Darius Interview

Big thanks to my best friend Darius for having the time for this, lemme tell you all, I have personally ENJOYED this interview, it's really good to get an insight from a seasoned vet like Darius here....did I say thank you already? LOL OK enjoy!! ^.^



Tell us a little about yourself? Hobbies and whatnot.

"My name is Darius, and I am 15 years old and I was born and raised in Louisiana. I'm part Creole and Hispanic, and if you called me the Bayou Bad-Boy and I would laugh nonstop. I used to play baseball and football for my middle school, but after moving so much, I missed the requirements of going to the training camps during the Summer, so I no longer play them, but I look forward to getting back into it before my Senior year. I'm also own the eFed, World Elite Wrestling, which has been running for about five or six months now. I consider myself to be a firm but playful person, but just know you don't want to be on my bad side, because I could turn the world against you. (figuratively)"

How did you get into Fantasy Wrestling?

"I met a girl named Jessie via Myspace messenger, and sure enough that led to having me make an AIM Messenger and a MSN, and then she would introduce me into this online world called IMVU (the 3D chat program), and that's pretty much where I got my start so much as making my own wrestlers, doing matches, coming up with gimmicks, etc."

How long are or were you efedding?

"As of 2012, I will have been efedding for about five years. I started in my first company when I was 10, although it was a very different format than the boards I join today, it was still efedding nonetheless."

What type of Fantasy Wrestling Roleplaying style do you prefer? (Match, Promo, Game/Sim etc)

"I prefer promo based, because it allows you to expand your character. Match writing is a style I could never master, and will never understand, because of how differently people judge them. With some it's a predetermined outcome, and with others it's how well you write your half of the match, and it all confuses me, so I rather just stick to writing for my character and my character only, and letting it be judged against someone else writing for their character."

Did you have any difficulty learning your preferred style during your first time doing it?

"Oh boy did I. Let's see, my transition into promo based writing was in the World Wrestling Headquarters federation where I knew no one and had no idea what I was doing. So when it came around to doing roleplays I simply copied and pasted parts of my general roleplays, and that was it, because that's what I thought we were supposed to do. I didn't get far at all, in fact I lost my first and second match, because I didn't know what I was doing wrong. The owner never private messaged me about it or told me anything, so I was thankful when a member finally explained the concept to me. But all in all, yes the transition was amazingly difficult and confusing."

What was the first E-fed that you joined called? Describe your time there.

"The first e-federation I joined the Underground Fight Leage, abbreviated as UFL. UFL was a small fed that was literally driven by feuds, because every match had a pre-determined outcome, so if you did not get involved with feuds, you did not get noticed, and if you did not get noticed, you weren't pushed for anything. UFL was a very small fed, and I had some times where I felt like everyone was literally against just me, and there was times where I felt things were perfect. Overall, UFL is the one place I will always pay homage to because it shaped me to be the person I am today. Some of the talks I had with people there seriously caused me to age a lot quicker mentally, and that's why people hardly believe that I'm so young because in my mind I can handle situations like a grown man rather than a teenage boy. I'll never forget my time there, because it was honestly what shaped my life."

What are your favorite efed and/or RL promotions? Rank your top five if you want.

"I don't really have either to give to you. I don't really want to be bias and say the company I am in charge of, and other than my own place, no other place has fulfilled my need for good feuds, great competition, and a drama-free environment, and that's just the way it is. So far as real life promotions, they're far and few that I know about because I don't particularly take notice of any Indy federations, and TNA and WWE become blander by the second for me."

Who was your first character? If you remember.

"Dominick Nico Starr was my very first character that I played in UFL. He was, and kind of still is, the central focus of everything I've never done. He was the first man that I held a title with, the first man that I held a World title with (and to this day the only), and he was my main character for a good two or three years. Currently I do play him as the owner of my federation because he's a character that has evolved in such a huge way that I feel like he has to be around in some way, and what other way than my biggest project, aka owning my own fed."

How Many Characters do you control?

"Wow..if we were talking about pre-made characters, I'd say dozen upon dozens. However actively, in this past year, I have only really consistently controlled two male character (Kameron Copeland and Chance Rugani) and two female characters (Zharya Burke and Sayge Jemson). I have numerous characters in development, most of which I do plan to debut in 2012 while giving the four aforementioned main characters of mines a break."

How many Championships have you held during your career efedding? If you remember.

"Geez. Lol, this is going to be hard. Okay well I have an Ewrestling E-Wikipedia for all of my characters that have held titles so it should not be that hard. I held the WWH International Championship twice as Kameron Copeland. The UFL World Heavyweight Championship (twice), the UFL Lightweight Championship, the XGW Intercontinental Championship, and the WWH World Heavyweight Championship as Alakai Burke. As for the women, I have held the WWEX Divas Championship, and am currently holding one-half of the WEW Tag Team Championships as Zharya Burke. Last, but certainly not least, the one woman I have held the most titles with is Sayge Jemson. In her career she's held the ARW Women's Championship, BWA Championship (twice), BWA Fatale Championship, UFL Femme Fatale Championship, one-half of the WWEX Tag Team Championships, and the WEW Starlet Championship (twice)."

What was the first championship that you won?

"The first championship that I won was the UFL Lightweight Championship with Dominick Starr, who now goes by his real name as his ring name, Alakai Burke."

Did you make any friends in Efedding? Keep in contact with them?

"I make tons of friends (not to sound egotistical) because I consider myself someone easy to be friends with. I'll be cordial and nice to you as long as you don't give me a reason to hate you, or you don't burn your bridges. Either way, without stirring too much off course, I do keep in contact with them via AIM and MSN (although I rarely use it.) Overall I've made some pretty amazing and dependable friends in efedding, no matter if I have to watch them more than others."

Who are your favorite rpers? Why?

"My favorite roleplayer has to be a tie between Hannah, who is best known for controlling Hannah Walters, Sophie Oliveira, and Shauvon as well as Kristi, who is best known for controlling Andy Rhodes, Krissy Delight, Lucky Lawliet, and Kinley Beau. Both of these women have styles so different, yet so entertaining and unique to read. Kristi takes more of the fantasy side of roleplaying and has these scenes that almost take you to a different world for the length of her roleplay, and that's what I grew up loving to see in RPs. Hannah, on the other hand, takes more of the reality approach of things, and uses scenes that would happen in her characters every day life, although she spices it up and makes her insults the true point of entertainment in her roleplays. When she writes dialogue, I truly do feel like she's cutting a live promo as her character."

Is there anyone you want to face in the near future?

"My dream match, I must admit, would have to be Sayge Jemson facing off against Lucky Lawliet for a World Championship in either a WWH or WEW Main Event at their biggest pay-per-view. Sayge Jemson, a character of my own, has come to be developed into her own brand of things, and is pretty well-known by most people if I can say so myself, and Lucky Lawliet is an amazingly infamous character as well. Since e-fedding is such a huge online thing it's pretty obvious that not everyone is going to recognize these two names, but for most people when you say "Sayge vs. Lucky," you are going to get some people rushing over to see the roleplays for a match that should be very well written."

Have you ever dealt with Drama during your time?

"Tons upon tons. Everyone is going to have drama, no matter if they want to or not, especially in e-fedding, because there's going to be those people that hate you for no reason. There's going to be those people who want to end you because you're successful and because they want to either be you or have a quality that you have which makes everyone else love you. There's going to be those people, but it's not even about the fact that they may bring you drama. It's about how you handle it and how you choose to deal with it that either makes you the bad person or the mature person in the situation."

What is your opinion of the "E-fed Community"?

"E-fedding is a shady business. A truly shady business. I think to be able to survive you need to know how to take yourself out of dramatic situations and not make yourself the center of the drama. If you do, that's what you'll become infamous as...a dramatic person. Also it has to do with who is your friends, who do you hate, and all that, but I'm not even going to get into that type of stuff."

Have you ever made any regrets in fantasy wrestling?

"I don't really have any regrets because I support whatever decisions I make, no matter what other people think about them. I make my choices with my brain, not my heart, which is what a lot of people mix-up and try to do things via what their heart says and not their head. Sure I came off cold-blooded in some situations, but in the end it was what's best for me and I stand by those times I had to be that 'cold' person, so no, no regrets."

How long do you plan on efedding? If you are still doing it that is.

"I plan on doing it throughout the rest of my high school career, and maybe in college, if it hasn't worn off of me, but if it ever becomes too much (say my grades start to drop), I will definitely have to take an extended vacation from efedding to fix those problems."

Do you have any advice for those who want to get into Fantasy Wrestling?

"Have a passion for wrestling, no for romance. I see it too often these days that people join forums because they're "wrestling fans," but they seem to not understand what roleplaying is when it comes to wrestling roleplay. It's not about joining then immediately making a board asking for romance storylines, or managers, or love interests. It's about feuds, storylines that actually have substance in them, and making a name for yourself/some great history for your characters. I think people easily forget that and let the concept of "who is dating who" run a federation instead of what's going on feud-wise, and that's pretty upsetting. If you want to do fantasy wrestling roleplay, be intrigued by the story, not the romance. If you're intrigued by the romance there's plenty of boards you can go to for that kind of stuff."


--Character Questions--

Who is your favorite and/or most popular character that you have controlled?

"Sayge Jemson is definitely my personal favorite, and most likely my most popular. She has a good two-two and a half pages all to herself on Google when you search her name, and I find that personally fascinating for a roleplay character.

Any RL Wrestlers that inspired your character?

"Just basically the best heels in the business are what keeps the wheels turning for me to play Sayge. Overall in her career, namely, it was Candice Michelle's heel sex appeal, The Beautiful People's gimmick with Trish Stratus' ever so slick and on-the-spot way of making insults."

Describe The Characters Personality.

"Sayge is more than your typical bitch, and I have tried, throughout her career, to pretty much make her the epitome of evil. She knows what she wants, she wants things her way, she wants things done as soon as she shows desire towards it. So if she expresses interest in a title, she expects to have it within the month. If she expresses any sort of interest in a boy, she expects to be dating them within the week. The same goes for disliking and hating people. If she doesn't like you, she expects you to have been pinned by her pretty quickly, but not before some torture."

What would the characters Custom Attire look like? In terms of Color and appearance?

"Sayge is an advocate for pink! In terms of attire she would most likely wear something Michelle McCool-esque, but as I said, in pink or some combinations of pink (black and pink, gray and pink, white and pink.) For big championship matches she'll normally change it up to gold, and possibly gold and pink if the occasion calls for it. Her designing company, Haus of Sayge, makes her ring attire so she'll normally change up the design whenever she feels like her current one has gone out of style."

Nicknames?

"Sayge has gone through many nicknames in her career. She started out as the 'Divatrix' and the 'Certified, City-Wide Bitch.' Then it evolved to nicknames such as 'Luscious Lolita,' 'The Beautiful One,' the 'Bittersweet Bitch,' and the 'Queen of Mean.' Most recently she's been known as the 'Queen of the Squared Circle,' 'Blond Femme Fatale,' the 'Scene Queen,' and most popularly the 'Cinematic Starlet.'"

Best Aspect?

"She's a woman who could easily be considered a Barbie, yet if you understand the character she's very down-to-Earth and only really fucks with the people who think they're better than her. Don't cross her negatively and she might just like you."

Worst Aspect?

"She doesn't trust people at all unless she's known them long enough. This distrust comes from being let down on so many occasions by people, so she rarely ever lets people in nonetheless form teams with them or even alliances, because no one has been able to deliver like Sayge can."

Describe your characters Wrestling Style.

"She's definitely a woman that thrives off of showmanship because she loves to be entertaining and full of herself after having executed moves. Not a fiber of her being is afraid to get a little dirty to win a match, because a win is a win in her books. Other than that, she's a definite brawler because she loves to get very hands-on and let her anger come through her actions in the ring."

What is her finisher(s)?

"Sayge has three main finishers. 'Bittersweet Dreams' which is a lifting double underhook sitout facebuster, 'Femme Fatality' (the name pays homage to the great Brooke Milton) and is a bicycle kick, and lastly 'Cinematic Snapshot' (which has become a fan favorite), and is a hangman's neckbreaker."

Pick a weapon that relates to your character and tell us how.

"In her career Sayge has carried around numerous weapons, all of which she still owns and cherish. There's the Steel Scepter that went along with her 'Queen of the Squared Circle' gimmick, and also her Pink Baton that she uses to beat her opponents senseless, and the vintage can of hairspray that is called [blank] Repellent (the name of her opponent takes the place of the blank.) They all relate to her because they go along with her gimmick. Brute force."

Did the character work well with others?

"She works well with one other woman, Giselle Stratten, but other than that, as it was already mentioned she has a huge problem trusting other people. Unless she's in a tag team match with Giselle, as they collectively make up Team Sayge, she won't be happy about it at all."

Did it have a Manager/Valet/Enforcer?

"She currently does not have a manager, but that does not mean that she is not looking or planning on hiring one."

Any Relationships?

"Sayge is currently married to international model Jaylen Vasquez, but with him being gone all of the time she's not really against having boy toys or flings, because she does have her needs."

What is your characters preferred match type?

"Any match is Sayge's specialty because she's someone that can adapt to just about anything."

Who did you enjoy feuding with the most with the character?

"That's a really tough one. Probably Hannah Walters was her best feud because it was a feud where Sayge really got to exercise the full ability of being a bitch. She sent Hannah to jail, she attacked the poor girl, and she did everything in her power to put Hannah down, and that hatred is still there between the two, so out of all of Sayge's feuds, the one with Hannah will probably be repetitive throughout her career due to their hate."

How many championships has the character won?

"Sayge has held five women's championships and held two of those five women's championships on two occasions. She has also held one tag team title."

What was the first title you have earned with the character?

"The first championship she ever held was the BWA Fatale Championship, and it was possibly one of her biggest wins/moments in general. She survived a tournament on the companies newest all-female brand to go on to the sixth installment of WrestleMania by the company, and it was her first ever pay-per-view match. I literally remember staying up all night doing that roleplay (I actually did two posts) and she did end up winning the match, and I remember it was a glorious moment for me because I worked so hard for Sayge to have her huge moment, and she did, and it'll always be a great story to tell about how she won her first title."

Did it earn any honors? (Hall of Fame, etc...)

"She's earned the honor of being an inaugural champion on two occasions, but not just that, the fact that she was the inaugural champion of a title has prestige. In any e-fed it's pretty obvious that there's going to be a first champion, but in the majority of e-feds, right after deciding that first champion, the federation dies. However, in Sayge's case, she was the first WEW Starlet Champion, and the first BWA Fatale Champion, both titles that went on to flourish and become pretty big titles within the company, and when you look back on the history of it, it's pretty cool to say you were the first champion. Other than that, she has yet to gain any Hall of Fame inductions."

Between the mainstream companies and the independents, where do you think your character will fit?

"Mainstream, definitely. Sayge Jemson is a brand, and a brand cannot live off of being in companies that are not even seen. She has to be seen, she has to be in front of huge sold up crowds, and she has to be making actual headlines, not the headlines of second rate wrestling website."

Describe how you will retire the character.

"Sayge's retirement, since she's my best character, has to be huge. Most likely her last feud will indeed be with Giselle Stratten, Hannah Walters, or Lucky Lawliet, which leads to a huge match with a brutal stipulation to send the Cinematic Starlet out the right way."


--Fed Owner Questions--

What is the name of your fed?

"World Elite Wrestling"

How long is it active?

"Five or six months"

Was it inspired by another?

"I can say that WEW has paid homage to my first ever company that I was in, UFL, in many ways. We've carried the tradition of its pay-per-views over as well as some of its match types, like the Revolver Match, which will be done annually. Other than that, I consider WEW to be a fresh and creative e-fed with its own original traditions and ways of doing things."

Why did you create your federation?

"In all honesty it was because two people pressured the heck out of me until I did it. Seriously, that was the initial reason for starting WEW. However what really sealed the deal for me to start WEW was the fact that there was no other federation that met my needs. There wasn't a fed that was attractive with amazing content that was in detail, and original ideas, and just active things happening every single day, so I figured why not make my own where I could control that type of stuff."

Did you have any difficulties when starting it up?

"I cannot say I truly did. No one really knew about the project since it was decided at like 12 AM one night, except for the two people that convinced me to do it. We spent 2 days working on it nonstop, and we opened it on June 2, 2011. Honestly, when I told people I was opening a fed, it was so sudden and so out of the blue that they did not expect a link seconds after having said I was going to start a fed. That's how hard we worked, because no one saw it coming. It wasn't some super long process. The GFX artist did what he had to do, and we got the place open, and it wasn't half-done. It was beautiful, it was getting members quickly, and it was ready to go."

Who helped you run things?

"In the beginning I had a Proboards consultant, whom I named CEO, and another CEO that sort of helped out with things. As time progressed both the CEOs became more of a cameo role in WEW, and Hannah (the same girl I've mentioned throughout this entire time) seriously stepped up and was my right and left hand. When I needed something done, she did it. When I had a question about something I wasn't sure about, she answered it. Hannah really keeps me tied together to this very day because of how well of a worker she is, and how easy she is to talk to with her."

What are the brand(s)?

"We currently have two brands, Monday Night Animosity and Friday Night Adrenaline."

What makes World Elite Wrestling different than the others?

"That's a crazy hard question, because when you think about it, what federation has truly done what no others have done before? We have polls and a Twitter feed on our sidebar to keep the handlers active. We have End of the Year Awards to honor people who have worked hard, and the awards are heavily based on what the RPers themselves nominate and vote on. To some people this next point might not be majorly critical in their opinion, but to most people it's a huge thing, they just don't admit it. We have a board that is attractive to the eye. The colors aren't too bright or too dark, the background is elegantly done..nothing seems amateur, I guess I should say."

Who made the Feds GFX?

"This crazy boy named Michael. He's amazing at what he does, and not only that, he's very time efficient. He might joke around and play with you, but he gets his stuff done very quickly."

Do you prefer Proboards or Invisionfree for making a Fed?

"Proboards, definitely because it's easier to operate, and some people don't think you can have an attractive Proboards forum, but that's not true at all. If you put the work in, your board will come out looking exactly how you want it to."


--Random Questions--

Do you watch wrestling anymore? What's your opinion on the mainstream companies now compared to the time you first saw WWE or TNA

"I don't really watch either companies anymore."

Favorite Wrestler(s)?

"I'm a true divas fan, so they will come first. I am in love with Michelle McCool ("retired" or not) and at this moment, Alicia Fox is my only real other favorite wrestler. Now so far as the men, because of his very impressive mic skills, I do like The Miz a lot, and because of his combined mic and ring skills, CM Punk is ultimately my favorite at this moment."

Besides Wrestling, what else do you watch?

"You name it, I'll either watch it or give a shot. Musically and Television wise is where I'm most diverse. You'll most likely never see a pattern in anything I watch because I watch so many different things, except I watch a lot of crime shows. Okay well I'll just go down what should be recording on my DVR (lol). the Bad Girls Club, Monday Night Football, Pretty Little Liars, Criminal Minds, The Closer, NCIS, Rizzoli & Isles, Good Luck Charlie, Keeping up with the Kardashians, Jersey Shore, and the Real Housewives of Atlanta. As you can see, very diverse, but in the mix I most commonly watch reality T.V. and crime shows."

Where do you see yourself in 10 years?

"I'll be 25, so probably still in Law school."

Who is your favorite GFX Artist?

"Michael, the man who designed 95% of WEW's website. As I said before, he's very time efficient, and the things he creates are always of quality. He's definitely one of the most impressive GFX Artists I've ever seen. My second choice would have to be the infamous Nessa, who only does real wrestler GFX such as roleplay headers and signatures. Her things are amazingly done as well.

Say the First Thing that comes to your mind for the following:

1. Kelly Kelly
A: God awful

2. The Jester
A: Great role model

3. Diva
A: Frilly, Pink, etc.

4. Bittersweet
A: Losing after talking a load of trash

5. Vickie Guerrero
A: Amazing non-wrestling heel

6. Family Guy
A: Used to be hilarious

7. UFL
A: The beginning of my career

8. Stan Smith
A: Crazy & weird all in one

9. Hannah
A: Best friend a person could ask for

10. WWH
A: Great start, bad finish

Final Words? Any Shout Outs?

"Thank you for letting me do this Ray, because this is a good concept for a blog to really get in touch with the handlers of some very well known characters, and I wish you the best of luck. Also shout out to all of the members of World Elite Wrestling. You guys impress me week in and week out and I only hope that I do the same to you, because I work my hardest to make WEW the best place to be. So let's keep killing Monday and Friday nights and showing just exactly why we are the most envied federation in e-fedding! ;)"