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LLT Episode #3 - T.J. “TJP” Perkins T.J. Perkins, best known nowadays as TJP, sometimes referred to as “the youngest veteran in pro wrestling,” is one of the more unique talents around. Making his debut at 15 years-old in 2000, he ended up traveling the world less than 3 years later thanks in part to New Japan Pro Wrestling’s LA Dojo. He has a ton to talk about (we went 90 minutes without even touching on his many trips to Mexico in any substantial way), including: - A ton of stuff about the LA Dojo and Japan in general, including the politics of wrestlers switching promotions and how it affected Samoa Joe. - The inner-workings of New Japan Pro Wrestling and why the booking team of Gedo & Jado is so good. - Ignoring wrestling news that’s reported online and in newsetters. - Why he left Dragon Gate USA/Evolve. - The influence of Kevin Quinn, why he was a great trainer that influenced so many great wrestlers, and the bad timing that kept him from getting key spots in WWE & CMLL. - Moving to Florida so he could pay to go to FCW to try to get a WWE developmental contract and the tailspin the move soon sent his life/career into. And that’s just scratching the surface. Like I said, we didn’t even talk about Mexico, so I’ll have to get him back on soon. T.J. is a really interesting guy and a tremendous talent, but he doesn’t always get the credit he deserves, which is a shame. Anyway, this is well worth listening to, and hopefully it encourages some of you to check out his work if you haven’t before. You can follow T.J. on Twitter at @MegaTJP and if you want to ask him anything, he answers just about every question he gets on his Formspring account. Download it here.
LLT Episode #3 - T.J. “TJP” Perkins T.J. Perkins, best known nowadays as TJP, sometimes referred to as “the youngest veteran in pro wrestling,” is one of the more unique talents around. Making his debut at 15 years-old in 2000, he ended up traveling the world less than 3 years later thanks in part to New Japan Pro Wrestling’s LA Dojo. He has a ton to talk about (we went 90 minutes without even touching on his many trips to Mexico in any substantial way), including: - A ton of stuff about the LA Dojo and Japan in general, including the politics of wrestlers switching promotions and how it affected Samoa Joe. - The inner-workings of New Japan Pro Wrestling and why the booking team of Gedo & Jado is so good. - Ignoring wrestling news that’s reported online and in newsetters. - Why he left Dragon Gate USA/Evolve. - The influence of Kevin Quinn, why he was a great trainer that influenced so many great wrestlers, and the bad timing that kept him from getting key spots in WWE & CMLL. - Moving to Florida so he could pay to go to FCW to try to get a WWE developmental contract and the tailspin the move soon sent his life/career into. And that’s just scratching the surface. Like I said, we didn’t even talk about Mexico, so I’ll have to get him back on soon. T.J. is a really interesting guy and a tremendous talent, but he doesn’t always get the credit he deserves, which is a shame. Anyway, this is well worth listening to, and hopefully it encourages some of you to check out his work if you haven’t before. You can follow T.J. on Twitter at @MegaTJP and if you want to ask him anything, he answers just about every question he gets on his Formspring account. Download it here.