The interview beings with James pointing out that he originally
asked Torrie a question on WCW Live! years ago, but now she’s on our
show for this special interview!


- She had back surgery a few months back, and is doing better now.
She’s not a 100% better year, but she’s getting there. When asked if
she’d ever return to wrestling, she’s not interested in actual in ring
wrestling, but would be interested in doing something for special
occasions.


- Torrie began as a fitness model and had no idea what she was
getting into. When she came to WCW, the trainers were very tough with
her and the other girls that came in. When she went to WWE, Vince asked
her if she was interested in wrestling and gave her the opportunity to
train and improve and she came to love it.


- Some wrestlers didn’t like her when she came into WCW because she
didn’t really know anything about wrestling and felt she was taking up
TV time, but in WWE, that was not really the case and feels like WWE
was more of a family.


- She liked working with David Flair because he was new to
wrestling at the time as well and was comfortable with him. Making the
transition to working with Shane Douglas was a good way for her to
learn.


- She felt that throughout her career in both WCW & WWE that
she would be used for a while and then they wouldn’t know what to do
with her, which meant she’d be taken off for a few weeks before doing
something new. There were never any backstage problems that caused
that.


- There was talk in 2005 that she would leave WWE, and she says
that it was because there were personal problems with her husband that
needed to be addressed. She learned from somebody that WWE was not
happy with her decision to do this and they considered letting her go,
but that decision wasn’t made.


- When asked about her feud with Sable, she enjoyed it and was honored
that a big star like Sable would work with her.


- She does not regret posing for Playboy, saying that she had fun
doing it and loved going to the Playboy Mansion. She jokingly says that
“My mother might regret it, but I don’t”


- From what she could tell, the WCW backstage scene was pretty
crazy. She tried to stay out of it, but saw a lot of drama go on in the
locker room.


- The angle with Dawn Marie and Torrie’s father Al Wilson was Paul
Heyman’s idea. Paul gave her the idea over the phone while she was
visiting with her family, and she suggested using her real dad for the
angle. She says the net talked poorly about the angle and some of the
wrestlers weren’t happy that he was taking up air time, but she points
out that he had some of the highest rated segments. She also says she
enjoyed the angle and said her dad was funny in the role.


- When asked about the internet fans of wrestling, she says she
tries to avoid it because there is so much negativity and can’t
understand why people who have never been in wrestling before can talk
about it like they are experts. Of the stories she’s heard on the net,
she says its about half & half over whether they are true or not.


- Next was a joke question, Who was the better kisser Hulk Hogan
or Dawn Marie? She says Dawn because when she kissed Hogan he was
all bloody and it was gross. She had fun doing the angle with Dawn and
is amazed that it is still so well remembered (its all over Youtube and
she says it’s the 1st picture of her that pops up on Google)


- The interview then shifts over to Dawn Marie’s Wrestlers Rescue
project and how she got involved. Dawn called her up and asked if she’d
want to get involved. Torrie says she respects Dawn greatly for setting
this amazing project up because it’s a great benefit to the wrestlers,
and she was honored to be asked to be a part of it. Torrie would also
like to be a regular at repeat events.


- The interview shifts towards a discussion about the Chris Benoit
tragedy, Torrie says that it is very hard to keep the physical
appearance with the schedule wrestlers work and that is what matters
most, especially for the women (“If you’re fat, you’re not over”) James
then points out more of the negativity from the net who say that Mickie
James is fat. Torrie is shocked by the comment, but says that its when
people aren’t talking about you is when you should worry.


- She doesn’t watch much of the WWE. Towards the end, she kind of
got frustrated because she would pitch storylines and nothing would
come of it, and says its frustrating for all the girls. She also says
its hard for her to watch because she had to leave because of injury
and she wasn’t ready to give it up.


- There was a little bit of talk of holding the new Diva’s
Championship, but nothing ever came of it. She says that she felt she
had really worked hard and improved in the ring, but some of
her opponents would go out of their way to make her look bad.


- When asked about Victoria and her recent role of “Enhancement
Talent”, Torrie says she was surprised when she watched Victoria the
last time, and she lost to one of the new girls. Torrie then says that
Victoria will do whatever is asked of her and will try to make anybody
she is with look good.


- She’s amazed at how much time has passed by since her first
debut. Time certainly flies by. She tells a story (that unfortunately
got cut from the audio) where a guy in his 20s told her that he grew up
watching her!


- On the prospect of working with TNA, she says “never say never”
and that she likes Jeff Jarrett & Gail Kim had pitched a few ideas
to her about coming in (obviously before Gail’s recent departure) But
for right now, Torrie wants to focus on her clothing store in Texas,
which is going very well right now.


- This fun interview closes with word associations. Listen to the
interview for her opinions on Stacy, her dog Chloe, Tylene Buck, Raven,
Billy Kidman, Ric Flair, Stephanie McMahon, & Vince McMahon


- On Billy Kidman's word association, Torrie says in no uncertain
terms, "I have absolutely nothing nice to say about that individual.
His view on morals are very different from mine."


- One last plug for Wrestlers Rescue officially ends the interview,
and James asks one more silly question about a possible repeat
performance with Dawn Marie.