Jerry Wiseman Interviews Hailey Hatred
Posted on June 17, 2010 by Jerry Wiseman
From her debut in 2002 Haily Hatred has been destined for great things. Taking a Japanese wrestling style will little gimmicks, Hatred has wowed crowds worldwide with her rough and aggressive yet technical expertise. Raised on Japanese wrestling tapes in her native Columbus, Ohio, Hailey always knew she wanted to get into professional wrestling.
Hailey has wrestled all over the southern US and the mid-west besting opponents from Allison Danger, Ms. Chif, Portia Perez and Lexi Lane. Hatred’s biggest match may have been against Mickie Knuckles, one of the toughest women wrestlers around for the IWA-MS Woman’s Title.
Hatred dreams of going to Japan to train and wrestle and tour from time to time. Her dreams may take her to all the places she wants to go including Mexico, Canada, England, Germany and possibly New York.
Hailey, gracious and accommodating took time to speak with The Worm about a variety of things and subjects in this edition of Bell Time…with Hailey Hatred.
Q. Your dream match would be?
A. A singles match with Jushin Liger.
Q. What is your best road story?
A. Haven’t had it yet.
Q. Who is someone you always like to watch wrestle?
A. Akira Hokuto.
Q. As a promoter what match would you most like to see?
A. I’m not a promoter.
Q. Do you think tag team wrestling is a lost art?
A. Not at all! If given a bigger stage, it could be more interesting than singles.
Q. If you got the call from New York would you change your gimmick?
A. I don’t think there would be much choice.
Q. Do you think wrestling needs to make titles mean something again?
A. I believe a lot of titles do still mean something.
Q. You own a promotion, who are the first five workers you hire?
A. Minoru Tanaka, Toshiaki Kawada, Ayumi Kurihara, Kana, Bryan Danielson.
Q. What is the craziest match you have done?
A. No Ropes Barbed Wire.
Q. Do you prefer hardcore, traditional or a mix of the two in your matches?
A. Traditional. I feel a lot better the next day.
Q. Besides yourself, who if the best ever to step into the ring?
A. Bret Hart, of course =).
Q. Who is your favorite opponent?
A. Nanae Takahashi.
Q. If you could change one thing about the business, what would it be?
A. No drugs.
Q. Does wrestling need a union?
A. Not in my opinion.
Q. What drew you into the wrestling business?
A. The combination of athleticism and charismatic fighters.
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