Adam Devine admits he prefers AEW to WWE after an impressive performance at AEW Revolution earlier this month.
The Righteous Gemstones star made a surprise appearance at the event, even getting in the ring during the pre-show. During the AEW Revolution Zero Hour show before the event, Adam Devine and Tony Cavalero made their way into the ring. This happened after Orange Cassidy, Big Boom AJ and Mark Briscoe beat MxM Collection and Johnny TV in a fun match.
Devine and Cavalero hit Mansoor with a double choke slam to a huge pop from the crowd, something which has made the Pitch Perfect star a big fan of AEW.
Speaking on This Is Important, Adam Devine explained how AEW felt more “raw” than WWE, likening it to WCW in the late 1990s. He also talked about how “awesome” the bloodshed in matches on the show was, naming Toni Storm vs Mariah May as one standout.
Adam Devine on AEW Revolution
“I didn’t know what an insane event. Those guys throw on a real banger. It feels just as insane, in fact, I liked it more than the WWE events,” Devine said (H/T Fightful). “It’s like the WCW in the late 90s. It’s someone trying to go up against the WWE.”
“It was way more raw. There was this cage match. People were bleeding all over the place. Real blood. I’m sitting ringside. Blood is back. It was crazy. They were pouring thumbtacks all over the ring. From the very top of the cage, they were backflipping guys into the thumbtacks. Insane. Then you go to the back, they were real thumbtacks. He was still picking them out of himself. ‘One is stuck in my heel. I can’t get it out,'” Devine recalled.
Asked if he liked the blood, Devine replied, “I didn’t think I would have a thirst for it, but now I do. It was awesome. It was crazy. [Toni vs. Mariah] was a bloodbath. The men in the cage match were attacking each other with a screwdriver. I’m like, ‘How do you fake that? Oh it’s rubber.’ Then they stick it in the turnbuckle and it just sticks into it. It was crazy. It was really fun. Everyone was really nice. Tony Khan, the guy who owns it, is whose box I was for the Super Bowl. We went out that night and partied. He’s this totally nice guy who owns AEW. It was fun. It was a blast.”
The Righteous Gemstones is currently airing its fourth and final season on HBO and Max.
