Darby Allin not willing to ever change in-ring style
Darby Allin would rather walk away from pro wrestling than ever have to change his in-ring style.
Ahead of Double or Nothing, the AEW World Champion was interviewed by Busted Open Radio on Friday. While addressing the risks he takes and how hard he competes, Allin vowed that he will never change the way that he wrestles. He is going to go as hard as he can until the wheels fall off.
“I’m out. If I can’t do it the way I want to do it, I’m out. I’m out,” Allin said. “And that’s okay. And the thing is, it’s like the biggest thing I’ve taken away from Sting and being with Sting is, hey, you have to be at peace with yourself life after wrestling. You have to.
“And then the thing is, it’s just talking to Sting about it. It’s like, I’m ready. If this all ended tomorrow, I’m ready. But until then, I’m going to ride it until the wheels fall off. I don’t want to be that guy who’s not doing the version of Darby that you currently see.”
Darby Allin’s approach to AEW World Championship reign —
Not playing it safe is how Allin has approached his reign as AEW World Champion. He’s defended the belt weekly on Dynamite and sometimes on Collision as well. Allin told Busted Open that his goal is to make this reign unlike anything people have ever seen before.
“That’s why I wanted to do every single week, twice a week,” Allin said. “People are like, ‘Oh, whoa, whoa, what’s the point of this?’ Because it’s the exact opposite of what people expect a champion to do. They expect, like, hey, we’re going to, you know, work to the pay-per-view. But, no, I want to go crazy every week. But that’s why I like to live the way [I do], because it could end at any moment. But I love to live in that state. It just keeps you so on edge.”
If he dies tomorrow, Allin will be at peace with the life he lived. He’s willing to give everything to AEW and is grateful for everything the company has afforded him.
Sunday’s Double or Nothing pay-per-view in New York City will see Allin defend the AEW World Championship against MJF, the person he defeated last month to win the belt. MJF’s hair is on the line as a stipulation of this rematch.
Joseph Currier is the lead editor of F4WOnline.com, directing daily news coverage and writing articles on professional wrestling. He is a graduate of the University of Massachusetts, obtaining a journalism degree in 2016. Joseph joined F4W during his time at UMass and has now been writing about the industry for nearly a decade.
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