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Michael Elgin Says Impact Wrestling Hasn’t Had A Five-Star Match Since 2005
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In an interview with Wrestling Inc, Michael Elgin said that one of his goals with Impact Wrestling is to put on great matches, noting that the company hasn’t had a five-star match since 2005. Here are highlights:
On his goals with Impact: “My goal is to remain champion and put on matches that the world wants to see. I’ve worked over half my life at this and I think I’ve always taken it serious but in the past couple of years, I’ve taken it more serious than ever. And that’s with how I wrestle. That’s with how I take care of my body and try to get in the best shape possible to perform at a level that nobody else can perform at. And that’s a hard place to be because in the world of wrestling, there’s so many great talents out there. My focus is to put the eyes on what I do wrestling on Impact.”
On great matches in Impact history: “I believe the last 5-star match in an Impact ring was Samoa Joe, AJ Styles, and Christopher Daniels in a three-way. And that was many years ago. So, I’d say after being champion and retaining that championship, my goal is get myself on the record books underneath an Impact ring with a 5-star match.”
On who he wants to face: “Impact has a tremendous roster. As a wrestler, you always look forward to matchups and being in the ring with talent who is world class and make you step up to the next level. That’s another reason why I wanted to come to Impact. There’s guys like Ethan Page and Josh Alexander there who I know from our past together and they’ve grown in strides and have shown how talented they are. So, those are two guys I really want to be in the ring with. It’s been many years since I’ve got to wrestle Moose. The Rascalls. Those are the top of my head guys that I haven’t wrestled ever or in such a long time. I look forward to sharing the ring with them. I also look forward to showing them that now I’m in town, they don’t really have a chance. But still, it will be a really fun match. I’ve recently wrestled Killer Kross and I do look forward to wrestling him under the Impact banner in an Impact ring. And Eddie Edwards, I’ve shared a lot of time with him in prior companies. To me, he’s on the best wrestlers in the world. Being able to share a ring with someone who’s that talented always brings you to a new level. I think it’s been maybe six or seven years since I got to wrestle Eddie. I think we’re both difference performers in that ring and two monsters in that ring. If I do get a chance with Eddie Edwards we’re going to have a special match that people are going to be talking about.”
On when Brian Cage got hurt: “I don’t know when Brian Cage was hurt. All I can tell you is when I walked out and power bombed him and the crowd counted ‘one, two, three’ when he had his shoulders to the mat- you could call myself the uncrowned champion. That’s when he was sent to the hospital. He was standing tall with a championsip in his hands when I walked out. So, it’s hard to say when he got hurt. But if you ask me, I’ll tell you it’s when I powerbombed him.”
On RVD’s return to Impact: “I think it’s great for Rob Van Dam. I think it’s great for Impact. Anybody whose in my age group and is a wrestling fan, was a huge fan of Rob Van Dam and what he did in ECW and later in WWE. He’s a great talent and puts a lot of new eyes on Impact. He had a great career within Impact prior. He’s one of those guys who has such a star quality and such an appeal to people that I think him on the Impact roster only means great things for Impact and great things for Rob Van Dam because there’s such a new blood of talent within Impact that he might have never heard of or never wrestled. They’re at a level that I haven’t seen before. This is one of the best times to be a wrestler because everybody is so good. Because everybody is so good, only the cream of the crop rises to promotions like Impact. So, I think you’re going to see some absolute fantastic matches out of Rob Van Dam because the talent that calls Impact home is just on another level.”
On Rebellion: “I thought [Rebellion] was a fantastic card from top to bottom,” Elgin said. I’ve mentioned quite a few times now that I stay up to date on all wrestling because one, I am a wrestler, and two, I’m a fan. I feel that consistently Impact’s Pay-Per-Views have been top notch and the best Pay-Per-View’s going. Rebeillion was in that same vein.”