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WWE News: Former star Paul London rips WWE creative, Vince McMahon, and Smackdown tag partner

Feb 9, 2009 - 6:34:55 PM
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By James Caldwell, PWTorch.com assistant editor

Former WWE star Paul London isn't a fan of Vince McMahon, WWE creative, WWE's music department, Billy Kidman, Brother Ray Dudley, Evan Bourne's Shooting Star Press, or Great Khali's on-air manager, Runjin Singh. And he's not surprised WWE finally released him late last year.

London said in an interview with False Count Radio that he was "shocked they were still paying me" and it seemed like an "opportune time to part ways."

The interview started with a replaying of London's WWE entrance music, and London said he strongly disliked the theme song, which was one of many things he said he could stand in WWE.

"I tried to get that s--- changed so many times to some good music," he said. "They kept low-balling my buddy's music." London, who is from the live music capital of the world - Austin, Texas - says he wanted some real music, but WWE put off talking to his friends about composing a new theme.

London was asked about his infamous smile during the McMahon limo explosion angle on the June 11, 2007 Raw that led to the storyline death of the Mr. McMahon character. London claimed he had no idea what was going on and was instructed, like the rest of the locker room, to simply stand in the hallway and pretend to be befuddled.

"I had no clue what was going on. I had no idea this guy was going to his 'destruction' or 'demise'," London said. He says they were told just to react to Vince when he came walking down the hallway to the parking lot. "Everyone trying to put on their best acting face, which was a joke," he said.

London believes McMahon had a personal vendetta against him from that point on, even giving Evan Bourne the Shooting Star Press. He recalled a conversation where a creative team writer told him to stop using the SSP even though he had been using it for five years in WWE.

"Ridiculous and it's pretty funny," London said about Bourne's move. "So I guess he (McMahon) wanted a lackluster Shooting Star." He also joked that someone in creative probably watched the "Bourne" movie trilogy and decided it would be a good idea to give Matt Sydal the Evan Bourne name.

London was asked to compare his tag team partners in WWE, Billy Kidman and Brian Kendrick. Regarding Kidman, he said he "never liked him" while Brian and he "had each other's back."

Again going to the creative team, London said being put together with Kidman was a product of someone seeing they had dark hair, were well-tanned, and liked to go the top rope. "Hey, let's make a tag team out of these guys," London quipped. He said he lost respect for Kidman, claiming that he "threw me under the bus to keep himself over with the boys."

London worked a program with the Dudley Boys (TNA's Team 3D) several years ago when both teams were on Smackdown. He said working with Devon was cool, but Bubba was cool "maybe five percent of the time." He added: "I'm not saying anything new that he's an a-----."

Link: False Count radio interview link.

NOTE: We'll post part two of the London interview tonight, as this was a recap from the first-half of the interview.

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