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Chapter 1: What recent changes have occurred in TNA wrestling?
Yo, what's going on, Busted Open Nation, and thanks for tuning in to the Busted Open Podcast. Today, the Motley 2 return, Uncle Bully, Nick Nemeth, talking about the world of pro wrestling, more specifically, everything going down in TNA. Can't wait to get Nick's opinion and thoughts on it. Also, in the world of AEW, Dynamite, Swerve Strickland, and Will Ospreay, face-to-face, passion, energy.
We'll break it down right here on the Busted Open Podcast. This is the Busted Open Podcast. Yesterday, Dreamer comes on towards the end of the show. He lets the nation and the wrestling world know that Tommy Dreamer and TNA Wrestling have mutually agreed to part ways. Tommy is no longer a part of TNA in any way, shape, or form, not as a wrestler, not as a part of the creative team, yada, yada.
We also, during this week, heard about Tessa Blanchard asking for her release. Yesterday, Sammy Callahan announced that he was no longer with the company. I don't know if that was Sammy asking for his release or he was let go. Big picture here. And I don't want to ask you anything specifically, not because I don't want to put you on the spot.
I just want to get your feelings, your emotions, your thoughts. 30,000 feet, the floor is yours.
So, first and foremost, to the Tommy stuff, I'm biased because before Busted Open, before TNA, Tommy and I are friends in real life. So, I'm very biased, but I was just thinking, I go, man, there's so many of us that come together and I'm friends with people because we love pro wrestling so much and...
I have to say, I pride myself on loving pro wrestling, and I pale in comparison when it comes to Tommy. So that's the starting piece.
But just the perfect vessel for being an ambassador in relations to pro wrestling and the outside world and behind the scenes and so many different things, and helped me out when he was in the talent relations aspect of WWE, as a friend, as a co-worker, all these different things. So he really...
in this weird world fits in so many different positions in the pro wrestling world that he can benefit any show or company with. So that being said, I don't know what the situation is. What about me? I got a title match coming up. What the hell does that mean for me? Uh, I don't exactly know, but what, what I do, what I can give, man, I like that. I don't have inside business stuff.
I just happen to know everybody at work. So I think for the most part, I think morale has, when we got building together to get that TV deal was, it couldn't be any higher. And then as we move on, it's got to drop down just a little bit. And then it's like, Oh, it was like, man, some people are leaving. What are we doing? I don't know exactly what's going on.
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Chapter 2: How do Bully Ray and Nic Nemeth feel about Tommy Dreamer's departure?
So I'm going to get the scoop on what's happening now in two weeks at the pay-per-view. But most importantly, I really think... the locker room is such a huge aspect. It's what got me to sign on to TNA. And I thought we were in a really good place, but I think the last couple of months, it's been a little weird backstage. It's been different.
And I don't exactly know why, and I can't put my finger on it. So the influence that Tommy's had on our show, on creative, on years of TV, like I've only been there two and a half years. He was, he's been there a decade back and forth doing so many different roles. And I, So many of us pride ourselves like I could be the opening match and steal the show. I could go out there at the main event.
I could be the one that sends everyone to intermission happy. We all pride ourselves on that. I don't think I could do any of those other roles that you don't see behind the scenes where everybody in the entire company and any independent wrestler is probably texting and calling you every single day. Because that's what you think you're supposed to do to get ahead. I have Tommy Dreamer's email.
You better believe he's getting my match from this weekend. He's getting a text from me to say, hey, I know you're coming to New Mexico this week. Can you come get me? Imagine that every single day. I would just throw my phone in a river. Tommy lives off of that because he actually knows everybody and he knows what they're capable of. And it's just such a valuable aspect to any company.
Chapter 3: What are the implications of Tessa Blanchard and Sammy Callahan leaving TNA?
I guess it wasn't working out in this case with TNA. And I don't even have a story yet. So I don't even have any cool bullshit stories of like, hey, I heard it was this. But basing on the feel and the morale of everything, Tommy not being with us, I think hurts.
But going forward, we can absolutely pick up with our talent, possibly some surprises at the pay-per-view and people coming on board because... Obviously there's been a several people leaving in the last couple of weeks and months, but it's not a crazy thing for that to happen.
Sometimes that happens slowly and, or maybe there's 15 deals that are all up by August 1st and slowly, but surely the pieces are coming through and we're losing five or six or 10 and we're gaining seven or eight or 10. And that's just how the business has gone. Last a year and a half ago, this same thing happened to like, wow, everybody's leaving. It was like, oh, they're signing everybody.
It's just like, That's the contract time. So there will be real stories and I'm sure there was an issue because you don't just separate ways with someone if there's not some kind of issue. So I won't pretend there isn't one, but don't base it just because several contract negotiations were coming up this summer.
And I'm also speculating on this, but I just knew this summer, hey, 10 of our guys are up, guys and gals, and we're looking to get some new hires. So I go, okay. And then slowly but surely, as we're getting to summer, it's happening. And everyone's like, oh, everyone's leaving. Like, I don't know, man.
The locker room, for the most part, is not at the highest it's ever been, but it's a pretty tight locker room.
So let's take Tommy out of the equation for a second. Let's put guy X into the equation who's been with TNA for 10 years, who's been in talent relations and a major part of the creative team. I'll just call it five years for Tommy for lack of a better timeframe.
Let's just say Tommy was on the creative team with a lot of influence or anybody else on the creative team with a lot of influence for that time period. For whatever reason why a company and a creative person choose to part ways, isn't it a positive thing sometimes to get a fresh set of eyes and new ideas into the mix?
First and foremost, everyone on this channel has said that for two years or six years for TNA, for AEW. Yes. And I'm one of the people that says, hey, yes. And I said it for WWE. The last five, seven years of Vince, I went to Hunter. I went to Road Dogg. We need somebody else in there that won't just say yes because it's getting to be a really slippery slope here.
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Chapter 4: What factors affect the morale of TNA's locker room?
No, fix that. Instead of going. hey, we would like it from talent relations aspect. If you would pick up your attitude and maybe stop punching people in the back, like that kind of stuff. Like I'm not interested in it, but I will always be somewhat of an ambassador on the side.
And even now without those crazy Vince meetings to where you're, oh, you're sitting there for 12 hours and you can't pee and he didn't get there yet. None of that kind of stuff. I would be like, okay, cool. I would love to be behind the scenes with TNA and helping people out. But at the moment I'm currently full-time. So I do not want that job.
Now, Bubba, if that's put on the table for you, are you someone who would be interested in that job?
The answer is yes and no. I have never wanted to be the head of any creative team. If you put a blank piece of paper in front of me and come back an hour later, you're still going to be looking at a blank piece of paper. And I know my strengths and I know my weaknesses, you know? My tries and buys are my strengths. My abs, a little weak sometimes. That's why I got you here, you know?
But if you put something in front of me, if you tell me, Bubba, I want to do Nick versus Mike Santana, and I need a three-month and a six-month arc, I'll give you everything you want, and I'll make it exciting as fucking all hell, because I've done it before, not just for myself, but for others. I enjoy being a part of a process, right? And it's not necessarily the head of creative.
It's not necessarily just a producer. It's a person who takes the good stuff and makes it better. How do we take a segment... that we know is going to be good, but knock it out of the park and have people talking about it beyond just tomorrow. Because you know how the cycle is in this business. Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom. I want to be given something that we can talk about for a while.
Hardee's Dudley's final match. It was my baby, you know? And with the help of Matt and Jeff and D-Von and blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, we were able to make something memorable again because I had a vision for something. And that's my honest to God answer. As the head of it and having to, because I could never deal with people, wrestlers, like you just said. I'm not a coddler.
Yeah, no way.
I wasn't coddled. I didn't come up in a time where you were coddled. It was get over or get the fuck out. And that's it.
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Chapter 5: What insights do Bully Ray and Nic Nemeth have about the upcoming pay-per-view?
swerve licked his lips three different times is he a little nervous but he's also talking this osprey seems pretty damn serious i like this look on his face and it's like he's gonna get too much and then you cut to him backstage and it's too much and he gets taken down a notch and it's just it there's something so real about this on so many levels that it makes those promos that are real even better
So I know in speaking with Dave, Dave has been confused, frustrated.
Very confused.
With the Death Riders in general since day one, as I have been, and now the whole relationship with Osprey has him scratching his head. Are you saying that you're finally starting to get it and understand it?
Kind of, because I said, I don't know what this is. It doesn't make sense to me. It'd be one thing if you went this way or if like they stopped you or they beat you up. They tried to murder him. And then he's just like, yeah, I'm going to go train with these guys. And it's like, I feel like there's a couple of steps there.
There could have been six months of being recruited into like, hey, I'm so sorry that we tried to kill you. But we really were trying to help you. Go to hell. The first three months, middle fingers, kick somebody in the balls and walk away. And then you get sucked in. But it's AEW. So when he goes, hi, I'm Max. Hi, I'm Briscoe. And there tonight, it's signed off in a cage. Tony Khan said it.
10 out of 10 falls in the cage. And you're like, wait a minute. It's too fast. I know we want it. But let us want it more and then get it later. So sometimes it tends to go fast and it just went from broken neck murder to I'm training with you guys. And that was the disconnect for me.
And what I would love to see is an acknowledgement. Like, I'll go along with your story about Will being buddy-buddy with the Death Riders and Moxley. But I would love to see a moment in time where Will looks at Moxley and he goes, wow, I never thought we would be in this place. I never thought things would be going as well as they're going.
I never thought I'd be as friendly or whatever with you guys, especially considering you tried to break my neck and walk away. I want Will to acknowledge that he did not forget what happened. Because then as a fan, I'm like, oh, okay, he didn't forget. Because what you just said is so true. They tried to break your neck, but now all of a sudden they're the wind beneath your wings.
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