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Hi TLA! I'm glad to be speaking to you again! Last time we faced each other it was very fun. I wasn't too happy that I seemed to be confused with that Drake King guy, but it looks like that small issue has been cleared up now so we're all good! I'd just like to say that last time I faced you it was an extremely difficult match, and it was definitely not some sort of easy debut for me. You were an extremely tough opponent, and honestly you're a name that definitely should be in the conversation for potential Grand Rampage winners! You accomplished everything you have for a reason, and you've been in this match time and time again. You're an incredible wrestler TLA and I look forward to sharing the ring with you again, so I hope there's no hard feelings after our last match! You don't seem too happy and I don't know if you liked me very much in the first place, but that's fine! Sometimes people let their competitive sides get the better of them, and while that may always lead to some excellent in-ring competition, that does mean that things may become far more heated than they need to be. You don't need to worry about the result of our match, TLA. You're a Hall of Famer after all, what's one loss going to do to you? For me that win was huge. It was the biggest way I could've started my EAW career, but for you I'm sure it was just another night that everyone will forget about soon enough. You're amazing and I hope that if we meet again in the Grand Rampage match, I'll be ready to take everything you have to throw at me. While some of your comments were more disrespectful and threatening than I expected heading into this match, I'm sure with time you'll calm down and we'll be able to enjoy this upcoming Grand Rampage match! After all, no matter what happens there's one thing we both have in common, and it's that we love what we do. We love to wrestle and we enjoy doing it at the highest level, so let's not worry about anything else! The main thing I'm interested in right now is giving the fans what they want and winning the Grand Rampage match. That's what I'm doing this for, and who knows, maybe after that I'll actually be able to win a World Championship! There's no telling what may happen in the future, but either way I'm looking forward to it. My match against you was an amazing way to begin my career, and now I get to face you and twenty-eight others in the same match! This couldn't have gone any better for me. My EAW journey so far has been so great it's hard to believe this is even happening, so thank you TLA. After all, you were part of my EAW debut, so I couldn't have done all of this without you!
On another note I'd just like to give a quick shout out to Scott Diamond! When you're a Hall of Famer and an EAW legend it's easy to walk into a match like Grand Rampage guaranteeing victory, completely overlooking everyone around you. It's far braver admitting to your former losses and accepting the fact that a win isn't the guarantee many others seem to believe it is. I may just be a newcomer, but from my perspective seeing a legend have this kind of mindset sets a really good example for those like myself. It tells me that my mindset for this match isn't wrong. It tells me that it's not a bad thing for me to believe that anything could happen, because it's the truth. Look at how many legends enter the Grand Rampage every single year. Look at who the favorites are to win every year. When those people don't win after a week, sometimes even a month of making these promises, then what? Not everyone likes to admit it but in a match like this there IS a very good chance that you lose, and Scott I'd like to thank you for being one of the people in this match capable of admitting that. I've never faced you before and after Grand Rampage it may be a while before I have another opportunity to, so I'm very grateful for this. Regardless of your terrible track record in Grand Rampage you're definitely a threat, and someone that we should all be on the lookout for. If we're not careful you could easily just overpower us and send us over that top rope, and I personally don't want that to happen. While I think you should be careful of all your opponents in a Grand Rampage, overlooking someone as accomplished as you would essentially be me asking to be eliminated. I know you don't have the same confidence, or possibly arrogance of many of the other Elitists competing in this match, but you're a threat that'll be very difficult for me to overcome this weekend. Even so, I'm glad that you're in this match. I'm glad that someone as established as yourself is in this Grand Rampage to give me another new kind of challenge. There's a few Elitists like yourself in this match who are known for being complete powerhouses, and as of right now I've never actually been in the ring with anyone like that. I don't know what it's like yet facing someone that can easily just overpower me at any moment no matter how hard I try, and if that wasn't enough I'll have to deal with that in a match where the slightest mistake can lead to my elimination. I really have to overcome the odds if I want to win, and in my eyes that right there is what wrestling is all about. I'll see you at Grand Rampage Scott, and if we're in the ring at the same time, I promise to bring my best.
Akari Kiyoko, I'm glad that we may have the chance to meet again in the Grand Rampage match! You did well in our fatal four way match on Voltage! I know my decision may have seemed odd, but you know sometimes winning isn't the only way to send the fans home happy. I saw Michael S. Connor and decided to help him out, and I'm glad to see that he appreciated it! At the end of the day we still had an entire match and we still learned what we'll be up against at Grand Rampage, and that's what's important to me. At the end of the day, while everyone should give wrestling everything they've got, some people take all of this a bit too personally and lose the ability to think about the positives. On paper Voltage may have turned out badly for me between losing the fatal four way and the celebration going wrong, but in my eyes this all gave me a better idea of what's to come at Grand Rampage. It's all in the mindset Akari, and I like to believe that I have a mindset that can take me to the end of this match and the main event of Pain for Pride! I think you did well in that fatal four way and you definitely have the potential to surprise people in the Grand Rampage match, but at the end of the day I don't want to give this win up for anyone. I want to make the people supporting me happy, and this is the match I chose to enter in the first place for the sake of doing exactly that. #GaryRampage isn't something that I made up on my own. My fans actually came up with the term for me and thanks to them it actually went trending online! Those great people all decided that they wanted to support me even in a match filled with so many other talented competitors, so I did what I felt was right. I entered the Grand Rampage, and now all I have to do is somehow find a way to win. It may seem unlikely for newcomers like us who have yet to really experience anything compared to some of the others in this match, but wouldn't you agree that nothing's impossible as long as you give it your all? I'd love for this to be your moment, Akari. If I don't win and you do, I'd be very happy that you managed to overcome the odds in a match as stacked as this. I simply hope to do the same thing everyone else in our position is hoping to do, and if all goes well, I'll come out of it as the 2024 Grand Rampage winner. I for one can't wait for Grand Rampage, so I'm looking forward to seeing how you all approach the rest of this week. After all I'm starting to get the hang of this, and I'm realizing just where your heads are at heading into this match.
As for me? I just want to send everyone home happy. Nothing more, and nothing less!
On another note I'd just like to give a quick shout out to Scott Diamond! When you're a Hall of Famer and an EAW legend it's easy to walk into a match like Grand Rampage guaranteeing victory, completely overlooking everyone around you. It's far braver admitting to your former losses and accepting the fact that a win isn't the guarantee many others seem to believe it is. I may just be a newcomer, but from my perspective seeing a legend have this kind of mindset sets a really good example for those like myself. It tells me that my mindset for this match isn't wrong. It tells me that it's not a bad thing for me to believe that anything could happen, because it's the truth. Look at how many legends enter the Grand Rampage every single year. Look at who the favorites are to win every year. When those people don't win after a week, sometimes even a month of making these promises, then what? Not everyone likes to admit it but in a match like this there IS a very good chance that you lose, and Scott I'd like to thank you for being one of the people in this match capable of admitting that. I've never faced you before and after Grand Rampage it may be a while before I have another opportunity to, so I'm very grateful for this. Regardless of your terrible track record in Grand Rampage you're definitely a threat, and someone that we should all be on the lookout for. If we're not careful you could easily just overpower us and send us over that top rope, and I personally don't want that to happen. While I think you should be careful of all your opponents in a Grand Rampage, overlooking someone as accomplished as you would essentially be me asking to be eliminated. I know you don't have the same confidence, or possibly arrogance of many of the other Elitists competing in this match, but you're a threat that'll be very difficult for me to overcome this weekend. Even so, I'm glad that you're in this match. I'm glad that someone as established as yourself is in this Grand Rampage to give me another new kind of challenge. There's a few Elitists like yourself in this match who are known for being complete powerhouses, and as of right now I've never actually been in the ring with anyone like that. I don't know what it's like yet facing someone that can easily just overpower me at any moment no matter how hard I try, and if that wasn't enough I'll have to deal with that in a match where the slightest mistake can lead to my elimination. I really have to overcome the odds if I want to win, and in my eyes that right there is what wrestling is all about. I'll see you at Grand Rampage Scott, and if we're in the ring at the same time, I promise to bring my best.
Akari Kiyoko, I'm glad that we may have the chance to meet again in the Grand Rampage match! You did well in our fatal four way match on Voltage! I know my decision may have seemed odd, but you know sometimes winning isn't the only way to send the fans home happy. I saw Michael S. Connor and decided to help him out, and I'm glad to see that he appreciated it! At the end of the day we still had an entire match and we still learned what we'll be up against at Grand Rampage, and that's what's important to me. At the end of the day, while everyone should give wrestling everything they've got, some people take all of this a bit too personally and lose the ability to think about the positives. On paper Voltage may have turned out badly for me between losing the fatal four way and the celebration going wrong, but in my eyes this all gave me a better idea of what's to come at Grand Rampage. It's all in the mindset Akari, and I like to believe that I have a mindset that can take me to the end of this match and the main event of Pain for Pride! I think you did well in that fatal four way and you definitely have the potential to surprise people in the Grand Rampage match, but at the end of the day I don't want to give this win up for anyone. I want to make the people supporting me happy, and this is the match I chose to enter in the first place for the sake of doing exactly that. #GaryRampage isn't something that I made up on my own. My fans actually came up with the term for me and thanks to them it actually went trending online! Those great people all decided that they wanted to support me even in a match filled with so many other talented competitors, so I did what I felt was right. I entered the Grand Rampage, and now all I have to do is somehow find a way to win. It may seem unlikely for newcomers like us who have yet to really experience anything compared to some of the others in this match, but wouldn't you agree that nothing's impossible as long as you give it your all? I'd love for this to be your moment, Akari. If I don't win and you do, I'd be very happy that you managed to overcome the odds in a match as stacked as this. I simply hope to do the same thing everyone else in our position is hoping to do, and if all goes well, I'll come out of it as the 2024 Grand Rampage winner. I for one can't wait for Grand Rampage, so I'm looking forward to seeing how you all approach the rest of this week. After all I'm starting to get the hang of this, and I'm realizing just where your heads are at heading into this match.
As for me? I just want to send everyone home happy. Nothing more, and nothing less!
