Why Moose Chose TNA Over WWE or AEW

Moose (@themoosenation) is a professional wrestler and the current TNA World Champion. He sits down with Chris Van Vliet in Las Vegas to talk about the return of TNA Wrestling, beating Alex Shelley for the TNA World Championship at Hard To Kill, why he choose to sign the longest contract in TNA history instead of going to WWE or AEW, his friendship with Scott D’Amore, how he came up with the flipping Spear as his finisher, what he learned from his 7-year career in the NFL, wanting to open up the Forbidden Door and have a match with Roman Reigns, who he puts on his TNA Mount Rushmore and much more. Quote I’m thinking about: “Life is a succession of lessons which must be lived to be understood.” - Helen Keller 00:00 Intro 00:38 How does it feel that TNA is back? 03:49 Nick Nemeth joining TNA at Hard to Kill 05:44 Does he pay attention to wrestling chants? 06:48 Fans criticizing TNA online 08:45 Pro Football preparing him for Pro Wrestling 11:09 How would he rate his match vs Alex Shelley 12:58 What is his approach to selling? 15:00 Who has he learned from most in wrestling? 18:49 How he approached getting into shape 21:46 What is the diet like to get in shape like that? 24:30 Difference between his NFL weight and current weight 26:08 Signing the longest contract in TNA 31:26 Teasing working with Roman Reigns 32:39 Does he think he’ll retire in TNA? 34:02 Thinking he can beat his NFL combine times at 40 35:42 Being synonymous with TNA 36:31 Which TNA match is he the most proud of? 37:40 Working out at the dungeon with Natalya and TJ Wilson 39:53 Famous roommates that he’s had 41:25 His spear vs Bobby Lashley’s spear 44:03 Wrestling with no knee pads 48:00 Jay Lethal teaching him how to chop 50:54 Almost ending Chris Sabin’s career with a chop 53:50 TNA having a lot of young talent 55:28 Memories of his TNA debut 55:57 Who is on his TNA Mount Rushmore 58:00 The Impact of Kurt Angle going to TNA 58:51 His thoughts on the current landscape of Pro Wrestling 01:00:23 Dropping all of his wrestling nicknames 01:03:33 3 Things Moose is grateful for ROCKET MONEY: Join Rocket Money today and experience financial freedom: MAGIC SPOON: Get $5 off with the code CVV at Subscribe to Subscribe to my podcast: Get awesome CVV t-shirts & merch: Email me: cvv@ Follow me on Instagram: Like me on Facebook: Follow me on Twitter: #tnawrestling #impactwrestling #moose #tna