Matt Hardy says he wouldn’t be shocked if a top TNA star joined WWE.
Speaking on his The Extreme Life of Matt Hardy podcast, Hardy addressed recent reports about reigning TNA World Champion Mike Santana’s contract ending this summer and WWE’s interest in signing him. He noted that he wouldn’t be shocked if Santana does jump ships.
“I mean that, that, that wouldn’t surprise me. I would guess that’s probably Mike Santana’s ultimate goal [is] to work for WWE. You know, most kids who grew up loving wrestling, their goal is to work for WWE at some point, have a WrestleMania moment, whatever else. That [him going to WWE] wouldn’t shock me at all.” [H/T F4WOnline]
Wrestlevotes Radio (via Fightful Select) recently claimed that WWE is interested in signing Mike Santana and that there is strong internal support from at least one main roster member to bring the TNA star in. The report noted that if Santana does join, the promotion would like to have him on the main roster by the end of the year.
TNA’s Leon Slater commented on rumors he’s WWE-bound
Speaking to WrestleZone Managing Editor Bill Pritchard, former TNA X-Division Champion Leon Slater addressed rumors of him joining WWE. He noted that manifestation and visualization have helped keep him focused. Slater said that despite the ongoing buzz, he’s currently focused on the Ultimate X Match at the Slammiversary pay-per-view on June 28.
“I think something that’s been super helpful for me is manifestation and visualization. The position I’m in right now is something I’ve always pictured myself doing, and it’s a position I’ve pictured myself being in since I was nine years old when I started training, and even before that. So nothing really ever feels like it’s out of this world crazy. It just feels like, okay, this is the point where this is happening, and then maybe in a few months this is the point where that’s going to happen. I try and picture it all in my head before it happens.
“And again, something that’s been super helpful for me, regardless of all the rumors about where I’m going next or if I’m staying in TNA or whatever the case may be, is as soon as I put this phone down, it all disappears and I’m back in real life. So heading into Slammiversary, the biggest show of the year, that is 100% of my focus right now. I’m focused on what I’m doing, I’m focused on smashing it with TNA, and then whatever will be will be,” he said about the WWE rumors.
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