Christopher Daniels spoke with The Temple News about a variety of topics. Below are the highlights:

On TNA's recent struggles:
"We’re definitely not going to be done by December, for goodness’ sake. I think we’re going through some growing pains. We’re still trying to find our legs with being on the road. I don’t think there is trouble in the sense of imminent doom."

On his contract status with TNA:
"I’m sorry to see some of the people who have left in the past couple months leave, but hopefully contract negotiations mean they’ll have a chance to come back. All I can really count on is me trying to stay relevant on the scene from now until my contract expires in the middle of next year, not that I’m counting the clock ticking. I’m just trying to stay entertaining on television for as long as I can."

On how much longer he plans to wrestle:
"Honestly, I aimed for 20 years as a career goal. Now that I have reached it, I don’t see an end in sight. It’s hard to believe sometimes, but I’ve been fortunate to avoid big injury. I’ve kept myself in good shape and learned how to minimize the damage done from this wacky business. It’s just a matter of still having fun and doing it with a lot of my good friends."

On never working for WWE:
"It was OK because there are certain people that wrestle like me that WWE took a chance on and I just wasn’t one of those people. But I got the chance to work with Jeremy Borash and Bob Ryder, who were instrumental in getting TNA off the ground."

His thoughts on Vince Russo:
"There was a time when he was pushing really hard for me to do something with Sting, and then somewhere along the way it fell apart and I never got a firm answer on why. In the past couple months, I guess in some interviews that [Russo] has done, he said that I cared more about wrestling good matches than having a character. I guess that was his reasoning for why I never got over in his eyes. I look at what I’m doing now and [Russo] isn’t there, so you tell me, was he right or was I right?"

On teaming with Kazarian and being a member of EGO:
"[Kazarian] and I have made a reputation of taking wacky things and making it entertaining. It’s funny to sort of surprise people with how we approach going out on stage and grabbing a microphone every week. This past year Bad Influence hasn’t been at the forefront of any storylines. We’ve just been in limbo doing good, entertaining stuff, but nothing to shine the spotlight on us specifically. Maybe being part of EGO is going to put us back at the top of the list of guys."

If TNA is viewed as a top wrestling company:
"The way the wrestling world works right now is to focus on what’s happening at WWE. If people are upset with that, they can watch TNA because we’re a big alternative. We have some of the most talented wrestlers in the world. If you’re a real wrestling fan, you can’t help but appreciate that sort of effort when you’re putting out a wrestling product."

Growing pains? The company has been around for a decade...

They've been in Universal Studios for the majority of that decade, and the other few years were spent doing internet pay-per-views. I'd describe going on the road as "growing pains" too, since TNA is only hoping to get bigger. This year wasn't exactly their best year.

They are trying to move up in the World and get bigger. That's when growing pains ensue...

And I hope Daniels sticks around forever. He's a tremendous talent for TNA who is just funny in everything he does.

Chilly wrote:

On never working for WWE:
"It was OK because there are certain people that wrestle like me that WWE took a chance on and I just wasn’t one of those people. But I got the chance to work with Jeremy Borash and Bob Ryder, who were instrumental in getting TNA off the ground."

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Daniels worked for WWE. Just as a jobber but he did work there.

They probably mean working for them properly as all he did was forgettable jobber stuff. I doubt he ever had a legit contract with them. You can say AJ Styles worked for WWE, when all he had a few crappy matches on a show no one watched lol.

Chilly wrote:

You can say AJ Styles worked for WWE, when all he had a few crappy matches on a show no one watched lol.

Velocity?