{"id":64303,"date":"2018-08-09T14:29:53","date_gmt":"2018-08-09T19:29:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=64303"},"modified":"2018-08-09T14:29:53","modified_gmt":"2018-08-09T19:29:53","slug":"interview-highlights-roh-g-m-greg-gilleland-discusses-cody-and-bucks-contracts-all-in-on-honor-club-wwe-msg-drama","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2018\/08\/09\/interview-highlights-roh-g-m-greg-gilleland-discusses-cody-and-bucks-contracts-all-in-on-honor-club-wwe-msg-drama\/","title":{"rendered":"Interview Highlights: ROH G.M. Greg Gilleland discusses Cody and Bucks contracts, All In on Honor Club, WWE-MSG drama"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-977202311\" 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>The following are highlights of a CBS Sports Local interview conducted by Chuck Carol with ROH G.M. Greg Gilleland about the MSG drama with WWE, running All-In on Honor Club, and the contract statuses of Cody Rhodes and The Young Bucks. The highlights have been sent to PWTorch by Carol, and his full article can be read <a href=\"https:\/\/cbsloc.al\/2nr1XaY\">HERE<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>\u2022When did the idea to run The Garden first come about? Is this something that you guys had been kicking around for a while?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s not like it was something that we had in mind for years, but it\u2019s definitely something that we\u2019ve always kind of joked about. The general notion was just that we couldn\u2019t even get in there. You know what I mean? Gary Juster, who used to promote for WCW, and I would always have these conversations. It\u2019s funny because he would say, \u201cI guess I\u2019ll never run The Garden in my lifetime.\u201d It became one of those never say never things. In February, when we were looking for venues in New York, obviously we saw the Hammerstein, with pretty much any show that we bring there. So it almost doesn\u2019t make sense to go there for SuperCard weekend.<\/p>\n<p>We began looking at bigger venues and one of them was the theater at Madison Square Garden. And, even that, seems \u2026 was smaller than UNO [Lakefront Arena], which we ran last year in New Orleans, and we drew 6,200. So we could run the theater and draw a slightly smaller crowd, and be okay with that. Or we can try to go bigger.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2022Did you guys see more of an opportunity then because [WWE] was running more over at the Barclays and other arenas in New York?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I knew they did everything at Barclays, and they have the outdoor show for WrestleMania. So\u2026 there\u2019s Prudential Center [in New Jersey], there\u2019s The Garden, and we had a couple other back-pocket ideas. So, obviously, The Garden\u2019s the best. The location is prime.<\/p>\n<p>Now, the Garden comes with a cost, since it\u2019s probably the most expensive venue to run in the country. With that, we knew that, when you go into that, it has to be big. So that was the only factor. We felt pretty confident that presenting this show, and the ability to make history and the ability for the fans to be a part of history would overcome that factor.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2022Is there any concern that your top guys, Cody Rhodes, the Young Bucks, Kenny Omega, won\u2019t be available for that show, given the fact that their deals reportedly expire at the end of the year or shortly thereafter?<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"pwtor-779887798\" 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>Of course, we\u2019re going to do everything that we can to keep them. And we have fair offers and fair plans to retain them. With that said, I don\u2019t think we ever operate in fear. We always operate with solid backup plans. And we have to always think about what if this, and what if that. If they go to the WWE, and they very much deserve that opportunity, we\u2019ll continue to offer the best wrestling that we can. There\u2019s other talent out there. And we will continue as our brand has for the past however many years. We\u2019ve lost top guys before&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Am I gonna make an aggressive attempt to retain them and sign longer-term agreements? Of course we are. 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