Kenny King Talks His Time On Tough Enough, How The Show Helped Him, Working As A Chippendales Dancer

TNA star Kenny King spoke to Channel Guide Magazine extensively about his wrestling career recently. King elaborated on his experience as a Tough Enough finalist. You can read the highlights below:

His time on Tough Enough:

"I think it's a great opportunity for anyone who wants it. To get trained by people who were successful in WWE. That exposure is invaluable to anyone who wants to be successful in this industry. I think what happens though, and you see it in some instances, is people don't realize what it takes to be a successful professional wrestler. A lot of people just see the 10 weeks of cameras in your face and the glamour of what 'Tough Enough' actually is. If you do or don't win, you still have to put in the time and hours and put that wear and tear on your body. A lot of people don't really understand what they got themselves into. Any time you have experience in television and you see how things work, it puts you ahead of the game. It becomes where a director looks and says, 'Oh, you already know.' That's always a leg up over someone who is still learning which way to turn for the camera and things like that. So it helped,"

Working as a Chippendales dancer:

"My Chippendales career has been over for a while now. It was an awesome thing. It's one of those things where for a while I wasn't even sure if I should mention it. I thought it was this weird crossover with the audience. The bottom line is that I was a headliner at a show for multiple years. I was part of one of the top-selling national and international calendars in the world for multiple years. So it's all part of Kenny King and part of who you see Wednesday nights on Impact Wrestling."

TNA's X Division:

"It's an absolute honor to be part of it. If you look at the origins of TNA and where TNA came from and how it made its name, it's made on the X Division. If you look at the old logo, it was built on the X. That is a testament to how important the X Division is in TNA. Then to be able to work with in a division where guys like Jerry Lynn, AJ Styles, Low Ki, Frankie Kazarian and Joe, it's an honor. I'm a historian and student of the game, so that means a whole lot to me. Then you have all these new guys who came in. A guy I'm really looking forward to working with in the X Division is Eddie Edwards. He is a phenomenal singles wrestler. When we lock up, it's something to watch. So it's really exciting right now with the kind of matchups we have."

Kenny King goes on to detail the remainder of this career, including his current run with BDC in TNA Wrestling. You can read the full interview at this link.