"Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff Full Shoot Interview (2009)

James Guttman interviews Paul “Mr. Wonderful” Orndorff about his entire career in this 2009 shoot originally posted on World Wrestling Insanity. Including talk of:
Retirement
His Grandchildren
Spending Time With His Family
Autograph Sessions
Being Remembered By Fans
Promoters
His Recent Induction Into The Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame
The Difference Between That and #WWE Hall of Fame
Not Being a Fan Before Getting Into Wrestling
The First Time He Watched It
The End of His Football Career
Why He Left Football
Eddie Graham
How His Father-in-Law Helped Him Get Started
His First Tryout
Training Under Hiro Matsuda and Bob Backlund
Transitioning From Football To Wrestling
Why Many Football Players Don't Make It
His Passion
Setting His Mind On His Goals
His Wrestling Style
"Stepping It Up"
Stamina
Working as a #Heel
What a Heel Does
The Diverse List of Opponents He Could Work With
Tito Santana
The Best Matches He's Had
Working Against Tito in California
Why a Fan Jumped On His Back During It
Overused Restholds
Improving In The Ring
Why He Hasn't Watched a Full Wrestling Show in 15 Years
Facial Expressions
Psychology
Trying To Be Different
Telling a Story In The Ring
Why There's a Lack of Psychology Today
Lack of Schools
"The Art of Wrestling"
Why No One's Watching
Today's "Pitiful" Wrestling
What Fans Remember Most
Things Happening Today With No Rhyme or Reason
The 1980s
#WrestleMania 1
Getting Darts Thrown At Him
Getting Bottles Thrown At Him
Having His Tires Cut
Getting Heat and Keeping It
People Who Think They're Smart
His Feud With Hulk Hogan
Selling Out Arenas With Hulk
Timing His Cage Match Tie Against Hogan
How It Worked
How No Video Edits Were Done
How PPVs Have Killed Wrestling
Why Montly Pay-Per-Views Are Stupid
Advice He Was Given Early On
How Obama Is Hurting The Country
People Not Going To House Shows
Helping Young Guys
Why Veterans Didn't Do It When He Was Young
Respect
Paul Roma
Paul's Talent
Pretty Wonderful
Working With Bobby Heenan
Heenan's Skills
Why He Didn't Work Well With Oliver Humperdink
Humperdink - Short and Fat
His WWE Hall of Fame Induction
"It was OK."
Vince McMahon's Choices To Go In
James Guttman's Ridiculous Choice of Who Paul Should Have Worked
...and More!
#WWE #Wrestling #RIPMrWonderful