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Terry Taylor Interview Recap

Posted: Dec 5th 2006 By: CMBurnham

The Director Of Talent Relations for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, Terry
Taylor, was the special guest on this past week's live edition (11/27/06) of
Monday Night Mayhem (w/The Big Mosh & Blade), which can be heard in
streaming audio every week (and live at 9PM ET/8PM CT every Monday night)
exclusively on The Monday Night Mayhem Radio Network
(www.MondayNightMayhem.com, www.ObsessedWithWrestling.com,
www.Dory-Funk.com, www.AllWNYRadio.com. & www.AudioWrestling.com - your
official home of "The Spring Break Incident" Video-On-Demand, featuring
former WWE Diva, Stacy Keibler).

The interview with Terry is now available to hear for FREE in Real Audio!

Here are some of the highlights from the interview provided by The Mayhem's
co-host, John "The Big Mosh" Masiulionis.

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Here are some of the highlights on topics Terry covered in the interview
with Mosh & Blade:

His takes on TNA's recent show in Mexico: "A lot of encouragement &
excitement, a nice blend of AAA & TNA guys. It may be the beginning of
something good for everyone involved, with this leading to more touring
overseas."

The chances of Amy "Lita" Dumas heading to TNA: Terry posed a question to
all of the listening audience, "Who hired Amy Dumas into the WWE in 1999?"
Answer: Terry Taylor. "Amy will tell you that in private that she was
grateful for the opportunity to better her career. She is a very sweet girl,
and a really nice & genuine person. I would love to have the opportunity to
work with her again. Her & Gail Kim could put on tremendous matches for the
viewing audience, along with her & Tracy Brooks. Not to mention Christy
Hemme, who has been training to do more in-ring work."

Abyss capturing the NWA World Heavyweight Championship & the reaction to his
title win by the casual & hardcore wrestling fan: "Abyss is the best big man
in the business today -- bar none. This shows everyone in the locker room
that if they work hard, do what they are asked to do, not be selfish, that
there is a reward at the end of the day. I do not see any negatives
whatsoever in Abyss being the champ right now. He can have great matches
with anyone, whether it be AJ Styles or Sting."

Will Sting be with TNA in 2007: "Sting has made it clear that he wishes to
work a full-time schedule with the company. We are just working out the
details. Sting wants to stay. It might not be the juicy, gossipy answer that
people want to hear, but that's it. It's the truth."

How vital of a role has Kurt Angle played in TNA since his signing:
Following in the heels of Christian & Team 3-D, Kurt had a decision he had
to make. He could have chosen to stay with his previous employer, but
decided to come to TNA. "Our company is a viable alternative for those who
want to watch or participate in. Kurt saw that, and I believe that says a
lot about our locker room, our company as a whole, & our philosophy."

What did the company see in Tomko to bring him in: "Being put in a position
where he is right now, he is going to have the opportunity to show his true
colors. He's a good fit, a great guy, he's young, athletic, & wants to do
well within TNA."

"The Alpha Male" Monty Brown Leaving TNA & Signing With The WWE: "Monty
Brown was a classy guy, did everything we asked him to, he showed up
on-time, worked hurt, he exceeded on his promos, his work was getting better
all of the time, kept himself in fantastic shape, & was a loyal hard-working
guy. We wanted for him to be happy & do well wherever he was, whether it be
TNA or the WWE. He will not be a problem in their locker room, and he will
elevate others. Not everything is what it seems to be in life though --
different personalities fit in different places. Monty might love it there,
or he might regret his decision. We tried to keep him, nothing got hateful
between us & his agent, it was purely a business deal."

More goodness is included in this 40+ minute interview with Terry: including
his favorite wrestling moments & memories of the Thanksgiving holidays, the
audience of today vs. that of 10-20 years ago, his takes on those wanting to
leave the WWE & sign with TNA.

Check out more information on the FXE Wrestling School that Terry, Brother
Devon, & Matt Bentley are collectively working on into the beginning of
2007. Log onto www.FXEWrestling.com or www.MySpace.com/FXEWrestling. For
your training seminar information on how to get signed up, contact
AJ@FXEWrestling.com, Matt@FXEWrestling.com, or call the FXE office at (407)
816-1045.

*One more month left to go in 2006. The holiday season is now upon us. And
the countdown to The Mayhem's fifth-year anniversary show is on...

Tune in LIVE this evening, December 4th (beginning at 9PM ET/8PM CT), as
"Your Home Of Wrestling Radio" will welcome back our national TNA PPV
Correspondent & former NWA World Heavyweight Champion, Dory Funk, Jr., to
preview this Sunday night's Turning Point Pay-Per-View, along w/the year
that was in TNA in 2006.

Joe vs. Angle II, the NWA World Title Match between Abyss (w/James
Mitchell), Sting, & Christian Cage (w/Tomko), & much more will be broken
down, in addition to recapping all of the great moments from 2k6 for Total
Nonstop Action Wrestling.

The Mayhem will also have all of the fallout from the "December To
Dismember" Pay-Per-View, with former ECW official & The Monster Factory's
very own Jim Molineaux.

From the Extreme Elimination Chamber Match to crown the undisputed ECW World
Heavyweight Championship & the one-night only contest between MNM & The
Hardy Boyz, what will the results of this PPV mean to ECW going into 2007?
The Big Mosh, Blade, & Jim will break it all down!

In addition, Friday Night SmackDown was also in full effect in the "hometown
of The Mayhem" (Buffalo, NY) last Tuesday night, but so will Extreme
Championship Wrestling, so The Mayhem will have you covered, as Armageddon
is now less than two weeks away!

E-mail your questions/comments for Dory & Jim on the TNA Turning Point & ECW
December To Dismember PPV's, along with the TNA entire calendar year of 2006
to MondayNightMayhem@hotmail.com, post them on The Mayhem's official MySpace
page (located at www.MySpace.com/MondayNightMayhem), or on the MNM Message
Board (located at www.MondayNightMayhem.com). We will also be taking plenty
of LIVE calls on the show on The Mayhem Line (866) Mayhem-7/(866) 629-4367.

Plus, we will have the names of who won in the final week of The Mayhem's
"November To Remember" Prize Giveaway. As a refresher, the prizes that are
being given away are as follows:
*Hulk Hogan Ultimate Anthology DVD
*X-Box 360 copy of THQ's "SmackDown vs. RAW 2007"
*Copy of Guns 'N' Roses Greatest Hits CD
*VHS copy of ECW's 1997 "November To Remember" PPV
*all-new MNM T-Shirt/hat combo, along with a Monster Factory T-Shirt

And it's not too late to enter. Just check out last Monday night's program,
and e-mail MondayNightMayhem@hotmail.com the answers to our trivia questions
of the night.

The holiday goodness kicks off tonight, beginning at 9PM ET/8PM CT, along
the airwaves of The Monday Night Mayhem Radio Network.

Do not forget that WWE Hall Of Famer, Bret "Hitman" Hart will be returning
to the program LIVE next Monday night, December 11th, beginning at 9PM/8PM
CT, so start submitting your questions right now for "The Excellence Of
Execution" & the star of the Canadian theatre performance of "Aladdin."

*As we begin to round down the year that was in professional wrestling &
sports-entertainment, "Your Home Of Wrestling Radio" strongly encourages all
of its loyal fan base to vote for Monday Night Mayhem in the 2007 Wrestling
Radio Awards! Log onto www.WrestlingRadioAwards.com, and vote for The Mayhem
in numerous categories, such as: Show Of The Year, Host Of The Year, &
Male/Female/Media Interviews Of The Year.

(Note: The ballots will officially open on December 18th and will close on
January 18th.)

We wish to thank all who have supported The Big Mosh & Blade throughout 2k6,
as we approach our epic five-year anniversary show -- which will take place
on February 5th, 2007. Now is the opportunity to make your voice heard, so
vote early & vote often for Monday Night Mayhem!

*All new & old Mayhem listeners can still check out the archived
programs/shows of "Your Home Of Wrestling Radio" -- now available on
www.MondayNightMayhem.com, www.ObsessedWithWrestling.com, &
www.AudioWrestling.com -- including: Y2J himself...Chris Jericho, Eric
Bischoff, Travis "Tyson" Tomko (in his first interview since leaving the
World Wrestling Entertainment), Charlie Haas, Chris Nowinski, WWE Hall Of
Famers Bret "The Hitman" Hart, Bobby "The Brain" Heenan & "Mr. Wonderful"
Paul Orndorff, "The Phenomenal" AJ Styles, Christy Hemme, Lance Storm, The
Fabulous Rougeau Brothers (Jacques "The Mountie" Rougeau & Raymond Rougeau),
former NWA World Tag Team Champions America's Most Wanted, "The Fallen
Angel" Christopher Daniels, Tito Santana, Jeff Jarrett, Matt Bentley, & many
more.

*Remember, you can feel The Mayhem (live & worldwide) each & every Monday
night on The Monday Night Mayhem Radio Network, beginning at 9PM ET/8PM CT.