(thanks to WWF and AOL for this transcript)
MANKIND (Dude Love) AOL CHAT TRANSCRIPT!

OnlineHost: Copyright 1997 World Wrestling Federation, Titan Sports Inc.
Mankind..errrr Dude Love will be here in a few minutes..
Send your question in for him NOW!

OnlineHost: We have just spoken to Dude Love..he will be here shortly
Ladies and Gentlemen please welcome Mankind..errr Dude Love

Dude Love: I'm trying to sell my house near Atlanta to anyone who wants
Mankind's
house talk to the chat host..and it's a good bargain too!

Question: Do you consider Steve Austin a friend and do you trust him after
his actions toward Mankind?

Mankind: Well, I don't think Steve really values friendship. I think that is
my new
mission in life, to open up his heart a little bit. You could say put a
little
LOVE in his life.

Question: Will we soon see Cactus Jack?

Dude Love: Well, the way things are going, I just may end up wrestling three
times a
night. Then they will all be happy! For everyone who doesn't like 
Mankind, just wait an hour, because Cactus might wrestle next! :) LOL

WWFmatrat:here is the next one..

Question: How does it feel to finally get all the girls?

Dude Love: Well, we had to pay them! :)

Question: Was the dance thing you did during the tag match Monday inspired by
the "Boogie Woogie Man" Jimmy Valiant?

Dude Love: I'm trying to block that dance out of my mind right now!
I was the one kid in high school who never danced as you can see.
So the logical thing for a guy that doesn't dance is to do it in front of 6
million people LOL

Question: Did you think Dude Love will hurt your "hardcore" image?

Dude Love: No, not at all. I don't think the truth is ever a bad thing, and
if the fans can't 
accept that part of me is a complete nerd, then I really don't need them. I 
think even hard-core fans like to laugh a little bit now and then

Question: Will you wrestle only as Dude Love as a Tag Team partner of Austin?

Dude Love: I have no idea what is going to happen with Dude Love. I don't
know if it is 
something we will let out of the bag once, or if that's who I am now. I just 
hope people have a little sympathy for me considering how bad the mask 
of Mankind's smelled by now

Question: Mankind, we have seen many problems backstage..ex Bret and Shawn.
Do YOU have problems with other Superstars?

Mankind: No. Not only don't I have problems, but I'm kind of oblivious to the
other
problems that are going on.
Maybe someone has a problem with me, but I don't know about it
By the way folks..I feel really bad about missing my appearance on
AOL a few weeks ago
You have to remember I've been hit with a chair a few times to many so my 
thinking is sometimes an hour late :)

Question: Mankind..Do you worry about getting injured?

Mankind: I worry about it alot. It's a major concern for me, and I think over
the years
I have learned to pick my spots a little better.
These days I don't think people watch me just to see me crash and burn, so I 
don't feel I am letting the fans down if I don't do it every night.

Question: Dude Love, did you ever think you would be a Tag Team Champion in
the WWF?

Dude Love: Yes. I certainly thought that any belt was possible,. I just
thought I wouldn't 
do it dancing with a pair of sunglasses on. I haven't worn a pair of 
sunglasses in over ten years, And then I'm suddenly in the ring with them 
on LOL

Question: I recently purchased a video of matches from Japan similar to the
ones you were in. My question is, why a person put themselves through 
what would seem to be an enormous amount of pain by participating in 
those matches?

Dudekind: There's a certain challenge to it. And also at the time I had a
family to 
support. And really if Funk wasn't over there I wouldn't have gone for it at
all

Question: Mankind, Do you miss the other Federations you were in?

Mankind: No. I really don't miss Japan. WWF has given me the chance to go
there
each of the last two years though. WCW...I don't even consider missing at
all.
I would like to do a show in ECW arena though

Question: Mankind, How does your family like Dude Love???

Mankind: They all got a good laugh out of it
Now I get to refer to them as my LOVE children 
I think there is alot of room to have fun as Dude Love. The Dude
has renamed the Mandible Claw too!! It is now known as THE LOVE 
HANDLE!!

Question: Will the WWF quit making Mankind shirts? When will the Dude Love
Shirts come out?

Dude Love: I hope they don't stop making them. But I think the Dude Love
shirt is
really nice.
All the best selling wrestling shirts are ones that fans aren't afraid to
wear to 
school or to work.
Let's face it..now matter how good Shawn is, no teen age boy wants
to suffer the consequences of wearing a picture of Shawn on his chest to 
school

Question: Will we see Mankind or Dude Love at SummerSlam? Or both?

Dude Love: I don't know. I really have no idea where this thing is going.
You could see all three! Although if I am Dude Love, I would like to lay a 
good one on Chyna!
We had a guest over the house about ten minutes ago, and he was
looking through a wrestling magazine, and when he came to the picture of 
Chyna, my three year old daughter said "She beats up Daddy!" LOL

Question: Mankind, what do you think was your best match thus far in the WWF?

Mankind: I think my best match was against Shawn at Mind Games last year.
The two most liked times I've had after matches in the WWF were
after the match with Shawn and after winning the belt on RAW last week with 
Steve. When I saw Vince after the tag title match, I told him I'm not even 
gonna pretend to be happy about this moment. For some reason, that title 
meant more to me than the Steel City Crown.

Question: Mankind, Rumors have it your match at SummerSlam against Hunter
will be in a Steel Cage. Is this True?

Mankind: Yes, I think from what I heard it will be.

Dude Love: Doesn't anyone want to live in Mankind's house?!?!?! It's a
beautiful
Victorian with a wrap around porch with plenty of privacy and quiet 
neighborhood for only $142,000!!

Question: Mankind, Do you have any regrets thus far in the WWF?

Mankind: I've had a few. But then again, too few to mention. The only real
regret I have 
is in the Boiler Room Brawl, I should have beaten the undertaker up one 
length of the Boiler Room and gone out that exit instead of dragging him all 
the way back there

OnlineHost: Ok..that will do it..Thanks Mankind..err Dude Love for joining us
tonight! 
Good Luck at SummerSlam!

Dude Love: May the PEACE of the DUDE be with you!! And anyone who has any
good 
ideas for Dude Love, let me know, because I'm making this up as I go 
along!! :)

OnlineHost: Thanks again...Mankind!
or Dude Love!

WWFBBANKS: Dudekind! LOL

OnlineHost: Thanks everyone for joining us!
We will see you all tomorrow night at 8pm ET with the Fink!

OnlineHost: OOOOOWWWWWW...Have Mercy!

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