Two-time WWE Hall of Famer Sean "X-Pac" Waltman recently took to his Pro Wrestling 4 Life podcast and discussed the rumor of Daniel Bryan and CM Punk signing with AEW as well as his thoughts and what the signing could mean for AEW and pro wrestling as a whole.
Sean Waltman said:
“It’s exciting. It’s just good for everyone.” “It doesn’t hurt WWE, I don’t think. It definitely helps AEW. They already have some really good momentum as far as I’m concerned. It’s gonna be a f**king game changer. The difference is one is just a publicly traded company that’s just f**king monstrous. It’s huge, and I don’t think it’s going anywhere. That’s why I don’t think this necessarily hurts them. It just helps AEW, and it f**king helps the industry.”
Waltman then talked about if anyone in AEW should be worried about Bryan or Punk taking their spots.
Sean Waltman said:
“No, because if somebody is better than you, then maybe they deserve your spot.” “That’s how I’ve always felt. I helped people that were there to f**king take my spot or take a bigger spot, like Jericho, for instance. Read his book. He’ll tell you. I’m all about people that f**king deserve the spot through merit. There’s something to be said for tenure, but it can’t be the only thing. It’s, what the f**k do you bring to the table right now?”
Waltman then talked about if Bryan and Punk’s AEW signing is comparable to The Outsiders’ move to WCW during the Monday Night Wars.
Sean Waltman said:
“I don’t see it. It’s huge, and it’s gonna generate a lot of buzz.” “There are some comparisons because they’re two big names. Punk’s been gone for a while, which absence makes the heart grow fonder or whatever. I’m curious to see. Here’s another thing about this, part of me was like, ‘Oh man, the cat is out of the bag. It would have been nice for it to be a surprise,’ but the more I think about it, they don’t know when it’s coming. They might know it’s coming, but they don’t f**king know when. It’s just the anticipation of it and the fever pitch and then BOOM, when it happens. They know what’s coming, but they don’t know when.”
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