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http://www.tnarevolution.com/media/xplosion/ Apparently, they also have TNA's permission in doing this.

I just came across this. Good stuff. Some of the lines the guys says are great. http://thecubsfan.com/guest/jkalyn/20040704wwe.htm Good pictures, too.

I'm sorry, but I don't see the appeal in either one of these. This isn't even an XPW bias, since I think Chris Cash is a horrible backyard-level worker, and anything with him involved is usually anything but a "dream match". As for Kaos/Acid...well, I saw Kaos in JAPW a few months back, and I absolutely despised his match with Justice Pain. So, unless that's just a bad example of his work, I doubt I'd like him today. As for Trent Acid, let me show my affection towards him now... No offense taken, or anything. I also don't like Cash usually, but his matches with Sonjay, Ruckus, Derek Frazier, and a few others I've liked. I can't really argue with you...I don't like Cash much either. There's just something about the match that makes me wanna see it, sorta. I can't really put my finger on it as to what. I would like to see Acid vs. Kaos. Kaos has a new fire lit under his ass. His JAPW match...I haven't seen it and I can't act like I have, and judging by what almost everyone has said, it was pure shit...but don't let that get you down on the guy. Regardless of what some people will tell you, Kaos CAN go. His matches with Hamrick, Doring, and ESPECIALLY Juvi were very good. There's a reason why New Japan was negotiating to bring him in as a developmental talent. The guy's got losts of potential, and his charisma is bright as can be. Acid and he have similar gimmicks, both of which are based on over-the-top arrogance. Both guys come from similar backgrounds and were pushed as the RVD of their respective promotions. Acid has had fantastic matches with Homicide as of late and I'm the first to admit - he can look awkward in the ring, especially when going up against big guys - but he's very solid when he wants to. I'd want to see it not just because of the similarity in styles, but also in gimmicks.

http://www.stingmomentoftruth.com/ Click on Media.

Chris Hero vs. Teddy Hart Mike Modest & Donovan Morgan vs. Low Ki & American Dragon Chris Hero vs. Donovan Morgan The Messiah vs. CM Punk B-Boy vs. Low Ki Sonjay Dutt vs. Teddy Hart Homicide & Raven vs. Steve Corino & CM Punk Jimmy Rave vs. Josh Prohibition All Money Is Legal vs. The S.A.T. Sonjay Dutt vs. Altar Boy Luke Joker vs. B-Boy "Hardcore Homo" Angel vs. Chris Cash The Carnage Crew vs. The H8 Club Samoa Joe vs. Vic Grimes (happened in a UPW 3-way, but I wanna see em go one-on-one) Kaos vs. Trent Acid I'll prolly post a few more as I think of them.

Chocoball Mukai was served another warrant for his arrest, for violating a law for child pornography. Mukai and his manager found a 17 year old high school girl on the streets of Tokyo, and got her to agree to film a porno with them. This is Mukai's second arrest in two months, after getting arrested for filming a porno in a public facility without a license. Mukai is looking at more jail time for both incidents as a result. CREDIT: BahuFMW.com

It's either this past week's or the week before that. They just add a new one every week. You can only view one every week. They delete it when they put the next one up.

I liked DeMott's "Coxic bone" line about Nunzio more, honestly.

JUSTICE PAIN~! At least Zandig did the right thing for once. Go Petey...or Sonjay...or Shelley!

Well, nobody started it yet... Here's Keller's PBP so far from PWTorch.com: TNA PPV REPORT JULY 7, 2004 LIVE FROM NASHVILLE, TENN. -Larry Zbyszko delivered this week's anti-PPV-pirating message this week. How many people feel like suckers every time they pay for it and then hear a message created to guilt those who don't pay for it into paying for it in the future. 1 -- CHRIS SABIN & KAZARIAN (w/Tracy) vs. D-RAY 300 & SHARK BOY Tenay talked about Sabin and Kazarian as a new team with a common bond of having a rivalry with A.J. Styles. Shark Boy bit Tracy's BUTT during the match. Shark Boy wrestled most of the match, and hot-tagged in D-Ray at 5:45. When Tracy distracted D-Ray, he fell to a Sabin superkick. WINNERS: Sabin & Kazarian when Sabin pinned Kazarian after a superkick at 6:15. STAR RATING: * -Afterward, David Young went to the ring to yell at referee Mike Posey. Posey lost it and it took off his shirt and went after Young. He pulled Young's shirt over his head as in a hockey fight and pounded away with relatively harmless looking forearms. He looked really physically fit, but his blows didn't seem to have much force. Young ended up giving him a spinebuster when Glenn Gilberti and Johnny Swinger ran out to help. -A promo aired with Ken Shamrock saying he is back on top of his world, the Octagon, and now he's going to take over his world inside the octagon. -Scott Hudson interviewed Monty Brown who gave a super-intense (scary-so) promo about wanting the winner of the Gauntlet NWA Title match. Jeff Jarrett interrupted and said he overheard Brown. He said he wanted to be referred to as "King of the Mountain Jeff Jarrett" by him. He then turned it into a promo for himself, saying he was going to send Shamrock back to the Octagon. Of course, in the end, his promo focused on Vince Russo, saying he'd never outsmart him. He said once again: "Russo, I've forgotten more about this business than you'll even ever know." Brown made funny facial expressions as Jarrett talked. Jarrett then turned to him and said he'll have to get through D-Lo before he gets to him, and he doesn't think he can. Nice promo at setting up a variety of issues. -A vignette aired to promote the Monty Brown vs. D-Lo match. 2 -- "ALPHA MALE" MONTY BROWN vs. D-LO BROWN They began with a slugfest and then quickly brawled at the announcers' table with Monty throwing D-Lo onto the table. By 2:30, after some action back inside the ring, D-Lo took control of Monty at ringside. Mostly just punches, though, which got old quickly. They punched their way up to the stage, then D-Lo dove onto Monty. They brawled back into the ring. D-Lo missed a Lo-Down flip splash at 7:00. Brown then gave D-Lo a Pounce out of nowhere sending D-Lo into a table set in the corner and scored the three count. Tenay called it Monty's highest profile win to date and he remains undefeated. WINNER: Monty Brown at 7:22. STAR RATING: 3/4* -- They have to show they can do more than stand and throw punches at each other while moving around the arena. Good intensity and half-way interesting, but half-way boring, too. -A brief promo aired with B.G. James about the main event. -Hudson interviewed Larry Zbyszko and Dusty Rhodes. Zbyszko said he smelled a World Title change later. Dusty said the bottom line was something special can happen tonight. He shifted to the Jeff Hardy contract situation, although he slipped up and called him Jeff Jarrett. He again said Hardy has "Rock Star Status." He held a folder in his hand and then said Hardy held it in his possession. I assume he meant a copy of it, because from what I could tell, Dusty was holding what was in his hand, not Jeff Hardy. He said the decision is now his to make. 3 -- TRINITY & BIG VITO vs. SONNY SIAKI & DESIRE Tenay said there still is no explanation on why Kid Kash was suspended, then shifted to talking about the contract offer to Hardy. West said the offer to Hardy may not be all about money because someone of his stature may be making other demands. Tenay said because of Hardy's interest in music, perhaps the folder delivered by Dusty to Hardy has some opportunities built in regarding that. Vito and Siaki fought at first. Trinity tagged in at 1:30, but when Desire tagged in, Trinity quickly tagged Vito back in. Vita took control on Siaki. Desire finally got to Trinity at 5:30 which got a nice pop. Siaki went to the top rope, but Vito shoved the ref into the top rope. He then gave a stunned Siaki his neckbreaker finisher for the win. After the match, when Vito went after Desire, "Irish" Pat Kenney made the save, quickly clearing the ring of Vito and Trinity. WINNER: Vito & Trinity at 6:30. STAR RATING: * -- Basic stuff. -A Konnan promo aired where he ran down his history of holding titles such as the Mexican Heavyweight Title, the WCW Tag Team Titles, and the WCW U.S. Hvt. Title. He vowed to finally win the World Hvt. Title. -A video package aired on the Goldy Locks/Abyss vs. Erik Watts feud. -Hudson interviewed Trinity who acted crazy and talked about having more money than she knew what to do with. She said she was going to buy a wrestler. -A video feature aired on the X Division. -Tenay interviewed Michael Shane and Kazarian in mid-ring. Shane was pretty funny as he talked about a petition being passed around backstage to have A.J. Styles kicked out of the X Division. He said "hundreds of boys have signed it." I was wondering why a bunch of 10 year olds should have a say-so over Styles's career. He really shouldn't refer to wrestlers on air by the carny term "boys." They referred to an abscure rule that says one a wrestler makes the "jump to the heavyweight division," they can't return to the X Division. They shouldn't call it a "jump," because it implies it's a "step up." How about "shifts" or "moves" or "changes" to the heavyweight division. When Tenay said there is no such rule, Shane told Tenay not to make funny faces. Finally, someone made fun of Tenay's crazy facial contortions. Jerry Lynn came out and said when he first got to TNA, he agreed with their current point of view, but now he has come to believe Styles has earned his position atop the X Division. When Shane said Lynn may have shaved his goatee to try to shave ten years off of his look, but it's not working. Lynn said he has defeated both of them within the last year. Shane and Kazarian ended up attacking Lynn. Styles ran out and made the save. Christopher Daniels and Primetime made the save. Tenay and West called Daniels and Primetime "Triple X," which begs for an explanation of who the third member is. They don't mention Low Ki much anymore. They showed Chris Sabin and Amazing Red looking on from the stage. They're doing a much better job establishing the personalities of the X Division wrestlers the last two weeks compared to usual. However, they still need to portray it as a main event division, not a mid-card division, to turn it into the full draw it has the potential to be. -A promo aired with The Truth regarding the NWA Title match later. -Hudson interviewed America's Most Wanted. Chris Harris complained about The Naturals attempting to take their pride. He said they're going to get revenge.

This Wednesday (7/7/04), TNA returns to it's roots with a "Gauntlet For The Gold" featuring NWA Worlds Heavyweight Champion Jeff Jarrett, Jarrett's hired mercanaries The Elite Guard, 3 Live Kru and "The World's Most Dangerous Man" Ken Shamrock all battling for the NWA Title. In the gauntlet, order is determined by a pre-match draw. Two wrestlers begin the match and a new participant enters every 60 seconds. You are eliminated by being tossed over the top rope. Once we are down to the final two wrestlers, NWA Worlds Title match rules apply and the winner is determined via pinfall or submission. Also Wednesday, America's Most Wanted defends the NWA Worlds Tag Team Titles against The Naturals. Alpha Male Monty Brown and D-Lo meet in a return match where there must be a winner. 3 X Division Tag Teams meet in a Tornado Match. Plus, Kazarian and Michael Shane face cult favorites Shark Boy and D-Ray 3000. And, Big Vito joins Trinity in a mixed tag against Sonny Siaki & Desire. We'll see you Wednesday night ... exclusively on Pay Per View! We invite your questions and/or comments for Mike Tenay at [email protected]. Please include your hometown, state and country. Due to the volume of mail received, Mike cannot reply personally or answer every question. To read previous "Ask The Professor" columns, click on Interactive at the top of our home page. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FROM: MARTIN GEORGI (THE U.K.) Could you post A.J. Styles NWA Title history for a school project I'm working on? I'm A.J.'s biggest fan. ANSWER: "The Phenomenal One" is a three time X Division champion, two time NWA Worlds Heavyweight Champion and two time NWA Worlds Tag Team Champion. For complete details, including dates of the matches and opponents, click on "Information" at the top of our home page. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FROM: JIM ASHLEY IMPACT is a good show and I make every effort I can to be sure and watch it. I love the product. Who are the guys in Jeff Jarrett's Elite Guard? ANSWER: Onyx, Chad Collyer and Hotstuff Hernandez form the Elite Guard of Jarrett. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FROM: ADRIAN (NEW YORK) What's one of your favorite finishing moves in TNA today? ANSWER: In the past few months, I think the hottest new finisher is Team Canada's Petey Williams version of the flip piledriver called "The Canadian Destroyer". -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FROM: WILLIAM P. DELLAPENTA (FAYETTEVILLE, N.C.) I remember watching you call matches on the WCW broadcasts and along with over half the civilized world, you will always be "The Professor Of Professional Wrestling". We just got the capabilities to watch IMPACT! here and I want to know more about the X Division and the six sided ring. I've been a long time fan of your work. ANSWER: The X Division was conceived by TNA management in 2002. It's an evolution of the cruiserweight division that you watched in WCW beginning in the 1990s. It affords the higher-risk, high-flying wrestlers an opportunity to compete in high profile matches. From the first night I saw (and announced) the X matches, I coined the phrase that it's not about weight limits, it's about no limits and I think that aptly describes the mindset of the competitors. To get caught up to speed on the history of the X Division and TNA, in general, I would suggest ordering the DVDs that are available on this website by clicking on "Merchandise" at the top of our home page. The six sided ring debuted in June, 2004, with our first IMPACT! show and provides the perfect battleground for the X Division and other TNA wrestlers to showcase their abilities. It also has an eye-catching look that seperates us from the competition. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FROM: KING AZTEK How did you become interested in Lucha Libre? ANSWER: Growing up in Southern California, I was first exposed to Lucha Libre via Spanish language TV broadcasts from Mexico City in the mid-1960s. The Los Angeles based promotion (at the Olympic Auditorium) relied heavily on the luchador talent pool of Mexico so I regularly watched Mil Mascaras, Ray Mendoza, Black Gordman & Goliath, among many others, in person and on TV. In the early 1990s, I began travelling to Mexico to watch live events and I was fortunate that WCW announcers (other than Chris Cruise) turned down the chance to be a part of the "When Worlds Collide" Pay Per View in 1994. That event introduced wrestlers like Konnan, Rey Misterio Jr., Eddy Guerrero and an announcer named Mike Tenay to the U.S. wrestling audience. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FROM: JON NALLEY (LOUISVILLE, KY.) I'm really into NWA/TNA. Who do I have to get in contact with to join TNA as a wrestler? ANSWER: Click on "Information" at the top of our home page for all the details on the next "Gut Check At The TNA Academy" on July 19 and 20 in Nashville, Tennesee. Jerry Lynn will be among the trainers. You must be 18 years old. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FROM: JOHN CHAPMAN (HERTFORDSHIRE, U.K.) Please can you tell me if Lord Alfred Hayes is still alive and well? I use to really enjoy his segments on television. ANSWER: Lord Alfred Hayes lives in Dallas, Texas, these days and is confined to a wheelchair. I had the chance to meet him during my time with WCW and I've visited with him when he attended Cauiliflower Alley Club reunions in Las Vegas. A true gentleman of the business that everyone respects. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FROM: ELIZABETH APREA (HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA.) IMPACT! is outstanding! Are there plans to take it around the country? I hope so, cause my husband and I would love to attend. He does not like wrestling, but he will watch the NWA with me. You have made him a fan!!! Will there be a rematch between Jeff Hardy and "The Phenomenal" A.J. Styles? ANSWER: It's great to receive e-mails like this. In fact, over 500 of you sent along your positive comments to me on IMPACT! in the past week! Our current plan is for IMPACT! to be based in Orlando, Florida, but TNA management is still exploring the possibilities of bringing our product to other cities around the world. We invite all of you to add IMPACT! to your list of must-see attractions when you visit the Sunshine State. If TNA is successful in signing Jeff Hardy, then I think it's inevitable that we'll see a Hardy-Styles rematch. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FROM: CHRIS CUNHA (NEW JERSEY) Where is Low-Ki? ANSWER: Low-Ki is currently wrestling for various independent promotions in the U.S. and for Zero One in Japan where he returns at the end of July. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FROM: AL FRYE (NEW YORK, N.Y.) In this week's Star magazine there's a picture of supermodel Heidi Klum wearing a Destroyer t-shirt! Since I read in an interview that The Destroyer was your favorite wrestler, I have two questions about him. Since Dick Beyer is from Buffalo, New York, is the Arena Football League team The Buffalo Destroyers named in honor of him? Why did a wrestler of his stature assume a different identity (Doctor X) in the AWA? ANSWER: That sounds just like Heidi Klum ... jumping on The Destroyer bandwagon. The first televised match and first in-person bout I ever saw involved The Destroyer in 1962 and he gets the blame (or credit) for getting me hooked on the business. While Dick Beyer did some appearances (and I think commercials) for the AFL Destroyers, they weren't named after him. In fact the franchise has relocated to Columbus, Ohio. The Doctor X idea was the brainchild of AWA boss Verne Gagne. Dick preferred the Destroyer name (and actually used it in Chicago and Indianapolis), but Verne wanted him as the Doc in the midwest. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FROM: JIMMIE MEHEN Will TNA come out with action figures? ANSWER: Yes! TNA recently announced that it has granted Toy Biz, a division of Marvel Enterprises, the exclusive license to manufacture toys based on our wrestlers. As soon as more information is available, including release dates, we'll let you know. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FROM: GARY J. MARCUM I love TNA!!! Where has Flash Funk been? ANSWER: Flash Funk aka Too Cold Scorpio has been primarily competing for the Japan based NOAH promotion. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FROM: JEFF SHEPARD I'm a big fan of yours since your days in WCW. Where is Dusty Rhodes' son Dustin? ANSWER: Dustin Rhodes wrestled on a TNA PPV a few months back and is still appearing for indy groups. I see where he's billed on a show later this month for a promotion in Florida. CREDIT: TNAwrestling.com

Hey, everyone - thanks for all the tips. Unfortunately, the sound aspect of my verson of the program is fucked up, I guess, so I don't think I'll be able to make the video. Unless, I mean, is there another program you can download that uses WMV clips, or is Windows Movie Maker the only program that is compatible with that format of clips? EDIT: Oh my fucking lord...I did it. I fucking did it. It fucking works. In Kris Kloss's words, HOLY FUCKING SHIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I did it by upgrading to the newest version of WMM and working on it in that program. I'll explain how I did it prolly tomorrow...right now I'm just too psyched to explain and I wanna start working on it. But, what I will say is...FUCK YES! ::marks out::

He's been training with Teddy Hart in Calgary over the past few months, so hopefully his skills will be able to hang with Elix Skipper, Sabin, Kazarian, etc...then again, they'll probably just job him to Abyss or someone like that...

According to his web site, ChasynRance.com (which just recently got a new layout; check it out!), Chasyn Rance - who both wrestles and referees, kinda like Andrew Thomas of TNA and Wildside, I guess - will be competing on the September 1 Impact event in Florida in a dark match. I haven't seen him work all that much, besides his MLW matches, which he didn't really do tons in. Is he alright?

WTF?

I got to wondering...what's going on with Juggalo Championshit (that's the name, I'm not making fun of it or something) Wrestling and the ICP? What's up with the 2004 Gathering of the Juggalos convention? Is there gonna be one? They've had it the last three or four years and have bought some big ass talent in, like Sabu, Vampiro, and Shane Douglas, along with some great indy talent, but since last year when M-Dogg 20 murdered himself with an Asai Moonsault, I haven't heard any news on this year's event, and last year it took place in February, IIRC. You'd think that after getting exposure relatively recently in TNA that the ICP would try to capitalize on the wrestling side of their endeavors as much as possible. Ya, I know they were backstage at the backyard wrestling convention show in San Francisco a few weeks ago and one of them (who'll rename nameless) even had a rundown with another wrestler who was backstage (" "), and its also obvious that they branched out last year into the backyard wrestling game, but still...come on...they didn't just decide to concentrate full-time on promoting the BYW games, did they? They're still on great terms with Rudeboy and have been for the past what...three, four years? So, what's to lose? I mean, run a show with some of the big names like those they've brought in before and they'll get the video game tons more publicity than it already has. It's wierd because more than any other year that the convention has occurred, the ICP could capitalize on their success and exposure in the wresting business as of late, but I haven't heard a damn thing about any of it. Anyone have any info on what's going on with these guys and the (now former?) GOTJ convention?

Well, Teddy HAS been spending tons of times at bars as of late, according to Chasyn Rance's online journals. So, it's definitely possible. And like someone said, with his arrogant attitude, it's especially likely.

People would probably just bitch that they're copying WCW's cruiserweight tag team division. It sure would make for some great matches, though.

Hey, Donners - you're right. I'm sorry about that. Really. I started scrolling down and suddenly saw a bunch of quotes (someone else besides you did it too), and it got really annoying. What I thought it was was quotes from the above PBP I posted. Shoulda checked first, obviously. Sorry about that. Please accept my apology.

People, I'm no mod (and I wouldn't be able to handle the job if I was, probably), but *please* stop fucking quoting ENTIRE posts of other people. It's so annoying to scroll through. Just edit down the quote selection to what you're referring to.

Found these links on http://www.oratoryweb.net/oforums They're from the Wrestling Channel web site: http://www.thewrestlingchannel.tv/promos/dynamite.mpg http://www.thewrestlingchannel.tv/promos/liger.mpg http://www.thewrestlingchannel.tv/promos/styles.mpg http://www.thewrestlingchannel.tv/promos/raven.mpg http://www.thewrestlingchannel.tv/promos/jody.mpg

Markingout - The suggestions on the pacing is very helpful.I have a bunch of Seans videos saved and plan on taking more looks at them, as they are indeed really good. Thanks also for the info about how to fade clips into the next one. I'll definitely use that once I stragihten this out. So, as far as the set audio levels dialog box - where exactly do I move the dial if I want to completely delete the sounds that are in the background of each individual clip and make the collective bunch in the storyboard/timeline. Since it's in the sotryboard/timeline, I can't figure out why it's not working, since the storyboard/timeline is where you actually edit the logistics of the video, where you determine the order of the clips, where you trim or expand clips, etc. So, is there a specific place I should move the dial to on the Set audio levels box? What I'm also thinking is this, and someone will proobably be able to answer this for me. Am I doing this all right, and just for some reason the song won't play in the background of the music video because I haven't uploaded it onto the net or something? Do I have to upload it or something before it will work? Maybe I'm wrong and the different songs in the background of each individual clip aren't supposed to change until you somehow somehow enable or - this is the word I want - activate, so to say, the song (which is in the row directly above the clips in the timeline/storyboard area)? That's the only thing I can think of if the set audio levels thing still doesn't work after I get another response (if). Is that a possibliity? Do I somehow have to right click in a certan spot or go into a certain part of the Edit, PLay, Clip, etc. menu to activate the song, so to say? Thanks in advance and also to all who've helped so far.

For the record, Andrew Thomas is a nice guy outside of the ring. Now, we can go back to arguing.

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH THE AMAZING RED Yes, the Amazing Red speaks! In this TNAwreslting.com exclusive, the X Division superstar conducts his first-ever interview! TNA referee and website contributor Andrew Thomas got a chance to sit down with Red this past Wednesday prior to the Pay-Per-View to discuss a number of topics, including his TNA career, his major knee injury, his matches with AJ Styles and so much more. It's a rare opportunity to get to know one of the most popular - but quietest - superstars in TNA: Total Nonstop Action history! AT: Amazing Red, how are you doing today? RED: I’m doing good, thanks AT: Let’s start off by asking where you’re originally from RED: San Juan, Puerto Rico AT: And where are you currently living? RED: In Brooklyn, New York AT: When did you move from Puerto Rico to New York? RED: When I was four, I moved to New York AT: What did your parents think about your love of wrestling as a kid growing up? RED: I grew up with my mom. I really didn’t know my dad until later in life. But my mom didn’t like me watching wrestling. She thought it was too dangerous. I never paid attention to her. Me and my cousins used to wrestle everywhere we could, anyway. AT: Your cousins are the SAT’s correct? RED: Yes AT: Did you tell your mom you wanted to be a wrestler when you were a kid? Is that why she said it was too dangerous? RED: Yes, she didn’t want me to wrestle at all. But now she likes it. I guess because she sees me on television and her son is famous (laughs) AT: How long have you been in wrestling? RED: I’ve been wrestling for seven years now AT: At what age did you start? RED: When I was 16 AT: Who trained you? RED: First, me and my cousins were trained by a Mexican wrestler named Aguila, but after that we finish our training with Mikey Whipwreck. We trained at the House of Hardcore for a year before it shut down. AT: The House of Hardcore – was that Mikey Whipwreck’s school? RED: It was the ECW training school AT: From there, when was your first match and where did it take place? RED: My first match was at a place called Arena Puerto Rico in Brooklyn and I was 16, I think. It was a free show…nobody got paid for it. But that was my first match. AT: During the first year of TNA, you became the X Division Champion. A lot of people say that your match with AJ Styles was one of the best in 2002. RED: I love working with AJ Styles. I think that match was really good, AT: Where would you rank that match among your favorites? RED: Probably at the top. Anytime you wrestle AJ, you’re going to have a good match. I’ve never had a bad match against him. AT: You took some time of in 2003 to recover from a knee injury. Talk about that a little. RED: I tore my ACL and my meniscus while wrestling in Japan against Jimmy Yang. I continued to wrestle for the rest of the tour, two weeks, so I ended up doing more damage to it. I was going to take eight months off, but I came back early after six months. I really missed wrestling. It was feeling better, but it wasn’t smart to come back early. So I took some more time off, got the proper surgery done and it’s doing good today. AT: Let’s go back to your childhood a little bit. What wrestling did you watch growing up? RED: First I started watching the WWF, then I started collecting tapes from Japan. I fell in love with the way they wrestled in Japan. AT: Which wrestles did you idolize growing up? RED: Probably Owen Hart, when he first did the Blue Blazer, because he really introduced high-flying to the U.S. back then. I also watched Hogan, the Warrior and Mr. Perfect and a lot of other guys in WWF. AT: Who were your favorite Japanese wrestlers? RED: Jushin Liger was the one that I enjoyed the most. AT: You’ve spent some time wrestling in Japan, too. How is it? RED: I spent about three months there. I liked it a lot. AT: Did you learn any Japanese? RED: Not really – the Japanese language is pretty difficult to understand. But they are able to speak certain words in English, so I was able to talk to a lot of people. AT: So how long have you been back to TNA since the injury? RED: About three months now AT: How would you compare The Amazing Red now to The Amazing Red of 2003? RED: I feel a lot better now, because I have more confidence in my knee. I like to go out there and entertain the people, and TNA is where it’s at right now. I feel like I’m back to 100 percent now, and it feels great. AT: Thanks Red! RED: No problem

1rst X Cup was great.