WWE legend Kamala was recently the subject of an in-depth interview with Jason King of Bleacher Report, talking about his storied career, his current health situation and much more.
The article features several quotes from Kamala himself, as well as wrestling stars and personalities such as Jim Ross, Koko B. Ware and more.
You can read a few excerpts below:
Koko B. Ware On How Kamala Was Treated In WWE Compared To The Main Eventers He Was Wrestling:
“The WWF was good to him in a lot of ways,” Ware says. “They were good to me, too. We made a good living, but that doesn’t mean we got rich. You’ve got to make big money to save money, and it’s not fair when the person you’re wrestling makes twice as much as you.
“Kamala made a lot of money for other people. He helped put guys in big mansions, but he doesn’t have anything to show for it. When we got into this business, we thought it was going to turn into a gold mine, that we’d be taken care of the rest of our lives. It turns out that way for some, but not for everybody.”
Jim Ross On Kamala Being Inducted Into The WWE Hall of Fame:
“He’d be a welcome addition,” says Ross, a Hall of Famer who is no longer with the company. “He had a very distinguished career in a lot of different areas. No matter where he was, he always worked against the top guys and he always drew money. So, yes, he deserves it. And a lot of people would love to see it, because he was such a nice guy and so popular in the locker room.”
Kamala on his current health, and how he’s doing after his legs were amputated:
“I didn’t even want to look down at first,” Harris says. “But when I came home (from the hospital), I would look down, and I’d cry a little. I’d think, ‘I’m not normal, am I? I’m not normal anymore. People are going to treat me like I’m not normal.’ But I made it through. I made it through.
“I still have crying spells, but they’re not as bad as they used to be.”
Click here to read the entire article with Kamala. You can also watch the accompanying video interview in the player below:
