AEW’s Paul Wight was interviewed on Chris Van Vliet’s YouTube/podcast this week. Wight talked about why he left WWE, his work as a color commentator in AEW, his in-ring return against QT Marshall at All Out, CM Punk, what he has left to accomplish, his role in Adam Sandler’s “The Waterboy” as Captain Insano, his new entrance theme and more.
Here are some highlights:
Paul Wight was asked if he would have a match with Shaq considering Shaq has appeared in AEW:
“I think that will happen now because there is not as much red tape. He’s already competed with Cody Rhodes. It was him and Jade Cargill vs Cody Rhodes and Red Velvet. That was an incredible showing for Shaq, so hopefully we’ll be able to cut some more red tape and make it happen. He’s been hitting the gym lately. Shaq is pretty big right now. He’s Huge Shaq, that’s the best way of looking at it. I think he’s nervous about me so he is putting on a bit of size. Whereas I’m Tall Paul the car salesman.”
Paul talking about his weight loss:
“I got as low as 370 pounds. Right now, I am at about 408 or 410. I’m still keeping it low. Covid and the pandemic put a big hit in the training and stuff like that. Now that things are starting to work, I am getting things back together. It’s fun, you know how to get there, so it’s about gearing up and getting there again. Get your diet in order, then make the commitment to get your cardio in and all that stuff. When I was at 500 pounds, I was a quarter ton of fun for 15 years. When I say 400, I still feel a little light in the pants, but to stay around 375 would be good.”
On not fitting in WWE anymore:
“I was there for 4 decades. For me, I just wasn’t ready to be in a position that I was getting, not pushed into, but it was the only opportunity available to me. I just felt like at the time, that’s not for me. I didn’t leave mad or p*ssed off or anything like that. It’s a business. You have to do what’s best for your business, and they have to do what’s best for theirs. They have their plan and what they want to do moving forward. If you don’t fit, then you seek life elsewhere.”
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