JD Drake: To Say I’m Disappointed With My AEW Run Would Be The Furthest Thing From The Truth

JD Drake comments on his AEW run. 

Drake first appeared on AEW television in February 2021 and has been a regular for the company ever since, often working AEW Dark and AEW Dark: Elevation tapings as a member of The Wingmen. 

Drake is regarded as one of the top wrestlers on the Independent scene and continues to take Independent booking alongside his AEW bookings. 

Speaking with Josh Nason of the Wrestling Observer, Drake reflected on his time in AEW. 

“I’m never satisfied, ever. I feel like myself and Anthony Henry are one of the best tag teams you still haven’t seen yet. You give us the opportunity, and we’ll become a household name. End of discussion, period. To say that I’m disappointed with my run would be the furthest thing from the truth. I am living a dream that I should have never had the opportunity to live, especially according to what others have told me in other companies in other places that I wasn’t fit to compete for them. Hold my beer and watch. It’s been the time of my life. Five-year-old me is literally excited that I get to wrestle on television and be known by fans all over the world and work with guys like Arn Anderson, Jake Roberts, Dustin Rhodes, Tony Schiavone, Jim Ross, Dean Malenko, Jerry Lynn. The list goes on and on. Guys I grew up watching as a kid are now my co-workers. How can I be upset about that? Would I have liked to have won more matches in my time? Well, of course, but I’m still able to step foot into a professional wrestling ring for a company that is the second largest company in America, will soon be the largest company in America, in my opinion, the best company in America, and do the thing I love the most, next to raising children and being a husband. I absolutely love professional wrestling. I love performing, I love teaching. I can’t say anything but good things about my run. Hopefully, it gets better. I’m going to make sure it gets better. Before I’m done, you guys are going to see the real me,” he stated.

Drake will be in action on Monday’s AEW Dark: Elevation when he teams with Anthony Henry to face The Blonds (Griff Garrison & Brian Pillman Jr). 

Fans can check out the lineup for the October 24 episode of AEW Dark: Elevation by clicking here. 

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