Ask CM Banks anything

[Ronn Bank$]

Would you consider bringing back any EAW reject?

I'd bring back anyone who didn't leave on a sour note or in some big scandal. But as far as people who left within the last year go, no. I couldn't see myself giving life to someone who if everything worked out in their favor would have left me out to dry and wouldn't have thought twice about it. People who actively tried to sabotage my efforts of making EAW a better place and got involved in something that they honestly didn't need to be involved in especially those who I considered to be my friends. It's unfortunate but it's the way the bookie brumbles sometimes.

But hey who knows maybe one day the person who takes my place as chairman will bring them back and I'll come back to visit only to see myself hated by people I never met before

Why are you such a great businessman?

I wouldn't say I'm a great businessman yet but I hope to be one very very soon. I have a lot of cool ideas that I look forward to making a reality so it's just a matter of putting the wheels in motion. I think that from a surface level, anybody who knows how to get money in their pockets by any means has the tools it just needs to be directed to the right thing. If you can flip sneakers or flip bricks you can flip property

Have you always wanted to start your own business?

Not always, I figured out in college that this was something I wanted to do. It was always stressed to me to pursue a career that is less like work and something you enjoy doing so that's where the inspiration came from.

What makes you the best at winning almost every argument you’ve had in e-feds?

I'm always right

What made you come back to efeds?

Refer to this answer

Who’s apart of your GOAT list?

DDD, Impact, You, Kendra, I'd say Jamie is creeping up there as well

Do you feel you were underappreciated before you came back?

I think it's a double edged sword. On one hand you got guys like DEDEDE and TRE who always kept my name in a positive light and made sure to pay homage in various ways when they didn't have to but DEDEDE is one person and TRE was barely around. On the other hand you had guys who either didn't end on good terms with me or were completely banished from EAW at the time of my departure who became high ranking influential board members dragging my name through the mud with one sided stories painting me out to be e-fed Hitler which gave people who never met me a certain perception of me.

I do feel like I was just acknowledged as a founder and nothing more, but I did a lot more than just create EAW. Anybody can create an e-fed.. successfully running it for 5 years as the biggest in the Y!A circle even in the midst of all of the roadblocks that occurred is another animal which I don't think people fully grasped or were made aware of because nobody wanted to give credit outside of acknowledging the one thing they couldn't deny. But shit then again when I first came back people were like "wait I thought Mak created EAW" because he was around at the time so I guess people were giving him that credit. But let's not get it confused, Mak helped me start it after I approached him about it but EAW was always my brainchild.

I think that if the generation of people at the time of my absence were made fully aware of what I actually brought to the table as chairman, they wouldn't have easily dismissed the idea of me getting EAW back over the false idols they decided to side with who eventually burned out as leaders in their side project not too long after. As egotistical as it may sound, anybody who knows what I'm capable of when it comes to running an e-fed ESPECIALLY under competition would know how the story is going to end, and that's with me coming out on top.

Instead the narrative was "the EAW Banks ran is no longer" and "nothing Banks did back then matters now". Because if it didn't happen when they were around to see it then I guess it didn't happen at all and has nothing to do with why EAW still exists to the day.

Do you think college made you into a better writer?

It definitely did, but I think that before college, e-feds made me a better writer and I was able to take those tools with me to college and just expand upon them. I could have easily been an English major or some shit but eh I need dat guap.

What’s your favorite promo as Malcolm?

http://eawnetwork.com/index.php?threads/fuck-eaw.3676/

Do you have any hidden talents besides being a great leader?

I'm a good rapper.

What’s your favorite e-fed video and FPV poster for EAW?

Probably the Grand Rampage 2012 video that youtube muted, and Territorial Invasion 2011

Do you see yourself still leading EAW in five years?

I'd hope that EAW is in a strong enough position to not need to rely on me in the capacity that it currently does by that time but I could see myself still around in some shape or form in an advisor role checking in to make sure things don't go left.

 

[Terry Chambers]

You ever gonna consider to make another character sometime down the road?

Any person across the whole roster you'd want to start a tag team immediately with?

Did you ever consider switching picbases?

When you came back, were you rusty or find your touch again right away?

 

[Ronn Bank$]

You ever gonna consider to make another character sometime down the road?

Probably not, I created a different character for fun but have 0 time to do both so I'd probably just pass it off to someone.

Any person across the whole roster you'd want to start a tag team immediately with?

I have no desire to do a tag team right now but I'd team with Sosa or Serena

Did you ever consider switching picbases?

Never, Montez has the perfect look

When you came back, were you rusty or find your touch again right away?

Nah I had to make a practice promo before getting back into to groove. I think I was decent for someone who hadn't promoed in 5 years and would even go as far to say think I outdid the opponents I did have but I wasn't up to my personal standard. I don't think I really clicked until early 2018 promoing as MJ.

 

[Kassidy Heart]

What do you luh so much about your Amazon clay mud mask?

Why do you think it works better with apple cider vinegar?

If you could only read one person's promos for the rest of your time in EAW, who would it be?

If you had to take over someone else's character, which character would it be and what would you do for them?

Do you write matches?

Can you write a match for me?

If you wanted to get back into show writing, which roster most speaks to your creativity?

Why are you the way you are?

Say my name and tell me you love me. Please?

 

[Ronn Bank$]

What do you luh so much about your Amazon clay mud mask?

When its super tight on my face I guess that means its doing something lol

Why do you think it works better with apple cider vinegar?

Because @Sienna Jade said so , and it has its own benefits separately so I guess it makes sense

If you could only read one person's promos for the rest of your time in EAW, who would it be?

Mr. DEDEDE or Impact

If you had to take over someone else's character, which character would it be and what would you do for them?

Woogieman and try to live up to the standard he set

Do you write matches?

Can you write a match for me?

If you wanted to get back into show writing, which roster most speaks to your creativity?

Voltage for sure. No this isn't an invitation to give me the position back. But most of the brand is people I drafted and took an interest in and I had a lot of fun writing their characters and I have high hopes for a lot of people on the brand.

Why are you the way you are?

I wish I knew

Say my name and tell me you love me. Please?

I love u Visu- Crystal

 

[The Revenant]

Aight, Last, Last one. If I'm bombing AMAs I gotta do my annual annoy the fuck outta you with misc questions.

How would you say promoing and writing for MJ differs from CM Bank$? What do you like about both, and one con?

How the fuck did that era where everyone shouted "FUCK" during liveshows start?

What do you think makes Efedding for you? A certain element, live show, or part?

So what do you think of the Four Horsewomen of the Head Writerpocalypse leading EAW?

Did ya'll really crank out over 200 promos for GR this year? What the fuck ya'll on cocaine or something?

Who would you say is your favorite GFX artist rn?

Remember when Pehrox was that one weird guy with a baron corbin PB who called you dad in the chat? Long way from kansas, huh?

smh, Scotty's on that once a year Taker Part Time schedule, Ronny you gotta get you man

Efed retirements nowadays never last long, do they? (well except yours I guess).

Do you ever get into that awkward moment where you have to explain to people that you efed?

ngl even if shit was kinda rough recovering last spring, there was that fresh feeling of optimism as we rolled off into the summer and onwards, any major signs you thought that the merge was successful and growth in the fed would lead to where it is now?

Yah seen Endgame yet? When yah do tell me what you thought? fuckin fortnite

 

[Ronn Bank$]

How would you say promoing and writing for MJ differs from CM Bank$? What do you like about both, and one con?

MJ is easier because I can be more of myself and less filtered. Banks I have to kinda hold myself back in a way but I guess one thing it has over MJ is me being able to brag about the fact that I created EAW and the person I'm facing owes their life to me, and the fact that I have more accomplishments to brag about as Banks than MJ but I'm getting up there now as MJ. Other than that I highly prefer promoing as MJ.

How the fuck did that era where everyone shouted "FUCK" during liveshows start?

Like most things that catch on in EAW, SK started the trend.

What do you think makes Efedding for you? A certain element, live show, or part?

At this point in the game I feel obligated to steer the ship. The extent of my e-fedding participation is in conjunction with my work as owner. I have a specific vision for how I want EAW or any other creation of mine to be and the only way that will come to life is if I become the change I want to see or create that change myself. It's why when I was in less of a position of power in 2017 I eventually left to make another place I could own, because the EAW I saw wasn't the EAW I had hoped it could be and I felt I couldn't do anything to change that so I did my own thing away from it to get those results that I wanted. Ironically it lead to my original hope of getting the results out of EAW and here we are. So in general I just enjoy building and seeing the results. The fruits of my labor so to speak. When I have an idea and it comes to fruition and is highly successful there's no better feeling than that. Or when I help a new person become acclimated to EAW and then they adapt in a major way becoming mainstays and successful in their own right it's a feeling of satisfaction that never gets old to me. So yeah, the results. Seeing EAW succeed.

So what do you think of the Four Horsewomen of the Head Writerpocalypse leading EAW?

Well two of them are men with women character but nonetheless I'm proud of them. Remi came through for us in the clutch several times when certain writers were unreliable thus proving himself as somebody who could be trusted with a brand. Kassidy has always blown people away with her overall writing ability and when I found out she used to write a brand in a fed prior to EAW I just knew if she could translate that style to EAW's she'd be amazing and she's more than delivered. Raven's writing always stood out to me as a backup to the point that I asked him in like September about the prospect of writing Showdown after Cage goes on break based on that potential, and it's safe to say the potential has been realized. Cam has always been a great match writer and someone with many hats helping EAW so I figured a position like that for her was a no brainer. DD, similar to Raven had been backing up and I saw the potential through there. First as a backup for Battleground and when I wrote Voltage and then for Empire, and I knew she had head writer talent, she's truly special at what she does.

Did ya'll really crank out over 200 promos for GR this year? What the fuck ya'll on cocaine or something?

237 to be exact, just people having fun and being passionate and excited and as a fed owner that's all you can ask for. I loved to see that energy and just hope it continues on into PFP.

Who would you say is your favorite GFX artist rn?

I can't say that then I'd alienate our GFX makers but ye Jamie and Arselx are both amazing at what they do and I'm so grateful to be able to have them. The improvement Arselx has made over the past year brings a tear to my eye, his work with these FPV/Super Show posters speak for themselves.. he's entered that territory and if he keeps improving at the rate that he has, he's gonna be one of the GOATs. Jamie goes without saying, the man is once in a lifetime.

Remember when Pehrox was that one weird guy with a baron corbin PB who called you dad in the chat? Long way from kansas, huh?

Now he's a goat. Everyday I'm glad that my better judgment didn't let that bozo Eclipse ban him on his first day here because he was making grown men with fragile egos cry over video critiques. His impact on EAW has been tremendous and if he doesn't pull a Lars and randomly retire at the age of 14 but actually lives up to his potential, he'll probably be remembered as one of the greats. Him, Drake, Jake, Myles, all those guys got that 2008 CC/RRS/Starr/Impact type feeling to them with how young they are but how enthusiastic they are about EAW and the potential they show.

smh, Scotty's on that once a year Taker Part Time schedule, Ronny you gotta get you man

Efed retirements nowadays never last long, do they? (well except yours I guess).

I'm good luv.

Do you ever get into that awkward moment where you have to explain to people that you efed?

Thankfully that hasn't happened to me.

ngl even if shit was kinda rough recovering last spring, there was that fresh feeling of optimism as we rolled off into the summer and onwards, any major signs you thought that the merge was successful and growth in the fed would lead to where it is now?

If you ask DDD, Scott, TRE, or Imp.. I was always optimistic about the future of EAW despite how gloomy the present looked at the time because I knew what I was capable of as a leader and I knew that eventually the drama aspect would get old. People would move on and that's when the test to see how passionate you really are kicks in when you aren't driven by anger anymore. So I knew once we got all that out the way and just focused on building and nothing more, things would really start shifting leaving no questions. Some key things were Pain for Pride, that event needed to be as successful as it was in order for us to be able to show that we were gonna shine no matter what in the midst of whatever adversity.

Territorial Invasion was another one, not because of the show or anything (even tho it was successful and another great showing from the fed), but a lot of chips fell into place around that time that lead to EAW being where it is now. I cut a really vulgar shoot promo that was a mix of real feelings in response to a lot of things that was going on around me and I had felt like a huge weight had been lifted off of my shoulders. I couldn't trust someone who was supposed to be a board member who ironically I was facing and I'm sure he understood that after reading my promo, I also couldn't trust certain members based on certain things they were doing and company they had no business following and made that known as well. I was also in some toxic dynamics myself which I had finally just had enough of. So a lot of things freed themselves at that time, closing one door of fuckery and opening another door for opportunity. DD came back around that time, Battleground came back despite being short lived it served a very crucial purpose and was the launching pad for a lot of people who are doing their thing today. It also served as a launching pad for two current head writers.

Yah seen Endgame yet? When yah do tell me what you thought? fuckin fortnite

I am ironman

 

[Landerson]

Reason that I mentioned Drake King's name is because that I want him to face me at Pain for Pride in a winner takes all for the BBB title and the Eaw Inter wire Championship

 

[Ronn Bank$]

Reason that I mentioned Drake King's name is because that I want him to face me at Pain for Pride in a winner takes all for the BBB title and the Eaw Inter wire Championship

Ok

 

[Scott Diamond]

What is your fav all-time e-fed moment? I don't mean in-script though it could be in-script.

 

[Jackson Blayde]

Are you my real dad?

 

[Ronn Bank$]

What is your fav all-time e-fed moment? I don't mean in-script though it could be in-script.

Masters winning the Grand Rampage

 

[Gaines]

Who's next for Canelo Alverez?

 

[Gary Daniels]

Ok

But for a question, if you could come back as Ronn Banks to face members of the current roster, what three people would you face?

 

[Ronn Bank$]

Are you my real dad?

I am not obligated to answer that question at this moment

 

[Ronn Bank$]

Who's next for Canelo Alverez?

@Felix Hartley can u answer this for me

 

[Ronn Bank$]

But for a question, if you could come back as Ronn Banks to face members of the current roster, what three people would you face?

Myles Charlie and Noah

 

[Chef Viz]

If you had to promo against yourself as Ronn Banks vs Malcolm Jones, who would you prefer to be and what would you say to the other character

 

[Ronn Bank$]

If you had to promo against yourself as Ronn Banks vs Malcolm Jones, who would you prefer to be and what would you say to the other character

Malcolm Jones would be able to say a lot more to Ronn Banks than Ronn Banks would be able to say to Malcolm Jones because he's had a longer career so he's taken more Ls to pick at. So I'd definitely rather do it as MJ so I can call him a flabby cac

 

[Felix Hartley]

@Felix Hartley can u answer this for me

Callum Smith ok thank u goodbye