On a recent edition of the “Talk Is Jericho” podcast, Adam Copeland compared his current AEW character to that of WWE’s Edge.
You can check out some highlights from the podcast below:
On his AEW character: “It’s essentially me now. Edge was always a character. Even in this last run, it was basically me out there and I’d even say in promos, ‘This is pretty much Adam at this stage. Edge was just a name.’ It’s odd I guess to put that skin on over the years, but with this last run I don’t feel like it really was.”
On the possibilities for him going forward: “All of the real ‘Rated-R’ stuff gets left behind. Now it’s just the person behind the performer that’s almost front-and-center … and it was also kind of freeing. The possibilities are wide open, and that’s fun. There’s so many different paths we can go.”
On a recent edition of the “Busted Open Radio” podcast, Don Callis weighed in on his newest client, Powerhouse Hobbs, defeating Chris Jericho on AEW Dynamite: Title Tuesday.
You can check out some highlights from the podcast below:
On Hobbs beating Chris Jericho: “I’ve known Chris since 1990, wrestled him many times, been on the road with him many times, seen most of his matches. You’re right. He’s never been dominated by that, but I’m not surprised. I’ve had my eye on Powerhouse Hobbs for over a year. I went out to Oakland, tried to recruit him last year, and it’s been a long process. Guys like Hobbs are slow to trust. But listen, Will Hobbs, he’s a king of O-Town, he’s the king of the streets, he’s the man who brings the heat. For Chris Jericho, Omega, and anyone else, Kota Ibushi, time to pay the boogeyman. That’s it.”
On his approach to building the Callis Family: “When you’re going up against the greatest of all time arguably, Chris Jericho, and you’re going against a man who I term the god of pro wrestling, Kenny Omega, you can’t just go out there with some crew you’ve slapped together. So what I have done is, I’ve always said to you, Tommy, I’m not gonna quote-on-quote manage or represent people just to do it. I’m only gonna do the best. That’s why I was with Omega because he was the best. I made him the best. Now, what I’ve done is, I’ve recruited a family of super athletes, of perfectly bred, perfectly physically gifted athletes who are willing to allow me to do some of the thinking, who are willing to follow the strategic approach.
“So whether it’s Will Ospreay, whether it’s Konosuke Takeshita, whether it’s Sammy Guevara, or whether it’s Will Hobbs, all of these super athletes have one thing in common. They have got something athletically that makes them special. Hobbs has been a killer all his adult life, and he’s been told to bottle it up. Hobbs has been told to suppress that killer instinct, and I have told him to let it flourish, and that’s what it’s going to do. We won’t need to hold back. This is professional wrestling. No one’s getting charged with assault here. With Will Hobbs, he can do what he wants as long as we do it in that squared circle on Dynamite. We’re gonna continue. Jericho was just a taste. I can’t wait to unleash Hobbs on the rest of All Elite Wrestling. It’s going to happen, you’re gonna get to see it, and it makes me physically excited.”