MO LOVED 'PAPER',
DISLIKED HATERS OF RPW
Mo Lawal is one of the more exciting and athletic wrestlers who has ever competed in the sport. His explosive double leg attack hurts just to watch.
The native of Tennessee and graduate of Oklahoma State University brought it halfway around the world and placed seventh in his first World Championships last October. He was also the Real Pro Wrestling 84 kilogram champion of Season I.
RPW was able to catch up with him for a few moments and listen as the colorful champion gave his insight on RealProWrestling.
Q What was your experience in the taping of the first season of the show?
A It was cool. I was part of the first professional wrestling league. We were treated first class all the way. I mean, flying me to LA, nice hotel, got paper (money) to wrestle not to mention the after-party and the limo with spinners. It doesn’t get better than that.
Q What did you think of the rules?
A I
had no problem with the rules. I think the push-out helped me. The four- and six-point moves made it more exciting and made wrestlers want to score more.Q What would you like to see added to RPW in the future?
A I think there should be belts for the champions. When you watch boxing, UFC or the WWE, the champs come out with belts. They defend their belt until someone is able to take it away when they beat the champ. A trophy was cool but in the future having a belt coming into your match would make it more exciting and I would be defending something. A belt lets everyone know you are “The Champ.”
Q What did you think needed to be taken away or modified?
A Either take the power meter away or figure out a new way to have it work. The power meter only ran down. When I was scoring or controlling the match, the power meter didn’t go up. The criteria for the power meter to not go down was to control the center of the mat. I might not have been controlling the center of the mat all the time but I was controlling the match. Just because someone can stand in the center and push you out of the center doesn’t mean he is in control. It’s alright though because I won.
Q What do you think is the biggest impact RPW had on the kids/wrestlers wrestling today?
A It gives them hope. These kids can see people from the same background as them working hard and making something of themselves. The elite wrestlers are already looked up to by kids as role models and this is a way more kids can be exposed to elite wrestling and wrestlers. It also allows them to see other great wrestlers that have not been in the news. Only a few wrestlers like Rulon Gardner and Cael Sanderson ever really make it on the news. People never hear the great stories of people like Tyrone Lewis, Daniel Cormier or Jamil Kelly.
Q What do you think about RPW as a new professional sports league?
A It can educate people about real wrestling, not WWE. I am not knocking the WWE; they have to make their paper but we are real and there is a difference and now people can see. We can get more of a following by getting the word out we are on television. We can keep people informed and let people know there are alternatives. What’s cool is someone like Teague Moore, who doesn’t actively compete in FILA or USA Wrestling events, can decide to continue competing for RPW. There are alternatives for wrestlers and fans.
Q What was some of the feedback you heard about yourself and your wrestling performance from the television show?
A A lot of people said I was exciting to watch, I wrestled great and they liked my dance I did before I came out. I knew I was going to win but you got to stand out, you got to shine … you know what I mean.
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