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By Alan J. Wojcik of http://alanwojcik.tripod.com
When I interviewed "UPTOWN" FRANKIE CAPONE this past January, little did I know he would be calling me to interview him and the rest of DOUBLE DEUCE INC on April 18, 2004. So how does one refuse the offer when Capone and his partner in crime PETE CANNON restructured the group by dropping two members and added the monster known as MARCUS DILLON? Plus add that Mr. Capone promises to shoot on certain people we talked about in January and the answer is you don't. This interview was done in conjunction with DD Inc as they filmed their cockumentary soon to be released to the public. Be warned these guys like to ramble and for fear of my life I won't edit out one word of the rambling. Please remember this interview is not the words or feelings of Alan Wojcik so send your hate mail to the members of Double Deuce Inc.
Alan Wojcik: When I last spoke to you and Cannon there were two other members of Double Deuce present, Pat Powers and Pat McGroin. Please tell the readers where they are today.
Frankie Capone: Let's begin with the fact that Pat McGroin and Pat Powers weren't true athletes. We did a favor to the management of IPW Hardcore now NWA Florida by letting them into our fold. Neither of them was doing their part to get over, so the office put them with us and thought we could mask that inability. Plus Pete can't work to begin with (laughs.)
Pete Cannon: They wanted us to carry the Pats is what really happened.
Frankie: So we carried the Pats.
Pete: We sprained our backs in the process
Frankie: We nearly ruined our wrestling careers in the process like that building that's being torn down off Dale Mabry and I-275. We almost killed ourselves due to the side bumps Powers and McGroin were taking but now there with Sal Queda (Hamaoui) and FIP. They are doing well drawing two people a show, stealing and laundering cocaine money through their dad's grocery store, Phoenix Grocery in Largo, Florida. Bottom line neither men could work nor get over and we're glad they're out of the fold.
Pete: You left out the fact that they Fed Ex their profits to the Middle East to fund terrorist organizations but we'll take that in time.
AW: On February 28, 2004 NWA Florida was supposed have a show co-run by LXW but the group backed out. But in March the group worked with FIP on two events. What did you think of it?
Pete: It came to my attention that some of the LXW guys were going to work for Sal and some of them for whatever reason weren't allowed to work in this country. They didn't have proper documentation to be working let alone be visiting. So I felt this is my country and someone should be notified. If you come here and you do the right things, you want to be with us that's wonderful, welcome to the USA. But if you want to sneak across the border like a scumbag and leech off us go right to hell you c#$ksucking piece of sh$%!!!
Marcus Dillon: Spoken like a true American.
AW: Before we get to the newest member of Double Deuce Inc., we need to address a match that Frankie had with the mammoth known as Maximum Capacity. Seems like the two of you had some major miscommunication during the bout.
Pete: My chest still hurts.
Frankie: I had Max jacked up. I was ready to bodyslam him and pin him for the three count. I was ready to get the win and when I turn around Cannon is talking to some broad about the hot dog vendorship that is in the works. Next thing I remember is seeing Cannon pinned under Max and I'm on the floor like some jabrone. I rolled back in the ring and the referee raised Max's hand in victory yet I wasn't pinned. He pinned Cannon who wasn't in the match. Plus it was Cannon's idea for us to dress alike.
Pete: No, No, No!! You came to me with the idea.
Frankie: Not for one second do you think anyone is going to mistake him for me? No way.
Pete: I don't remember things that way. I remember you getting blown up, the big man was beating your ass and you fell out to the floor. I thought here is a chance to slip in and lay some shots in. Take Max down so you could roll in and get the win. But things didn't go as planned.
Frankie: Here's what I remember. I remember you getting a mustard stain on your shirt. I remember Max slamming you on your fat back and going for the fat kibosh. I was looking at my manicure and I sat there wondering what happened. He got pinned and how does the NWA FL sanction a match where someone that's not involved in a match can get pinned. None the less we ironed out our differences. We moved on and we are getting ready to go public with Double Deuce Inc. No one knows this yet but we'll let you in on the scoop.
Pete: There is a story behind how we ironed out our differences. I went on a trip to New York on some business and I got Frankie a gift. I mended fences and I bought Frankie the Brooklyn Bridge in the name of Double Deuce. I got his name engraved but it's just below the water line. It took me great expense to get that done. You are quite welcome Frankie.
Frankie: The greatest gift someone could ever get is the Brooklyn Bridge. But having my name below the water line does me no good whatsoever. No one can see the name "Uptown" Frankie Capone. What good does that do me? But you spared no expense in buying the bridge for me, now we are going public.
AW: I alluded to the fact that Double Deuce has a new member. Do you want to make the introduction of how you became part of Double Deuce?
Marcus Dillon: It was something that came along in life. I came to be part of Double Deuce after Frankie and Pete talked to me and said you are one of the biggest guys in the locker room. We are thinking of adding to the Double Deuce thing maybe with you.
Joe Price: Frankie someone you were with last night called said he has the Gimmick. You might want to get checked out.
Frankie: I need the 22 gauge needles.
Marcus: Wow. Don't forget "the Tender Touch" because I'm fantastic with that.
Frankie: "Tender Touch" Marcus Dillon.
Pete: I thought he was "the Date Raper?"
Frankie: We've been trying to bury that nickname.
Pete: Sorry that was supposed to be on the down low.
Marcus: Charges were dropped by the way. She passed out but let's move on. Anyway I feel fortunate to be apart of Double Deuce because we are main event players around here. We have come together and the tag titles are on the horizon now that I am VP of... what?
Frankie: VP of international style Marcus Dillon. It's nothing like when he was back at the Fu#kin Conservatory having to pay to wrestle. Having to put over Adam Windsor and Dory Funk plus having to bring Marti Funk her dinners and having to beg to be on shows. This is real wrestling, NWA Florida formerly IPW Hardcore.
Pete: Adam Windsor wasn't he Batman?
AW: That's Adam West Pete.
Frankie: The fact that Marcus Dillon is part of Double Deuce is amazing. We searched all over the world for the guts, balls and the intestinal fortitude to be apart of the most volatile group in Florida. This isn't the AOD (Alliance of Defiance.) This isn't Mikey Tenderfoot and Justice. We're not Fahrenheit 420 (Stash and David Mercury.)
Marcus: That's the team that I choked one of them out right?? (Dillon choked Stash out during a recent match)
Frankie: This is Double Deuce Inc. We are world wide international stars. It doesn't matter if we are in England, Puerto Rico, China or NWA: TNA. It doesn't matter where we go or do our business the major fact is we do it the way we want to do. We don't care about the NWA Florida office, Joe Price, Ron Niemi or NWA tradition, f#$k tradition!! As far as I'm concerned we are making our own tradition.
Marcus: The thing is a man must know his limitations. You look at me, Frankie, Cannon and we have no limitations or equals here in NWA Florida or anywhere else. Frankie talked about being international. We are going to Madrid, Lebanon and other places. I must say I am pleased to be back here in Spokane.
Pete and Frankie whisper something to Marcus.
Marcus: Brandon, yeah it's great to be in Brandon. You sure?
Frankie: Positive bro. I saw signs when we drove into town.
Pete: Not the kid, leave the kid out of this.
Marcus: I gave this girl a forcible entry; sorry dated a girl whose brother was named Brandon. Nice kid too.
AW: Alright!! Let's get back on track. You mentioned Fahrenheit 420. Marcus debuted with Double Deuce the team wrestled for the NWA Florida tag team titles. But you lost the match as Marcus was disqualified for the choke out of Stash.
Marcus: Frankly we could have won the belts at anytime during that fiasco. We were talking in the back and realized anytime we want the belts they are Double Deuce property so f#$k it why not choke one of them out (laughs!!) Pete kicks people's faces off with his kicks and Frankie breaks backs with those back chops, I needed something that the people can remember me by. So I grabbed one of the little guys up and choked him out.
Frankie: Stash.
Marcus: Smash??
Frankie: No that's one of Demolition. Stash is one of the guys in Fahrenheit 420. Stash and Mercury the NWA FL tag team champions?? This is what the NWA has to offer as their champions, a couple of pot smoking fraternity boys that don't belong in a wrestling ring. You want to talk about a fraternity boy; Marcus Dillon is from a real fraternity from a real college that has won championships recently not like UCF or USF. The fact is those two clowns were trained by Steve Keirn, wait I hear the Doink music playing right now.
Marcus begins to hum some sort of clown music before Frankie signals him to be quiet.
Frankie: It makes no difference because the titles are coming home to Double Deuce Inc. (Interviewer note: Fahrenheit 420 lost the titles to Mikey Tenderfoot and Justice on the show this interview was taped before.) This isn't the AOD, we are tough guys who say things and then deliver.
Pete: That's a guarantee coming from Frankie and me.
Marcus: Can I add my stamp to that?
Frankie: Sure add your 37 cent stamp.
Marcus: I didn't know they were that high. When it comes to those two jobbers, it comes down to who we want to beat on and who we want to leave laying broken.
Frankie: Next question!
Rod Steel: What's the fastest land animal?
All three Double Deuce members: The cheetah.
Rod Steel: Very good you may continue Alan.
AW: Speaking of titles. At Rage in the Cage VI, Frankie and Marcus you are booked to be wrestling for the belts with another team in the mix, Mikey Tenderfoot and Justice.
Frankie: You take those guys who were thrown together Owen Hart and British Bulldog WWF 90's style. Two incredible singles wrestlers, two incredible cruiserweights, two guys that are unreal at what they do but what they do is singles wrestling. You are talking to one of the best tag team wrestlers since Bobby Eaton and Arn Anderson. I am the general when it comes to tag team wrestling and I got Marcus behind me as my partner. The 420 team, Mikey and Justice it's going to be a three way dance at Rage in the Cage, the biggest independent show on the east coast if not in this great country of ours. That night we will go public and the titles come home to this threesome. No difference to us who we beat for them, you are in the big leagues now boys, you are talking to the best and when you get in the ring with us you will realize we are what we say. We are the best in the business
AW: Can you stop talking like that you're scaring the people watching and making the women hot under the collar. You made mention of wanting to talk about the current situation of NWA Florida wrestling. What did you mean by that?
Frankie: Well Alan its time to talk about NWA Florida booker Aaron Royal. He has seen fit to hold us down even when the Pats were here by booking us in matches with guys like Mark Zout and Job Zout. It wasn't doing our careers any good let alone the Pats but they could be in the Fed and not do well; but Aaron and this company have held us down going on three years. The one thing you can't deny is the talent, volatility and experience this group brings to the table. We can't be held down forever. I've been around the world to China and Puerto Rico to come back here to work for beans and bragging rights and I'll be damned if I'll be held down ever again. I'm taking what's mine whether it's tonight, Rage or the Peterson Cup. I want the notoriety and the tag titles we deserve. Take that as a shoot or a work it's going to happen.
AW: Speaking of China, when we spoke last January you made mention of a second trip over to China this March with NWA Mid-Atlantic. Yet today we stand here and there hasn't been a second tour of China. What happened to that tour?
Frankie: I'm going to get out of character here Alan. Apparently there will be a tour to China. I'm booked to leave for England and work for Extreme World Warfare May 11-20. I was booked for that trip before the original trip to China. When I went to China I got high praise from the office specifically Howard Brody and Ricky Nelson plus Terry Taylor and Steve Williams who my prayers are with, he'll know what I'm talking about. The fact is I sat next to Terry Taylor in a locker room on the third night of the tour as Ricky Nelson told everyone they were coming back on the next tour NO MATTER WHAT!! We did tremendous and the Chinese government loved all of us. How do I know, THEY TOLD ME SO in an e-mail and in person while they were showering us with gifts when we left. I get back to the states and I get a call from Ron Niemi. I guess someone was trying to backdoor me on my performance on the tour. This person tried to say I didn't do what I was told, that the Chinese government wasn't impressed with my work and I wasn't going to be on the tour which I found weird since me and fellow NWA Florida star Lex Lovett had a workout in the ring while Steve Williams sat at the top of the Huadu Stadium in the city of Guangzhou. He came down and commended us on the incredible work we do in the ring. Now I'm not a genius but Steve Williams is a force to be reckoned with in Japan and the wrestling world as a whole and he like Terry Taylor knows talent when he sees it. Lex, Jeff Bradley and I were individually commended for our work on the tour. To make a long story short, about a week ago I found out my mom is dying of terminal cancer plus my wife tells me our marriage is falling apart. Then that same day I get a call from Howard Brodie, former president of NWA Florida, at 730am stating that the Chinese government was not impressed with my work and I wasn't going to be part of the next tour. Let me back up a little just the very week prior to this I received a phone call from Howard Brody asking if I would rather fly business class or coach, and letting me know how much the difference in my pay would be if I flew business class. I chose business class, and took the little hit in my pay. He let me know that I would receive a call the very next week with exact details on dates, flight etc. A few weeks before that I was told that the government didn't like my attitude, and that Rick Nelson owner of the NWA Mid Atlantic was told to tell me that he might not be bringing me back. As you can see I was jerked about from the moment I got back. I actually called Rick Nelson at the request of Howard as he told me to " babyface him" since he was hot at me. FOR WHAT??? I called left messages and sent e mails. NOTHING. I did speak with him briefly and he told me how well of a job I did and that he would call me when he had dates lined up. So you see Howard, another lie. I find it funny that the Chinese government would talk about in-ring performance when they've never seen live wrestling before we came to their country. But ever since I got home I have been backdoored by certain people who were on that tour. Not really the boys either from what I can gather. Although, I was also told that the government didn't really like Jeff Bradley or any of the Florida boys, me, and Lex Lovett. And that were not over. I was told by Howard Brody that the only guy that was over was Chris Hamrick. HMMMM, WE WERE THE BEST FU#$ING TALENT ON THE GOD DAMN CARD, and got the biggest reaction out of anyone on the card!!!! You want to talk about burning bridges, f#$k the bridge and the horse they rode in on. Don't edit one word of this Alan. They came to me when they needed to fill a spot. I jumped at the chance; put everything on hold, cui my vacation with my family short, faxed visa information, and basically took the three days after the initial conversation to set everything up for this. I went over there for minimal money on the Gentlemen’s guarantee that we would be returning for the sacrifice that we made. Howard Brodie you call me after guaranteeing I would be back on the next tour for more money and a better spot even thought I was happy with the spot I had on the tour. You guarantee me weeks in China, as far as I'm concerned you owe me money!!! I was told that the pay would be double from what I earned on this tour, so that would have been 2000.00 dollars per week. Not bad huh? I was supposed to be back in China this May. I was on the phone with Steve Williams and talking about all how he was asked to give the belt back to Rick nelson since they wouldn't be bringing him back either and he made the same sacrifices as we did due to the Chinese Government not liking him either I guess. AMAZING THIS CRAP. You had no business pulling the kind of sh#$ you pulled. I am not bitter because I will be on a tour of Europe and I could give two halves of a monkey's c#%k about going to china. No matter what happens, I WAS THERE FIRST. I MADE HISTORY; NO ONE CAN TAKE THAT AWAY BROTHER!!! I will be on a top tour of Europe so I am sure that I won't miss much. Howard Brodie thank you for backdooring me and proving that everything Ron Niemi and other people told me was true, you are nothing but a typical promoter, who likes to stir up sh$# and make himself feel important and I've just exposed you for everything you are. Ron Niemi told me of the IM's that you sent him stating that myself Lex Lovett had heat, and trying to start sh$# that wasn't there. Why you would think talking sh#$ about me would not get back to me my friend. Ron and I have worked together for years and are very close. Don't call me or look in my direction. Who filled in for you when guys cancelled, ME!!! I filled in when you called Ron and he called me to put my life on hold to make a great career move by touring China which got minimal to no exposure for such a MONUMENTAL TOUR and it is the last time I do anyone a favor like that. Next time call some puppet who you guys can bullsh$# around Howard Brodie. There won't be a next time. I have had it with sh#$ heads like this.
Pete: That's pretty stiff huh, GOOD!!!
AW: Sorry to ask this. You recently brought up your personal life on www.prowrestlingdaily.com in your column. Do you fell the trip to China was part of the reason your wife has asked you for a divorce?
Frankie: No Alan because blaming the industry, that could be a cop out. If anything caused it to fail it was a lack of communication my part. Being on the road, wrestling and working a regular job since anyone knows that we don't make a dime off this bullsh#$ was part of it. We do this to get to the big dance. The fact is guys being married and being wrestlers is one of the hardest things anyone can do. It had nothing to do with anyone in the business like I said in the column. Any athlete in any sports field or entertainer will say the same thing, if you aren't with someone that fully supports you the relationship won't last.
AW: Sorry to bring up a somber date but June 4-5, 2004 NWA Florida will be hosting the second annual Jeff Peterson Memorial Cup with the money raised going to the Moffitt Cancer Center and the Tarpon Springs Cops and Kid Program. What would you like to say about the show and why someone should give money?
Ron Niemi: What did you do with my bag Double Deuce?? Oh sorry didn't know you were filming this.
Ron wonders off looking for his luggage
Frankie: Jeff Peterson was one of the best wrestlers I had the honor to be in the ring with. He was a personal friend of mine and he was taken far too early an age. For us to be part of the event is an honor of Double Deuce. I would take tickets at the door just to be involved with the event. To help raise money for the Moffitt Cancer Center is an honor for everyone. I loved Jeff; he is near and dear to my heart to this day. Anyone that isn't in attendance or isn't part of this event will miss the best weekend of wrestling in the country. Just to name some of the cruiserweights that will be in the tournament: Teddy Hart, Colt Cabana, Justice and Roderick Strong. They are the best money can buy. Get your tickets early to support two great causes. It's the best event of the year. There aren't any words to express it. Special thanks to Ron Niemi for ruining my concentration by urinating on an oak tree.
All parties need a minute to get their composure back. To see the tape contact Frankie Capone who I am sure will le anyone see it that wants to.
AW: Truth or rumor, Double Deuce Inc. is working on getting sponsored by the people that make the beverage called Sparks?
Frankie: Sparks malt beverage, the best drink in the industry today. Not Smirnoff Ice.
Pete and Marcus: The best drink EVER!!
Frankie: Not Smirnoff Black. It is the best orange malt drink since Sunkist and Sunkist wasn't malt beverage even though I loved it at the age of 8.
Marcus: But it was orange flavored.
Pete: Here's a tip add a couple scoops of ice cram and it makes one hell of a desert.
Frankie: Leave it to the fat guy to bring up food. We like to say in Double Deuce....tell them big man.
Marcus: Come watch Double Deuce….see the sparks fly!!
Thanks to Double Deuce Inc for their time and for possibly ending my career as an interviewer. For more on where you can see them in person log onto www.NWAFLorida.com and for more information on the 2004 Jeff Peterson Memorial cup see www.petersoncup.com
