I’ll never forget one time shooting the shit with Balls Mahoney outside the back of the building away from the marks. We hit it off very well, despite the fact that we were both natural bullshitters.
Balls told me in detail his AAS stack he’d been using to cut up and look COMPLETELY DIFFERENT from any other point in his career. This was during the brief time he changed his hair and ring gear. He actually potato'ed a fan who didn't recognize him at an event.
We shared a few small laughs.
He gave the impression of a somewhat unstable but genuinely nice human being.
I felt terrible when he asked me if I had any weed, and I told him no because I don’t smoke.
He just smiled and said, “Awe, fuck man… That’s okay. Hey, do you know who I could get some cigarettes from?”
I was still new and had just met a lot of those people for the first time that afternoon (lots from TNA and ROH). I had to concede I didn’t know the answer to his second question either.
I really felt like I let the crazy bastard down.
R.I.P.