Danny Limelight was heavily featured on AEW Dark and AEW Dark: Elevation during the pandemic, even competing in the first-ever AEW Dark: Elevation match against Jungle Boy.
Limelight wrestled the likes of Jon Moxley, Konosuke Takeshita, Dante Martin, Eddie Kingston, Kenny Omega, and more on AEW Dark and AEW Dark: Elevation. He was also part of a feature interview with Paul Wight discussing his military background and journey to wrestling.
Speaking to Will Washington, Righteous Reg, and Phil Lindsey of Grapsody, Limelight reflected on his AEW run.
"AEW did a lot for me that they didn't have to do. They took a kid who didn't really have anywhere to wrestle besides New Japan, not that that's not enough, but in the time of the pandemic, a lot of the independent wrestling shut down. People weren't wrestling. I had gotten out of the military and went full force into wrestling, I needed to wrestle to be able to support my daughter and live my life. I didn't have a regular job. I want to thank Tony Kahn because he saw something in me, all those guys did, and that's why I was put in certain positions and why I felt like I had all the opportunities I did to wrestle guys like Rey Fenix, Matt Sydal, Dynamite debut against Kenny Omega and the Good Brothers (Doc Gallows & Karl Anderson). I wrestled Kenny twice. I wrestle Konosuke Takeshita, which is probably my favorite match ever. They did the interview and gave me the time on camera to show the world who I am. I'm forever grateful to them for that because if there was no Danny Limelight during the pandemic at AEW, I don't think Danny Limelight would still be wrestling. I think I would have had to find a job somewhere, to be able to live in LA, first of all, and I think that they took a chance on a kid and I had a lot of fun. I have a lot of respect for Tony Khan, he's a great person, a lot of guys there are dope people. I enjoyed myself, I had great matches and a great time," said Limelight.
Limelight last wrestled on the June 15, 2021 episode of AEW Dark, losing to Ethan Page.
When asked what led to his departure from AEW, Limelight said, "It was my fault. I felt like I was still immature. There were certain things that I was doing and I didn't quite understand business-wise how I should conduct myself. I like to party. I know it's the pandemic, but I was still trying to go out and hit the club. I was doing shit I shouldn't have been doing. If I would have just rode the line, I would still be there if I didn't want to wild out and have fun. It was a professionalism thing. It wasn't a bad terms ending, I had a great conversation with the people involved. It's not like I'm banned for life. It was, 'you just need to go and do a little bit more growing up in the professional wrestling world before you come back.' I respect them for that. They didn't call me out on my shit, it could've gotten worse, probably. I was wildin' out."
Limelight said he was the "Mayor of the Streets" in that time.
Limelight is currently a free agent after departing from MLW. Fans can check out his comments regarding his MLW departure by clicking here.
Check out the full interview with Limelight in the video above.
