On a recent edition of his “The Extreme Life of Matt Hardy” podcast, TNA veteran Matt Hardy reacted to Ethan Page losing the WWE NXT World Championship to Trick Williams and discussed the importance of being a champion.
You can check out some highlights from the podcast below:
On Ethan Page losing the NXT Title: “He had a good run, man. You know, he came in and he rose to prominence pretty quickly, and became the NXT champion. And I love the fact that he left AEW on his own. He bettered himself, he went to NXT and became successful. And I think it’s only up from here for Ethan Page.”
On whether the run made him better: “I think it made him better because it — once again, it highlighted him as a performer. They trusted him enough to carry the NXT Title, they thought he was enough of a sports entertainer. He was a good figure to put the championship on. And once again, your bosses and the people that employ you having that faith in you speaks volumes.”
On how being a champion changes someone: “I mean, being a champion carries a lot of responsibility. Because you’re literally the guy that is representing the brand. So it’s important that you do your best. And if you’re doing media — any sort of interview, or anything you do on TV, you are the representative of the company. So it’s important to do your best.”
QT Marshall has expressed his desire to compete against A.J. Befumo from the Costco Guys by throwing down the gauntlet on social media.
Befumo is a former independent wrestler who worked under the name of Eric Justice.
As we previously reported here on eWn, Befumo stated that he had agreed to a single match with AEW. It seems that the match is in the works, as AEW shared a video showing Marshall extending the challenge and vowing to humiliate Befumo.
You can watch the video below: