r/SquaredCircle • u/Adam_Pearce • Sep 19 '14
"Scrap Iron" Adam Pearce: Ask Me Anything!
EDIT: ALL DONE, GUYS. HAD A BLAST, THANKS! IF YOU HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, HIT ME UP USING THE SOCIAL MEDIA LINKS BELOW. -AP
Hi all, I'm happy to be here and looking forward to answering all of your questions as best I can. Thanks to everyone here that made it possible.
If you're interested in what happens in my world day-to-day, feel free to take a peek at my social media:
TWITTER: http://www.twitter.com/ScrapDaddyAP
FACEBOOK: http://www.facebook.com/OfficialAdamPearce
INSTAGRAM: http://www.instagram.com/ScrapDaddyAP
Also, I made a pretty decent movie last year about my feud with Colt Cabana and our interactions surrounding the NWA. You can check out #7LevelsOfHate at: http://www.SevenLevelsOfHate.com
Ok, enough plugs... Time for the tough questions! Make 'em good! -AP
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u/crustyruffles Sep 19 '14
Fuck, Marry, Kill:
Chyna
Linda McMahon
Dixie Carter
GO!
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u/Adam_Pearce Sep 19 '14
True story: Chyna once told me I look exactly like Tom Cruise.
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u/arnieslovechild Sep 19 '14 edited Sep 19 '14
Just for everyone's knowledge, Adam did the greatest heel move to my friend at a PWG show. My friend's this little scrawny kid (maybe 15 years old at the time), and Adam comes out with the girl who was his valet in PWG (forget her name). My friend turns to us and says, "hey that girl has cellulite." Mind you this is as Adam is passing in front of us.
Adam then proceeds to look my friend dead in the face. Licks his pointer and middle fingers on his right hand, and proceeds to squeegie my friends glasses with his fingers.
Got a lot of "Ohh, shits" from the crowd and great heat.
Thank you for this Adam, I still lick my fingers and squeegie my friend's glasses in your honor.
Takes a genius to come up with a tactic to get heat like that on the spot.
EDIT: Oh, and a few weeks later, we were helping set up at the NJPW Inoki Dojo for a show they were putting on (my brother and friend were training at the dojo with Samoa Joe and Bryan Danielson at the time), and we run into Adam. I thought he was going to knock us out as he was walking up to say hello to us. Sign of a true, great heel.
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u/Adam_Pearce Sep 19 '14
Cellulite is sexy.
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u/arnieslovechild Sep 19 '14
I'm taking a sign with these three words to the next Raw I attend.
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u/Alliance-Wrestling Sep 19 '14
Working both sides of the camera, which side did you enjoy the most, being a professional wrestler or being the booker?
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u/Adam_Pearce Sep 19 '14
Both have their advantages and disadvantages, but there is nothing like performing in front of a live crowd. Doing anything behind the camera can't replicate that feeling.
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u/conoresque Sep 19 '14
What was your time at the performance center like? I'm assuming you were a guest trainer, what was that like and what did it entail?
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u/Adam_Pearce Sep 19 '14
I'm honored to have been asked to come down to the Performance Center a number of times to train and coach the incredibly talented guys and girls there. At the end of the day, it's probably my biggest achievement in wrestling, and I hope my relationship with WWE continues for a long time.
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u/arnieslovechild Sep 19 '14
Hey Adam,
Thanks for doing an AMA!
First off, you're one of the greatest heels I've ever been able to witness in the 20 years watching pro wrestling. You pushed me at a show, and it made me love pro wrestling, you are great with interacting with the fans.
My question, why did you choose to leave PWG back a few years ago? I remember you were the world champ and having a great feud with Kaz, but then you just disappeared from the promotion. Was it to further your career? Did you not feel PWG was the right promotion for you at the time? I'd love to hear your answer, because I know my friends and I were bummed when you left.
Thanks!
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u/Adam_Pearce Sep 19 '14
I lost a "loser leaves PWG match"! There isn't anything more to that story.
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u/MushroomMan674 Sep 19 '14
I always wanted to know, did you enjoy that TNA Gut Check tryout/match about a year ago?
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u/Adam_Pearce Sep 19 '14
Not after the fact. That match was designed for a specific purpose, and that purpose did not come to fruition. It's a shame too, I'm a big fan of Magno.
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u/Shermzilla Sep 19 '14
Not really a question, but you came and did a show in Alaska, we don't get shit regarding wrestling. So thanks dude, really appreciate it. Good to see a known name up here.
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Sep 19 '14
What angle are you most proud of from your time as ROH booker?
Were Steen and Generico as hard to work with as Cornette claims?
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u/Adam_Pearce Sep 19 '14
I don't look at things like that. There isn't one angle, or one guy, or one show. Booking wrestling for a company like ROH is a never-ending, constantly moving job. There are things that work great, things that fall flat, things that should've been great that fell flat, and things you didn't put a whole lot of faith in that ended up being great.
Regarding Steen and Generico, and I've said this publicly, I loved working with them. Being "difficult" oftentimes means the same thing as being "passionate". Depending on the perspective of the person dealing with them, it's either a huge positive or a huge negative.
To be really clear though, give me passion like they have every day and twice on Sunday. You can't teach passion. You either have it or you don't.
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u/RagDas Sep 19 '14
What kind of inspiration went behind the old school style of wrestling that you perform with? Was it any one performer, or do you just generally enjoy that era of wrestling to the point of (super entertaining) homage?
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u/Adam_Pearce Sep 19 '14
I simply go out there and try to do the things that I grew up loving about the industry. Nothing more, nothing less.
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Sep 19 '14
Mr. Pearce,
Have you ever found yourself minutes before a match thinking "This isn't worth putting my body on the line for"? If so, which match?
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u/Adam_Pearce Sep 19 '14
As I get older, I have that thought more and more often. The human body was not build to do what I have been blessed to do for nearly 20 years.
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u/l1vewire Sep 19 '14
Even though I'm late, I'll just come here to say that Adam, you gave me one of the funniest moments of my life.
I was Ring Announcer for one of your matches in Brisbane, Australia, and as I announced you for your entrance, you came and got into my face and started yelling at me while your entrance music was still playing so the audience couldn't hear.
You were saying "YOU ARE A VERY GOOD RING ANNOUNCER, YOU HAVE GOOD TONE AND PACING, KEEP IT UP"
I had to try so hard not to laugh.
So thanks :-)