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Hello, Cameron! You're right. I heard from TLA that this Drake King was a pretty bad guy. Fortunately he doesn't seem to be around anymore, so hopefully by Grand Rampage everyone is able to forget about him and focus on the match ahead of us. After all, while I may have been confused with Drake by many, I'm not him! I don't have a Grand Rampage victory under my belt, and I'd never go out of my way to try and get another person fired! On another note, it's too bad that you weren't able to win the EAW World Championship this season. You're a very good wrestler so it must not have felt nice missing out on all of those opportunities, but that's okay. With or without the Championship you're still a Hall of Famer and one of the greatest EAW has, so I wouldn't worry too much! There's a reason you're one of the favorites to win the Grand Rampage match regardless of how many losses you may have taken throughout the season. People understand that there's always a good chance you bring your best this weekend, and if you do, there's an even better chance that you walk out of this on top. I can't deny that you're a huge threat in this match, and as an opponent I know that doesn't exactly make my chances look any better, but as optimistic as I am I do also have to be realistic. At the end of the day I'm surrounded by people with much more experience to me, in a match that I'm sure most people expect me to lose. That doesn't have to be a bad thing, though. If I'm able to overcome the odds knowing just how far the odds are from my favor, that'll just make this victory even better than it'd already be. Jack Ripley may have some attitude problems that he needs to work out, but there are still tons of other veterans in this match like you that actually want to give this match their best and win a spot in the Pain for Pride main event. Just imagine how it would look if in a match like this, the winner was me, someone that has only ever competed in three matches before this. It'd not only be historic, but it would send an amazing message to anyone else that may be new to wrestling, or may be thinking of wrestling in the future. I always say that nothing is impossible as long as you try hard enough, and now is my chance to prove that. Cameron, if we meet each other inside of the ring at Grand Rampage, I'll be doing my best. I've already heard a good amount of threats from other top names in this match, so I'm not worried. At this point I'm already expecting the worst from my opponents. I'm already expecting to leave this match bruised and hurt. I just hope that I also leave with a victory.
I never thought about the idea of paying your dues. When I joined EAW I had already found success by defeating TLA and then Rex McAllister soon after. I was very fortunate to have received everything I did, but I suppose there would be people upset if I won the Grand Rampage match this early. However, that's not something that can be controlled. Only one person can win the Grand Rampage, meaning there will be twenty-nine people missing out on that victory. Twenty-nine people, all with their own fanbases who were rooting for them. Unfortunately you can't please everybody, so if main eventing Pain for Pride means upsetting the veterans who have been here and would have loved that kind of opportunity, so be it. This is your opportunity to get what you want just like it's my opportunity. We're all on an even playing field, so all that matters is actually winning the match. There's only one group of people I'm really looking to make happy here Cameron, and it's the people in the crowd who cheer for me every single week. I have a ton of respect for you as well as the other participants in this match, but if I were to worry about the possibility that I may be disliked by those around me for winning, what would the alternative be besides just handing people victories? That doesn't help anybody, so if someone is going to defeat me they'll have to actually do so the right way. That includes you Cameron. I know you've seen it all and you've it all, but you haven't seen much of Gary Daniels yet. Even if you guys for some reason seem to think I look like someone else, you haven't actually been in the ring with me and faced me yet, which means there's still a possibility of me surprising you guys. You did say that me winning this match might just bring that shock factor, and that's exactly what I'm aiming for this week. I can't make the same promises everyone else does with accolades to back me up, because I don't have any yet. I can't guarantee victory like others will. All I can do is bring the unexpected, and head into this match with the same mindset that already got me past Hall of Famers in the first two matches of my career. Even someone as accomplished as you would love to win the Grand Rampage knowing how difficult it is to follow through on your promises in an environment like this, so I don't think I have the wrong idea here. I know that I'm walking into my toughest battle yet, and I know that my chances are minimal. Even so I'll be aiming for a victory, and I won't slow down until you or someone else actually manages to throw me over that top rope. If you can't do it, then I'll just make my fans proud, and end my night making history.
I have a question for you, Jake. Why can't you fail again? What's stopping you that can't be said about many of your peers this week? Is it because you've already missed out on opportunities like this? If that's all this is, I hope you understand that the same could be said for just about anyone that's been in this spot before, from former World Champions like Bronson Daniels to those who haven't held World Championships yet like Ryan Wilson. I acknowledge failure as an outcome because realistically, all it takes is being sent over the top rope and hitting the ringside floor. With twenty-nine other people in this match, do you really think that because you want to be a World Champion again, there's NO possibility of that happening to you? I think that's a very arrogant belief, even if it's coming from a place of desperation rather than ego like I initially assumed. I don't mean any disrespect when I say any of this, I'm just offering my opinion as someone that loves wrestling and will still be here working hard even if I do ultimately fail this weekend. I don't blame you for believing in yourself, and anyone that would is out of their mind. If you don't believe in yourself your chances will only get worse, but I also don't think it's very unrealistic for things to end badly for you when you're carrying a similar attitude to the one that's already gotten you eliminated from various Grand Rampage matches in the past. You may be better off now because of your experience, but by the 2022 Grand Rampage you had already been in the match multiple times and still did not win. This is your first Grand Rampage since then and when it comes to your attitude and mindset it looks like you've actually regressed, so I wouldn't be so sure that failure isn't an option. It's an option for everyone, including me. It's just an option I'm trying to avoid for the sake of all the fans watching this match for me. I've never been in the Grand Rampage, so what's feeding into your assumption that I'm not capable of winning besides this idea that me being new automatically means I can't capitalize on the unpredictability and chaos of a Grand Rampage match? I don't think it's very fair that you're writing me off for something that's never actually happened to me yet. I haven't competed in a match like this before, let alone lost one, so what's stopping me from surprising you this weekend? What's stopping me from exceeding your expectations and putting on a far better performance than you thought a newcomer is capable of? Jake, unless there's a lot more to know about EAW than I thought, nobody here can see the future. We can make promises, but none of us actually knows how this will end. All I can do is hope for the best, and I don't think you're in any position to tell me I can't even do that much.
Moving on to Showdown as I address a member of all three brands, there's you, Usagi Senshi! Now, at first I wasn't sure what to say to you since for some reason you are convinced that I'm Drake King even though I just made my EAW debut. I was considering just clearing things up for you and moving on like I did with Bronson Daniels, but there's a few things I'm actually confused about, and I think you could probably help me with that. You made all these guarantees about self-destruction and how I’d be thrown out much like “I”, or more accurately Drake King since you keep saying that I'm him, would be thrown over the top rope. Now, for the sake of making sure I know what I'm talking about I made sure I went back and I watched that match, and I have a few things to say. The first is that I actually look nothing like Drake King, so I really don't understand the comparisons. The second is… You were thrown over the top rope, too. In fact, you were thrown over the top rope even earlier than many of the Elitists you talked to heading into the match. I don't believe you actually managed to successfully win many of the other opportunities you were given in the past year either. Don't get me wrong, that's nothing to be ashamed of. Everyone loses eventually, even if it happens to some of us more often than others. I just don't really understand your mindset. Why are you so convinced that everyone else is destined to fail? Where is this belief coming from, and why are you the exception? I may not be this former World Champion that you keep comparing me to, but I'd like to think that I'm doing pretty well for myself so far! I won my first two matches, and I think I did very well in my third. My fans seemed to be pleased by my performances as well, so why should I take your word over everyone else's? I'm still pretty new here, so is there something about you that I just don't know yet? If there is then I apologize, I'd just like to know what it is because to me it feels like you're being pretty unfair. I think you're a pretty good competitor in your own right, and if you try really hard and find your opening, maybe you can even win the Grand Rampage! I just can't say that I agree with your promises, or that I've done anything to be called pathetic or embarrassing. I'm just a guy that loves to wrestle, and there's nothing wrong with that. You should try being a more positive person. Good things happen to good people, so maybe you'd get what you wanted and even win more often if you tried being a bit nicer. That's just my opinion, though!
I never thought about the idea of paying your dues. When I joined EAW I had already found success by defeating TLA and then Rex McAllister soon after. I was very fortunate to have received everything I did, but I suppose there would be people upset if I won the Grand Rampage match this early. However, that's not something that can be controlled. Only one person can win the Grand Rampage, meaning there will be twenty-nine people missing out on that victory. Twenty-nine people, all with their own fanbases who were rooting for them. Unfortunately you can't please everybody, so if main eventing Pain for Pride means upsetting the veterans who have been here and would have loved that kind of opportunity, so be it. This is your opportunity to get what you want just like it's my opportunity. We're all on an even playing field, so all that matters is actually winning the match. There's only one group of people I'm really looking to make happy here Cameron, and it's the people in the crowd who cheer for me every single week. I have a ton of respect for you as well as the other participants in this match, but if I were to worry about the possibility that I may be disliked by those around me for winning, what would the alternative be besides just handing people victories? That doesn't help anybody, so if someone is going to defeat me they'll have to actually do so the right way. That includes you Cameron. I know you've seen it all and you've it all, but you haven't seen much of Gary Daniels yet. Even if you guys for some reason seem to think I look like someone else, you haven't actually been in the ring with me and faced me yet, which means there's still a possibility of me surprising you guys. You did say that me winning this match might just bring that shock factor, and that's exactly what I'm aiming for this week. I can't make the same promises everyone else does with accolades to back me up, because I don't have any yet. I can't guarantee victory like others will. All I can do is bring the unexpected, and head into this match with the same mindset that already got me past Hall of Famers in the first two matches of my career. Even someone as accomplished as you would love to win the Grand Rampage knowing how difficult it is to follow through on your promises in an environment like this, so I don't think I have the wrong idea here. I know that I'm walking into my toughest battle yet, and I know that my chances are minimal. Even so I'll be aiming for a victory, and I won't slow down until you or someone else actually manages to throw me over that top rope. If you can't do it, then I'll just make my fans proud, and end my night making history.
I have a question for you, Jake. Why can't you fail again? What's stopping you that can't be said about many of your peers this week? Is it because you've already missed out on opportunities like this? If that's all this is, I hope you understand that the same could be said for just about anyone that's been in this spot before, from former World Champions like Bronson Daniels to those who haven't held World Championships yet like Ryan Wilson. I acknowledge failure as an outcome because realistically, all it takes is being sent over the top rope and hitting the ringside floor. With twenty-nine other people in this match, do you really think that because you want to be a World Champion again, there's NO possibility of that happening to you? I think that's a very arrogant belief, even if it's coming from a place of desperation rather than ego like I initially assumed. I don't mean any disrespect when I say any of this, I'm just offering my opinion as someone that loves wrestling and will still be here working hard even if I do ultimately fail this weekend. I don't blame you for believing in yourself, and anyone that would is out of their mind. If you don't believe in yourself your chances will only get worse, but I also don't think it's very unrealistic for things to end badly for you when you're carrying a similar attitude to the one that's already gotten you eliminated from various Grand Rampage matches in the past. You may be better off now because of your experience, but by the 2022 Grand Rampage you had already been in the match multiple times and still did not win. This is your first Grand Rampage since then and when it comes to your attitude and mindset it looks like you've actually regressed, so I wouldn't be so sure that failure isn't an option. It's an option for everyone, including me. It's just an option I'm trying to avoid for the sake of all the fans watching this match for me. I've never been in the Grand Rampage, so what's feeding into your assumption that I'm not capable of winning besides this idea that me being new automatically means I can't capitalize on the unpredictability and chaos of a Grand Rampage match? I don't think it's very fair that you're writing me off for something that's never actually happened to me yet. I haven't competed in a match like this before, let alone lost one, so what's stopping me from surprising you this weekend? What's stopping me from exceeding your expectations and putting on a far better performance than you thought a newcomer is capable of? Jake, unless there's a lot more to know about EAW than I thought, nobody here can see the future. We can make promises, but none of us actually knows how this will end. All I can do is hope for the best, and I don't think you're in any position to tell me I can't even do that much.
Moving on to Showdown as I address a member of all three brands, there's you, Usagi Senshi! Now, at first I wasn't sure what to say to you since for some reason you are convinced that I'm Drake King even though I just made my EAW debut. I was considering just clearing things up for you and moving on like I did with Bronson Daniels, but there's a few things I'm actually confused about, and I think you could probably help me with that. You made all these guarantees about self-destruction and how I’d be thrown out much like “I”, or more accurately Drake King since you keep saying that I'm him, would be thrown over the top rope. Now, for the sake of making sure I know what I'm talking about I made sure I went back and I watched that match, and I have a few things to say. The first is that I actually look nothing like Drake King, so I really don't understand the comparisons. The second is… You were thrown over the top rope, too. In fact, you were thrown over the top rope even earlier than many of the Elitists you talked to heading into the match. I don't believe you actually managed to successfully win many of the other opportunities you were given in the past year either. Don't get me wrong, that's nothing to be ashamed of. Everyone loses eventually, even if it happens to some of us more often than others. I just don't really understand your mindset. Why are you so convinced that everyone else is destined to fail? Where is this belief coming from, and why are you the exception? I may not be this former World Champion that you keep comparing me to, but I'd like to think that I'm doing pretty well for myself so far! I won my first two matches, and I think I did very well in my third. My fans seemed to be pleased by my performances as well, so why should I take your word over everyone else's? I'm still pretty new here, so is there something about you that I just don't know yet? If there is then I apologize, I'd just like to know what it is because to me it feels like you're being pretty unfair. I think you're a pretty good competitor in your own right, and if you try really hard and find your opening, maybe you can even win the Grand Rampage! I just can't say that I agree with your promises, or that I've done anything to be called pathetic or embarrassing. I'm just a guy that loves to wrestle, and there's nothing wrong with that. You should try being a more positive person. Good things happen to good people, so maybe you'd get what you wanted and even win more often if you tried being a bit nicer. That's just my opinion, though!
