Meltzer asked Juvi how he was doing? Juvi said he was trying to clear his mind and Talks about his Current bookings!
Asked about the Incident in Australia: Juvi Mentions that it was a nightmare, that he was having some fun with some friends and that things got out of hand and lost his mind! He said he was Really sad about it and will try his best to be in Good Standard again!
Juvi says that he didn't Remember Everything About the Incident, including when he pulled down his pants and talked About what happened when he started to wake up and how he couldn't believe that this was happening to him.
Juvi was asked about the Termination of WCW, And Juvi tried to talk to them and he mentioned that WCW fired him over the phone. Juvi was also talking about trying to get back the respect of the people. He says that he makes mistakes like everyone else (That is True!)
Juvi Talked About his AAA Tenure a Few Weekends ago and how he liked working in Mexico, but Juvi Said that he would Like to be working his Priorities in the US the most!
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Juvi was asked about his background...Juvi mentioned that he would go to the matches to watch his father wrestle when he was young. Juvi started Wrestling when He was 16. He made it onto TV when he was 18. Juvi wanted to be a Babyface in the beginning, but because Fuerza (Juvi's dad) was a heel, he wanted his son to be a heel, too. Juvi Talked about the Opportunities that he recieved in AAA. It was Mentioned that Juvi did make a Good Heel Opponent for Rey in the AAA, Because of the Simiular Styles that the 2 Men had!
They got to talking about Juvi's Matches with Rey in AAA, ECW & WCW.
Juvi Mentioned the highs & lows of a Lucha Libre Match because of the lack of Psychology being used in them! Juvi Talked about how Management didn't give him in the beginning!
Was asked about the losing of the mask. Juvi Mentioned that he didn't want to lose the Mask in the Beginning, because of the Tradition and The Heritage! He Said that WCW didn't asked him to lose the Mask, that they said That He HAD to lose the mask! After the mask lost, Juvi Recieved His First Push with the Company and after a while, he didn't really care about losing the mask because the American Fans aren' all hyped over the mask!
Juvi Mentioned that the Matches in Mexico are usually like 40 minutes while the Matches in the States usually go to about 6 minutes unless they are on a PPV, then it is about 15 Minutes!
Asked About his father's Reaction to him losing the mask! Fuerza was upset about it and Couldn't understand why his son made the decision to lose the mask! But says that after a while, his father supported him!
Talked about some of the memories that he has of his father wrestling against people like Octogan and Santo.
Talked about a Possibility of going to Japan Since Some of the Other Luchadores have been going there like Calo, Psicosis, ect.
Talked about his Family Life and that he does go back and Forth Between California and Mexico.
Once again, the AAA was brought up. Juvi said that he would like to do some good stuff for them, but in order to do that, He Would Have to Go Back to Mexico on a Full time Basis.
Juvi Talked about the Japanese Style! I didn't Catch All Of this, so I Apologize Because I didn't Catch what he said!
Asked About Some Of his Favorites! He Brought up Names Like: Chris Benoit, Eddy Guerrero, Super Craxy, Dynamite Kid & Jushin Liger.
Juvi Would Have Been Interested in Doing Some Angle with some of the bigger named people abnd talked about a Conversation that he had with Kevin Nash about doing something. Juvi said that they never wanted to let smaller guys like him pass over and he found it Observed!
Talked about how guys like he & Billy Kidman were never really Elevated after putting on some of the Great Matches they had.
Caller From NJ said that WCW didn't know how to handle Juvi! LOL! And he Also kinda encouraged The Juice to Go to the WWF if he had the Opportunity! The Caller Commented when Juvi had his first stint on the mic after his WCW Debut match against Billy Kidman (Auguat 26, 1996)! Juvi Mentioned that he remembered that and was shocked when they placed a mic up to him that time and he just spoke in Spanish!
Talked about his Commentary Stint and WCW and said that he just spoke what was on his mind! The Caller Commented on when Juvi said about Luger "There's lots of Juice"!!!!
Juvi Talked about when he met the Rock in Miami! He talked about how Cool the Rock was and how the Rock wanted him to do the "Finally The Juice Has Come Back to" Skit! LOL!
Todd in NY Called And asked Juvi what he thought about the Racial Discrimination Suit! Juvi didn't Really have much of a Comment about that! Also was Asked what period in his career did he enjoy the most! At this time, Juvi was cutting in and out, so you could not hear him clearly! But when he came on, he said that he enjoyed everything that has gone on!
Talked about Eric Bischoff and a possibility of going back to WCW if he brought it! Juvi said he wasn't sure about it, but has had a good Relationship with Bischoff in the past! Also, he said that Bischoff is kinda strange! LOL!
Talked about the situation with Jushin Liger and the match where Juvi Messed up his Elbow! Juvi mentioned that Liger was supposed to catch him, but actually moved! Juvi mentioned that Liger did apologize about it after the match!
Meltzer Mentioned about Juvi in the UPW on December 20th and Talked about his opponent (I Believe the guy's Name was Mikey Henderson!). Juvi was asked if he wrestled in the UPW Before and he mentioned that he made an appearence about a month ago for them! Also, Juvi was asked if he knew of Christopher Daniels, Juvi thinks he has heard of him!
Chris In CT asked about the Rock getting pissed about Juvi using his phrases! They said the Rock laughed about it! He also addressed if Juvi would be interested in working with The Rock in an angle. Juvi said that it was all up to what the WWF Would want to do with him if they picked him up! The Juice said that he would want to be entertaining for the People! They Also talked about his Moves and style as opposed to the Other WWF Athletes! Juvi said that it didn't matter because he knows he could do his thing!
They Go on and on about some of the Crazy bumps that some of the guys take, like Mick Foley, and Some of the others! They talked to Juvi about taking Herrific bumps and he said he has done some stuff in the past!
Juvi also Talked abit about Mick Foley and even called Foley a Crazy Mother Fucker! (His Words!)
They ask Juvi About his safety and mentions that he has done stuff that he can't believe he has done, but has gone through with it!
Juvi was asked if he ever Felt Left back...Juvi Said that it really didn't Matter to him!
At that Point, the Show ended...And We Heard Kiss' "I Wanna Rock & Roll All Night" LOL!
Thanks to Dani at The Shooting Star for this interview.
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