Donald Wood: There was a lot of controversy surrounding your removal from the House of Hardcore card. You and Tommy Dreamer have been very outspoken on the way this situation was handled. Do you think fans should be expecting to see Dreamer involved in the TNA product as the company heads to the Northeast?
If Tommy wanted to get involved, I would be more than happy to step to the side for just a moment so he could get his two cents in because you guys all sit back and say 'oh, this is part of a wrestling story'. Guys, let me make you understand something. She pulled a scumbag move, more of a scumbag move than you people really know. I was booked in the main event two nights for my best friend's up and coming promotion and then at the very last second got me pulled off. She pulled me off in a way where she could justify it and contractually, I could not sue her because she pulled me off for another TNA Spike event. She f--ked me over, she f--ked Tommy over, most of all she f--ked the fans over. It's a big deal. You hear the term 'this person crossed the line', Dixie Carter really crossed the line with this move and made it a lot more personal than a lot of people realize.
Mike Chiari: You recently did an interview for Roddy Piper's podcast Piper's Pit and you mentioned on Chris Jericho's podcast that you've been a wrestling fan since you were a kid. As a young wrestling fan was Piper one of the guys you found yourself looking up to? And what was it like for you to get to sit down and talk with him?
When I got the offer to sit down and talk to Roddy I was genuinely excited because I don't know Roddy and that's why I wanted to talk to him so much. Me and Jericho can sit down and it's so easy because we're such good friends and we can trade stories but me and Roddy don't know each other so it's kind of a feeling out period, you know. I had never gotten the opportunity to go back and forth on the microphone with Roddy Piper, so I jumped at the opportunity and it was awesome and we had so much in common. I think he respected the fact that I knew so much of the old school history of the business, something that guys that come from his day don't expect guys like me to know, but I pride myself on being the last of the old school mentality. So, sitting down with Roddy was great, and we could've talked for hours.
Brandon Galvin: You've been in the business for more than 20 years and continue to find ways to re-invent your in-ring work and character. Where do you draw your inspiration from and is there something you've wanted to add to your character that you haven't had the opportunity to do so yet?
The inspiration for me of always trying something new comes from the rock n' roll world, watching bands like Kiss and Motley Crue. They go out there every year and they're playing the same songs but they always find a different way to present it to you, a different stage set, a different feel, and that's what I try to go out there and do. I try to take the rock n' roll approach to things, whether I'm out there and people love me or people hate me, I try to go above and beyond. If people love me, I want them to name their first born child after me. If people hate me, I want them to slash my tires and despise me to a whole new level. I'm always thinking of new ways to do things and I'll always be passionate about the business and I'll always be passionate about taking the fans on a roller coaster ride, so that's what keeps me going.
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