- 02/22/2015 (12:25:13 pm)
- Bob Mulrenin
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Former TNA World Heavyweight Champion Austin Aries sat down with philly.com recently to discuss Samoa Joe, TNA’s relationship with Destination America and his upcoming appearance at House of Hardcore March 7 in Philadelphia.
Here’s a full transcript:
Vaughn Johnson: What were your thoughts on Samoa Joe’s departure from TNA Wrestling?
Austin Aries: That’s part of the business, man. People come, people go and at the end of the day, everybody has to do what’s right for them and their family and their situation. I’ve known Joe a long time and the guy is supremely intelligent, supremely talented so I’m sure the decision he made will work out because guys like that always seem to land on their feet.
AA: Hey, man. It could possibly happen with any of us at any time. As far as guys contracts and their deals, I don’t try to stick my nose in too much. Obviously, we all kind of have an idea of what’s going on behind the scenes, but I always feel those things are best kept behind the scenes and not out there for general consumption unless that person decides to put it out there.
VJ: It has to hurt the TNA locker room to lose a guy like Samoa Joe, does it not?
AA: Talent is talent. Anytime you lose a talented wrestler it just creates a situation where other guys have to step up and fill the void. Guys like Samoa Joe are unique in their own right and you don’t just pluck guys like that off the tree and insert them. In any situation, any locker room, any sport, you take a talented player out I’m sure it’s going to hurt, but it presents an opportunity for other guys to step up and try to fill that void.
