X-Pac welcomes Eli Drake to the show.
X-Pac opens the discussion by saying he feels that Drake is misunderstood by a lot of people. Drake admits that some people tend to dislike him until they met him. He recalls one guy saying, “I thought you were a douchebag but after getting to know you, you’re not so bad.”
Drake notes that his time in NXT didn’t necessarily work out so well. He admits that he did not get along with Bill DeMott and he’s not good at hiding his feelings, so those two things led to his departure from WWE. He points out that he didn’t really get to do anything during his time in NXT, other than distracting the referee on the 200th episode of NXT, allowing Bo Dallas to win the NXT Title.
Drake thinks his promo work is the strongest aspect of his game, but X-Pac thinks his in-ring work is great as well. Drake notes that it’s tough to get booed as a heel if you’re doing great stuff in the ring and out-talking your opponents on the mic as well.
Drake informs that he’s trying to decide his future at this point. Impact has been great to him and they’re paying him good money. He’s living comfortably and also has some freedom which is nice, so he’s decided to sign a short-term extension that will keep him in Impact for the next couple of months. He has some other options that he needs to weigh moving forward.
Drake says he sort of hates what wrestling has become these last few years. He considers today’s business to be giant spotfests where all the performers have to kill themselves in order to impress the fans. His bread and butter is the old-school, character driven programming where storylines were king. He thinks today’s fans are very jaded, and although indie wrestling is huge right now, he doesn’t think the business as a whole is in a great spot.
