Pre Show Pipebomb
Posted: Thu Nov 17, 2016 1:25 pm
Matt stands in the ring at 7, an hour before the Warefare show. He is wearing his usual attire and has a microphone in his left hand.
Matt:
I am aware that I can come of as a broken record, living in the past but the truth is I know I am the best American super junior. I have been doing this since I was 13, I became pro at 17 and now at 33 I have embraced it all, accepted it all. I’ve made mistakes, I’ve had injuries, I have injuries, but who annoys me the most is myself.
I get this big oppurtunties, these chances and I fuck them up.
I’m sure Enzo Amore will come out here and mock that, he’ll “ roast” me but the truth is he has nothing on me. The kid can talk but all I know is that by the time I was his age, I was already 12 years pro, already a name internationally and globally, I didn’t do this for fame or fortune, I do this because I want to face the best of the best, I have made my career on getting in the ring with legends and veterans and proving I can hang.
Matt:
I struggle a lot with confidence, false modesty is a guilty habit because I know I am the best at what I do, regardless of the outcomes win, lose or draw. I’m a wrestler fans come to see and at first they come to see the shooting star press but later they always come back because I give Pay-Per-View Level performances. It would be wrong of me to completely deny Enzo Amore’s talents, the guy has worked very hard but guys like me can’t help but be critical. I started in my backyard and in 16 years I’ve made it to the Tokyo Dome, I’ve made it to Madison Square Garden. I have no anger towards Enzo, except for his journey, I don’t consider him a wrestler. He’s a trash talking titan, energy of lightning but when he the bell is rung he’s a deer in a headlights. I am going to prove to everyone that I am who I say I am.
In my opinion, talk is cheap. You never know how things will turn out once the bell rings.
I wish I had the gift of gab but my skills are between the ropes and there is a record of it for sixteen years. I have had big wins, I have lots of big losses, that hurt emotionally and personally more than anything physical but I am passionate for this business. This business does not owe us anything, that is a hard pill to swallow because you fight for everything and anything. I look at myself and I look at this roster and I look at all my friends and foes on the globe in this industry and I see it as a duty to be the best wrestler you can be or you disrespect the greats who came before you.
Matt sighs.
Matt:
When it comes to Jimmy Havoc, the only thing I can say is he can probably kill me in a hardcore match, I love death match wrestling was a huge mark for it in my youth but I know in a straight up match, I could out wrestle him and I definitely could beat him.
I know given a match with Jericho, I have a higher chance of losing but I know that like every other veteran I have stepped into the ring with, when he’s caught his breath and has done some DDP Yoga to refresh, he will respect me.
You can criticize my size, my stature, my looks, my promo skills, my life style but it is illogical to trash my abilities and skills. I was born to do this and I will die doing it.