Post by Soulfire on Aug 12, 2011 3:06:05 GMT -5
Justin Tyger Considering Stepping Away From Ring?
Reporter: El Case’ Cage
- Justin Tyger has done a lot of thinking as of late. Tyger finally came out, speaking his mind of what has been tearing his brain as of late:
“I‘ve been having a lot of fun since SNME came back. I do believe I‘ve had more fun than I did back in the day, and I do believe I am better than I was then.
But it‘s become apparent that my talents have become a hindrance for me. When I was younger and not very good, all I wanted to do was wrestle guys like Raven and Punk and Beyer and others, just so I could try. I never thought I would ever beat them, I knew that I would lose, but you know I took that chance. Taking chances like that is what made me a great wrestler. Those chances paid off, because eventually, I beat all three of those guys. Even if I had lost, I woulda gained so much experience and so much confidence from just wrestling against them and doing my best.
I’m in the position now to do that with the guys in SNME, but for some reason none of them want to take that chance, they don’t want to attempt something huge. Yeah, I was scared as hell when I went against guys like Raven and Beyer, but I knew, win or lose, it would make me better, and it did. Taking chances and wrestling people that were better than me, made me better.
All I want to do now is try to do that with others. There are some great people here in SNME, and I believe by going against someone as good as me and Orton, will only make them better. It’s not an attempt to squash them down or show off our skill, but we genuinely want to help them and make them better, just like guys like Raven and Beyer did for me.
It’s becoming clear to me that my skill and knowledge, while it may be wanted, it’s not something people want to take that chance for. I don’t want to be stuck as the guy that’s great, the former world champion, the guy that everyone loves, the guy that people are subjective to. I want to be the guy that, yeah, he’s good, but if younger people take a chance and go against, they probably can take the chance and run with it, and maybe even beat him, and become a great wrestler and a champion, just like I did in 2006 and 2007. I still take chances. I was scared to my bones that I would make a fool of myself and lose to Orton, but look what happened, I’ve churned out some of the best stuff, but guess what? I lost, but I’m still getting better. People just don’t seem to understand it.
I’m taking it under extreme and serious consideration to step away from the ring. I won’t retire, I’m not saying that. I’m just want to take a step back. It’s not that I don’t feel appreciated, I truly feel appreciated, more than ever, but I just feel that I’m not achieving and I’m not doing what I want to. I don’t want to win titles and become an unbeatable force, I just want to give back, and no one seems to want it anymore. I don’t want to be stuck in this place I’m in right now, and I don‘t know if I have explained, or it I can explain how I feel right now about where I‘m at. I don’t know how to get out of it than to just step back.
I don’t want to step back, I want to keep doing this for as long as I can, but I’m not going to do it feeling the way I do.”