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Chris Harris Shares Stories Behind the Infamous First TNA Wrestling Show

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Prime Time with Sean Mooney

Sports, Sports News, News, Leisure, Wrestling

4.8761 Ratings

🗓️ 27 June 2025

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

Step inside the chaotic and unforgettable world of TNA Wrestling’s first-ever show with Chris Harris as your guide! In this wild behind-the-scenes story, Harris opens up about the ring collapsing, Jeff Jarrett’s risky gamble to launch the company, and yes… men wrestling while dressed as giant penises. From backstage panic to unfiltered locker room moments, this is the true, uncensored story of how TNA Wrestling made history — for better or worse.

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0:00.0

What is going on wrestling fans?

0:10.2

It's I, Steve Faw.

0:11.1

Welcome back to 10-count media on today's edition.

0:13.1

It's a very special day because we're going to celebrate Teen Day with Wildcat.

0:16.9

Chris Harris, how are you doing today?

0:19.6

I'm great, Steve.

0:20.8

How are you, man?

0:22.1

I am doing great because you're an OG man. You're one of the originals on TNA, NWA TNA.

0:28.9

Pardon me, because I don't want the historians to get mad at me about that.

0:32.7

Let's talk about it, though, because what does T a mean to you in your career because in reality

0:39.7

we're going to break down the first episode but for you what does t-na mean to you in your career

0:44.6

your life oh man it's uh i mean at this point of my uh life or career uh it was the it was, it was the greatest time in my life and career.

0:58.0

Definitely the best of my career felt like I, you know, was able to perform at the level that I wanted to.

1:07.8

It was awesome to be part of something from the ground up with some established stars with some

1:15.0

homegrown talent that have gone on to become superstars it was just it was special and speaking on

1:23.5

it today it it also means so much the fact that it's still around. You know, I mean,

1:28.6

this was one of those companies that started and it didn't go away. And, you know, it had some

1:34.5

rocky times, but it's still around. It's still going. And it's thriving, probably the best

1:40.0

it's ever, it's ever been. So it's just, it's it's it's the best of my career and definitely

1:46.1

one of the greatest parts of my life now what's interesting about this event is it happens in

1:51.7

2002 so let's do some math june 2002 wcw and eccw were both purchased in 2001 of march so in reality

2:00.6

there hasn't been a secondary wrestling company in over a year.

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