I know this is a WWE post but some of these guys listed below are WWE alum with TNA or vice versa so I included them. I got to go backstage to quite a few TNA PPVs when they were in Nashville since I was in the same Army unit as Jimmy Hart's son at the time. Jimmy Hart Sr. is a great guy and a brilliant musician. It was just weird to talk to him and hear his normal voice after only hearing the "pipsqueak" voice as Gorilla Monsoon (I think it was him) used to describe him as having.

Cool People:

Jeff Jarrett: One of the coolest guys I met while at TNA. He talked to me at great length, asked a lot of questions about the military, and went and got his TNA World Title belt so I could get a pic with him.

Dixie Carter: Very cool chick. I met her when she was still very much behind the scenes and she is a Southern belle. Say what you will about her abilities to run a wrestling company but she is one classy, sexy, and smart lady.

R-Truth: This guy really is crazy in real life. His on-air persona IS his real-life persona. No Little Jimmy sightings back in 2004. Even though he is nuts, he is very friendly and cool.

Kid Kash: One of the best heels in TNA at the time but when I met him he was one of the nicest wrestlers you will ever meet.

Road Dogg: During a tag match, Road Dogg, or BG James at the time, threw Hernandez over the guard rail right in front of me. He grabbed my disposable camera on the floor, wound it up, took a pic of Hernandez, handed me my camera, and then continued beating on Hernandez. When I me him backstage that night, we talked about it and he asked if I could get him a copy of the photo so he could rag on Hernandez.

Raven: Really cool dude. Apparently he was in the Marine Corps so we talked about that for a while.

Also, AJ Styles, Kazarian, Michael Shane, Elix Skipper, and Chris Sabin were all really nice, friendly guys that took a personal interest in your life.

Dallas was nice but surprisingly very shy for a 6'8, 275 pound monster. And Abyss was a big, jolly, friendly guy...who would've thought!

Biggest POS in all of wrestling: JEFF HARDY. Me and a couple Army buddies were backstage in our military uniforms and almost all of the TNA roster were cool with us, saying hello, asking us about the Army, about Iraq & Afghanistan (this was early 2004 so the wars were actually still popular and people were interested in knowing about them). Jeff Hardy, however, gave us dirty looks backstage and did not talk to us or acknowledge us. He also high fived everyone around the ring and when he got to the Army guys in uniform, he pulled his hands back. I'm sure the war just went against his liberal, drug-using, purple-haired, white trash ways, but if you don't care for the war and the politics, at least respect the troops.

Ultimate Warrior: I went to an autograph signing in Japan when I was about 10 or 11. WTF is wrong with this guy seriously. He crushed my dreams when I was a kid when he acted flaky and left an autograph session early. The Hart Foundation was also there and they carried the ball for the UW when he left....they were professional and friendly and Neidhart is one goofy dude. What you see is what you get...Nyaa hahahaha (Anvil laugh).