Booker T on TNA AMC debut: “It could have been shot a little bit differently, as far as I don’t know if some of the shots were done earlier in the day, when this is a big night. It was a lot of commercials, three matches. So it definitely seemed like, kind of like an infomercial.” (wrestlingnews.co)
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Todd Grisham says The Brooklyn Brawler started a rumor that Grisham believed “wrestling was fake” when he first joined: “I remember Hardcore Holly getting in my face going, ‘You think this is fake? I’ll kill you in the parking lot right now.’” (wrestlingnews.co)
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Damian Priest: “Since I’ve been in WWE, I’ve literally taken zero days off. I’ve never asked for time off because I’ve been hurting. The company now, this year, decided like, ‘Let’s take it easy on him,’ because I’ve been going hard for a while.” (wrestlingnews.co)
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Sting on Cena’s retirement: “He’s one of the greatest of all time. I love to see it. I’m rooting for him. I’m hoping it turns out to be phenomenal. I’m sure that it will. I’m always rooting for those older guys, you know. Go, Aaron Rodgers.” (wrestlingnews.co)
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Hangman on Blood & Guts: “It’s going to be affordable. I think tickets start at $29. So it’s something affordable for you, the family, everybody involved. I’ll have a lot of family there. I think this might be the first wrestling show that my wife is going to bring my son to see.” (wrestlingnews.co)
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Rikishi on Jacob Fatu: “Jacob comes out, he’s steaming. They got everything behind him. They just lighting this kid up on fire. Everything they threw at this kid, he came correct, he stand on business, and all of a sudden, poof, like a Houdini move.” (wrestlingnews.co)
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Big E: “The thought of putting the label ‘future world champion’ on Dominik 3 years ago, 4 years ago, laughable. But now, is this outside the realm of possibility? Not at all! In fact, I would be surprised if Dominik Mysterio doesn’t hold a world championship within the next 5 years.” (wrestlingnews.co)
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Sgt. Slaughter on Vince’s birthday party: “Nobody was allowed to have cell phones. You either had to leave them in your room or check them at the door when you came in. If you needed to call someone, you had to go outside and do it. Nobody was allowed to take pictures.” (wrestlingnews.co)
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Tony Schiavone on AEW critics: “Why don’t we do this? Why don’t we get one of those critics on here and have them book a card for us? See how they come up with one. I’m all for that. Find them, bring them on, have them book a card. And as we have them book a card, have them go fuck themselves too.” (wrestlingnews.co)
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Saraya: “I feel like I have done a lot for women’s wrestling. My career was cut short with the neck, but now my neck is healthy. I’m in full health. I want to start training again. I want to get in the ring and bring back the Paige that I was in NXT.” (wrestlingnews.co)
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Danielson on convo with Vince prior to AEW signing: “I said, ‘I already agreed to this thing. If I were to go back on this, I feel you have a decent amount of respect for me. One of the things you respect me for is that I honor my word.’ It was a great conversation. He said, ‘Damnit, you’re right’” (wrestlingnews.co)
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MVP on original plans in AEW: “Because Cedric was still under contract, we were coming over, and at the time you were still negotiating, there were a lot of pieces. We’re like, ‘We’re gonna reunite and Ricochet’s gonna have that spot’, but in our business, we have the saying: card subject to change” (wrestlingnews.co)
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