In yet another interview with SLAM Wrestling, this time with Kurt Angle instead of Angelina Love, Angle offered up his view on TNA’s status in the community. Kurt Angle however was openly critical of TNA and how they are “going overboard” on the number of gimmick matches the company holds. “I believe pay-per-view matches should be straight up, one-on-one,” Angle said. “One on one, or tag on tag, nobody else involved, no run-ins, no gimmicks. I feel TNA sometimes thinks we’re being innovative by having matches that are gimmicks.”

Angle then gives us a few examples. “Like on one pay-per-view, we had a cage match with weapons, and a Last Man Standing match, and a New Jersey Street Fight. We don’t need to have gimmick matches. We have the talent to have great wrestling matches. That’s why we are different than WWE. We have amazing wrestlers that can put on incredible matches.”

Angle believes TNA will one day be on the same level as WWE. “But within four to six years, we will be comparable to them as far as ratings. As far as value of the company, we’re getting there. If, God forbid, Jeff and Mrs. Carter wanted to sell the company right now, it’s worth a lot of money. I think eventually the company will be almost every bit as valuable as WWE.”

Angle also talks about differences between WWE & TNA, TNA’s growth, and more. All in all, it’s actually a really good interview which can be read in its entirety here.

That’s right, TNA Knockout babe Angel Williams – a.k.a Angelina Love, recently spoke to Slam Wrestling in Canada to promote this Sunday’s No Surrender PPV. You can read the entire thing at their site. But you can catch the highlights from the article after the jump:

What makes TNA Knockouts different from WWE Divas: Everybody has their own different look, and that means you’re going to see different things each week. We can all wrestle, which is a huge difference between the (WWE) Divas and the Knockouts. When I got signed by the competition, I had my hair all braided and I was told to take them out, it was too different of a look. I asked, ‘Do they not want something different, or do they want twenty of the same girl?’, and I was told twenty of the same girl. I became Random Blonde 14, and it really didn’t mean much.

About the TNA roster: The X Division (are) all young with very bright futures ahead of them — (Styles) can do anything in the ring … I think everybody would put him at the top of their list. I think all of them are up-and-comers and can really change women’s wrestling from what it’s been for a while to what it should be.”

Current status of TNA: Getting Spike TV was a huge move. And I’m really glad that they’re doing more house shows and travelling for pay-per-views, because the Orlando crowd (where TNA tapes their weekly television) is spoiled.

If you aren’t up on your TNA wrestlers, that would explain why you don’t know who Angelina Love is. And if you’re interested in getting to know the girl, we’ve thrown in one more pic to help. For the full story, head over to Slam Wrestling.

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