Dude.
Seriously.
If
I keep getting what I want on this podcast I am going to get way
too ambitious.
I
am absolutely delighted to be bringing you an interview with the most
brilliant professional wrestling mind I have ever had the pleasure of
meeting, Stephen Platinum. But he’s more than just a booker, he’s
also a pop culture aficionado, which plays into his booking style in
more ways than you could imagine.
But
the guys that were
good; well they were amazing. Some of the best storytellers I have
seen work.
I
followed PCW the best I could after they stopped doing business at
The Masquerade. Over time I got to know some of the boys a bit. I’ve
even worked with a number of them at Monstrosity Championship
Wrestling shows. And the whole reason that I have done that is
because I got to know Stephen Platinum.
Every
once in a while we would end up having these brief chats on Facebook.
But they were never about wrestling. They were always about pop
culture or genre stuff and usually it was horror. The thing I love
most about Steve is not his ability to book wrestling matches or the
outrageous character he portrays or the way that he manages to teach
just from having a conversation. The thing I love most is his
boundless enthusiasm for entertainment. He doesn’t have the overly
critical mind of some jackass running a blog on the internet. He
greets everything with a gleam in his eye and a joyful desire to be
amused. It doesn’t mean the guy can’t be critical – ask anybody
that has ever worked with him. But he wants
everybody else to be entertaining. And can see the good things within
the bad.
Steve
got me my first job in wrestling. When MCW first did shows it was in
the parking lot of the Atlanta Zombie Apocalypse. I sent Steve and
Shane Morton messages telling them that they needed a ring announcer
and that I was their guy. They agreed that I was. We talk a bit about
that first night during the podcast.
We
also talk about Steve’s life, career in wrestling, and Dexter.
His tour of Full Moon Studios comes up – something I’ve always
wanted to ask him about – and of course we spend some time on the
genesis of PCW (if you want that whole story you need to watch the
excellent documentary, The Booker).
I
had great fun talking to this man and I think you guys are really
going to dig this one. It was hard to wrap up at the end; I think we
probably could have talked TV and movies and horror all night. Enjoy!
“Procrastibate”
by LeSexoflex.com
“The
Wizard” by Black Sabbath
-Phantom
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