The Grizzled Young Veterans discussed their AEW debut during a recent podcast appearance.
James Drake and Zack Gibson lost to The Acclaimed on the April 27 edition of AEW Collision. During a recent appearance on the Cultaholic podcast, Drake said that they appreciate how AEW “celebrates wrestling” and provides opportunities for good wrestlers.
Drake said:
We had a great time (in AEW), great conversation with Tony. The one thing that I love about that place is it celebrates wrestling. So, first and foremost, it celebrates wrestling. If you can go, you will get your roses.
That’s literally something that me and Zack have really prided ourselves on for a very long time. I am 5’10 on a good day. I could probably get wider but I’m not going to get taller and I really hate how for a very long time in wrestling, something as silly as your height can dictate your future. It’s very silly when you can think about the bigger picture.
Gibson added that when the Grizzled Young Veterans left WWE last October, they said they wanted to work with the best talent out there and they couldn’t do that without working in AEW.
Gibson said:
When we came out, we said we wanted to be everywhere, we wanted to work with all the best talents that are out there and you can’t go on record as saying that and then not end up, at least, trying to do work with the AEW tag division because that division is stacked.
There’s rumors of other people coming in but regardless of looking at who potentially could be in, just look at the actual active division right now with, like, Acclaimed, FTR, Young Bucks, the list just goes on and on and it’s just top-tier tag team wrestling who are given time to shine and actually show out and do proper tag team wrestling on TV with some real purpose. So, it’s such an exciting place to get a foot in the door.
We were both buzzing to be there, the Acclaimed are great opponents for us, the crowd was hot on the night, the crowd was hot on the internet kind of reacting to everything. So, everything’s coming up Milhouse.
In addition to recent work with AEW, TNA, and RevPro, the Grizzled Young Veterans are also starting their own promotion. Burning Heart Pro Wrestling will debut on Friday, June 21 at the Liverpool Olympia in Liverpool, England.
“A venue rich in history that has seen its fair share of blood, sweat, and tears in a city with unrivaled heart. What better place for a company called Burning Heart to show the world exactly what they are about: pro wrestling from the heart,” Gibson said when announcing their first show.
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