05:13:03
D'Lo Brown
On
teaming up with AJ Styles:
I think we've come together, not necessarily out of just
wanting to be a team, but more out of necessity for our
dislike for SEX--no, no Sports Entertainment Extreme. We
like sex, we just don't like Sports Entertainment Extreme.
And
our somewhat strained and mutual friendship with Vince Russo.
We've
come together more of necessity than anything else and we've
come together as a good team. We've
gelled, we've got good chemistry as a team, people seem
to like us and the things we do--and it's a great opportunity
for us to get a shot at the World Tag Team titles.
On
AJ eliminating him last week from The Gauntlet:
Yeah, it was just a slip...he went for the dropkick and
I just didn't have a good grip and just lost it. It's not
AJ's fault, it was mine. When we got back to the locker
room we said 'hey, we were going after the World Heavyweight
title' so we brushed it off, found out we were going to
get a shot at the tag titles, we went out and had a beer
afterwards and said 'by-gones are by-gones, don't worry
about it'.
On
that sort of thing causing dissension before:
And you know what, this ain't the same ol' rasslin'. So
we weren't gonna let that happen. This is TNA, by gosh-darn
it!! And we're not gonna let that happen.
On Glenn "Disco" Gilbertti winning the Gauntlet,
a surprise or deserved:
A little bit of both, you know because it's a new face going
after the World Heavyweight Championship--which is good,
because now it adds another contender to the pot. Which
adds more prestige to that title. Yet, the guy's earned
it. His "more serious" character has made a turn
for the better and has really elevated him as a character,
as a player in TNA. And like I said, it's a good timing
that a new face has arisen. And it adds just more fuel to
the fire.
On
possiblity of AJ Styles beating Jarrett for the belt on
TNA 1st Anniversary:
I wouldn't be surprised either, and I'll congratulate him
and I'll party all night long with him. I think he's a phenomenal
talent. I believe he's got all the talent and all the tools
to be World Champion. But just let him know, if he goes
up there and gets the belt, he's gonna have to turn around
and look at his tag team partner first because I want to
be world champion more than anything else.
On
debut in TNA:
Oh my God. Yeah. Those words right there, 'Oh, my God'.
I can't put it into words. Up until that point, I had become
a little down on the business, the industry. Almost losing
the passion for it. And like I told you before, contemplated
retiring. When I walked through that curtain, and they were
chanting my name--long before I even came through the curtain.
When the video wall showed 'D-LO' on the wall and they started
chanting 'D-LO', I got goose bumps that were the size of
Mt. Rushmore all over my body. It was ridiculous. And I
came out and couldn't even speak. Within a few seconds they
had erased five years of hell and given me a brand new love,
a brand new spark, almost a brand new . I mean, I don't
think the fans in the Asylum knew how much I needed to hear
that and to feel that. And that's why every week I try to
give back to them as much as I can, even more, because of
the love and appreciation they showed for me.
On
life in the ring affecting life outside of it:
Yeah, without a doubt. I mean, a lot of us don't wear our
emotions on our sleeves in front of the camera, but you
get behind the camera and you get home to your wife or your
kids and your friends who hang out with you--they see what's
going on, they know the emotion. I was in Painsville, OH
this past week and I was doing an independent show. And
a lady looked at me and she said 'You look so happy now.
You did not look happy back in January, last time I saw
you with WWE.' And I told her I was.
It's
a whole different feel. I feel like I'm one year out of
wrestling school and I'm ready to go out there and take
down the world again. It's just like I said, an incredible
feeling--I can't give you the words. I keep using the word
"incredible over and over again. It's hard to describe.
And the lady picked up on it and that's cool. It's cool
when the people can see it on me and they can see it in
the ring that I'm having fun. And that's a cool feeling.
On
friends in WWE noticing his happiness:
Yeah, a lot of my friends. TNA gets watched a lot by the
boys up there--I'm not gonna say who, because it might get
them in trouble. But a lot of the boys watch and they say
'man, you're wrestling different.' and I say 'no, I'm not
wrestling differently--I'm just happy.' It's amazing how
perception becomes reality. And when you are happy about
the storyline and direction of your character, the position
that you're at, and how the people react to you, it translates
into the ring. Or in your promos. Even your demeanor in
the back. A couple of my friends have called and said 'man,
you used to look different in the ring'. It is different
and I attribute that to just being happy.
On
the subject those who work stiff in the ring:
The best way to do it, and not to call anybody out or point
fingers, those who work a little stiff--and there's nothing
wrong with laying it in, making it a little tight, because
it's tv and things have to look good. But if it becomes
repeatedly stiff, you just have to give it right back. And
nine times out of ten, that stiffness goes away when they're
on the receiving end of it. That's just business. That's
just giving back as your dealt out. There's nothing wrong
with being "stiff" in the ring. I'd rather have
someone be stiff and look good, than to be light and everyone
goes 'Ugh, that looks horrible'. And I've had guys who were
stiff with me and usually when they get it right back, that
stiffness like I said goes away real quick.
If
it continues, then you take it in the back and you don't
holler and yell. You don't bring heat from the ring into
the back and heat from the back into the ring. You sit down
and talk to him like a professional. You don't get in the
back and scream, bitch, and moan. You take him aside, you
talk to him. And next time you work, if it comes back again
you have to handle business.
On
the amount of low-blows he took in The Gauntlet:
I think the over/under in the locker room was like 20. We
came damn close to it, I have to admit. And I think for
some reason, the camera was always on me everytime I got
one. So none of them were hidden. I think the over/under
was 20 in the locker room, so yeah I think it was a little
rib. There was one point I screamed, 'I'm never gonna have
children!' because I took so many crotch shots...I think
the rib was on me. Just a little fun and if you can still
entertain the people, it's all good.
On
possibly tagging with New Jack again:
You know, we actually had talked about that. We've joked
about several times how it's like 2/3 of the Gangstas are
back together in some form or another. We thought what it
would be like to be across the ring from each other or hey,
get it somehow where we're back on the same side of the
ring together. Right now, storylines don't match up for
us to be involved with each other. But, I'm not opposed
to it. I know he's not opposed to it. So, nostaligically
we'd both enjoy it and think it'd be fun.
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