Ring Of Honor World Television Champion Jeff Cobb spoke with Wrestlezone’s Kevin Kellam ahead of tonight’s Final Battle pay-per-view. Cobb shares his thoughts on facing Hangman Page and the talk about the group’s status with ROH, a possible move to the Heavyweight Division and much more. Check out some transcribed highlights and the full interview below:
Is any of the Bullet Club / Elite talk distracting? Does Cobb think more focus should be on him going into Final Battle?
“No, it’s a big story so I totally expect people to talk about it. At the same time, I don’t think people who—what really annoys me when I see it online is [talk of] ‘oh this guy’s losing because this guy’s leaving’ or ‘this guy’s winning because he’s staying—the only people that know that for sure are Ring Of Honor and Hangman Page. I don’t see why people have to break down everything to a microscopic level. Enjoy it for what it is, enjoy it for the fact that myself and Page are going to try to steal the show.”
What makes Hangman Page a unique challenge to him?
“He’s very underrated when it comes to how strong he is. I don’t think he’s from the farms, but he’s ‘farm strong.’ I saw that firsthand about a week ago in Japan, we were part of the World Tag League and we locked up a little bit, and he’s a strong fella. I don’t have that luxury of wrestling stronger guys normally, but whenever I come across it, it’s fun because it’s just a battle of wills from there.”
Has Cobb had any aspirations of entering the ROH World Heavyweight Championship picture?
“I’d be lying if I told you I didn’t. [laughs] Right now it’s being held by Jay Lethal, who is a phenomenal talent and I’d be stupid not to want to challenge for it and test myself against someone of his caliber. So, yeah, you have those little daydreams like ‘I could be champion someday’ but when the time is right, we’ll see. If I have an undefeated streak with this Television Championship, the only other place to go is to the [World Championship division].”
Cobb says he’d like a spot on the G1 Supercard show at Madison Square Garden, and would entertain facing the ROH World Champion in a title vs title match:
“I definitely hope so. In a perfect world or a dream vision, it would be [a stipulation like the Hulk Hogan versus Ultimate Warrior title for title match at WrestleMania VI], but where the Television Champion challenges the Heavyweight Champion. That’s just my fantasy booking, but just to be part of that card, I will gladly put my name in that hat.”
(Transcription credit to Bill Pritchard for Wrestlezone.com)
ROH Final Battle airs LIVE from New York City on Friday, December 14 at a new start time of 8pm Eastern (Please use your local time) on traditional pay-per-view providers, free for HonorClub VIP, at a 50% discount for HonorClub Standard, and on FITE TV. Please visit ROHWrestling.com or the ROH App for more information.
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