Reported by Adam Martin of WrestleView.com
On Thursday, June 15, 2006 at 8:28 PM EST

The following was transcribed by Victoria Lee of wrestlingweekly.com:

On June 13th, as part of a big episode featuring Mean Gene Okerlund live, Wrestling Weekly aired the Kevin Nash/TNA press conference from earlier that day in full.

Before taking questions, TNA's Ross Foreman plugged the 1.0 and higher ratings TNA has seen since moving to Thursday nights, and the fact that they were #1 amongst males age 25-34 for their time slot last week.

James Walsh was the first to ask questions, asking Nash about his health. As we all know, Kevin has struggled with numerous injuries throughout his career, and was recently checked out for chest pains that took him away from a World Title match. Nash has a clean bill of health now, though. He commented later that his Orthopedist thinks he’s crazy for not cutting back on wrestling, but his cardiologist says it’s okay.

Nash talked about what he sees as a bias amongst internet journalists against big men in wrestling. Nash commented that he thinks it’s hard for a normal person to identify with a big guy. He added that when you can get over with a few moves, there’s no need for big spots.

Nash doesn’t think his matches are going to be as good with Chris Sabin as they were with Shawn Michaels, but he thinks they will be good. Nash is 10 years older now than he was when he fought Shawn Michaels. He also talked about the “good psychology" Shawn had in the ring.

Of the other X-Division wrestlers, Nash said he would like to work with Sonjay Dutt and Jay Lethal. He later mentioned Alex Shelley, but said that his dream match would be against Samoa Joe. He feels that Joe will be TNA’s “poster boy."

Brian Pool asked Nash why he turned heel and is going after the X-Division. Nash said that he’s always been better as a heel, and that he’s “a heel in real life." He knows the formula for big man v. little man. Nash can dance - he just needs a good dance partner.

When comparing his TNA program with Chris Sabin to his WCW run with Rey Mysterio, Nash said he had Mysterio beat him because he had just started booking and wanted to make a statement to everyone in WCW that anyone can beat anyone else. The Sabin feud, however, is more storyline driven: based around Nash saying the X-Division wrestlers aren't worthy, and Sabin, representing the X-Division, showing that they are.

Scott Slimmer asked Nash if he might ever consider booking for TNA. Nash said it’s never a good idea to have just one booker, but he would consider being part of a booking committee.

Is the fans’ obsession with the little man just a fad? Nash doesn’t think so. He said that there aren’t a whole lot of charismatic big men out there nowadays. He said that a Championship belt doesn’t make the wrestler. He mentioned that The Undertaker hasn’t had the belt in some time, but that doesn’t matter.

Chad Perry asked Nash if he’s spoken with Scott Hall recently. Nash said they haven’t spoken in a couple months. He later said that he’s called Hall a few times, but Hall hasn’t returned any of his calls, and that’s “not a good sign." Nash said there are no plans to bring Hall back to TNA.

Nash discussed why the nWo was a failure in WWE. He said that Hulk Hogan was pulled out of the faction too quickly. The original plan at WrestleMania was for Scott Hall to defeat Steve Austin, then for the nWo to screw The Rock. At the last minute, however, WWE decided to turn Hulk face, and have Austin go over Hall.

Former-wrestler-turned-journalist Blackjack Brown, who is friends with Kevin, asked him what he would think of Eric Bischoff joining TNA. Nash mentioned that he and Bischoff are “buds," and that Bischoff in TNA would be “nothing but good for me." Nash plugged Bischoff’s work both on and off camera.

Nash mentioned that his son turned 10 this past Monday.

Jason Clevett asked Nash about his role as a veteran in a lockerroom full of young guys. Nash said that he gives insight for the younger guys, and he tries to show them that they should work “smarter not harder." He said that, with their crazy styles, some of them will probably be retiring when they’re 30, and that’s a shame. Nash tries to show them a different style.

Nash thinks that WWE’s reuniting D-Generation X should be interesting, though he doesn‘t think it will work. He wonders how WWE will work around the fact that Shawn Michaels is now a Christian, and he can’t see Shawn doing the risqué things DX was famous for.

Wade Needham asked Nash what his limitations are in the X-Division. Nash said his only limitations are “how far he can throw" the X-Division wrestlers. He said that big man v. big man isn’t normally a good match, because big men often can‘t create movement independently - in big man v. little man, the big man reacts to the movement made by the little guy to make a much better match. Nash said that The Undertaker is an exception, as he can create movement himself.

Doc Young stumped Kev with his first question when he asked Nash who he would bring into TNA if he had the power to bring in any one current wrestler. Nash couldn’t think of anybody, because he doesn’t think there is any one wrestler who will “make" the company. He mentioned Steve Austin, but added that Austin is too banged up to wrestle.

Doc also asked Nash if he might ever write an autobiography. Nash adamantly said no. He said that there are things in his past that he doesn’t want his son to ever know. If he can’t tell the whole story, he won’t tell any of it.

Heather asked Kevin for his thoughts on WWE bringing back ECW. Nash thinks it will be too “diluted," and will have a “leftover WWE feel." Kev wishes the brand success, though, because another big brand will allow more wrestlers an opportunity for success. He added that if WWE really does leave the brand to Paul Heyman, it will be a success.

Nash discussed what drives him to still wrestle, and what makes it different from acting. He said that he loves to perform in front of the crowd. With movies, there’s a lot of “stop, go" and he’s spent only 18 days on the set out of 4 months of shooting before. It’s not the same as wrestling in front of a live crowd, he said.

Is he training any differently for his upcoming X-Division match than he usually does? Yes, he joked: he’s cutting down to one bottle of wine a night.

Brendan Brooks asked Nash if he has any upcoming movies. Nash plugged DOA, which comes out on August 25th.

Last but not least, Nash was asked about his debut match and his best match. Nash’s debut was in 1990 at the Clash of Champions. His favorite match was when he first won the WWF Heavyweight Championship in 1994, defeating Bob Backlund.

Nash also talks about not wanting to make movies a career, who the future of TNA is, says Paul Heyman should not have sold out his ECW trademark and more.

Check out the interview to hear all this and more, PLUS an incredible interview with Mean Gene Okerlund at www.wrestlingweekly.com.

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