Posted on 3/20/126 by Alan Wojcik
Look back over the sports/entertainment world and name the
most influential people from the early 1990’s to today in
2026. Would the name DAVID SAHADI be on the list? It would
be on mine and that’s because I’ve been fortunate to know
him since 2004.
If you watched commercials, in-game promo spots or wrestling
vignettes on NBC Sports or in the WWE/TNA/ MLW, there’s a
chance are you have experienced his amazing work. Now you
can read all about his legendary work in an autobiography
titled BACKSTAGE PASS: TALES FROM BEYOND THE SQUARED CIRCLE
(ECW Press, 222pp, $22.95)
Do you remember the Jeff Jarrett “With My Baby Tonight”
video? That was David. TNA wrestlers like Abyss and Traci
Brooks crashing a WWE Royal Rumble commercial shoot at
Universal Studios? That was David. Any of the Monday Night
Raw openings from 1993-2003? You got the point. I am not
here to be his press agent, but David helped Vince McMahon
shape “the New Generation Era” and “Attitude Era” just as
much as the creative team that included Hall of Famer Pat
Patterson. Then he left to help Jeff Jarrett with many great
things in TNA Wrestling.
Having written fiction and other non-fiction books, David
knows how to tell a good tale of his amazing journey. He was
able to help craft the looks of “Stone Cold” Steve Austin
The Undertaker, Shawn Michaels and Dwayne “the Rock” Johnson
as they were becoming prime time players in the “Monday
Night War” against the now defunct World Championship
Wrestling. David has done many interviews about which promo
spot brought Vince McMahon to tears, about how his exit from
WWE led to resentment, and personal shots towards Lou Sahadi
(David’s dad who was also very influential in sports.)
I stopped covering TNA in 2017 so I was surprised and
shocked by the politics and backstage drama David witnessed.
The book debuted on Amazon’s best sellers and I hope
wrestling fans are enjoying the stories as much as I did.
David currently is doing directing of Real American
Freestyle. Look for his social media accounts for some
behind the scene videos on the book. Follow me on Twitter/X
through @MyNameIsWojcik