Former WWE star Gangrel was a guest on the latest episode of the Extreme Life of Matt Hardy podcast, where the legendary vampire spoke about one of his students, MMA/Bare Knuckle Fighting talent, Paige VanZant.
To begin, Gangrel reflected on VanZant’s recent in-ring debut at AEW Double or Nothing 2022, where she teamed up with Ethan Page and TNT champion Scorpio Sky to defeat Sammy Guevara, Tay Conti, and Frankie Kazarian. When talking about the match, he revealed that he’s only seen clips of it, admitting that he was slightly concerned for VanZant considering how little training she’s had, but thinks she came out looking great.
“I’ve only seen bits and clips of it. I was a little concerned because of the amount of time she trained for a match. I was worried. I suppose it was 50/50 on that. I didn’t see it live, I only saw clips, but I was very concerned. She has a lot of talent and I think she can be a long-term star, she really is good at everything she does. When you got thrown in a match, a 6-Man, it was weird because the heels are faces and Sammy went into it, he was originally a babyface but they’re booing him because he’s making out with Tay.”
He ended his rant by saying that VanZant is a good investment for AEW, and hopes they continue to use her in the future.
“So it was such a weird chemistry and atmosphere, just a really weird angle. I’m kind of glad that all ended because it gave me anxiety. It was just one of those weird things. So for her to be in the middle of that I really would have liked for her to have more time training, but I believe she’s a good investment and she’s going to be a star one day if she rides it out.”
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(h/t – Fightful)
