Powerhouse Hobbs recently appeared as a guest on Under The Ring for an interview promoting this Sunday's AEW ALL OUT 2023 premium live event.
During the discussion, the AEW star spoke about his match this Sunday against Miro, his behind-the-scenes mentors in AEW, the ALL IN event in London and more.
Featured below are some of the highlights from the interview where he touches on these topics with his thoughts.
On what we can expect in his match against Miro at AEW All Out: “I mean, the only expectation that I have is to win. Miro and myself, we go back years back, so we know each other quite well. But as far as the fans aspect, I don’t think the fans have seen a real big man hoss fight in AEW yet. So it’s not going to be a lot of flippity do’s and superkicks, It’s just going to be two big MFs hitting each other. You know, Miro calls himself the big jacked Bulgarian, well, you know, I’m pretty much big, black and jacked, so it’s gonna be heavy-hitting.”
On what it meant for him and the AEW locker room to wrestle and work at Wembley Stadium at All In: “It means a lot to the locker room because we made history. Who doesn’t want to be a part of history? If you’re part of this company, you were there, you’re a part of history. The fans over there, man, they were great. They are respectful. I’ve never heard so many times, people tell me, ‘We respect what you do. Thank you.’ Giving people hugs, and you know, people tearing up. I didn’t know I had that effect on people, so it was great.”
On who his mentors are in AEW: “I got to go with Billy Gunn. There were times when Billy Gunn pulled me aside and was like, ‘What the hell are you doing?’ Mark Henry, that’s my wrestling dad. Arn Anderson, Dean Malenko. You know, I definitely get help from all the vets in the locker room. With this company, I have a relationship where I can go up to anyone and ask them for help.”
On Mark Henry: “For me personally, he’s a big man. He knows what I should do and what I shouldn’t do, what can work and what will work. He knows the struggles that, how can I put this? He knows the struggles that some of us face in this business, so he’s definitely relatable. I mean, he can say things to me and know what I’m thinking before I’d even spit it out.”
