TJ Perkins would not have the type of Vince McMahon tales that some do. From 2016 to 2019, Perkins — who additionally wrestled merely as TJP – wasn’t positioned too prolifically on WWE playing cards. Nonetheless, in a current interview with “Thats Wrestling!” Perkins mentioned he spoke with McMahon extra steadily than most, including his interactions have been largely constructive.
“I made it a degree to speak to him as usually as I may,” Perkins mentioned. “You do not need to overuse that privilege [but] I’d speak to him fairly commonly. He was very straightforward to speak to. He is very all the way down to earth. He is very quiet. I watched that doc just lately [Netflix’s “Mr. McMahon”] and numerous the way in which that he speaks there may be similar to actual life. … He is simply, like, type of a quiet older man.”
Perkins mentioned McMahon by no means belittled or criticized him, and if McMahon wasn’t enthralled with an concept, he would recommend methods to enhance it moderately than dismiss it fully. He claimed others’ first brushes with the previous chairman have been comparable.
“Each time folks got here within the door, they have been stunned,” Perkins mentioned. “I assume of how accommodating he may very well be … he would deal with you very nicely, and type of take you by the hand and lead you thru what you should do to be a greater skilled.” Perkins additionally defended McMahon towards individuals who known as him out of contact, noting that working a weekly TV present with no low season is certain to supply just a few misses together with the hits.
Whereas Perkins’ WWE profession might not have been as memorable as some, he does have a spot in WWE historical past as the primary Cruiserweight Champion after the corporate revived the title. WWE’s Crusierweigtht Championship was later unified into the NXT North American Championship. TJP was launched by WWE in February 2019.
