Former WWE Tag Team Champion Brian Kendrick was a recent guest on Ring Rust Radio, and below are some interview highlights:
YouTube interview: https://youtu.be/nH8wvUK0cgk
Blog Talk Radio Episode: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/ringrustradio/2015/10/27/ring-rust-radio–oct-27-w-wwe-hell-in-a-cell-raw-reviews-and-brian-kendrick
Ring Rust Radio: One of your main focuses right now is the Brian Kendrick School of Pro Wrestling. While your school gained mainstream notoriety thanks to your training of WWE Diva Eva Marie, what separates your school from many others around the country?
Brian Kendrick: I think for me, I look at wrestling a little bit different and almost in obscure way. I look it as music and rhythm, more of tugging emotions than the physical side of it. I try to bring a fresh perspective on what wrestling is and what we are trying to get out of the fans and give back to the fans. What I have to offer is my unique perspective.
Ring Rust Radio: A lot of WWE fans are obviously aware of the fact that you’ve been training Eva Marie after seeing it on Total Divas. How did the opportunity to do that come about, and what are your expectations for Eva Marie moving forward?
Brian Kendrick: It came about when William Regal called me up. He works in the offices as a scout and mentor to a lot of WWE people. He reached out to me with the opportunity and I had very little expectations, the company had no expectations, and she came in and worked her ass off. I hope she continues to wrestle with people with more experience than her and with her drive, aptitude, and willingness to try I think she can do great. If she can get in there with the likes of Sasha Banks, Bailey, Paige, Becky Lynch, or any girls with experience it could help her get to that next level.
Ring Rust Radio: Myself and many other fans were really excited to see you against Finn Balor and hoped you were going to stick with NXT in an on-air wrestling role like what happened with Rhyno. Was that just supposed to be a one shot deal or do you have interest in wrestling with NXT in the future?
Brian Kendrick: I do have interest in returning. It came out of the blue the opportunity to do it. I had friends in the right places that it fell into my lap. Hopefully something will happen before the year is through and keep my fingers crossed. As of right now, I have no matches scheduled upcoming with NXT.
Ring Rust Radio: You had a stint with TNA from 2010 through 2012 that saw you win the X-Division title and have some great matches with guys like Alex Shelley and Austin Aries. Looking back, how do you view your time with TNA? Was it an enjoyable experience?
Brian Kendrick: I enjoyed it, it’s a different animal in TNA and not ran the same as WWE which I grew accustomed to with that level of work. TNA was great while I was there, but like many other TNA wrestlers, I wasn’t working, getting paid for months off, and not being able to wrestle anywhere else. Stuff like that gave me stomach pains because they took what I loved away from me. When I was working at TNA I loved it, but when they contracted me, wouldn’t bring me in, and refused to let me wrestle anywhere else, I just wanted to go postal.
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.
