On a recent edition of the “Insight” podcast, former WWE Superstar AJ Francis (Top Dolla) discussed his heat with The Young Bucks and fan criticism on social media.
Francis had a verbal spat with the AEW EVPs back in 2021 when he joked about wrestlers “wear[ing] sneakers on-camera to seem ‘cool & hip’ but in real life they rock vans and ASICS exclusively.”
You can check out some highlights from the podcast below:
On The Young Bucks taking a shot at him: “‘All we have to do is mention you in our bio to make you relevant.’ Or something like that. And now they’re talking about me specifically, so I dropped the notorious Sneaker Diss where I diss the Young Bucks on the Young Buck beat, and that went viral… I had no beef with them at all, but also I’m from Pioneer City, you’re not gonna play on my name, I’m not just gonna’ let it happen.”
On people targeting his mother in social media posts: “You’d be surprised how many times I get comments like that. People are like ‘How do you deal with haters?’ I don’t care about them people. Them people’s lives are miserable!”
In a recent appearance on the “Sports Guys Talking Wrestling” podcast, AEW veteran Dustin Rhodes lavished praise on Kazuchika Okada, Will Ospreay, and Konosuke Takeshita, placing them in a “different category” of wrestling.
You can check out some highlights from the podcast below:
On Okada, Ospreay, and Takeshita: “They should be in a different category. They’re so amazing. To watch Will Ospreay the other night, I was like, ‘What in the hell? Oh my God, how? How?’ You’re questioning, ‘How does he do that?’ It’s just amazing the things, the athleticism they all have.”
On being a fan of the three: “It’s impressive, and I love it, and it just makes me more of a wrestling fan, you become a fan all over again each day watching these things … It makes you want to get in the ring right away and just [say] ‘Let’s go have a match.’ They make you feel that and that’s something that’s very powerful in the business.”
