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Griffith did nothing wrong
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Griffith did nothing wrong
Can someone who was watching TNA during the time fill me in on why the lights were blue? I didn't start watching wrestling again until around late 2011.
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Griffith did nothing wrong
Yeah, I remember watching TNA again during around late 2011 and was confused on how they went from boolin to coolin.
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Reigning TNA World Champion Moose recently sat down with Insight with Chris Van Vliet to discuss the recent return of the TNA brand, why he opted to stay with TNA, his finisher, and more. Below are some highlights sent to us by Insight:
Moose on the return of TNA: ā[It feels] great. It is something that within the boys that weāve always talked about and weāve always said to each other, like, what if TNA came back and we werenāt Impact Wrestling anymore, and we were just TNA? I didnāt know personally, they never told me anything. Iām the last person that finds out about anything thatās going on. And I remember the night. I think Josh [Alexander] was in the main event. And everybody was like, make sure you watch the monitors after the match. In my head, I was like, whatās going on? Is CM Punk coming in? Because he was a free agent. Is CM Punk coming in? No way like, well, Iām going to watch the monitor and then the match is over and the reveal happens and there was a reaction video and you can see me jump up, get on the chair and start chanting, TNA, TNA, TNA like with the rest of the boys. I think that was probably the most epic part of the last year for us.ā
Moose on why he re-upped with TNA: āIt was a few things. Number one, Iām a very loyal person. And my relationship with Scott DāAmore, honestly, I wouldnāt be in the position I am today if I never met Scott 10-plus years ago. So itās hard for me to ever say no to him when weāre discussing numbers and what my future would be. Because I feel like in this business, first of all, I played in the NFL for seven-plus years. Iāve made a tonne of money doing that. So money was never something precious to me. I was good with my money. You hear you hear bad stories. Luckily for me, fortunately for me, I did good. I saved a good bit. So money has never been something that rained heavy over my head like, oh, I need money. Iāll stick to Scott for right now for the first reason. My relationship with Scott, playing in the NFL for so long and knowing that that business can be so cutthroat they can really let you go in any second. But my relationship with Scott is, itās more than just a boss-talent relationship is almost like a big brother little brother. So heās had to be my coach, be my friend and be my boss. So now I had to think about that.
If I go to AEW, I donāt have a relationship with Tony. So heās literally just my boss. If I go to WWE, I donāt have a relationship with Hunter. Heās really just my boss. So some of the things that some of the situations I could potentially be in are just a boss talent conversation. Where here in TNA is a friend first, a friend-friend conversation, a big brother little brother with compensation, and then thereās a boss talent compensation. So I had to throw that in, that was a big decision making for me. Number two, because Iāve made money playing over seven years in the NFL money wasnāt a huge burden for me. So going to AEW or going to WWE the money wasnāt attractive. And for me, the guys who know me will tell you everybody loves me, because thatās my goal is to make everybody love me. But some people hate dealing with me, because my greatest gift is also my greatest curse. I take wrestling so seriously, that if Iām gonna go somewhere, I know how good I am as a wrestler.
I know that In my humble opinion, Iām one of a kind. I know what I could do in the ring. I know how I look physically. I know that I could talk on the mic. So if Iām not in a spot that I deserve, I should be. Money is not attractive to me to get me to be happy with where Iām at. I want to play, I donāt want this much money to be on the bench. I want to be on the field. So I had to think about that. And at that point, I donāt know if I was confidence confident enough to make that jump and be the starter. I donāt know that wrestling is one of those things that it doesnāt matter how talented you are. It matters how somebody perceives you. So your control is out of your hands.ā
Moose on his personal TNA Mount Rushmore: āThatās easy, thatās very easy. AJ Styles Jeff Jarrett, Abyss and Kurt Angle.ā
Moose on why he uses the Flip Spear finisher: āSo funny story about the spear. And itās so annoying, because sometimes, the few times, I will go on Twitter. And I will see some areas like oh, you stole Bobby Lashleyās move. And it was like first of all, Bobby great friend of mine. Great individual. So happy for success. But if you look at the footage of when I started doing the spear, the flipping spear I started that in Ring of Honor in 2014 and Bobby just doing a regular spear. So yeah, I didnāt make the spear up. Everything is stolen in wrestling from somebody. So I remember training in wrestling in 2012 and Curtis Hughes had an indie show that he just did. And was watching some of the matches in the show. And there was some guy and I canāt even tell you what his name is. He did a spear and he actually flipped in it. And I was like, oh my God that is so cool. I was like can you rewind that? And he rewound it and I saw it again. I was like, I think I want that to be my finish. It makes sense. Iām a football player, right? Now, can I flip when I spear somebody? And I did it, it was so easy. It didnāt hurt my opponent. And I was like, well, thatās my finisher
Moose on the return of TNA: ā[It feels] great. It is something that within the boys that weāve always talked about and weāve always said to each other, like, what if TNA came back and we werenāt Impact Wrestling anymore, and we were just TNA? I didnāt know personally, they never told me anything. Iām the last person that finds out about anything thatās going on. And I remember the night. I think Josh [Alexander] was in the main event. And everybody was like, make sure you watch the monitors after the match. In my head, I was like, whatās going on? Is CM Punk coming in? Because he was a free agent. Is CM Punk coming in? No way like, well, Iām going to watch the monitor and then the match is over and the reveal happens and there was a reaction video and you can see me jump up, get on the chair and start chanting, TNA, TNA, TNA like with the rest of the boys. I think that was probably the most epic part of the last year for us.ā
Moose on why he re-upped with TNA: āIt was a few things. Number one, Iām a very loyal person. And my relationship with Scott DāAmore, honestly, I wouldnāt be in the position I am today if I never met Scott 10-plus years ago. So itās hard for me to ever say no to him when weāre discussing numbers and what my future would be. Because I feel like in this business, first of all, I played in the NFL for seven-plus years. Iāve made a tonne of money doing that. So money was never something precious to me. I was good with my money. You hear you hear bad stories. Luckily for me, fortunately for me, I did good. I saved a good bit. So money has never been something that rained heavy over my head like, oh, I need money. Iāll stick to Scott for right now for the first reason. My relationship with Scott, playing in the NFL for so long and knowing that that business can be so cutthroat they can really let you go in any second. But my relationship with Scott is, itās more than just a boss-talent relationship is almost like a big brother little brother. So heās had to be my coach, be my friend and be my boss. So now I had to think about that.
If I go to AEW, I donāt have a relationship with Tony. So heās literally just my boss. If I go to WWE, I donāt have a relationship with Hunter. Heās really just my boss. So some of the things that some of the situations I could potentially be in are just a boss talent conversation. Where here in TNA is a friend first, a friend-friend conversation, a big brother little brother with compensation, and then thereās a boss talent compensation. So I had to throw that in, that was a big decision making for me. Number two, because Iāve made money playing over seven years in the NFL money wasnāt a huge burden for me. So going to AEW or going to WWE the money wasnāt attractive. And for me, the guys who know me will tell you everybody loves me, because thatās my goal is to make everybody love me. But some people hate dealing with me, because my greatest gift is also my greatest curse. I take wrestling so seriously, that if Iām gonna go somewhere, I know how good I am as a wrestler.
I know that In my humble opinion, Iām one of a kind. I know what I could do in the ring. I know how I look physically. I know that I could talk on the mic. So if Iām not in a spot that I deserve, I should be. Money is not attractive to me to get me to be happy with where Iām at. I want to play, I donāt want this much money to be on the bench. I want to be on the field. So I had to think about that. And at that point, I donāt know if I was confidence confident enough to make that jump and be the starter. I donāt know that wrestling is one of those things that it doesnāt matter how talented you are. It matters how somebody perceives you. So your control is out of your hands.ā
Moose on his personal TNA Mount Rushmore: āThatās easy, thatās very easy. AJ Styles Jeff Jarrett, Abyss and Kurt Angle.ā
Moose on why he uses the Flip Spear finisher: āSo funny story about the spear. And itās so annoying, because sometimes, the few times, I will go on Twitter. And I will see some areas like oh, you stole Bobby Lashleyās move. And it was like first of all, Bobby great friend of mine. Great individual. So happy for success. But if you look at the footage of when I started doing the spear, the flipping spear I started that in Ring of Honor in 2014 and Bobby just doing a regular spear. So yeah, I didnāt make the spear up. Everything is stolen in wrestling from somebody. So I remember training in wrestling in 2012 and Curtis Hughes had an indie show that he just did. And was watching some of the matches in the show. And there was some guy and I canāt even tell you what his name is. He did a spear and he actually flipped in it. And I was like, oh my God that is so cool. I was like can you rewind that? And he rewound it and I saw it again. I was like, I think I want that to be my finish. It makes sense. Iām a football player, right? Now, can I flip when I spear somebody? And I did it, it was so easy. It didnāt hurt my opponent. And I was like, well, thatās my finisher
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