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What’s going to be different this time around?
The result, Bronson. The result.
I know, that’s not the answer that you want to hear. It seems kind of cliche in a sense, but after I had injured my knee, I fought in the best of my abilities. ‘Kraken’s Grasp’ happened to be my downfall. I had flashbacks of my ankle injury at Pain for Pride two years ago. I had flashbacks on how this ankle injury led to some of the darkest times of my career. Finding myself on the sidelines for the first time since 2018 was heartbreaking to me. It became a notable thing on how much I have fallen from grace. How much I had tried to convince myself that I had not fallen from grace. That everyone was going to get the same Ms. Extreme that they’re always gotten. I was only trying to convince myself that. I couldn’t allow myself to go down that path again. I couldn’t allow myself to push forward as Myles had no intentions of releasing that inverted Texas cloverleaf. Either I was going to pass out by being upside down too long as the blood rushes to my brain or my knee was going to be a lot worse as I find myself heading to Pain for Pride in terrible shape. I couldn’t do that, Bronson. I chose to live another day. I realized what I sacrificed. If I didn’t get another opportunity at the World Heavyweight Championship, it was going to be something that I would have to live with. Instead, I look at Grand Rampage is another opportunity to earn my way back to a World Championship. Just like Brand Warfare was my way to the Universal Women’s Championship. Just like the Triple Threat against Milli Banks and Chris Elite was my way to the World Heavyweight Championship. Grand Rampage will be my way to making sure that the third time that I face off for a World Championship, it’s going to be the charm. It was going to be all I need to find myself back on my throne. If it’s Myles on who I decide and he retains against Limmy Monaghan, I’m looking for redemption. I’m looking to prove to him that he’s not some untouchable figure. He can be defeated. He can be dethroned. Even the strongest of champions will meet their ender. Jamie O’Hara had Chris Elite. Kassidy Heart had TLA. Andre Walker had Limmy Monaghan. Even as you look at me, I had Andrea Valentine. It’s all inevitable at some point. It all comes down at some reason. When it was my moment to come down from my pedestal, it was almost like I was ready for it. I was ready for someone to take this championship from me. Not out of intimidation or fear, but I knew that there was going to be someone who stepped up to the plate and was able to catch everything that I threw at them.
If Myles is anything like me, his pride will be his downfall.
He will grow so comfortable on top of the mountain, he won’t be able to anticipate the moment where he goes crashing down. I mean, isn’t that what all champions go through? We’re never possibly ready for the end of our reigns. It’s always been something that’s always come without a notice. As much as Myles made me realize how bad it had gotten for me, I don’t despise him. He did what anyone else in his position would have done. He capitalized on his opening. He saw my knee bugging me and it was obvious. I tried to hide the pain. I tried not to let it get the best of me, but it was impossible. It happened in a situation that I was most comfortable in. I had connect with my finisher dozens of times. Normally, each time has connected, but there are instances where I’ve missed the mark. There’s always been someone who has been able to get out of the way at the last second. I was able to maneuver it. I was able to make sure that I landed accordingly. This one time? Something was off. I couldn’t save myself from the fall. I took a nasty bump. It fucked up my knee. Any sort of injury is going to be a factor and in this case, it was too much for me to overcome. Even as someone who has been held in a pedestal like myself has moments of vulnerability. I was sent straight crashing down to Earth, but I don’t hold it against him. I don’t hate Myles. Even throughout all of the mind games that I played with him, it was the consequences of my own actions that led to my downfall. I know better than to do that the next time around. I’m not going to be another Jake Smith or Bronson Daniels in this situation. If I have anything going for me, I am not consumed in my personal beefs. I have no personal beefs at the moment. My mind is free to do whatever it pleases. My knee is a lot better than what I’ve felt these past couple of weeks, but I’m aware that there is going to be people that try to target it. It will be exploited. I might end up being vulnerable and that is going to make me an easy target. People are more than welcome to do that. Even you, Bronson. I am not here to stop you, but I hope that you’ll be able to handle any receipt that you get in return. But, let me throw that question in return to you, Bronson? What makes things different if you were to face Myles in a one-on-one situation? What are you going to do to make sure that you find yourself getting another reign as World Champion? What makes you so confident that Myles won’t be able to shut up any claims about you not being pinned back at King of Elite?
Until then.
The result, Bronson. The result.
I know, that’s not the answer that you want to hear. It seems kind of cliche in a sense, but after I had injured my knee, I fought in the best of my abilities. ‘Kraken’s Grasp’ happened to be my downfall. I had flashbacks of my ankle injury at Pain for Pride two years ago. I had flashbacks on how this ankle injury led to some of the darkest times of my career. Finding myself on the sidelines for the first time since 2018 was heartbreaking to me. It became a notable thing on how much I have fallen from grace. How much I had tried to convince myself that I had not fallen from grace. That everyone was going to get the same Ms. Extreme that they’re always gotten. I was only trying to convince myself that. I couldn’t allow myself to go down that path again. I couldn’t allow myself to push forward as Myles had no intentions of releasing that inverted Texas cloverleaf. Either I was going to pass out by being upside down too long as the blood rushes to my brain or my knee was going to be a lot worse as I find myself heading to Pain for Pride in terrible shape. I couldn’t do that, Bronson. I chose to live another day. I realized what I sacrificed. If I didn’t get another opportunity at the World Heavyweight Championship, it was going to be something that I would have to live with. Instead, I look at Grand Rampage is another opportunity to earn my way back to a World Championship. Just like Brand Warfare was my way to the Universal Women’s Championship. Just like the Triple Threat against Milli Banks and Chris Elite was my way to the World Heavyweight Championship. Grand Rampage will be my way to making sure that the third time that I face off for a World Championship, it’s going to be the charm. It was going to be all I need to find myself back on my throne. If it’s Myles on who I decide and he retains against Limmy Monaghan, I’m looking for redemption. I’m looking to prove to him that he’s not some untouchable figure. He can be defeated. He can be dethroned. Even the strongest of champions will meet their ender. Jamie O’Hara had Chris Elite. Kassidy Heart had TLA. Andre Walker had Limmy Monaghan. Even as you look at me, I had Andrea Valentine. It’s all inevitable at some point. It all comes down at some reason. When it was my moment to come down from my pedestal, it was almost like I was ready for it. I was ready for someone to take this championship from me. Not out of intimidation or fear, but I knew that there was going to be someone who stepped up to the plate and was able to catch everything that I threw at them.
If Myles is anything like me, his pride will be his downfall.
He will grow so comfortable on top of the mountain, he won’t be able to anticipate the moment where he goes crashing down. I mean, isn’t that what all champions go through? We’re never possibly ready for the end of our reigns. It’s always been something that’s always come without a notice. As much as Myles made me realize how bad it had gotten for me, I don’t despise him. He did what anyone else in his position would have done. He capitalized on his opening. He saw my knee bugging me and it was obvious. I tried to hide the pain. I tried not to let it get the best of me, but it was impossible. It happened in a situation that I was most comfortable in. I had connect with my finisher dozens of times. Normally, each time has connected, but there are instances where I’ve missed the mark. There’s always been someone who has been able to get out of the way at the last second. I was able to maneuver it. I was able to make sure that I landed accordingly. This one time? Something was off. I couldn’t save myself from the fall. I took a nasty bump. It fucked up my knee. Any sort of injury is going to be a factor and in this case, it was too much for me to overcome. Even as someone who has been held in a pedestal like myself has moments of vulnerability. I was sent straight crashing down to Earth, but I don’t hold it against him. I don’t hate Myles. Even throughout all of the mind games that I played with him, it was the consequences of my own actions that led to my downfall. I know better than to do that the next time around. I’m not going to be another Jake Smith or Bronson Daniels in this situation. If I have anything going for me, I am not consumed in my personal beefs. I have no personal beefs at the moment. My mind is free to do whatever it pleases. My knee is a lot better than what I’ve felt these past couple of weeks, but I’m aware that there is going to be people that try to target it. It will be exploited. I might end up being vulnerable and that is going to make me an easy target. People are more than welcome to do that. Even you, Bronson. I am not here to stop you, but I hope that you’ll be able to handle any receipt that you get in return. But, let me throw that question in return to you, Bronson? What makes things different if you were to face Myles in a one-on-one situation? What are you going to do to make sure that you find yourself getting another reign as World Champion? What makes you so confident that Myles won’t be able to shut up any claims about you not being pinned back at King of Elite?
Until then.
