Another thing King was adamant about was that should he become the “Loose Cannon,” it would not be in the same direction his father took in breaking the fourth wall and blurring the lines between kayfabe in reality. Rather, King’s preferred take would be to channel his real-life hardships growing up into an out-of-control rage, which would serve as a new twist to the old “Loose Cannon” formula.

“Lexis King is Lexis King,” King said. “If I’m crazy, it’s because of how my childhood went and how my stepfather abused me and how I was neglected by my mother and how I have all this built-up hatred towards the world that I’m going to take out on everybody in the ring. That’s my crazy. I’m not crazy because my dad was the ‘Loose Cannon’ crazy. I’m crazy based on my real life, and how that plays into my wrestling, you know what I mean? 

“So I have all my own reasons for wanting to snap at some point. But maybe I will, maybe I won’t. Lexis King has a lot of composure…he’s in control. There’s probably a little sadistic mind in the back there, but right now, I’m just soaking up all the attention and having some of the best matches of my career.”

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