Dawn Marie Reveals The Details Of Her Talks With TNA And Why She Feels That She Won't Be Joining Them
    Submitted by Errol Leigh Farrell on Tuesday, June 24, 2008 at 8:56 PM EST


    Sent In By James Guttman of http://WorldWrestlingInsanity.com

    The 121st edition of JG’s Radio Free Insanity is on the air and available right now at WorldWrestlingInsanity.com (Flash and MP3 download) This week's show features ECW Original and WWE Black Widow…Dawn Marie.

    Dawn initially joined ClubWWI.com last week for a 44 minute shoot that was more in-depth than most expected. She not only spoke about her career, but much more as it relates to carrying yourself in the wrestling business. Among the topics discussed were:

    Being Home With Her Son and Family
    Adjusting To Life After WWE
    Being a Female in a Man's World
    The Original ECW
    Earning Respect
    The Boys Having Her Back
    Double-Standards in the Locker Room
    Separating From New Girls
    Girls Who Will "Never Get It"
    Going From One of the Girls to One of the Boys
    Locker Room Etiquette
    Protocol and How To Speak to Certain People
    Being Trained By Buddy Landell
    What He Taught Her
    What Paul Heyman Told Her After Two Weeks With ECW
    The Politics of Wrestling
    The Philosophy To Follow
    People Who Buy Into Their Gimmick Too Much
    Who Truly Decides The Future Stars of WWE
    The Slow Burn to Stardom
    Brock Lesnar and Others
    Forgetting Nathan Jones
    How The Developmental System Has Changed Today's Rookies
    "Building a house on a bad foundation."
    Sound Advice For Young Wrestlers
    Who's At Fault For Today's Green Rookies
    The ECW "Krissy Snow" Character
    The WWE "Susan Lucci" Character
    How Her Body Lead To Her ECW Gimmick
    The Fitness Model Craze
    Being The Opposite of Major Gunns
    Working With Tammy Sytch Early On
    Turning a One Shot ECW Deal Into a Full Time Job
    Being Sent To New Orleans…Without a Plane
    Chemistry With Lance Storm
    Her ECW Crew
    What She Had To Learn After The Fall of ECW
    Training At Mikey Whipwreck's School
    The Person Who Pushed Her Down WWE's Throat
    Transitioning To Her New Gimmick
    What Stephanie McMahon Said About Her Crowd Reactions
    Working Heel as a Diva
    The Biggest Highlight of Her Career
    The McMahon Family
    The Fabulous Moolah and Mae Young
    The Most Nervous Moment of Her Career
    Cyndi Lauper
    The Al Wilson Story
    How Al Was Almost Not Used
    Embarrassment Around Torrie After
    What The Boys Said About It
    Others Who Were Going To Be Brought In
    The Follow-Up Angle
    Who May Have Caused It's Abrupt Ending
    How WWE Fumbled The Ball
    Discussions With TNA
    Why It Won't Happen
    Less Qualified TNA Knockouts
    Her Theory About The New ECW
    Great Quote About It

    James then hypes the return of next week's Raw Insanity. The night after "Night of Champions" is "Night of Insanity." Fresh roster – fresh Raw Insanity. While it might not be back on a weekly basis, it will be back on the 30th.

    With that, we listen to clips from Dawn's 44 Minute ClubWWI.com shoot.

    James Guttman welcomes Dawn Marie to the show and asks how life is by her. She says she's adjusting to being a real person again and enjoying time with her family. After so long on the road, it's hard to get back to being at home, but she's making the transition well. She misses the fans, but she's really enjoying the time with her son.

    - ClubWWI.com Break –

    James asks about TNA. It seems odd that Dawn isn't with them. Is there a chance she might pop up? Dawn Marie answers:

    "I have no idea. It's been so back and forth and back and forth. I'm hoping. I'm crossing my fingers, but to tell you honestly at this point – I don't think so. I don't think it's going to happen. If it were going to happen, it would have happened already. Maybe there's something going on there that I don't know. Maybe I pissed somebody off. Maybe someone doesn't want me there. I don’t know. I honestly – and I'm not trying to stir trouble – I don't know why I'm not there. I was told they were going to bring me. It never came to fruition."

    Dawn notes that the company is hiring female wrestlers. She specifies that she's not putting herself over, but feels that a girl "from the Indies is not as qualified for the job as I am." She wishes she had an answer for James because then it would make sense in her own head, but there isn't one.

    "In my eyes, I just feel like if I'm not there yet, it ain't gonna happen because the window of opportunity has opened and shut many times."

    Guttman says that many past guests have a similar situation where they've spoken a bit to TNA, but never arrived. Dawn explains that her situation is even more in-depth than that. She spoke to them for "years" and hopes that they give her a call to join.

    "It took me a while to get to the point where I could talk about it without getting upset, but reality is reality."

    - ClubWWI.com Break -

    In the final clip from the shoot, Dawn speaks about the work she's doing to battle RDS – an illness her sister-in-law is fighting. It creates a feeling of burning all over her skin. In an effort to raise $50,000 for her to have an operation in Mexico, Dawn has a link to donation information on her Myspace Page, DawnMarieOnline.com, or you can go directly to http://carriedeussingrsd.webs.com




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