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Chat With Magnus
By: ChrissiCalvert Date: April 6, 2015, 3:39 pm
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On TNA’s new Canadian TV Deal with the Fight Network:
“It’s great news. We’ve always been grateful for our fans in
Canada, with the long rich history of wrestling. Bret Hart was
my first real idol in the business; he was my hero as a kid. The
Canadian wrestlers have always resonated quality and the market
needs to be catered to.”
On how he’s evolved over the years:
“I signed at the tail end of 2008 and debuted in January 2009.
My mindset has completely changed. I was thrown into the deep
end and it was a sink or swim situation. I was fortunate to be
put right from the start with the British Invasion, Doug
Williams, and work with Bobby Roode and James Storm [Beer
Money]. Bobby for me is the measuring stick in our company and
Storm is so good on the microphone. It was a learning curve and
you had to keep up with those guys or get left behind. You learn
from osmosis. You’re only going to really get good enough to
connect with an audience if you work with people who know how to
do it. I was fortunate to work with Kevin Nash who spent a lot
of time with me early on, Kurt Angle, Booker T, Scott Steiner.
Then from an in-ring standpoint I learned a lot from AJ
[Styles], Samoa Joe, Motor City Machine Guns, Doug Williams, Jay
Lethal. I knew I had to get better and I had that self awareness
to improve quickly and I think it showed.”
On Samoa Joe departing TNA:
“I was very disappointed to see him go. I was devastated. I
refer to him as my big brother, a mentor to me. We tagged
together and then as opponents he was a big supporter of mine
internally and in public. I can’t say enough good things about
him and he’s a guy who can be a star anywhere that he goes. He
was somewhat of an authority figure and he was a guy who didn’t
demand respect, he just got it by who he was and what he
represented.”
On Bram’s arrival to TNA:
“I spoke up on his behalf when things didn’t work out for him
elsewhere. He’s a great talent, great intensity, and there are
very few people like him. Our feud has easily been one of the
best things in my career and that TNA has done in recent memory.
He’s got so much charisma and so much energy. His enthusiasm is
unparalleled.”
On his upcoming feud with James Storm:
“James and I are no strangers to each other. I’ve wrestled James
a million times but it was always me as a heel and him as a
babyface. Will be interesting to see have it be the other way
around. James is part of the fabric of the company. He’s been
there from Day One. He’s always got a strong reaction, he’s not
credited as much as he deserves. Regardless of where we go and
what he’s doing he always gets a strong reaction. That’s what
you look for in a talent.”
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