During a recent interview with “Levack and Goz,” Darby Allin discussed the collaborative process in AEW and how his creative pitches have been turned down before.
Darby said, “Not really. I’ve had ideas that people have turned away. There are a few things I’ve wanted to do in matches where people are like, ‘Absolutely not. We’re not doing that.’ I’m always down to push the limits and see how far I can take things.“
During a recent appearance on the “Battleground” podcast, Orange Cassidy discussed his thoughts on this year’s AEW Continental Classic and expressed his desire to participate.
Mark Briscoe had mentioned earlier that this year’s event would kick off on the day before Thanksgiving.
Cassidy said, “That is a tournament that will have to live up to what happened last year. It was one of the greatest wrestling tournaments that I think I’ve seen. The talent that was in there, those matches were incredible. I definitely would like to be a part of that. I would definitely like to try and see if I could go undefeated [laughs]. No, no, I definitely would love to be a part of that tournament. I’m just nervous about who’s gonna be in it because the roster got even better after last year.”
And finally, during a recent appearance on the “Talk Is Jericho” podcast, Big Bill discussed his journey to sobriety from alcohol addiction, crediting Shannon Moore for his support.
Bill faced numerous challenges, including several rehab stints until he went missing in late 2019 or early 2020. When authorities located him, they took him to a detox center, where he successfully achieved sobriety thereafter.
Bill said, “January 2020, I went to rehab for the final time. Shannon Moore, works with WWE recovery, he is a Godsend. That guy has saved so many lives. He deserves all the credit in the world. He was huge and instrumental with me. He got me back into rehab a few times. This time, I was watching the Super Bowl, the one where Pat Mahomes finally won his first, I was looking around like, ‘These people are all fu**ing losers. I’m not like them. I’m leaving.’ I left and went back to my room. I told Shannon, ‘I’m leaving. This is not me.’ Little did I know, I’m just like these people. He said to me, ‘You owe me. I’ve done so much for you. You owe me one more week. One more week. If you want to leave next Sunday, you can leave, but you owe me at least one more week after all the s**t I’ve gone through for you.’ I agreed, and that week, something clicked. I completely surrendered, as they say. Just gave up and gave in. I was told, ‘Just stop fighting people.’ Not mentally fighting people, but what you’re told to do, just do it. ‘Go clean up this trash.’ ‘Why? What is the purpose?’ Stop asking what purpose does it serve and just go do it. Something clicked that week and that’s when everything started getting better. I finally gave in to the program, which I thought was stupid prior to that and I hated going to meetings. I finally realized these people are just like me. Everyone’s stories are a little different, but the blueprint is exactly the same for everybody in here. Finally, I started listening to people, got a sponsor, did everything I was told, and I guess that was the beginning of my next journey, which was coming back to wrestling. Getting sober was the hardest thing I’ve done in my life, but it was the best thing I’ve done. It’s like I have a new lease on life now. I’m not killing myself with alcohol, and I have a second chance.”
