Konnan has been in the wrestling business for nearly thirty years. Now 53, the legendary figure has wrestled across many promotions including World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and Total Non-Stop Action (TNA). These days, Konnan manages LAX in addition to assisting in other tasks in the wrestling community outside of Impact Wrestling.
Here’s some of the highlights from his interview with Sean Waltman’s podcast:
The Low Offer Lucha Underground Given To The Young Bucks
The reason I went to PWG the first time was because I took Dorian Roldan from AAA and Chris Joseph , who was the writer for Lucha Underground, cause originally I was suppose to write the show with Chris. And so, I was like, ‘ Bro, you need to go to PWG and I am going to show you some guys you’re going to love.’ So you know I recommended Kevin Steen, The Young Bucks, Ricochet, Brian Cage, Willie Mack. They were like ‘Oh, the Young Bucks, they should get new gear…’ I’m like ‘No, they’re making fun of it, that’s the gimmick.’ I convinced the Young Bucks to call Lucha Underground because I could get them a contract and I was going to put them in a trio with John Morrison cause they’re all from LA. And bro, they offered them $200 each. They [Young Bucks] were pissed, he wrote back, ‘Yeah now for them, for us to go there, they’re going to have to pay us $1,500 each, non negotiable.’ And I was like, ‘Yeah, exactly.’
Life in the Locker Room and The Difference Between Men and Women
This is a true story, I am not a misogynist or anything like that, but if you have 50 guys in a dressing room and 5 girls, those 5 girls are a way bigger headache than those 50 guys. You have no idea what we have to work with. It just very difficult, because there is a lot jealousy between women, you don’t see between guys. Add to that, that now a lot of those guys are dating the girls and if there is a problem they take it to the dressing room, or maybe one guy was messing with your girl and now you got the two wrestlers and the girl. So many things pop-off in the locker room.