This runs at two hours and thirty-three minutes long
If you missed part one of the shoot, the link is below.
http://www.rspwfaq.net/2014/04/rf-video-shoot-interview-with-scotty.html
He is asked about Scott Hall & Kevin Nash. Riggs said that never really hung out with them but said that Nash was funny where as Hall would talk down to him. Riggs said that Nash unfollowed him on Twitter then several months later, Nash followed him on Twitter again when Riggs sent a message asking him why he unfollowed him, Nash replied back that sometimes his finger slips on the keyboard. Riggs said that they came in from the WWF with creative control and all sorts of perks and acted as if everyone else was just riding of the success of the nWo. When asked, he was not at Bash at the Beach 1996 when Hogan turned.
Riggs said that Flair was cool with him and said that during a World Wide taping, Flair let him work out the spot that led him lose to the figure four. Riggs laid out the match. He said that Flair made him feel like one of the boys from the moment he entered the company.
Now, he gets asked about Bagwell joining the nWo, thus ending their team. Riggs, when asked, said that no one was jockeying for position to join the nWo at first because people did not know where they were going with the angle and that people did not want to be flunkies to the core of the group. He then said that they all had guaranteed deals anyway and knew that the nWo needed WCW guys to work with. Riggs added that Bagwell helped Nash a lot when he was “Oz,” paying for a lot of his stuff and wanted to return the favor to Bagwell by having him join the group. Riggs said that afterwards, when they split on air, he should have yelled at Bagwell for joining the nWo instead of begging him to stay. Riggs did say that during the segment, he fucked with Bischoff, who was kicking him, by stating that the kicks were really stiff and he started to believe him.
He then talks a bit about his match against Bagwell at Souled Out and how Dave Meltzer, shit all over him, stating that the match might have meant something if Bagwell had a better partner and how he gave it like two stars (he really gave it *1/4 and said that Riggs was a “zero” by himself) but said that you cant get everyone to like you. For what’s it worth, I thought the match was a total bore and agree with Meltzer’s rating. He then says that “who gives a fuck what Meltzer thinks” and adds that just because he writes for the business doesn’t mean he knows everything and unless you have done it, you don’t know shit. He is asked about the Newsletter and says that a good report about yourself from any “sheet” would give you a high and that everyone was reading them backstage. He even said that Bischoff read them and loved the publicity he was getting. He then questions why you would put so much stock into what someone says about a situation in which they were not present.
When asked about who were the agents and booking the show, Riggs said that Bischoff only cared about the nWo and his own segments and let the booking committee take care of everything else. He was there for a little bit when Russo came aboard and said it was awful. He said that Russo came in as the head writer and that he would override everyone else’s input. Riggs said he heard from guys who work with him in the WWF said that Russo would present 30 ideas to Vince McMahon, who shit all over them. He would then come back again with 30 more and Vince would pick out one of them that he liked. Riggs said that Russo kept on telling him that he wanted characters and more segments, as well as shorter matches. Riggs said that was when everything went down the shitter.
All of a sudden, Tommy Dreamer walks in and he and Riggs hug and talk for a minute. Even Tommy tells him that he looks like Billy Jack. Riggs says that he loves that guy for getting him job not only in WCW (by turning down a spot in the American Males) and a job in ECW.
Riggs then tells a story of how he and Lex Luger played golf with Pat Patterson and his partner, Louie. It was 1996 and they were in Tampa. When asked, he said that in didn’t matter that he was from the WWF because they were all wrestlers and would acknowledge each other when they crossed paths. Riggs said that he didn’t even know that Patterson was gay at the time but it didn’t matter because he was loved them both. Riggs said that Louie helped him with his golf swing once and told Riggs that he was the husband and Patterson was the wife. They ended up tied on the last hole and settled the game on the putting course. He didn’t remember who won but as he putts, Patterson pants him after the swing and Riggs was wearing his thong and was exposed to everyone on the course then Patterson put his face near his ass.
He is now asked if his eye injury was legit and Riggs said that it was. He said that Raven set up the chair but as he went into the chair, his eye hit the edge. He had to wear an opaque contact lens as a result but was not in danger of losing sight or anything serious.
Riggs talks about the Raven’s Flock. He said that while everyone else just appeared as part of the stable, he actually got beat up and kidnapped then joined the group.
When asked about JJ Dillon, Riggs said that he was handling the contracts and worked out a verbal deal with him at the end but found out that part of the money he was promised was pulled from him and used to sign Jeff Jarrett. He said at that time, WCW was firing people left and right. As this is going on, Riggs tells us that he received a text from RVD.
Riggs says that his favorite match was against Raven. He puts him over big by saying that he did whatever was good for the match. He says that during their match at the World War 3 PPV, they ended up being in the wrong ring for the finish of their match.
Now, the interviewer asks if he saw Raven do a lot of drugs at this time. Riggs responds back by saying that they were all doing a lot of drugs. He said that the coolest thing about the Flock was that they would sit ringside and pass around some money and asked a fan to get them beers. When they went to commercial break, the director, Jackie Crockett, let them know that they could drink and Riggs said they would take a few sips of beers and pop some percs then put it away when Crockett told them they were going back to air. He said that they did this and were having a blast week after week and that ended once Van Hammer lit up a cigarette and wouldn’t put it out when asked by security so after that, Doug Dillinger put an end to the angle of them sitting at ringside.
Riggs said that he met RVD in 1993 wrestling in the Carolina’s for a promoter named Greg Price. They used to tag together and even go against each other then would smoke a lot of pot together. He then tells a story of how at RVD’s house they were smoking under “Cali Rules,” which apparently means that you have to smoke the whole bowl to your head before you pass it to the next person. He said that he felt comatose afterwards. Riggs said that RVD wrestled as Robbie V in WCW because he did not want the company to own the RVD name.
He talks about the first time he went to the ECW Arena in 1995. Paul Heyman and Tommy Dreamer took him to lunch then he watched backstage. He said that it was the night that Kimona Wanalaya stripped. Riggs said that Taz had heat with him because he thought Riggs was looking for a job, despite the fact that he was in WCW. Riggs said that he loved the atmosphere of the arena then talks about how he would rather wrestle in a building like that every night.
When asked about filling in for Raven against Chris Benoit, Riggs said that he was a replacement because Raven had pancreatitis due to drinking and pill abuse. He said that he loved working with Benoit because everything he did looked real. Riggs talks about today’s wrestling and how while he understands that they need stuff like Santino’s cobra for the kids but liked to do things to make the fans believe that it was real. He also put Benoit over for making him raise his level of performance in the ring. During one match, Riggs said that Lodi was pissing everyone off at that time due to a lack of respect, so he suggested to Benoit that he chop him repeatedly. Riggs then told Lodi to jump on Benoit’s back when he came outside and when he did that, Benoit chops the shit out of him and Riggs said that Benoit initially shoved him off when he tried to intervene. Riggs said that Bagwell was afraid of working with Benoit because of his chops but Riggs saw it as a badge of honor to walk around with a bruised chest from the chops.
Riggs said that the only person he couldn’t keep up with in the ring was Jerry Lynn, who was also his roommate in WCW for over a year. Riggs said that they were perfect roommates because they both lived separate lives and as a result, always got along. He made it seem like they barely did anything together but were cordial.
He puts over Chris Jericho, Eddie Guerrero, Dean Malenko, and Perry Saturn for being excellent wrestlers.
Now he is asked about the guys from the Flock. He said that Sick Boy had a lot of potential and was a great athlete but there was no one around to teach him how to be a wrestler and if there was a territory system around then, he would have learned how to wrestle and would probably still be around today. He said that Lodi has charisma and is a ball of energy but not a great worker. Reis, Riggs said, didn’t have the athletic ability to make it as a wrestler. He said that Hammer didn’t have the mind of a wrestler but knew how to play a character. He recalls a time when Hammer nearly dropped Benoit on a suplex spot but had the strength to pull him back up. He said that Kidman became awesome when he joined the Flock because it got him out of the spandex tights and let him show his potential. He said as time went on, Saturn became friends with him.
And finally, he is asked about the stories when he went out with the Flock. He mentions the “rhino,” which was a dildo strapped to wrestling headgear that they used to fuck girls but said that Raven, Saturn, and Kidman did that and not him. He also liked going to the strip club with the Flock because they all dressed as their characters and it took no time at all to get ready. He mentions how one night at a regular club in Buffalo, Riggs ended up getting blown by a chick right on the floor and the rest of the Flock formed a circle and folded their arms around him as he ended up fucking her right there. Riggs said that the Flock all did this when one of them was getting some in the club. He then took her back to the hotel and fucked her all night. Then the next morning, the girl woke him up and said that she got a taxi and left him her number in case he returned to Buffalo. Riggs said that it was perfect.
He tells a story of how he was in bed when Saturn and Raven come in the room with three chicks. Saturn brings her girl in bed with him then Raven told the girl he was with to blow Riggs. So the girl blows Riggs as Raven is watching and asking Riggs if she is good at it, which he said she was. After that was done, Raven took her into the bathroom and fucked her with a hair dryer that was on the wall as she was on the counter. Riggs added that Raven always made sure to take care of his friends and loved him for that.
Riggs is asked about Doug Dillinger. He said that he didn’t pay much attention to him and said he was a dick. He got his gig after working with the Crockett’s first. He said that he was a stooge but that was his job.
Next, Riggs tells of an incident he had with Stevie Richards. He was working a show with him in Bethelem, PA. Riggs was supposed to go over Richards in order to face Raven but he went on the mic and talked about how he was “Big Stevie Cool,” which pissed off Kevin Nash as he was goofing on his gimmick, and then called Riggs a “butt pirate” and belittled him on the mic, which was the not the plan. Riggs said that he left a handprint on his side from a chop, letting him know that he was pissed off. He then said how Richards did stuff that he was not supposed to do and Raven ended up yelling at him and the next day, Richards quit the company. Riggs said that if he wanted to get over in his hometown, he should have asked him, saying that he would do anything to put someone over in front of their family. Riggs said that maybe Stevie sees him as being a dick for not doing anything for him in their hometown and says that he likes Stevie as a person.
When asked about a comment Riggs made earlier about Hogan walking to the ring with bloodshot eyes, he said that Hogan had his own private dressing room and separate catering and didn’t see him smoke but walked by his room and you could smell it and when you see him walk out with bloodshot eyes, you can put it together. Riggs says that he saw Hogan stoned while on TV and questions why he doesn’t use Visine or the menthol eye drops that RVD uses. When asked who would walk out behind Hogan, Riggs said that Savage did and he was rumored to smoke a lot of pot but didn’t notice anyone else as they were not part of that group. He said that in their locker room, guys like Bret Hart and Curt Hennig were the top guys and knew everyone. He recalls Bret first meeting him in catering and they sat down and talked for two hours. Riggs said that Bret did that with everyone and always went out of his way to let you know he was part of the guys, unlike Hogan.
He is asked about how Scott Steiner was like in 1998-1999. Riggs said that when he became the “Big Poppa Pump” character, he became a different character. He was always friendly with him but at one point, they had some problems over a girl, who Riggs said played both of them.
Riggs tells a story about Rick Steiner on the golf course. While on the course, Rick drops his pants and wipes his ass with the towel on his back then put it in his bag. Riggs said it would end up being stiff as a board and he kept the same one in his bag. He said that he was a funny guy overall.
Now, he tells a story about how he had a problem with Road Warrior Animal over a girl. The interviewer asks Riggs if he can say who it is after he dropped a hint that it was a wrestler and he said that a was a recent WWE Hall of Fame girl, referencing Sunny. Riggs said that she denies as she does not want it in her system then lets it slip that he had sex with Sunny once and Animal got mad about that, as he apparently did too. He also said that quite a few had been with Sunny. Riggs did say that he was close with Hawk, who called Riggs “Scooter” because he had a younger brother named Scott. Riggs said that he called Hawk “Mikey” and they always got along.
Riggs said he was disappointed when the Flock disbanded as they had real heat due to jumping Benoit and DDP among other fan favorites. He believes that the political forces ended the group because the Flock were stealing heat from the nWo. He said that the nWo were the cool heels but they were the heels the fans hated and sometimes the fans would fight them. He tells a story of how at the Georgia Dome, he was with Van Hammer who walked the Flock from the front row through the back of the arena after their match against Benoit & McMichael and a few fans started to hit Hammer. Well, Hammer hit a few guys then Riggs said he had to punch a guy in the back of the head who was going after Saturn, who himself was beating off a few guys.
He is asked about Goldberg. Riggs said he had a match with him and kept on talking to him throughout and wanted to make him look good. He also said that were friendly and talked about how a lot of guys were trying to be selfish with him and take advantage of his inexperience. Riggs said that he still talks to Goldberg on occasion.
Now, Riggs is asked about how he left WCW. He said that he asked for his release. He was offered a new contract but did not like it and was unhappy with the direction of the company so he told JJ Dillon to release him outright. When asked if he regrets leaving WCW and getting the guaranteed paycheck and he said no because he company went down the toilet and he got a guaranteed paycheck in ECW.
On how he got to ECW, he met with Dreamer after being released, who told him that once his checks stopped coming from WCW, he would bring him aboard. Riggs said Heyman asked him what would make him happy for a contract and he settled on $50,000 less than what he asked for, which he said wasn’t as much as you think because he still got six figures and worked 12 days a month instead of 20 and was having fun again. He called the ECW locker room a breath of fresh air.
Riggs calls Heyman an “evil genius” when it comes to wrestling. He then recalls how Dreamer suggested that they reform the Dangerous Alliance, with Riggs acting as the Rick Rude of the group. Riggs didn’t seem to want to do that but RVD spoke up and said that he and Riggs should play off of their friendship. Riggs credits RVD for coming up with everything they did together. Heyman then tells Riggs to do the clap, which Riggs thought he was talking about the STD, but then said that it was a callback to his days as part of the American Males. So, they laid out the plans for the next several months for him and Riggs said almost every single thing that he planned actually happened. Riggs compares that to WCW when you got to Nitro and saw a board with the segments, which would change all the time, sometimes not even completed before the show made it to air. He said that for about four weeks in a row, Juventud vs. Kidman was the opening match because they knew that they could stick them out their for a fifteen minute match and the fans would like it and in the process, they could finish writing the show.
When asked about the guys in ECW, he said that he knew some of them because he visited the locker room before he joined the story on several occasions. He said the only guy who was rough to work with was Sandman because he was tanked and when he swung the cane, it would really hurt. He recalls the incident in Florida in which Sandman was tanked and running around naked swinging the cane and as a result, he got suspended.
Riggs said that at the end of his run, his paychecks were not coming on time. He said he would ask how much of an advance he could get and whatever they said, he took it because he wanted the cash and didn’t care if it came out of his paycheck. He said that not everyone was doing that and he took advantage of what he could when it came to getting paid.
He talks about bruising and cracking his ribs in a match against RVD. He said it made the match look a lot more intense because he was struggling badly. He said after being taken by ambulance to the hospital, RVD and his wife, along with a friend of his who did MMA visited him for a few hours. After the injury, he couldn’t do anything for several weeks and when he came back, the company was just about at the end. Riggs said there were plans to turn him face with merchandise revolving around the clap.
After ECW, he went to wrestle for Dusty Rhodes’ Turnbuckle Championship Wrestling. He worked with Barry Windham, who was in shape and did great. He won the belt a few times there. He had fun as he worked with young guys then also learned and listened a lot from veterans like Windham and Dustin Rhodes .
Riggs talks about how he won the TCW Title belt from Dustin Rhodes on his birthday and they all went to the “Pink Pony” a strip club in Atlanta. He met his future wife there, saying she was a “Penthouse Pet” type who was stripping, and Riggs said he nailed her in the tanning bed that was in the club and after that, she had to go on and perform her set.
When asked if he contacted the WWE at this time. He said he called and spoke with Jim Ross, who had a few ideas, but Riggs said he never saw himself as a character then adds that not everyone is meant to wrestle for the WWE. He also says that he dislikes the term “WWE Superstar” and would rather be known as a wrestler instead. He recalls how Terry Funk once told him that if you want to be a wrestler, don’t work for Vince McMahon. He says that if you want to act, you are better off getting into Hollywood where you can join SAG and get insurance because you are going to do the same with Vince with no guarantees or benefits.
Riggs is asked about Chris Benoit. He first heard while he was at his friend’s bar in Hilton Head, SC when Daffney of WCW fame texted him. Riggs added that she was his valet in TCW too and says that she is a sweetheart. The text read that Benoit and his whole family is dead and she didn’t know the details. Riggs said that he was choked up and went on the computer and saw what happened and started to cry. He then recalls how they were all fucked up at a hotel bar while in WCW and Chris called Nancy and waived Riggs over because Nancy wanted to say hi as she liked him. Riggs said that they were close.
Now he is asked about any warning signs or theories of what happened. He said he knew there was tension but when he knew them in WCW, he never knew Chris to be violent towards Nancy. He then says that he wants to believe that it was because his brain was that of an eighty year old man but no one will ever know what happened. He then talks about how the way Benoit killed himself with a weight machine could have been a torturous way to hang himself for what he did. Riggs then said that he heard Benoit became a tortured soul once Eddie Guerrero died and that his memory was getting progressively worse. He said that he misses all three of them.
When asked about steroids, Riggs said that he did a little bit “here and there” primarily to heal from injuries and always from a doctor. He also said that just because you got all jacked up doesnt mean you get a major push, citing how Bagwell came back bigger than ever after breaking his neck and even begged the company to play off of the injury but WCW still didnt care. Riggs also said how Bagwell was heading to an upper level before the injury too.
The interviewer brings up John Cena’s CNN interview in which he claims to have never done steroids. Riggs said he has one word for that, which is “bullshit.” He thinks that Cena takes a “shitload” of growth hormones. When asked about his coming back from injury much quicker than what is originally reported, Riggs thinks they are just playing him up as “Superman” and cites his elbow that was swollen could have just been a ruptured bursa sack and it was just a way to give him time off to see if they can push someone else. He adds that he tore his tricep before and could not use his arm then says when he watched TV, Cena wore a black band for the first two weeks after he returned then took it off.
He is then asked if there is anyway that Scott Steiner got as big as he did without steroids and Riggs said no. He says that he never saw Steiner inject himself but when he was the “White Thunder” character, his body was a little soft but six months later when he was “Big Poppa Pump,” he was shredded. Riggs said your body doenst just get that way in six months by changing your diet. With regards to whether or not steroids should be legal, Riggs first says that sports are more exciting when players are faster and stronger and that as long as it is regulated, it should be okay, adding that you cannot be at a certain level.
Riggs is asked about painkillers and if he had any problems with them. He said there were certain times in which he would blow through a 30 day prescription in a week but would only use doctors, stating that he had two of them. Riggs said that he never bought pills from dealers. He then adds that on occasion when he needed a prescription and was on the road, he would go to a doc and say he was on the road for three weeks, when he was really on the road for one, and ask for a three week supply and in exchange he would give them tickets. He said that over 15 years ago that worked but it would not at all today. He said that it was hell when he would get off of them and says that he does not need as much today, adding that he uses DDP Yoga to help. Riggs then shows us his elbow,which was fractured in 2007, and a huge scar that runs across his arm and has had three surgeries, requiring multiple steel plates and screws as a result. He says that is arm is different in length and he is unable to lift, as his arm cannot straighten out.
When asked about concussions, Riggs said that his mind has been “fucking” with him recently with bouts of forgetfulness and depression as well due to the multiple concussions he has suffered. Riggs says that now, his short-term memory has gotten so bad to the point that he has to write everything down so he will not forget. Riggs adds that he probably would have forgotten to show up to the interview had Rob not texted him. He then talks about how he has a doctor and a therapist that went through his concussion history and have come to the conclusion that he has had six undocumented concussions in his life, not including college football or WCW. He recalls having a concussion diagnosed in WCW after a match with Saturn and how he wrestled the following week. Riggs then adds how Christian has missed a lot of time and that Dolph Ziggler’ concussion screwed up his entire run. When Riggs is asked if he is worried at all about his concussions, he said that he is and said that he has donated his brain for further study when he passes. He also said that he met Chris Nowinski then underwent testing after that. Riggs then jokes that he doesnt want to end this on a bad note after all of his stories about girls and drugs.
In closing, Riggs said that he wants to tombstone to read “Scotty Riggs, he was just here a minute ago” then adds how in his career he had a few cups of coffee and is still remembered for the American Males, Raven’s Flock, and the Clap in ECW. He ends by saying that he “enjoyed the fuck out of what he did.”
Final Thoughts: What a terrific shoot interview. I bought this based on the trailer and it did not disappoint one bit. He tells some crazy stories here too but even gets pretty serious, especially at the end. He was very open about his physical and mental struggles right out but still manages to keep an upbeat attitude, which is amazing.
Overall, this shoot is worth picking up. I give it a very, very high recommendation. You cant go wrong.