Gunner

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Gunner On Why He Thinks TNA Released Him, Being Cut After Winning PPV Tourney, WWE Goal

I spoke with recent TNA departure Gunner recently about his release from the company, as well as winning a pay-per-view tournament in his last match with the company. We'll have the full interview up in two installments starting next week.

Last used at the television tapings in February, Gunner was booked to win a One Night Only tournament over the likes of Mr. Anderson, Bram, and MVP. Gunner said that despite the confusing booking prior to being released, he had an idea of why he was cut. He also didn't shy away from sharing his feelings on how he had been used.

"I truly believe releasing me is just something trying to free up money," Gunner said. "I'm 33, but there's bigger doors opening up for me. I felt like I was underutilized, and I told them that. I don't know if that was something that made them mad. We did those tapings in February, and there was a day I did four matches, and me and Bram were the last two guys in the tournament."

Gunner also told me that story line issues kept him off of the TNA tapings in May. He was bought to the tapings and not used. He said despite the release, his career target is to end up in WWE.

"The tapings in May that I was a part of, the story lines got a little jacked up and I suffered from that," Gunner said. "I always felt like there was a place for Gunner. I'd been there for six years, I'd paid my dues. I drove up for a year and a half on my own in 2009 and 2010 to work security to get a job. I honestly felt like it was a slap in the face, but a blessing in disguise. My ultimate goal is wrestle for WWE or a company that's going to use me right."

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GUNNER ON CM PUNK COMMENT, VINCE RUSSO, TNA PAY ISSUES
Friday, 24 July 2015 16:20
by Jason Namako
Chris Featherstone sent this in.

Hello, everyone! This is Chris Featherstone of the Pancakes and Powerslams show. Gunner was our latest guest host, and we had a great time talking about unique topics. Here are some highlights, and thank you in advance for sharing!

There were many reports of people having problems with pay. Was that your issue at all?

- There were a couple of times where some pay got messed up when it may have come in a couple days late. I was always paid - to the most part - on time, pay was never kept from me, or anything like that. I know I talked to a few guys who hadn't been paid in 30-45 days, and I said, well if that's the case, you have to man up and say something, because in our contract it says we have to be paid in a certain amount of time after the shows. For the most part, I was paid on time, and paid right.

Working with Vince Russo:

- I always enjoyed working with Vince. I never had any issues. Sometimes his ideas were all over the place, but for the most part, he would ask you for your input. "What do you think about this, bro? What do you think about this?" He gave you a lot of leeway to do your own thing.

On CM Punk saying "Thanking God is a weird thing to do.":

- I don't think it's weird. We all have our different views. I've got buddies, like Ken Anderson, he's an atheist, but we're like best friends. We talk about religion all the time, and he knows that my faith is a huge part of what I do. It keeps me strong, and always has, since I was in the marine corps and when I went through war. I don't think it's weird at all. It's no more weird than anybody else's beliefs.

Gunner also talks about his hopes for TNA, the Hogan/Bischoff era, Finn Balor, Kurt Angle, and more. You can hear the entire interview here www.blogtalkradio.com/pancakesandpowerslams/2015/07/22/pancakes-and-powerslams-episode-173

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Former TNA Star Wants WrestleMania Moment; Talks His Faith, More

Former TNA star Chad 'Gunner' Lail recently took some time to participate in an interview with Marc Madison of The News Hub. Lail reveals his strong connection to his faith, his growth and development as a character and his aspirations to compete in other promotions. They sent us the highlights below, you can check out the full interview here.

His aspirations for the future:

"I personally hope to one day compete in the WWE. That is my ultimate goal since I was 5. I really feel like even if I go and another huge goal of mine is acting. I've done two movies this year and I do numerous amounts of auditions every week but I think my heart lies and still does with having a WWE match and having that Wrestlemania moment. After that I can probably retire and hopefully build The Rock's status and act as much as I can because I love acting. The beating on my body and wanting to have kids one day and enjoy them."

His connection to his faith:

"I think that my faith is something that is important to me. I was brought up and it was never something that was forced on me but something I did on my own and it's my choice. It's really just one of those things that whether you believe in God or a higher power or even just being a spiritual person to me all things happen for a reason. Whatever life brings me I realize it's not the end of the world, it's not my last day here on earth. There are bigger and better plans for me and the thing is you can't sit home and expect people to come knock at your door. My faith really helps me realize that you better go on out there and get it. Just keep a positive attitude about life and say that one of the people I look up to most is Christ. He was a role model to me. He was and is a positive influence in my life. The things he taught, the way he walked and I just tried to model myself after that, just being a good person and to work hard to get things..."