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Devon: ‘There Is A Lack Of Respect In Wrestling Today,going bac
k to WWE & more.
By: tnafanforum Date: March 17, 2015, 6:52 pm
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During a recent interview with Between the Ropes, Devon spoke
about a possible WWE return, the lack of respect in wrestling
these days and more. Here are the highlights…
On the last time he contemplated retirement: I haven’t really
contemplated retirement. I’ve contemplated in terms of leaving
certain companies along the way but never really thought about
retiring. I think with everything that Bubba and I have done and
accomplished and then getting in the best possible shape we
could be in, right now retirement hasn’t entered my head. I know
helping the younger guys and helping the new generation, in
other words, pass the torch that has been said a lot about me
and Bubba. That’s what we want to do. It’s only fair that we do
that. It was done for us. The old timers back in the day when we
were coming up in the business helped us along the way and
showed us the ropes. It’s only fitting that we do the same for
the younger generation today.
On their being a respect problem in wrestling right now: There’s
a lot of guys that I’ve seen in the locker room whether it be in
independents or whether it be in TNA — and I don’t know about
WWE because I haven’t been there in almost ten years — but a lot
of these locker rooms that I go in, the respect level for the
veterans is really thrown out the window for some of these guys
because they have been brought up the wrong way. You’ve got a
guy who opens up a school who’s never been anywhere and has no
name value, no nothing but yet can tell somebody how to make it
in WWE or TNA but yet they’ve never made it. It’s like how do
you go to a guy like that to teach you how to wrestle when he’s
never made it and he’s still trying to make it? If he’s never
made it in that aspect, that means something’s wrong. And to see
how so many of these guys come from schools like that and how
there’s no level of respect for the veterans of the business in
general, it saddens me because Bubba made a point one time and I
definitely agree with him that our generation is the last of the
old school generation. We’re the last ones that really know
about respect and honor.
On how close he has come to returning to WWE: (laughs) How close
have I been? I don’t know. I’ve been with TNA for what, ten
years, since I left WWE after being there and having a
successful run. Who knows? Anybody who been there one time and
made that company money and done things for them, anyone’s
possible to come back. Maybe on day Bubba and I will be back. I
think there will always be interest in Bubba and I on going back
home. Regardless of where we’ve been, WWE is our home. We might
have been away from them for ten years but the WWE and the WWE
Universe will always be the Dudley Boys home. When you look at
us, whatever company we’re in whether TNA, Japan or what have
you it’s still the Dudley Boys from WWE. We still have that
stamp. Do I think one day it will still happen? Sure, anything’s
possible. We would be definitely open to the WWE to want to talk
and do business and help the younger talent and really help pass
the torch because that’s what this is all about now.
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