‘I’m Not The Guy Who Loses 99% Of The Time’ – Former WWE Star Compares World Championship Victories In WWE & TNA

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A former WWE star has compared their recent TNA Championship victory to their World Championship win in WWE.

At TNA Slammiversary, Nic Nemeth began his second reign as TNA World Champion, defeating Mike Santana in the show’s main event.

Nemeth made the match official by cashing in his Call Your Shot trophy ahead of time, which isn’t the first time Nemeth has ‘cashed in’ on a world title shot.

Nemeth, as Dolph Ziggler, famously cashed in his Money In The Bank briefcase on the Raw after WrestleMania 29, defeating Alberto Del Rio to win his second World Heavyweight Championship.

Nic Nemeth Compares WWE & TNA Championship Victories

Speaking to Rewind Recap Relive, Nemeth commented on both the title wins, and the difference between them being that he lost most of his matches in WWE, which led to a suspension of disbelief that he could be the World Champion.

He said:

“Here’s the difference, I’m not speaking negatively, I loved my time in WWE but I was a guy who lost probably 95% of the time. Then I had AJ Lee and Big E with me, and I lost 96% of the time.

“I went ‘this is not someone the crowd would want to get behind’, but because of the crowd refusing to go ‘oh this guy is not a winner’ they respected the work ethic, and they stuck with me.

“So when that cash in came through, when the bad guy was attempting to pin a good guy who had already wrestled a match and couldn’t stand up on one leg, they’re cheering their asses off, I’ll never forget that feeling. The crowd made that. That could be great, that could be good, the crowd made that because they refused to give up on me, and that’s what made that moment so special. So when you have that moment, I go ‘man nothing felt better than that in my life’.

“But when it comes to this one where it’s like I’m calling my shot, I could also call my shot at the end of a show, walk out and do it. But in this case there’s more equity built into me as a person that contributes positively to TNA.

“I win 60% of the time, maybe 65, but I’m not the guy that loses 99% of the time and you have to suspend all belief that I’m good at wrestling and let me be champion, this is a guy who wins more than not, but also with the story going through ‘you’re too emotional Santana, I’m letting you know how good I am by letting you know here’s where I’m calling my shot to beat you one on one and put you out.”

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