Flip Gordon recently spoke with Michael Wonsover for ESPN.com; you can read a few highlights below:
Flip Gordon comments on the decision to join the Army as well as pursue a career in wrestling:
“[Wrestling’s] always been my dream, but I knew I had to do other stuff as a backup plan because if this doesn’t work out I can’t just have no backup plan. That’s why I enlisted in the Army. I think I’m doing pretty good for myself so far, so hopefully I don’t need that backup plan.”
Gordon comments on his appearances on Being The Elite leading to more attention:
“It’s crazy the outreach they have with Being the Elite. A lot of the time I get comments, ‘I’ve never seen you wrestle before, but I saw you on Being the Elite so I decided to check you out’. Because of that they’re seeing me on there, not even really seeing me wrestle, but it then gives them the opportunity to see me wrestle. I think people are getting to see a side of me they wouldn’t get to see on ROH TV, that they won’t see in a ring.”
Flip comments on the reaction to the now infamous six person dropkick spot at Final Battle, including how MMA star Daniel Cormier reacted:
“To be honest I didn’t even know who he was until he made that comment. The fans, they loved that spot. After if you listen to it, the fans went nuts afterwards. They only saw a 30-second clip, they didn’t see the whole thing that built to that spot. We didn’t try to get attention or anything — it’s been done many, many times. I had no idea people were gonna get that mad.”
