BoboBrazil 0 Report post Posted October 4, 2003 -The early reviews for Dutch Mantel's work in TNA have been overwhelmingly positive. "I like him," one wrestler says. "He knows what's he doing, that's obvious." Another wrestler echoed those comments: "I like Dutch. He knows what he's doing and he's trying to get them (TNA writers) to slow things down... Anyone who is familiar with his IWA booking knows there were a lot of layers to his booking and finishes, and he's trying to incorporate that in TNA." Wrestlers say Mantel was more involved at Wednesday's show backstage than he was last week. He met with wrestlers individually and let them know what he was looking for out of their matches." Although Mantell was backstage at the Sept. 24 TNA pay-per-view, the show was written by Jeff Jarrett, Vince Russo, and Glenn Gilberti. -There is some speculation that TNA agent Scott D'Amore's position is in jeopardy. The issue isn't D'Amore's work, which has received strong reviews, but rather that it is expensive to fly him in from Canada every week. -Vampiro has rubbed some TNA agents the wrong way by offering a few too many suggestions for his character. The focus of his storyline is on Raven and Sinister Minister, and the word in the locker room is that Vamp isn't content with being a supporting character. -There is some concern in the locker room over Shane Douglas's recent behavior. Wrestlers say he doesn't seem to be acting like himself, and has been spending a lot of time prior to the show sitting alone in his car in the parking lot. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
