Wrestling - PCW: 'Sensational' Jay Fury makes nice

Formerly a member of the thuggish faction the Konkrete Gorillaz, "Sensational" Jay Fury has become Platinum Championship Wrestling's fan favorite. Surprisingly quick and agile for his hefty size, Fury's in-ring skills already had fans cheering for him even when he was still employing dastardly tactics for cheap wins. Fury, who also helps run PCW's training school alongside Stephen Platinum, will face off against his former Gorillaz partner Nemesis this Thursday at the Masquerade.

You recently went from one of the most hated wrestlers in PCW to a fan favorite. Aside from the fact that the Konkrete Gorillaz betrayed you, why are you now in the good graces of PCW fans?

It's something they've wanted to see for a while. There's something that I bring to wrestling that makes them want to cheer, so no matter how bad I am, they can't fully boo me all the way; there are still some cheers in there.

You're facing your former partner Nemesis this Thursday. Do you think this match will settle the score between you two or just intensify the war?

I think it's something that's going to keep going for a while. Me and him have a lot of history. We've got almost four years of us doing this Konkrete Gorillaz thing, so it's going to take a little bit longer for this heat between me and him to die down.

You're the one who brought Brian Blaze into the Gorillaz, then he and Nemesis turned on you and brought in the mammoth Geter. How does it feel to see the group you started and the guys you brought into it moving on without you?

That's the way the world turns. It's got a lot to do with what I brought to the Gorillaz. As you've seen, they're getting legitimate boos now. They're becoming a hated group and that's what Nemesis wants. I don't bring that to the table. I bring people cheering, liking me and that type of atmosphere, and in the long run that's not what Nemesis wanted for his group. Me and him have had legit arguments on the phone about this, so I know it brings that kind of element to the table.

You were on the brink of success a few years ago with Ring of Honor and other bigger promotions. Why did you step away from wrestling when you did and why did you choose PCW as the place where you wanted to return?

When it comes down to it, you can deal with anything if you love something. Wrestling wasn't my love back then. I was good at it, but there's a lot of stuff that goes on behind closed doors that people don't see, and if you don't love this business you'll want to walk away from all that stuff. I legitimately hurt my ankle, but I think I used that as an excuse to get out. If I'd had the mind-set I have now and knew five years ago what I know now about wrestling, it would be a different story.

I came back to NWA Anarchy because Nemesis found me and talked to me about the Konkrete Gorillaz thing. I did it as a favor to him and started liking it again. Then I got a call from Steve Platinum, and that's where my love for wrestling is, with Steve and how he does it. So I was like, "Bump everything else, I'm going with Steve to see if we can make this work." I'm one of Steve's original students, so it's a loyalty thing and I know the insight he has for wrestling and I know he knows how to put this together. He's created buzz even though we haven't really done anything yet with PCW. Everybody wants to come wrestle for us, and I feel like within the next few years, it's definitely going to do something. If it doesn't, can't nobody say we didn't put everything we had into it.

You've recently formed a tag team with PCW Champion Shane Marx. Considering what you and the Gorillaz have done to him over the past year or so, how do you see that partnership playing out?

I have a lot to atone for. We jumped Shane Marx constantly and repeatedly and he held his ground like a champion and held onto that belt no matter the odds. Marx and I had our first match against the Gorillaz recently and we lost. Technically it was my fault. I feel like we're in a squad full of tag teams, and me and him still got to get on the same page. I think we're working toward that and being a good tag team. We definitely got to get on the same page as those guys that have been working together for a while so we can accomplish something in the tag-team season.