Exklusiv-Interview mit Jimmy Yang

1. When did you decide to get into wrestling and how did you get started?
I always thought about being a wrestler since I was young but I decided my sophomore year of high school that I was going to be a pro wrestler. I started doing research about how to become a wrestler. I even bought a book about how to get into wrestling. But I got in because one of my best friends knew a promoter and he needed wrestlers. We told him that we wanted to be wrestlers so he let us start training. I was 17.

2. How was your time with Titan Sports?
I enjoy it they let me live rich for a year. I have no complents about Titan except for them firing me.

3. Your former partner from the Jung Dragons, Jamie Knoble, makes a great job in WWE. Do you still have contact to him?
I am really proud of Jamie for what he is doing. He is my favorite to watch in the WWE right now. But we haven't kept in touch.

4. The WCW was accused several times of racism (Sonny Onoo, "Hard Work" Bobby Walker, Buff Bagwell), do you think you ever were discriminated against while in WCW? Have you ever been discriminated in your career?
I never felt like I was discriminated in WCW or anywhere else.

5. You had been working for NWA-TNA. What are your feelings on that company?
I have no hard feelings toward TNA. I hope the company succeed.

6. You didn´t sign a new contract with NWA-TNA - what were your reasons to do this?
There are few reasons why I didn't sign the contract. But the main reason was because I didn't want TNA to own my wrestling name Jimmy Yang. I use that name at a lot of other places. I did come close to signing the contract until I ask Vince Russo if I should sign and he told me noway. I thought Vince Russo was Jarrett`s best friend. Then I was definitely not going to sign this contract until I let my lawyer look at it.

7. How do puroresu fans see your work? Do they respect you?
I feel like a movie star in Japan. I never be this over with a crowd in my wrestling career. But there still puroresu fans that don't like me or that what hear every once in while.

8. Please tell us something about All Japan!
All Japan is a really good company!

9. Do you have a good standing in All Japan?
I think I have a really good standing in All Japan. So good that if WWE wanted me back I would have think about it.

10. What was your best match so far?
There a lot of matches that come to my mind. I can't single out just one.

11. Is it hard to be active in Japan and in America at the same time? How hard is it to deal with jetlag etc. ?
I haven't been on a regular sleep pattern in a year. Because once I get use to a sleep pattern I'm leaving the next day.

12. Do you prefer puroresu or american style?
I do the same wrestling style in America that I do in puroresu. It works for me.

13. Do you think All Japan will merge with ZERO-ONE? Who of the ZERO-ONE roster do you want to wrestle?
Well actually Kaz and I are wrestling Low Ki and somebody twice next week. Once at the Zero One show and once at the All Japan show. I don't think they will merge together but they will work with each other. I would like to wrestle there whole roster.

14. What is the one thing you'd like to achieve before your wrestling career is over?
Make a million dollars.

15. Have you ever wrestled in Germany, if so what did you like most and what didn't you like?
I never been to Germany. But my favorite wrestler that wrestles in Germany is Robbie Brookside.

16. Is there anything you'd like to say to your german fans?
I have fans in Germany? Thanks for the support and I hope one day I could come to Germany and see the german fans.
PS: I have german in me - my mom is half german.

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