just total shit. It was just shot all to hell, it was
wrong. You only have one chance to make a first
impression and the rest is history.
>You had a few trips back to OVW during your
WWE run, what was it like to go back there?
It was good. It was good to get back to my roots. I’ll
always love OVW because that was my home,
where I started. I went back there to try to work on
different characters and try and get back on the
main roster.
>Would you like to go back and train guys in
developmental?
Not right now. Maybe down the line, but right now I
want to travel. There’s a couple of things I haven’t
had in my career. One is a singles run in a major
company. And two is something I’m accomplishing
now, which is to travel on my own on the European
circuit.
>Before you left WWE you briefly went to ECW.
What were your thoughts on them bringing back
the company, and what was it like being there at
the time?
It was good because I was getting back to work,
because I was just sitting home every day playing
golf and collecting a pay cheque, which is fine, but I
wanted to wrestle, because that was my passion.
I’m not in this business to freeload, I’m in it to
entertain and go out and perform. Even though I
was in the riot gear in ECW, I was still getting to
wrestle and have fun.
>What do you remember about the day WWE
released you?
I was actually kind of shocked as I didn’t expect it.
I’d been working on new characters in OVW, and
was trying to work on something new to offer WWE.
When I got the phone call I thought it was a rib, and
when I realised it was serious my jaw dropped, I
was shocked. The thing is though, that Saturday I
got a call from somebody at TNA asking when my
90 day no-compete clause was up, so 90 days later I
was in a TNA ring.
>Would you ever go back to WWE at all if they
offered you the chance?
Yes I would. I still watch their product, and of course
I’d love to go back there.
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