TNA Wrestler MVPjoined Doug Mortman and Dave Lagreca on Busted Open.. You can
hear Busted Open on SiriusXM 92 and on the SiriusXM app. Also go to Busted
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What’s his gut telling him regarding CM Punk tonight? "You’re asking me my
gut….I really have no feel . He has been very polarizing. Fans watch the product
and then take their position as fans with no knowledge of what goes on from a
business standpoint. At the end of the day, even though we are fans of the
product, we are businessmen. Punk had to stand up for himself from a business
standpoint. One thing about the WWE, no matter how bad you mess up you can
always come back as we have seen. Punk has a contractual obligation he has to
fill out at some point. I’m sure he will be back at some capacity to honor the
remainder of his contract at the very least. But will he back tonight? I can’t
say."
How much of a creative pull does he have? "Before I decided to go over to TNA,
we had a long talk about where they were going creatively in the future and what
they were doing with new talent and how they are doing a reset. John Gaburick,
who I worked with in WWE and Dave Lagana who I worked with in the WWE, we had a
good relationship and even though I’m not some creative genius, but I love pro
wrestling and I love the creative aspect of it and they have been very open to
my suggestions. I have lots of creative input. As a matter of fact, I’m
encouraged to be given creative suggestions. It’s been real cool in that
regard."
Are you under contract with TNA: "As of this moment, we are still working out
the crossing of T’s and dotting I’s so to speak. We have come to terms, but
there is some minor legalities that still needs to be worked out. But as far as
me and TNA are concerned, we are good. I’ve always wanted TNA to succeed, even
when I was with the WWE. I said I had friends over there that I wanted to do
well. The most prosperous times were the times of the Monday Night Wars. There
were something like 12 million people watching wrestling. There were also guys
too that I wanted to work with. Samoa Joe, I’ve been wanting to work with him
since we were in the indies together. I don’t think you want to lace up the
boots if you don’t want to work with Kurt Angle. I finally got a chance to work
with Bobby Roode and I’m sure that’s the first of many to come. It’s a roster
loaded with talent, I just think in the past there were some decisions that were
made that probably weren’t for the best, but hopefully those mistakes were
recognized and now will be rectified."
His thoughts on Dixie Carter: "She understands her role and she understands what
we are trying to create. In order to have a reset and have a breath of fresh air
concept, there has to be major changes. That why at Lockdown, if I win, I assume
control of wrestling operations and Dixie is banished to the front office. Yes,
she will still be a part of the company. She is the owner of the company. We are
not going to insult anyone’s intelligence by saying “Dixie is gone foreverâ€. No,
she will still be around and I’m sure she will still be on tv periodically.
You're still going to see her relating to the company, but now it will be just
the stuff she does well and that’s business."
MVP also talks about Samoa Joe, Lockdown and TNA fans overseas.
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