Why is Shane Douglas an interviewer in TNA?

[UZI Suicide]

I just recently started watching NWA TNA now that Impact is on FSN, and I'm wondering why exactly Shane Douglas is a backstage interviewer? Is he injured or something, did he retire from wrestling?

[Astro101]

I read that he was just happy working behind the scenes, though I wish he woulda made reference to once being paired up with Michael Shane and Traci.

[Guest Donners]

Apparently he's going to return to the ring when they move, but ATM he's a road agent along with Jerry Lynn. At least it ended his feud with Michael Shane. Now if only Simon Diamond could become a ring announcer, things would be perfect...

[Nevermortal]

Because it's better than seeing Shane Douglas actually wrestle.

[Guest Franchise Rper 4 Life]

Shane's Indy bookings are most of his schedual when he's not on TNA as a wrestler. Until his schedual clears up and the creative staff comes up with something.

[slimm44]

Now if only Simon Diamond could become a ring announcer, things would be perfect...

You mean 'Irish Pat Kenney' lol, yeah I agree

 

I think Shane being a backstage guy is good because it gives im less of that a-hole attitude. Now if they used him or Scott Hudson for in ring interviews instead of Mike Tenay, it would be cool.

[geniusMoment]

Now, all they need to do is move Douglas into Wests' spot, and I will be happy.

[Guest TheJewof2001]

Douglas is a backstage interviewer because is just can't wrestle anymore. Then again, when could he?

[geniusMoment]

I thought he was pretty good in his first WCW stint and in ECW until late 97.

[Guest TheJewof2001]

He was a decent wrestler, but I can't remember any ***+ matches off hand.

[UseTheSledgehammerUh]

Steamboat/Douglas Vs. Windham/Rhodes

Steamboat/Douglas Vs. Windham/Pillman

Steamboat/Douglas Vs. The Hollywood Blondes

Jericho Vs. Pit Bull 2 Vs. Scorpion Vs. Douglas

 

Shane's ECW work wasn't that great...but his feuds/opponents weren't exactly heaven-sent for snowflakes...Dreamer, Funk, Bigelow, Sabu, Pitbulls, etc.

 

btw, above Are all ***+

[Sideburnious]

Douglas had a pretty good fued with Taz too.

[geniusMoment]

I would personally rate the hour long 3 way dance with Funk and Sabu as being ***1/2, although I can see why some would disagree.

I also liked the match Douglas had against Cactus before Cactus went to the WWF.

[LucharesuFan619]

The injuries piled up. Plus, he has two kids and a wife at home who he wants to spend time with. In the last few years, he's been a shell of his former self in the ring, so it's probably best that he did leave in-ring competition temporarily. He's not retired permanently. He still works a match every few months for smaller indies, but he's slowing down his bookings right now. I know of one wrestler who met him two years ago and every day he watched a Shane Douglas match after getting to know him - whether it be from his ECW, WWF, WCW, XPW, USA Pro, WWA, whatever days - would stop, turn off the VCR once Douglas' match came on, and say a prayer that he was alright now before turning the VCR back on and watching the match. That's how bad the injuries were piling up for him and those around him knew it.

[Corey_Lazarus]

What's funny is that Douglas looked better in the ring in TNA than he did in XPW or his last WCW stint. Probably his opposition, though.

 

Also, I heard Douglas/Credible from (I think) CyberSlam '99 was really good. And I still believe Douglas/Taz from Guilty As Charged '99 was ***. No more, no less.

[1234-5678]

Also, I heard Douglas/Credible from (I think) CyberSlam '99 was really good.

I saw it live, it was excellent. I'd go *** 1/2, although sometimes seeing something live makes you think it was better then it actually was.