AEW Stars Bobby Fish and Kyle O'Reilly, who makes up one of the most successful and popular tag teams in all of pro wrestling reDRagon, recently appeared on the Talk Is Jericho podcast, where they talked about their stint in NXT and how it will go down as one of the greatest moments in their career. They also talked about how their time in NXT was more special than their careers in other promotions, most especially due to the fact that they worked with their real-life closest friends.
Bobby Fish said:
“I mean, those will go down as some of the greatest times in my career.” “I will say, respectfully, had some of those greatest times as well with New Japan and Ring Of Honor, but everything was just really special in that timeframe with NXT. And the fact that I was able to do it with three, and then eventually four, when Roddy was added, of my legit closest friends in this industry.”
“We would joke about it, but it made it like not really work. Promos and stuff especially, the production would joke, ‘well do we need to get a second one in the can?’ Because we would do them in one or two takes. I think it had less to do with our ‘talent,’ and more to do with four dudes riffing.”
Kyle O'Reilly also spoke about how he, Bobby Fish and Adam Cole were supposed to be in a group in ROH and how it ended up not coming into fruition, but it would all work out for them in NXT.
Kyle O'Reilly said:
“It’s funny how that worked out. It felt like we were leaving money on the table by not pulling the trigger on that group.” “And then the first night in NXT Triple H says, ‘I am thinking about putting the three of you, Bobby, Kyle, and Adam, in a group together.’ It just felt like a natural fit and why our debuts there came off so well.”
Kyle O'Reilly then talked about how WWE COO Triple H has a really good mind for the business and he's the Vince McMahon of NXT as well as how the WWE COO is extremely smart and how he had an amazing time working with The King Of Kings.
Kyle O'Reilly said:
“He definitely has his thumb on the pulse across the business. And I think he definitely has a good mind for the business. He was the Vince of NXT.” “I never really worked with Vince, per-say, but I get that he’s the Vince of Vinceland, right? Even just watching the way his brain operates for other people, let alone just us.”
“Watching him come up with a finish for this match in particular or this angle. Or what this heel should do here is like, ‘oh my god, this stuff has been right in front of me for so long. But I never really get it until hearing someone articulate it like that.’ He’s very, very smart. I had an amazing time working with Hunter, it was really cool.”
You can check out Bobby Fish and Kyle O'Reilly's full comments at this link. H/T to Wrestling Inc. for transcribing the above quotes.
