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REPORTER #1:
Bryan, welcome back. How does it feel to be back in an APW ring after everything that’s happened?
WALKER (nods):
Feels damn good.
It’s been a long couple of weeks — hearing everybody’s version of what happened, and not being able to do a damn thing about it.
But walking down that ramp again tonight… hearing that crowd… it reminded me why I do this.
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REPORTER #2:
You teamed with Jack Blaze and The Natural tonight — a pairing nobody saw coming a month ago. What was that like?
WALKER:
Surreal.
A couple weeks ago, I was suspended. Blaze was the guy holding the hammer.
Then that audio dropped — The Hitt Squad bragging about playing everyone, about manipulating everything from behind the curtain — and suddenly the truth came out.
We were both used.
So tonight, we sent a message.
APW doesn’t belong to the Hitt Squad. It belongs to the fans who showed up here tonight, it belongs to *all* the guys in this locker room.
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REPORTER #3:
So where do things stand between you and Jack Blaze now?
WALKER (pauses, thoughtful):
There’s respect.
That’s as honest as I can put it.
I don’t forget the past, and I don’t expect him to either.
But we both saw what happens when you let other people write your story.
Tonight wasn’t about the past — it was about taking control of the future.
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REPORTER #4:
Jack Blaze not only reinstated you — he put you in the main event of Ladder of Alphatunity, a triple threat for the APW Undisputed Championship. How do you approach that, considering everything you’ve gone through?
WALKER (takes a breath, quiet):
You know… I’ve been working all season for a shot like this.
Thought I earned it at the draft…
Then SNME happened… and it felt like the rug got pulled out from under me all over again.
(He looks down briefly, collecting himself.)
But now… it’s here.
It’s real.
This is my shot to finish what I started.
I have to make the most of it.
