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I am scared and kind of excited also.....
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USN 1977-1987 * ALL cards are commons unless auto'd. Buying Britneycards. NWO for life.
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West was born in Chicago. He graduated from Purdue University, where he majored in sports broadcasting.
Shop at Home Network
West initially became involved with television shopping when he applied for a job with the Shop at Home Network as the host of a sports memorablia show, Sports Collectibles. Despite his degree in sports broadcasting (and the fact that his brother Dale was the chief financial officer of the Shop at Home Network), West was rejected on the basis of his "scrabbly voice". In 1991, West began selling knives on television, and in March 1993, he was finally given the job with the Shop at Home Network that he had applied for. Between 1993 and 2001, sales rose from $3 million USD to $150 million USD. In addition to sports memorabilia, West also pitched products such as Beanie Babies and Pokémon collectibles. [2]
Between November 1996 and March 1997, Will Ferrell and Chris Kattan parodied West and his co-host, Eddy Lewis, on three episodes of Saturday Night Live. Anthony Cumia, of the popular radio show Opie and Anthony has also parodied the QVC sales on multiple radio shows. He has joked about West pitching such things as Anthrax, Hostess Cupcake cardboard as misprinted Babe Ruth rookie cards, and Britney Spears' virginity.
West amicably left the Shop at Home Network in 2001, and began hosting a sports talk show on the WNSR radio station.
In 2000, West was contacted by World Championship Wrestling booker Vince Russo, who invited him to join the company. West declined the offer in favor of "the sure thing" (WCW was purchased by its chief competitor, the World Wrestling Federation, in March 2001).
Mike Tenay and West have been the voices of TNA since the promotion's launch in 2002.In 2002, West was hired by Jeff Jarrett, who had been introduced to West by Vince Russo, to serve as the color commentator for his newly-formed professional wrestling promotion, Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. West made his professional wrestling debut on June 19, 2002, commentating on the inaugural TNA pay-per-view alongside Ed Ferrara and Mike Tenay. Ferrera departed TNA in August 2002, reducing the commentary team to Tenay and West.
West was involved in an angle on the December 14, 2006 episode of Impact! that saw Kurt Angle apply an ankle lock to him after Samoa Joe denied Angle a rematch.
Aside from commentating, West accompanies Jeremy Borash on the YouTube-based show TNA Today, where he promotes new TNA merchandise and special packages, called 'Don West's Insane Daily Deals'.