Former TNA, ECW and WWE star Elijah Burke, who is part of the cast of the upcoming film Wounded and star of the documentary Pope: Against all Odds, appeared on the Rack Thursday Night. You can read the highlights below, you can download and listen to the full interview by clicking here.
If he plans on getting back in the ring:
“Absolutely. A lot of people ask me that all the time and at this point, I feel like (Hulk) Hogan ‘Never say Never, Brother’. I mean, I’m still in my prime, if you will, and I’m ready and, again, it’s all about opportunity presenting itself and it’s about timing. I’ve had some contact made with Triple H and had some words given to and from Triple H as far as returning to WWE and right now it’s about, I assume, timing. So, yes, definitely I want to go back home, home being where I started and I would love to finish up my career there. I’m not finished by a long shot.
“For the record, even though I have that sour taste in my mouth as far as the movie goes when I was with TNA, but I had a blast, an absolute blast. Everybody said it at the time as far as putting over TNA and the atmosphere, how great it is; people are always going to say the right thing when they’re under contract, you know? As soon as they leave, they bash the poor people or they talk about the company in so many unflattering ways but I can truly say I had a blast. Yeah, there were bad times as far as un-organization and who is in charge this week and whatever some of the other people have said but when it came to the locker room atmosphere, when it came to that; the family atmosphere and aspect of TNA, it was great. It was really great, be respectful, don’t have anybody walking on eggshells. It was an absolute pleasure. But that year, after a lot of the ups and downs, and the stop-and-goes, my contract came up and I was gracious and I thanked Miss Dixie Carter and that was it.”
Sting getting his Wrestlemania Moment:
“Wrestlemania is huge all by itself, but that was the match I was looking forward to the most. That match had my attention. I worked with Steve(Sting) in TNA for so long, I absolutely love the guy. We are of like mind, we share the same beliefs, as far as our discussions go and everything. I was very excited for him, I remember us having that conversation about that Wrestlemania moment. I am very grateful that this young up and comer, that this young up and comer, year and a half in to my WWE run, that I had an opportunity to wrestle in front of the second largest crowd in Wrestlemania History(at that point). If you watch that match, I just look around and thank the lord for having that opportunity. I remember standing on the ring and Matt Striker is just putting the boots to someone and I am looking around at the audience going wow. I shared that moment with Steve(Sting) and told him you deserve to have it. I was fortunate, I have never taken anything for granted. I was telling him you deserve it, hes probably has had that conversation with everyone. Steve(Sting) was very reluctant for whatever reason, but I am glad he did it, he deserved it. As far as the match goes, I loved it.”
