Former WWE NXT Champion Adam Cole made an appearance on WWE’s The bump on Wednesday to discuss his singles match against Pat McAfee at NXT TakeOver: XXX.
Here are some of the highlights:
If he thought the match would happen:
“My god, no. You kidding me? Mainly the biggest reason, he’s not a pro wrestler. Don’t get me wrong, he’s a very, very decorated athlete, the accomplishments that he’s has are countless, and he’s a very successful guy whatever it is that he gets involved in. But to think that at TakeOver XXX, at an anniversary like TakeOver XXX, it would be myself vs Pat McAfee, no, not in a million years did I think that was going to happen”
“I think Pat thinks he’s gonna go in there and showcase this amazing ability that he’s been able to show in every other avenue of his life. The problem is, I’m the best at what I do, I’m the best at NXT, and I’m gonna embarrass this guy at TakeOver XXX.”
What led to the feud:
“Funny enough, it actually, I think it was a culmination of a lot of different things at one time. Like, so for example, I’m very aware now that my issue is with Pat, but it’s just the idea and this attitude that so many people feel like they can say whatever they wanna say online to whoever they wanna say it to, that that type of mindset drives me nuts. So seeing Pat knowing that he could poke the bear and thinking, ‘Adam’s not gonna do anything, he’s not gonna say anything, he’s just gonna go along with this,’ I was sick of that mentality. I’m very, very tired of people thinking that they can run their mouth, say whatever they want to whoever they want to say it to, and I’m not gonna put up with it anymore.”
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