TNA’s The Pope Speaks on WWE vs TNA, Anderson, More

August 31, 2010

The Pope D’Angelo Dinero was a guest tonight on Right After Wrestling with Arda Ocal and Jimmy Korderas. Highlights:

– Talking about the evolution of "Da Black Pope" in the WWE into "The Pope" D’Angelo Dinero in TNA, and how the creative sides of WWE / TNA are different

– How his amateur career in boxing caused him problems early on in pro wrestling, particularly with "worked" punches

– Working with Mr. Anderson, and thoughts on him as well

– How he’s excited about working in TNA since day one (and recollecting on his first night)

INTERVIEW EXCERPT:

"TNA (script) says, ‘Pope walks in, Pope cuts a promo, Pope leaves’. It’s that simple. That makes it fun. It doesn’t say, ‘Pope enters, Pope says "I’m the Pope, who are you, this is why I don’t like you"… no! TNA says "go be Pope". Can’t no 40 year old white dude write a promo on how a black guy from Harlem, New York is supposed to act! They never been in black skin! They don’t know where this gimmick has evolved from, so kudos to TNA for giving me that freedom."

Also on Right After Wrestling, we discuss the Boston Herald article where Vince McMahon briefly talked about talent meetings, and Jimmy Korderas explains WWE talent meetings in detail.

Both podcasts of the latest Right After Wrestling episode and the full interview with the Pope D’Angelo Dinero are available here:

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Nick was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, and lived there until the age of 18, when he decided to pack his flack jacket and move to New York City.

Nick attended New York University and graduated in 2001 with a degree in Drama.

Nick first entered the internet wrestling community back in 2004 when he became the co-host of The Voice of Wrestling Radio Show. From there, Nick made the transition from radio personality to editor when he began working with WrestleZone in 2008.

Nick is a member of two Off-Broadway theatre companies, Another Urban Riff, and the Drama Desk Award winning Godlight Theatre Company. Nick has appeared in over a dozen Off-Broadway plays since he moved to New York City, and has shot several short and feature length films. In 2010, he completed principle photography on a film titled "How to Score Your Life," which also features TNA Knockout ODB.

Inspiration in his life has come from many people including his family, Woody Allen, Steven Spielberg, Jack Nicholson, The Beatles, and of course, Lassie.