Moose says his feud with EC3 helped him take control of his own narrative.
Moose recently spoke with Joey G at Wrestling Headlines about his recent run with IMPACT Wrestling, which he says turned a corner after feuding with EC3 last year. Moose has previously talked about the physical transformation working with EC3 provided, but now says it also helped him see who he is and why he stopped trying to be an homage to the past.
“Oh yeah, definitely. I think that matchup with EC3 kind of changed my view on wrestling. I feel like I was a guy before that feud who wanted to be like his favorite wrestlers and every time you saw me on TV I would pay homage to a different wrestler I liked growing up. The more I did that, the more I went away from who Moose was or who Moose is. I think that feud with EC3 got my head on straight and showed me that I’m the most dominant, most athletic, strongest, fastest guy in professional wrestling, and what the hell am I doing paying homage to wrestlers who couldn’t lace up your boots?”
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Moose then spoke about the differences between training for the NFL and wrestling, noting again how EC3’s help kickstarted his transformation physically.
“Well, the training was pretty much the same as I’m doing now. The only thing in the NFL being an offensive lineman you don’t really have to worry about what you eat, because as an offensive lineman they want you big. And that’s another thing this whole Control Your Narrative feud helped me out with this. I always knew I was talented enough and I always knew I could talk, but one thing I took for granted was I just let my talent take me thus far, and one thing I never did was actually put in the work to work on my physique. This whole Control Your Narrative story…that really helped me. Helped me take a look at myself and understand what pro-wrestling is and what pro-wrestlers need to like like. And I knew at that point, be disciplined. It’s a lifestyle thing. That’s why I look so different now.”
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