Hermie's Hotseat: D'Angelo Dinero

[FurgaLurg]

How come every black wrestler has to be from harlem??? The pop is from Jacksonville ...Booker T is from Houston as well as stevie Ray (Harlem Heat)

[kanedasrifle]

@RobertFuse

LOL 1 year later.

[VeRsEcHiLd]

i hope that The Pope becomes a TNA World Champion. or even teh TNA television championship. he is champoinship worthy. he has it all and he could make the TNA-TV Championship seem more important than it is. i dont want to see Pope underused. man if TNA drops the ball on this guy......

[slv754]

The Pope is sick on promos! Hes real, hes a great wrestler use him wisely TNA!!!!!

[bigdr33ms]

wwe has to be pissed they turned him down

[Lionheartx675]

Hermie is such a moron. Where did they get this guy?

[aquateen84]

This dude is a corny character. I would like to see him fight R-Truth though.

[DimeRockRecords]

Hermie does not look comfortable on screen. Wooden as fuuuk.

[TheLynchexperience]

wtf is with the thing over his mouth

[genra17]

@TheLynchexperience

Pimpin' don't breathe the same air we breathe. He got on JB about being in his personal space. lol.

[UCERAHB]

The Pope be pimpin! TNA gotta star on their hands with this guy

[reivenlocke]

Fuck kayfabe interviews. If I wanted that, I'd watch Impact.

[RobertFuse]

This guy is gonna be bigger than The Rock.

[janberry1943]

That would be great if he didn't have this one ego maniac named hogan in his way. Vince will get him back because of Hogan's ego

[90mv]

@RobertFuse

Take it easy, I don't know about bigger...

[Clash57043]

@RobertFuse Would you still say that 8 months later and he hasnt gotten any better, if anything worse

[UmutBrasco]

Pope is pimpin'!

[HiK3NxAc3]

wwe dnt kno how to use gud ppl like pope. vince is a jaccass. he really lost out wit him. pope is pimpin. nuff said

[Orpheous]

wwe lost such a CHARACTER with pope

[KongregateNews]

I don't care if someone wants to call the man a "WWE reject". I don't, I really don't, because it's not that he is a reject. They couldn't use him properly, because he was so young and talented. If you truly have wrestling talent, you know better than to work for WWE. You go to TNA or the ROH.

[matrix4022]

Pope won the 6CS tournament and will get a shot at the TNA World Heavyweight championship at LockDown!

[ozkar1616]

wasn't it the 8 card stud?

[matrix4022]

@ozkar1616 yup, my wrong lol.

[iNterFlicks]

pope is pimpin!

[RealHipHopTunes]

WWE lost a great athelete, pope is pimpin!

[knoxxuout]

the rock could cut promos with kevin kelly having his finger stuck up his nose. but pope can do it with a mask on and huge glasses and still grab your attention

[tizoc1]

if there is no pope there is no hope indeed for tna

[JCInsatiable319]

the pope reminds me of the rock

[matrix4022]

I never thought I'd see that sentence.

[Joeki11a]

He should wear that stuff all the time, even in the ring.

[Norg1]

Yeah i agree this is one guy WWE shouldnt have let go majoir mastike and i even think they know it

[robmundo]

'bow your head when you grab my hand' ahahah Pope is the friggin man!! You know have a kickass wrestler when people like him whether he's a heel or a face.

Pope will carry TNA to the top!!

[AirshipOverWater]

ROFL @ 4:20

Hermie is scared out of his mind!

[bladestormviking]

kid's got talent. he's a perfect blend of the rock and ric flair. i have to wonder about the whole "blacksploitation cinema" gimmick, but as long as burke can run with it he needs to do so.

[chimaera01]

"Nice, nice ring by the way"

"Of course it's nice, I wouldn't be wearing it if it wasn't" ROFL

WWE really wet the bed when they let this guy go.

[jayrocx]

yea wwe fucked up when he left!!!!!

[HailDaFins]

"I appreciate that sir."

"Your not welcome."

ahaha.

Pope has Spoken.

[pamlovsy2j]

Pope is awesome! I find it kind of funny though that they tried to make him a heel when he first debuted but the fans fell in love with him! He's great like others have said if done right pope can be a champion in the future.

[darrolljr95]

lol dont correct the pope

[seagreen152]

POPE IS PIMPIN!!!!!!

[the81stwarlord]

is that burke?! wtf wwe f--ked up with this guy he's good what r those guys in wwe doin letting him go? that one segment could be more entertaining than most of those stupid dx skits that r on raw.

[seagreen152]

Yep thats him, this is one WWE fucked up on

[HollywoodKendrick]

I wish the POPE would save us....my eyes are filthy from watching WWE.

[daskew03]

The pope is hilarious with his gimmick,I hope he gets the TNA title...TAKE NOTICE!!!

[PWAanimations]

so he apparently masturbates to carebears? ROFL

[charliemant]

HAHHAHAA he said Hermies Nails reflect filthiness.LMAO

[EFMEDITOR]

milk cookies and care bears ;)

classic

[charliemant]

He said your not welcome LMAO.

[BillNDoug4life]

He's Awesome

[niguh2]

pope can be The Rock of TNA is they push him right!!!

he was so misused in wwe....

[EFMEDITOR]

amen brotha amen

preach on ;)

[TexanV1]

Man, Dinero is just entertaining to listen to. Like others have said, he just needs to work on not taking so many pauses. Guy's got some good material though. POPE IS PIMPIN'!

[dclark89]

amen

[charliemant]

LMAOx10 He said you gotta be kidding me, no you gotta be kidding.are you kidding me HAHAHAHHAHAHHAHHAHA

[Kamtown]

- Lol, those pauses are suspenseful in my opinion, but yea this guy's the new thing now, "You're not welcome". Lmao!

[neoscooter]

meh it makes him stand out more i think

[HipnosisV1Games]

I know Pope's a pimp.....but Human Tornado's got balls of steel

[TheShezz33]

Don't forget that powerful pimp slap!

[charliemant]

HAHAHHAHHAHHAHAHAHHA he said Bow to me when you shake my hand HAHAHHAHAA.I a havent laughed as hard as I did since the kat Williams DVDS.Pope is Funny as hell.

[Yumei19]

"Don't correct The Pope"

Pope is pimpin peoples!

[buckbumble]

'of course its nice, i wouldn't be wearing it if it wasn't'

this guy would be perfect if he just sped up his promos a little. Great performer.

[TheRagev3]

aw i wanted this to be a serious one

[eazytooquik]

All Hail the Pope

[0560569001]

POPE POPE POPE POPE

[Epic13]

"you're not welcome"

hahaha.

[StartTheMachine05]

Dinero is great!! thank goodness hes in tna!! :)

[dmansik]

Great gimmick. he babbles sometimes during his promos but it works great for the gimmick.

[KCG013]

i love pope haha

[KCG013]

wouldnt say he's a horrible talker

[SUFCSmitho]

The guys is awesome. I'm huge wwe fan, and stuck by them for 20 years, but my fav superstar is this guy

[MCSparkz]

20 years! Wow, your a real wrestling fan dude.

[christylesangle12378]

He's really nice.

[KboroughBastard]

There's a reason why this wouldn't work in WWE. This is it.

[VMDA2010]

Frigging hilarious and well thoughtout interview by burke. This is the best segment involving a wrestler i have ever seen. Segments like this is why the WWE is now offically shit. Burke's entrance theme kicks ass as well.

[411mastermind]

i love dinero.

this is tna's rock.

POPE IS PIMPIN!!

[tna4me]

elshia is cool but if tna wanted a black wrestler hey should have called monty brown now that guy was awesome and would have saved tna money because then they wouldn't be wasting money on bobby lashley . the only real beef i got is he is steeling daniels fallen angel gimmick.

[Spunkalish]

Monty Brown was amazing, how both WWE and TNA dropped the ball with him, I don't know. TNA needs to sign him again and fast.

[DarkWrestler]

monty Brown might not go back to the wwe he's near his 40's and hogan might hunt him down again and sign him lol

[biggestfanofjbomb]

"POPE IS PIMPIN',"(hand claps)"POPE IS PIMPIN'," (hand claps) "POPE IS PIMPIN'," (hand claps) lol

[biggestfanofjbomb]

"POPE IS PIMPIN'," "POPE IS PIMPIN'," "POPE IS PIMPIN'," lol

[chrismcallister2006]

Hermie almost got pope slapped

[TheShocK2]

WWE looked for years to find somebody to fude with undertaker in some kind of reliegious battle how fucking stupid are they that the whole time they could of used the pope vs the undertaker haha wow they really are missing talent now

[MrCheater0]

''theres no hope without pope''

lmao

[JayMaiKhan]

"Your not welcome" lol

[MiLaNoDsL]

The Pope next tna champion

[MoosaiLuver]

Who cares if this is Elijah Burke's alter ego? Who really CARE if he calls himself the Pimp? I mean Pope, Pope, excuse me..

THIS GIMMICKS IS HILARIOUS!!

[zonemystery]

Pope and Daffney the only people on tna that can cut a great promo to me! Pope is the all around package great wrester, athlete, mic skills, gimmick. Sounds like the making of a world champion to me tna. He already got over with the fans which is amazing how quick he did that.... he even got the fans booing suicide lol!

[COALITION365]

Man Elijah Burke is way over, this dude is halarious

[vandaminator5000]

The Pope is awesome! That is all.

[Gubbinz]

save this one in the vault because this is a classic. hilarious interview from the pope!

[WagoIsAnarchy]

Pope is pimpin' LOL

[nickster734]

i like pimp i mean pope

[UltimateVictory88]

This is one of the wrst interviews. The thing that made these segments good, was when we actually got to see these wrestlers out of their characters. To see who these guys actually were, The Pope is awesome but I would love to see an actual interview about this guy

[djishailed13]

Pope make me your Deacon please!!!! All hail pope cause he rules TNA!

[mook28]

classic interview

[MilanoCollectionAK]

Did anyone else want to see The Pope lay "4-Up" on Hermie Sadler?

[TheGreenSlam]

"Don't correct Pope!" Hermie! x D

[dsd310580]

Stop changing people's names. He should be The Pope Elijah Burke. Nobody gets over with name changes. You don't do it with top stars.

[tiresarecool]

wwe can sue em stupid bastard

[ryo7200]

erm. no.

[remache103094]

for wat

[dsd310580]

Yes, someone can sue someone else for using their copyrighted names but no, WWE can't sue TNA because Elijah Burke is his real name. WWE and TNA just change people's names so they can own them. That's really annoying. So you're the stupid bastard.

[ptah13]

How is it annoying? You want to make money off of someone that his marketable. Half of WWE's top stars like Batista, Edge, Taker, Triple H would have to change their name or alter it if they wanted to work for another company.

That's how business works.

"The Pope" D'Angelo Dinero is Elijah Burke's alter ego that he created himself. TNA allowed him to use this gimmick and it's paying off.

[dsd310580]

I understand that but when a Wrestler already estiblishes themselves as 1 name, esspecially if it's their real name, then if they go elsewhere and have a completely new name then they don't get over the same. Can you imagine The Undertaker going to TNA and being called something else now? Anyway, it's fine if they have to but everyone already knows him as Elijah Burke and that's his real name so use it.

[ptah13]

True but using his real name doesn't fit his new gimmick.

[dsd310580]

But he was using this gimmick in FCW. He was called ''The Black Pope'' Elijah Burke.

[ptah13]

WWE fired him before he brought it to TV. TNA give him the choice of a name change and he came out with newer Pope character.

I personally think D'Angelo Dinero works better for him. In the next 5 years people won't even remember him from WWE just like Matt Morgan.

[TrueLegendsInc]

well elijah tried the pope gimmick in a dark match in wwe and tried in his early ovw days but got rejected with that gimmick but like u said tna let him do his own thing and now wwe is hurting bad

[TrueLegendsInc]

yea i thought i was the only one who knew that lol

[kob456]

The name D'Angelo Dinero is fine. And he wasn't a top guy before coming to TNA so his name he used b4 holds no weight.

[dsd310580]

But that's why Monty Brown and Chris Harris didn't get over in ECW. Nobody will ever become a top star again if they keep having their name changed unnecessarily.

[kob456]

The name changes had nothing to do with their lack of push or lack of success. That was all on WWE's shoulders. Elijah Burke was a nobody in WWE so changing his name is no big deal. It would be one thing if TNA changed Booker T's name to something else but Burke's name change doesn't have that effect. In fact, it only gives him a fresh start under a new name in a new company. Besides TNA is not WWE n Pope is being pushed fine n is doing fine with his new name.

[dsd310580]

Yeah but fans who aren't smart just hear some jobber like ''Braden Walker'' and think, ''who the fuck is that?'' Not ''Oh Chris Harris from TNA is in WWE? Cool.''

[spiritofslumber]

pope pwns

[tombhammer]

The next big thing !

[RAYJ95]

man great gimmick

[vwgti101]

this is so stupid! wish he would have done his ecw thing! I remember when he was on ghost hunters

[bepjr]

Future TNA Champion!

[Hero519]

D'Angelo Dinero all the way up baby

[CesarManiaX]

Back when he was in ECW, I knew that someday he was going to be in TNA. WWE wasted his talent

[Mr1990Noah]

I don't like this chracter

[ptah13]

This is gonna be a World Champion. I was always an Elijah Burke fan but this gimmick is simply awesome.

It's similar to The Rock but it's unique and creative. Something not really done before like this.

He's a heel but already has a shitload of fans that overlook his insults and still cheer for him.

[TnaFan4life1081]

I love the pope im really starting to become a fans of his go tna excellent pick up

[TNAStylesTNA]

when my mom saw that mask on the popes face she asked if he was afraid of getting the swine flu ha ha so lol

[nWoWolfpacTV]

WWE released this guy!!!!!! What a bunch of fucking idiots. Pope is defo a future World Champ in my book he has all the attributes that it takes.

[kingjames23mak]

The Pope is Pimpin..yeah that guy is awesome..

[veritasunleashed]

He knows what you do Hermie with those milk and cookies while watching care bears LOL

[RevokedSpirit576]

is the pope elighia burke??????

[Crookmeisteren]

elijah burke yes

[CesarManiaX]

YES

[von2300]

@RevokedSpirit576 yep

[mabyer2]

Ok I Love the fact that "The Pope" has totally been watching some Dusty Rhodes interviews and it shows in his intervies. Yeah he ads a little bit to it to make it different but he definately models his promos after Dusty

[jorden452]

man hermie gets put in some odd situations lol.. AND HE NEEDS TO INTERVIEW SUICIDE.E ( LOL )

[rockandawe88]

Yeah, I think the "Pope" gimmick is fitting him well so far. I like how TNA seems to revive or rejuvinate a lot of people's careers.

Milk+Cookies+Pink Care Bear=

AWW YEAH

[HeeZy02]

he wears a mask because you don't deserve to breathe the same air he does, as he told JB after his victory @ NS PPV.

[CanadianWarMachine]

Don't Correct The Pope

[Drummer24seven]

Should he become a face after the cheers he is getting?

[cregah]

The pope has an awesome look. He just has "it".

TNA needs to push this guy, he will be huge.

[thedaz3]

suicide.e loooool

[wolvie667]

I like his style as a wrestler. But just lose the freaking mouth piece. Cheap trick, copying it from Michael Jackson

[ScottLaFontaine]

dont waste......my time..

[werewolfsteak24]

this guy rules

[beermoneyinc1]

why is it written directv PPV in da corner?...

[tjrowe15]

their plugging hd tv

[LuisManuel316]

I love "The Pope". The man can wrestle and his character is awesome.

[jt20042]

This was hilarious. Definitely a much better gimmick than his WWE one.

[Drummer24seven]

He did use the Pope name in his WWE articles in the past.

[kingofkingssaveus]

POPE is PIMPIN'. He needs to be X Division champ!!!!!!!!!!!

[MrAttitude91]

Hell Yea!!!!!!!!!

[nWoWolfpacTV]

POPE is PIMIPIN'. He needs to be TNA World Champ!!!!!!!!!!

[TheWarriorManFan]

I love this character.  he is hilarious!

[danerdyguy]

Don't like his attitude, but the man can wrestle.

[axil56]

The Pope is royalty show some respect hermie

[TheEbhagzzz]

I like the POPE gimmick, but why did he change his name, it wasnt necessary...

[Nabster2992]

because the WWE probably owns the right to his name

[LuisManuel316]

What do you mean?

[TheEbhagzzz]

His real name is Elijah Burke. That means he has the right to use it wherever he works. But for some reason TNA totally changed his name. I love his gimmick though.

[NickTrickste]

Wow, his character is really arrogant....

[derekw14]

TNA is defftley pushing him better then WWE has done with him.

[DominicanAssassin809]

I LoL'd when i saw him wearing that mask.

[ADWWrestling1234]

I Hate The Way He says Some Words In an English Acsent he aint Good

[metalheadkidd]

Pope For X Division Champ!!!

[Drummer24seven]

if they can get it off Joe and give it to Daniels then yeah it could happen.

[PerfectChannel]

D'Angelo Dinero is great!!!