Dawn Marie, who has been a part of the most controversial locker room in wrestling history, sat down with RF VIDEO and graced us with her first ever shoot interview. We got the inside skinny on all the hottest stories, including Dawn’s infamous program with Tammy Sytch along with her rumored nuclear heat with Francine. In this exclusive interview you will hear for the first time ever what started the intense friction between the two and how it continued all the way up to their confrontation at One Night Stand.
Long time ECW fans are going to love Dawn Marie’s first hand account of events and people she met within the company. Paul Heyman. Tommy Dreamer. Lance Storm. Simon Diamond. Johnny Swinger. Steve Corino. Bill Alphonso. There is not a rock unturned when covering Dawn’s ECW tenure and she truly was an amazing woman with a razor sharp wit and even sharper intellect.
Dawn left the Madhouse of Extreme for the fishbowl of WWE and she gave us her thoughts on all the superstars she interacted with, including: Vince McMahon, the Rock, Steve Austin, Randy Orton, Sable, Triple H, Stephanie McMahon and a whole lot more. We asked Dawn what she thought of her feud with Torrie Wilson and their infamous angle with Dawn’s father, Al Wilson. You will see a new side of this incredible woman as Dawn is one of those rare individuals who knows how to tell a story. Her passion when describing Wrestler’s Rescue, an organization whose mission is to help retired wrestlers, is nothing less than inspiring. A must watch for ECW and WWE fans!
How did you get started in wrestling
What was your background in modeling
Were you a fan before you got involved
Is it true that you worked in real estate before wrestling
Where did you go for training
Was it difficult being a girl in a business with so many men
What was the biggest preconceived notion you had about wrestling
Memories of your first matches
Is it true that Buddy Landel helped train you
How did you meet Pat and how did it develop into a relationship
What would you call your first big break before ECW
How did you wind up in ECW
Is it true that your first deal with ECW was very short term
Initial impressions of Paul Heyman
Initial impressions of the locker room
How friendly and helpful were the other girls
Initial impressions of Lance Storm
How did you guys develop chemistry
Memories of your feud wit h Tammy
Memories managing Simon and Swinger
Thoughts on Tammy
Was she helpful at all to you
Was it hard when you would start getting more over than Pat
Memories of Taz
Memories of Tommy Dreamer
Memories of Fonzie
Memories of RVD
Memories of Steve Corino
What were some of your favorite angles in ECW
When did your first check bounce
How did Paul react
Thoughts/memories when taz left
How did you wind up negotiating with WCW while in ECW
Who contacted you
What was Paul’s reaction
What influenced you to stay
Do you regret it
How different was it
Did problems ever reach a boiling point with you and Francine in ECW
Thoughts/memories about the night Mike Awesome left with the belt
Memories of the night he returned to drop the belt to Taz
Memories/thoughts of the XPW riot
Any good road stories from ECW
At what point did you realize it was serious and ECW was in jeopardy
When word was out on the Internet that ECW was done after the Pine Bluff shows, a lot of the guys argued that it wasn’t. When did reality set in
Did Paul say anything to you or the locker room at the last PPV
Did you like doing commentary in ECW
When did it set in that ECW was done
How much were you owed when it closed
How tough was it to pay your bills
Did you have any discussions with WCW
Did you think about a career outside of wrestling
How frustrating was that time for you and Pat
How did you wind up coming to the WWE
Initial impressions of Vince
Thoughts on the Rock
Thoughts on Undertaker
How different was the dynamic in the WWE locker room
Were you well received by the locker room
Were the other girls helpful
Did anyone mentor you there
Was it hard on your relationship that you got a deal and Pat didn’t
Is it hard to keep a healthy relationship while being a full time WWE talent
When you came in were you expecting to be back with Lance Storm
Whos idea was it to put you in as Vince’s accountant
Memories of doing skits with Vince
Is Vince approachable
Memories of your first angles with Torrie
Who taught you how to wrestle in the WWE
Who’s idea was the whole Al Wilson angle
Do you think it ever got too ridiculous
Thoughts on Torrie
Memories of AL
Thoughts on being involved in a feud that lasted 9 months
Memories of your match with Torrie
Were you ever approached to do Playboy
Was there any jealousy from the other girls over all the time you were getting
Memories of when Sable came back
Thoughts on her
Memories teaming with Nidia
Memories of wrestling Gail Kim
What is your favorite place you got to travel to with the WWE
How different was WWE from ECW
Who were your favorite wrestlers to watch
Thoughts on Triple H
Thoughts on Stephanie McMahon
Was Paul Heyman an ally to you
Memories of working with Paul on camera
There are rumors on the Internet of an affair between you and Kurt Angle, is that true
Any good road stories20from your time in the WWE
Was it hard working with the girls without a wrestling background
Do you think it hurt the product when the WWE got far away from girls with wrestling backgrounds as opposed to the models
Memories of your angle with Charlie Haas
Thoughts on working with Jackie Gayda
Memories of your feud with Michelle McCool
Some former Divas complained about Randy Orton, did you have any problems with him
Memories wrestling Moolah and Mae
How did the office react when you told them you were pregnant
Did you feel pressured from them in any way
How did the other talent react
What were your thoughts when you heard about One Night Stand
Was it hard coming back for it while pregnant
You and Francine have different stories about what happened between you guys there. What is your side of the story
Are you surprised she got hired
Have you tried to bury the hatchet with her
When you had the baby, were you under the impression you could get your spot back
When and how did you find out you wouldn’t be welcome back
You sued the WWE and settled, can you talk about it
Do you feel that the bridge is burnt
Are you surprised as to how popular ECW still is today
Have you talked to TNA
Can you talk about Wrestler’s Rescue
How does it work, how do wrestlers get paid, who qualifies, etc
Do you think wrestling will ever have a union
Could wrestlers get insured under AFTRA
How much pain are you in today from wrestling
What advice do you have for women who want to get into wrestling
What do you miss most about the business