Post by tnafan4life on Nov 27, 2007 15:08:07 GMT -5
Thanks to Chris Johnson for this recap:
Booker said life goes in stages and he felt the WWE stage of his life was over. He wasn't happy with the direction of the company so he decided not to stick around and take it.
He's looking forward to testing the young guys in TNA such as Kaz and Robert Roode.
He wanted to retire because of the WWE schedule but now with the TNA schedule he has no plans of retiring anytime soon.
He and his brother Stevie Ray aren't currently getting along.
When Jeff Jarrett was getting his big push in WCW he always acted humble and was the one who offered to put Booker over.
He said if Vince Russo had never taken a chance on him and given him the World title he might never have made it to where he is today.
He never had any talks with WWE about making PWA a developmental territory.
He says he never ordered anything from Signature Pharmacy and when WWE didn't stick up for him he knew it was time to leave.
He didn't have a no compete clause when he was released from his contract.
He would love to make the PWA a developmental territory for TNA.
Booker says he's not only with TNA to wrestle but he's there to help out with the behind the scenes stuff and inner workings of the company as well.
He said he's not there to take any of the young guys spots. He's there to make them better and help them shine.
He had a ton of fun doing the King Booker gimmick but he took it as far as it could go. There have been no plans to use it in TNA.
He feels like he was unfairly punished for the Signature Pharmacy stuff. He says he has never ordered anything online with his credit card in his whole life. He thinks maybe he was punished because WWE felt the heat from congress and wanted to make themself look good.
He's working on a documentary called "The Beginning of the end of the beginning".
He really enjoys the iMPACT! Zone crowd.
There will be a Booker T autobiography.
Running his own promotion and school is about as hard as he thought it would be.
When asked about a Harlem Heat reunion in TNA he said you never say never.
He says the TNA locker room has accepted him very well.
He tried to personally talk to Dr. Black about the WWE's testing policy but he wouldn't return his calls.
His last two months in WWE he was in all the production meetings and he saw alot of things that changed his opinions about those that run the company.
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Former Playboy Model and TNA backstage announcer Leticia Cline was a guest on Howard Stern's Sirius Sattelite Radio show this week. As you can expect, the interview was somewhat adult-themed so beware. Here are the highlights:
- She said she asked for her release from TNA because she didn't like the way things were going in the company and she's talking with WWE right now.
(I removed the other stuff.. if you want to read that vist tnawrestlingnews.com)
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The Thanksgiving edition of TNA iMPACT! featuring the first annual Turkey Bowl did a 1.0 rating.
This is a good rating considering it was thanksgiving and the NFL was in direct competition.
Impact will face a much tougher challenge this week when the Dallas Cowboys take on The Green Bay Packers in the NFC game of the year.
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The international star that TNA has been in talks with is "The Beast" Bob Sapp.
Sapp has done MMA and wrestled for NJPW. He was also featured in the The Longest Yard remake.
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Source: TNAWrestlingNews.com
I'm sorry but Leticia has no right to say "she didn't like the way things were going in the company" for Gods sake she's an interviewer. If she was an actual in-ring wrestler I could understand that but come on. She needs to come back into reality. If she signs with WWE she might as well kiss her model trips & her 5 year old kid goodbye.
Booker said life goes in stages and he felt the WWE stage of his life was over. He wasn't happy with the direction of the company so he decided not to stick around and take it.
He's looking forward to testing the young guys in TNA such as Kaz and Robert Roode.
He wanted to retire because of the WWE schedule but now with the TNA schedule he has no plans of retiring anytime soon.
He and his brother Stevie Ray aren't currently getting along.
When Jeff Jarrett was getting his big push in WCW he always acted humble and was the one who offered to put Booker over.
He said if Vince Russo had never taken a chance on him and given him the World title he might never have made it to where he is today.
He never had any talks with WWE about making PWA a developmental territory.
He says he never ordered anything from Signature Pharmacy and when WWE didn't stick up for him he knew it was time to leave.
He didn't have a no compete clause when he was released from his contract.
He would love to make the PWA a developmental territory for TNA.
Booker says he's not only with TNA to wrestle but he's there to help out with the behind the scenes stuff and inner workings of the company as well.
He said he's not there to take any of the young guys spots. He's there to make them better and help them shine.
He had a ton of fun doing the King Booker gimmick but he took it as far as it could go. There have been no plans to use it in TNA.
He feels like he was unfairly punished for the Signature Pharmacy stuff. He says he has never ordered anything online with his credit card in his whole life. He thinks maybe he was punished because WWE felt the heat from congress and wanted to make themself look good.
He's working on a documentary called "The Beginning of the end of the beginning".
He really enjoys the iMPACT! Zone crowd.
There will be a Booker T autobiography.
Running his own promotion and school is about as hard as he thought it would be.
When asked about a Harlem Heat reunion in TNA he said you never say never.
He says the TNA locker room has accepted him very well.
He tried to personally talk to Dr. Black about the WWE's testing policy but he wouldn't return his calls.
His last two months in WWE he was in all the production meetings and he saw alot of things that changed his opinions about those that run the company.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Former Playboy Model and TNA backstage announcer Leticia Cline was a guest on Howard Stern's Sirius Sattelite Radio show this week. As you can expect, the interview was somewhat adult-themed so beware. Here are the highlights:
- She said she asked for her release from TNA because she didn't like the way things were going in the company and she's talking with WWE right now.
(I removed the other stuff.. if you want to read that vist tnawrestlingnews.com)
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The Thanksgiving edition of TNA iMPACT! featuring the first annual Turkey Bowl did a 1.0 rating.
This is a good rating considering it was thanksgiving and the NFL was in direct competition.
Impact will face a much tougher challenge this week when the Dallas Cowboys take on The Green Bay Packers in the NFC game of the year.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The international star that TNA has been in talks with is "The Beast" Bob Sapp.
Sapp has done MMA and wrestled for NJPW. He was also featured in the The Longest Yard remake.
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Source: TNAWrestlingNews.com
I'm sorry but Leticia has no right to say "she didn't like the way things were going in the company" for Gods sake she's an interviewer. If she was an actual in-ring wrestler I could understand that but come on. She needs to come back into reality. If she signs with WWE she might as well kiss her model trips & her 5 year old kid goodbye.
