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Monica Garcia: Welcome guys to this exclusive interview with PCW.com.
J.T. Banks: No problem. Shout out to all of our fans watchin' online. We always got ya. Dynasty Warriors fo' Life!
Kevin Styles: For life, my brother.
Kevin and J.T. bump fists.
Monica Garcia: Moving on. Da Xtreme Dynasty has been on and off for eleven years with a lot of stability. How do you guys do it?
Kevin Styles: Every team has defined roles and every member of a winning team has a role that helps their team become as big as it is. The Bulls of the 90's had Michael Jordan as Batman and Scottie Pippen as Robin, or the Celtics of the 80's with Larry Bird as the man and Kevin McHale as the number two. The Bad Boy Pistons had Isiah Thomas as the number one scoring option with everybody else playing a vital role in them obtaining two NBA Championships.
J.T. Banks: In our case, we are the Showtime Lakers because we had a lot of potent members. James Baker for instance, would be like Magic Johnson, I would be Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and Kev would be James Worthy.
Kevin Styles: That's a fantastic comparison. I'm fine with that. Worthy was the shit.
J.T. Banks: Definitely. The point is, like everybody on the Showtime Lakers, Da Xtreme Dynasty had members who were talented as hell, but more importantly, we knew what role we had to play to make the group effective and we were damn successful at it to boot.
Kevin Styles: It's a damn shame how today's generation whines and cries because they don't get their way and they'll pout until the cows come home as they're all about "ME ME ME". Fuck outta here with that.
Monica Garcia: You guys are back together again. The original incarnation of the team is making an impression over in Japan Pro Wrestling. How are you guys feeling about that?
J.T. Banks: It's a blast. The three of us have been great friends for over a decade and we never get tired of one another. We have that chemistry that just never goes away.
Kevin Styles: And even though we've done it all, we just like to go out there, have fun and beat up bitches.
J.T. Banks: Like Michelle Ryder and her goon squad.
Kevin Styles: More like shit squad but all the same.
J.T. Banks: No argument from me.
Monica Garcia: Why did you guys decide to bring the team back?
Kevin Styles: To get rid of the "Image" plaguing JPW.
J.T. Banks: Fuck Michelle Ryder, fuckin' bitch she is. She screwed me out of regaining the JPW World Championship, and since then, we have been on a war path to get rid of that virus from JPW. Did you know she is the one responsible for JPW not airing in the United States on the Premium Television Network?
Monica Garcia: Oh my gosh. That's terrible.
J.T. Banks: Damn right its terrible. It's tragic. The American people can't see Da Xtreme Dynasty on television. They can't see Tom Pendergrass knock a mother fucker out on Saturday Night Wrestling, or any of the other stars tearing it up in JPW. It's a crying shame and its something we intend to change.
Kevin Styles: Let it be known that while we did decisively beat their asses at the Super Show just this past week, the war is far from over. We know Bitchelle Ryder's incompetent ass is going to come back for more and we're ready for it. We told Mr. Riyamatsu that it's going to be a long process and we're going to have some casualties, so just buckle up the seat belts and lets ride mother fuckers.
Monica Garcia: There are rumors of you wanting to challenge the Warrens Brothers to a tag team match at the Reunion Show, yet it didn't happen. Confirm or deny?
J.T. Banks: We stated that intent on Twitter, we made that shit obvious. We also called them up personally, but didn't get an answer for some reason, went to voice mail which is fuckin' weird because I know they know my number because I haven't changed the mother fucker since I moved to San Diego almost four years ago. It's some weird shit.
Kevin Styles: Yeah. I have my theories but I'll keep them to myself because there's no need in saying it because really, what is the point? I do know we were all tight at one point and it was cool and shit, yet things went downhill and all, likely because of one person, but whatever. We never did anything wrong to the twins, did we?
J.T. Banks: Not that I know of. They were always cordial with us and we were the same to them. That's why I agree with you. It's just a shitty situation altogether because that match would have been some killer shit.
Monica Garcia: How bad did you guys want that match?
Kevin Styles: Badly. When it comes to the greatest tag teams in PCW history, everybody knows that Da Xtreme Dynasty and Generation Next are the two greatest. 1A and 1B. You cannot put one over the other, it's impossible. We had a match against them on the January 8th, 2011 edition of Saturday Night Rapture with the PCW World Tag Team Championship on the line. Da Dynasty and Gen-Next had quite honestly, the GREATEST tag team match up in the history of the company. Two teams battled it out like true warriors and honestly, we damn well could have lost the titles. There was a situation where the refs counted both mine and Nathan's shoulders on the mat at the same time for the three count.
J.T. Banks: To say it was close is the lightest term possible. But the four of us left an impression on the people that night, and it officially began the rise of the Warrens Twins in the tag team division.
Kevin Styles: It's a damn shame we'll never get those times back where Generation Next, Da Xtreme Dynasty and The Black Rose Mafia were all united and very good friends with one another.
J.T. Banks: No doubt. I'd like to have those times again as well, but it is what it is. Maybe it will happen again, but I doubt its that simple.
Monica Garcia: Next topic and we know this is going to be a bit of a tough one to comment on given how big it could be, but I do get paid to ask the tough questions, so here it goes. We know J.T. is engaged to Talia Skye, and those two hang out with Kevin and Desiree. What do you think of the potential situation that's brewing in the Women Wrestling Alliance, and could it spill over into the PCW Reunion Show with her match against Heather Monroe and Danielle Lopez?
Kevin Styles: Desiree and I did name J.T. and Talia as the god parents of our daughter, and we consider them very close friends... but we also think the same of Danielle and James Baker. We love both Talia and Danielle equally and we'd hate for something to happen where our clique from when PCW started, shrinks further than it already has. If anything drastic does happen, Desiree and I are not getting involved. We want nothing to do with this shit. We're neutral parties and nothing more than that.
J.T. Banks: It's different for me. Talia's the woman I'm gonna marry in January, we have a home together, we picked out a husky named Blitzkrieg. I love her with all my heart and always will. I also value my friends, and Danielle and James are close friends of mine, the latter being my friend for over a decade, and Dani's always been kind to me when I came over to their house and raid their food and talk Dynasty business with her husband. Hell, she's the one who picked out the engagement ring I got for Talia. I always found those two to be inseparable and I hope it doesn't come to anything that would split any of the crew apart because it would be a shame to see something that was so good come to an end. If my unfortunate time in Toxic taught me anything, it is to always value the ones who care for you the most, even if things don't go particularly right in a situation. Never take anything for granted.
Kevin Styles: Always a real mother fucker.
J.T. Banks: There are no second place people in this team. And the same is said for the dynamic unbeaten BFF duo of Talia Skye and Danielle Lopez. Those two are legendary women in our industry, they're in the PCW Hall of Fame and they will be remembered not only for how people got destroyed when they entered the arena in the zone, but for paving the way for women to succeed in PCW and the next generation of women's wrestlers as a whole. What they have done is shit only legends can tell.
Kevin Styles: I agree with you man. Thankfully I'm not in this role.
J.T. Banks: To add to the Toxic thing. I admit, I got a big head when I ended up joining that horrific group Morgan Simmons leads. I wasn't appreciative of what we had in Da Dynasty and all the success we had. Honestly, I was damn miserable in Toxic. I knew I fucked up huge when I went away from longtime friends who always supported me through thick and thin, I just had to find the time to rectify my mistake, and thankfully for me, you guys forgave me and we're good to this day. This potential situation Monica brought up, could be of the same effect. I know Talia has always supported Dani through trying times and likewise on Dani's part. They helped keep each other going in PCW when the going got tough with the spat with he who shall not be named from THW. They motivated one another and they always pushed each other to strive for greatness. Talia tore it up in JPW last year and Danielle continued to do her thing in PCW, which resulted in her finally breaking through and winning the big one. Both are a large part of the other and I can't imagine the two apart. I feel both will agree to that, although I can't speak for Talia on that one.
Kevin Styles: Again, agreed. Those two helped each other out so many times on a personal level. It's that bond you and I have that can and should never be broken. It's why you and I are brothers for life and nothing comes in the way of that. With their bond, it should be the same way. I too hope, nothing horrific happens. Can't imagine the world where they are apart and not as friends.
J.T. Banks: Same. I hope to hell this doesn't come anywhere close to what I had to experience. I'll mediate if I have to because I love the hell out of both of them and would do anything I have to do in order to prevent a rift. I just hate seeing shit like that after what I went through with you guys.
Monica Garcia: Onto a different subject. There were rumors flying around last year of whether or not you two deserved a rematch for the tag team titles at Slamathon IV. What do you two think of those rumors?
J.T. Banks: Kev, you wanna take this, or do I?
Kevin Styles: Have at it.
J.T. Banks: Alright. I'll tell you a little something that I know the fans who want the "inside scoop" would love to hear. We weren't even supposed to get that match at Slamathon, but as was the case, somebody pulled out and that's how we were put in. Mariah and Rachel were supposed to face Order and Chaos for the titles at that pay-per-view, but that ended up being for nothing because one of them took his ball and went home because of injuries.
Kevin Styles: He had cramps.
J.T. Banks: Like ya boy LeBron James.
Kevin Styles: That man might be from my home state and he did play for my Cleveland Cavaliers, but he is not my boy. Far from it
J.T. Banks: Point being, dude bailed on his partner and screwed his team out of getting the tag team title opportunity they were wanting. We ended up being named the replacements two weeks before the pay-per-view, and although it was far from being the original idea, our match up against Mariah and Rachel ended up being a nifty little match that saw us get pinned as a team for the first and only time in PCW history.
Kevin Styles: I'm fucking amazed the guy who was ditched, is still happily aligned with the dude who abandoned him because of the cramps. I wouldn't know what the fuck to do if I was abandoned and lost out on a tag team title opportunity. I do know I wouldn't have ever teamed or associated myself with the mother fucker who ditched me though. Fuck that shit.
J.T. Banks: Same here homie. It is some weird ass shit. Thankfully we didn't even get close to a situation like that.
Kevin Styles: Definitely. To be truthful, we would love to match up against The Lethal Barbarians again in the future. They are a phenomenal team.
J.T. Banks: Most def. Round two would be fuckin' insane. If JPW is up for it, ya know, make it happen, captain.
Monica Garcia: This is kind of on the same subject, but kind of different. What did you guys think of The Lethal Barbarians, then known as The Princesses of Lethality, being added as the third team in the TLC match at Battle Finale III for the tag team titles?
Kevin Styles: Like the Slamathon situation with us, Mariah and Rachel were originally not supposed to be in the match, but from what I remember coming out of Terrell Ryder's mouth when we got the memo there was a replacement team in that match for BFIII, one of the boys from Order and Chaos just couldn't keep quiet about something in regards to that messy situation PCW had with THW at Wrestle Extravaganza III. I remember like a day after the show, Ryder sent out a memo to not say a word about the incident or to those who were planning on leaving PCW for whatever reason, whether it was an argument or being cordial, because management as a whole were scared shitless of what could have happened. Unfortunately, somebody didn't follow the memo and before the situation could blow as bad, if not worse than the Struggle for Power III situation where Danielle ripped that one dude apart from limb to limb, Terrell had to suspend him and well... you can kind of guess what went on from there.
J.T. Banks: No Danielle Lopez's, no James Baker's, none of those names certain cretins bitch about were the cause of shit getting changed. Those people just minded their own businesses. Well when it comes to James, he was getting pushed out and didn't have a say in that situation from what we are aware of, so who knows what he would have done if given the chance, might have even saved that dude's ass from suspension for all we know. And we didn't barge in and demand anything either. We had no problem facing anybody who wanted a shot at us, them included.
Kevin Styles: Completely insane. If you hear any rumors, try and get all the sides from everybody before forming an opinion. I swear, this business pisses me off at times.
J.T. Banks: Same here brother. The reason for that guy getting suspended was ALL Terrell Ryder, yet others get the blame when they had NOTHING to do with it. It's fuckin' bullshit. Anyways, that whole situation THW and PCW had with each other to lead to THAT big blow up was extremely toxic for everybody, pun intended. It was so bad of a situation, if any more fire was going to be thrown onto it... well like Kev implied, the PR was only going to get worse and could have quite possibly sunk the company worse than Morgan Simmons did at Anarchy, so I get why Ryder needed all of us to keep our mouths closed about it because shit dies down when you let it blow by like the wind and do nothing about it. Well... it works for me anyways. Once the situation had died down to where it wasn't being spoken of anymore, it didn't exactly help matters when Jay Thunder brought it up again, even though he was defending PCW because another promotion was bashing us when nobody had said a word about them, because they're a bunch of fuckin' people who couldn't leave well enough alone and let shit die. Anyways, Jay was taken off television for a while because the company didn't need another one of those fuckin' "wars" that were so famous in the first run.
Kevin Styles: AIW, the Fed Killers, Dick Taylor, Wrestling Queens Federation and the like. So many fucking wars. Unbelievable. Now I do get the right to freedom of speech. You can definitely think any which way you want and while you may technically get to say whatever the fuck you want, but in most cases, you're not immune from the consequences of your actions. I'll give an example, a shitty one, but an example nonetheless. A man named Bob who works at the deli. He decides one day to call his boss a "mother fucking piece of shit cocksucker". The boss, who clearly doesn't like what he said, suspends him without pay. Granted its not the most ideal comparison, but Bob's employer isn't a government one, and we professional wrestlers, sure as hell aren't working for government employers.
J.T. Banks: That we know of. But people all over the world do whine and cry about freedom of speech. The First Amendment does not protect you from employer discipline in the United States, and professional wrestling, while much different than working at a Deli shop or as a drive-through attendant at McDonalds, is a productive ndustry that has companies in America, and employers of all fields have the right to protect their brand and their interests. There's already this negative stigma of wrestlers being whiny ass prissy little bitches, and quite a lot of them actually make it worse than it should be with the shit they cry about, especially things that are of no concern to them because they want to be "rebels" and say "fuck the system" when they have nothing to complain about. Fuckin' A, my three year old cousin acts more civilized than the majority of these people crying wolf. Shit's just embarrassing.
Kevin Styles: No doubt.
Monica Garcia: How do you two feel about not having a match at the Reunion Show? Does it hurt?
J.T. Banks: Kind of, but we understand and harbor no ill will. It is what it is.
Kevin Styles: Can't cry over spilled milk. Just have to move on and go on about your business, you can't dwell and fucking cry over not being included or something not going your way in life. Too many people do that and well... you've seen Twitter, lots of crying. It's why I barely get on the fucking thing.
J.T. Banks: We're different though. While we don't have a match on this show despite being an integral part of the history of the tag team division, we are gonna to find a way to get on this god damn show and we don't give a fuck how we do it, we're gonna be making our presence known in that bitch regardless.
Kevin Styles: Because we take action. That's what we do, we're action personified.
J.T. Banks: Word up homie.
Monica Garcia: Who do you guys think out of today's crop of young talent, would have made for a great member of Da Xtreme Dynasty?
Kevin Styles: Tom Pendergrass, no question about it. Dude is similar to the big man sitting beside me, except J.T. doesn't exactly have a boxing background, but they both are sarcastic and they eat a lot and I mean A LOT!
J.T. Banks: Like that one road trip to Philly. Holy shit! That was the fuckin' bomb. Felt like I couldn't eat for three days because of the amount of food I consumed was just massive. But to the point, I agree with Kev about Tom. There's some similarities between he and myself, but he's different and the dude will go far as long as there are no severe long term injuries. Dude gonna do it real big soon.
Kevin Styles: That's right big chop.
J.T. Banks: Kev, you always sitting there talkin' shit, but sometimes you get that ass beat, like that one time I beat ya ass in a boxing match. That was the shit.
Kevin Styles: How could I forget? I threw in a flying knee to your nose during that, and it made for a hell of a highlight. Shame we don't have any tapes of it. Could have made some serious cash.
J.T. Banks: No doubt. Too late for that now.
Monica Garcia: Any last words for this interview?
Kevin Styles: We know the Reunion Show is only months away, but we implore you to watch that shit as it'll be incredible. And for you American fans, find a way to watch JPW broadcasts and just support professional wrestling as a whole as FANS, not critics.
J.T. Banks: Hell yeah homie. Buy the merchandise, tickets and pay-per-views. Don't be one of those douche bags who streams everything and just enjoy the art of it. That's all we could ever ask from the people.
Monica Garcia: Thank you guys for your time and it was great to interview you two.
Kevin Styles: Likewise.
J.T. Banks: Yeah, what he said. And always keep it 100.
End of Interview
J.T. Banks: No problem. Shout out to all of our fans watchin' online. We always got ya. Dynasty Warriors fo' Life!
Kevin Styles: For life, my brother.
Kevin and J.T. bump fists.
Monica Garcia: Moving on. Da Xtreme Dynasty has been on and off for eleven years with a lot of stability. How do you guys do it?
Kevin Styles: Every team has defined roles and every member of a winning team has a role that helps their team become as big as it is. The Bulls of the 90's had Michael Jordan as Batman and Scottie Pippen as Robin, or the Celtics of the 80's with Larry Bird as the man and Kevin McHale as the number two. The Bad Boy Pistons had Isiah Thomas as the number one scoring option with everybody else playing a vital role in them obtaining two NBA Championships.
J.T. Banks: In our case, we are the Showtime Lakers because we had a lot of potent members. James Baker for instance, would be like Magic Johnson, I would be Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and Kev would be James Worthy.
Kevin Styles: That's a fantastic comparison. I'm fine with that. Worthy was the shit.
J.T. Banks: Definitely. The point is, like everybody on the Showtime Lakers, Da Xtreme Dynasty had members who were talented as hell, but more importantly, we knew what role we had to play to make the group effective and we were damn successful at it to boot.
Kevin Styles: It's a damn shame how today's generation whines and cries because they don't get their way and they'll pout until the cows come home as they're all about "ME ME ME". Fuck outta here with that.
Monica Garcia: You guys are back together again. The original incarnation of the team is making an impression over in Japan Pro Wrestling. How are you guys feeling about that?
J.T. Banks: It's a blast. The three of us have been great friends for over a decade and we never get tired of one another. We have that chemistry that just never goes away.
Kevin Styles: And even though we've done it all, we just like to go out there, have fun and beat up bitches.
J.T. Banks: Like Michelle Ryder and her goon squad.
Kevin Styles: More like shit squad but all the same.
J.T. Banks: No argument from me.
Monica Garcia: Why did you guys decide to bring the team back?
Kevin Styles: To get rid of the "Image" plaguing JPW.
J.T. Banks: Fuck Michelle Ryder, fuckin' bitch she is. She screwed me out of regaining the JPW World Championship, and since then, we have been on a war path to get rid of that virus from JPW. Did you know she is the one responsible for JPW not airing in the United States on the Premium Television Network?
Monica Garcia: Oh my gosh. That's terrible.
J.T. Banks: Damn right its terrible. It's tragic. The American people can't see Da Xtreme Dynasty on television. They can't see Tom Pendergrass knock a mother fucker out on Saturday Night Wrestling, or any of the other stars tearing it up in JPW. It's a crying shame and its something we intend to change.
Kevin Styles: Let it be known that while we did decisively beat their asses at the Super Show just this past week, the war is far from over. We know Bitchelle Ryder's incompetent ass is going to come back for more and we're ready for it. We told Mr. Riyamatsu that it's going to be a long process and we're going to have some casualties, so just buckle up the seat belts and lets ride mother fuckers.
Monica Garcia: There are rumors of you wanting to challenge the Warrens Brothers to a tag team match at the Reunion Show, yet it didn't happen. Confirm or deny?
J.T. Banks: We stated that intent on Twitter, we made that shit obvious. We also called them up personally, but didn't get an answer for some reason, went to voice mail which is fuckin' weird because I know they know my number because I haven't changed the mother fucker since I moved to San Diego almost four years ago. It's some weird shit.
Kevin Styles: Yeah. I have my theories but I'll keep them to myself because there's no need in saying it because really, what is the point? I do know we were all tight at one point and it was cool and shit, yet things went downhill and all, likely because of one person, but whatever. We never did anything wrong to the twins, did we?
J.T. Banks: Not that I know of. They were always cordial with us and we were the same to them. That's why I agree with you. It's just a shitty situation altogether because that match would have been some killer shit.
Monica Garcia: How bad did you guys want that match?
Kevin Styles: Badly. When it comes to the greatest tag teams in PCW history, everybody knows that Da Xtreme Dynasty and Generation Next are the two greatest. 1A and 1B. You cannot put one over the other, it's impossible. We had a match against them on the January 8th, 2011 edition of Saturday Night Rapture with the PCW World Tag Team Championship on the line. Da Dynasty and Gen-Next had quite honestly, the GREATEST tag team match up in the history of the company. Two teams battled it out like true warriors and honestly, we damn well could have lost the titles. There was a situation where the refs counted both mine and Nathan's shoulders on the mat at the same time for the three count.
J.T. Banks: To say it was close is the lightest term possible. But the four of us left an impression on the people that night, and it officially began the rise of the Warrens Twins in the tag team division.
Kevin Styles: It's a damn shame we'll never get those times back where Generation Next, Da Xtreme Dynasty and The Black Rose Mafia were all united and very good friends with one another.
J.T. Banks: No doubt. I'd like to have those times again as well, but it is what it is. Maybe it will happen again, but I doubt its that simple.
Monica Garcia: Next topic and we know this is going to be a bit of a tough one to comment on given how big it could be, but I do get paid to ask the tough questions, so here it goes. We know J.T. is engaged to Talia Skye, and those two hang out with Kevin and Desiree. What do you think of the potential situation that's brewing in the Women Wrestling Alliance, and could it spill over into the PCW Reunion Show with her match against Heather Monroe and Danielle Lopez?
Kevin Styles: Desiree and I did name J.T. and Talia as the god parents of our daughter, and we consider them very close friends... but we also think the same of Danielle and James Baker. We love both Talia and Danielle equally and we'd hate for something to happen where our clique from when PCW started, shrinks further than it already has. If anything drastic does happen, Desiree and I are not getting involved. We want nothing to do with this shit. We're neutral parties and nothing more than that.
J.T. Banks: It's different for me. Talia's the woman I'm gonna marry in January, we have a home together, we picked out a husky named Blitzkrieg. I love her with all my heart and always will. I also value my friends, and Danielle and James are close friends of mine, the latter being my friend for over a decade, and Dani's always been kind to me when I came over to their house and raid their food and talk Dynasty business with her husband. Hell, she's the one who picked out the engagement ring I got for Talia. I always found those two to be inseparable and I hope it doesn't come to anything that would split any of the crew apart because it would be a shame to see something that was so good come to an end. If my unfortunate time in Toxic taught me anything, it is to always value the ones who care for you the most, even if things don't go particularly right in a situation. Never take anything for granted.
Kevin Styles: Always a real mother fucker.
J.T. Banks: There are no second place people in this team. And the same is said for the dynamic unbeaten BFF duo of Talia Skye and Danielle Lopez. Those two are legendary women in our industry, they're in the PCW Hall of Fame and they will be remembered not only for how people got destroyed when they entered the arena in the zone, but for paving the way for women to succeed in PCW and the next generation of women's wrestlers as a whole. What they have done is shit only legends can tell.
Kevin Styles: I agree with you man. Thankfully I'm not in this role.
J.T. Banks: To add to the Toxic thing. I admit, I got a big head when I ended up joining that horrific group Morgan Simmons leads. I wasn't appreciative of what we had in Da Dynasty and all the success we had. Honestly, I was damn miserable in Toxic. I knew I fucked up huge when I went away from longtime friends who always supported me through thick and thin, I just had to find the time to rectify my mistake, and thankfully for me, you guys forgave me and we're good to this day. This potential situation Monica brought up, could be of the same effect. I know Talia has always supported Dani through trying times and likewise on Dani's part. They helped keep each other going in PCW when the going got tough with the spat with he who shall not be named from THW. They motivated one another and they always pushed each other to strive for greatness. Talia tore it up in JPW last year and Danielle continued to do her thing in PCW, which resulted in her finally breaking through and winning the big one. Both are a large part of the other and I can't imagine the two apart. I feel both will agree to that, although I can't speak for Talia on that one.
Kevin Styles: Again, agreed. Those two helped each other out so many times on a personal level. It's that bond you and I have that can and should never be broken. It's why you and I are brothers for life and nothing comes in the way of that. With their bond, it should be the same way. I too hope, nothing horrific happens. Can't imagine the world where they are apart and not as friends.
J.T. Banks: Same. I hope to hell this doesn't come anywhere close to what I had to experience. I'll mediate if I have to because I love the hell out of both of them and would do anything I have to do in order to prevent a rift. I just hate seeing shit like that after what I went through with you guys.
Monica Garcia: Onto a different subject. There were rumors flying around last year of whether or not you two deserved a rematch for the tag team titles at Slamathon IV. What do you two think of those rumors?
J.T. Banks: Kev, you wanna take this, or do I?
Kevin Styles: Have at it.
J.T. Banks: Alright. I'll tell you a little something that I know the fans who want the "inside scoop" would love to hear. We weren't even supposed to get that match at Slamathon, but as was the case, somebody pulled out and that's how we were put in. Mariah and Rachel were supposed to face Order and Chaos for the titles at that pay-per-view, but that ended up being for nothing because one of them took his ball and went home because of injuries.
Kevin Styles: He had cramps.
J.T. Banks: Like ya boy LeBron James.
Kevin Styles: That man might be from my home state and he did play for my Cleveland Cavaliers, but he is not my boy. Far from it
J.T. Banks: Point being, dude bailed on his partner and screwed his team out of getting the tag team title opportunity they were wanting. We ended up being named the replacements two weeks before the pay-per-view, and although it was far from being the original idea, our match up against Mariah and Rachel ended up being a nifty little match that saw us get pinned as a team for the first and only time in PCW history.
Kevin Styles: I'm fucking amazed the guy who was ditched, is still happily aligned with the dude who abandoned him because of the cramps. I wouldn't know what the fuck to do if I was abandoned and lost out on a tag team title opportunity. I do know I wouldn't have ever teamed or associated myself with the mother fucker who ditched me though. Fuck that shit.
J.T. Banks: Same here homie. It is some weird ass shit. Thankfully we didn't even get close to a situation like that.
Kevin Styles: Definitely. To be truthful, we would love to match up against The Lethal Barbarians again in the future. They are a phenomenal team.
J.T. Banks: Most def. Round two would be fuckin' insane. If JPW is up for it, ya know, make it happen, captain.
Monica Garcia: This is kind of on the same subject, but kind of different. What did you guys think of The Lethal Barbarians, then known as The Princesses of Lethality, being added as the third team in the TLC match at Battle Finale III for the tag team titles?
Kevin Styles: Like the Slamathon situation with us, Mariah and Rachel were originally not supposed to be in the match, but from what I remember coming out of Terrell Ryder's mouth when we got the memo there was a replacement team in that match for BFIII, one of the boys from Order and Chaos just couldn't keep quiet about something in regards to that messy situation PCW had with THW at Wrestle Extravaganza III. I remember like a day after the show, Ryder sent out a memo to not say a word about the incident or to those who were planning on leaving PCW for whatever reason, whether it was an argument or being cordial, because management as a whole were scared shitless of what could have happened. Unfortunately, somebody didn't follow the memo and before the situation could blow as bad, if not worse than the Struggle for Power III situation where Danielle ripped that one dude apart from limb to limb, Terrell had to suspend him and well... you can kind of guess what went on from there.
J.T. Banks: No Danielle Lopez's, no James Baker's, none of those names certain cretins bitch about were the cause of shit getting changed. Those people just minded their own businesses. Well when it comes to James, he was getting pushed out and didn't have a say in that situation from what we are aware of, so who knows what he would have done if given the chance, might have even saved that dude's ass from suspension for all we know. And we didn't barge in and demand anything either. We had no problem facing anybody who wanted a shot at us, them included.
Kevin Styles: Completely insane. If you hear any rumors, try and get all the sides from everybody before forming an opinion. I swear, this business pisses me off at times.
J.T. Banks: Same here brother. The reason for that guy getting suspended was ALL Terrell Ryder, yet others get the blame when they had NOTHING to do with it. It's fuckin' bullshit. Anyways, that whole situation THW and PCW had with each other to lead to THAT big blow up was extremely toxic for everybody, pun intended. It was so bad of a situation, if any more fire was going to be thrown onto it... well like Kev implied, the PR was only going to get worse and could have quite possibly sunk the company worse than Morgan Simmons did at Anarchy, so I get why Ryder needed all of us to keep our mouths closed about it because shit dies down when you let it blow by like the wind and do nothing about it. Well... it works for me anyways. Once the situation had died down to where it wasn't being spoken of anymore, it didn't exactly help matters when Jay Thunder brought it up again, even though he was defending PCW because another promotion was bashing us when nobody had said a word about them, because they're a bunch of fuckin' people who couldn't leave well enough alone and let shit die. Anyways, Jay was taken off television for a while because the company didn't need another one of those fuckin' "wars" that were so famous in the first run.
Kevin Styles: AIW, the Fed Killers, Dick Taylor, Wrestling Queens Federation and the like. So many fucking wars. Unbelievable. Now I do get the right to freedom of speech. You can definitely think any which way you want and while you may technically get to say whatever the fuck you want, but in most cases, you're not immune from the consequences of your actions. I'll give an example, a shitty one, but an example nonetheless. A man named Bob who works at the deli. He decides one day to call his boss a "mother fucking piece of shit cocksucker". The boss, who clearly doesn't like what he said, suspends him without pay. Granted its not the most ideal comparison, but Bob's employer isn't a government one, and we professional wrestlers, sure as hell aren't working for government employers.
J.T. Banks: That we know of. But people all over the world do whine and cry about freedom of speech. The First Amendment does not protect you from employer discipline in the United States, and professional wrestling, while much different than working at a Deli shop or as a drive-through attendant at McDonalds, is a productive ndustry that has companies in America, and employers of all fields have the right to protect their brand and their interests. There's already this negative stigma of wrestlers being whiny ass prissy little bitches, and quite a lot of them actually make it worse than it should be with the shit they cry about, especially things that are of no concern to them because they want to be "rebels" and say "fuck the system" when they have nothing to complain about. Fuckin' A, my three year old cousin acts more civilized than the majority of these people crying wolf. Shit's just embarrassing.
Kevin Styles: No doubt.
Monica Garcia: How do you two feel about not having a match at the Reunion Show? Does it hurt?
J.T. Banks: Kind of, but we understand and harbor no ill will. It is what it is.
Kevin Styles: Can't cry over spilled milk. Just have to move on and go on about your business, you can't dwell and fucking cry over not being included or something not going your way in life. Too many people do that and well... you've seen Twitter, lots of crying. It's why I barely get on the fucking thing.
J.T. Banks: We're different though. While we don't have a match on this show despite being an integral part of the history of the tag team division, we are gonna to find a way to get on this god damn show and we don't give a fuck how we do it, we're gonna be making our presence known in that bitch regardless.
Kevin Styles: Because we take action. That's what we do, we're action personified.
J.T. Banks: Word up homie.
Monica Garcia: Who do you guys think out of today's crop of young talent, would have made for a great member of Da Xtreme Dynasty?
Kevin Styles: Tom Pendergrass, no question about it. Dude is similar to the big man sitting beside me, except J.T. doesn't exactly have a boxing background, but they both are sarcastic and they eat a lot and I mean A LOT!
J.T. Banks: Like that one road trip to Philly. Holy shit! That was the fuckin' bomb. Felt like I couldn't eat for three days because of the amount of food I consumed was just massive. But to the point, I agree with Kev about Tom. There's some similarities between he and myself, but he's different and the dude will go far as long as there are no severe long term injuries. Dude gonna do it real big soon.
Kevin Styles: That's right big chop.
J.T. Banks: Kev, you always sitting there talkin' shit, but sometimes you get that ass beat, like that one time I beat ya ass in a boxing match. That was the shit.
Kevin Styles: How could I forget? I threw in a flying knee to your nose during that, and it made for a hell of a highlight. Shame we don't have any tapes of it. Could have made some serious cash.
J.T. Banks: No doubt. Too late for that now.
Monica Garcia: Any last words for this interview?
Kevin Styles: We know the Reunion Show is only months away, but we implore you to watch that shit as it'll be incredible. And for you American fans, find a way to watch JPW broadcasts and just support professional wrestling as a whole as FANS, not critics.
J.T. Banks: Hell yeah homie. Buy the merchandise, tickets and pay-per-views. Don't be one of those douche bags who streams everything and just enjoy the art of it. That's all we could ever ask from the people.
Monica Garcia: Thank you guys for your time and it was great to interview you two.
Kevin Styles: Likewise.
J.T. Banks: Yeah, what he said. And always keep it 100.
End of Interview