Atlantis Jr. wants more opportunities in AEW.
February 28 episode of AEW Dynamite, Atlantis Jr. was given the opportunity to wrestle Chris Jericho in the final televised match of the show. Jericho was a partner of Atlantis' father and it was a full-circle moment for him as well.
During a recent interview with Fightful's Iridian Fierro for WGN Radio 720, Atlantis reflected on the experience of wrestling Jericho, whom he was a big fan of growing up, and spoke about his desire to have more opportunities to wrestle in All Elite Wrestling.
"I'm very excited because CMLL has great alliances. Now with MLW and AEW, I'm very happy because we're going to take Mexican wrestling [and] the Mexican wrestling style do another territory where wrestling is also growing a lot in the United States," he began. "To have a match with Chris Jericho was a big dream. When I was a kid, I used Chris Jericho in the WWE video games. When CMLL told me, 'You have a singles match with Chris Jericho,' I said, 'This is a big joke. Two, three hours pass, and CMLL, on social media, [posted the match graphic]. So, a lot of adrenaline, [I was] nervous. [I was] very happy and I want to have more opportunities, more matches in AEW because I want to have more experiences. The Mexican style of wrestling is so different [from] the American style. Mexican wrestling is so fast and [there's] jumps a lot. The American style is more punches, clotheslines, dropkicks. So, to have that experience with Chris Jericho, a big legend of wrestling, it's a big dream for me, and thank you very much, Chris Jericho for this opportunity."
Atlantis will be part of MLW AZTECA LUCHA on Saturday, May 11. Fans can learn more about the card here.
Elsewhere in this interview, Court Bauer discussed the potential for Salina de la Renta to be his successor behind the scenes in Major League Wrestling. Read more here.
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