The Global Force/ TNA Relationship and having a co-branded invasion:
I just think that from Jeff’s perspective at the time there was zero brand awareness for what he has done with his amazing job and marketing campaign but as far as an “on television” presence there was zero. So to be able to get on a network and invade a company no matter who it is as long as it is national television it’s nothing but a koo and a win for him. With TNA I thought it was very foolish. Unless there was a long term plan to get back in bed with Jeff and go back to doing what he had done for TNA in the past as a booker or part owner then that’s a different story. I’m guessing that isn’t the case because TNA is no longer going to be on Destination America.
What was the biggest mistake as far as what he has seen with TNA business:
That stuff with Spike and I love him to death and he has done so much for me in this business, I love Hulk Hogan. That said with him and Eric (Bischoff) they spent so much money at TNA bringing in all these people and nothing affected the ratings. You could bring Jesus Christ to that show on Spike television and nothing was going to move that needle the way that people just assumed that needle could be moved because of star power. It just doesn’t happen overnight, not even months it takes years, that’s just the way it works. We spent all that money on those guys coming in and nothing really came of it and I’m sorry the 1.4 is not a big enough number for me to be impressed with those guys that we had on that January 4th (2010) show on Spike.
Start and Stop booking of his character:
At first I would get super-pissed about it. But then I started to look around and it was happening to (Samoa) Joe on a daily basis well before it was happening to me. It was happening to Bobby Roode and (James)Storm on a different level. They kept forcing those two guys to be tag team stars only. Which is bullish*t. So I watched this go all around from not just me being start and stopped, it might be more obvious because I am big and some of the opportunities I’d be given were literal main event pay per view moments. Like me vs. Sting vs. Kurt in a three way. Me vs. Kurt, me vs. Sting, Me vs. (Jeff) Hardy in a main event pay per view. If I am a fan, I think the same way, well what the f*ck. I’d see it happening to AJ, to Joe, to Daniels and all these guys. You always hear that people want that Austin 3:16 moment and that’s very exaggerated and as far as any of us ever having that moment but it’s the A-HA moment. When you have been made, whether you’ve won the match or lost the match but you’ve been brought up to the main event and are literally in the main event of a pay per view match and you not only hold your end you get over somehow and the fans show their appreciation and everyone gives you high-fives and standing ovations in the back and you got over and then two weeks later you are doing nothing to do with any of that. Again, it’s not just me. I watched this happened to five to eight other talents so I realized it’s not some personal attack against me it’s unfortunately the context of the company I am working in.
Matt Morgan legitimately shoots on all aspects of TNA, his feuds, his title runs and missed opportunities, looks back at his WWE run, working with Vince McMahon, Tough Enough, Injuries, leaving the business, being happy now retired and what he sees in the future with NXT and WWE’s evolution.
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Nick was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, and lived there until the age of 18, when he decided to pack his flack jacket and move to New York City.
