Homicide Talks TNA Status, Samoa Joe and More Homicide recently spoke with Figure Four Online about his TNA career. Below are the highlights: Late in 2005, you made your TNA debut with LAX, a gimmick which garnered both a lot of heat and a lot of support from the audience. How did you like TNA at that time, and had you met Konnan before this? I did a show at ROH, and Mick Foley was attendance. He loved that a guy like me, from the hood, Hispanic guy, had everyone in the audience with me. Black, brown, white, it didnt matter and he helped me get into contact with WWE. I had a show at IWA Puerto Rico the same week. I remember I wrestled Konnan and Ron Killings. Konnan and I clicked fast, and he wanted to help me. He said come to TNA, so I had to choose, it was WWE or TNA. I picked TNA and I made my debut as an LAX member with Konnan. We started by feuding with the New Age Outlaws. In 2007, TNA had to pull you from ROH due to a conflict of interest. The LAX team was super hot, but then Konnan left the company. What was your perspective of Konnans departure? It sucked! Konnan was the brains of LAX, the Latin JFK, but business is business. It felt like I had to take over LAX, with Hernandez and Shelly Martinez. But no matter what, Konnan was the backbone of that group. And I would say, bet money on it…LAX will have a reunion! You eventually became TNA X Division Champion. You held the title until you ran into Samoa Joe. Compare Joe in ROH to Joe in TNA, and do you think he ever reached his full potential? It felt good, I had that X Championship, but damn Samoa Joe always got to get in my business! In ROH, Joe was hungry like a lion, but to me he’s a bear that wants to eat! We had wars, like compared to the Sting and Vader wars. In TNA, Joe is a businessman, knowing he’s a pro wrestler. He’s gotten every title at TNA and made a lot of money. We just had a reunion between us in TNA. We beat each other up, as always. I’ve done bad things to him, I’ve hit him with a fireball, I’ve had LAX attack him gang style, but I respect him. I’ll always respect him. Eric Bischoff and Hulk Hogan came into TNA and their first show in control had an X Division cage match with you involved, and the return of Jeff Hardy, who pasted you with a chair! What were your feelings on Bischoff/Hogan taking power, and how did you feel about that first show? The first show was live so that was very exciting, but even the best mess up! Jeff Hardy coming back was good, because he is a classic superstar. All the girls love him and all the boys want to be like him, so Jeff is a boost to TNA. Hulk Hogan is the Babe Ruth of pro wrestling and Eric Bischoff is a very smart businessman. But I did feel like something bad was going to happen and after a few weeks, a lot of good people were out of their jobs. Then I had Terry Taylor, who I respect, calling me to give me my release. So, I found myself going back to the Indies and to ROH, but like I said before, business is business, and it’s not personal. Earlier this summer, you returned to TNA to work on several of their PPVs, and the word came out that you were back full-time. How do you feel about your current run in TNA? I gotta give a big shout out to Bob Ryder for welcoming me back! I’m happy because I’ve got a lot of friends there. They also have a great staff and crew that makes me look good on camera. Everyone is great there, the ring crew, and the agents…People that say they suck and they’re going down, and TNA is just going through growing pains right now. Wrestling needs another big promotion with TV to compete with the big dogs, WWE. So my opinion is, the fans that think they know it all, you need TNA and should hope they stay alive. You need ROH and you should want them to keep getting bigger. I see signs that say Support Indy Wrestling. How about support pro wrestling? But as far as a full-time gig, I’m really a part-timer right now, and I think that is best for me, because I really need to heal up. That’s not just for TNA, that’s for pro wrestling. With TNA losing a lot of their core talent, and rumored trouble with their TV deal, do you worry if they will survive, or do you have faith that Dixie will keep TNA rolling for a long time to come? I’ve got faith. I’ve seen that company since 2005 when Dixie wasn’t running the whole thing. They’re going to be okay. Anything could happen, it’s pro wrestling. Imagine if Donald Trump buy some shares? Nahhhh, they’ll be okay. Where does Homicide see himself in five years? In five years, I want to be remembered like Terry Funk and Manny Fernandez. Maybe I’ll become the top and best promoter, or trainer or agent for a big promotion…this Brooklyn kid did okay! Posted By JSO TNAsylum Like ·Comment ·Share ·Get Notifications
Posted on: Tue, 09 Sep 2014 04:35:46 +0000
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