“It means a lot, man, and it goes back, again, to what we just spoke about, as far as like believing in who I say I am, right?” he said. “I think I’ve been putting in my absolute best. … The hard work is paying off every day.”

Santana further expressed how thankful he is to be a part of everything with AMC and TNA, but proclaimed that when TNA airs it’s first show with AMC, the real work will begin. “I knew there were some rumblings about things that I head heard about,” Santana added when asked about when he first heard about the deal, while cautioning that everything in wrestling is “all talk” until it becomes concrete. “I went into it with that same mindset of like: ‘Alright, all of this sounds good, but let’s see the action now. Let’s see what comes of all this.'”

Despite being cautious, Santana claimed that once the announcement was made, he became excited and now looks forward to TNA having an opportunity to tell stories on a bigger stage. It was recently revealed that Santana will challenge Frankie Kazarian for the TNT World Heavyweight Championship on the debut episode of “iMPACT!” on AMC.

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