{"id":39188,"date":"2017-02-23T16:11:28","date_gmt":"2017-02-23T22:11:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=39188"},"modified":"2017-02-23T16:11:28","modified_gmt":"2017-02-23T22:11:28","slug":"interview-highlights-christopher-daniels-talks-samoa-joe-landing-wwe-push-roh-status-tna","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2017\/02\/23\/interview-highlights-christopher-daniels-talks-samoa-joe-landing-wwe-push-roh-status-tna\/","title":{"rendered":"Interview Highlights: Christopher Daniels talks about Samoa Joe landing in WWE, his push in ROH, status of TNA, more"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3763984201\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p><em>Chuck Carol sent along the following highlights of his interview at CBS Sports with\u00a0Christopher Daniels this week about ROH, Samoa Joe, and more.\u00a0Check out the full interview video <a href=\"http:\/\/sports.cbslocal.com\/2017\/02\/16\/christopher-daniels-will-ring-of-honor-finally-get-it-right\/\">HERE<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><b>You\u2019ve been wrestling for a long time and were with Ring of Honor at its inception. Do you feel like you\u2019ve paid your dues, and a title reign is overdue?<\/b><\/p>\n<p>I think I paid enough dues a long time ago. But circumstances are what they are, and sometimes matches don\u2019t go the way you want them to go. Certainly going into the 15th Anniversary Show I feel like there\u2019s a lot of momentum on my side right now. If the fans\u2019 feelings are that it\u2019s about time I\u2019ve had the championship, I\u2019m not going to argue with that. It remains to be seen what happens.<\/p>\n<p><b>Have you been frustrated that you haven\u2019t been elevated to the top position in ROH?<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Not specifically frustrated. Things go the way they go. It\u2019s not up to me to say this is a good direction or a bad direction. It\u2019s just the way it was. All of us as pro wrestlers try to put ourselves out there as the best product we can be. It falls to people above us to decide that\u2019s the best direction for the company to go.<\/p>\n<p><b>Are you surprised that it took so long for Samoa Joe to wind up on WWE\u2019s main roster?<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Not so much surprised, I\u2019m just happy that it finally happened. I feel like one of the reasons that it took so long is that they were waiting for the right moment\u2026 I\u2019m certainly interested to see where this goes. Coming off the Royal Rumble to go toward WrestleMania, I would think that would mean Joe is in a prime position to have a high-profile match at his first WrestleMania.<\/p>\n<p><b>TNA has been undergoing a massive overhaul in recent months with turnover and new ownership. Did you have the feeling that this was something that\u2019s been on the cusp of happening for years and you\u2019re surprised it took so long?<\/b><\/p><div id=\"pwtor-1515815318\" class=\"pwtor-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>I can\u2019t really comment on it with any sort of intelligence because all I know is the same thing that everyone else has seen and read. \u2026 I know when I left that I felt like there was some upheaval in management. But I couldn\u2019t tell you everything that\u2019s gone on. I\u2019ve seen what everyone else has with the ratings and mishaps that have gone on.<\/p>\n<p><b>On the comic book cover you look like a nefarious character. You\u2019re robbing a bank and Kazarian is saying you must be stopped. What\u2019s going on?<\/b><\/p>\n<p>I don\u2019t want to give too much away. I\u2019m not 100 percent ready to retire, so am I looking to add a couple of zeros to the end of my bank account? You\u2019ll have to pick up the book to find out exactly what\u2019s going on. It\u2019s worth picking up to check out.<\/p>\n<p><b>Growing up, you\u2019re either a DC Comics guy or a Marvel guy. Which were you?<\/b><\/p>\n<p>I was Marvel, 100 percent. I grew up reading Marvel comics. 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