Shoot with Gary Wolfe

The mystery continues to unravel about the story of Extreme Championship Wrestling. RF Video has been diligent over the last decade in bringing you that story. RF Video has featured interviews with various key players throughout the Extreme era. It is with great honor that RF Video brings you back to the beginning with an Extreme icon, "Pitbull" Gary Wolfe.

Gary Wolfe was one of the key eras in ECW's expansion from Eastern Championship Wrestling to the extreme conglomerate of the 1990s. Gary Wolfe was one of the first true utility players in ECW, making an impact in the tag team division and the singles division as a former ECW television champion. If there were stories to tell, Gary Wolfe is the man to tell them all.

Wolfe talks about all of his legendary angles and matches from ECW. Wolfe talks about the legendary tag team title win over Raven and Stevie Richards. Wolfe also talks about the Pitbulls in-ring and out of the ring rivalries with Public Enemy, the Eliminators, the FBI, the Gangstas, RVD and Sabu, and more. If you are looking for someone to take the high road, it won't be Gary Wolfe. Wolfe is brutally honest in documenting his extreme past.

Wolfe also opens up about the most realistic angle of his career. Only a few men have suffered the horrors of having their necks broken in a wrestling match. Gary Wolfe talks about the night he broke his neck against Shane Douglas. How did it happen? Does he hold Shane responsible? Does he hold Paul Heyman and ECW responsible? What did he think of turning a real-life nightmare into a wrestling angle? How did it impact his future in ECW? Wolfe opens up about the biggest struggle of his career and his life.

Wolfe also talks the struggles of keeping the Pitbulls together, while his partner enjoyed a singles push. Wolfe and Anthony Durante virtually disappeared from ECW for a brief time. What happened during that time period? Are the rumors of drugs and organized crime true? Wolfe opens up for the first-time ever on record ab out all of the urban legends surrounding the Pitbulls. Wolfe also opens up about the frustrations and broken promises of the Pitbulls' return to ECW.

Wolfe lost his partner Anthony Durante several years back. There are many rumors and myths surrounding his death. Wolfe opens up the book on his partner in and out of the ring. What does Wolfe really think happened? Was there a cover up? How emotionally difficult was it for him to lose someone so close to him? Wolfe also discusses drug use and abuse in the pro wrestling industry as related to this unfortunate incident.

Wolfe is outspoken about the WWE’s resurrection of ECW. What were the pressures of working on One Night Stand and Hardcore Homecoming? What were his expectations from both? Can Gary Wolfe still make an impact in ECW in 2009? Why did the ECW-reunion tour fail? What were the differences in wrestling Shane Douglas years later? Wolfe is very opinionated about ECW and he is not afraid to anyone when dissecting his true love.

Wolfe also talks about life after ECW. Wolfe has been an integral part of the independent in Philadelphia. Wolfe breaks down all of the major independents and offers his opinions on them. What was it like training the Wifebeater? How involved is he with PWU? What happened to the Xtreme Fight Club? Who are the stars of the independents according to Gary Wolfe? Wolfe breaks down the generation divide and accesses the 2009 state of the indepenents and the next future of stars.

Fans of ECW will absolutely love hearing the trials and tribulations of a true extreme ground breaker. Wolfe breaks down the cliques, the politics, the partying, the good, the bad, and the ugly of ECW. Trust us when we tell you, this is the story of ECW that you won't hear anywhere else. It is with great honor that RF Video presents a history lesson in extreme with the original Pitbull, Gary Wolfe.

How did you break into the business

What were your life plans before wrestling

Who did you enjoy watching growing up

Memories meeting Larry Sharpe

How did you hook up with Anthony

What was the NJ/PA indy scene like when you broke in

How did you wind up going to Memphis

Memories of Memphis

Thoughts on Lawler and Jarrett

Was the travel tough

Memories working for Joel Goodhart

How did you wind up working early on for the WWF

Memories of wrestling the Brain Busters

Memories of wrestling the Hart Foundation

Memories of matches with the Powers of Pain

Memories of Vince McMahon

How were you guys treated by the locker room

Did any vets take you under their wings

How were you contacted about coming into ECW

You came to ECW without Anthony, why

Memories of meeting with Pau l Heyman early on

Memories of wrestling Taz in the Dog Collar Match

Was ECW cliquish

How did you get friendly with Tod

Early memories of Sandman

Memories of matches with Taz and Sabu

Memories of matches with the Rottens

Memories wrestling Jimmy Snuka

How did you wind up working for WING

Memories of Victor Quionnes

Did you like the style

Do you think the fact you had so much going outside of ECW hurt your push

Memories of wrestling Hot Body and Stetson

Memories of the night Sabu didn’t show up for the 3 Way Dance

Memories of matches with Public Enemy

Did Paul help you develop your promos

Memories of matches with the Eliminators

Did you like being paired with Francine

Did you or Anthony date Francine

Memories of matches with the Dudleys

Memories of your infamous tables match with Stevie and Raven

Why was it so good

What did it mean to you to get the belts

What happened the night Shane broke your neck

Did you know it was broken

Do you think it could have been prevented or was it just dumb luck

Do you blame Shane

Did Paul take care of you while you were gone

How tough was it on you mentally not to be able to work out or wrestle

Did you fear for your spot as a tag team when Anthony was pushed as a singles wrestler

You guys disappeared from ECW for awhile. What happened

There were rumors that it had something to do with a bad drug deal. Is that true

Did you stay in touch with Paul and Tod during that time

How different were things when you came back

What happened in Queens between Anthony and New Jack

Your memories wrestling the Gangstas

Did you like the ECW style

Did you look at ECW as long term or short term

Any good road stories

Was it frustrating early on to not have a bigger role in ECW

Do you think Taz became a bit of a bully or he was just trying to stay into character at times

Memories of some of the ECW riots

How did you guys come up with the Super Bomb

Memories wrestling the Bruise Brothers

What happened in your tryout match with the WWE against the Headbangers

What kind of feedback did you get from the office

Were you involved in Tod’s deal to jump to WCW

Do you think Tod got a fair shake in ECW

What led to you finally leaving ECW

Axl Rotten says there were two ECWs. The early ECW and then the second ECW post 1998 and that was more or less a fake ECW. Do you agree

Memories wrestling in FMW

Memories wrestling in NOAH

Did you think your full time wrestling career was over after ECW

Were you surprised ECW went out of business

Do you think it could have survived

Could ECW work today

How did you get involved with the ECW angle at CZW’s Cage of Death

Why didn’t you guys come back

Memories training the Wifebeater

John Zandig of CZW told a story about you trying to hold him up for more money with a ring rental years ago. Is that true

How did you get involved in 3PW

Thoughts on Jasmine

Do you think 3PW could have been bigger

What did it mean to you be their champion

Favorite matches in 3PW

Memories wrestling Terry Funk

Memories of 3PW matches against Raven

How did you hear about Anthony

Are you surprised

Some people suspect foul play, do you

Do you think you and Anthony would have resurrected the team for a final big run

Was his death the one that surprised you the most

Whos idea was it to team you and Mike Kruel as Pitbulls 2000

Who were some of you favorite guys to work with on the independents

Why do you think 3PW didn’t work

How were you contacted about Hardcore Homecoming

How were you contacted about One Night Stand

Did you expect a bigger part

Was there a separation backstage between WWE and ECW guys

Did you get any heat from Harcore Homecoming’s promoters or the WWE for working for both

Are you surprised that there was such a big ECW following in 2005

What happened to the Xtreme Fight Club deal with Tod

Memories of your matches with Shane

Was he hard to work with at that stage of his career

Why do you think the tour outside of Philly didn’t draw

Did you expect to be a part of WWE’s new ECW brand when the TV show launched

How did you get involved in PWU

PWU grew big in 2007. What happened

Why did it crash so fast

What was your reaction when Kid Kash and Jamie Noble called themselves the Pitbulls

You went on some radio show and shot on Raven before a match and he didn’t show up. What happened?

Did you guys bury the heat

Thoughts on Johnny Kashmere as a promoter

Thoughts on getting involved with the ICP

What happened with the Sandman at Lou Albano’s party

Were you surprised to see Larry Winters back involved

Is it hard to make a living on the indys in 2009

What do you think about the indys in 2009

Did you ever have any talks with TNA

What is life like after wrestling

Do you think the Pitbulls ever got the opportunity that you deserverd

What do you remember about seeing yours elf in Rolling Stone

Do you think that tag team wrestling is a dying breed

How did you get into hosting a talk show

Thoughts on the Iron Sheik
Thoughts on the Chris Benoit Family Tragedy
Is there a problem with drugs in wrestling
Thoughts on MMA
Do you have any advice for guys breaking in today

Would you want to write a book

Thoughts on The Wrestler

Do you still have a passion for the business