AEW Full Gear Media Scrum Notes – Tony Khan, Big Boom AJ, Mercedes Mone, Private Party, Daniel Garcia, Don Callis, Konosuke Takeshita, Kyle Fletcher, and The Hurt Syndicate took questions following Saturday’s AEW Full Gear pay-per-view. Here are the highlights from the post show media scrum.
TBS Champion Mercedes Mone
- Staying mostly in character, Mone said that Statlander had given her the hardest match she had, but she’s better.
- When someone asked about Wrestle Dynasty on January 5, she said you could expect her there.
Big Boom AJ
- AJ was positive about his pre-show match, saying that the goal was about making people happy and being a hero.
- Tony Khan put over The Costco Guys, saying he’s never seen anything like what he saw doing media with AJ. Every person at Fox News wanted a picture with Big Justice and AJ. He said it was really nice to see a father and a son working together and having such big success, calling them “marketing geniuses.”
- AJ said he loves it in AEW and if he’s welcomed back, he would bring the boom.
- Someone asked AJ about a possible match against AEW World Champion Jon Moxley. He said he doesn’t think a championship run is likely.
AEW Tag Team Champions Private Party
- They were asked about performing in front of their hometown family. Quen said it was more pressure as his family is usually hard on him. Kassidy said he doesn’t notice, as he lives in the moment.
- They were also asked who they would like to play them to the ring. Quen said Drake, while Kassidy said Jay Z.
TNT Champion Daniel Garcia
- Garcia said winning the TNT Championship felt like a bucket list item for him, comparing it to chasing a ghost.
- He officially announced that he would be competing in the Continental Classic tournament, which starts on Dynamite this Wednesday.
- Garcia was asked why the crowds have stayed with him despite losses. Garcia said that people can relate to coming up short.
- He confirmed that his mother did the voiceover for his promo prior to Saturday’s TNT title match. He said he became a fan through his mother, so it is cool for her and his family to see this moment.
Kyle Fletcher, AEW International Champion Konosuke Takeshita, and Don Callis
- Callis was asked if Fletcher and Takeshita would be going after the tag team titles next. Callis chose to put over both Fletcher and Takeshita, as well as Lance Archer and Brian Cage.
- Fletcher said that something very profound needed to happen in order for him and Ospreay to reconcile, basically saying Ospreay needed to flatter him with praise.
The Hurt Syndicate
- MVP ended up answering questions with short, one sentence answers.
- They were asked what it was like to be in a place having so many Black champions. Lashley said he wanted to eliminate the world Black, saying they have normalized the idea of minorities being champions, so they can just be champions now.
Tony Khan
- Regarding pay-per-view buys, Khan said he didn’t have numbers yet but he strongly suspected it did better than WrestleDream.
- Khan said WWE ID would have an effect on the independent scene, but he has been providing independent talent with opportunities for a while, pointing out that the best place for independent talent to go during the pandemic was in AEW, specifically highlighting Daniel Garcia as someone who benefited during that time.
- Khan only had positive things to say about Big Boom AJ and Big Justice, saying today was the first time he met The Rizzler. He hoped they were a gateway for the casual fan the same way GI Joe and Sgt. Slaughter were a gateway for him to get into pro wrestling.
- Regarding the recent New York Post article with Jon Moxley, Khan said that Moxley wanting to help younger talent was the greatest thing in the world and that every time Moxley has been champion, it’s been good for the company. He called Moxley one of the most important people in the company.
- Someone asked about the status of Ricky Starks and Kenny Omega. Tony said to keep an eye in the future and put over Wrestle Dynasty, pointing out Omega would be working on that show. He called them both great champions.
- Regarding November Rain being used, Tony Khan said it would be the first time Guns ‘n’ Roses has been properly compensated for using it. He said the music video they did would always be in the AEW library in perpetuity. He’ll use it again this week to promote the fallout from Full Gear and the start of the Continental Classic.
- He was asked about an update on Adam Copeland. Khan said he couldn’t wait to have him back in the near future.
AEW Full Gear Media Scrum Notes
