Post by CandyKANE on Dec 16, 2002 10:30:33 GMT -5
credit: wwe.com
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. –Dec. 15, 2002 – Championships went on the line in four blockbuster matches at Armageddon, but the segment that drew the greatest level of interest backstage didn’t involve a single wrestling hold. Virtually every Superstar who wasn’t preparing for a match crowded around the backstage monitor in eager anticipation of the exclusive footage showing Dawn Marie and Torrie Wilson’s hotel room rendezvous. When the two finally kissed, a burst of cheers and whistles broke out in overwhelming approval of the segment. Once Dawn Marie made her way backstage, WWE.com caught up with her to find out what she thought of her close encounter with Torrie Wilson.
WWE.com: How do you think the in-ring segment went?
Dawn Marie: I think it went really well. I was happy with it and it was fun, most of all. I get very excited when I go out there and try new things. Talking in the ring is very new to me because I didn’t do very much of it in ECW. So I really feel challenged when I get to go out and do that, and I like that. I’m still shaking!
WWE.com: Are you aware that it was a sellout on the backstage monitor?
Dawn Marie: (Laughs). Well, boys will be boys!
WWE.com: I saw you went right over to Torrie when you got backstage. What did you say to her?
Dawn Marie: I thanked her. All this would not have happened without her. She’s very easy to work with and she’s very giving. I think what makes this storyline so awesome is she had her real dad come in to do it. I think that really brought the whole thing together.
WWE.com: How weird was it to actually kiss Torrie?
Dawn Marie: Actually, it wasn’t weird at all. I feel that just because I do something here for TV, that doesn’t mean that’s who I truly am. I have nothing against homosexuals. I’m heterosexual. I’m engaged and I’ll be getting married soon. I’m a trained actress, and if that’s the part I have to play, then that’s who I am for that moment. I just look at it like, “Well, Julia Roberts played a prostitute, but that doesn’t mean she really is a prostitute.” I didn’t feel weird doing it at all because it doesn’t have anything to do with who I am as a person or my morals as a person or my choices as a person. It’s my work, and that’s what I have to do.
WWE.com: Did it have any affect on your relationship with Torrie? Was it kind of weird after the fact?
Dawn Marie: No. Like I said, Torrie’s a very giving person. When I say that, I mean personally she’s a very giving, wonderful person. She gives of herself to make the product great. She wants you to look good so the product looks good. She’s not a selfish person out there. She has the same views as I do. She’s a trained actress and this is what we’re asked to do and this is our part. Let’s do it and laugh about it and go have catering! Really, that’s how it is, and she’s a true professional.
WWE.com: What kind of reaction have you gotten from the other Superstars?
Dawn Marie: Well boys will be boys. (Shrugs) You know. They laugh and they giggle and they point. (Laughs) I think they enjoyed teasing us more than they actually enjoyed seeing it! (Laughs)
WWE.com: So is she a good kisser?
Dawn Marie: (Laughs) I don’t kiss and tell!
Check WWE.com later this week for an exclusive interview with Torrie Wilson!
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. –Dec. 15, 2002 – Championships went on the line in four blockbuster matches at Armageddon, but the segment that drew the greatest level of interest backstage didn’t involve a single wrestling hold. Virtually every Superstar who wasn’t preparing for a match crowded around the backstage monitor in eager anticipation of the exclusive footage showing Dawn Marie and Torrie Wilson’s hotel room rendezvous. When the two finally kissed, a burst of cheers and whistles broke out in overwhelming approval of the segment. Once Dawn Marie made her way backstage, WWE.com caught up with her to find out what she thought of her close encounter with Torrie Wilson.
WWE.com: How do you think the in-ring segment went?
Dawn Marie: I think it went really well. I was happy with it and it was fun, most of all. I get very excited when I go out there and try new things. Talking in the ring is very new to me because I didn’t do very much of it in ECW. So I really feel challenged when I get to go out and do that, and I like that. I’m still shaking!
WWE.com: Are you aware that it was a sellout on the backstage monitor?
Dawn Marie: (Laughs). Well, boys will be boys!
WWE.com: I saw you went right over to Torrie when you got backstage. What did you say to her?
Dawn Marie: I thanked her. All this would not have happened without her. She’s very easy to work with and she’s very giving. I think what makes this storyline so awesome is she had her real dad come in to do it. I think that really brought the whole thing together.
WWE.com: How weird was it to actually kiss Torrie?
Dawn Marie: Actually, it wasn’t weird at all. I feel that just because I do something here for TV, that doesn’t mean that’s who I truly am. I have nothing against homosexuals. I’m heterosexual. I’m engaged and I’ll be getting married soon. I’m a trained actress, and if that’s the part I have to play, then that’s who I am for that moment. I just look at it like, “Well, Julia Roberts played a prostitute, but that doesn’t mean she really is a prostitute.” I didn’t feel weird doing it at all because it doesn’t have anything to do with who I am as a person or my morals as a person or my choices as a person. It’s my work, and that’s what I have to do.
WWE.com: Did it have any affect on your relationship with Torrie? Was it kind of weird after the fact?
Dawn Marie: No. Like I said, Torrie’s a very giving person. When I say that, I mean personally she’s a very giving, wonderful person. She gives of herself to make the product great. She wants you to look good so the product looks good. She’s not a selfish person out there. She has the same views as I do. She’s a trained actress and this is what we’re asked to do and this is our part. Let’s do it and laugh about it and go have catering! Really, that’s how it is, and she’s a true professional.
WWE.com: What kind of reaction have you gotten from the other Superstars?
Dawn Marie: Well boys will be boys. (Shrugs) You know. They laugh and they giggle and they point. (Laughs) I think they enjoyed teasing us more than they actually enjoyed seeing it! (Laughs)
WWE.com: So is she a good kisser?
Dawn Marie: (Laughs) I don’t kiss and tell!
Check WWE.com later this week for an exclusive interview with Torrie Wilson!