Within the 18 months that Penta has been signed to WWE, he is not only change into Intercontinental Champion, but has quickly won over the fans, which eventually led him to more opportunities resembling being featured on among the company’s biggest PLE’s, and standing toe-to-toe with top stars like Seth Rollins and Bron Breakker. Unlike his run in AEW, Penta was immediately positioned as a singles star and through a recent interview with the “Battleground Podcast,” the 41-year-old explained how he modified as a performer when he arrived to WWE, and what he’d prefer to accomplish within the near future.
“I feel more experienced, brother. I feel more sure in every part. I feel more comfortable too because I feel WWE is the true Penta style. So I feel glad there. I feel special there because as I discussed before years ago, I don’t desire to be the following Rey Mysterio, I need to be the primary Penta. What it means? Penta is very different. Penta is special because Penta has various things. I don’t desire to be the Rey Mysterio copy … I come to WWE to overcome every part. Now I’m specializing in my Intercontinental Championship, but why not at some point, why not world champion? Or tag team champion? But for now, step-by-step.”
In only over two weeks at SummerSlam, Penta will defend the Intercontinental Championship against Chad Gable, who won a Gauntlet match this past Monday on “WWE Raw” to change into the primary contender for the title. Moreover, Penta’s title reign will pass 150 days on the Friday before SummerSlam unless he were to lose the championship within the lead as much as the event.
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