Paul Wight: Working In The UK Is Good For AEW Talent, It’ll Help Them Understand Their Character

AEW is set to hold its biggest show ever on August 27 with AEW All In at Wembley Stadium. Over 80,000 fans are expected to be in attendance. 

While some AEW wrestlers have worked in front of 40,000+ fans in a stadium, many members of the roster will be performing in front of an audience four or five times larger than the biggest crowd they’ve ever been in front of. For some, it will also mark the first time they’ve been in front of a UK crowd.

Speaking to DAZN in July, Paul Wight weighed in on ticket sales for AEW All In and the massive crowd. 

“I know what it means. I think some of the other guys that have worked on bigger shows like this know what it means. I think some of our younger talent haven’t comprehended yet. Because they haven’t worked in front of a crowd like this. A lot of them haven’t worked in front of the hot UK crowd and I haven’t even worked in front of the UK crowd this big. So this is going to be a moment in time for I think all the crew in AEW and the UK fans as well,” he said. “That’s what’s so incredible about this is this is a moment in time — when I first had my first meeting with Tony Khan, I was very adamant [that] we need to get to the UK, we need to. It’s good for our talent to work in front of those fans, to experience that environment. It really helps you understand your character. I know that sounds weird because you can work all the time in different places, but I’ve always found that I’ve made monumental leaps in my career and my character, and my understanding of the industry, working over here in the UK. That being said, My ambition was, ‘We’d get a great show at the O2 Arena, that would be amazing. If we can fill that place up, it’d rock, it’d be great.’ Well, now we got Wembley.”

Paul Wight is not currently scheduled to wrestle at AEW All In, but he would have booked himself against Kenny Omega if he had the pencil. You can find his full comments by clicking here. 

Fans check out the current lineup for AEW All In by clicking here. 

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