Kevin Nash Speaks On Samoa Joe As Champ, Differences In TNA Compared To WCW & WWE, More
Written by Richard Gray on May 9, 2008 - 11:07:28 AM
The Sun out of the United Kingdom has a new interview now online with Kevin Nash. Below are some of the highlights:
When asked if he feels that Samoa Joe can "carry the ball" for TNA Wrestling: "Yeah. But the thing is, being in that position myself, it takes a while for the fans to build that love affair with you as champion. They’re in love with you as the underdog, but once you take that next step and become the champion all of a sudden the perspective is different. A lot of times you’ll get an initial pop but then there’ll be a bit of a lull. But it just takes fans time to adjust. And as a company, if you make that decision you have to stick with it."
Nash on the difference of working in TNA from WCW and WWE: "TNA reminds me of WCW when I first got there, in a growing stage. I think it will take us a few more years, but I think eventually this company will be able to go head-to-head against McMahon."
When asked what will stop TNA from becoming like WCW, Nash said, "I have two bosses – Dixie Carter and Jeff Jarrett. Jeff creatively, Dixie more on the business side. With creative, in WWE, people would always go back and forth about something and finally someone would say: “You know what, let’s just go talk to Vince. I’m tired of talking to a horse’s ass. Vince what do you want?” Vince would make a decision and it would get done. And in TNA, it’s like that with Jeff. Anytime there’s infighting just grab Jeff and say: “What do you want? Tell these guys what you want.” On the business side, you’d ask: “Dixie what do you want done here? You want that? Fine, that’s done.” The problem with WCW was you had Eric Bischoff running operations, but then you had Brad Siegel, Dr Schiller, all these guys. As soon as it got hot, everybody from TNT wanted to get their hands on it."
What he thought of attending WrestleMania XXIV as a TNA employee: "The WWE treated me and my eleven-year-old boy, Tristan, very well. He said: “Wow, Dad, you’re like a Don here.” He enjoyed it, but the night was very long and he got bored."
On what his friends Vince McMahon, Triple H, and Shawn Michaels say about TNA: "You know what, we don’t really talk business. Especially with Paul, we talk family stuff. Sometimes he’ll ask my opinion on a match or if someone is getting over, and I’ll ask the same of him. But it’s rare. I do a little more with Shawn, as he’s removed from the office structure."
Whether or not he is tempted to go back to WWE: "I think it’s more important for the industry for there to be a viable No2, for TNA to be as competitive as possible. And that’s why I enjoy being here. We’ve already turned so many corners. We are definitely on the map now."
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