Why Simon Diamond Worked HardCORE Justice

[John]

-- The Miami Herald has an interview up with Simon Diamond where he talks about the TNA Hardcore Justice PPV, saying he only worked it so he could team with his partner Johnny Swinger one last time and because he was moved by Tommy Dreamer's passion for the show. Here's what he said about the criticisms of the show: "If people bought that pay-per-view expecting to see great wrestling, then they were delusional. The guys are older. The guys are heavier. The body is not meant to do what it is that we do to it. Of course, there's going to be a decline in the wrestling, but it was nostalgia. I go see the Yankees Old Timers' Day all the time, and I go to see my hero Reggie Jackson. You know what? Reggie Jackson's probably shrunk about three inches since his playing days. He still looks good physically. He's bald, and he doesn't look like the Reggie Jackson I grew up with, but it doesn't matter to me. He's still Reggie Jackson. Now, he's not out there playing baseball and embarrassing himself, but the match I had was for entertainment purposes only like you see on the pro football betting cards you buy. At the bottom it says, `for entertainment purposes only,' and that's exactly what that match was about. If people are going to sit there and say, `the wrestling this and the wrestling that,' you are delusional, and you're the person listening to Rush as opposed to going to see KISS live.' Everyone did a good job. The main thing was everyone was really having fun, really having fun,'' he said. ``That's what it was about. It was about going out there and having fun. We weren't digging ditches. We weren't delivering the mail, which is a good job. We weren't sitting behind a desk. We weren't wearing a tie. We were having fun, and that's what it was all about.''

Source - LOP.

[mikedudelang]

I thought the PPV was cool. Of course most of those guys aren't what they once were...ECW's prime was almost 15 years ago.

[DUKE NUKEM]

at least vince was not part of it^

[frankdafrog]

Hate that I missed it, heard it was a good show considering. Would've liked to see some of the old guys together again. And I second that remark "At least Vince wasn't part of it". Could not agree more.

[Kenpachi Zaraki]

Vince did it very well when he did do it lol