In a recent interview with “Q101,” Orange Cassidy noted that Jefferson Starship initially did not grant him permission to use the song “Jane” from Wet Hot American Summer.
However, the band later had a change of heart.
You can check out some highlights from the interview below:
On using “Jane” before coming to AEW: “Before I was on AEW, I was coming out to ‘Jane’ by Jefferson Starship. I just loved it because I love the movie Wet Hot American Summer and I love the way it started with that. When I got to AEW, Jefferson Starship is like, ‘No, we’re not letting use that for this guy.’ Because Tony Khan is who he is, he’s like, ‘We’re going to get another one.’ ‘You don’t have to. I can get a custom one.’ ‘No, no.’”
On Jefferson Starship later changing their minds: “Late one night on the fourth floor of the hotel we were staying at, we’re talking about stuff, and he came up with The Pixies. Maybe it was Chuck Taylor. I want to say it was Tony because it’s a better answer. I’m pretty sure it was. He suggested The Pixies. He reached out and The Pixies were like, ‘Sure, we’ll do it.’ Then, there was an article on Pitchfork saying, ‘This new wrestler is coming out to The Pixies.’ Jefferson Starship reached back and said, ‘Hey, we’ll do something.’ Now, I have two very expensive theme songs.”
On a recent edition of the “Battleground” podcast, Willow Nightingale discussed the honor of becoming the first American to win the CMLL World Women’s Championship.
Nightingale has a forthcoming title defense scheduled for later this month at CMLL 91 Aniversario.
You can check out some highlights from the podcast below:
On becoming CMLL Women’s Champion: “They told me yesterday that I am actually the first American to hold that championship, and I was like, ‘Oh, I did not know that.’ I was like, ‘That’s really cool.’ So definitely not overlooking Statlander. CMLL, they’re not big into the blood and the guts and the hardcore stuff, so they’re not even sanctioning the match, so it’s not for the title. But I have to imagine that if what I’m planning on doing happens, if the plan that I have for Statlander goes as planned and me knowing her, thinking that would have a lot of brutality in store for me as well, obviously I have to take into account that I’m probably not gonna be feeling my best after this match. Win, lose, whatever, I’m gonna probably be feeling like a pile of poop the next day. So I have to take that into account when I’m thinking ahead. There’s the question of, do you push your training harder? Do you give yourself a break? Mexico City, the elevation is a real killer. So these are all things that I have been considering going into that match.”
On returning to Mexico again following CMLL 91 Aniversario: “I am excited nonetheless because the last time I was in Arena Mexico, I felt so much love. I felt this air of…the best word that pops in my head right now is regality. We don’t have a building like Arena Mexico in the United States. We don’t have a structure that is specifically dedicated to professional wrestling and has been there for upwards of 60 years. That is insane, the amount of history, the amount of professional wrestling matches, the culture, the love, the passion that’s been formed in that building and that seeps through those walls. We don’t have anything like that. So to go there to visit that and to see the fans, who it is so deeply engrained in their culture and lifestyle, is a joy. So I’m excited. I’m very excited. Probably gonna be hurting [laughs], but I’ve been so honored to be carrying this championship with me. I look forward to hopefully carrying it for a very long time and making more trips to Mexico City because that’s what I want to do.”
