E142: WWF's Mike Halac aka Mantaur In His Final Interview

E141: WWF's Mike Halac aka Mantaur In His Final Interview

This is Mike Halac's aka Mantaur in his final interview before he had passed away. This interview was scheduled to come out the day he sadly passed away. After talking to a few of his friends, we chose to put this interview out so his fans could enjoy hearing his thoughts on the business one last time. Below is full list of everything talked about. Enjoy.

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Time Stamp

1:01: Talks his own podcast with PN News called: SOB Sports. 

3:30: Where can fans find the show

3:55: Tell us a little bit about it 1st figure w/ Kayfabe Wrestling Kollector

5:00: How it feels geting his first action figure

6:10: Is it true you wrestled as Bruiser Mastino against Nikoli Volkoff in two house 

shows before debuting on WWF television? How did you go from Bruiser to Mantaur?

7:55: How does someone go from Nebraska to being a main stay wrestler in Germany?

     - Training with Ken Shamrock, Carl Gotch, 123 Kid Larry and Den Melanko

19:20: Wrestling Owen Hart, Chris Benoit

What was it like working with names like Steve Regal, Dave Taylor, Lance Storm, Fit Finaly

20:35: Owen Hart Rib Stories?

25:00: Thoughts on Owen Hart Cup in AEW

26:50: Talks to big wedgie he gave Lex Luger in WWF Lumber Jack Match versus Yokozuna

27:50: Thoughts on ring announcer botching his name in his WWF debut match calling him The Manituar?

     - Talks standing at Gorilla position

     - Scratching his original match time to try getting in the ring with the big bullhead

30:00: With Hidden Treasure Show, do you have the Mantaur head or ring gear?

31:00: Thoughts on Kane/Glenn Jacobs being Bruiser Mastino in WCW while he was Bruiser Mastino in Germany

     - Shares story when he saw Glenn Jacobs and talked Glenn stealing the name

33:25: Being paired with Jim Cornette, how it happened?

     - Was really happy getting paired with Cornette

     - Thought character was going to go take off

     - Thought Cornette was funny, always made it a point to make Halac laugh and gave advice

35:30: Match with Razor Ramon and slap heard around the world. (cuts me off)

     - Calls Razor a pos

     - Talks Kevin Nash talking about it on podcasts

     - Confronting Razor after the match

     - "If someone in the Kliq didn't like you, they (WWF) got rid of you."

     - Started jobbing after that in WWF

39:29: How come the tag team Camp Cornette never made it to tv? (you and Dr. Tom Prichard)

     - Talks being okay jobbing to Adam Bomb and Duke, not okay with Bob Holly and people chanting, "Bullshit."

41:55: What he said during the three count in his last match versus Bam Bam

45:20: His thoughts on why he was released

45:45: In ECW, thoughts on Mantaur chants he received as Bruiser Mastino

47:10: If Paul E had plans for him

48:05: Dark match in WCW versus Damien 666

49:17: Being paired with Goldust as his bodygaurd versus Ultimate Warrior

52:50: Anyone he wanted to face but didn't get to in any promotion

54:18: Episode 175 Cornette Drive Thru: 2012: show in Sterling, Illinois ran by promotor Shawn David Hubbard

fan says: the show didnt draw and promotor didnt have money to pay you and you threatened to shoot him and 

went and got a gun

Shawn says: you had a show cancel in Iowa, you demanded more money, agreed on 250, he gave you 300.

claims you were sniffing something in your car. Claims you still demanded more money, says he never saw a gun 

but police were called and escorted you off property threatening his parents n never wrestled.

WHAT HAPPENED?

Fan Questions

1:04:31: RN: Toughest opponeats in each promotion he wrestled

        - CWA CannonBall Grizzly aka PN News

        - WWF Adam Bomb

        - ECW 911

1:05:22: Patrick Baker: Any upside being paired with Jim Cornette?       

    : Original thoughts on bullhead he had to wear as Mantaur

1:06:33: Alex Todd: If WWF had any plans on strapping him with the IC Title?

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