Darby Allin has been one of the stars to watch in AEW since the beginning, but it sounds like he had options to go elsewhere. Prior to joining AEW, Allin had wrestled for Evolve which put him on WWE’s radar.
Allin recently appeared on the DDP Snake Pit podcast and while talking about his decision to join AEW he explained why he didn’t want to be part of the NXT system.
“At the time, I was being groomed to go to ‘NXT.’ And I saw the writing on the wall, this was back when ‘205 Live’ was a thing, and I was like, ‘Hell f**king no I’m not going there to do that.’ My money is in wrestling David and Goliath matches.
“I wrestled in Mexico a few times and then I felt like everything that made me special was lost when I was in Mexico because the art of selling goes out the window. All I could think about is there was no way. I wanted to go to AEW and then I can sink or swim on my own merit. I have the opportunity to get over as myself and then fail as myself.”
Darby Allin will be in action tonight when he teams up with Sting and Miro to face the House of Black at AEW All Out. Stay tuned for more updates as they become available.
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