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Mick Foley in a recent interview with Adam Barnard:

“I see Darby as someone who took the inspiration from Cactus Jack and added a whole lot of athleticism to it. He did things that I could have never done, and he’s created a hybrid style that borrows from me a little bit and from others who are far more athletic than me, and he’s made it his own in the same way that I basically took one part Bruiser Brody, one part Tommy Billington, and made it my own. He’s created a hybrid style that works for him and has made him one of the biggest stars of this new generation.”

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From the article:

"Swerve Strickland is a prominent figure in professional wrestling, contributing to its growing mainstream appeal while also setting his sights on the world of music. In his short music career, Swerve has already recorded songs with Grammy-winning producers and popular recording artists. He has been interviewed on such notable platforms as The Breakfast Club and HOT 97 and also featured in XXL Magazine’s Freshman issue. Swerve and his long-time collaborator recently started a record label together. The official announcement, including projects and signings, is forthcoming. Additionally, there is a fashion line currently in development. Swerve’s music is available on all streaming platforms and you can expect a new album release later this year with a tour to follow."

Swerve Stickland while speaking to Marking Out and asked if he thought Thekla would be the AEW Women's World Champion when she joined the company:

“100%. On her debut, the entrance alone captivated me, and I was like, that’s a star. She has it. She has it and she’s comfortable with it, and she knows who she is. It’s not something the machine can put together to crop together. This is who you are. This is just naturally who she is. Someone like that is just bound to succeed."

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Tommaso Ciampa on AEW’s Redemption Countdown show: 

“Yeah, listen, if you’re not in this game for the world title, I don’t know why you’re bothering. But I’ve been around this long enough to know that it’s a ladder, right? You just gotta climb it, and the roster currently in AEW is better than any roster that’s ever been assembled in professional wrestling. So to come here and to look at people like Will Ospreay and Kenny Omega, look at people like Cope and Christian and Jericho, look at people like Mox and Speedball Mike Bailey and The Jet, Kyle Fletcher, and the list just goes on and on and on. There was no doubt in my mind that this is the place to go to not only test myself, but to prove to myself that I’m just as damn good as I think I am.”

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Jim Ross on the latest Grilling JR:  

“I feel pretty good. I’m getting better every day, but I still got a ways to go. I can’t drive yet. I’m cutting back on my appearances. I got one big one coming up in Minneapolis in a few weeks. I’m just battling.

“I’m getting ready to have another surgery, brain surgery this time. That’s going to be an adventure. I don’t think they’re going to find much in my brain. I’ll be in the hospital for a few days. Hopefully nothing will go wrong. I’ve got a great surgeon.

“As a matter of fact, I had to go to a cardiologist today, heart doctor obviously, and talk to him about this upcoming procedure. He had to approve it or they wouldn’t do it, so he did. They’re going to do it soon. I just haven’t had a confirmed date set, but it’s going to be in the next week or so, I’m pushing for. Hey, look, it’s just an illness and I got to get it addressed. I couldn’t live my life the way it was. I’d forget shit and I just couldn’t remember things, it was horrible. I felt horrible. But that all started with me passing out in my house and being discovered there, which began almost a 40 day hospital stay. Let me tell you, that’s a long ass time. Those beds are small and lumpy, the food is predictable. Sometimes, the help doesn’t give a shit if you’re fit or not. I didn’t like it.

“This procedure that I’m getting ready to have, I think it’s called a shunt. It’ll go from my brain — I don’t know where it’s all going to go but it’s going someplace to get that fluid off my brain that’s making me not remember stuff. It’s fairly serious. I always thought that anytime they open your skull up, it’s a serious piece of business. This certainly feels that way. I’ll get it done, a short hospital day, lint back home and heal up. That’s what I’m going to do, I’m gonna heal up.”

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DDP speaking on Wrestling Life Online:

“MJF is one of the most talented performers ever in our business, like ever. You got to take the command that he has on the microphone, and how he tells a story with the microphone and in the match. I was so proud to see, because I was there when Max came in. I did my first stuff with him, just trying to give him a rub that he really didn’t need cause he’s going to make his own rub.”

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