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| 1. You made your debut as a professional wrestler in September, 2003. You competed until May, 2008. Your short-lived career lasted just short of five years. Did you have a goal in to mind that you had hoped to achieve and, if so, did you meet it in this period of time?
Some of my earliest memories as a child have been about professional wrestling. I think every kid's dream would be to step foot in a pro wrestling ring, but to perform in one and have close to 350 matches with some very interesting and remarkable people is more than I could ask for. I never really had a goal in mind, only to step foot in that ring, live out those childhood memories and live the dream. 2. You started out as CN Power, which was a character spin-off of Completely Naked. Did you like the CN Power moniker? I had fun with it. I danced, smiled and tried to make it work. Some saw potential, others thought it had none. To be honest, you could have called me anything and it wouldn’t have bothered me. I had the privilege of stepping foot in a pro wrestling ring. I wrestled in New Hampshire once and the promoter booked me as “The Amazing Egghead." I had 200 people chanting, "EGGHEAD! EGGHEAD! EGGHEAD!!" 3. What are some of your fondest memories when you started out in wrestling? Wrestling my first match at Doolittle's against "X-Ray," going on my first tour as an announcer and sleeping in the back of the ring truck with some of the boys, and also taking my first couple of trips down to Maine. 4. In 2006, you changed your image entirely. You went from CN Power to Sidewalk Sam, accompanied by Papi. Could you explain to our readers how this transformation came about and why you think it became so successful? I was talking to another wrestler once and he wanted me to do a show for a promotion that wasn’t really legit, most of the guys were not trained. So I said yes, but I couldn’t use the CN Power gimmick because of the fact it wasn’t really a pro show. This was really early in my career - I didn’t have many pro matches and the guy was a good friend of mine so I thought everything would be cool. So him and a friend of his came up with “Sidewalk Sam” the wrestling bum. I didn’t know how it would work but it was just so much fun. The crowd loved it. So maybe a couple months later, at the wrestling school I threw the idea past Devin. He didn’t like it. But I kept bothering him and finally he said he'd try it. It has made my work more entertaining not only for the fans, but for myself. 5. When you first started out it was no secret that CN Power had a long way to go before he would be taken seriously by his colleagues and peers as a legitimate contender. Eventually, you became one of the most-traveled wrestlers on the scene and gained a lot of experience wrestling several different opponents in various territories throughout Canada and New England. Around 2006, when you became Sidewalk Sam, you overcame the odds. You evolved into a very capable wrestler. You've had great matches with the likes of "Kowboy" Mike Hughes, Chris Hamrick, Vance Nevada, and countless others. As Sidewalk, you trampled the skeptics in the end. Some will suggest you surpassed the skill level of some of your in-ring critics. Today, is there anything at all you would like to say to the group of wrestlers who labeled you as a guy who would NEVER become a decent professional wrestler? More |