Stand back! There's a Hurricane coming through Creative Control! Don't worry though, it's not the bad kind, it's the friendly super hero kind!
Former WWE Cruiserweight, European, Hardcore, and World Tag Team Champion Shane Helms stops by to talk about his career, and also to promote his appearance in Darby, PA this Saturday night for KCW!
Topics discussed include:
- how he was introduced to the business
- OMEGA and the Hardy Boyz back in the day
- how WCW came calling, and his friendship with Chris Kanyon
- working on "Ready To Rumble"
- The 3 Count gimmick, and what he thought of it
- working Hardcore with Brian Knobbs
- working with Tank Abbott as 3 Count's bodyguard and biggest fan
- being in the ring with the Great Muta
- the Starrcade 2000 ladder match that he was apart of that stole the show
- transitioning into singles star "Sugar" Shane Helms and becoming WCW Cruiserweight Champion
- the WCW sale to WWE and how he felt about his future
- changing his name to Gregory Helms once he arrived in WWE, and his series of matches on house shows vs. Chavo Guerrero Jr.
- becoming "The Hurricane," how that came about, and working with his old friends The Hardy Boyz on the big stage
- working with Vince and Stephanie McMahon
- working with Kevin Dunn and Brian Gewirtz
- his various tag teams in WWE with partners like Lance Storm, Kane, and Rosey
- his fondly remembered feud and series of vignettes with The Rock
- dropping the Hurricane gimmick and transitioning back to Gregory Helms
- his tenure as an agent/producer with Impact Wrestling
Shane Helms will be in Darby, PA this Saturday night for KCW's "A Nightmare On Main Street." The show begins at 8 PM.
You can also check out what Shane is up to all across social media @ShaneHelmsCom
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