Creative Control With Joe Feeney

Episode 49's guest is former NWA World Heavyweight Champion, and current Pacific Coast Wrestler booker, The Almighty Sheik. Sheik and I cover a variety of topics, including his youth as a fan of all things Florida Championship Wrestling, wrestling training and how it has changed, working with and learning from guys like The Blackhearts and Kevin Sullivan, his early days as a member of The Market Crashers, working in Florida for and with "Earthquake" John Tenta, working with "Typhoon" Fred Ottman, and how working with the Bushwhackers led him to Puerto Rico. We go over his experiences in Puerto Rico, including dealing with the violent fans over there, and working for and with Savio Vega, Carlos Colon, and Miguel Perez. We also talk about his experiences in Japan as the NWA World Heavyweight Champion, and working for HUSTLE and Zero-One. We cover the rumors about Sabu granting his blessing over The Sheik gimmick. Sheik and I also talk about his thoughts on working the "hardcore" style, and how his character len