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Konnan Praises Brian Pillman Jr, Discusses The ‘Horrible Loss’ of Silver King

June 3, 2019 | Posted by Joseph Lee
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In an interview with Wrestling Inc, Konnan spoke about the death of Silver King earlier this year, and spoke about the rising talents of Major League Wrestling. Here are highlights:

On Silver King: “Silver King was a guy who at a young age was like a prodigy. I remember going to Mexico as a fan and there were only two young guys that they used. Back then everyone in the main event was a veteran – you’ve been in the business 10 years plus. But there were only two guys that were really young – Silver King and Eddie Guerrero. That just showed you how great he was. Like any brother in this business that goes through the grind that we all go through, it’s a horrible loss and very sad. It’s very sad.”

On Brian Pillman Jr: “He’s definitely got the Brian Pillman crazy gene. He’s a very respectful kid. I loved his dad. I laughed so much with him and he was always pulling ribs. It’s very easy to forget what I just told you afterwards…A lot of times after we put together a match, guys will leave or use their phone or go to eat and forget what you told them. But he wrote it down and that really resonated because I used to do it back in the day. He’s another guy that will be a future star without a doubt. Court’s done a great job of getting a lot of good, young talent that other people didn’t know about or weren’t using correctly and done a great job with them.”

On Salina de la Renta: “She is a rare find. Most people today don’t wanna be a heel and don’t know how to be a heel. They wanna be cool heels like Hall and Nash used to be. They wanna be over with the fans, but she doesn’t care. She’ll say the raunchiest, craziest, heat-seeking things because she’s there to entertain. I think she also has an acting background so that gives her a bit of a jump on everybody else trying to pretend like they know what they’re doing. She’s a prodigy like another kid in MLW, Mr. MJF. I saw video of him on the Rosie O’Donnell Show; that was absolutely brutal. But he’s a prodigy too and at a young age he gets it. He ain’t afraid to go out and get heat and insult people. Salina, she is a rare find and a gem and is going to get better and better.”

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