Dutch Mantell Talks Booking TNA in New Dave Lagana Podcast

August 17, 2011

This podcast is a discussion with David Lagana and Dutch Mantell about what it’s like to be a booker in pro wrestling, the role of a creative team, his influences as a booker, difference between a writer and a booker, how Memphis shaped Smokey Mountain Wrestling and ECW, the story of the most successful match in TNA history and so much more.

"Well, I think if you wrestle, you have to be creative," Mantell says during the interview. "When I first started we didn't have writers, we had bookers, and sometimes you had to help that booker out. You had to come up with your own ideas. And sometimes they'd actually listen to you."

You can listen to the podcast at

http://iwantwrestling.com/2011/08/16/formerly-creative-podcast-dutch-mantell-dirtydutchman1-talks-tna-wwe-pr-and-memphis/

Nick was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, and lived there until the age of 18, when he decided to pack his flack jacket and move to New York City.

Nick attended New York University and graduated in 2001 with a degree in Drama.

Nick first entered the internet wrestling community back in 2004 when he became the co-host of The Voice of Wrestling Radio Show. From there, Nick made the transition from radio personality to editor when he began working with WrestleZone in 2008.

Nick is a member of two Off-Broadway theatre companies, Another Urban Riff, and the Drama Desk Award winning Godlight Theatre Company. Nick has appeared in over a dozen Off-Broadway plays since he moved to New York City, and has shot several short and feature length films. In 2010, he completed principle photography on a film titled "How to Score Your Life," which also features TNA Knockout ODB.

Inspiration in his life has come from many people including his family, Woody Allen, Steven Spielberg, Jack Nicholson, The Beatles, and of course, Lassie.