Paul Wight is yet another former WWE Superstar who jumped ship and signed with AEW. Recently, the giant shared his thoughts on there being multiple major wrestling promotions.
The former WWE Superstar was interviewed by TMZ Sports. During the interview, Wight shared his thoughts on wrestles having the option to jump ship between AEW and WWE, and Vice versa.
“Now there’s AEW being backed by Tony Khan, and the Khan family. There’s deep pockets there. I mean deep pockets. So it’s able to develop your character, get some exposure. We’ve got a great television deal with TNT and TBS. So they’re getting mainstream coverage and they’re growing. If a talent can’t find their groove in AEW they might find it in WWE. And vice versa. If they can’t find it in WWE they might find it in AEW. And it’s refreshing. You’ll get talents that transfer and new exciting matches for the fans and sometimes they get to see some of their favorites from years ago. I’m kind of like Snake Plissken from Escape From New York. People are happy I’m still alive.”
“It’s (the competition) great. Because it’s good synergy. That’s the thing that I love about AEW because they’re all, there’s a lot of them and they are incredibly talented that are young, that are… I use this term with fond affection, they’re hungry little Whipper Snappers. Sometimes I try to help them out. Not so much coaching because they got great coaches with Jay Lethal, and Billy Gunn, and There’s a lot of great minds there to help with that. Even QT. QT Marshall is an incredible coach,” Paul Wight said.
Paul Wight on how he helps the younger talents in AEW
While speaking to TMZ Sports, the former WWE Superstar shared that he tries to help the younger generation. He mentioned that it is important for talents to make mistakes and thus they can learn and grown from them.
“I try to help them with just the little nuances of just being consistent and knowing when to let things get on our skin and when not to. And knowing who you are as a talent. In today’s world it’s so much easier to build a brand because of social media. You’ve got Twitter, Instagram, Tik Tok, Facebook, all these different platforms to build your brand, where we didn’t have that back in the day. But back in the day you also had the ability to make mistakes and fail. Not everything was instantly on the internet five minutes after it happened.
“So while that’s a great benefit for the talent to establish themselves, it’s also important for them to I think, to stay grounded on who you are. You can’t believe everything written well about you, good about you. Just like everything written bad about you. You have to find that sweet spot where you know who you are as a talent. You’re honest with yourself on what you need to improve on and you accept that sometimes you’re going to make mistakes. Things are going to happen. Things aren’t going to go well, that was yesterday. All we can do is go out today and be better today and be better tomorrow.”
Paul Wight shares what he loves about AEW
While speaking in the same interview, the former WWE Superstar shared his thoughts on being a wrestling fan. He also mentioned what he loves about All Elite Wrestling.
“Wrestling has always been that Black Sheep of the family kind of a thing. It’s like I play Dungeons and Dragons too. Nobody talks about DND unless you run to other people to play DND… So it’s the same kind of thing with wrestling. ‘Oh you’re a wrestling fan!’ It’s about making emotional connections for the audience.
“One thing that I love about AEW is the authenticity of the product. I came from a place that was very structured, and very organized, and they had been in business a long time, and they had a formula, and it was very programmed for success. You have 19 to 20 writers running around. Somebody you never met before would hand you a promo on what it’s like to be a seven-foot 500-pound giant. And it doesn’t look like this kid could even shave. But in AEW it’s a lot more of it’s dependent on the talent.
“When a talent has a promo, there’s no one writing that promo for the talent. The talent has to go out there and basically get themselves over. And I think that for our fan audience gives a better authenticity, a better feel of connection because you’re actually getting that talent. You’re going to make mistakes when you’re younger. That’s the thing. You’re going to learn, you’re going to grow, and it’s just great that we have we have viable options for talent too. For a long time there was only one game in town. And if you didn’t make it there, then it was hard for you to make a living elsewhere.”
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