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Former TNA Wrestler Devon Interview: Talks Departure, Hogan, WWE
And More
By: tnafanforum Date: September 14, 2012, 3:45 am
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Devon joined The Big Mosh, "The Chairman of the Board" Todd
Vincent, and MNM's National WWE Correspondent Jim Molineaux for
his first post-TNA interview, a Monday Night Mayhem worldwide
exclusive interview, which is now available for download on the
WrestleView Radio Network:
Interview highlights courtesy of Kahlil Thomas, MNM's associate
producer and official correspondent:
Setting the record straight on his official status with TNA
iMPACT Wrestling and why his future in professional wrestling
will be determined by faith: "The deal was up as of August 28th
(of this year), and I was still (World) Television Champion. It
just so happened at that particular point in time, we were in
the process of cutting a new deal, but we couldn't cut it in
time before the deadline. A lot of fans speculated different
things, and rumors were running rampant. Safe to say, I have no
ill feelings towards TNA at all. It's just that we could not
come to an agreement before the 28th, and the deal ran out. It
is what it is. Where I'm going to go and is where God wants me
to go. If faith leads me to stay in TNA, I'll stay in TNA. If
faith leads me to go to WWE, then I will go to WWE. I will go
where God puts me, and I'll leave it in his hands."
His first memories of his former tag team partner (Bully
Ray/Brother Ray) meeting The Motor City Machine Guns (Chris
Sabin and Alex Shelley) before starting their feud together and
the importance of storytelling & thinking longevity in
getting over in the business: "Bubba (Bully Ray) and I were
getting that from The Motor City Machine Guns (Chris Sabin and
Alex Shelley). I remember one of the first meetings between us a
few years back, and I remembered them saying: 'We didn't kill
ourselves. We had the people in the palm of our hands. It felt
like we did nothing.' That was one of the things Bubba and I
tried to express to the younger guys. You don't have to do a
million and one things to get yourselves over. All you have to
be able to do is tell the right story, and you're be able to get
over without killing yourself. You have to think longevity."
His thoughts on those fans who still reminisce about Extreme
Championship Wrestling today, more than a decade after the
promotion folded: "When fans come up to me and express their
love of what we did back then in the old ECW, we touched a lot
of people. We set off a revolution and something that was never
done before. You got a little indy promotion that came out of
South Philadelphia, in a Bingo Hall that nobody thought would
last a year, let alone two or three, and then it just became the
third most popular company in the wrestling business at the
time. To hear those three little letters, it meant something."
Whether or not the thought has already crossed his mind about
returning to the WWE: "I would be lying to you if I said going
back to the WWE wasn't a thought. It's always a thought for
anyone who's ever been there and then left."
Much more is contained in Devon's exclusive interview with
Monday Night Mayhem, including his candid thoughts on if the
feeling has sunk in that he very well might not be working in
the same company with Bully Ray (Bubba Ray) for the first time
in years, the naysayers who believed that singles runs for him
and his former tag team partner would not be possible in iMPACT
Wrestling, what irks him about the fans who compare the singles
runs of The Dudley Boyz in the WWE vs. TNA, being given the
opportunity to perform as a singles competitor and the TNA World
Television Champion, why he credits Hulk Hogan and Eric Bischoff
for the recent success he had, what talents he enjoyed worked
work with in iMPACT Wrestling (and those he would have liked to
have work with), the origins of the **** Justice Pay-Per-View in
2010 and whether there was actually talk of an "extreme" brand
within TNA, why he hasn't thought about retirement just yet, not
"if but when" The Dudley Boyz are Hall of Fame bound, scripted
vs. unscripted promos, plus much more! Mayhem Nation: You can do
your part and donate to Devon's wonderful new charity, Hope for
Single Moms. Send your check or money order to PO Box 561511
Rockledge, FL 32956. Follow Devon on Twitter (at
www.Twitter.com/TestifyDevon) for more information. The new
standard in professional wrestling schools is the Team 3-D
Academy. If you think what it takes to become a professional
wrestling, look no further than the Team 3-D Academy. Log on to
www.Team3DAcademy.com for enrollment information, or e-mail
their staff at Academy@Team3DAcademy.com. Serious inquires only.
Celebrate the ten-year anniversary of Monday Night Mayhem by
listening to exclusive interviews from WWE SmackDown General
Manager Booker T, Jeff Hardy, and Angelina Love, with many more
of your your favorite Mayhem memories and moments coming soon.
More details will be headed your way throughout the fall! Don't
miss all-new episodes of Monday Night Mayhem, available every
Monday evening along the airwaves of the WrestleView Radio
Network.
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Re: Former TNA Wrestler Devon Interview: Talks Departure, Hogan,
WWE And More
By: ChrissiCalvert Date: September 14, 2012, 1:42 pm
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I have much respect for Devon. At least he was honest about why
he left
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Re: Former TNA Wrestler Devon Interview: Talks Departure, Hogan,
WWE And More
By: tnafanforum Date: September 14, 2012, 2:12 pm
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Re: Former TNA Wrestler Devon Interview: Talks Departure, Hogan,
WWE And More
By: ChrissiCalvert Date: September 14, 2012, 2:21 pm
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WOOOOOW!!! That is AWESOME
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Re: Former TNA Wrestler Devon Interview: Talks Departure, Hogan,
WWE And More
By: tnafanforum Date: September 14, 2012, 2:26 pm
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