Reported by Adam Martin of WrestleView.com
On Tuesday, November 7, 2006 at 11:19 AM EST

Thanks to William Ingram of WrestleTalkRadio.com for the following:

Olympic Judo Gold Medalist Compares American/Japanese Wrestling Scene, Recalls Classic Times, Talent in Need of Retirement & More

Over the weekend via WrestleTalkRadio.com, Bad News Allen/Brown was interviewed on 'WTR Sunday Night' during the WWE Cyber Sunday PPV. Here are some of the interview highlights:

- When reflecting on the 18,000 attendees at the Rexall Centre in Edmonton, Alberta to watch himself battle "Macho Man" Randy Savage in a Harlem Street Fight, Allen still wonders to this day why he was the only person involved in the bout to receive a fine from the commission. More than 2,300 fans were believed to have been turned away at the door.

- Said he has an action figure being created by California-based JAKKS Pacific, which he guesses should hit store shelves in time for Christmas. Rather than signing a WWE Legends deal, Allen decided to bypass the promotion by working exclusively with JAKKS.

- Said that he would like to get broadcasts of himself battling the Dynamite Kid during their Stampede Wrestling tenure, but classic footage of the company is presently owned by WWE. However, the new era of Stampede Wrestling is being taped as of the present time.

- Said that some of his best times in the squared circle was competing in the Canadian-based Stampede Wrestling promotion against the Dynamite Kid.

- He is against fans casting votes for matches on the grounds of favorites being played. He feels that nine times out of ten the best talent will not face each other under those circumstances.

- Allen recalls having the National Championships each year with six weight classes in Judo. By the end of the evening, all title holders in each class faced each other to determine a Grand Champion. In the case of the 'Champion of Champions' match at the WWE Cyber Sunday PPV, Allen feels that everyone should put up their title and let the the best man win it all. "One guy owns three belts who cares," said Bad News Allen. If only one title is on the line, than it really isn't a 'Champion of Champions' match at all. The complete interview is available here.

- In regards to the TNA Wrestling product making their primetime move with the addition of Kurt Angle, Allen feels that talent should be allowed to compete/have good matches and cut down on the "nonsense". Although storylines are needed, he feels that some of the stuff is "totally stupid" and "totally ridiculous". When watching the product, he asks himself "now who in the hell is gonna believe that?"

- Talk switched over to the amount of matches shown in weekly timeslots. Upon leaving the WWF (now WWE) and arriving from Japan, his biggest beef was that a two hour WWE program he saw took forty-five minutes to get into the first match, meanwhile the show focused too much on what McMahon was doing. He couldn't get through the second hour because when the second match came up, he was no longer interested at that point. Says the product is based on "hype" and considers a fan "lucky" if they can see a match or two within an hour.

- The first Olympic Judo Heavyweight Gold Medalist feels that WWE treats their fans as "total idiots". Especially when a fan pays close attention to every detail.

- In the early and late 1980's, Allen thinks that some of best talent came out of Calgary.

- Including himself, Allen said he knows of three guys who did not use steroids. Although he doesn't like what Vince does and stands for, he said that McMahon never pushed talent to use steroids. Talent used it on their own behalf knowing if they tried to look good, they would get a push. However, Allen adds that things tend to get "boring after a while" when talent looks the same. In order to keep fan interest, it has to be a circus where everyone is different. WWE RAW Superstar Trevor Murdoch was brought up as an example. The complete interview is available here.

- As for his NWA Florida run in late 1986/1987, he felt that holding all three singles titles at once was a "rib" because he had to carry them around. Then promoter Hiro Matsuda, who was friends with then New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) owner Antonio Inoki was his mentor and got him started in the wrestling industry. He was asked to come down for a run and he enjoyed his time there. He also had to chance to see such stars as Lex Luger and Ron Simmons, who he considers a friend when they were starting out. However, he thought that Lex Luger was always an "idiot" anyway.

- With talent such as AJ Styles and Samoa Joe, Allen said that he is really impressed with them and believes they have a future if given the right push. He wants them to do their thing without "stupid" storylines being brought to the table. Allen once again nails the point home that they are the future of wrestling.

- When reflecting on his in-ring time with "Cowboy" Bob Orton, the father of current WWE RAW Superstar Randy Orton, he was perhaps "the best big man in the business at the time," said Allen. "Crazy is all hell, you know. He would just do stuff that would make you shake your head." Said that he was a talent, but he never had the chance to see Randy Orton's grandfather (Bob Orton Sr.)compete. He enjoyed working with "Cowboy" Bob Orton in Japan "because you had to wrestle more and less b.s." and for a big man, Allen said that he was a tremendous wrestler and a great worker.

- Talk of the Canadian-based channel, The Fight Network was mentioned. Allen said due to his current job, he is more away from his home so he is unable to see what the channel has to offer.

- Said that he didn't hang with anyone. When he first went to WWF, he (during the night) and the late Rick Rude (during the day) were supposed to take turns driving. But in Allen's case, he had to do all of the driving.

- As his first thought, Allen believes that Hogan's injury prior to his SummerSlam PPV match against Randy Orton was "total b.s." He goes on further to say that Hulk Hogan and Vince McMahon have been fighting over money for years. The complete interview is available here.

- Said that Hulk Hogan wasn't a great talent, but he had the charisma, plus "he was a great politician and he know how to put himself over," said Allen.

- Bad News Allen was the guy who gave Hulk Hogan the "Hollywood" nickname. When Hogan was filming 'No Holds Barred,' Allen started referring to Hogan by that name when they were involved in a storyline.

- Despite the claims made by WWE Hall of Famer Bret "Hitman" Hart that he never injured an opponent, Bad News Allen said that he was given two concussions by Bret Hart himself.

- Said that he would choose Dynamite Kid over Bret Hart "hands down" if given a choice. Said that Bret Hart was "hard to do business with", saying it was like "pulling teeth from a chicken". Then he goes on to tell a story about Bret Hart in Germany.

- Said that the late Bruiser Brody was a good friend and it broke his heart the way Brody's life came to an end. Allen said that he didn't sleep properly for two weeks following the incident. Instead of "working their gimmicks 24/7", Allen adds further than he liked him because he was a straight forward person and he wasn't willing to put up with the nonsense of wrestling promotions.

- The subject of talent having creative control was touched upon. Allen said that he was always against a wrestler being a booker at the same time. "Ten times out of ten, he will always wanna put himself over, or his family over, or his kids over. There should be somebody outside independent who should have the book," said Allen.

- Said stars like Ric Flair should pass it to the younger guys. "You have been wrestling before they were still writing on rocks, you know before they had paper, you know," said Allen. Feels Chris Benoit, who is the "reincarnation of the Dynamite Kid" should have had a bigger push, but the older generation is in the way. The complete interview is available here.

- Said the late Davey Boy Smith was a good wrestler, but he "wasn't the sharpest knife in the drawer".

- Said that Harry Smith is a good kid and knew him since he was born. He also thinks that "he can carry on the tradition of his dad".

- Said he told Harry Smith to take advantage of his option to go to Japan to learn the business. Allen said that the Japanese do not express a problem in teaching talent. Meanwhile, the western hemisphere expresses jealousy towards one another that the insides of the industry have been learned on their own or not at all.

- Said that the late Rhonda Singh was the best female wrestler he ever saw. He really enjoyed her Japanese wrestling tenure.

The complete interview is now available via the WrestleTalkRadio Network. Bad News Allen shares additional stories that include the Ultimate Warrior, "Macho Man" Randy Savage and the late Andre the Giant amongst other stories shared. To hear the complete interview, Click Here.