AJ Francis Talks Re-Signing With TNA, Says Carlos Silva Is His Favorite Boss In Wrestling
AJ Francis has high praise for Carlos Silva.
On Tuesday, March 10, ESPN broke the news of AJ Francis re-signing with TNA Wrestling. This was the latest contract news for the promotion after re-signing Nic Nemeth, Ash By Elegance, and others earlier this year.
Speaking with Hitting The Turnbuckle for a new interview, Francis credited his love for Carlos Silva as a big reason that he decided to stay with the company.
“You know, it’s the fact that I have a lot of respect for Carlos Silva. Carlos is my favorite boss that I’ve ever worked for in wrestling and it’s not close. He views wrestling — it might be because he didn’t come from the wrestling world — but he views wrestling from a lens that I view wrestling from because I have always understood the the impact that bringing outside sources into the building, non wrestling entities into the wrestling building can help grow wrestling. Me and Carlos talk about sports all the time and we want to be — even though it’s a show, we recognize the benefit of it being treated like a sport. That’s why I made sure that ESPN was the one that broke that I signed with TNA. It’s also I do things like that to prove that nobody else can do those things, right? So, it’s a way that I differentiate myself as well. I love working for Carlos and I could tell you a million behind the scenes stories as to why, but there’s not even a point. It’s just Carlos is fantastic.”
Continuing on, Francis also praised Tommy Dreamer for believing in him before anyone else did.
“Also, Tommy Dreamer is the reason I’m in TNA. Tommy Dreamer believed in me before it was cool to believe in me. I really feel strongly for the people that I work with in TNA and I’m so grateful for the opportunities that they consistently provide me.”
Despite his good relationship with executives, Francis still wants a title shot to come his way soon.
“Now, they need to provide me a championship opportunity very soon. That was the main conversation I had with Carlos. I was like, ‘Look man, how many more times do I bae to put on match of the night before I get some gold?’”
Francis recently commented on a potential match with Jelly Roll. Fans can check out his full comments by clicking here.
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