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I've got just 3 words: Ain't I Great?
Don't hate the player, hate the game.
In business, what do we do? We compete.
My grandmother was a promoter. My father was a promoter.
My favorite TNA match would have to be the first Ultimate X.
Basketball was my first love. I still love the game of basketball.
To a critic, no explanation will do. To a fan, no explanation is needed.
My oldest grew up on Disney, but my youngest is all about Snapchat and YouTube.
That's J, E, double F, J, A, double R, E , double T... I'm double J, Jeff Jarrett!
In the wrestling industry and the entertainment industry, weekends you never have off.
I've never been a rearview mirror guy. I'm always looking forward, always looking downfield.
I'm the world's greatest wrestler, the world's greatest singer, the world's greatest entertainer.
WWE is the 8,000 pound gorilla in the room, and the market share they have is north of 90 percent.
You can connect with an audience by being a conduit. I'm a big believer of connecting wrestling audiences.
Whether I'm in the Hall of Fame or not, I can say whatever I like; it just depends on how it's interpreted!
Wrestling continues to evolve and change, and we plan to stay ahead of the curve, beginning with 'Slammiversary.'
The great thing about wrestling is that it's very subjective. They'll let you know what they like and don't like.
I was always taught that a woman's place was in the kitchen, barefoot and pregnant. And I'm a firm believer in that.
I've seen promotions rush things to market and not be strategic about it. The first impression is the lasting impression.
I'm a pack rat. There's only a couple pairs of tights I've worn throughout my career that I don't have. I save everything.
Without Roddy Piper, you can't have an equal good. He was a great villain and so believable. He wasn't playing a part ever.
For the people who believe, you don't have to explain, and for the people who don't believe, no explanation is good enough.
The international wrestling scene has so much growth opportunity - Asia, South America, Africa, Europe - all around the world.
He is Razor Ramon. His athletic ability and mind for business... he knew how to connect. He connected with millions around the world.
One thing Vince McMahon does, and he does a lot of things great, but he knows how to create great television, very compelling television.
It's amazing the footprint WWE has around the globe. When you look at the scope of the amount of live events they run, it's mind-boggling.
Pretty much my entire life has been played out in front of wrestling fans, even the stuff - I guess you could say the legend and lore - which has grown.
The McMahons are generational promoters, Vince's grandfather was a promoter way back in the day, and obviously, his father was a very, very famous promoter.
There was a time, 2006-2010, where there was a roster full of guys that were making a full-time living and many guys in the six figures, and that's a good loving.
I was shocked and surprised and very humbled that the Hall Of Fame came about. Going into it and coming out of it, all the support has been amazing; it really has.
When you look down in history, whether it was The Rock or Stone Cold, they are the perfect example that you can be given the ball, but you then have to run with it.
Antonio Pena, the founder of AAA, and I worked together in 2002/2003. I have worked with the Pena family for years. I am the longest-reigning non-Mexican Mega Champion.
At TNA, I like to promote the time that the doors open. And they open up an hour before showtime, and you have autographs and pictures from the time you come in the door.
I go to Mexico quite often, and wrestling the Lucha Libre style, the pageantry - those experiences, you truly have to live. Television or social media doesn't do it justice.
No matter what the circumstances are in our business - travel, politics, injury - you got to be in the game. And to be in the game, you got to work hard, and you have to know your craft.
When I was growing up, I could tell you everything about the three radio stations in Nashville. My 12- and 14-year-olds can't tell me one radio station here but can tell me three on Sirius.
My time in TNA, I was working extensively in the international side of things - India properties, the U.K. properties, Africa, all of that. So, I know the international business side quite well.
An entertainment property - specifically, a wrestling property - you have to have a decision maker. You have to have somebody who sits on top, that is guiding the ship, that makes the decisions.
I was a fan first; then I became a wrestler, then a promoter, then a businessman and everything that goes with it - marketing, merchandise, licensing, legal, everything. But I've always enjoyed it.
Every year, I sort of look at where I've been and where I'm headed. I'm coming up on my 25th year. Rejuvenated, I guess, is one way to look at it. I'm absolutely having a blast with what I'm doing.
I was a stickler. I wanted to learn every nuance to my craft. And that's not just talking about in the ring. It's all facets. Production, marketing, PR. I've always looked at this business as a business.
Now in the digital age, in the age of social media, all of the wrestling audiences are so much more connected. I cannot stress that enough, how much more connected wresting audiences are around the world.
A guy like AJ Styles, the cream always rises to the top. He gets all the credit. Bobby Roode is another one. Their talent got them to where they're at. Talent gets you to the top. Attitude keeps you there.
I've been approached for views about doing a book, but I never wrapped my head around it in terms of, where does it end? I suppose, after being inducted into the Hall of Fame, that gave me a second thought.
The digital component is enormous in not only wrestling but all of entertainment. Every day, you read a new blog or article on Netflix, Hulu, this program and that program. It's where everything is heading.
As a wrestling promoter, I believe that it has to be a unique, special situation. Intergender matches should be treated on a case by case basis. If they become the norm, then I don't think it is interesting.
Being back with Impact wrestling, I couldn't be happier for those guys, but from a professional and business side, it energises me so much to find the next AJ Styles, the next Bobby Roode, the next Samoa Joe.
People that don't know Owen Hart or just know his passing... what a great guy above anything - a family man, father, husband - but he had more integrity in his pinky than most people had in their entire body.
My family has been in the wrestling business for over 70 years. I'm a third-generation wrestling promoter, and years ago, when I fist started, there was a wrestling audience in the United States in 22 regions.
My grandmother started as a ticket-taker and basically became the CFO of my dad's company. It was a very important first impression for me - I've always looked on the business with more eyes than just as a wrestler.