Paul Burchill Talks Time With WWE, Incest Angle Being Scrapped, TNA & More
Former WWE superstar Paul Burchill was recently interviewed by "Final Bell Radio," here are some highlights:
On his WWE debut almost being a disaster: I went out there and there's a freakin' rope hanging from the ceiling. So I swung down, went to the ring, climbed up to the top rope and stood on the top rope. As I stepped off I landed on the knee and it felt like it imploded. It was right in front of Vince and the first thing he said was 'are you ok?'. I said I think I blew my knee out. He said you might want to get that checked. All that day I got injections, it was just about getting through the match......I was told "you can go get your knee fixed but I can't guarantee there's going to be a spot for you when you come back. Yea, they look after their talent.
On why the Katie Lea incest angle was scrapped: They debuted us with huge plans for us, but they went PG two weeks later... and then you're just there especially on Raw with no real direction.
On an idea he had that was stolen and given to another diva/superstar: Katie was kinda feuding with Mickie James for the women's title. I'd pitched the idea to do the first ever combined titles ladder match. Me and Katie against Mickie and Kofi in a free for all ladder match. Whoever wins the belt, their [team] wins the belt. They kinda went with that idea, but with someone else. That was another example of those writers doing their jobs really well. They did a combined titles match and Santino and Beth won the belts. I actually thought a ladder match between the four of us would have been awesome.
On asking for his release: I went home and said to my wife, I don't want to go back and be like, I'm the guy that so and so needs to beat that week. I hadn't felt like a priority in a long time. The boss will love your work but you're not a priority so you kind of get left by the wayside. I was like, I don't think I want to go there and do that. I made a decision and I went to them and said I'd like to finish up and two weeks later they called me. I knew a year before what I'd do after. I made sure I was smart about it and I had a plan.
On if he'd like to work for TNA: I'd definitely be interested because that schedule is perfect. I enjoy a lot of stuff I see on TNA. I like TNA, I like the product, I like the people there, I have a lot of friends there. Where they get it right is they put people on the show and let them be themselves. It comes across a lot more real.
You can check out more with Burchill at finalbellradio.com.
Source: Final Bell Radio