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Chat with Kazarian. Talks TNA, ROH, WWE & More
By: ChrissiCalvert Date: June 9, 2015, 4:51 pm
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A number of wrestlers have been trained by the legendary Killer
Kowalski. What can you say his teaching and growth taught you
about the business when you first were getting into it?
That fundamentals were more important than anything else above
all. There was a real respect in the business taught from day
one. Like a lot of schools used to be you weren’t even aloud in
the ring until you learned the fundamentals until you learned
holds, all the holds. I was told and I don’t know if this was
true or not that I was the first guy ever aloud to get into the
ring on the first day but I don’t know if that was folklore or
what.
I came from California and guys that said usually we never see
guys get into the ring the first day. Respect of the business
and it was still really kayfabe and it was really speak when
spoken too and it was learn what I’m going to teach you and
learn at my pace. I thank God for it every day because I
wouldn’t be where I am today if I was trained anywhere else.
Prior to coming to TNA, you worked the independent circuit.
Describe your experiences there and how that helped you develop.
Everything was a learning experience. The early days of my
career was different. Going to a different state say going to a
different state say from California to New Jersey and Philly to
wrestle was like going to a different territory back in the days
of the territories there was a new crop of guys and new fans and
new eyeballs on me, new experiences so it was really cool
picking up from California, Arizona on to Philly and New York,
New Jersey and Pittsburgh and then down to the Carolina and
stuff like that.
It was picking something from every wrestler and every area I
worked in and putting it all into the repertoire and it was a
cool learning experience. Just getting to do that and travel
around the country and learn different things. Which a lot of
people unfortunately don’t get to do anymore.
It’s been reported that you initially came to TNA through Jeff
Jarrett and Scott D’Amore. In its initial growth what had you
foreseen for TNA at the time of first joining the promotion?
I didn’t know. I just saw it as another opportunity. I came down
there for a tryout in the Summer of 2003 and had my tryout match
and they brought me back next week and they brought me back the
week after that. So I said I guess I’m hired and I didn’t know
what to expect everyone back then was saying it could have
lasted and everyone back then was basically proclaiming TNA’s
death from day 1 and they’re still doing it today so they’re
still around.
I knew it was a great group of guys a very very talented group
of guys and I knew the x division was something that was new and
different and something I was happy to be a part of and with the
roster we had I thought there was a potential for a lot of
really really good growth.
At one time you competed under the Suicide character. How did
that come about? Was there a long term plan for that? How did
you feel competing under a mask?
That’s a lie. That’s only the internet. Suicide was played by
Samoa Joe and Angelina Love not me. Fans probably started that
rumor. Where do any of these rumors start? That’s a terrible
terrible rumor. It would have been career suicide if I were to
have done that.
Being in TNA allowed you the opportunity to be a part of a few
factions and work with some incredible talent. Could you share
those experiences and which factions you felt could have
achieved more and which were gladly cut short?
The Serotonin thing was looking back was really good for me but
looking back I didn’t appreciate it. To learn underneath Raven
was something I probably took for granted but I did learn a lot
from him and it was a way for me to reinvent myself because it
was a matter at the time of me being just admittedly a good
wrestler and I didn’t necessarily have the personality or at
least I hadn’t been given the opportunity to express my
personality and doing that and putting us under his (Raven’s)
wing was something that was good at the time and allowed me to
break free from the other guys in the group and eventually go
and do my own thing. Raven’s a guy that has an incredible mind
for the business so I was able to absorb as much as I could. I
changed my look and tried to become comfortable with that and
something that was out of my sight. Looking back, I appreciate
it more than I did when I was doing it and I think that comes
with just maturity as a human being.
With Fortune, with AJ and Bobby and later on Chris were my
friends and being in a stable with guys like that it was
natural. A lot of the backstage stuff we did was us just being
natural and working with Ric Flair what can you say? He was
great! He was great to me. He always offered a friendly advice.
He was always complimentary and was up for anything that we
would come up with it was lovely to work with him. Not many
people can say they’ve been in the ring with him and been in a
faction with him. A second coming of the Horsemen, third of
fourth whatever you want to call it. It was fun for me and
another step forward to allow me to come out of my shell from a
personality stand point.
In 2005, you joined the WWE for a brief period of time. How
would you describe your experience and what are your thoughts on
those auditioning for the current Tough Enough program?
My time in the WWE was less than a year and all that had to do
with me. I didn’t mature enough as a wrestler or a man to be
there. It was the first time that wrestling became a business
and not something I loved because I saw the business side of it.
Now I realize that what it is and not then. I was like wow, the
WWE is a giant machine that is the biggest company in the world
and always will be. I just wasn’t ready to be there on a mental
level personally or professionally. As for Tough Enough, part of
it pains me to see guys coming on and cutting their promos and
saying I love this business and I would do anything to be in
this business – then why haven’t you done that yet? It always
kind of bugs me to see that. There are a lot of us that took the
road and did the Indies and went to Japan and Mexico and busted
our ass just for a chance to get looked at somewhere and all of
a sudden a game show comes along where people can submit their
tapes. I’m not going to fault anyone for getting a spot the way
they get a spot. If you love this business and your willing to
work hard then more power to you.
At the end day though it’s a show, and they want to gather
numbers or ratings for the network so its entertainment. You
have to take it with a grain of salt. People coming in and
saying they love this business and they have no idea what this
business is going to do to them so. But if it works and the
numbers are good enough for the network that’s great. I’m happy
for anything that enhances pro wrestling as a whole.
Since the end of your time with TNA to present day one wrestler
has been synonymous with you. How can you say the professional
relationship and personal friendship between yourself and
Christopher Daniels has evolved?
Our relationship is strictly professional, I hate his guts on a
personal level. Nah, he’s my best friend and I’ve known him 17
years since I started in this business. We’ve been travelling
together for the last 13 (years). So literally every weekend.
Him, AJ Styles, Samoa Joe and myself. It’s just a natural
chemistry. I would liken it something like Nick and Matt
Jackson, who are brothers. We just know what the other guy is
thinking with just a look.
On the road it’s easy, we know each other’s schedules so well.
It just makes everything easy. We both take a lot of pride in
being tag team wrestlers. We both love being tag team wrestlers.
We’ve found our niche as The Act or Bad Influence or The
Addiction. Just the act, I think has gotten so over that fans
love seeing us wherever we are, as The Act. Of course they loved
Christopher Daniels “The Fallen Angel” but I think as the act
has given new life to both of our careers. Having him as a
partner makes my life a lot easier, in the ring. On the road,
that’s another story all together.
As part of ROH, you had already earned credentials. What has
having achieved prior success meant as you face younger talent
within the promotion?
It’s great. I mean being here has made us, me especially raise
my game because there are a lot of guys that you are only
hearing about, reading about and watching that are getting a lot
of notoriety. Guys like Bobby Fish and Kyle O’Reilly, Adam Cole
and Michael Bennett and Matt Taven. Guys that I have just kind
of seen from afar.
Now that I’ve been in the ring with all of them and seen what
they are all about because they are all the real deal. It’s an
incredible roster of young guys and mixed with a lot of veterans
and it’s been awesome. It’s been really fun just to reinvent
ourselves again and raise our game have these hard hitting and
competitive matches, it’s one of the reasons why I love this
company.
As part of the The Addiction it has recently revealed that the
team was in fact the KRD and thus capturing the ROH world tag
team titles. How did that decision come about? Were you pleased
with the choice of the direction for the Addiction now? Are you
pleased with the direction of the group?
Yeah, absolutely. It came about because we’re the smartest guys
in the room. It came about because we wanted to present a new
way and fresh take on things instead of just winning belts in a
match and present a story to go along with it. Being the
smartest guys in the room it’s what we did. I’m very happy with
how it came about now especially since were representing the
company as its champions.
While wrestling a major part of your life, it isn’t your whole
life. A father and a husband how has having your wife part of
the business and how has that changed over your career both
personally and professionally? Would Tracy ever entertain the
idea of competing or being involved in the business again?
It’s great having somebody that has been there and done that.
That knows what I’m going through. Being a wrestler’s wife is
probably the hardest thing to do on this planet. I can’t imagine
regular quote unquote women having to endure and put up with
what we put them through but being somebody that did a lot in
the business she understands what I go through. So it makes my
job a lot easier and she’s very knowledgeable in terms of if I
need to talk to somebody about something she’s there it makes my
life a lot easier it probably makes her life miserable, so I’m
sorry. I don’t she’d entertain the idea of coming back.
She probably did more in this business than she ever thought
she’d do. She had a very very successful career just being a
farm girl from St. Mary’s, Ontario. She achieved a lot and she
still has friends in the business. Her days in the ring are
probably done but who knows if she might pop up on an appearance
here or there. She has no regrets she has her career and she
will always love the business but there is a time when you move
on. She’s happy with that. She’s just happy to ride off into the
sunset.
What does the future hold for Frankie Kazarian? As a tag team or
possibly singles competitor?
If that (single’s run) comes about I’ll certainty stride forward
with that. There really no need to look beyond the tag team
direction on that because that’s our focus because we’re tag
team champions defending the belts all around the world. We’re
having a great time and we really haven’t scratched the surface
on what we can do as a team. So until that act isn’t presented
as fun or entertaining anymore we going to keep doing it. And I
don’t see that happening for a very long time.
Was there anything you’d like to promote or encourage fans to
look out for and listen?
My twitter is @FrankieKazarian, my band which is @VexTemper
which just recorded entrance music “Get addicted”. So you can
check it out were going to be adding stuff to our sound cloud
page coming up very soon so if your into music, rock
n’roll/heavy metal give us a follow. The first music you’ll hear
from us is our entrance music, “I’ll get addicted” I play bass
in the band. Everything is brand new. We’re going to put some
original songs up at our site VexTempermusic.com. I wrote the
melody and the riff and my band did it. Other than that, keep
following keep watching wrestling. Whatever wrestling it is,
just keep watching.
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Re: Chat with Kazarian. Talks TNA, ROH, WWE & More
By: spaintnafan Date: June 11, 2015, 3:36 pm
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He will be missed from TNA tbh.
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Re: Chat with Kazarian. Talks TNA, ROH, WWE & More
By: ChrissiCalvert Date: June 12, 2015, 3:57 pm
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[quote author=spaintnafan link=topic=7096.msg30869#msg30869
date=1434054978]
He will be missed from TNA tbh.
[/quote]
I miss him & Chris Daniels
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Re: Chat with Kazarian. Talks TNA, ROH, WWE & More
By: tnafanforum Date: June 12, 2015, 4:36 pm
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[quote author=Chrissi Calvert link=topic=7096.msg30894#msg30894
date=1434142632]
[quote author=spaintnafan link=topic=7096.msg30869#msg30869
date=1434054978]
He will be missed from TNA tbh.
[/quote]
I miss him & Chris Daniels
[/quote]they was really funny and different too.
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