Post by Spencer Adams on Jan 26, 2020 19:10:08 GMT -5
Part 1: Sway in the Morning 1/3
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GET THAT...CRUST OUTCHA EYES..
KOS: Damn, that’s an intro.
Sway: Out the gate here, let me aks you...how did Spencer Adams get here?
KOS: You mean Slab City?
Sway: I’m talking about Action Wrestling. You know, not very many people are able to make it to the big stage in any sport and you’ve not only done it, but you’ve been able to solidify your name as one of the best in the world at it. How did you go from Spencer Adams, the prospect from Chicago...to KOS, the US champ?
KOS: I’m not gonna lie to you..it’s weird. You have to be kind of psychotic to make it in pro wrestling. That big four major sports in America, they all have their offseasons, but you won’t ever get that in wrestling. If you’re not rehabbing, you’re working. It’s an endless cycle of beating up your body and hoping that the right scout happens to notice you and even then, nothing is a sure thing. It was a lot of hard work that got me noticed by WCF back in 2015 and from there, I knew I had the platform I needed to do everything we did with UCI and you know, it pays off. I think the consensus was that I was AW’s first really big signing and I’ve worked with that in mind. To get here, you gotta match expectations and potential with work ethic and I think I’ve done a good job of that.
Sway: How’s that pressure staying on top of things with competition evolving by the week?
KOS: Conviction is important, really important. When I hit the mainstream as a rookie, I had like a little engine type thing going. After a certain point, it’s just about knowing that there’s a reason you’re still around and main eventing these huge shows in front of thousands of people and you live comfortably in that mindset and you’re always reminded of the fact that you did have to start at the bottom and you DID have to make that climb, but you know...you still did it and once you’re there, you just want to do everything in your power to make sure that you can be that guy for as long as possible.
Part 2: The bottom (A look back)
I can see that I’m getting better at taking my bumps, but the shock from the impact comes back every time. Luckily, the sound of my body smacking against the canvas as I’m tossed onto my back gives me just enough of an adrenaline boost to rebound in decent time. I can feel the sickness building up from my gut to my chest, but my reflex is to hop back up and eat another. I want this, I really...really-
Spencer Adams: FUCK!
Trainer: Go ahead and take a five and we’ll get back to it.
I say nothing and remain on my back momentarily before rolling out to my left and stumbling towards the back of the gym, pushing the door’s bar and stepping out into the cold of night time in Chicago. Looking ahead with my hands on my knees as I bend forward against the brick wall, I feel the sickness moving upward. From my gut, to my chest, to my throat, to the pavement below. Now is good though. I’d rather it be out of my system now then in five minutes.
I finish spitting out a final string of vomit and let it taper off before turning back towards the door. Two teenagers trading rights and lefts at the end of the alleyway catches my eye. I stand in my place, unseen as I grip the handle and become momentarily transfixed on the scuffle.
Knock knock knock
Trainer: Hey, you alright out there?
Spencer Adams: Yeah, be right in.
I was here, because they took a chance on me. I came in with hardly enough tuition and they asked for half. This is it for me. This is my thing. It has to be. If not this, it could be that.
Part 3: Sway in the Morning 2/3
Sway: Sway in the Morning, Shade 45. We’ve got KOS with us and you know, you guys over there in Action Wrestling, you’ve been doing some big things. You know, you’ve bounced around broadcasting deals a bit over the past few years and now you’re on CBS primetime. For a wrestling company to be in that position, that’s a pretty big deal.
KOS: I think it speaks a lot to the depth of the roster. I’ve had my gripes with management, but I think the biggest reason why the company has gotten to where it has is because of the talent pool. I don’t think wrestling has ever been more rich than talent and I don’t think we’ve ever seen a company as deeply talented as this one is right now.
Sway: It’s a real short window to reach that level of success as a company too. That’s what I think I find the most surprising. You know, for any sport or business, these things usually take YEARS to get to a point like that. So, how did AW blow up so quickly?
KOS: Aside from the roster, there’s a lot of things that gotta fall in place. The right sponsorships, well planned marketing, cross promotion. All of that. I think more than anything, you just feel incredibly fortunate to continue to be able to reach more and more people and to touch people’s lives on a grander stage and scale. It’s a really unique feeling to be able to do this in front of everybody and it’s even better to do it on such a big international level.
Sway: Is there a certain direction or any certain goal that you want to see happen for y’all in the future?
Heather B: I don’t know how you go up from here.
KOS: I think everything else just continues to fall in place from here. We’re still feeling that ripple effect. All those big sponsorship deals and everything with CBS made the locker room double in size. Not only do I get to work as a major piece of the show, but I get to defend my belt against some of the biggest upcoming talent in the world too. I know those signings are going to continue for the foreseeable future and I hope to get the chance to introduce them to this level of competition myself.
Sway: So, you’re looking further ahead than obviously.
KOS: Wasn’t planning on losing the title anytime soon.
Sway: SHOTS FIRED! SHOTS FI-ERD, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN!
KOS: I told you, it’s all about maintaining that conviction. You know I didn’t come on here to act like Roger Wright is going to beat me at Revolution 3.
Sway: We’ll get into it that bit here shortly! Stick around! Sway in the Morning!
Part 4: Voicemail
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Andre: Yo...Spence. I know you busy wit’ all that media shit and gettin’ ready for ya title defense and what not. Just wanted to drop you a line and let you know ya boy Duplass stopped by lookin’ for you earlier. He didn’t really tell me a whole lot, maybe just cause dude was sorta buggin’ out over some shit. He mentioned somethin’ about some footage from the doc. I’d think homeboy was a cluckhead if I didn’t know any better, real paranoid and shit. Said he’s been trying to get ahold of you for a minute. I know you be on ya blackout type shit when you busy on the work grind, but I told him I’d pass the message along either way. Sounds he’ll be back around though, but yeah...super fuckin’ weird. I’ll talk to you later though. Go on and do ya thing and I’ll catch you after you beat Roger ol’ yeehaw ass. Later, bruh bruh.
Part 5: Sway in the Morning 3/3
Sway: We talked about the company as a whole already, but you know, it was a rollercoaster of a year for you too in 2019. You went from tag champ to Battlebowl winner and came up just short in a lot of big matches and at one point, you were just inches away from winning a second world title. Does it help you to rebound in such a big way by ending the year with your first US title?
KOS: It’s a big boost for the mental game. I think that’s where determination plays a big role.
Heather B: With everything that happened with your family there at the end of 2018, it’s nice to hear that you’re on the up and up and making those strides for yourself.
KOS: Yeah. For sure..
Sway: You’ve done a damn good job of staying relevant and reinventing yourself as time passes. Now, you kickoff the first big show of the year with a title defense against Roger Wright who we mentioned a bit earlier. We know you’ve been keeping an eye on your challenger ahead of the matchup. You talk about your excitement to face these newer prospects in Action Wrestling, so are you looking forward to facing Roger Wright at Revolution 3?
KOS: He’s a solid competitor who I think has a bright future with the company from a competitive standpoint, but he’s by no means a rookie. The big thing for him is that he’s maintained focus of his own in return. I know that from the point the contendership battle royal was announced, Roger was looking ahead to me, looking at the target that he saw on my head and I think he’s determined to get the job done. When you get someone like that and you can really feel that vibe coming from them, that’s when you know you’re gonna have a good match.
Sway: I’ve seen you get after your last few opponents with a lot heavier criticism than what I’m hearing from you right now, so I’m surprised to hear you speaking from this headspace right now.
KOS: Don’t get it twisted, I can do both. I can maintain that level of respect and still view the game from a stepback. This is still a chess game and I do still have those criticisms.
Heather B: Do tell.
KOS: Holding this belt to me means a lot. I think it means a lot to be able to say that I’m US champ during a time where the country is as chaotic as it is. I see it as a responsibility to lead by example and give the people a positive among that chaos. After it was vacated and I got the chance to pick up the pieces, I just wanted to give it a proper champion. With who Walter is as a person, I felt it needed someone to give it a turnaround in representation. Not that Roger Wright compares much to the guy who held this before me, but I don’t look at Roger and see someone who sees what I see.
I said it when I was chasing the world championship and I think my same feelings hold true with this. I have to think about the struggles that I’ve gone through both in and outside of the business, the struggles that people who watch me go through in their own lives and I think sharing that connection is important. The problem with Roger, for me, is that I don’t think he feels any of that. He’s poised and laid back. Hell of a competitor, but we come from different worlds. Everything you see out there today, all the negative...I come from THAT. Roger doesn’t.
In the weeks leading up to this, Roger’s talked about knocking me off the throne and the title a proper champion, but I don’t think he knows what he means when he says that. Roger is comfortable. I do this for THEM and fight from a place of feeling. It’s raw and emotional and tough out there for me, but I embrace that war. Roger’s own confidence, the way he carries himself, I feel less like I’m watching someone address a match and more like I’m watching them try to sell me a bottle of whiskey.
Sway: So, it’s a wealth thing for you?
Heather B: You aren’t bad off yourself though, so I’m curious.
KOS: I’ve been there though. I’ve been down in every way you can imagine. Being a champion and competing on shows as big as ours, it’s important to have been there and done that. I represent real shit as do the people out there who have supported the KOS movement this whole time. The representation that this belt and those people need, it’s not going to come from somebody who inherited their launching pad into this industry and big business as a whole. I know the sort of grind that the average man and woman has to go through.
Sway: He’s climbed company’s before and done it pretty quickly. Do you see him getting there in Action Wrestling and what do you have that’s stopping him from doing it against you?
KOS: Founding member of #FightSmart, world champion, two wins and zero losses at Evolution, triple crown. That’s what’s stopping him. I’ve won harder battles against tougher opponents. I’ve done big things elsewhere, but more importantly, I know what it takes to win HERE. We can sit and talk pre-AW history all day, but this is where I’ve made my name and will continue to do so for years. I was able to end the last decade with my name written all over it and I’ll define this one as well.
When it comes down to it, I believe in something deeper than just adding to a financial empire. I feel that my legacy is one I get the pleasure of building upon with the help of the common man. This IS a Revolution for me, this part of my career where I get to throw caution to the wind and endure whatever it is that Roger and anyone else who is willing to step up to the plate want to throw at me all to be able to call myself the United States Champion and hear the words “and still!” come from the announcer’s mouth post-match. Winning this belt for me..it felt like I was able to repay those who have been in my corner in everything leading up to it and retaining it against Roger Wright is confirmation. At Revolution 3, I will squash any doubt cast upon me.
Heather B: Staying in that Mount Rushmore state of mind, I love it...I love it! Before you go, I gotta ask you, do you have a gameplan for that title shot you won against FPV?
KOS: That one’s a secret.
Sway: KOS, thanks for comin’ out and talking to us today, brother. It’s been a pleasure. Folks, you can catch KOS in action this Sunday against Roger Wright at Revolution 3 and if you got any concerns at all about this man, don’t you worry one BIT...cause he gon’ be ALRIGHT!