During a recent appearance on Sportskeeda’s “WrestleBinge” podcast, Scott Steiner shared his opinion on AEW and his belief that competition is good for the business. He said,
“I try to watch some stuff sometimes. I don’t have a whole lot of time. It’s great for another place for the guys to work. Competition’s always good for the business. But there’s no doubt that WWE is hot right now. They got the fan interest. That’s what’s most important. The thing is, you just can’t have matches. Nobody gives a sh*t if they’re just matches with no storyline. You’re throwing two guys together…No, [it doesn’t work.]”
During the post-ROH Death Before Dishonor media scrum, Lee Moriarty commented on when he was offered an AEW contract by Tony Khan. He said,
“Ring of Honor did reach out to me. This was during the pandemic. It almost happened, but circumstances, because of contact, it did not happen. I wrestled Orange Cassidy on an independent show a few days before AEW was in Pittsburgh. That afforded me the opportunity to come to AEW in hometown, where I fought Dante Martin. I did another match in Chicago. I did a third match last minute. I got a text at 4 am, I think, immediately drove out to Cincinnati, Ohio where I fought Daniel Garcia. We had that match, I came back through the curtain, and Tony Khan offered me a contract. I did see myself as a part of Ring of Honor, but I also saw myself as a part of AEW. I wanted to go where the best wrestling is because that is what I love about professional wrestling. The sport and art of it.“
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