Peter Avalon On Why The Librarian Failed: “I Think It’s Because The Character Needs Writing”
Peter Avalon has opened up about his Librarian gimmick.
When he debuted with AEW in June 2019, Avalon was presented as one of two librarians alongside Leva Bates. He has since ditched the books for a spot next to Ryan Nemeth, JD Drake, and Cezar Bononi in The Wingmen.
Speaking with the Going Broadway Podcast, Avalon explained why he believes the librarian character failed.
“I think it’s because the character needs writing. It’s one of those (characters) that needs to have something written for it and it needs to have that energy behind it to have something written for it. It’s a unique character given to a unique individual. I wasn’t a super Indie star, so I didn’t have that energy behind me going into it. It’s one of those things that needs writing behind it and needs energy put forward to make it work. It’s just how things are in the business. Tony has a new rolodex that he has access to with all the releases and 90-days going up. The pandemic happened. It’s a bunch of different factors. A lot of it is that the gimmick needs real writing behind it. I don’t know if it’s one that’s just, ‘he’s going to feud with this guy.’ There needs to be a little more to it,” he said.
Avalon continued on to describe the creative process in AEW, saying, “It’s very free. There’s not really a set group of writers. It’s very free and open and seems to have a lot like a group mentality to put the show together, but then, with that, sometimes you don’t get to everybody.”
On January 17, Avalon announced he would be taking Independent dates. Fightful Select reported on January 11 that his AEW contract was set to expire, but it was never confirmed if he had left the company. He recently revealed that he is still with AEW. Click here to read his comments.
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