Darby Allin talks the AEW TNT Championship, a title he has held twice in the promotion.
At AEW All Out next month, Darby Allin is scheduled to challenge for the title against Luchasaurus. This comes amidst Allin’s feud with the Mogul Embassy, primarily Swerve Strickland and AR Fox.
Speaking on AEW Control Center ahead of the August 16 episode of AEW Dynamite, and his tag team match where he will team with Nick Wayne to take on The Gates Of Agony, Allin spoke on the credibility of the AEW TNT Championship.
“I’m gonna be honest when I say this. To me, the TNT Championship used to mean something. Within the last year, I’ve felt it lost all its value. I remember the people that used to hold it. Guys like Cody, guys like Brodie Lee, myself. Back then, it meant something. Now, it’s like a hot potato. Honestly, I feel like it’s lost it’s value. So when I say at All Out, I want to put some respect back on that championship’s name, I mean every word of that. Because you got a guy like Christian Cage, for example, walking around saying he’s the champion. Come on, man. We’re not stupid. You’re wasting people’ time. That championship means more than that. Then you got a dinosaur as the champion that never defends it? What are we doing here? What are we doing here?”
“I put out the challenge to Christian Cage. Enough talking. If you think you’re a champion, start acting like a champion. I’m gonna kick your ass, and at All Out, I’m gonna take that championship. I don’t care if you think it’s yours, I don’t care if you think it’s Luchasaurus’. It doesn’t matter because at All Out, it’s gonna be mine. I’m gonna put respect back on that championship’s name,”
Darby Allin
AEW introduced the TNT Championship in 2020, and stars like Cody Rhodes, Brodie Lee, Darby, and Miro helped elevate it.
Darby is also set to take on Christian in singles action on Saturday’s edition of AEW Collision.
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