Ryan Carse of The Tag Rope sent along the following:
We recently conducted an interview with Cruiserweight Classic competitor, Noam Dar. This is one of, if not the last interviews Noam has given before his impending debut on Raw this Monday, and the 23-year-old was in great spirits. We discussed the Cruiserweight Classic in detail with Noam, including his impressions of the Performance Center and those who have helped him whist over there. Amusingly, Noam also discussed the rumours surrounding the ongoing will-they/won’t-they partnership with The Great Khali of all people.
Highlights of the interview are below:
On where he was when WWE first contacted him: “If I’m 100% honest, I was playing FIFA at my mate’s house. I was winning, just in case anyone wants to question my FIFA skills! My phone was in my bag, and it was the area code that gave it away that it was a legitimate call. I’m quite thankful I missed out on the initial call because me being the pessimist, I’d have just assumed it was one of my friends doing a prank call. It all happened almost out of nowhere, so it was quite a shock.”
On the Performance Center: “I love everything about it there. I enjoy the mission objective that the Performance Center has, you can really feel it from the second you step through the doors. The coaches, there’s such a variety, it’s so refreshing to have. I’m really happy to be there at this age, it’s a lucky experience to have.”
On nerves before his CWC debut: “I’m quite a nervous performer as it is, maybe more anxious. It was a new challenge, the UK scene is quite a close group so fans know who’s who and that really works in our favour. Over there, it’s an entirely new audience to open myself up to. It just felt like my first match again, that’s almost how it felt.”
On those who have helped him: “It’s great being over there with Zack Sabre Jr. He’s helped me for years, I’ve known him since I was 14. He helped me with wrestling stuff and adult stuff because I’m terribly immature and he’s very mature, so he’s been a good help over there. Everyone’s so positive and we’re all there to do the same job. Jack Gallagher’s been teaching me how to tie ties. Apparently it’s not just once-twice-through, there’s all sorts, there’s Windsor knots, there’s this, there’s that. That guy’s an encyclopaedia of ties.”
On teaming with…The Great Khali?: “It would seem like we’re going in that direction and then there’s the only issue of the under-205 pounds stipulation for the Cruiserweights. I think he could cut down, because I’m not going to go up, there’s no way. He needs to cut down. It seems to be getting closer, not to say that we’ve not already tagged for a long time in the past on shows that were never filmed with no audience. It’s more of a possibility now than it was when I was doing Photoshop pictures of us together on the beach. Magaluf ’07, that’s a really good one.”
The interview is available in full at this link.
