Fade from WWE Music

My new theme song entitled “Fade” is now available from WWE Music! Entrance music is very important to help set the tone for a fight and this one took me awhile to have switched over from the neo-political news tones of “For the Better” (also available from WWE Music.) “Fade” is inspired by classic fighting promotions and fighters from the late 1980’s and 1990’s like RINGS, UWF, and BATTLARTS, an homage to a bygone era of combat arts! You can find it on most digital music platforms and listen to it here!

Entrance Jacket from Chalk Line!

After a hectic year I am extremely proud to announce that my entrance jacket from Chalk Line is now available for regular purchase on their store!

We had to modify some things to fit my aesthetic and my branding going forward, but trust me when I say that I am super proud of this design and it is the one I will be wearing on WWE Television.

Special thanks must go out to the creative team at Chalk Line for putting this together with me and also to Gimicks247, my wrestling gear designer for the last several years!

The artwork featured on this jacket was nabbed directly from the robes that I had been wearing in WWE’s Cruiserweight Division since 2018. On the left arm is a kite and key, a symbol of progress and innovation, and on the right arm is the segmented snake, Ben Franklin’s political cartoon that asked the colonies to Join, or Die when forming the original United States of America. On the tail is the name of my pet maneuver the Cyclone Crash. The right panel on the front is shattered, implying that you must break new ground to move forward. And lastly on the left pocket and back is my circular logo emblemized with stars, a liberty bell, a keystone, Philadelphia, and GULAK, all surrounded by the words SUBMISSION WRESTLING. For a long time my peers were convinced that the word Wrestling was shunned in WWE. I was determined to prove them wrong by not shying away from my roots.

Now you can purchase your very own fit of my WWE Entrance Jacket! Click Here to order yours now!

Looking RAWward

Early this morning I was surprised to find out that I was included in the 5th round of this year’s WWE Draft! I was beginning to think I’d wind up as a Free Agent again, but this wasn’t the case. They picked me in the middle of the round to head to Monday Night RAW! I had only been with SmackDown for a year, and it’s been turbulent to say the least.

Looking back I lost the Cruiserweight Championship a year and a day ago only to find out later that week that I was to leave 205 Live and head to the Blue Brand on the FOX Network. SmackDown was a brand new show for FOX at the time. WWE was making history. I was elated!

Within my first week I was back to handing out advice to the likes of Braun Strowman, much to his displeasure. Then I sought the comradery of The B-Team and tried to further assist my SmackDown peers. I wasn’t able to help them, Braun, or later even Otis as he was facing romantic issues.

Then I tried to help Daniel Bryan. And he actually listened! We fought at Extreme Rules! We trained together. We even teamed up. And when the world began to look bleak WWE pressed on with WrestleMania and I made my WrestleMania debut against Cesaro, a man whom I’ve known since my days training before competing, to begin the infamous weekend! I stood in Daniel’s corner later in the night as he squared off with Sami Zayn for the Intercontinental Championship.

I competed against Daniel a few weeks later in a tournament for the then vacant IC Title! Without missing any time, I got back on track with Mr. Bryan’s aid and earned an opportunity to challenge AJ Styles for the championship after he won the tournament.

Since that loss, Daniel departed for his paternity leave to take care of his family and I fell back to the bottom of SmackDown’s rankings. I remembered my own lessons, particularly to always stay alert and take any opportunities that would present themselves to turn my fortune around! That opening came during the inter-branded event Clash of Champions only a few weeks ago.

During a warm-up exercise I noticed R-Truth dressed like Yosemite Sam for some reason and wielding the 24/7 Championship! Without haste I struck! With a school-boy folding press and the count of three, I became the 24/7 Champion!

Of course this led me to take my business back and forth from SmackDown and RAW these past few weeks. Little did I know that the USA Network would be scouting for talent on this year’s Draft. Three title runs later and BAM this morning I heard the news…

WWE Announced that I had been selected earlier today on their Talking Smack program!

I don’t know what the future holds. My year on SmackDown has been a wild one. But one thing will always stay constant and it’s that nothing endures but change! It may take some time but I believe that success happens when preparedness meets opportunity. Until then, I’ll be there every Monday, always alert!

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Skull Session Jounal - Entry 1
3/7/2020 - 12:01 AM

It’s a good idea to start a new journal with all that’s been happening. I can’t believe that HE actually wants to listen! What a nice surprise! Who would have thought that my tactics would help Mr. Axel and Mr. Slater improve so much? The potential is there for everyone it just has to be UNLOCKED.

This whole move to the BLUE team and their demand for change… it’s been disheartening to say the least. My old tactics were ignored entirely even after being asked to revive them. I went though SO MUCH change to get the level of success that I achieved on the PURPLE show. I completely let go of my desire to help others and coveted my knowledge for myself. The crazy thing is that it worked. I wasn’t taken seriously there until I held that piece of leather and chrome in my hands and it belonged to me. Only then would everyone else listen. They had to. Then it was gone and I was back to being surrounded by deaf ears until right now.

I finally have an opening, a chance to do some real good and make them all see! I know HE wants to be better, and I know that I can make that happen. I’ve been a coach in some capacity at this thing since my second year at the academy. We always paid it forward to the next class. So many who have come through there have moved on to find success. Taking a more “hands-on” approach has to be my next step!

I see the weakness. I know I am better. I want to win so desperately. I must win. Then everyone will see the difference I can make. - D