AEW’s Paul Wight references WWE superstars John Cena, Brock Lesnar, Stone Cold Steve Austin, and Batista on Collision
Tonight’s AEW Collision was fairly eventful, revealing a brand new event, an anticipated return for a prime star, and one other head-to-head showdown with WWE. The episode additionally featured one other step within the constructing rivalry between Powerhouse Hobbs and Paul Wight, as the 2 nearly got here to blows whereas Wight was on commentary. That wasn’t the one noteworthy merchandise to come back out of that change although, as earlier than the 2 obtained in one another’s face, Wight referenced a bunch of big-time WWE names in a promo, together with Brock Lesnar, Batista, Stone Cold Steve Austin, and John Cena. The Cena line is definitely my favourite, and you could find his promo within the video beneath.
Hobbs was clearly sending a message to Wight throughout his match, which was over pretty rapidly. During that point Wight had a message of his personal to share, which he did whereas nonetheless behind the commentary desk. Wight mentioned, “I’ve been in the ring with beasts, animals, rattlesnakes, guys I couldn’t even see. Powerhouse Hobbs has no idea what getting in my face would cause.”
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Beasts is a reference to Lesnar, who is usually known as The Beast, whereas Animals is a nod to the Animal Batista. Rattlesnake is referring to the Texas Rattlesnake himself Stone Cold, and the “guys I couldn’t even see” line, which is gold by the way in which, is referencing John Cena’s well-known you’ll be able to’t see me tagline. It’s spectacular how many individuals Wight referenced in that brief promo, and if you wish to watch it you’ll be able to try the video above.
Wight is lastly getting concerned in issues inside the wrestling ring, which has been teased for a while. Despite not wrestling a lot, Wight has immensely loved his time in AEW working in different areas, and that is additionally given him an opportunity to get to know the wealth of Talent the corporate has on its roster. In an interview with Fightful, Wight revealed one staff’s ascension he is actually loved since he is been part of the corporate, and that is The Acclaimed.
“It’s a beautiful thing to see Max Caster and Anthony Bowens on Elevation. They had so much energy. You kinda knew. Like I knew at once, if these guys keep plugging away, they get an opportunity, they’re gonna do something with it. When you see that for talent, because this business is about opportunities and making the best of those opportunities. Sometimes, you think, ‘I’m not gonna get an opportunity,’ but every time you’re in front of a crowd, that’s an opportunity,” Wight mentioned.
“Sure, they weren’t on Dynamite and we didn’t have Rampage then. It was just Dynamite and Elevation and AEW Dark. But they took every opportunity and made the most of it. I can’t wait to hear what Max is gonna rap. I can’t wait. The place is gonna go crazy and poor Anthony Bowens is probably gonna explode ’cause he gets so excited with the crowd. The more intense the crowd is, 80,000 people, he might explode into a cloud of dust, you know? I’m excited for the talent and they deserve it, they’ve put the work in. For me, I’m just happy to be a part of this industry, be a part of AEW and contribute however I can,” Wight mentioned.
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