Arn Anderson Says Fit Finlay Is An Exceptional Teacher When It Comes To Women’s Wrestling

Arn Anderson thinks the world of Fit Finlay’s mind in professional wrestling.

Double A is known for many things, from being a legend in the wrestling ring to helping out the next generation as a backstage producer. However, he said if he were to ever start a promotion, the one guy that’ll come to mind to help would be Finlay.

On a recent episode of his ARN podcast, Anderson would go on to explain why Finlay would be the perfect person to help bring out the best of the men and women wrestlers who could potentially join the promotion.

“Most people are not aware of just how brilliant and smart [he is] and what he brings to the realistic part of our business. The reality part and just the European style, he does everything different from everybody else. There’s not one thing he does that’s not 100% legitimate.”

When the era of Ruthless Aggression arrived, it was Finlay who was very important in helping the women wrestlers at the time grow their skills. Anderson fully believes that Finlay is one of the single best things

“He’s the single most important thing that ever happened to women’s wrestling. He had the most influence of anybody that’s ever been involved in the business. I was there, I saw it. This business is not easy. As a matter of fact, it’s hard, and we see it all the time. It’s really hard to do it well and to keep from getting injured, and to excel and get better, and make it make sense, and become a whole package where you can talk and work and think on your feet. All those things, to be able to teach that to somebody, very, very difficult. You have to be a natural almost to excel at this business. It’s hard to just come in without just living in it since you were 8 years old and breathing it. Fit, he was able to pull that out of them and look at their weaknesses and stay away from those and look at their strengths, and you know, ‘Hey, do this here, and do this there.’ He’s just an exceptional teacher.”

Anderson has continued his work as a coach for All Elite Wrestling. Meanwhile, Finlay’s youngest son Brogan recently signed with the WWE, continuing to carry on the family legacy.

h/t from Fightful.

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