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And one final question on that point - there's more televised wrestling than ever before. We're looking at RAW, Impact, NXT, AEW and SmackDown all on television, and of course there's the likes of NJPW and ROH, and even MLW making waves.
Is now the best time ever to be a wrestler, and what do you think of all the quote-unquote "competition" going forward?
It's crazy the amount that is going on. I wish wrestling fans would look at it more like, say, boxing or fight fans, or MMA fans, because imagine if we had, I don't know if you followed MMA for a long time but my favourite thing back in the day was Pride. I loved Pride and I think Pride did pro wrestling better than pro wrestling. Pride is the best pro wrestling company in the history of the world - but imagine if we had Pride from then with UFC from right now and also Bellator - and what if we still had Strikeforce and all this stuff?
A lot of the fans wouldn't be like, "Strikeforce is better than UFC is because of this," "You just don't realise because UFC has more money," blah, blah, blah. "Pride is better."
You just watch what you like, K-1, Pancrase whatever it is. Imagine having all of this in the greater world of MMA but now that is what we've got for wrestling and every roster is now so packed with guys who are ready for the stage they are on, and it's like moving the independent boom to the mainstream, and now we have that.
A lot of the times I will get that. I had this in a recent interview where they said, "What do you think of the prospect of Impact with the new TV deal going head-to-head with this place of that place?" It's like, man, there's like eight places you're going "head-to-head" with, that's not even head-to-head any more.
You might as well just put what you do out there, just put your rock 'n' roll out there and see who listens, and just go with that. Grow how you grow, because there's too much of it now. I think that's too much of a good thing.
I think if people were to be a little bit more patient, a little bit more positive, then you'd realise what a wonderful time this is - because it's incredible.
A huge thanks to TJP for taking the time to speak with us. You can follow TJ Perkins here.
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