Claudio Castagnoli: I Want To Experience A One-On-One Match With Guys Like Kyle O’Reilly and Katsuyori Shibata
Claudio Castagnoli wants a taste of the very best in AEW.
Claudio Castagnoli has gone one-on-one with a lot of greats in the wrestling industry, despite not being in a lot of main event caliber matches like his fellow BCC members Jon Moxley and Bryan Danielson, he has been able to lock horns with and prove that the catchphrase of AEW is true, it is where the best do wrestle.
In a digital exclusive with AEW, Castagnoli spoke about how he has never gotten a chance to experience a one-on-one matchup with guys like Kyle O’Reilly and Katsuyori Shibata, he added in that he wants that to change.
“This is an appeal to those of you watching,” Castagnoli began. “This doesn’t just go for wrestling. This goes for life. Try to make up your own opinion. I urge you to watch the show tonight. I’m sure you’ve watched the show on Wednesday. Pay attention to what people are there, what people put in the work, and what people just stand there and [talk] all the time, telling you things that you may want to hear, things that sway your opinion a certain way. Don’t listen. One of the best [pieces of] advice I’ve ever gotten was to just watch. Observe. Take it in, build your own opinion, and you will see, things may not be as they seem. Don’t be a drone. Don’t just copy and paste. Don’t just retweet. Don’t just regard to take something you heard. Make your own opinion.
“Johnny TV, one of the most physically gifted and athletic opponents I’ve ever been in the ring with. First time. Any day, any opponent who wants to wrestle me; I’ve never wrestled [Katsuyori] Shibata one-on-one. I’ve never wrestled Kyle O’Reilly one-on-one. I want to experience that firsthand. I want to know how good those people are. That’s what the BCC is all about. We don’t just take your word for it. We need to know.”
Castagnoli wants the best and deserves to battle every one of them whether it’s in All Elite Wrestling, Ring of Honor, or anywhere around the planet.
h/t to Fightful for the transcription.
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