In July Samoa Joe is set to challenge Brock Lesnar for the WWE Universal Championship, and anticipation for the match is at an all time high. The match will hopefully give fans something to remember for a long time, and everyone’s talking about it, including former WWE Champion Alberto El Patron.
Alberto will be facing off against Bobby Lashley at Impact Wrestling Slammiversary XV in a Champion vs. Champion match, and during a recent interview with Sports Illustrated, the former WWE star said that he thinks Samoa Joe and Brock Lesnar will be limited by politics.
“Our match is going to be a thousand times better,” said Patron. “I have deep respect for Brock Lesnar and Samoa Joe, and I know they’ll give the fans an amazing match, but they’ll be limited by the politics in that company. That company won’t let one of them give one-hundred percent to the audience, they’re going to hold them back. Impact Wrestling says, ‘Here is the ring, go do your thing.’”
Although Lashley and Patron will be enemies at Slammiversary, Alberto praised Bobby Lashley for his athleticism, and he said that they plan to go the extra mile when they face off.
“When you’re in the ring with Bobby, you feel it,” said Patron. “You know you’re competing and performing with a guy that is not just a sports entertainer. He’s a real athlete and a real wrestler. When you combine two wrestlers with the same background and similar styles, you’re going to get magic. That’s what is going to happen at Slammiversary. We’re going to go the extra mile. We’re not afraid, and that’s just the way we were brought up in the business. If I punch him extra hard, and he kicks me extremely hard, then we’re OK with that–that’s part of what we want to offer to the audience.”
You can catch Impact Wrestling Slammiversary XV on pay-per-view July 2nd.
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