Hello fans - long time, no see. For those that don't remember, my name's Lenny Zefring and I'm the lead interviewer here for Just The Facts! From big names to unknown breakouts, I cut right to the hard questions and get to what the reader really wants to know.
Now, my background was a one time announcer for a small Philadelphia-based federation, Championship Fighting Federation, that never really took ground. However, the small fed housed some of today's newest wrestlers that should become stars in time. From the former GLCW's Marcus Nuit and Macht Kraftwerk II to BSCW and now NEO-Pro tag team Snob Hill, the CFF showed it was a breeding ground for the talent of tomorrow. And during my time in CFF, there was one exceptional yet brash young individual that caught everyone's eye. The young man I talk about, Pure X, is now one of the leading wrestlers of the cult favorite Pro Wrestling Revolution but has certainly in his short time already burned some bridges. I was lucky enough to sit down with this gifted wrestler and, well, it got interesting fast.
LZ: Hello Pure X, thank you for taking time out of your schedule to sit down with me.
PX: Yeah, well, it's not like I haven't something to do now anyway.
LZ: Excuse me?
PX: I probably should be over there at the dojo-
LZ: You mean Todd Michaelson's M-Dojo?
PX: Yeah, that one. I probably should be over there cutting an interview for them, but I - heh - I didn't feel like wasting anymore time there this week.
LZ: You think that is a good idea? From what I've heard, Mr. Michaelson demands the most out of his students and, at the very least, respect for him and his organization.
PX: Eh, from what I can see? I don't need to give him any respect.
LZ: How do you mean?
PX: To be frank, PWR's just a stepping stone for me. The other guys there? They actually need it. Like they wouldn't even be in a ring without that place. Me? Give me a break. I'm just there to make my profile higher.
LZ: Excuse me for harping on it, but is that a very wise thing to say?
PX: Maybe? Do I care? No.
LZ: Well, um... I...
PX: You can spit it out any time, Lenny.
LZ: Heh, sorry, but I'm just really taken aback by that attitude. When you were in CFF, sure, you thought very highly of yourself -
PX: As well I should.
LZ: But you never slacked off there.
PX: "Slacked off"? Look, Len, I'm not slacking off. I'm just taking a break. Why do I need to be bothered cutting some promo on some guy like Jaiden Andrews that I know, point for point, move for move, I can crush in that ring? With ease, I should add.
LZ: Why do you say that? From what I saw - and I bought the J*Star pay-per-view, enjoyed it - he dominated that match.
PX: Len, who'd he fight?
LZ: Um, Atashi, and then Ktulu, then Travis Cade.
PX: Yeah, exactly. He wasn't fighting guys who've proven themselves in the ring. He was fighting two guys just as unexperienced as him and one in Ktulu that was washed up even before he started his career. Simply? He accomplished nothing at that shame of an event.
LZ: Pretty harsh words from someone just as inexperienced.
PX: Hey, yeah, I don't have the years under my belt, but I was - and still am - certainly the best that Pro Wrestling Revolution has to offer. That I wasn't put into that event? That means that it is a shame. Andrews didn't fight the best - all he did was win a couple of matches... barely win a couple of matches against a set of weak opponents.
LZ: But don't... I'm sorry, but this is just seems a little ridiculous. You're saying that Mr. Andrews hasn't any experience, yet you yourself haven't really fought anyone. I could understand the position if it was a veteran or -
PX: Hey, Len? I know myself. I know what I can offer and it's more than what a Travis Cade of Ktulu can offer. It's more than what a City Jack or Takuya Nobu can offer. And it's damn sure more than what a Jaiden Andrews can offer.
LZ: And what is that?
PX: Actual wrestling. Actual move-countermove wrestling. Pure wrestling. Talent, training, and technical ability - that's what I offer.
LZ: But from the scouts that worked in CFF and from what I've heard in PWR, you lack in other areas.
PX: Like what? Holding a bunch of jackasses in the stands' attention? I don't give one goddamn that I bore a crowd. I don't one fucking minute of concern about entertaining. I'm a wrestler. Let assholes like Andrews, Juvenil Infierno, and Matthew Judas put on their little show. Let them pervert this sport and let me just do my thing in showing what wrestling is, ok?
LZ: Seems I hit a nerve there -
PX: Yeah, you did. Look, I hate it when those asshole fans get up a cheer for some flip in the air. This business isn't a circus - it's not about acrobatics. It's about wrestling. If those pieces of shit want frog splashes and moonsaults, let them pay their money elsewhere. It's asinine and it's dangerous and I hate it. I hate it everytime I see it, Lenny.
LZ: Why? When I see a guy like Devon Case do a 450 splash or Youth Gone Wild do the Wildflyer, it's awesome. Breathtaking
PX: It's reckless. It's ineffective. Look, I can severely hurt a man with something as simple as a wristlock. Applied, I can take away that whole arm for his offense. I can make it so that lifting me in the air becomes impossible. It takes little effort but great skill to properly do. Now look at the other side. You just hurl yourself in the air, hoping to hit your opponent? And for what? So you can hurt yourself in the process? Get a cracked rib off a frog splash? Hey, I'll be standing and you'll still be clutching your sides. That's just stupid in my book.
LZ: But it can be effective. Just look at Case or Youth Gone Wild or -
PX: Yeah? So? Look, I'm not going to belittle them cause I don't know them. But what I do know is that, overall? Your top wrestlers of this sport, ever, knew it better to use technical ability or their power to win a match. Not waste their time to fly around just to impressive some idiot in the stands.
LZ: Well, switching gears a bit, in your time in PWR so far you've developed a feud with "The Prophet" Matthew Judas.
PX: Feud? Not really. It's jealousy.
LZ: Whatever it is, heated words from both sides have been said and I'm just wondering when will we get to see the two of you settle this?
PX: Never.
LZ: Huh?
PX: Never. Look, I'm not fighting him.
LZ: Why is that? He's naturally your biggest rival in PWR.
PX: From his side, maybe. But for me? No, I'm not fighting him. He's nothing more than a piece of shit that's ruining this sport.
LZ: Please, tone down the language.
PX: Eh...
LZ: But why would you say something as wild as that? That's just an inflammatory remark.
PX: No it isn't. Look, that guy does this move this flipping piledriver - I don't know what it's called, but it's nothing less than reckless. Just absolutely too dangerous. Look, a regular piledriver's injured many men in this sport. Alone it's a powerful move. But to do some flip just to get the idiots in the stands to "ooh" and "aah" at you? What, you're going to put my neck out on the line just to get some goddamn cheers? No! Fuck you! That's what I say to Matthew Judas. Damn asshole.
LZ: I... I'm taken aback by this.
PX: Try and see it from my perspective. When I retire, I want it to be on my terms. I want to be able to walk down that aisle, collect my accolades, and retire with life ahead of me. But what if I fight Matthews Judas? What if that piece of crap tries that damn move, lands it wrong, and ends my career? Hell, what if he does that and I can't walk again - ever? I don't want to be rolling down to the aisle on a short career. But against a guy like Judas? Who's too green to be doing something like that? Damn't, that pisses me the hell off!
LZ: I can see where you are coming from, but he hasn't injured anyone with that move.
PX: Give it time, Len. Give it time. And for damn sure, I'm not going to be the one he injures. I'm not fighting anyone so damn selfish that he'd put someone's health and life on the line just to impress a bunch assh- sorry, morons. I've got a whole lot better things to do, thank you.
LZ: Have you stated this to Mr. Michaelson and PWR management?
PX: No, but they should know now, shouldn't they?
LZ: I'm sorry if I offend you here, but you're really showing a lack of tact in dealing with these situations. You should be communicating with your boss and your company and -
PX: For what, Len? PWR? Hell, they're a stepping stone. They mean nothing to me.
LZ: Again, not the wisest thing to say in public, but -
PX: Look, will I get some heat from Michaelson on this? Yeah, maybe. But why should I be concerned? I'm one of, if not the only, blue chip talent they have. They're not going to let someone like me go.
LZ: Very confident. Well, with your view of yourself, what do you see in the future?
PX: Immediate or down the line?
LZ: Both.
PX: Immediately? This year? I see myself proving what superior training, talent, and technical ability can do in the ring against Jaiden Andrews. I see myself winning the Spirit of the Revolution tournament and ultimately being crowned Rookie of the Year by the wrestling community. And then, like I said, that's just a step in my ultimate career goal - becoming the best wrestler, ever.
LZ: Very high goals.
PX: Why shouldn't they be? I've got all the tools I need to accomplish them.
LZ: Well, from my point of view, there's still some things you need to learn yet.
PX: Hey, I'm not you and you're not me. So you can shut it with your points of view.
LZ: I... Again, I'm really... I'm really taken aback by your total lack of class.
PX: Class? Class? What? What the hell is it with people talking about my class? Or me talking "big"? I talk from my perspective, ok? From my standpoint, I don't give a goddamn about "class" or being humble. For what? Like I give one damn about some moron getting on my case about what I said? Or some dipshit in the stands booing me? Fuck them.
LZ: I've... I've never seen someone so absolutely disrespectful. It's sickening to see you this way now. Especially knowing where you come from, who's trained you, who's guided you -
PX: Please, don't go there. Don-
LZ: Who's guided you throughout this whole thing. And then, just like that, you chuck him out of the picture and become this cocky, disrespectful person... I just can't fathom it.
PX: Hey, don't, ok? Who trained me? Now? It's not important, ok?
LZ: Ok, noted. But I just see someone with limitless potential, but with an attitude that'll kill your career.
PX: Hey, again, you're not the one lacing up the boots and going in that ring.
LZ: Yes, I guess... I guess so. Look, I think this is enough as it is, so -
PX: Yeah, me too.
LZ: Then, um... Thanks, uh... for doing this.
PX: Whatever.
- Lenny Zefring is the lead announcer for Championship Fighting Federation and head interviewer for Just The Facts! 3001. If you wish to setup an interview with Mr. Zefring, please e-mail us at [email protected] with the details