During a recent interview Cageside Seats, Ring of Honor star Christopher Daniels spoke about a plethora of topics as he gears up for the final few years of his career.
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Marc Raimondi: Are you keeping track of how many Final Battles for you now? I think this one is No. 10.
Christopher Daniels: I wasn’t keeping track. That seems about right, though. That seems about right. Not bad. I don’t think I’ve won at a Final Battle. This will have to be the first one, I think.
MR: That was actually my next question. I don’t think you’ve won since 2002, the first-ever Final Battle.
CD: What match was that, do you remember?
MR: It was you and Donovan Morgan against The SAT.
CD: Oh, OK. All right. You know, you always go into the ring hoping you’re gonna win. And in the end if you don’t, you go back to the drawing board. But this one is pretty important for me to win. I’m definitely putting effort into this one. I don’t think I’ve ever had a match at a Final Battle for these kind of stakes. I’ve never wrestled for the world title on a Final Battle.
MR: How do you manage to maintain such a high level at 48 years old? It’s pretty remarkable.
CD: A lot of it is just the fear of shame. I don’t want to go out there and embarrass myself. I’m busting my ass in the gym. I’m constantly watching guys’ old stuff, I’m watching my old stuff. Just to sort of find different ways to keep doing stuff. It’s sort of a dare to myself. Like, I dare myself to continue doing well and being able to get in the ring with guys that are 10 years younger than me, 15 years younger. I wrestled recently against a guy who wasn’t born when I had my first match. That’s a challenge.
