Interview Highlights TNA’s Matt Morgan comments on Big Show vs. Floyd Mayweather, Kevin Nash, Jim Cornette Mar 1, 2008 - 02:34 PM Email This Article | Printer Friendly Page Send Us News & Results | Back to Main Listing Monday Night Mayhem radio Hosts: Big Mosh, Blade, and Chaz Available at MondayNightMayhem.com. The Big Mosh and Blade welcomed Matt Morgan back to the program after a year-long absence. Just like plenty of critics around the world might have thought at some time or another, the bodyguard for Jim Cornette put it best: "Who would have thought it: Six years..."  Mosh asked Matt about the revitalization of his career after his departure from the WWE and his thoughts so far on his tenure in TNA Wrestling. Morgan first comments about being rejuvenated through his recent work in Japan where he learned new dimensions of the wrestling business along with retooling his work ethic. Regarding his role as enforcer in TNA, he issued a hefty amount of praise for the company by allowing his character and presence to incrementally flourish. Matt spoke about the empathy, meaning of character and proper buildup of character in the wrestling industry, and how that has been lost in recent years. Morgan stressed that wrestlers of his stature should not be immediately thrown into the ring due to their sheer size (which sometimes happens)—as a character, the role should be a matter of construct not prone to immediacy. An element of the utmost importance is being cast in the “right light,” where Morgan issues praise to his current company for enabling him to be projected in that fashion.   Morgan singled out Kevin Nash as his choice for a first opponent because he “has one of the best minds in the business.” Nash is said to have great ring presence and a feeling for all angles/aspects of the wrestling business, and he would definitely like to work a program with someone who has contributed a great deal to the industry.   Switching gears, Mosh made light of the closing of Ohio Valley Wrestling and asked Morgan's thoughts on working closely with Jim Cornette. Morgan remarked that the cutting of OVW was a big mistake, a place where “75 percent of the current roster has been through and learned a great deal through Cornette and Davis's system.” Quite simply, the move to focus primarily on Florida Championship Wrestling is befuddling to him. In Matt's words, “If it ain't broke, don't fix it.” Matt issued nothing but praise for Jim Cornette’s hard work and assistance. He commented on Jim's basement wrestling shrine (chock-full of paraphernalia—including a 600-plus wrestling tape video library spanning several wrestling companies) and issued encouragement for wrestlers on the current TNA roster (such as The Motor City Machine Guns) to take full advantage of Cornette's expertise and experience working within the industry. Morgan follows his story up by saying Jim lent him several tapes of Glen Jacobs to “learn big guy psychology” before eventually having visits with big WWE personnel, Kane and The Undertaker.   Mosh asked Matt if TNA wrestling is ready to go live with their television show each week. Morgan responded by saying the “wrestling side of TNA is always ready,” but the move is more on the Spike TV/administrative side.   Mosh asked Matt for his thoughts on the Floyd Mayweather vs. Big Show match at WrestleMania XXIV in Orlando, Fla. In addition, Mosh also asked if Matt feels if the respective sports of wrestling, boxing, and MMA can successfully coexist. Matt responded by saying that all three sports have easily borrowed some aspects of production from each other—mainly in terms of match marketing, hype, and promotion. Regarding the upcoming Show vs. Mayweather WM match, Matt pulls no punches and plainly states that "The Big Show is gonna eat that little mother alive.” Morgan supplemented his statement by saying Show is a truly nice and charismatic individual, but there is no way that a guy Mayweather's size can defeat a giant-sized Big Show.   Locker room morale has always been a hotly debated topic in TNA discussion circles, and Matt quickly moved to squash these rumors once and for all. “TNA is the exact antithesis of bad morale,” Morgan said. He said it’s an environment where workers work hard to put one another over, as opposed to what is being erroneously reported. Morgan remarked that a strong work ethic and short work weeks on behalf of the TNA locker room is what makes the stable so appropriately successful & encouraging. Any negative remarks are made by “haters” who obvious are not happy with TNA for one reason or another, and are just fabricating the truth. Lastly, he praised both Dixie Carter and Jeff Jarrett not only for caring about the well-being of their wrestlers, but their families as well.   In Matt's return appearance, he also gave his uncensored takes and thoughts on the rumors of a feud with himself and Samoa Joe, his goals for himself and for TNA in 2008 (and what the "payoff" will be for the fans), as well as some pretty harsh words for the internet critics. 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