Why are those the perfect guys for you to team up with for this match?
BIG BOOM AJ: I think that’s an awesome question.
Thank you so much.
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I think it’s because we all bring something different.
It’s so cool.
I think between the three of us, there’s just really something for everyone.
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I just think there’s something for everyone.
It all works so well together.
We’re coming to bring the boom!
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COLLIDER: You bring the same authenticity that you do to your social media channels to your AEW presentation.
Is that difficult for you?
How do you make that work in a ring with a live crowd?
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AJ: I mean this is me all day, every day.
And I gotta tell you the truth, not a lot.
And Johnny TV has been doing it for a very long time, and it has been so hilarious.
AJ: Yeah, I get where you’re going with this Joe, no doubt about it.
There’s a lot of personality in here.
It’s gonna be a lot of fun.
It’s gonna be a lot of fun.
Your locker room reaction, has it been positive?
It was very much, Alright.
This guy was a wrestler before, and now he’s got all this attention on social media.
He’s coming back here.
Is he doing it for the right reasons?
I got a ton of content out there, we started getting a lot of attention.
I was one of the last ones to leave.
I took an Uber back to the hotel at the end of the night.
And the medical team said, Let’s take a look at that.
And just I said, Tape this thing up.
Youre gonna have to cut my foot off to keep me out of the ring that night.
COLLIDER: As someone who has broken his foot before, I commend you on doing that.
Didn’t your son also warn you, Don’t do that, dad.
AJ: Yes, he did.
I said this is gonna be a wrestling match.
AJ: Yeah, a couple names do come to mind.
I do think it would be an absolute honor to step in the ring withChris Jericho.
I think we all know the way Big Justice feels about Jericho.
COLLIDER: The promos, I feel like that would not be safe for your channel, though.
There’d be some weird headlines from that.
I’m not saying you might’t hold your own.
I’m just saying, be careful because that man is uh, uh yeah.
He’s a little crazy on the microphone.
AJ: Well, the boom is always gonna win.
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COLLIDER: You guys do a lot of music and …
I really want to know, is there a song with Swerve Strickland in the works?
Are you going to get on a mixtape with Swerve and maybe get Rick Ross to shout you out?
AJ: I can give you one word answer: Yes.
[laughs] Its very preliminary.
AJ: I dont think so, I dont think thats in the cards.
Pick up that water bottle!
Because theyre playing Fortnite together.
It’s a true big brother/little brother relationship.
