Terry Yaki On AEW Dark Appearances: Cody Rhodes Said, ‘Closed Mouths Don’t Get Fed’

Terry Yaki has only been wrestling since 2021, but he’s already made a name for himself on the independent scene.

Training at WWA4 under AR Fox, Terry Yaki has made appearances at ACTION, GCW, and AEW. 

Speaking to Jeremy Lambert & Stephen Jensen on The Spotlight, Terry discussed how his AEW appearances came together. 

“Me, Jay Lucas, and Larry Lazard did the Nightmare Factory and through the Nightmare Factory, we met with QT Marshall, Cody Rhodes, Baron Black, and guys like that. Cody Rhodes was talking to the whole class and he said, ‘closed mouths don’t get fed.’ That was the big thing. Me, Jay, and Larry looked at each other and said, ‘Well, we’ll ask about it.’ We asked about it. He gave us Shawn Dean’s information, hit him up, he was cool, shoutout Shawn Dean, I appreciate it. From there, we rolled in and it happened for us,” recalled. 

Terry first appeared on AEW Dark in May 2022 when he teamed with Jay Lucas in a loss to Ricky Starks & Powerhouse Hobbs. 

Asked if he received any advice backstage at AEW, Terry replied, “We usually get a lot of advice from guys. Dalton Castle, he liked what we had. Jerry Lynn, shoutout to him, he gave us a couple of critiques and things like that as well. Everybody back there is so friendly and willing to give you information if you’re willing to accept it.”

Terry, teaming with Lucas & Lazard, faced The Boys (Brandon & Brent) & Dalton Castle on the February 14, 2023 episode of AEW Dark. 

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Check out the full interview with Terry in the video above.