Kamala Shoot Interview (Gun on Andre, HATES Eric Bischoff, WWE Diva Search & more)

James Arthur Harris (May 28, 1950 – August 9, 2020), better known by his /Ring name Kamala, was an American Professional wrestling. Nicknamed "The Ugandan Giant", Kamala portrayed a fearsome and simpleminded Ugandan. He wrestled barefoot, clad only in a Loincloth, his face painted with Body painting and two stars and a moon painted on his torso. During his ring entrance, he sported an Traditional African_masks and wielded a spear and shield. He is best known for his appearances with the World Wrestling Federation) over the course of numerous runs in the company between 1984 and 1993.
Harris debuted in 1978 under the Ring name "Sugar Bear" Harris. He spent most of his early career in the Southern United States, also using the ring names "Ugly Bear" Harris and "Big" Jim Harris. His first Manager (professional_wrestling) was Paul Bearer. In 1981, Harris travelled to Europe for seasoning. Following a stint in Germany, he traveled to the United Kingdom, where he wrestled for Professional wrestling in the United Kingdom Joint Promotions as "The Mississippi Mauler", a character with some similarities to his future Kamala character.
Continental Wrestling Association (1982) Harris returned to Senatobia in the United States in 1982 after sustaining a broken ankle. While visiting his friend The Dream Machine at theMid-South Coliseum in nearby Memphis, Tennessee, to borrow ring attire, Harris met Continental Wrestling Association (CWA), promoter Jerry Lawler, who offered him a job. Harris, Lawler andJerry Jarrett developed a new character for Harris, "Kimala" (later adjusted to "Kamala"), drawing upon ideas for a character originally developed for Harris by J.C. Dykes and The_Infernos, Inferno #1( Frankie_Cain). The character was a vicious Ugandan headhunter with face and body paint copied from a Frank_Frazetta painting. His backstory was that he was a former bodyguard of deposed President of Uganda Idi Amin who had been discovered byJ.J. Dillon during an excursion to Africa. A promotional vignette aired on WMC-TV featuring a spear-wielding Kamala seemingly emerging from a steamy African jungle; the vignette was actually filmed on Jarrett's farm in Hendersonville, Tennessee, with the steam effect created using Dry_ice.
World Wrestling Federation (1984) At the insistence of André the Giant, Kamala debuted in the https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Wrestling_Entertainment (WWF) in July 1984. He was managed by Freddie_Blassie and a masked Animal training" in safari clothing known as "Friday" (played first by Frank Dalton then by Steve Lombardi). In a memorable segment on the television program Tuesday Night Titans, Kamala seemingly devoured a live chicken (with a cutaway shot of feathers flying out of his mouth shown to create the illusion). August 1984 Kamala challenged Hulk Hogan for the WWE Championship, wrestling him to a double count-out. In October 1984, he began a series of matches against André the Giant, among them a Steel cage match which he lost after André twice. During his first match with Andre the Giant in 1983, the referee told him the wrong spot and when Kamala went to cover Andre he kicked out so hard that Kamala stood up (and he was 410 lbs) and then the latter called him a “dumb son of a b**ch.”The next night, he and Andre were supposed to work another match in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Backstage, Kamala went up to him with his .357 Magnum concealed in his pocket and struck his finger on Andre’s nose, and said, “Andre let me tell you one thing, the longest day you live don’t you ever f**k with me like that no more.” Kamala then told him he’d “kill him.” Andre replied “I’m sorry, boss. I don’t think.” He later started carrying a gun when wrestling Andre to protect himself. Kamala didn't like that and punched Andre a few times in the ring. Kamala's final appearance was in a Battle royal (professional_wrestling) in November 1984. managed by King Curtis_Iaukea and the masked "handler" Kim Chee (usually...