Trey Miguel is treating his opportunity at TNA No Surrender like something bigger than a standard title match.
In an interview on Battleground Podcast ahead of the event in Nashville, where Miguel is set to challenge for the TNA International Championship, he framed the moment as a chance to prove he can stand on his own again, and to reclaim something he feels has broader meaning.
I truly feel that this time this is an opportunity with resigning to TNA, being on my own, having to stand on my own two legs all over again through everything I've been through, which has not been easy to do, but to show up for myself and have the opportunity to not only win the TNA International Championship, but to take it back from NXT, that's huge. And that's a huge opportunity for me.
"More calculated" and "more dialed in" than ever
Miguel said he's approaching the match with a different level of seriousness than he has in the past, emphasizing how much he's focused on preparation.
I plan on coming into that match more calculated, more serious, more dialed in than I've ever been. I've been taking my health seriously. I've been taking my gym routine seriously. I've been taking training seriously. I'm doing everything I can to make sure that I utilize this opportunity and do something big, not only for myself, but for TNA.
A message for the people still riding with him
He also closed with a direct thank-you to supporters, framing it less as brand talk and more as something personal.
Thank you to everyone that's continuing to ride with me. It means the world to me as a person. I'm a person and a human being before I'm a professional wrestler. And not everyone's always going to support. Not everyone's always going to ride with you thick or thin. And to anyone that's still throwing up RSCL or supporting my brothers that's all I need. That's all I could ask and that's all I could thank you for. That means the world to me.
Related reading on SEScoops: more on the No Surrender build and coverage of the TNA/NXT crossover.
