Mike & JD Show Ep.130: Mike Goes to TNA & Visits Backstage | AEW Signs Everyone | NFL Players vs Wrestlers
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AEW/TNA relationship
Dave Meltzer said on his show that he thinks Tony Khan signed the IInspiration just to take TNA's tag champions while they were tag champions, just to mess with TNA.
TNA backstage perception
The feeling inside of TNA about me is that they think I don't like them at all and that I can't be pleased. They said they've had a lot of conversations about me specifically.
They told me there's like 18 people backstage that don't like me.
Sean Ross Sapp / Dragon Lee mask controversy
I think it's a bit short-sighted and stupid to show a luchador's face after the mask is ripped off. Even to this day, when they show clips of Rey Mysterio from 99 and 2000 after he lost the mask, they blur his face.
AJ Francis / TNA locker room
I was thinking, who is the one person in this company that would be willing to confront me? I bet AJ Francis would be the type of guy that would get in my face. I walk in there and AJ Francis comes over and he was a total sweetheart.
Paul Orndorff vs. Vader story
Paul Orndorff literally in the locker room with flip-flops on beat the s*** out of Vader. That's the thing about a big guy; if you can get a couple shots in on their face, most of them drop because they're not used to being punched in the face.
Ricky Sosa prospect
I'm here proclaiming on this show that Ricky Sosa will be the next big star in pro wrestling. If TNA locks him in, he's probably going to be their next big star.
Gabe Kidd / AEW signings
Gabe Kidd is a diamond in the rough. He understands what being a pro wrestler is and leans into it. Of that group, he's the star in my opinion.
NFL vs. Wrestler toughness
The toughest guys that ever existed in pro wrestling could beat up every NFL player that ever lived. Like the Iron Sheik would f*** you up.
NFL vs. Wrestler athleticism
I think the threshold, the barrier of entry for NFL players, is so much higher than it is as far as athletic ability. It's so much higher than pro wrestlers. It's not even funny.
