Sonjay Dutt on Why He Was Never TNA X-Division Champion, Bischoff & Hogan Not Understanding the Division, TNA Rushing the GFW Angle

February 6, 2017

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Former TNA X Division star Sonjay Dutt was a recent guest on the Pancakes and Powerslams Show. Dutt, who was a guest trainer last week at the WWE Performance Center, talked about his time in TNA, and the brief partnership with GFW. Below are some highlights.

The GFW TNA invasion:

“It was what it was. It was very rushed. We jam-packed a lot of stuff into a short amount of time. It was definitely a different TNA than what I was used to.”

When the X Division took a turn for the worse:

“They stopped featuring and paying attention to it in 2010… I know that [Hogan and Bischoff] didn’t understand what the [X Division] was, or how to present it. Then you couple that in with the fact that they brought in an influx of new talent were big stars and big names. With all that, you’re really not left with much time for the X Division guys.

Why he was never X Division champion:

“I don’t know where their heads were at. I know that I didn’t want to sign a contract, so I’m sure that really limited what they would want to do with me. I wasn’t prepared to sign a contract.”

Nick was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, and lived there until the age of 18, when he decided to pack his flack jacket and move to New York City.

Nick attended New York University and graduated in 2001 with a degree in Drama.

Nick first entered the internet wrestling community back in 2004 when he became the co-host of The Voice of Wrestling Radio Show. From there, Nick made the transition from radio personality to editor when he began working with WrestleZone in 2008.

Nick is a member of two Off-Broadway theatre companies, Another Urban Riff, and the Drama Desk Award winning Godlight Theatre Company. Nick has appeared in over a dozen Off-Broadway plays since he moved to New York City, and has shot several short and feature length films. In 2010, he completed principle photography on a film titled "How to Score Your Life," which also features TNA Knockout ODB.

Inspiration in his life has come from many people including his family, Woody Allen, Steven Spielberg, Jack Nicholson, The Beatles, and of course, Lassie.