Rhino is on The Cut discussing his return to IMPACT, the Rebellion PPV, joining Violent by Design, his favorite IMPACT moments, advice to younger talent and much more!!

The Major Difference from This Visit with Impact Wrestling Compared to the Previous Two Visits:

“I’m a little older, a little wiser, more experienced, not only in life, but you know, in the wrestling business, and, you know, this, I bring more, I think, to the table, you know, because of those reasons, you know, and I haven’t been, I haven’t been the old, the ECW Rhino since, you know, 2000. So early 2000. So, it’s, it’s, it’s good, you know, because fans will be able to see that side of me, you know, since I joined violent by design, so and that’s one of the things the wrestling fans were very excited about when I joined biome by design.” 

Advice you give to some of the younger talents who’s not maybe not had the same amount of exposure:

“Just have that chip on your shoulder, go out there with something to prove them, prove it. Go out there. And, you know, be that star you’re born to be, you know, come to us get advice, pick out what you like, and what would work for you? Because not all the times we have the right answers, you know, go out there. You know, and and, and, you know, if someone says you can’t do something, prove them wrong. Someone says you can’t be a main event or prove them wrong. If someone says, like the Rich Swan, you can’t be World Champion, prove them wrong. You know, and, you know, Swan, he’s got a big road ahead of them at Rebellion. And this Sunday. So, you know, Violent by Design, we’re putting together a group that, you know, hopefully they’ll talk about, you know, 20 years from now.”

Being Back with IMPACT and Who Can Show Up:

Well, I’ve always enjoyed working with guys like a the cowboy (James Storm), you know, cowboys back, you know, a lot of the experience I’ve had, you know, in the ring, you know, and then you know, and it’s funny, sometimes life is a full circle, because, you know, I came back in 2019 and, you know, not too long after that we would about a I don’t even think it was about a year. Eric Young, you know, he comes back and you know, and it just it seems like a full circle, you know, and then you never know who’s going to pop up, you know, Sunday, you know, people that maybe people that have worked with IMPACT before in the past not saying any hints or anything. I mean, and that’s a great thing. You know, because a lot of times you can you know, a lot of times if you doors are always open, even though you think they might be shut, either not so 

Joining Violent By Design:

“It just fit, you know, that old The ECW Rhino was itching to come out, you know, I’ve suppressed them for too long. And it’s great because we did it in a way where really nobody expected it, you know, and people were okay with me. You know, still being as the term we use baby face. So, um, but they also kind of, you know, it’s that dirty little secret. You know, it’s like, I really enjoy Ryan. I was a baby face and I go out there and i love the fan support, but I really I really missed that. You know, the ECW Rhino right now, you know, so? Well, yeah. The intensity, the intensity of being able to as I remember watching you to spear pretty much everybody does have that real intense look. Women, children.. I will not Gore children, but yeah, they get my way. I’m just saying I’m an equal opportunity. Gore. Yeah, so I mean, is he too far gone? That’s, that’s a question only Eric Young can answer. So can he be part of the group? Or is he going to be, you know, is he gonna be on the hit list? You know, I’ll go. It’s not the first time.”

On His Match At Rebellion:

“Well break them down as a team, they’re all very talented, they’ll come with a lot of years of experience, you know, and, and you could be young to the business or young for having exposure, but have a lot of experience in life gives you experience in the ring to, you know, some people mature a lot quicker, you know, a lot of people in their 20s, like we were talking about earlier, you know, when we’re younger, we’ll run into, you know, run into a fight, you know, what, sometimes people in their early 20s, they’ll sit back and they’ll, they’ll think before, you know, they’re more calculated. So and that’s, and that’s the thing. You know, when you look across the ring, you don’t know what’s going to happen, you know, when you just you always have to, you always have to realize never to underestimate anybody, they’re all talented. They’re all, they’re all deserving of any opportunity they’ve had, or they have, and the future opportunities that they will, you know, come across their past. So it’s just it’s one of those things where it’s like, you know, you just gotta make, I’ve got to make sure I’m on my game and everybody, you know, with Eric Young and, and, you know, Joe, and Diener. You know, they’re all going to be on their game too. So going into it and we talk amongst ourselves. So but yeah, we’re ready to go.”

On Pandemic Wrestling:

“I love the fans being out there, whether they’re bullying me or cheered me, I feed off their energy. But you also have that I’ve been at that point where I can channel my own intensity and my own adrenaline, you know, because I’m out there for a purpose. You know, and I think a lot of times, when you’re starting out, you’re just focused on that, and you don’t realize that there’s an audience out there. So I think any wrestler that goes out there, they’re already prepared for that. Because a lot of times it takes, you know, several years before people get over the fact that, hey, there’s an audience, you know, I can react to them. So it’s one of those things where it’s like, I think it’s more natural than what, you know, someone may think that’s never, you know, been in the ring. And in a situation, there’s a lot of times, like I said, we’re just focused on the wrestling and not really paying attention to the crowd early in your career 

His Goals in Impact:

Well, I’d like to go at least another six years God Willing knock on wood. Just to make it a good 32 and then find the next Randy Orton and find the next rock. JOHN CENA you know, the next Austin, the next Triple H and the next leader, the next Trish Stratus you know, the next Sasha Banks just to help nurture them and make them grow and and become you know, a major draw the next Charlotte flair, you know, in the Wrestling World. And you know, that way, you always want to leave it better than what you found it, you know, anything you do. So, definitely I want to do that and, and yeah, so and along with obviously world champion is always in you know, in your mind. And that’s definitely more towards the front of my mind than anything. You know, but I really don’t talk about that much sets up personal, you know, hunger and goal. 

Favorite IMPACT moments:

Definitely, the first match of it was a Monster’s Ball match. The first match that I had on that pay per view in 2005 2005 bound before a when I won the NWA World Title. I would recommend watching that Monsters ball match because that allowed me to move forward to the gauntlet and then to Jeff Jarrett. So but yeah, that was all. That was a great night, but that was definitely a start off for a great night. And then I’ve had a lot of great matches with this Sabu and impact. I had a lot of good matches with Sabu and ECW. Yeah, so I mean there’s so many so just pick that right.

Check out the interview here: https://youtu.be/LBM22bdWKWU