Elevator Pitch with Zach Beverage #4

So what happens in the Lone Wolf Building when a superstar gets in the elevator for the ride to the top floor? 

The world's shortest interview is what happens courtesy of resident elevator attendant and social media aficionado Zach Beverage.  

Today's surprise interview:  Mercury

ZB: What brought you to Lone Wolf?

Mercury:  Lone Wolf Wrestling  has always been a league that had me intrigued, but I never really pulled the trigger on coming until Armas Archuleta, of all people, mentioned he was impressed by my work and wondered if I might be interested in plying my trade here.  It’s hard to turn down a request from a respected legend like Armas.  For me, I see it as a shot at redemption. When Howie Sandberg’s IWF closed down, I was being groomed for a shot at the big time there -a shot that never came- and that always ate at me.  Some of my friends have wondered why I took a shot with the Lone Wolf, where I’d have to start at the bottom in a league full of young and hungry grapplers, and some of the greatest talent the IWA has to offer.  For me, this is the best league in the IWA, bar none, and I know I will have to fight for every inch up that ladder.  Should I ever reach the top of the mountain- a feat that seems as daunting as climbing Everest sometimes- it will be that much sweeter.

ZB:  You are a talented student of the game.  What is your assessment of the talent?  Most skilled?  Most overrated?

Mercury:  Well, as I said, Lone Wolf is definitely the most talented league in the game. The territory has two recent IWA World Champions, along with some of the best talent of the past, present, and future of the IWA all under one roof.  You can’t get much better than that.  As for most skilled, it would have be Tengu.  He’s Lightweight Champion for good reason.  That guy can do stuff that I thought was impossible, and makes me feel like an old man, by comparison.  I still have some tricks up my sleeve if a shot at Tengu ever materializes, but I feel like Tengu will be one of the great ones. I also wouldn’t sleep on Legion Cage.  I remember him from my IWF days, and, while he needs to get over his recent fear of public speaking, I certainly know very well the kind of dominance he can bring.  Most overrated?  The Maple Leaf Mafia.  They’ve gotten a bit better since they jettisoned that Shaone Avery fellow, but, as a Canadian, I’m often embarrassed to say I’m from the same country as them!

ZB: Your new rooftop bar was just advertised in the Lone Wolf Report; what is your favorite libation?

Mercury:  I’ve always been a mojito man. When I was the Caribbean Champion, I often celebrated a successful title defense on the beach, drinking mojitos.  There aren’t too many better ways to celebrate a hard fought victory, in my opinion.

ZB: What do you see for 2015?

Mercury:  The Year of Mercury, of course! With ghost Chafford by my side, the sky’s the limit!