Leaving a family behind him
Eddie Edwards met him in 2002. He immediately liked him. “You don’t know who you’re going to click with, necessarily, especially at that time. I remember we were in the back, and he made a comment, which I can’t say on camera. That was hilarious. And I was like, this is a good one. This is somebody that I’m going to be friends with.”
Brian Myers and Eddie Edwards talk about The System being a family. “The System is a family. It’s not just a promo in the race, not just a cool catchphrase or whatever it is. No, we have seen each other grow up in this business.” Myers adds, “The System was living in this company long before it was on our television program, because we are all inseparable. We’re all friends. We all deeply care about each other. We spend time outside the ring with each other, nonstop. And I think that’s also obviously why it’s worked so well, obviously, because it’s so natural.”
JDC confirms, but also worries. “It’s just such a unique bond in this business, because it’s hard to share what we have with other people being on the road together, traveling up and down the roads, killing our bodies in the ring. It’s a bond you create with your peers that just can’t be replicated with anybody else. That’s the one thing that kind of scares me, if I could completely leave this business, those bonds you don’t want to lose.”
.@DirtyDangoCurty went Around The Ring with @MeanGiaMiller on the latest #TNAXplosion!
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Finally, having a title match
“It’s kind of surreal, how fitting that the only title, the only title shot I’ve had, is on my way out. Maybe it’s just a way for TNA to get me to stay a little bit longer. I have a lot of respect for Frankie Kazarian.” Kazarian says the same, “Dango is one of these guys that did things the right way. Pro-wrestling is a great example of just paying your dues. He came up learning his craft, making a name for himself, getting hired, creating a character that was pretty unforgettable, still to this day. So, the respect is there for me.”
JDC adds, “I feel like it would be insulting to this business if I just left and didn’t try to give back in any capacity. I feel like it’s my duty to this business to help out in any way I can. Before I completely leave TNA, allowing me to have a main event PLE and have that chance to try to capture gold on the way out, that’s an amazing thing from TNA.”
Eddie Edwards, the last opponent
JDC is clear. “I asked Eddie to be my final opponent. We come from the same place. We take a lot of pride, have a lot of respect for this business, and I want to be in the ring with someone who respects and takes pride as much as I do. It’s like two brothers going out there and just leaving everything in the ring. It’s romantic, and there’s nothing more romantic than starting your career with someone and ending it with them.” Eddie Edwards states that they teamed up before, but never had a singles match.
Thank you, @DirtyDangoCurty.
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Moose adds, “When you wrestle a friend or somebody you call a brother, those matches usually work out perfectly. It’s like perfect chemistry. And the thing that sucks about it is that you usually hit your friends harder than you hit somebody you don’t know, and that is the big secret in wrestling.”
JDC’s idea of the match is: “I want to be able to do when that bell rings, and we look at each other in that ring. I want us to both feel that this was the moment that we wanted, that we created some magic out there. We brought the fans on a journey. I just want to look at him. I just want to hug him and say, Thank you for everything you’ve done.”
“Nobody ever leaves the wrestling business. I know that. Stepping away from this business or retiring from in-ring action doesn’t mean you’re not a wrestler anymore. I’m always going to be be a wrestler.”
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