TNA Champion Bobby Roode discusses the added responsibilities of being TNA Champion, his hatred of social networking

TNA Champion Bobby Roode spoke with the Baltimore Sun's Ringside blog about the added responsibility that comes with wearing the title. "There's a lot of other responsibilities you know, other than going out and performing every night on television or pay-per-view," Roode said. "It's the travel. I mean, literally, I've been doing media appearances off and on for the last seven months, travelling overseas, promoting our upcoming tour in January.

"I got an opportunity to go to L.A. and do red carpet stuff for Spike TV and MTV, so a lot of cool things and a lot of different things, but there's a lot of responsibilities. But I knew getting into it that was going to be asked of me. Kurt Angle was that guy for a couple of years when he first got to the company and had to do all this stuff. He pulled me to the side and told me what to expect. He wasn't far off. It's been a busy time, but it's been a lot of fun and a great learning experience as well."

Roode also discussed his hatred of social networking. "I'm going to be honest with you -- I hate social networking," Roode said. "The only reason why I'm on Twitter is because Dixie Carter made me. I'll go on Twitter every now and again and just say some things. Normally it's just to hype wrestling and to hype what's coming on TV and whatnot. But, I don't do Facebook, never have, never will. So if there's any Bobby Roode Facebook people out there, that's not me. But yeah, social media ... I'm not a big fan of the internet or social media." To read the full story, visit Baltimoresun.com/sports/pro-wrestling/ring-posts-blog/bal-qa-with-tna-star-bobby-roode-20120621,0,993844.story.

Powell's POV: Roode also spoke about getting his start in TNA, shaking "the stench" of the Team Canada gimmick off him, the improvement in product quality, going live on Thursdays, who he would like to work with, and why he feels viewers shoulder order Destination X.