Chris Daniels Interview
Posted by David Damage on Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Under: Interviews
Christopher Daniels was a guest on "Busted Open" with Dave Lagreca and Doug Mortman on Sirius XM Radio, here are the highlights…
Christopher Daniels on wrestling in London: "When you get in front of a
crowd that is pumped to see you, you can't help but step up your game a
notch. And for the last couple years when we've been going over to the
UK, the London crowd has been one of the loudest crowds we've ever been
in front of. We decided to make a gamble and put the television taping
in London, and as you can see from the last two weeks of television, I
think it's paid off. I think it's going to bring new eyes to the
product, the fact that we're taking it different places. And as often
that we can tape outside of Orlando, I think it's better for the product
that makes us look bigger and bigger, and it's just gonna widen that
spotlight on us."
Christopher Daniels on going from London
back to the Impact Zone for a PPV: "It's great to get out and tape our
shows in different areas, but at the same time, we recognize the loyal
fans that have been in Orlando ever since we started. We're just looking
to do what's best for the company overall. And sometimes that means
going and taping Impact! outside of Orlando. And at the same time,
people have come to grow to love the Impact! show from the Impact Zone
in Orlando. We're also taking steps to save money in that respect as far
as taping as much in Orlando as we can, but also branching out to
bigger arenas in different places."
Christopher Daniels on the
lineage of ROH: "The thing about Ring of Honor is that it was always
populated with talent that was hungry for opportunity, that was hungry
for a chance to show what they could do on a national level. And guys
that loved wrestling from the very beginning. All of us who came up
through Ring of Honor, the one thing that we had in common was the love
of the business. When you get guys like that in a locker room, you can’t
help but have great matches and that is what got the spotlight on that
company in the beginning. And once the spotlight is on, once the fans
are paying attention, you can't help but for the other companies to
start paying attention to the talent that's there."
Christopher Daniels on pure wrestling vs. entertainment: "Well I think
it fluctuates from week to week. I feel like each television show
(whether we're talking about WWE or Impact! Wrestling or Ring of Honor),
they're looking to walk that balance between pure in-ring sports and
the character development, the things that make an Austin Aries stand
out from an Alex Shelley, or a Christopher Daniels that stands out from
an A.J. Styles, or a CM Punk standing out from Dolph Ziggler. You've
gotta be involved with these characters to ultimately care about how
they do whether they win or lose inside for the wrestling ring. And it's
just a fine line. I mean, some weeks you’re going to get in-ring promos
that seem to last a longer time than usual, and sometimes you're going
to get 20-minute matches on the television show. It just depends on that
weekend and what the show and the people that are putting the show
together, what they feel like is going to be the thing that draws the
viewer in and makes them go , 'I've gotta watch next week.' "
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