TNA Wrestler Christopher Daniels recently spoke to The Miami Herald regarding TNA's shift in product, His current storyline, Going live and more. Below is a brief recap:

On facing AJ Styles one more time: “AJ is one of the best in the world. We have great chemistry together that the challenge for us after so many years of wrestling each other is somehow keeping it fresh. This particular match is a Last Man Standing match, so it will make that a little bit easier because it’s a completely different mindset. As far as getting in the ring with someone the caliber of AJ, I’m never bored with it. There is always the challenge to make it great and make it different for the fans. That is what I appreciate it.”

On his mindset coming into this rematch from last year's Destination-X: “The truth of the matter is last year I was sort of treading water when the match came around. It didn’t seem like the company had a lot of plans for me or at least the plans that they had for me beginning with that match. There wasn’t a whole lot going on for me before Destination X.
“Now that we have had this sort of thing going on for pretty much the whole year, I feel like I am in a better position with the company. I feel like I contributed more this year than in the last. With the previous match, it was just a marquee matchup. It was a technical exhibition style match. This one is going to have a little bit more blood behind it.”

On some fan's disdain for the current storyline: “I think people who are upset with the storyline are assuming that they know the end or where this is going, and they don’t. So I just tell people who are upset to just wait and see what happens. I know there was a lot of speculation about the introduction of Claire, but that wasn’t a last minute decision. It’s something we thought about for a while. You just need to see where it goes. This is something that has been thought out. If the people give it the same amount of chance that we put into it, the amount of effort we put into it, I think they are going to be happy with the end result.”

On the possibility to return to the X-Division: “I don’t think that is a step down at all. “I think I have proven I can wrestle with X Division wrestlers and heavyweight contenders. The tag team I have going on with Frankie Kazarian proves that I am one of the best in TNA when it comes to tag team wrestling. So it doesn’t matter where the company puts me, I’m going to excel no matter what. I feel like right now we just won the tag team championships, so I want to take the time to sort of build a long reign with Frankie and show the world that we are on the same caliber of teams like the Motor City Machine Guns and Beer Money. I feel like, given opportunity, in a year people are going to be saying Daniels and Kazarian are just as good as those teams I just mentioned."

On going live and the change in product: “For me personally, the fact that we are live, and that they have put me in the final segment the last couple of times, it’s a lot of pressure. “It’s good pressure. It’s something I look forward to and something I am trying to excel at. I feel like when they put that microphone in my hand at the last possible second, I believe I have delivered. I plan on continuing to deliver. I want to keep being that guy for TNA. If we continue to be live after the summer, I feel like the company has proven we can do it. It’s just another step forward for the company.”
Another move TNA has made is in its presentation of its backstage segments. The production team has traded the traditional for a more candid and edgy look.
“Guys like Eric [Bischoff] and Jason Hervey have come to us with a more fresh and on-the-fly way of doing it, rather than just giving us a script,” Daniels said. “I feel like it has helped us sharpen our skills. I’ll be walking backstage, and all of a sudden, Jason will come up to me with a camera asking questions. You are answering right off the top of your head, and it’s a more realistic feeling. It’s a more honest answer that you are giving. It’s definitely different...There is a must-see sort of mentality to our television shows.