Chris Bey seeks to take IMPACT to the next level [Exclusive]

Chris Bey talks spot on this year's PWI 500

#FriBEYIn life, you can be whatever/whoever you want. You will achieve whatever you put your mind to. As long as you know what you’ve done, and what you’re doing, you’ll be fine. Be authentic to yourself. Keep good energy and faith. Love 🖤 pic.twitter.com/sa6AeRtqNg

— Chris Bey (@DashingChrisBey) August 28, 2020

A few months ago, Chris Bey made the PWI 500 for the second year. In 2019, he landed at no. 425 on the annual ranking. This year, he came in at no. 202, but The Ultimate Finesser wasn't particularly pleased with his spot on the list or what was written about him.

"I mean, if we’re being honest, I was disrespected by my spot on the list because I definitely felt like I've earned a better spot than that," Bey said. "And then, you can call it arrogance, you call it whatever you want. I call it just being confident and knowing exactly what I put into my work and I put into this business and how much I sacrifice and my level of performance. I promise you that if you haven't seen it already, I'm one of the best wrestlers and one of the best entertainers in the world."

"And I think that no matter whether it was a 200 spot jump or not, they missed the mark on a lot of important details. If you look at the article that they wrote about me, I think it was very inaccurate. And I think it didn't say anything about who I am. They chose to talk about a job that I had when I was 17 years old for a summer job during my high school years rather than talk about what I've actually accomplished in the last year, which for someone aged 23 transitioning over 24 years being three years in the business and doing what I did last year was a lot."

"For them to skip over all of that, it was disrespectful, it was a slap in the face, but, you know, who cares? Some people care about this stuff. I care about more important things like what I'm actually doing in life and what people are trying to write about, about what I'm doing. Because the reality of it is I am a former X-Division champion and I haven’t even been with the company for a year. I wrestled some of the best wrestlers in the world. I have wrestled a lot of my idols growing up and I'm only getting started."

The final picture of @DashingChrisBey as X-Division Champion before the finesser got finessed by @HakimZane. #Emergence pic.twitter.com/WuIiKRCfh7

— IMPACT (@IMPACTWRESTLING) August 20, 2020

Chris Bey said his goal is to become a world champion and push IMPACT forward regardless where he was ranked in the PWI 500.

"I will be the world champion of IMPACT Wrestling", he continued. "I will take this company to the next level, whatever that may be, to a new level, whatever we're going to end up calling that era. We called the Finesse Division the Finesse Division and that's going to be coming back soon after Bound for Glory aka Bey for Glory. But as for that position in the magazine, it honestly means nothing to me."

"And that's with all due respect to how other people feel about it. For me, it just meant nothing, especially once I saw what they wrote I understood that it holds no value. And what really holds value is what I'm really out here doing in the ring and in my performance level. And when the lights are on, there will come a time when they want to write something a lot better and a lot more detail. But for now, I'm not worried about it. I'm just worried about the action."

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