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John Morrison Speaks - MNM Storyline, Biggest Victory
Yahoo Sports recently interviewed John Morrison, here are the highlights...
On Becoming a Wrestler: I was a big fan as a kid. I remember watching all the big WWE PPV's with my friends, then wrestling in the yard afterwards when we were kids. I idolized guys like Macho Man, HBK (Heartbreak Kid Shawn Michaels), and Hulk Hogan when I was a kid, but I didn't think of professional wrestling as something that I could actually do as a career until I saw the first season of Tough Enough
On His Biggest Victory: I've always been more about the journey than the win. Pro Wrestling to me is about constant improvement, finding accomplishment in evolving into a more complete, precise entertainer. Some of my favorite moments are my debut match, MNM vs. Eddie Guerrero and Rey Mysterio, and beating Sheamus to become the number 1 contender at TLC 2011. When I think about it, other than that, most of my favorite moments are of matches that I lost - losing the ECW championship to CM Punk in August 2007; Falls count anywhere versus Miz; MNM vs. the Hardy's, Morrison vs. Ziggler any given night of the last Europe tour; the infamous Limo explosion on Z True Island story (not a match, but I definitely wouldn't count it as a win).
On Being a Part of MNM: What I loved about MNM was that it was our idea, us being Melina, Mercury, and myself. We were MNM in OVW (developmental wrestling) for a year before we were brought up to Smackdown. MNM was the first time I really felt at home in wrestling.
* Edit * Added a few more highlights:
On The Birth of the Morrison Character: The "Morrison" character was born in ECW... a child of spite and stardom. I felt like I evolved into a great singles wrestler in ECW because of the opportunities to speak, and wrestle longer matches. Miz & Morrison, "The Greatest Tag Team of the 21st Century," was fun because Miz and I have great comedic chemistry for backstage segments, and our internet show the Dirt Sheet. Also I felt like more of a leader than when I was with MNM.
On Leaving WWE: I was starting to accumulate injuries faster than they were healing... neck surgery, and a lot of nagging injuries; shoulder, knee, ankle- I decided that time off is my best option. I'm working on elevating every part of my game during the time I have off, physical in ring stuff and mic work.
On Vince McMahon as a Boss: Vince is a perfectionist, a work-a-holic, and a micro-manager. He expects everyone to work as hard as he does, and he really does work like a mad man. He cares very much about his business, and you have to respect that about him. If I had to pick out any one flaw, I'd say that I think it would behoove him to delegate more. Give power to others in the organization for longer periods of time without allowing them to be undermined.
Yahoo Sports recently interviewed John Morrison, here are the highlights...
On Becoming a Wrestler: I was a big fan as a kid. I remember watching all the big WWE PPV's with my friends, then wrestling in the yard afterwards when we were kids. I idolized guys like Macho Man, HBK (Heartbreak Kid Shawn Michaels), and Hulk Hogan when I was a kid, but I didn't think of professional wrestling as something that I could actually do as a career until I saw the first season of Tough Enough
On His Biggest Victory: I've always been more about the journey than the win. Pro Wrestling to me is about constant improvement, finding accomplishment in evolving into a more complete, precise entertainer. Some of my favorite moments are my debut match, MNM vs. Eddie Guerrero and Rey Mysterio, and beating Sheamus to become the number 1 contender at TLC 2011. When I think about it, other than that, most of my favorite moments are of matches that I lost - losing the ECW championship to CM Punk in August 2007; Falls count anywhere versus Miz; MNM vs. the Hardy's, Morrison vs. Ziggler any given night of the last Europe tour; the infamous Limo explosion on Z True Island story (not a match, but I definitely wouldn't count it as a win).
On Being a Part of MNM: What I loved about MNM was that it was our idea, us being Melina, Mercury, and myself. We were MNM in OVW (developmental wrestling) for a year before we were brought up to Smackdown. MNM was the first time I really felt at home in wrestling.
* Edit * Added a few more highlights:
On The Birth of the Morrison Character: The "Morrison" character was born in ECW... a child of spite and stardom. I felt like I evolved into a great singles wrestler in ECW because of the opportunities to speak, and wrestle longer matches. Miz & Morrison, "The Greatest Tag Team of the 21st Century," was fun because Miz and I have great comedic chemistry for backstage segments, and our internet show the Dirt Sheet. Also I felt like more of a leader than when I was with MNM.
On Leaving WWE: I was starting to accumulate injuries faster than they were healing... neck surgery, and a lot of nagging injuries; shoulder, knee, ankle- I decided that time off is my best option. I'm working on elevating every part of my game during the time I have off, physical in ring stuff and mic work.
On Vince McMahon as a Boss: Vince is a perfectionist, a work-a-holic, and a micro-manager. He expects everyone to work as hard as he does, and he really does work like a mad man. He cares very much about his business, and you have to respect that about him. If I had to pick out any one flaw, I'd say that I think it would behoove him to delegate more. Give power to others in the organization for longer periods of time without allowing them to be undermined.