>Who has emerged since you left that has made
you think that you’d quite like to work with
them?
Everyone. It doesn’t matter, everyone there is
pretty talented.
>Going into TNA, what was your experience like
there as opposed to the WWE?
Here’s the difference between TNA and WWE.
WWE is World Wrestling ENTERTAINMENT and
TNA is Total NONSTOP ACTION. My style is a little
more WWE style. It was a little different in TNA,
but there is nothing I couldn’t adjust to. I was
making the changes, it just so happened that TNA
and Basham and Damaja couldn’t come to terms.
It’s just business, no hard feelings whatsoever.
>How did the locker rooms compare?
TNA was a smaller locker room. It was a newer
product, so everyone was jumping on board
wanting to help each other out and make it work,
so the TNA locker room may have been a little
more close.
>What was it like working with Jim Cornette again
there?
It was wonderful. Jim Cornette did everything he
could to take care of us, and helped agent the
matches. It was like OVW all over again.
fROm BELL-TO-BELL I GO OuT
>What is the independent circuit like as compared THERE aNd GIVE 100%
to the WWE schedule?
aNd HOPEfuLLy ENTERTaIN
The travel schedule working the international
independents is a lot like the WWE, every night I’m
THE CROWdS.
in a different city, staying at a different hotel or
laying my head in a different place, meeting new > Any chance you’d go to Ring of Honor?
people. It’s tiring but it’s fun, and I know what I’m
If I was ever contacted, yeah I’d go and give it a shot. I
getting into so I have no problems whatsoever, I
know their style is a little different to what I’m used
just know that when it comes time to walk through
to, but like I said it doesn’t take long to adapt.
the curtain, and from bell-to-bell, I go out there
and give 100% and hopefully entertain the crowds.
>How about Japan?
I want to tour Europe first, then maybe hit Australia
>How have you found working in the British style
and New Zealand before going to the Orient. I’m just
over here in the UK, have you been able to adapt
going to enjoy each time as it comes. If WWE calls, of
to it?
course I’d go back, but I’m not counting on that. I’m
A lot of the people I have been working with pretty
out here finishing up my career-I’ve got maybe 2 to 5
much work the same style as me, which I guess
more years left on my career and before I hang my
would be the American style. One kid, Lance
boots up I want to travel internationally on my own.
Thunder, did a little bit more of the British style
So I’m doing what I want to right now. If anything
and I just went with it and we gelled pretty good.
else comes along, great. If not, I’m happy.
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