![]() No, after watching Wardlow ask for someone to step up and take part in his TNT Championship Open Challenge on social media, Cage got out the old video camera and shot himself a video in front of a very interesting background to finally stake his claim in his own words. When ROH ran shows, Cage showed up and showed out, and even if his initial run wasn’t drama free, as he joined Tully Blanchard Enterprises only to watch the faction get “bought out” by Prince Nana and be renamed The Embassy, the former Impact Champion kept things professional and even made light of the situation on social media.īut now? Now Cage isn’t letting Nana, Blanchard, or even Taz speak for him and his business. Still, Cage sucked up his ego and made it work, wrestling for XPW, CCW, VxS, MCW, WSW, and most notably Warrior Wrestling, where he had a fantastic run with “Kid Cage” KC Navarro. Unfortunate? For Cage, most definitely going from an uppermidcarder who secured wins over once and future champions like “Hangman” Adam Page, Darby Allin, and Cody Rhodes to an unwanted performer relegated to wrestling indie dates can’t be easy. Now granted, according to Tony Khan, this was intentional the multi-brand promoter, by his own admission, wanted to use Cage on Ring of Honor moving forward, as he was quietly looking to fill out a roster for when ROH secured a television deal, but considering the company has run just two shows since it was acquired by Khan, one of which, Supercard of Honor, was booked under the previous administration, that wasn’t exactly encouraging for the performer or the fans who enjoy his work. Sure, Cage had just been turned on by Team Taz earlier in the year, and had his FTW Championship stripped by Starks thanks to an assist by Powerhouse Hobbs at Fyter Fest, but did anyone really expect that said Rampage match would be the final time AEW fans would see him until Grand Slam 2022, when Cage took part in the Golden Ticket Battle Royal? So there is just lot of respect and a lot of love that I have cultivated and a good relationship with him over the years.When Brian Cage lost a Philadelphia Streetfight to Ricky Starks on October 6th, 2021 in a match for the FTW Championship, it felt like a mildly consequential contest. He’s given me the opportunity to live out my dream with what he has created. Without him hiring me and paying me, I don’t have a wife that I have now, and my kid, all of that. Who knows? The point is, we owe so much to him. ![]() Eventually, that just got smaller and smaller until it was gone. But maybe it also just goes to die like Barnum and Bailey. Maybe it prospers as it did in the territory days in some areas. Maybe pro wrestling survives without somebody taking it national or a company national. Anyone on Twitter who’s got an opinion about pro wrestling, and it’s global reach, just it doesn’t happen the same way without Vince. This business doesn’t become what it is without him. “I just told him that I loved him and I’m gonna miss him. It kind of felt like a little inappropriate to be excited about something like that.” ![]() I didn’t know whether to be excited or not. … When you have such a close relationship with someone, ups and downs, it felt like I was losing a friend and losing a mentor. He’s someone that his approval means a lot to me. He’s been like a father figure to me over the past 10 years. And it got emotional because I love Vince. But when it happened, it was so abrupt, I was not prepared. “And Vince is older, so I always thought at some point in my tenure with WWE, as I intend to be here for quite a long time, he would retire, be forced out, die on the job, who knows. What, what? Is that, is that it?’ I think both of us were just like, ‘What?’” She said, ‘What’s wrong?’ I’m like, ‘Did you get the text?’ She’s like, ‘No, what?’ I just had her look at it, and she’s like, ‘Oh my god. I was just like - Becky was with Roux down looking up at a statue of a deer at the airport in Iowa, and she was looking at the statue and she saw my face from a distance. I was coming through security line, I got the text, ‘Check your app for a note from the chairman or whatever. The thing went out at like 3 o’clock central or 4:00 pm Eastern roughly. It was just one of those things you’ll never forget. Highlights from the interview are below.Īdmits that he couldn’t believe Vince McMahon retired: ![]() WWE superstar Seth Rollins recently spoke with BT Sport where the former Grand Slam champion discussed a number of different industry-related topics, most notably how he felt about Vince McMahon finally calling it quits and how he’ll always love and respect the legendary former Chairman. ![]()
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