On what it was like for him to defend the X-Division Championship against an X-Division original like Petey Williams at Redemption:
MS: It was a great chance for me to display my superiority. It just shows that there are some of us that have evolved over the years, there are some of us that see things from a higher perspective and some of us are still stuck in the mud. I have moved on, I am the crest of the wave, I am the X-Division and I clearly proved that at the PPV.
On Petey Williams’ influence on Matt Sydal’s career:
MS: What influence? He invented a move, his whole career is based around a move he used to try and break my neck. What am I supposed to do? I am going to make my name by beating him at Redemption. End of story. This story is about me, not Petey, it’s about Matt Sydal now. You have no idea how much physical therapy that I have to go through. How much physical therapy I was already going through before I could even wrestle this week. My neck is as fragile as it gets and if Petey is looking to snap it then that’s not a casual day at the office. Every time we go out there it is life or death. The stakes are extremely high. This is the X-Division, the division that has been what represents the greatest wrestling. I feel a little pressure and I am not going to give others credit when I feel like it’s time for me to get some.
On if the Canadian Destroyer should be banned by Impact Wrestling:
MS: I’ll be honest, to me, there is no point to having any rules. That’s non-sensical. I don’t believe in that. If there was a rule against using the Canadian Destroyer than it would make me want to do that. You know what? I would never reduce myself to that. I didn’t even give Petey one when I had the chance and that’s kind of inspirational. Maybe I should start doing the Canadian Destroyer. I bet I could do a pretty good Canadian Destroyer.
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