[1991-09-05-WCW-Clash of the Champions XVI] Interview: Ron Simmons

[Loss]

Talk about it here.

[Loss]

Now we get an interview with Simmons. They really tried to use this Clash to get him over, as this is a post-match interview after beating the Diamond Studd. I'd suggest a bigger name, but who exactly was strong enough for Simmons to beat in a way that it would mean something ... other than Luger. Harley Race and Mr. Hughes are out, and Simmons says he's tired of looking them. He says if Luger won't come out, he's going to go find him, and that's the end of the segment.

[PeteF3]

Simmons dares Luger to "bring out his BOY and his mentor"--that raises an eyebrow with me but doesn't seem to get a reaction from the crowd. All he gets are Race & Hughes, but not Luger.

[Kevin Ridge]

Diamond Studd was his opponent? Yeah, they need a much stronger win going into Havoc. Luger appears to be dodging Simmons.

[soup23]

Diamond Studd is used to push Simmons. He calls out Luger but only gets the henchman. This Clash at least has mixed in some interesting developments while building up the next PPV.

[garretta]

Not a whole lot to this. Simmons could have simply gone back to find Luger instead of making Harley and Hughes come out first; then again, if he'd done that we would have missed the absurdity of having a seven-time World champion dismissed as a punk. Seriously, is there a more overused word in wrestling interviews than "punk"? The only other word that's used as often and makes just as little sense is "brother".

 

Clever closing line from Heyman about Luger being a "total package of reality". It's nice to see that a heel interviewer can still do their thing in this sport without cheesy sets or annoying falsettos.

[dawho5]

I would agree they need somebody besides Diamond Studd to get Simmons over. He just hasn't been built up enough to mean anything. Interview seems really useless except for the impression that Luger is avoiding Simmons.