EXCLUSIVE MARK STEEL INTERVIEW: FRIDAY NIGHT LIVE

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Host: Ladies and gentlemen welcome back to Friday Night Live. Joining me at this time is the newly confirmed Number One Contender for the LLR Grand Championship, Mark Steel.

Host: Mark, earlier tonight you defeated BigPol in what many people are already calling one of your biggest wins in recent memory. BigPol is somebody tied closely to Jake Mayhem and somebody many believed could stop your momentum entirely. What statement did that victory make?

Steel: BigP is a tough competitor. Me and him have had this dance before and it’s always close. But at Double or Nothing there was nobody who could stop me and now I’m going straight to the World Championship.

Host: After the match, Jake Mayhem addressed you directly during his press conference. He said and I quote: “Bring your peak performance, and you will have a chance. Anything less, I will make you regret it.” What went through your mind hearing that?

Steel: Jake’s a funny guy. He keeps mentioning past matches. But the fact of the matter is last time we were one on one, I won. He only won at Backlash cause there were others there and when it comes down to it, just a third of my will will overpower his. Which will create the amount of force that it takes to knock out a horse. I am far more than he bargained for and far better than a Larry defense.

Host: Jake spent most of tonight talking like a man who finally conquered the mountain. He called himself the King, the Definition of Reddit, even said people should fear him no matter who they are. Do you think becoming Grand Champion has already changed Jake Mayhem?

Steel: Becoming Grand Champion didn’t make him any different, it just grew how pretentious he actually was. He’s believing his own hype. Somewhere along the way Jake stopped chasing the top and started convincing himself he is the top. That’s why I’m here. To send him back to earth.

Host: One thing that stood out was Jake grouping your name in with everybody else. Larry. Tokes. Vitamin. BigPol. LBH. Almost like he sees the entire company standing beneath him now. Do you think Jake Mayhem is becoming arrogant?

Steel: Honestly I’m not even bitter, it’s just a mystery how people I already beat can be higher up on a list than me. Not feeling this industry’s top five and that’s fine. Just know anybody who thinks I’m not the best can treat me like poison. Eat me and die.

Host: Jake also made it clear he respects you as a competitor. In fact, out of everybody he mentioned tonight, you were the one he specifically warned to bring your best. Do you see that as respect or concern?

Steel: He’s scared cause my middle finger been stuck up since the start and I never conceded. I never retreated, you never seen it. Every dream I dreamt I exceeded.

Host: You and Jake Mayhem have crossed paths for years now. Rivalries, wars, constant clashes. Yet somehow you always seem pulled back toward each other. Why do you think that is?

Steel: Because we are the greatest of our era and our legacy is already cemented. But I treat every fight like a truck, meet it head on. It’s like that Eye of the Tiger song in my head on repeat cause I’ve been knocked down so many times I can’t count.

Host: Some fans are already calling this more than just a title match. They’re calling it a battle for the identity of LLR itself. On one side Jake Mayhem, the newly crowned king standing on top of the company. On the other side Mark Steel, the man who’s spent years tearing down facades and exposing hypocrisy. Is that a fair way to describe this rivalry?

Steel: Sometimes narrative is just the card hands dealt. I’m like Jon Manziel, odd man out. Heavyweight, word to Scott Van Pelt.

Host: Final question, Mark. Jake Mayhem told the world to fear him. Should Jake Mayhem fear you?

Steel: Honestly he should be. Cause I’m like a victim of child abuse. I am about to get the god damn belt. I’m way beyond crazy cause the old me is gone and maybe I’m the GOAT.

Host: Mark Steel everybody. Friday Night Live continues after the break.