{"id":10648,"date":"2021-01-09T13:29:24","date_gmt":"2021-01-09T13:29:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.incirliseviye.com\/?p=10648"},"modified":"2021-01-09T13:29:24","modified_gmt":"2021-01-09T13:29:24","slug":"shane-douglas-interview-labels-triple-h-an-overachiever-sounds-off-on-tna","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onhee.com\/?p=10648","title":{"rendered":"Shane Douglas Interview – Labels Triple H An Overachiever, Sounds Off On TNA"},"content":{"rendered":"

Shortly before Extreme Reunion<\/em>, Shane Douglas appeared on Inside The Ropes<\/em> to discuss TNA Wrestling, Sabu’s personal problems, Ric Flair almost joining ECW in 1998 and more (audio available at here). Highlights are as follows:<\/p>\n

Wiping the mat with the WWF in the 1990s: “If we\u2019d had a backer like Panda Energy or Ted Turner, I think\u2026.no I know we\u2019d have wiped the mat with the WWF. Paul Heyman was that talented a booker and our dressing room was that talented. Vince McMahon ripped everything off from us. He\u2019ll tell you he didn\u2019t but it\u2019s as blatant as the nose on my face.”<\/p>\n

Sabu: “I remember in 1993, sitting in the back watching him, I\u2019d never met him. He hit a triple moonsault, I jumped out of my seat as a fan, I\u2019ve always been a huge mark for Sabu. I spent this past weekend with Sabu and he\u2019s been going through a tough time recently with his family and his wife and things. I\u2019ve heard all sorts of horror stories about Sabu that he turns up at shows not able to perform.”<\/p>\n

How TNA Wrestling creatively handles their talent: “I look at Dixie\u2019s dressing room and you have Samoa Joe, Bobby Roode, AJ Styles, Christopher Daniels, they had Petey Williams. I\u2019m a mark for those guys. That said, I\u2019m anything but a mark\u2026. I\u2019m a critic for the way that talent has been used. I hope that in a year from now, I\u2019ll be able to say I\u2019m booking for the Bobby Roodes, AJ Styles and Samoa Joes as opposed to having to sit back and watch them being mis-used by a company that just doesn\u2019t get it.”<\/p>\n

Difference between ECW and TNA Wrestling: “Without going into my whole TNA rant, she\u2019s over $150 million in the red, has nothing to show for it. Hasn\u2019t produced one bankable star in 7 years. The original ECW on the other hand launched in 1993, spent $8.27 million dollars, and in 7 years how many bankable stars did ECW, Paul Heyman create? Dixie was onto a decent idea and then instead of going with what could have given her Dad some return on his money, she went with the whole Hulk Hogan\/Ric Flair routine. My personal differences aside with those guys, the fact that in 2012, we\u2019re still talking about the guys that headlined wrestling in 1984, is laughable at best, sad at worst.”<\/p>\n

His promo work being copied by “Stone Cold” Steve Austin Austin (obscenity laced spiels) and CM Punk (worked shoots): “Well to say it\u2019s not true would be ignorant. The fact I\u2019ve carved out a niche in the business and had an almost 30 year career and done well without competing at a WrestleMania is something I\u2019m proud of. To be in a business that\u2019s dominated by one guy and be able to do well without having to walk on that stage is great.”<\/p>\n

Why he left his successful run in ECW in 1995 for WWF as Dean Douglas: “The way it was pitched to me isn\u2019t the way it played out. It took 7 or 8 trips up there for me to sign. There was something in the back of my gut that told me it wasn\u2019t the right fit. I no desire to leave ECW but in 95, I was reaching my mid 30\u2019s I\u2019d been the World Champ multiple times\u2026I\u2019d pretty much done everything in ECW, all I could do is repeat. That was one of the reasons I didn\u2019t wanna miss an opportunity to make a living for my family. The last time I went there, I took my ex-wife with me, and I was working as a teacher 5 days making good money and making pretty good money the two nights a week working for ECW, she looked McMahon in the eye and said \u201cWhat could you possibly offer my husband to make him leave all that and being home in bed with me every night?\u201d and he leaned across the table and he stroked her hand and said \u201cYou have my word as a gentleman that I\u2019ll make your husband a very wealthy man\u201d He went on to tell me \u201cits not uncommon for someone in the position we\u2019re putting you in to earn $300,000 a year minimum base salary\u201d I spoke to Piper, Hennig etc and they said Vince told them the same thing and they got rich. I called home one night and my wife said the cheques hadn\u2019t been great and she said they all came to $1400 and I told her to add them up and she said that was them all added up.”<\/p>\n

Whether he was comfortable with his feud with Ric Flair being put on television in 2000 in WCW?: “Hell Yeah. If a company is investing a seven figure income to me, which Bischoff did for me for three years, but I\u2019ll go into any situation in the ring. I\u2019m a professional.”<\/p>\n

Ric Flair negotiating with ECW in 1998: “Flair had started discussions with ECW when he had his problems with Bischoff, about working with me. His concern to Paul Heyman was, that I would shoot on him. He wanted $150,000 for one match which we couldn\u2019t possibly afford that. So I suggested to Paul, offer back to him, 3 shows, first one in Charlotte. I put him over, 55 minutes. Second, Pittsburgh he puts me over, same time frame. Third time in Philadelphia, I have no doubts that promoted well, we could\u2019ve sold the Spectrum out.”<\/p>\n

Quick Fire Thoughts<\/p>\n

Triple H: An overachiever. He doesn\u2019t seem to have the skillset to get to the position he\u2019s at. But in saying that he\u2019s a good ring general and I think he\u2019s the one guy in the locker room that could\u2019ve worked in the original ECW.<\/p>\n

Bret Hart: He\u2019s one of those guys, he\u2019s the universe\u2019s Ric Flair. When I met Flair, he fell far short of a hero or someone to look up to. When I met Bret, I was shocked at what a down to earth guy he was and just worked his tail to get to where he was.<\/p>\n

Dixie Carter: Way out of her league.<\/p>\n

Hulk Hogan: He\u2019s the phenomenon that he\u2019s believed to be. I do believe Hogan is as big an icon in our business. He always made sure he left time for the kids at Make a Wish Foundation.<\/p>\n

Photos of former ECW stars passed out last week<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Shortly before Extreme Reunion, Shane Douglas appeared on Inside The Ropes to discuss TNA Wrestling, Sabu’s personal problems, Ric Flair almost joining ECW in 1998 and more (audio available at here). Highlights are as follows: Wiping the mat with the WWF in the 1990s: “If we\u2019d had a backer like Panda Energy or Ted Turner, … <\/p>\n

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