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" A morality clause is a grey area that the powers that be say if it is immoral, than it's immoral, and you are getting fired. "

" Bam Bam Bigelow truly deserves to be in the Hall of Fame, and if that call would come, I'd be honored to do it, but I don't think it is going to come. I think there is a much greater likelihood that Vince would look elsewhere, but I am honored that the fans would want to consider that I should be the one to induct him. "

" Chris Candido - besides loving him like a little brother - I used to sit and watch him in awe because it was so effortless for him. He could wake up from a nap and go out and have a five-star match. "

" Everybody has the prerogative for their own career in this business, and I firmly believe that to this day. But if you and I give each other our word - call me corny - I think you have an obligation to uphold that. "

" For a company the size of ECW, there wasn't room for multiple over-the-top personalities. "

" For those of you who weren't a part of the era of ECW, understand, you're looking at the guy that made ECW what ECW was. So, simply put, I'm as close to royalty in this sport as it comes. "

" Harley Race was eloquent in his moves - everything made sense, like a hand in a glove. "

" Historically, Vince McMahon's company has always been where the Hulk Hogans get the push and the Paul Orndorffs and Jake Roberts does the pushing. "

" I always thought the fans deserved the best I can give them. "

" I can speak for myself personally, I loved ECW. I loved everything about it. I loved the crew, I loved the fans, the style, working there. "

" I can't even tell you how many 8, 9, 10 year old kids have come up to me and said, 'You are my favorite wrestler, and I've seen you on 'the network' or on YouTube.' "

" If I went out and tried to be 'Shane Douglas the Superstar' when it wasn't my time, one of the veterans would have put me back in line. "

" I got my break in the business with the now-defunct Bill Watts' TWF, the old Mid-South. Which was really, in many ways, the predecessor to ECW in its time, in that age. It was a really cool, high-impact, snug type of product. "

" I gravitated to the pro wrestlers and the grappling - Hulk Hogan 'hulking up' always looked cornball to me - and I wanted to see Ric Flair, Ricky Steamboat, and Harley Race go move-for-move. "

" I had no desire to leave ECW, but in '95, I was reaching my mid 30s. I'd been the World Champ multiple times... I'd pretty much done everything in ECW - all I could do is repeat. "

" I had suffered a multitude of injuries, as most guys in the business do. Most of them came at the end of my career. "

" I have seen enough people in my business die that I don't sit back and hope that this one or that one goes but not the other guys. I don't want to see anyone of these guys die. "

" I know this sounds corny, but if I give you my word I am going to do something, you can take it to the bank. Whether that means if my giving my word puts me in a detrimental position, I'm still going to follow through on my word, and I'll let the pieces fall where they may. "

" I'll tell you upfront, I think Shawn Michaels was probably the most gifted worker the business has ever seen. "

" In ECW, we couldn't have an off night. "

" In my business, my job is to make people believe they are seeing something they're not seeing. "

" In the overall scheme of things, Tommy Dreamer and The Franchise are opposite characters. "

" In TNA, if I wrestle, I'm able to help one person. As a road agent and head of talent relations, I can help an entire crew. "

" I remember, in 1993, sitting in the back watching him; I'd never met him. He hit a triple moonsault. I jumped out of my seat. As a fan, I've always been a huge mark for Sabu. "

" I think Ric Flair has been tarnishing his legacy since 1990 - he has done more to tarnish his career then anything I could have said or did, then anybody could have said or did. "

" It would be a huge loss to the wrestling industry and for those of us that have made our living in this industry to lose someone like Ric Flair. "

" I've always been a huge mark for Samoa Joe. "

" I've said it before that I am not and haven't been throughout my career a huge supporter of women's wrestling, and I haven't paid that much attention to it. "

" I've tried repeatedly, but I just cannot sink my teeth into the WWE product. "

" I was so deep in red ink coming out of ECW that I had to make a good solid living just to get my nose above the water line because of ECW. "

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