In a recent interview with Fightful Flash, Morgan Webster shared some details about his personal history with The Dyad’s Rip Fowler and Jagger Reed (aka Zach Gibson and James Drake). He also offered his opinion on WWE’s use of the pair and praised the two for their talent and confidence. You can find a few highlights from Webster and watch the entire interview below.
On his experience with both men and the impact they create in the ring: “I’ll be honest with you, even before WWE, I had a great rivalry with Gibson in Progress, the Natural Progression Series. I had a big rivalry with James Drake in Pro Wrestling CHAOS before they were even a team, before Mark and I were a team. I had a lot of history with them. I won’t say I’m shocked. They’ve always been guys who march to the beat of their own drum. They always find ways to fight back. They always do what they want, really, and what they think they should. They always bet on themselves. So looking at what they’re doing now, and I think the fact that they’ve never held those NXT belts, the fact that they haven’t been called up after all these years, I think it’s an absolute travesty. I think Gibson was one of the hottest heels not just in the UK but in the world. I believe they are one of the best teams in the world, I really do. The fact that they never held those belts on NXT, the fact that they didn’t have a call, and if I’m being completely honest, the fact that they’re in that faction and the announcer isn’t Zach Gibson, that guy is one of the best talkers in the world. He is a heat machine.
On their decision to look beyond WWE: “I just think they looked at it and said, ‘Well, there are other options.’ We are both still young. Let’s get out there and try to see what we can accomplish in the next few years and score some things. I’m not saying I knew it was happening. But they were all a little, “Oh, they’re betting on themselves.” When I think about it, of course they’ll bet on themselves and why not when they’ve been one of the best teams in the world?’