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Matt Taven Felt Like He Count Have Gone Another Half-Hour Against Jay Lethal, Talks G1 Supercard Match

March 31, 2019 | Posted by Jeremy Thomas

– Matt Taven appeared on the Jobbing Out podcast and discussed his match with Jay Lethal at ROH 17th Anniversary Show and more. Highlights are below:

On what he was thinking before his match with Jay Lethal that went sixty minutes: “This is what you were built for. This is what you wanted. This is what you’ve been working toward. Now it’s time to go out there and get it.”

On how he felt after the match: “I was so full of adrenaline that I could have gone another half-hour it felt like. That crowd was amazing. Jay Lethal is an unbelievable competitor. I know what it means for me personally. There are a lot of melvins out there that don’t believe in me. I couldn’t love that fact any more because then I get a chance to go out there and go 60 minutes with another one of the best wrestlers in the world and show them how stupid they sound.”

On having been backstage for Lethal’s sixty-minute draw with Roderick Strong in 2015: “You always wonder, ‘Could I do that in that spot?’ I’ve always known the answer is yes, and I’ve just been waiting for the opportunity to show people that I could do something like that.”

On his match with Lethal and Marty Scurll at G1 Supercard: “I’ve been a wrestling fan since I was 6 years old. I’ve dreamed about headlining The Garden. Here it is, this is the home stretch. You’re inches away from it happening. All you have to do is go out there and show people why you should be in that spot. It motivated me in ways where I haven’t had that sort of fire in a long time.”

On being motivated for the match: “You have the most prestigious title in the world hanging from the ceiling of Madison Square Garden. If you need any more motivation than that, you probably shouldn’t be in the business.”