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it. It’s a really good product now. But
great guys going under the radar in our
being coupled with Daniel Bryan was
company. Samuel Shaw or Gunner, for
awesome because, a. he’s one of the
example need the right opponent or
best wrestlers in the world, and b. the
opportunity to bring them out to the
stuff we did on NXT really allowed him
forefront.
to show his personality more to the higher ups; who up until then would look
As far as other promotions go, Ring Of
at him and think he was a dork, as they
Honour has some great talent like ACH.
called him, which he wasn’t. The guy in
He does some amazing things for the
addition to being an in ring presence,
fans so I’d like to take that away from
has a great personality.
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here and I still can’t stand him. We have
them. There’s a guy over their called Raymond Rowe who I’ve known for a very
TNA gets a lot of business in Britain.
long time and I think he’s a star waiting
What are your feelings on British
to be born. But mostly I wanna shave
wrestling? Do you have any British
John Cena’s head too.
influences?
You had a brief stint in NXT. You’re pro
I’ve watched some stuff, it’s definitely
was Daniel Bryan. Was it odd having
very well could end up In TNA or
different. I would look at Norman Smiley
a “mentor” who is a contemporary of
anywhere else because there’s a lot of
be like “That’s awesome and I could
yours?
talent.
never do any of it.” I think the scene
job of getting into some of the untapped potential out there. A lot of those guys, even if they didn’t win the completion,
over there is awesome and I’d like to get
One of you’re nicknames is The
Yeah. Well, it wasn’t so brief, it was
over their more. I mean, TNA goes out
Hardcore American Icon. In your
four and a half years. And NXT was a
once a year, we get some great talent
opinion, who the greatest American
far different show than when I was on
their – British Boot Camp does a great
wrestler? Apart from EC3 of course.
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