John Skyler has revealed that The Great Hands were once ‘job scared’ during a period of time in TNA Wrestling.
Members of Order 4 in TNA Wrestling, John Skyler and Jason Hotch are also referred to as the Great Hands.
Looking back at their history together in an interview with Wrestling Life Online, Skyler opened up about the evolution of the pairing, saying:
“It shows the progress, right? Because when me and Jason (Hotch) were first kind of thrown together as a team four years ago, it was, ‘Hey, there’s this veteran and this kid that just won the Gutcheck, they kind of look alike, let’s see what they offer as a team.’ And that was about the direction we were given.
“I would dare say, yeah, at one point we were kind of directionless in TNA. Didn’t know what the future was gonna hold, we were actually kind of job scared at one point, not knowing if we were gonna last and survive. And then came Mr. (Mustafa) Ali, and we went from being directionless to having a purpose.
“That’s where the name change came from, going from ‘Good’ to ‘Great’ because Mr. Ali made us great again. And then we got to show the world over the last 12-16 months just how great we can be.
“You said it yourself, The Rascalz, The Hardys, The System, Elijah, Cedric Alexander, so many others we’ve been in the ring with, and every time Order 4 steps in that ring, we hit a home run. No matter where it is, no matter where we are on the card, where the match is, I feel like every segment we’ve had has been a home run.
“To put a button on this answer, we started off as Good Hands, now we’re The Great Hands, and once we win the TNA World Tag Team Titles, you’ll just have to call us the best.”
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With a return to TNA Wrestling in January 2024, Skyler would team with Hotch for the first time as The Good Hands the following month.
Creatively Directionless? This Sounds Familiar.
Prior to his WWE release, Mustafa Ali found himself as the leader of Retribution, a faction of renamed stars that was widely criticized by all sides of the professional wrestling spectrum.
Ali had previously commented that they “never had a why” for their existence or purpose, with that been a contributing factor to the failure of the faction.
It seems that a lack of direction in TNA Wrestling was how Skyler and Hotch felt, leaving them fearful that they may be heading to the end of their time in the company.
Thankfully, direction was found, and the arrival of Ali in early 2024 was to the benefit of both stars, giving them the purpose that they needed to ply their trade on television.
It’s not an unusual story in any creative field; a seemingly simple change altering the trajectory towards something more appealing, enjoyable and rewarding.
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