Chris Sabin Interview: Talks about match with Samoa Joe, ROH, & more

?Reported by Adam Martin of WrestleView.com

On Monday, August 15, 2005 at 2:21 AM EST

Shawn Walters sent in the following recap:

Former TNA X-Division Champion & past winner of the Super X Cup, Chris Sabin, was a guest on the 08/11/05 edition of Monday Night Mayhem, which can be heard in streaming audio every week exclusively on MondayNightMayhem.com & on The AudioWrestling Radio Network -- your official home of "The Spring Break Incident" Video-On-Demand, featuring RAW Diva, Stacy Keibler!

The interview with Chris Sabin is now available to hear for FREE in Real Audio!

Here are several selected highlights from the interview provided by the show's correspondent, Dan "Ho-Ju" Kriegbaum, of www.MondayNightMayhem.com.

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The Angry Hero brought up Sabin's recent match at the TNA No Surrender Pay-Per-View against Samoa Joe last month, noting that it was one of his favorite matches of the year so far, as he asks Sabin about his thoughts going into the match against someone like Samoa Joe. Sabin mentions that it was the first time that they ever wrestled each other, that they did the best that they could, and he couldn't be any happier with the result of it. Hero also noted that the match has been added to the upcoming "Best Of The X-Division" DVD.

One of the biggest competitors in Sabin's past was then mentioned by The Big Mosh with one of the latest addition's to one of the WWE's roster, "The Future" Frankie Kazarian -- who has been tearing up Velocity over the past month. Sabin's thoughts on that are simply that he hopes that the WWE will let him show the true wrestling talent that he has.

Another former TNA star & former WWE Cruiserweight Champion, Paul London, was then mentioned, in addition to the recent bans by the WWE on the 450 Splash, the Shooting Star Press and other such moves that London's arsenal contains. Sabin feels that those moves could add so much to a match, and appreciates that they have no limitations in TNA, and how they have to accept the risks they take in the ring. While he can see the WWE's side of the story, he feels that it takes away from the division itself.

Sabin is also excited about the pending returns of Brian "Spanky" Kendrick & James Gibson (Jamie Knoble), as he added that the WWE might very well focus more on their Cruiserweight division, but that they very well might be signing those wrestlers, and several others in the future, to keep them away from TNA. It's a matter of playing the "Wait Game" and seeing exactly what unfolds.

The Big Mosh also asked Sabin whether or not a return to Ring Of Honor was in his future, with such TNA stars as "The Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniels, "The Phenomenal" AJ Styles, Abyss, and many others recently returning & competing for ROH, in addition to Samoa Joe now working for TNA full-time, along with his current Ring Of Honor schedule. Chris admitted that he has had discussions with Gabe Sapolsky and that he hopes to work with the company again in the nearforseen future and hanging out with their locker room. Since he last stepped into a ROH ring, they have grown in leaps & bounds, and he would love to be a part of their positive movement going forward into the future.

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For a complete update/recap on Sabin's epic match this past Saturday night at Ballpark Brawl V: "Bang! Bang! Have A Nice Day!" in Buffalo, NY (against Charlie Haas & "The Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniels for The Natural Heavyweight Championship), head on over to www.BallparkBrawl.com. Make sure to check out Sabin tonight on tonight's Sacrifice Pay-Per-View, as he will team up with Shark Boy & Sonjay Dutt vs. Simon Diamond, David Young, & "PrimeTime" Elix Skipper!

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Be sure to check out the rest of this past week's slam-packed edition of The Mayhem, which also featured Jim Cornette's highly-talked about shoot interview (covering everything from his WWE release, to his thoughts of a debut in TNA, to his candid, uncensored remarks about Vince McMahon, Eric Bischoff, Vince Russo, & Paul Heyman).

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Make sure you tune into The Mayhem this week (August 18th), as the MNM exclusives continue -- Former WWE Women's Champion, Nora "Molly Holly" Greenwald, will step into The Mayhem squared circle this Thursday to breakdown exactly why she voluntarily left World Wrestling Entertainment and to promote her new Shoot DVD, "Shootin' The Crap" (which can be purchased at www.NoraDVD.com).

What are her honest thoughts on the future of women's wrestling, the RAW Divas Search, and Vince McMahon? Will we see her appear in TNA anytime soon?

All these questions & many more will be answered this week, so be sure to e-mail your questions to MondayNightMayhem@hotmail.com, or post them on the MNM Uberfun Message Board.

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Don't forget that Monday Night Mayhem is your place for the best in WWE Pay-Per-View previews -- and this upcoming week's show will be no different, as "The Summer Sizzler" is upon us! It's time for SummerSlam! Former WWE announcer, Kevin Kelly, will also join The Mayhem to preview next Sunday's epic WWE SummerSlam Pay-Per-View. The Big Mosh, The Angry Hero, & Kevin will analyze & breakdown the night's card, in addition to taking a trip down memory lane to old SS's of the past.

It's the next best thing to being live at The MCI Center in Washington D.C. -- so grab your ringside seat this Thursday for the official Monday Night Mayhem SummerSlam '05 Countdown Show!

E-mail your questions on the event & for Kevin to MondayNightMayhem@hotmail.com or post them on the MNM Uberfun Message Board. There's a lot to cover, but we will do our collective best to add your fans' thoughts into the coverage itself.

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"The Summer Of Mayhem" Part Deux isn't going anyway just yet, as Nora Greenwald & Kevin Kelly heat up The Mayhem airwaves this Thursday!

You can hear feel The Mayhem in its entirety every week -- exclusively on www.AudioWrestling.com & www.MondayNightMayhem.com.