NZPWI had the opportunity to speak to Bruce Hart late last month. Bruce, son of the legendary Stu Hart and brother of WWE Hall of Famer Bret “Hit Man” Hart, was the first of the second-generation Harts to step in the ring, and served as the booker of Calgary’s Stampede...
NZPWI had the opportunity to speak to “The Phenomenal” AJ Styles in the middle of his whirlwind promotional tour to Auckland last weekend. Styles, a former TNA World Heavyweight Champion, spent the past week in Australia and New Zealand to promote TNA’s 10 year anniversary. Impact Wrestling has been screening...
It takes Kurt Angle a minute or two to get to the phone. “My house is flooded,” he says by way of explanation when we’re finally connected. “And I’ve got these builders here, and I’m looking after the baby. It’s been atrocious!” I thank Kurt for taking the time to...
“In the end, it’s just wrestling, you know what I mean?” This is what Bret ‘The Hitman’ Hart tells me. And he adds a chuckle as he says it. But this occurs at least 30 minutes in to a conversation that will see him offering his position on the current...
Ladies and gentlemen, his name is Ric Flair. And unless you’ve been hiding under a rock for the last thirty-plus years (or in wrestling terms, hiding under the mat after receiving The People’s Elbow courtesy of The Rock) then you will know exactly who Ric Flair is. You may even...
It was NZPWI’s privilege on Monday morning to speak to one of the great legends of professional wrestling, Bret “The Hitman” Hart. Born into the first family of Canadian wrestling, Bret Hart forged his remarkable career in Stampede, WWF and WCW. A multi-time champion and recognised as one of the...
Randy Orton became the youngest World Heavyweight Champion in WWE history at just 24 years of age. The grandson of Bob Orton Sr and son of “Cowboy” Bob Orton Jr, Randy quickly stepped out of the shadow of his family and forged a name for himself in WWE. Aligning himself with...
