Guest: Alex Kane
Date: 05/31/2024
Your Host: James Walsh”Oh, man, it is insane! Some would say I’m still the face of MLW even though I am not the champion anymore. But, if you go back 3 years ago when I first signed here, nobody outside of some independents really knew who I was. But it has been a journey with the ups and downs that I have been through to end up at the point that I am at right now, it has been pretty insane! I remember stopping before I went out for my match with Kojima and thinking, “This is my life! This is sick!”””Oh man, that was huge! I knew the crowd was there for me. But, for them to never die on me – not one time, that is when I knew myself that this run is going to be something special.””That was an emotional day. But, when that finally happened, I was like, “Yo, you really did this! You called your shot years ago and you made it happen!” I’m getting goosebumps just talking about it now. But, to set a goal and to see it through, you don’t really know the magnitude of the situation that you’re going to be in. You just know you want it to happen. But, everybody was there for me in that building! My wife was there. She said she felt a little bad for Hammerstone because of what the people were saying to him and chanting at him. But, that moment? It was magical.””Representation matters! Absolutely! To become a black World Champion matters. To be a bi-sexual World Champion matters. I just hope that little kids, teenagers, and even adults who are part of the community can see someone who is also a part of that community like me succeed and thrive and make waves, I hope they can see that if I can achieve it, they can achieve it!””First, Kojima is like the nicest guy on the planet. Like, seriously. He’ll text me on Twitter every once in a while and just say something like, “I like your gear!” but do it in a more guy energy way. But, when I found out I was going to be losing the title to him, I kind of realized that everybody will eventually face their final boss and Kojima was my final boss. (laughs) I kind of saw it coming from a mile away. But, to have had the impactful reign that I had and have it come to an end against someone as good as Kojima, it makes it that much better.””I think if we continue doing what we’re doing and continue selling out shows, somebody with some TV money will come along and be like, “What have you been doing? We’ve got to get this out there!” I think everything is about timing. Like, Reelz was really cool. Fight TV is really cool. Being able to ahve stuff out there and up on YouTube is really cool. I mean, with how big YouTube is, I’m not sure you really need a national TV deal as much as you once did. But, still, I think there will be a time that we’re back on national TV and it will be very cool for us to have that.””In order to become Captain of the Bomaye Fight Club, I’ve constructed a match that is essentially a no holds barred, anything goes, by any means necessary kind of match. Except, this one is actually for the Throne of Bomaye. So, we will have an actual physical throne. And, it is essentially a last man standing match but instead, it will be a Last Man Sitting match! Who can sit in the Throne the longest!””Well, he cheated! He hit me in the gonads! He also had the referee with the fast count. He’s not seeing the Pearly Gates. He is not seeing the Pearly Gates!””I hope to be a repeat Battle Riot winner. I’d better be in that match! I think it is a unique match because you face off with some unfamiliar faces and that presents new challenges. Sime of the people in the Battle Riot aren’t even wrestlers like Paul Walter Hauser. There are people who are from TV and entertainment but they must have something about them to make them credible to possibly win the Battle Riot! I mean, imagine if Ernest “The Cat” Miller was to win the Battle Riot? But, anyone who gets in my way – Literally any of them – I am throwing them over the top rope!”