Josh Barnett Reflects On AEW Debut, Says He And Claudio Castagnoli Will Meet Again

Josh Barnett looks forward to facing Claudio Castagnoli again.

Josh Barnett looks forward to facing Claudio Castagnoli again.

Josh Barnett made his AEW debut at AEW WrestleDream, as he faced Claudio Castagnoli on the Zero Hour pre-show. Castagnoli scored the win, but Barnett made it clear that he wanted a rematch.

On October 2, Barnett took to Twitter/X and shared his thoughts on the match. He praised Castagnoli, thanked AEW, and repeated that he wants to battle Castagnoli again.

The post is as follows:

Claudio was all I hoped to find in the ring and even more so; arguably more than even he knows lies still within him. Fights like these are something that will get me grab my boots and travel to any corner of the globe. I live for it.

Thank @AEW for providing such field of battle for us to wage war. It was a pleasure and doubly so to do it in my hometown.

@ClaudioCSRO, we’ll meet again my friend. Keep raising the bar, because I’ll always be waiting.

Onward into countless battles.

Claudio was all I hoped to find in the ring and even more so; arguably more than even he knows lies still within him. Fights like these are something that will get me grab my boots and travel to any corner of the globe. I live for it.

Thank @AEW for providing such field of… pic.twitter.com/vhboBqjBGI

— —— —————— (@JoshLBarnett) October 2, 2023

Barnett previously offered to keep discipline in the AEW locker room. Check out his comments here.

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