match like this, if you leave it to chance, could have you falling 25 feet into some tables and then you'll really lose your dice. Daggershield is in his own world doing his own thing half of the time, and I just think that in a match that takes no prisoners, relying on chance to see you through is a risky business.
And then we have the wildcard, the unknown quantity the battle royal winner. It could be anyone from Bruce Irwin to Kagura Ozhura so trying to prepare specifically is futile, not to mention the fact that whomever wins will be riding on a crest of a tidal wave of momentum. Two wins in one Kingdom Come night is not something to be scoffed at at all, but is that too much to ask? They'd have momentum and the advantage that they know everyone they will be facing, a luxury none of us four qualifiers have been afforded, but they'd also have the fact that you know, they will have fought earlier and they will be tired there's no easy matches in WZCW. The surprise element is an advantage I have though - I've seen 'em all so can be prepared for anything and my record against most of the potential participants in the battle royal speaks for itself.
I'm confident that I can win this match, win the title and continue my career. I have every faith that this is not the last conversation you and I will have with me as an active performer.
Klamor: And if it is?
Daddy Mack: I've not thought that far ahead.
The camera fades out
