AEW star Darby Allin has stated that the backstage atmosphere in All Elite Wrestling has significantly improved recently because, as he puts it, “the cancer got cut out.” In a candid interview, the former TNT Champion credited the positive shift in the locker room vibe to the removal of what he described as “egotistical wrestlers that don’t want to lose.” While he did not mention any specific names, his comments have led to a great deal of speculation among fans about who he might have been referring to.
During a recent appearance on The Ariel Helwani Show, Allin was asked why the vibe in AEW has been so much better lately.
“The cancer got cut out. Just egotistical wrestlers that don’t want to lose. No, just the groups of people, like there’s a lot of people. And that’s the thing. People came in. Well, that’s the thing, it’s like that’s what I was saying earlier with wrestling. With climbing Mount Everest, it’s like it kept me so grounded and level-headed. And at the end of the day, this is all staged. It’s the greatest thing in the world, but it’s staged. So, if you’re going to have an ego about that, get out of the f—ing sport. Go be in the UFC, go try, you know what I mean? Like, don’t be bringing that s— here. This is about having fun. This is about like just putting on a good energy, and like it’s like, ‘Come on, man. Just stop,’ and that’s like the biggest thing with me is like once all that got cleared up, I really felt okay, cool, let’s rock, but I just don’t like egos. I can’t stand them, can’t stand them.”
When asked by Helwani if he was specifically referring to CM Punk, Allin denied that was the case, stating that Punk’s issues were different.
“No, Punk’s — the whole Punk thing was just his own thing. It wasn’t about wanting to win or lose. That’s the thing. And honestly, I feel — Like, at the end of the day, some people work better in WWE, some people work better in AEW, some people work better in TNA. Some people work better in MLW, New Japan. That’s the beauty of it. I’m not one of these guys that got to be like, there’s one game in town, blah blah blah. Like, I don’t care. I do not care. I just care what’s best for AEW as a whole. And right now, the energy that we have is what’s best for this place. And that’s what the best part about it is right now. Because of course, you’re going to have those growing pains, and you’re going to have those stresses, and like people are going to come in the company and think what’s best for business is what’s best for them. But that’s so not the case. I’m a guy who’s willing to go out there and do anything that this place needs me to do. I’m willing to lose to whoever. I do not care. I just want to have a good time because we are so grateful and just like to be doing this for a living. That never ceases to amaze me that I’m in the spot I’m in. I enjoy this.”
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