Mike Santana has a big night ahead of him – possibly the biggest of his career.
TNA is going to have over 3,000 fans in attendance at the Curtis Culwell Center for their debut on AMC network. Mike Santana is in the Main Event, fighting for the biggest prize in this business – the TNA World Title.
While speaking with Scott Fishman of TV Insider, Mike Santana talks about the announcement of TNA moving to AMC network and what the fans can expect on the first show of the new network.
How was it for you to hear that AMC announcement?
“I heard some rumblings early on, but in wrestling everything is just talk until it happens. I took it with a grain of salt. It would be great if it happened and will go from there. When the initial announcement happened and I found out, I was like, “Yep, now the work really starts.” I was proud of the team because everyone at TNA has done an amazing job at getting us here. It’s a huge accomplishment, a huge moment, and I’m proud that more wrestling fans are going to get to see the greatness TNA has to offer. I feel like the diehard fans knew and followed along, but TNA was hard to get a hold of for a long time. Now with AMC, it’s such a big reach and in more homes and more accessible. I’m excited for the world to see what we do. As far as the locker room goes, everyone is excited and motivated. We all have that common fire going. We’re going into the new year ready to go.”
What do you want to say to new and old fans on what they can expect from this first night as TNA looks to make the best first impression?
“I think we’re going to do what we do best, and that is put on a great show. If you’ve been following along, you know we’ve been on a roll and breaking records and packing houses and putting on the very best matches that we could. Again, the beautiful thing about TNA is the fact that everyone has a common mindset and that’s elevating the brand and making sure the show as a whole comes off as great. We have a tight locker room where everyone is putting in the work. We thank the fans who have been following us. Thank you for the support. This is a thank you back. For new fans going to be checking out TNA on AMC, you’re in for something great because we pride ourselves on giving you a show that caters to all wrestling fans and we got a little bit of everything. It’s going to be a great time.”
Speaking about the reaction on the AMC network side, Santana mentions that “As far as I’ve heard, AMC executives are very happy with the reaction everything has gotten so far. This is the first time they are in the sports entertainment business and offering a platform for wrestling. It’s a good time overall. We’re excited.”
H/T Scott Fishman from TV Insider.
Mike Santana challenges Frankie Kazarian for the TNA World Title, with newly-signed talent and former TNA World champion Nic Nemeth looming in the background and ready to take on the winner of this match once it’s over.
Santana could possibly defeat both Frankie Kazarian and Nic Nemeth in the same night and be done with both of them.
We’ll have to tune in tonight to see how things turn out.
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