Lance Archer was recently interviewed by 411Mania to talk about several professional wrestling topics, including his upcoming Deathmatch with Jon Moxley at Wrestle Kingdom 14 for the U.S. Title.
Here are the highlights:
How he feels heading into potentially two of the biggest matches of his career:
Yeah, absolutely. I’m excited for it in every single way. You know, I’ve had a long history with New Japan. This is my sixth Wrestle Kingdom to go and be a part of, and it’ll actually be my fourth time to defend a title. The other times were with Davey Boy Smith Jr. when we were the IWGP tag team champions, but this is my first singles championship and my first singles championship defense in the Tokyo Dome. So, it’s really exciting, and the fact that I get to do it twice is even more exciting.
If facing a former WWE champion in a Texas Deathmatch at the Tokyo Dome is the stuff you dream of pro wrestling:
Yeah, I don’t know if you’d call it a dream or a nightmare. Depends on who you’re talking to. For him, it’ll be a nightmare considering it’s a Texas Deathmatch. I think he made a bad choice when he came in decided to challenge me for my championship in a Texas Deathmatch, so it’s going to be interesting. It’s going to be fun for the fans, not so much Jon Moxley. But for me and the fans, we’re going to have a damn good time watching me destroy him.
If this is the scenario he hoped for under the circumstances he won the title where Moxley was stripped and he won the vacant belt:
*Laughs* You know, for me it was just a situation where, like you said, it came about. It fell into my lap, and I took advantage of the situation and became the US champion. As far as who the next challenger was, ultimately, it was David Finlay and he, like everybody else, died, metaphorically in the wrestling world sense. As far as Jon’s concerned, hell, if he wanted to try and come back and challenge me, I was game for it. If it was somebody else, I was game for that too. It wasn’t one where I was thinking like, ‘Man, I hope Jon comes and challenges me!’ I was just hoping to keep going, moving forward, and kicking some ass.
If the rule set has him concerned that Moxley might try something insane:
I mean, he can try whatever he wants. Like I said, you know, knockout works for me, and I’ll just knock him out. And he won’t get up for a 10 count. So, it works on both matters.
His message to Moxley if he was standing next to him now:
Sure. Jon, get yourself ready because you’re going to step into the ring with somebody who you have no idea what I’m about. You’ve been around the world. You’ve wrestled some of the biggest names in this business. You’re a crazy son of a b****, but you’ve never stepped into the ring with me. And once we get done, you’ll wish you never stepped into the ring with me because I’m the Murderhawk Monster. I’m the one you should be afraid of, and I’m walking out of the Tokyo Dome the US champion.
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