Steve Carrier on April 11, 2019
X-Pac opens today’s show by saying that this past weekend was one of the greatest weekends of his life, even though he became very sick throughout the weekend and had to leave WrestleMania early Sunday night. He actually had to delay his flight home from New York so he could stay in bed at the hotel all day Monday.
He made a surprise appearance at an indie show over the weekend and tagged with Hurricane Helms and Jushin Liger. He had a good time but his experience was dampened somewhat because 2/3 of his opponents didn’t know what they were doing in the ring and screwed up the match. He says fans could probably tell he was angry throughout the match because he’s not great at hiding those things in the ring.
He says that things didn’t get off to a great start because they screwed up his entrance music. He specifically told them to play the Run DMC DX theme, and not the X-Pac theme. Unfortunately they made a mistake and played the X-Pac theme. He “went off” backstage because those details are important to him and to his character.
X-Pac says he loved appearing at WrestleMania Axxess but he was disappointed because he was scheduled to be there on Saturday night, the same night as NXT: Takeover, which he was really looking forward to watching.
He says the HOF ceremony was very special. It was a stressful day for him and he was “nervous as f***”. He had to be there at noon and he was making notes on cue cards up until minutes before he was introduced. He still forgot to thank some people and that’s bothering him now. His girlfriend continuously told him to stop worrying and to try to enjoy the weekend.
He says his biggest concern was “What am I going to say?” It’s been a long time since he’s held a mic in front of that many people and he was very nervous. Regardless of what he thought of his own speech, he thought the show was very good overall.
X-Pac informs that he and the members of DX were backstage getting ready when Bret Hart got attacked during his induction speech. He thought the entire thing was very disturbing. He also notes that some people suspected that it was a work and he thought that was moronic.
X-Pac says it’s a pleasure to be around Billy Gunn these days. Gunn is easy going and took all the AEW jokes lightly. He was a good sport about all of that stuff, even if some of it was a bit uncomfortable for him.
X-Pac notes that there was some tension backstage about their decision to mention Vince McMachon multiple times during their induction speech. Bret Hart mentioned McMahon in his speech, and the writer for that segment was actually fired backstage by McMahon during the show. This obviously made them re-think their own speech.
McMahon is very serious about his rule of not being mentioned during speeches, so they sent Shawn Michaels over to personally ask McMahon about their own speech because “he can get away with anything”, and McMahon reluctantly told them to go have fun.
X-Pac says he’s not necessarily one for violence, but when Hart got attacked he was all in favour of that guy getting a beatdown. He says it was great to see Hart this weekend and he has no idea why this guy chose to attack Hart. He notes that the attacker got lucky because in a different era this guy mightn’t have made it out of the building alive.
X-Pac says it was really nice to see Chyna’s sister again, and to finally meet Chyna’s mom. When he looked into her mother’s eyes he saw Joanie again and that was a special moment. He mentioned during his speech that WWE should rename the Women’s Battle Royal after Chyna, and it wouldn’t surprise him if that happened in the years to come.
X-Pac says he didn’t really have any expectations for this weekend because he was so stressed out leading into it. He actually started having some health issues leading up to the event and he was concerned he mightn’t even make it to New York, so he was just glad to get there and be a part of it.
As for the reason X-Pac took so long to get in the closing shot with DX during their WrestleMania introduction, he says he was at the far end of the stage and looked up and saw a picture of Chyna. He got lost in that moment and when he looked back the other members were all waving at him to get in the shot.
X-Pac says he didn’t see the majority of the WrestleMania card because he was sick and had to leave, but he was happy to hear that Kofi Kingston won the WWE Title. He’s really glad WWE gave Kofi and the fans that moment.
That sums up today’s episode of X-Pac 1, 2, 360. You can listen to the show yourself anytime here, and I’ll catch ya next week for another recap!
April 11, 2019 10:22 am
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