Magnus Talks Almost Quitting TNA Over Vince Russo Comment, Hating Mickie James - James Storm Angle
Mark Suleymanov of The Inquisitr recently interviewed former TNA star Magnus, who discussed his stint and departure with TNA, his new book, his decision to go to GFW, potentially working with WWE and more. They sent us these highlights from the interview:
Almost quitting TNA years ago:
"I remember Vince [Russo] specifically saying to me 'What? You want to be World Champion or something?' and me saying 'Yeah' and he's like 'That will never happen, you're a Brit.' I remember I almost quit then and there because what's the of the point of being there?"
The James Storm / Mickie James Train Skit:
"We hated it, we all hated it. When it was pitched to us, we all tried desperately to change it to something else but the guy in charge wasn't having anything to do with it and was convinced it would be great.
"That's just a perfect example of one of the reasons why I left, we all said that was a bad idea and we all gave what I thought were good alternatives and were basically told 'do what we tell you.'"
Working for GFW:
"The structure of GFW is completely different, it's very much to me how I always imagined a wrestling company should be. You know, it's very much like everyone is on the same page, everyone is treated with respect and there's no ego when it comes to the people in charge. There's Jeff [Jarrett], there's Scott D'Amore, Kevin Sullivan, and Keith Mitchell is at TV's, Sonjay [Dutt] has a big role and wears a lot of hats in GFW. No one there is walking around like 'I'm the big boss, everyone has to respect me and if you get on the wrong side of me, you're gonna pay, I'm gonna bury you,' there's none of that."
You can check out the full interview by clicking here.
Source: The Inquisitr