Donald Wood from Ring Rust Radio interviewed Ring of Honor Star Adam Cole on the show this week, and below are some interview highlights:
The interview can be watched on YouTube at https://youtu.be/69dh-_FEf2Y
Blog Talk Radio Episode: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/ringrustradio/2015/06/02/ring-rust-radio–june-2-w-rohs-adam-cole-and-wwe-elimination-chamber-review
Donald Wood: Obviously, the biggest news from the week was Ring of Honor’s announcement that the company will be on Destination America Wednesday nights at 8 p.m. ET starting June 3. What is your reaction to the news and what is the general feeling amongst other wrestlers in the locker room regarding the move?
Adam Cole: I was shocked and just as floored as everybody else was. Ring of Honor offices kept everyone in the dark as far as what was going on but the excitement level through the talent is really high. With how everyone feels, how amped we are, and with how hard everyone has been working, this is a giant step forward for us. I think we are going to be in an additional 57 million homes and that’s huge for accessibility and viewership potential for Ring of Honor. This is something our entire team has worked very hard for, we feel that we deserve it, and we’re not going to give anyone any reason to believe that we should not be on a national television platform.
Mike Chiari: ROH’s partnership with Destination America came as a huge surprise to those who follow the business, mostly due to the fact that TNA came to the channel pretty recently. It seems like a lot of the talent have differing opinions about what it means for both companies, but how do you view it? Do you feel like it’s competition or do you look at it as more of a partnership?
Adam Cole: I actually don’t look at it as either. Ring of Honor has gotten where it’s gotten by solely making itself better especially from 2014-2015. I don’t want to say we have lived in our own bubble because we are very aware of what’s going on outside, but we are very focused on internally making ourselves better. Everything from production, talent, matches, storyline, we are very hyper focused on that. We try not to get too wrapped up in the entire competition thought process, but the entire thing is very exciting for pro-wrestling. The idea now is you have Ring of Honor on before TNA Impact and that’s three hours of wrestling potentially on cable television on Wednesday nights. Again, it’s not a partnership either though. We’re not affiliated with TNA whatsoever, were focused on us, and it just so happens were on right before TNA. As far as being a wrestling fan I think it’s an exciting time for them. As for us, we are so hyper focused on doing what we can so this is as successful as possible for us.
Brandon Galvin: Best in the World is coming up in a few weeks and you’ve been one of the top performers at this event for Ring of Honor historically. It was announced that The Kingdom will face the Bullet Club, but I think most would agree the focus will be on you mixing it up again with AJ Styles since you guys clearly have a special chemistry. Now in a multi-man match, would you prefer the opportunity to wrestle in a singles match against him or are you excited about the opportunities offered in a six-man tag?
Adam Cole: I think the six man has a lot of potential to be something special. Anytime there’s more bodies in there especially when the other bodies are the Young Bucks and my Kingdom partners Matt Taven and Michael Bennett, I think creates a really cool and exciting dynamic. Of course the chance to wrestle AJ in another one on one encounter would be awesome. I really enjoyed our match at War of the Worlds and for much more special reasons I enjoyed our match in Philadelphia. To get the chance to wrestle him on a PPV scenario would be really cool. I think as far as fans, if you like watching a car crash and a really exciting six man Ring of Honor wrestling action than this match is definitely going to deliver that so I am looking forward to the match on PPV.
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.
