D-RAY 3000 REVEALS WHY HIS FINAL TNA MEETING STILL BOTHERS HIM, THE LEGEND WHO RAN THAT MEETING, THE BIG DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WWE AND TNA, AND MORE
By WorldWrestlingInsanity.com

He's one of the most unique wrestlers in the industry and, at only 26 years old, has ten years of wrestling experience under his belt.  Now the man they call D-Ray 3000 joins ClubWWI.com to discuss his entire career.

While men twice his age dream of one day wrestling on the big stage, D-Ray already has.  In fact, he's wrestled for the two biggest – WWE and TNA.  In today's 30 minute ClubWWI.com shoot, he speaks to James Guttman about those experiences and much more including: The TNA Star Who Came Up With The D-Ray Name, TNA's Changing Attitude Towards Talent, Why Wrestling Video Games Make Him Mad, Randy Savage in WWE's Hall of Fame, Living With Sika, Teaming With Shark Boy, Who's Idea It Was For Him To Bring His Hairpick To the Ring, Great Muta, Tommy Dreamer, and More

One question that JG asked which got a reaction was about D-Ray's final days in TNA.  How did his release happen?  3000 says that the circumstances surrounding his TNA departure still leaves a bad taste in his mouth:

"It still kinda bothers me because when Dusty Rhodes took over – Jeff Jarrett's wife was going through Cancer and all that stuff – he sat us all down.  The X-Division guys.  He sat us all down and how we were gonna be the focal point of the company, this, that, and the other.  I didn't have a problem with Dusty.  He was always nice to me and always said hello.  But as far as the company standpoint, the business standpoint, his vision – I didn't fit with the TNA product, or whatever.  But that was the last time I was down there in November 2004 and my contract didn't let up until July 2005 so I'm here with a TNA contract and I can't do nothing."

D-Ray goes on to tell ClubWWI.com listeners about how TNA handled his phone calls and the unprofessional way in which he was handled on the way out.  While he harbors no real ill-will towards them, he wishes he could have left with a more direct explanation as opposed to how it happened.

On the flipside, D-Ray has nothing but great things to say about his brief time in WWE.  While his original Velocity debut was cancelled because of an angle they had to do with Chris Benoit, 3000 wasn't out yet.  His opponent for that cancelled match actually helped get him back in for his Ethiopian Title Defense against MVP on Smackdown.  D-Ray tells that tale and then goes on to explain whether there are any differences between World Wrestling Entertainment and Total Nonstop Action:

"Oh big difference, man.  Big difference.  TNA, they're a good company.  But WWE is kinda like the heaven of wrestling companies you could work for.  Because they have everything right there you need.  Now only did I wrestle for them one time, but I definitely saw that the level they are in how they treated their talent and everything is way better.  Not to say that TNA doesn't treat their talent well, but the WWE, they're just, they're better."

D-Ray 3000 laughs and goes on to talk the debut of his Smackdown character, how it came about, and his surprise trip to WWE's wardrobe department.  They say there are no spots in wrestling?  They say small guys can't break into the top companies?  Well, shoot with the exception to the rule…only on ClubWWI.com  along with over 150 others including: Jesse Ventura, Bobby Lashley, Terry Funk, Jerry Lawler, Vince Russo, Lance Cade, Trevor Murdoch, Eric Bischoff, Nikita Koloff, Nunzio, Armando Estrada, Dangerous Danny Davis, Ronnie Garvin, Jim Mitchell, Chris Harris, Ahmed Johnson,Glacier,  Bobby Heenan, Terri Runnels, Kevin Nash, The Iron Sheik, Balls Mahoney, Francine, Sid Vicious, Paul Bearer, Brian Knobbs, Bruno Sammartino, Bryan Clark, Sean Mooney, Scott D'Amore, Tito Santana, Al Snow, Tod Gordon, JJ Dillon, Charlie Haas, Tom Prichard, Jacques Rougeau, Paul Roma, Jim Powers, Tammy Sytch, Too Cold Scorpio, The Honky Tonk Man, Ole Anderson, Kid Kash, Ivan Koloff, Jackie Gayda, Mr. Hughes, Scotty 2 Hotty, Dawn Marie, John Heidenreich, Jimmy Hart, Jimmy Valiant, Rick Martel, Bad News Brown, Nick Bockwinkel, Dory Funk Jr, Diamond Dallas Page, Rob Conway, Sylvain Grenier, Mike Bucci, Samu, Erik Watts, Buff Bagwell, Christian Cage, Jazz, Demolition Ax and Smash, Koko B. Ware, Ricky Morton, Lance Russell, Bruce Hart, Dustin "Goldust" Rhodes, Damian Demento, Fred "Shockmaster" Ottman, Justin Credible, Cpl. Kirchner, One Man Gang, Scott Steiner, Shawn Stasiak, Ted DiBiase, Ivory, Chris Masters, Elix Skipper, Kamala, Samoa Joe, Giant Bernard, Bill DeMott, Juvi "Juice" Guerrera, Nora "Molly Holly" Greenwald, Ni ck Dinsmore, Harley Race, Bull Buchanan, D-Lo Brown, Road Warrior A nimal, Missing Link, Rikishi, Slick, Nidia, George Steele, Christy Hemme, Disco Inferno, Paul Ellering, Vito, Steve Blackman, Bushwhacker Luke, AJ Styles, Chris Daniels, Dennis Stamp, Shawn Daivari, Kevin Sullivan, B.G. James, Ron Killings, Zach Gowan, Dan Severn, Earl and Dave Hebner, Sivi Afi, Baron Von Raschke, Spike Dudley, Rodney Mack, Downtown Bruno, Larry Zybszko, Rick Steiner, Mae Young, and many, more.

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