AEW star Powerhouse Hobbs was recently interviewed by Josh Martinez for Superstar Crossover as he spoke about the times he was bullied in school for being a pro wrestling fan, among other topics that were also talked about below:
Powerhouse Hobbs on the late Scott Hall: “Scott Hall was a man. I mean, like, there were certain people that we’re drawn to, you know, just being from the hood and projects, and Scott Hall was one of those dudes, you know? I remember playing wrestling in my grandma’s front yard and everybody wanted to be Scott Hall or Harlem Heat, you know, and/or anyone from the nWo. He just made everything so cool. Like, I remember going to restaurants and I always wanted to put a toothpick in my mouth because of him. I always tried to have that little curl coming down, just like him. I remember, it was the show at the Cow Palace in San Francisco, and we stopped to get gas and we saw The Kliq getting gas. So we ran over and gave them a hug and, you know, got some autographs and they were so cool. So in the handful of times, I got to meet Scott Hall. He was super cool.”
On how he used to get bullied for being a wrestling fan: “Not everyone wanted to admit they watched wrestling. You either want to play football, basketball, baseball, or soccer, and I got made fun of because I watched wrestling, and wore wrestling t-shirts, and carried my wrestling figures in my bag. I had bullies that would go in my backpack and purposely break my figures, you know? So, for me, some people that I hung around, we played our own video games, made our own matches, our own pay-per-views. It was cool.”
On how his bullies react to him now: “They wouldn’t do that sh*t now because I ran into a few of them at the liquor store and they looked at me and were like, ‘Oh man, you’ve grown up.’ I’m like, ‘Yeah mothef*cker. Try that now.’”
