We sit down in the living room as he throws a squeaky toy towards a young child. "Keeps em busy," he says with a smile. "So what have we got?"

 

JM: So lets start from the beginning...you were the 5th player picked overall in the 3v3 draft, surprise or not?

 

He frowns and takes the squeaky toy away, waves it in my face menacingly, and then throws it back towards the child. "I was 2nd overall. 2nd!"

 

  Awkward moment. I raise my eyebrow, and he laughs, "Just fuckin with ya man! Chill! Who's counting? I was wicked excited to be picked at #2! For some reason, Tragic thought I was Canadian and drafted me on that premise. He's probably disappointed now. It was a wicked pissah!"

 

JM: Wait, you're not Canadian?

 

RAMPAGE: The only thing Canadian about me is my poop after having Canadian bacon for breakfeast. Other than that, and a visit to Niagara Falls once, I'm a full blooded New Englander.

 

   We shift gears and get straight to the important stuff. What's your pre-game routine consist of? 

 

  He takes a sip of his drink and leans back in his couch. "Ahh well for years I would get all excited before matches and still do. Basically I play the match in my head over and over all day. When match time comes around I make sure I have a full drink, that I don't have to pee and that all my PC stuff is working without any issues. That's pretty much it."

 

JM: Would you say you are a risk-taker in game or do you take a more conservative approach?

 

RAMPAGE: Well I've tried to be more aggressive of late. I used to be very passive and let things happen. But I find now that being more aggressive produces better results. For example there were times when I would let things develop where others are in firefights and I would play a supportive role. Now I want to be the one leading the charge with shooting first. It's kill or be killed.

 

JM: One of the things that makes this 3v3 tournament unique is that it forces many of the players to play with new squads comprised of teammates they've never played with. How would you rate your own team in terms of how well you all get along?

 

RAMPAGE: How well we get along as people is good. We have no problems with one another. I think a lot of that is getting to know one another but also that we haven't had much time in game together. So it's still new. As for what I've seen of them so far, I like what I see. Tragic has a good gun and can be a threat to take over. Cheech is a player who listens and takes advice without a problem. He makes adjustments on the fly and doesn't take things personal. Gut has yet to show up to practice or game but he's the man and he knows there's a special man love between us.

 

JM: Favorite professional sports player?

 

RAMPAGE: Oh that's easy. Tawm Fukin Brady! Aka TB12!!!

 

JM: So you are now Tom Brady. Your team has suffered two straight losses, the most recent being the most closely contested game in the tourney so far. As Tom Brady, number 12 himself, what do you say to your teammates to get them focused and ready for you're upcoming match?

 

RAMPAGE: Funny you mentioned that because the first thing I did after our last match was give my little Tom Brady pep talk.

 It went along the lines of: Hey shake that one off. I like our team and our teams potential. We have a wicked tough match coming up against aG and we need to just stay focused and try to have fun with it. Hopefully that will help them forget the loss in what was a match I thought we had.

 

JM: Does tom brady say "wicked"?

 

RAMPAGE: Tom Brady is from California so I am guessing he says some hippie shit like radical and gnarly. It would be wicked cool if he did though.

 

JM: Favorite movie?

 

RAMPAGE: My favorite movie of all time is Patton. But I have lots of favorites from every genre...

 

JM:  So General George S. Patton's ghost finds himself in your teamspeak channel. He overhears your radio comms and says...?

 

RAMPAGE: (laughs) Well based on hearing my own voice in a cast he would probably say: the boy must be part of the don't ask don't tell program. Or something along the lines of what in the hell is a wicked pissah?!

 

JM: You ever read the book, Pattons Principles?

 

RAMPAGE: I haven't read that. But I will add it to my kindle.

 

JM: It's a pretty fascinating read; he makes a big deal about keeping your feet clean and dry. Would he be impressed with your "war feet" or no?

 

RAMPAGE: I think the fact I work in a doctors office I tend to focus on my personal hygiene so I would say he would be very impressed.

 

JM: Interesting. So when you get into a 1v1 or 1v2 situation, what goes through you're head? Do you black out and hope for the best or do you try to make a conscious decision to get the headshots and such?

 

RAMPAGE: I actually try to make conceits decisions. I definitely keep my crosshair high. I try to make the other team either shoot each other or take away that second guys shot. But yes I definitely make split second decisions when it comes to that. Well at least most of the time I try to. Concious. Whatever that word is. Lmao!

 

JM: You find yourself in the matrix. When plugged in, you have a library of wolf skills to "download" to your head, but find that the only skills available are of those players in the 3v3 tourney. Who's do you upload into your neuro-receptor?

 

RAMPAGE: Can i use multiple?

 

JM: Sure.

 

RAMPAGE: In that case. Caffeine for his leadership and game awareness. Spuddy and Mesh for being clutch. Eights for his doc run skill. 

Troll, Playa and Sonic for their ability to beat just about anyone 1v1 and Gut for his amazing beard. Did I miss anyone?!?

 

JM: Crossbreed players...

 

RAMPAGE: LOL! Ummm, CB players...well I would say I don't know them well enough.

 

   We get up and grab another beer (I highly suspected that my beer was being roofy'd, but I drank it anyways) as Rampage takes me through a tour of his crib MTV-style. He literally shows me a crib, which was pretty interesting. We walk through his house into each room, where he points to a bed in the master bedroom ("This is where the magic happens!" he explains, as if it needed explanation). His son follows us diligintly before taking over the tour himself and running the show. It wouldn't be long before I run from the house, swearing to never have kids.

 

   It was an interesting evening. Canada Eh?, at the time of this writing, has yet to win a match in seasonal play. But they haven't gone down without a fight. Their last match, in week two, was a nail-biting 3-2 loss that many claimed to be the match of the week. While not likely sporting the most talented roster in the league, Canada Eh? remains a fan favorite. This was evident during the Week 2 "Playacast", where the commentary was extremely complimentary of Rampage and his team. We'll see what the season brings them, but if there was one thing I could predict, it was that today wouldn't be the last time I hear "WICKED PISSAH!!!"