Former WWE/current AEW star Ricochet was recently interviewed on “The Hot Tag” podcast. Ricochet is one of the names who was getting a lot of buzz on the independent scene before his WWE days because of his incredible matches and his series of matches with Will Ospreay made a lot of fans take notice of him.
During the interview, Ricochet said that he feels without him there would be no AEW. He said, “I’m not saying that I’m the sole reason. I’m just saying, if there wasn’t Ricochet, there would not be AEW. I’m not saying I’m the sole reason that has happened.”
Ricochet talked about the matches he’s had with Ospreay, PAC and AR Fox when he wrestled for promotions such as Dragon Gate, PWG and New Japan Pro Wrestling.
“Everything I feel I have done in my past career helped set up a world where AEW can exist. I’m not saying it’s just me. It’s me, it’s The Young Bucks, it’s Kenny Omega, it’s Ospreay, it’s everybody but I’m just saying. Without Ricochet, there would be no Ospreay really. All of the guys are passionate. Without that there would be no AEW…”
If you use any portion of the quotes from this article please credit The Hot Tag with a h/t to WrestlingNews.co for the transcription.
