Steve wonders how in touch Dixie Carter is with the independent circuit, and how she’s able to find such extraordinary international talents. She says the hardest thing today is that there are so many wrestling organizations, and that a great deal of the talent is booked already. Dixie says that they really need to get their own developmental system in place. She cites Ethan Carter and Bram as former NXT prospects that TNA happened to acquire. Steve wants to know if Dixie is planning to tour again; Dixie says that house shows are very important and would like to tour more globally. She says that one of their corporate sponsors was responsible for a number of places they toured throughout the United States, and therefore TNA became oversaturated in various markets. Dixie feels that they need to let the market cool before they reintroduced themselves to those audiences. She says that the goal is to start touring again in late summer.
Steve and Dixie start to wind the podcast down, and Steve brings up Jeff Hardy’s recent motocross accident. Dixie says that while it’s tough for TV, she’s happy that it was only a broken leg. She said that Jeff will be out for 6 to 8 weeks. Dixie rattles off a number of upcoming dates, and Steve says that Dixie will be back on the family friendly version of the “Steve Austin Show” next week.
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.
