Source: TheSun.co.uk<\/p>\n
Kurt Angle was interviewed this week by the UK Sun and spoke at length about what he feels is wrong with today’s TNA product and can “almost guarantee” he’ll be fighting in the UFC next year. You can read the entire interview at this link. The highlights:<\/p>\n
TNA Gimmicks and Match Stipulations: “Being in TNA is exciting and frustrating at the same time. We\u2019ve been doing a good job but what we need to do right now is to simplify things. We get a little bit too complicated with our gimmick matches and run-ins. I\u2019ve spoken to the bookers, writers and owners of TNA and said: \u201cListen. Wrestling is very simple, keep it simple.\u201d <\/p>\n
Why TNA Overindulges in Gimmicks: “TNA do it because we want to be different from WWE and innovative. But what happens is sometimes we are, but then sometimes we are too old school. Let\u2019s face it, a tar and feather match today wouldn\u2019t go over too well. But we\u2019ve actually done that. That\u2019s a 1960\u2019s match, this is 2008. We\u2019re in an MMA world. Fans want to see mano a mano. One on one. Let\u2019s go at it. We call ourselves Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. We say: \u201cTNA \u2013 we are wrestling.\u201d No we\u2019re not. We\u2019re f***ing gimmick matches.”<\/p>\n
TNA Protecting Talent: “At the last PPV, No Surrender, we had a triple threat main event between me, Christian Cage and Samoa Joe. We had a great match, but Samoa Joe won because Jeff Jarrett came in and hit me with a guitar. I would have won if Jeff didn\u2019t do that. I believe that Joe should have kicked my ass and Christian\u2019s ass and won straight up and then afterwards Jeff could have come in or even waited until the next night on TV and attacked me. I\u2019m trying to make our younger guys more popular. I let AJ beat me the last four times we wrestled for a reason. To make him a bigger star. I wanted Joe to beat me and Christian at the PPV to make him a bigger star. But what\u2019s been happening is we have run-ins to create the wins, so I get protected. I don\u2019t want to be protected and I don\u2019t need to be protected. I\u2019m having a real struggle with it. We need to back up and realize who we are and what we\u2019re trying to get across. We have the best wrestlers in the world, WWE can\u2019t compare. But how do we use them to our advantage? By simply wrestling, because that\u2019s what they\u2019re good at.” <\/p>\n
* Details on Eric Bischoff’s New Promotion – GOLDBERG & Hogan Involved [>]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Source: TheSun.co.uk Kurt Angle was interviewed this week by the UK Sun and spoke at length about what he feels is wrong with today’s TNA product and can “almost guarantee” he’ll be fighting in the UFC next year. You can read the entire interview at this link. The highlights: TNA Gimmicks and Match Stipulations: “Being … <\/p>\n