Enjoy every minute of it. All jokes and promos aside, it was a long time coming. Selfishly, I wish it didn't happen against me, you know? But I'm sure everyone harbors those thoughts. It was going to happen at some point, I'm sure, and I'm glad people in EAW can rejoice in this moment. I'm glad that it wasn't an Eclipse to end my reign but a TLA. I never really felt gratified that last go-around in 2016-early 2017 with what felt like a constant pressure for me to drop the EAW Championship as well as simultaneously writing Voltage to what I still believe was crass and unjustified criticism, so this was a welcome reprieve from that and a punctuation mark on the year I've been working toward with classic feuds against Rex, PFP World Championship showcases, tit-for-tat warfare with the fiery and fresh Drake King, and a return to my roots with an LC that showed out in a major way on the promos page with his wits and one-liners, not to mention notable clashes with The Visual Prophet, Jack Ripley, Jake Smith, and a "who's who?" of all-world headliners, future and present alike.
This is bittersweet for me, but I feel comfortable in the guy that I dropped it to and the amount of work he's put in for EAW to get to this point. Whether it was against me, DDD, or Charlie Marr, all of these sentiments would have still been valid and I think that's a legitimate testament to your character and to your legacy here. Regardless of who you had been facing, those feelings would have stirred and had you rise to this point. I hope your reign at the top is as great as your climb getting there.
To those with kind words about me, I appreciate them more than you know. You're a real one, SK. And DDD, your compliments coming from someone I consider the actual greatest of all time have always meant a lot. Thank you, everyone, see you on the flip side. Keep being great.