From 2013.

OK, thanks for agreeing to spend some time with me today Let’s go ahead and begin. For those who may not be sure, who are you and what may they have known you from in eWrestling?
My name is Gary “Big Tiger” Hardin, and I have been a journeyman efedder so to speak.

How did you first discover eWrestling? Tell us that story.
It actually all started back in 1998. I have been a huge wrestling fan since I was 5, and I figured i look around for something wrestling related that I could get into. Lo and behold, I found myself efedding. I cant remember the name of the fed, but that’s where i got my start.

What are some other notable, or not so notable, eFeds that you have been in over the years that you can think of?
Notable: Alliance Wrestling Order (aWo), ECCWF (now known as Pro Wrestling: Uprising, Total Championship Wrestling (yahoo Group Efed), Extreme Hardcore Wrestling Federation.

Not so notable: OWF, EWE, Prestige Wrestling,

What are some other notable or not so notable characters you have handled, if any?
Well, my most notable, and most successful character to date is Dark Tiger. I have used him since 2003. other notable characters i have used were Giant Tiger, Big Tiger, “The Thunderbird” Xander Morton,

Not so notable: Flaming Youth, Chimera, Shawn Payne,

New ones I am using are: Michelangelo Argento, Jacob Remington.

With your time in the hobby, have you ever brought in someone new? Maybe a friend, a cousin, a girlfriend even?
I ran an MSN group e-fed, and I somehow managed to get my mother in there, which was a shock to me, because she didn’t like wrestling all that much.

You had mentioned your mother had joined your MSN fed. How did she get introduced to that? How did that work out?
Well, I introduced her to the idea, and seeing how she liked to read stories, I’d figured she join. It worked out pretty good. She had a stable in mind which I thought was pretty nice.

If you could hang out with anyone else you’ve met in the hobby who would it be and why?
There is a couple of people that are on the top of my list. One is Ro, who controls Darknyss and others, the other one is Melanie Gabrielle. Those two I would hang out with.

In your time in eWrestling, who are some other of your favorite people, that you have worked with?
There have been a lot i have worked with that i can consider favorites. Brandy Allen from EHWF is one. John Carroll who played Psychotica, among others.

Are there any handlers that you have never had the chance to work with that you wish you could?
There are so many to name.

How about handlers/characters that have rubbed you the wrong way? Anyone you just can’t stand?
There is a group of guys from Total Championship Wrestling that really rubs me the wrong way. Joel Potter, Daniel Dare, among others.

Of the people mentioned above that have rubbed you the wrong way, is there anything you think that could be done to repair those relationships?
Yes.

There is a term that I like to call FRD or Fantasy Reality Disorder. these guys like to think that its real funny throwing real life stuff into an e-fed. I don’t like that. If they knew the difference, then it could be repaired.

What are some of your favorite angles or storylines that you have been involved with?
The Angel Clan vs the Fellowship in ECCWF/PW:U. That angle really brought out the best in me, and had really talented people involved in it.

Is there anything you’ve done that you look back on and wonder why you did it in the first place?
I ran two poorly though out feds.

You said you ran two unsuccessful eFeds. Tell us about them. What were their names? How long did they run for? Why were they unsuccessful? How was the transition from handler to fed head?
Lets see here.

Well my Yahoo group Efed was High Impact Wrestling Association. and my MSN Efed was the XIW. they ran for a few weeks. I needed to put more though into them, and for me its kind of hard, seeing how I had just RPed, and never had the thought of running a fed.

Are there any other eFeds or sites you keep up with, and if so what interest you about them?
The eWrestling Wikia page. I have a few pages on there.

How has the hobby changed since you first started? Where do you see it going into the future?
A lot more people are getting into it which is a great thing. I think it has a great future as well. More people from other genres of RPing getting into it.

How much longer do you see yourself in the hobby?
As long as I have ideas to come up with, I will still e-fed.

Here’s your time to shill. What is going on for you in eWrestling currently? Anything big coming up, or anything the readers should watch out for?
Well, I am a champion in EHWF with Xander Morton, and thats all i can think of for now. when something big comes up for me, they will know.

Link the EHWK for anyone who may not know.
Alright.

http://ehwfv2.proboards.com/index.cgi

Well, we’ve touched on a lot of topics today. Before we go, is there anything else you would like to say for the readers?
Sure.

For all the readers, don’t just check my stuff out. Check out stuff from other RPers. There are good ones out there, and remember it’s all about having fun.