Frankie Kazarian is making sure Amazing Red gets the full tribute he deserves. Nearly two weeks after inducting Red into the TNA Hall of Fame at Bound For Glory on October 11, ‘The King of TNA’ took to social media to reveal the full intended version of his induction speech — the one he had to trim for time on the live pay-per-view.
Frankie Kazarian and Amazing Red (Credits: Fightful / TNA)
On a live PPV, time is of the essence, and Kazarian was forced to cut some of his introduction short. But Red’s career deserved the whole thing, and then some.
The speech that didn’t fit on TV
On October 20, Kazarian posted the complete transcript on social media, telling fans: “I wanted to post my full intended TNA HOF induction speech for Amazing Red. On a live PPV time is of the essence, so I had to cut out a bit. But, Red’s career deserves this and SO much more.”
Amazing Red — long regarded as one of the most innovative high-flyers of his generation — was honored at Bound For Glory in a ceremony that reminded fans just how influential his work was to the X-Division style and to cruiserweight wrestling as a whole.
A historic night for Red
The Hall of Fame induction wasn’t Red’s only big moment that night: on the very same show, he also won the TNA X-Division Championship, capping off one of the most memorable evenings of his career.
For Kazarian, a TNA original in his own right, getting to induct one of the wrestlers who helped define the promotion’s early identity was clearly personal — and now fans can read the full tribute exactly as he intended to deliver it.
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Source: Fightful — read the full story there.