Joey Ryan Praises Eric Bischoff For Coming Up With The Gut Check Gimmick In TNA

Former TNA star Joey Ryan recently appeared on The Kevin Gill Show to discuss working with Eric Bischoff, his time on Gut Check and more. Here are the highlights.

On working with Eric Bischoff and his time on Gut Check:

The gut check idea was Eric Bishoff’s, and he’s a big fan of reality TV. He thinks it bring out the realism of the moment which emotionally connects with an audience, and he’s right. If it was scripted it would come off scripted and people would see through it…

So when I came back to do the judging segment, they gave me a live microphone! I probably would have been a little more reserved with it.. but Eric Bischoff being a fan of reality TV he pulled me aside literally moments before the segment was gonna start and he said “I understand you’re pretty good with a microphone” and I’m like “I’m Okay” you know? And he goes don’t be afraid to speak your mind out there. And when I got that green light, i was like ok, well..They are presenting me as a heel, so I’m not gonna just tuck my tail between my legs and thank you sirs if they say no, I’m gonna go off. If this is my one time to be on live national television, I’m gonna make it memorable! So I did.

On doing the Gut Check Showdown with Al Snow, Tazz, and Bruce Prichard:

Nothing against the guys that were doing the judging but this was my moment and i was gonna make it about me. So I did the thing, I got in Tazz’s face, and this and that, and I had never met Tazz before so that was awkward for him at least necause he didn’t know me. So I did all that and I got to the back and I didn’t know how the reaction was gonna be or if everyone is gonna be mad at me for doing that… Eric Bischoff pulled me aside, he loved it. He was like that was awesome, thats what the segment is, that what it’s about. Still on TV, I was told no, but he loved it and said we’ll be in touch with you. Literally, I flew home the next day, and when I got home, that afternoon Bruce Prichard called and said we want to offer you a contract.

You can listen to the entire interview here.

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