We're back at it again with another Electric Vacation, featuring one of SMW's most recent debutees in Acacia Cyrus! Get to know him and his past, and what he looks to accomplish here in SMW. This interview was recorded prior to SMW Wild West.
ET = Me
AC = Acacia Cyrus
ET: So, how are you today?
AC: So and so, I'd say. Feel lighter in my chest, so that's a positive I think.
ET: Well, that's good to hear. For our listeners who didn't catch the last episode of SMW, would you like to introduce yourself?
AC: I'd imagine if they're listening to the podcast, they've at least done some reading over SMW news, but sure. My name's Acacia Cyrus. I'm the BCW World Champion. My belt marks me as the strongest in the world and my past career's been dedicated to proving that. At this point, I can't remember exactly how many titles I've unified into this. Probably around twenty?
ET: Huh, that's quite a few. So about your past career, how did it start?
AC: Can't really say there's all that much to it. I grew up always loving wrestling and my dad encouraged that love. I went to college to get a degree, but that was basically only for a back up. I always planned on becoming a wrestler. Trained while I took classes and then I threw myself into it after I got my degree. And the rest is just kind of history.
ET: So going to BCW, I presume you trained there?
AC: Yeah, they were the promotion that made into the wrestler I am today. They were definitely like a second family to me during my time there. I owe basically everything to them. S'why I carry this title with me, and do my damnedest to represent them after the closing of the company: to repay them for that. S'long as I have this title, BCW lives with me, y'know.
ET: Yeah, I get what you mean. BCW obviously had a huge effect on you, and now you're keeping the memory of BCW alive through the title. Going back to when you said about unifying titles into the BCW title, how did start to happen at first?
AC: After the company closed, I had hit a funk. It was this whole idea, of representing BCW throughout the rest of my career, that got back into wrestling. I wanted to show the world that BCW was the strongest in the world, and to do that, I knew that I had to take their top titles from them. So that's what I did. Like I said, I think I've unified twenty titles into this belt alone. I don't own the physical copies, of course, but the lineage merges and is continued into the BCW.
ET: Do you hope to resurrect BCW in the future?
AC: I mean, not really? I don't have what it takes to run a business. The best I can do is carry on the legacy of promotion through my ring work. Even if I could start my own promotion and run it, I don't know if I would want to. Pro wrestling hasn't been that interesting to me for a long ass time.
ET: Hmmm, OK. Back to SMW, since that's what the listeners care about. How did you find SMW and sign a contract?
AC: SMW reached out to me. They had heard about me from my time on the US indie scene, and they were interested in having me test myself there. It was mutually beneficial. I had been considering going to Japan, to experience the Japanese style, to see if I could pump some excitement back into wrestling. Get some competition finally.
ET: Speaking of competition, is there anyone you'd like to face specifically in SMW?
AC: Well, I've already called out Takemi. He showed something promising in that tag match, and he's got the nerve to treat me like I'm his junior or something. I've wrestled for more than a decade at the highest level. I can't let that sort of disrespect go. So the match fell into place naturally, y'know? I hope he manages to deliver something. Even if it's just a hint. After him? Like I said, I'm going for both the Brass Knuckles and SMW World. Which at this point means DEEP and C'boz are in my way. And I doubt I'll just get handed those matches, I'll have to prove myself against high level talent. Maybe I'll go ahead and hand Fyodor his second loss? Honestly the entire thing is exciting to talk about.
ET: Going to that match last week, what were your thoughts before debuting in front of a new audience, and how did you prepare?
AC: I mean, it's the same as any other time I've gone out there and wrestled. Just more people this time. The overall stakes were honestly lowered comparatively. The BCW title wasn't on the line. I usually always have that up for grabs to make sure I don't get cocky and make mistakes.
ET: This week though, that's gonna be a bit different. The title is gonna be on the line. Have you thought about what would happen if you lost it?
AC: Who knows? Maybe I'll fall into a slump again, maybe I'll get inspired to love wrestling again. I hope it's the latter. I like to think I've got a good enough head on my shoulders to take my first loss in stride, and it'd mean that wrestling finally gets interesting again.
ET: Well..... that concludes our interview for today! Any final words for the fans, Takemi, or anyone else?
AC: Takemi, don't disappoint me.
Well, I hope you enjoyed the interview! I have been the Electric Sensation, Eisuke Temptation. Sayonara!