During a recent appearance on the “Uncrowned” podcast, Daniel Garcia explained his decision to sign a new deal with Tony Khan’s All Elite Wrestling promotion. As we previously reported here on eWn, there was interest from WWE.
You can check out some highlights from the podcast below:
On not being a top guy in AEW yet: “I feel like I’m a conqueror. But if you look at the facts, I’ve never been in the main event of a pay-per-view. I’ve never won a title. I haven’t solidified myself as a top guy in the company.”
On young talent getting opportunities: “When I see [Konosuke] Takeshita getting a shot for the International title, that gets me excited. Private Party wrestling for the Tag Titles, that gets me excited. Whenever Top Flight has a big match on ‘Dynamite,’ that gets me hyped. I love being involved [with the young talent]. I love talking about ideas. I love talking about wrestling theory. I love getting and receiving advice. The young guys in AEW, I think we’re powerful. I think that we have the best young roster on the planet.”
On being a part of AEW: “I remember [weeks ago] I was sitting at the monitor, and it was me, [Will] Ospreay, Swerve, Mercedes Moné. I was just looking around and I’m like, ‘Man, everybody’s watching the monitor. Everybody’s hyping up whatever is on TV right now. These are the people that I want to be [at] war with.’ It’s just the trust that I have with people at AEW. I look around to the left and to the right of me, and I feel like I’m surrounded by people that I want to go to battle with.”
On how NJPW affected his decision: “A big part of the reason why I love AEW is that we can go do other things. I can go do indies if I want. We have those relationships with New Japan Pro Wrestling, CMLL, to where I can still get experience other places. I feel like New Japan Pro Wrestling was always my dream when I first started being a wrestler. That’s something I always wanted to accomplish. I wouldn’t feel full in my wrestling career until I get to have a little stint there. I feel like keeping those doors open [was] very important to me.”
During a recent appearance on “The Adam Carolla Show,” AEW wrestler Chris Jericho commented on his acting career and whether it’s something he’s planning to continue doing. He said,
“I’ll say this too, I was looking up last night to see if John ever had the number one movie in the country, and he hasn’t. So there we go, Chris Jericho and The Rock have had the number one movie [laughs]. I mean, obviously, like I said earlier, acting is kind of what we do in wrestling. Yeah, I’ve done quite a few things over the years, but the last year and a half, two years have been a lot more, which is great. When you get the evasive offer to be in a movie, that’s what you’re looking for. You don’t have to audition. You don’t have to worry…here’s an offer to get this part. I’ve had quite a few offers, like ‘Terrifier’ was an offer. When you get that, it’s a really cool place to be in. So yeah, of course, I’d love to continue to work my way up the ladder. It’s fun, this is what we do, and I’ve been doing it for 34 years. How long have you been acting, Chris? Since I was 19, when I started getting into wrestling. It’s just playing a character. So yeah, the overall intention is to do more for sure, but I’ve been enjoying it and learning along the way.”
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