Mike Rallis Recalls Facing GUNTHER In A Match As Madcap Moss

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Former WWE star Madcap Moss (Mike Rallis) spoke with Fightfulโ€™s Jeremy Lambert and Joel Pearl on In The Weeds on a number of topics related to pro wrestling, including facing WWE World Heavyweight Champion “The Ring General” GUNTHER for the Intercontinental Championship at the 2023 Elimination Chamber PLE.

Moss said, โ€œI really enjoyed that match. It was very unexpected. To be honest, I donโ€™t really know where that came from. I have some theories. I had hardly been on TV. I hadnโ€™t picked up a win in ages. I won the fatal-four match the week before where I pinned Rey Mysterio. Even that was confusing. I was supposed to โ€˜steal it,โ€™ but when I suggested stealing it with a roll up, they said, โ€˜You canโ€™t steal it that much. Steal it with an elbow drop.โ€™ โ€˜Is that really stealing it? Okay, whatever you guys say.โ€™ That set me up to wrestle Gunther. The Montreal crowd certainly took more to him. I canโ€™t remember where we were next week, but it was a classic wrestling town where they cheered the babyfaces and booed the heels. I remember talking to Gunther and being like, โ€˜If we did it this week, the crowd would have been better for what we were trying to do.โ€™ As long as the crowd is making noise, which they were, thatโ€™s all you can really ask for.โ€

On GUNTHER:

โ€œWhat I love about Gunther is, he doesnโ€™t think in a typical format. Heโ€™s not going to go out there and go, โ€˜this goes first. Then this and this.โ€™ Heโ€™s going to think, โ€˜How do we get these people into the match?โ€™ Something simple like, I took a shoulder tackle, and instead of selling it, I sold a little, then slapped the mat like I was pissed and shot in for a double leg. Little things like that, that he helps put together. In those kind of intense moments, I thrive. He does a great job knowing himself, knowing his opponent, and understanding what the crowd wants to see and feel for that match. That was a cool opportunity to wrestle one of the best pure wrestlers of the last 20 years, maybe ever, in a really fun environment. It was a weird time for my character in WWE, but I had a lot of fun with that match.โ€

You can check out Moss’ comments in the video below.

(H/T to Fightful for transcribing the above quotes)