Paul Wight plans to bring Captain Insano back to life in AEW.
Paul Wight previously portrayed the character of Captain Insano in 1998’s The Waterboy. Wight later briefly reprised his role on the November 16, 2022 episode of AEW Dynamite, appearing alongside The Acclaimed (Anthony Bowens & Max Caster) in a music video. Captain Insano also recently appeared in a segment with Adam Cole and AEW World Champion MJF, in which the trio consumed some cold brews out on a boat.
As Wight continues on with what he believes is his last run in professional wrestling, he hopes soon to see a full revival of the Captain Insano character. “There’s more personal things that I’m trying to get going [in this run]. Tony [Khan] has secured the rights for Captain Insano, so we’re trying to do something fun with that and bring that back,” Wight told TMZ Sports.
“A lot of it is just trying to get the timing right and introduce it at the right time. That, I think, will be my main, for a lack of a better term, balls-to-the-wall last run with Captain Insano. We bring that out, we’ll run with that hard and fast, and take that where it’s going to go. At 51 now, I have a couple of years left here in AEW. I don’t plan on going anywhere. I plan on getting back behind the commentating table at some point.”
Wight’s Commentary Run
During his run with AEW, Wight has also served as a member of the commentary team. Though he still feels a bit “green” in this aspect of wrestling, Wight has thoroughly enjoyed his time behind the announce desk.
“I loved it,” Wight said. “It’s interesting, because I’m still very green at the commentary and I have to find my own style. There’s no way you’re going to be as fast or knowledgeable as a guy like Excalibur. Excalibur is like a freakin’ encyclopedia sitting there with the way he rattles off stuff. JR is your classic veteran who’s been there, done it all, called some of the biggest matches of all time. Tony Schiavone is as smooth as peanut butter. He’s just so smooth at what he does and takes any situation and makes it good.”
“Finding my own rhythm for it, it’s entertaining, but also doesn’t distract from the talent in the ring. When you’ve got a microphone, sure, I could make all the commentating about me and fun jokes, but that’s not what I’m there [to do]. I’m there to try to enhance the other talent and explain what they’re doing and help them make a connection with the audience.”
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